The Witchwood - Hearthstone's Eighth Expansion
Hearthstone's Eighth Expansion is The Witchwood! It launched on April 12th 2018.
Expansion Information
- 135 new cards were added to the game.
- A new Shaman Hero Card, "Hagatha", is seen briefly at the end of the reveal video. Ben Brode confirmed this is the only Hero Card in the expansion. (Source)
- Every class will be getting 2 Legendary cards this expansion. (Source)
- A new mechanic called Echo is being added to the game.
- A new mechanic called Rush is being added to the game. It's like Charge but less OP.
- The pre-order comes with 70 packs instead of the usual 50. You also get a card back. You can pre-order here or in-game.
Freebies
- A card back for completing Monster Hunt.
- A legendary class card for logging in on release.
- Three card packs for logging in on release.
- Up to four card packs for completing daily quests in the lead-up to the expansion. (Source)
Monster Hunt
- Works like Dungeon Run in that you play a hero against bosses and build a deck as you progress.
- Does not use normal Hearthstone heroes, this has four unique characters.
- The final boss at the end of Monster Hunt is different for each of the four classes.
Below are pictures of the Cannoneer, Houndmaster, Time Tinkerer, and Tracker heroes from Monster Hunt.
New Keyword: Echo
Echo cards can be played multiple times on the turn you play them. Each time, it’ll add a ghostly copy of the card back to your hand that disappears at the end of your turn.
New Keyword: Rush
Minions with the Rush keyword can attack other minions immediately after they hit the board, either by being played or summoned. They cannot attack heroes until the turn after they enter play, however.
Hagatha the Witch
The only new playable hero card being added to the game, Hagatha has unique emotes and a special passive Hero Power.
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- Greetings: "Welcome to my domain."
- Well Played: "Well played."
- Thanks: "Thank you."
- Wow: "By the night!"
- Oops: "Unwise."
- Threaten: "The curse take you!"
New Cards
So far, 135 cards have been revealed out of 135.
Druid
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Hunter
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Mage
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Paladin
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Priest
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Rogue
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Shaman
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Warlock
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Warrior
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Neutral
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Card Backs
There are two new card backs. The first is available with the expansion pre-order and the second is a reward from Monster Hunt.
New Gameboard
As always, Hearthstone is getting a new game board with the expansion.
head is elemental, wings and the horn is demon, back is murlock, pirate hat and eyeband, body and half arm beast, tail and legs dragon, half arm totem and the other arm is mech.
Tail could be a wyvern tail also im not sure.
I mean, generating random class spells is/was identity for Mage. I'm sure they could have come up with something different and new and interesting for Shaman...
Like freeze shaman LUL
They seem to be pushing spell shaman. If Shaman gets any crazy new spells, I guess it's fair game. But alas, my hopes aren't too high.
Must've missed Wispering Woods then.
For the first time i'm not hype to play this new expansion. Tbh i don't like the odd and even mechanics. Hoping my feelings are wrong.
You are right of course, sir. But as i didnt like play any kind of deck with no duplicates, so i think that it will be the same with odd and even.
It's just my personal opinion, nothing else =) i believe in Blizzard and i know they will do another great job as always, but for the first time i'm not waiting with huge hype an expansion.
based on reveal-days and raven party the set will release 15-4 ????????
April 12, assuming they launch on a Thursday as they have in the past.
Mid April has meant later than the middle of April in the past, so assume April 19th in that case.
Current assumption, based off historical data, is:
Last reveals April 9
Patch April 10
Release April 12
With the new cards, my mini-review continues:
Face Collector. For 3 mana you get a 2/2 body and an extra Legendary minion, which is pretty good, but not spectacular. How much would you pay for a spell without the 2/2 body? One mana would be OP, two mana would be more appropriate, but a bit too much. Let's say 1.7 mana, OK? :) So you get a 2/2 body for 1.3 mana, which is OK.
The wonder starts when you start to use Echo. For six mana you get two 2/2 bodies and two random Legendary minions in your hand. For nine mana, you get three 2/2s and three Legendaries, which is a tremendous card advantage. This alone would be very very good, but that isn't all: you get to decide whether to cast a second and third Collector or not, based on the Legendary minions you get! For instance, if you get Leeroy Jenkins that immediately wins the game, you just summon him and win. Awesome late-game card.
Warpath. A very flexible card, but it really needs a strong synergy with the rest cards of your deck. Battle Rage goes rampant, Armorsmith works, Frothing Berserker is pumped, all Enrage minions trigger, and Acolyte of Pain brings you more cards. You can also use all cards that affect damaged minions.
There are also many downsides, alas. You need to have several minions with a great Warpath-synergy on the table, which isn't easy. This card is designed for a COMBO deck, which should be quite strong and absolutely spectacular. If you want to see some examples of such decks right today, you can try playing Star Crusade - this is a preferable way of Shan'Ti :)
I agree except for one thing... what’s an Enrage lol?
What's Enrage? The site explains that for you :) "The stated effect activated when the minion is injured". What was so funny, eh? You have a minion with Enrage, then you play Warpath to injure it.
I'm totally pissed off with your attitude, guys. If you don't agree with me, maybe you should argue instead of just pressing the "minus" button? It takes some time to write this, so maybe I should just stop?
they gonna remove the enrage tag. and a review on so less cards, without knowing the meta and if the new mechanics are useful or not, a "mini review" doesnt make sense at this time.
chill dude, the joke is that they removed the enrage keyword from hs.
In keeping with the new expansion, and keywords that will still exist then, I’m going to Echo the words of Frost Walker, and point out that if you Rush into a response, you’ll miss the joke. It’s better to let your Inner Rage remain a Secret, than to Charge in before you’ve analyzed the situation. It looks like all you did was Inspire me, and the people you helped me Recruit, to Adapt to the situation and Quest to Overload you with a Combo of bad jokes. I’ll Taunt you by letting you Choose One of the remaining keywords for your response:
Poisonous, Lifesteal, Deathrattle, Battlecry, Divine Shield, Windfury, Spare Part
OK, I didn't know they are going to remove the Enrage tag. So that was so funny to ignore the rest of my text? The wording is different now, and Redband Wasp just "has +3 attack while damaged". May I call this "enrage" please? :)
All reviews of new cards are speculations. Nobody can predict the future metagame, even the game designers. So let's just wait and see? Why? Don't you like such speculations? I do.
Did I go mad? Or are there skies falling down on Earth? USEFUL LEGENDARY FOR A ROGUE!!!
you went mad. Honestly it just kinda seems like a mediocre card