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<th>Warcraft Faction</th>
<th>Basic Hearthstone Heroes</th>
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<td>Alliance</td>
<td>Jaina, Anduin, Uther, Valeera</td>
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<td>Horde</td>
<td>Thrall, Garrosh, Rexxar</td>
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<td>Gul'dan, Malfurion</td>
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Click and drag the cards around to change their order.

Special thanks to NiRaSt for making for picture.

# 1: The Top of your Deck:

#2: Quick-Time:

#3: Card Draw and Generation:

#4: Cost Reduction:

#5: Different Dimensions (Moving through time)

#6: Elementals

#7: Low amount of RNG

Thomas Temporison

Opening Remark
Mirror Opening Remark
Greetings/Lunar New Year Greetings
Mirror Greetings

Well Played
Thanks
Oops
Sorry

Wow
Threaten
Attack	"For destiny!"
Thinking 1

Thinking 2
Thinking 3
Rope Burning
Hand Full	(some heroes use "My hand is full!" Others use "My hand is too full!")

Concede
Selection in Arena/Collection	"I know how this turns out."
Pirate's Day Greetings
Winterveil Greetings

Midsummer Fire Festival Greetings	"Happy Midsummer Fire Festival."
When either player plays Toki, Time-Tinker.
When your opponent plays Blingtron 3000 or Malkorok and gets Cursed Blade.
When a Piloted Shredder summons a Doomsayer.

Chrona Wilson

Thomas the Endbringer

I realized half-way through that I forgot about the Hallow's End Greetings. As you can imagine though, that would probably just be "Happy Hallow's End".

Basic Set

Basic Set

As it should for all classes, the Basic Set introduces you to some of the most important cards of Time Traveler and displays some of its core themes.

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Sample cards

The full list:

• Future Sight, Accelerate Time, Been There, Done That, and Sand Attack are all unlocked at the start of the game.
• Unlock Dust Typhoon when you reach level 2.
• Unlock Sandmancer when you reach level 4.
• Unlock Quicksand when you reach level 6.
• Unlock Crossfire Bolts when you reach level 8.
• Unlock Banish when you reach level 10.

Additional Information:

• The cards Been There and Done That are a reference to the phrase "Been there, done that". They are both 4 mana spells that create 2 copies of something (either minions or spells). One of the challenges of the competition was to create 2 separate cards that together make one phrase.

Classic Set

Classic Set

The Classic Set expands upon the Basic set and introduces several themes of the class: Elementals, card shuffling, Quick-Time effects, etc. This along with the Basic set make up the core of the class it will stand on through set rotations. Expect some of these cards to be staples of most Time Traveler decks.

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Sample cards

The full list:

Additional Information:

• Cards shuffled into your deck with Parallel Dimensions have a chance to be immediately redrawn. Cards drawn with Parallel Dimensions will have their Quick-Time effects active even if they were sitting in your hand for a turn and were redrawn.
• The Cost reduction effect of Temporal Golem is applied to the card and will keep its reduced Cost even if the order of the deck is changed.
• Shuffling your deck (with Parallel Dimensions or Kara Shellen) will change your deck order, meaning Parallel Dimensions will not necessarily draw the same cards if you looked at the top of your deck earlier. If you know what the top cards of your deck are, you may have to consider if you want to use the effects or not.
• Kara Shellen appears in the artwork of Done That.

Curse of Naxxramas

The one card from Curse of Naxxramas, plays with recent actions, a theme present in many cards in the class. Rapid Necromancy itself is a card with a skill cap, requiring you to time how you play it, but it can indeed be very powerful if you do so. AoE however might make it a bit unpredictable. I guess this also means Time Traveler technically had resurrection before Priest.

Goblins Vs. Gnomes

Going against the grain, Goblins vs Gnomes does not have much randomness for Time Traveler, as low amounts of RNG is intended to be a class theme. In this set, the class has a theme of interacting with your opponent. Unlike most of the other classes, Time Traveler does not have any Mech synergy and only has one Mech (Chicken Transmutator).

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Sample cards

The full list:

Additional Information:

• Disturbed Flow is a copy of "Avert" from thepowrofcheese's Chronomancer class, just because it's too perfect.
• The first of your tuns after you play Sally Fizzlespark, your cards will cost 1 less than their original Cost. On the second of your turns after playing her, your cards will cost 1 more than their original Cost. After that, your cards go back to their original Costs.

Blackrock Mountain

Blackrock Mountain introduces a bit of Dragons to the set although the class is not intended to be a Dragon class, like Priest for instance. Flashback Dragon utilizes card generation in an interesting way so your opponent may have to think twice about they use to kill it.

Additional Information:

• If Flashback Dragon is killed by a minion attack or effect (Battlecry, Deathrattle, etc.), you will gain a copy of that minion.
  • If it's killed by a spell, you will gain a copy of that spell.
  • If it's killed by a weapon attack or effect, you will gain a copy of that weapon.
  • If it's killed by a Hero Power, you will get nothing.
  • If killed by a Hero card Battlecry (possible with Deathstalker Rexxar, Shadowreaper Anduin, or Hagatha the Witch), you will gain a copy of the Hero card.
  • If it's killed by a spell from Yogg-Saron, Hope's End, Scroll of Wonders, or similar cards, you will gain a copy of the spell that killed it.
    • However, if it's killed by a Shudderwock Battlecry, you will gain a Shudderwock. This is because Shudderwock doesn't actually play cards, but rather it just repeats the Battlecries of those cards.

The Grand Tournament

In The Grand Tournament, you win or you die, the Quick-Time and top of your deck mechanics are expanded a bit. It gives the class a new AoE, as well as having a counterplay mechanism that still feels fair to both players (Temporal Magician).

Upgraded Hero Power (from Justicar Trueheart)

Foresight is the upgraded form of Glimpse. This version mirrors Future Sight, giving you an extra card to look at. Although it may not look like much to some people, the difference one card makes can be very significant. Future Sight is one of the most important cards for the class, so this could be a strong Hero Power.

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Sample cards

The full list:

Tokens:

Additional Information:

• Argent Timekeeper's Cost reduction effect works like Temporal Golem's effect. The card affected will keep the Cost reduction if the deck order changes.
• Temporal Magician's Battlecry works exactly like Parallel Dimensions. Only difference is that it's applied to both players.
• If multiple minions in your hand are tied for the highest Cost, Challenger's Portal will choose a minion at random.

League of Explorers

League of Explorers similarly uses the Discover mechanic and some of its class mechanics in a new way.

Additional Information:

• If multiple cards in your hand are tied for the highest Cost, Ancient Historian will pick one of those cards at random to shuffle in.

Whispers of the Old Gods

Whispers of the Old Gods adds some new mechanics to the mix as well as utilizing some old ones. The Quick-Time mechanic is expanded in a new way with Power of Yogg-Saron. Have you ever wanted to reduce C'Thun's Cost? There's now a specific support card for it!

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Sample cards

The full list:

Tokens:

Additional Information:

• If you activate Demented Lackey's Quick-Time effect, C'Thun's Cost will be displayed in the animation.
• Timekiller is a corrupted version of Timewalker from the Classic set. The effect of gaining Attack is instead changed to dealing damage.
• If Dark Replication transform into a card with a Quick-Time effect, the effect will only activate if Dark Replication was added to your hand that turn.
  • Additionally, if your deck is empty, Dark Replication simply won't transform into anything.

One Night in Karazhan

The "if the top card of your deck is X" mechanic last used all the way back in the Classic Set returns in the form of Theatre Symphonist. Other than that, nothing too special goes on, but every Karazhan card copies something.

Additional Information:

• Notice how Theatre Symphonist doesn't say "(targets chosen randomly)"? This is because the targets are NOT chosen randomly, unless the card is just inherently random. You cast the card as if you were casting it from your hand, meaning if it has a target, you choose the target!

Mean Streets of Gadgetzan

Not being a fan of the Grimy Goons tactics, not wanting to join the Jade Lotus because of a dislike for Jade Idols, and not being able to find other classes to create a new gang, Time Traveler joins The Kabal. Despite their allegiance, Thomas knows that Kazakus is a crime leader. Their allegiance however allows them to combine The Kabal's potion creation techniques with Thomas's time manipulation abilities.

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Sample cards

The full list:

Tokens:

Additional Information:

• Dimensioneer's Battlecry works exactly like Parallel Dimensions or Temporal Magician. It however only shuffles Quick-Time cards instead of your whole hand.
• Robbing Time flavorfully allows a Kabal class to mess up other Kabal classes by shutting off their Highlander cards. The card was originally made for a challenge. The challenge ended up not going through, but I liked the card enough to keep it.

Journey to Un'Goro

Some sand elementals from the nearby deserts of Tanaris and Ulduam have wondered into Un'Goro. Do you suppose that's how the Tol'vir got there? Being an Elemental class since its creation, Time Traveler finally gains access to some Elemental synergy in several forms, and the craziest Quest to hit Hearthstone. Fan favorite card Eternos the Time Lord also appears in this set.

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The Quest!

The full list:

Tokens:

Additional Information:

• I made Wandering Timemage before Pogo-Hopper existed. I might change the name so the text looks better. Have now done that.
• Lost Timestone has a similar effect to Theatre Symphonist. The targets aren't random, unless the card is inherently random. You choose the target!
• Restarting the game with The Rift will reset both players back to the mulligan. The turn counter and everything else is reset. For example, if either player has a C'Thun in their deck, it will go back to a 6/6. Cards like Lost Timestone will also not be able to generate cards you played last game if you didn't play it this game.

Knights of the Frozen Throne

Thomas is dead! In this timeline at least, he'll be back to normal by the time K&C comes along. Card creation is a theme in this set, although it's not random like it is for Mages. Some one-off mechanics are also used in this set.

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The Death Knight!

The full list:

Tokens:

Lich King Boss Card

Frozen Soul is the boss card played by The Lich King at the same of his turn. When he plays it, he limits your card playing abilities as for the rest of the game, you can only play one card on your turn. Doesn't matter how much mana you have, you play one and you can't play another. Time Traveler has lots of cards which draw and generate other cards which can be good to get more cards to play, but also stops you from playing them as you get them. Quick-Time effects become only possible to activate by top-decking those cards.

Additional Information:

• Chronecromancer is a portmanteau of "chronomancer" and "necromancer", as the effect combines chronomancy and necromancy. It's also a tribute to Ragnador and Schlauchneid's Necromancer class from the same big competition. The class was a finalist.
• Frozen Reflections is a tribute to Maxlot's Summoner class, another finalist from the big competition. The class has a Legendary minion named "Glibbi the Infused" with the same Battlecry as this spell.
• Greased Lightning is a tribute to CheeseEtc's Chef class, another finalist from the big competition. The card mimics the class's Roast mechanic. The card name is also a pun as grease is involved in cooking. It's also a reference to the phrase "greased lightning".
• Thomas the Endbringer's effect of drawing extra cards at the start of your turn stacks based on how many copies of it you play. For example, if you play 2 copies of it in one game, you will start drawing 3 cards at the start of your turn.

Kobolds and Catacombs

Upon reaching the Kobold's catacombs, Thomas discovers what resembles an Egyptian crypt. Time Traveler has an Egyptian theme in Kobolds & Catacombs with sphinxes as minions (and a humanoid canine resembling Anubis) and all sorts of pharoah magic. In terms of mechanics, Quick-Time is a big theme for Time Traveler in this expansion, with several cards that either have or interact with Quick-Time effects. Big Time Traveler is also given support with Guild Teleport.

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The Legendary Weapon!

The full list:

Tokens:

Additional Information:

• The class has two sphinx minions: Tomb Guardian and Sphinx of Fortune, both of which have Quick-Time effects that add copies of themselves to your deck.
• Gorgon Archer is a tribute to McF4rtson's Sea Witch class, the winner of the big competition. The card depicts a gorgon, which can be seen as a relative of the nagas and sea witches the class is largely based off of. Specifically, it has the same cost and statline as "Scallywag Bonnie" from that class, as well as an effect based on your deck.

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Dungeon Run:

Starting Deck:

Card Bundles:

Time Travel:

Top of Deck:

Cost Reduction:

Cult of C'Thun:

Unique:

Elementals:

Quick-Time:

Sand:

Rift:

Copy:

Deathrattle:

Legendary:

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Arena Exclusive

Temporal Flux is the Arena-exclusive card for Time Traveler added in Patch 10.4 alongside cards like Crackling Doom, Polymorph: ???, and Blazing Longsword. Although it might seem weak at first glance, this card could be pretty strong in combination with several copying tools, which is why this is not a Constructed card.

The Witchwood

Just as Thomas is about to approach Gilneas, it appears that Toki is already doing his job for him, so he has no worry. Like K&C, Quick-Time is a theme in this expansion. Some new mechanics are used, and the class obtains its first source of pseudo-healing: Reversion.

Upgraded Hero Power (from Baku the Mooneater)

Yes, I already posted this in the TGT part, but I'm doing it again!

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Sample cards

The full list:

Tokens:

Additional Information:

• Gilnean Timekeeper will reduce the Cost of Quick-Time cards in your hand, even if their Quick-Time effects are not active.
• Temporal Loop spells created by Crystal Phoenix do not reset the turn timer, because it would otherwise be possibly to indefinitely prolong a turn, breaking the game.
  • Using a Temporal Loop spell will make it disappear permanently, similar to how the Temporal Loop Hero Power is only usable once per turn.

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Taverns of Time

To join in with cards like Flash Forward, Master of Realities, and Fatecleaver, Infinite Harbinger and Matter Split are the Time Traveler's tools of choice for the Taverns of Time event.

The Boomsday Project

In the Boomsday Lab, Time Travelers study the field of portals and creation thereof, lead by head portal scientist, Sarax, Rift Creator. Rather bizarre however is that Time Travelers are not pushed into any one mechanic in this class, as opposed to what you'd normally see in a class's set in any expansion. Instead, Time Traveler gains a myriad of cards with different effects.

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The Legendary Spell!

The full list:

Tokens:

Additional Information:

• Bullet Time is basically a giant reference to The Matrix.
• If the first 3 cards you've played this game contain any duplicates, Wormhole Physics will list cards played later instead. For example, if the second and third card you played this game are the same, Wormhole Physics will give you the fourth card you played this game instead of the third.
• Sarax's Emergency Rift works exactly like Murozond, just for your hand instead of the battlefield.

Rastakhan's Rumble

In Rastakhan's Rumble, you are in charge of a new team: Tharon'ja's Serpents, championed by Sul the Sandcrawler. When you have so much time control ability, you have many ways to win. Introduced in this set is something quite rare for Time Traveler: a proper win condition. Up until now, most Time Traveler decks have relied on simply out-valuing your opponent. In the Gurubashi Arena, you have a way to win in form of Tharon'ja the Serpent.

This set is very WoW based. This is very unusual for Time Traveler, which normally is mostly original to Hearthstone with tidbits of WoW sprinkled in.

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Sample cards

The full list:

Tokens:

Additional Information:

• Effects that give you new Hero Powers typically say the effect of the Hero Power on the card instead of the name of the Hero Power. In the case of Vortex Shift though, Parallel Dimensions is a very distinst collectable card, so I thought it was appropriate.
• If two or more of last 3 cards you played this game are same card, Peerings of the Past will dig deeper until it finds 3 unique cards in order of when you played them.
• Shoutout to thepowrofcheese: Two of these cards originate from his Chronomancer class: Delayed Reaction and Arch Rivals. Names and artwork differ.
• Like Feugen and Stalagg, Tharon'ja's Deathrattle will also count the deaths of enemy Tharon'ja's as well. Silencing it works the same way as well. You need to Silence the last one to die for the Silence to be meaningful. This is because even when a Silenced minion dies, it's still considered to have died.

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Rumble Run

As Rikkar steps into the Arena, he has pledged himself to Tharon'ja and his team. Who can blame him to be honest? All the cards and power you get seem really cool (*wink, wink*). Victory will overthrow Sul the Sandcrawler as his champion. It's up to you (playing as Rikkar) to win. After his own prophet murdered him behind his back, Tharon'ja has wanted someone new to take that spot for a while.

Sample cards

The full list:

The Shrines

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The minions

Additional Information:

• The "won't trigger this" on Tharon'ja's Soul simply means that cards created by it will not trigger itself, and thus will not infinitely loop the effect over and over.
• Like with Gilnean Timekeeper, Quick-Time cards in your hand will gain the Cost reduction of Time Portal even if their Quick-Time effects are no longer active. The effect that activates their effects twice however will have no effect if their Quick-Time effects are not active.
• Whilst your opponent's hand is visible with Dimension Controller, mouse over the cards in their hand to view them like you would in your own hand.
• Trivia: Tharon'ja's Soul depicts a Dragon inside Dragon Soul, thus having "soul" in the name and an effect that relates to spells.
• I know it seems weird to have a non-Warlock class Demon, but then you remember that Serpent Ward debuted in this expansion as a Neutral Totem when they're supposed to be a Shaman exclusive thing (no, Nightmare Amalgam doesn't count) and absolutely anyone would tell you that. Comparatively, Neutral Demons have been in the game since the very beginning (Illidan Stormrage).

Starting Decks:

Serpent Rift:

Tharon'ja's Soul:

Time Portal:

Card Bundles:

Time Travel:

Top of Deck:

Cost Reduction:

Discover:

Elementals:

Quick-Time:

Rift:

Copy:

Deathrattle:

Legendary:

A few days after the bad men made her mother disappear, Camilla knew she wasn't coming back. Impulsed by her feelings of fear and loneliness she decided to break the rules  for the first time and enter her mother's special room. There she found the cause for this and the knowledge to never be alone, ever again.

Mischievous Spirit: Even if she doesn't look like it, she loves to mess with people's decks. Drawn early this friendly ghost can guarantee you a good early curve, or save you from a hand filled with high mana cost cards. Even if you draw her in the late game some cards in Camilla's arsenal can makes her not a dead draw. But always remember, this is a symmetrical effect so your opponent might benefit from her meddling too.

Curse of Youth: The real curse is going through puberty once again. You could define Camilla's curses as rules one shouldn't break under no circumstances, sadly for this poor minion, he broke one of the most important rules: not being big and threatening. For that reason he was taken down a peg and ended up as small and harmless 1/1. One can make the easy comparison to Repentance and that's the card I based this secret on.

"Making" Friends: Real friends are the ones we make along the way. Sometimes the most loyal companions are those who stick with you when you are completely alone, in this case those friends were also made artificially by Camilla,  with some fungus she found in the forest. A conditional "2" card draw card, Elementary Reaction being the best comparison in this case.

Forgotten Sorceress: For a lost soul, her tone is surprisingly warm, reminiscing to a mother's hug... Knowledge tends to get lost with passage of time, this is where being able to communicate with those who came before us come in handy.  With powers long forgotten, this sorceress will show your next topdeck and if it is cheap enough, play it for free. Here we can see a direct pay off to playing cards Mischievous Spirit and similar future cards. This card would act as Tess Greymane when playing a minion.

Fragile Marionette: She had no strings on her but then she fell and almost broke, she is better now. During her stay in the Boom Labs Camilla learned how to full her dolls with the energy from the Netherstorm. Sadly this one is still a prototype and and quite delicate, that's why she need two homunculus near her all the time: one to protect her and the other one to pull her strings. A mix of Houndmaster with Defender of Argus that will ensure the protection of your other fragile minions

Warrior has multiple tools that benefit when your hero is at 12 or less Health. For example, the card Warcry, from the previous set, reduces your health while gaining large amounts of armor (assuming you're above 12 Health).

 

"Don't worry about the random possibility of being teleported into the center of the Asarian sun."	"Because Arabian Knights was already taken for copyrights."	"Unfortunately he doesn't work for queendoms."	"And three strikes your out of the Ysera's grasp!"

There's also this guy.

"FLAVORTEXT!"

I think the card is self-explanatory. Big robot to kill things. Yay.

Shaman has a lot of Overload Synergy in this new expansion. Lightning Rush suddenly Overloads for 6, while dealing a large amount of damage. Cyr Caelus, the legendary creature for Shaman in this expansion greatly benefits from this, as it can summon an entire board of itself.

"Please ignore those other six copies of me. They can get out of hand sometimes."	"Has really sticky hands... nobody really knows why."	"Icarians flew too close to the sun, but at least they flew."	"Queue sizzling noises."

 Rogue wants to go all out Miracle. With the combo of Twelve the Shadow and Shadowstrike, the goal is to create an OTK with Gadgetzan Auctioneer, Shadowstrike, Twelve the Shadow, and an empty deck. Seems easy? Luckily, we have a Goldeater Geist in this set to help prevent such.

"The hat came from a very confused rice farmer. Whatever this mysterious thing he called rice is."	"Ooo! Glowing katana!"	"Spend two mana to get two coins! Best deal ever!"	"Well… a guy who knows a spy."

 Divine Shield Paladin mostly relies on cards with Divine Shield and Inspire effects to stay alive. Auramancer grants Taunt and Lifesteal, which are both powerful keywords.

"Elektor wasn't elected. This is a monarchy, fools."	"Loyal, at least until they're offered food."	"Oooooo, fancy auras... what does it do?" "Makes me look cool."	"Secretly likes Lunic Elemental."

Eternal Elektor's Tokens:

 The character Roshar took a lot of thinking to make. The idea is that it's hero power lets you kill your own hero repeatedly, only to "resurrect" it immediately. Otherwise, there is some synergy with having less than 10-Health (Soulcast (0-10)) through Grim Rush and Starlit Panther.

"Roshar has no idea why using a bow takes recoil damage."	"Don't worry, it's not that grim. They play music."	"Ineffective during the day... or cloudy nights"	"66.67% Accuracy"

Eternal Roshar's Tokens:

 Druid has a bunch of tools that require you to destroy your Mana Crystals for additional effects.

"The world snoozed the first sixteen alarm clocks."	"Because it didn't work the first time we tried."	"Apparently making Mana Crystals into gems... which they already were... changes their effect."	"Algalon has a lot of kids. They copy his poses."

 Warlock doesn't really have a central idea. The legendary is a large game changer, and encourages the use of spells. Many more cards (some not shown) encourage Health loss for a bonus of attack (ex Touch of Madness)

"I'M NOT CRAZY YOU ARE"	"Just eat this Bloodbloom."	"Fails to recognize other paragons. What a narcissist."	"ERAUOYTONYZARCMI (pt.2)"

 The Mage class works with both the Inspire Effect and spell damage.

"The prodigies all got nerfed in the last update. Asara was becoming too strong."	"Hi Fluxflashor. Please upvote me."	"Why is there only one Phoenix in the YEAR OF THE PHOENIX?"	"Solic? Never heard of him... I like Astral more."

Wildcard: Toki, Timesavior

"I swear! I'm the good Toki! Just ask bad Toki!"

This priest set focuses on being 30 or above in Health, to utilize the Soulcast mechanic. Deus Ex Machina is the most important card here. You restore your hero to full Health, but at the cost of taking double damage. It's a huge lifesaving card that threatens your future. Eternal Arke also utilizes this concept with her Hero Power casting this spell.

"Arke, despite being over a millenia old, still acts like a snobby teen."	"Being blessed too much could be a bad thing. We're not sure yet."	"You get a shield. You get a shield! You... are an enemy so you don't get one - HA!"	"Stop asking for blessings... okay, you're nice, take one."

Eternal Arke's Tokens:

Wildcard:

"And you thought 10 mana 12/12s were OP."

 There isn't a really set direction for this neutral set. I just wanted to include cards that would work well in certain situations. For example, Heiromancer Ceres, is a Neutral alternative for mass Taunt removal as minions with Immune can't have Taunt. Linkblade92 acts as a Combo deterrent as well as provides hand information - since cards "Eaten" are revealed.

"Ceres is actually a conjoinment of 1000 miniature 'Cere's"	"Linkblade92's magic is channeled by eating things. Somehow, he manages to keep his weight in check at the same time.	"Hey! Let me try that... and to make it fair, you can have this!"
"Keeping Rogues coinless for generations."	"What could it be? Another egg?"	"Hasn't yet met Megafin."

◇ "Eternal" Cycle. ◇

◇ "3/9 Elementals" Cycle ◇

Year of the Phoenix by Nix

Please excuse my lack of artistic ability. I was too embarrassed to ask Vilegloom for more stuff...

The first expansion is “Tomb of Asara” (ToA), which details the shattered kingdom of a hidden realm. Long ago, the supposed heroes were insufficient in stopping the demonic onslaught. The benevolent gods who once ruled have fallen. Demons and corrupted deities rule against an oppressed people. Civilians are merely slaves waiting to be used. Even in this hopeless world, bitter slivers of resistance remain in the hopes of liberating the doomed people

Tomb of Asara - Story 1

The Heroes of Asara have lost. The gods have fallen. This gives a small introduction to Lev, the Last Hero, Nyx, Deathbringer, and Eris the Discordant.

Restless      Surely they couldn’t all be dead. We were the Heroes. We were the hope. We were the ones meant to protect the world. And yet, we failed. We were the names chanted upon day and night. We were said to be invincible. We were the brothers and sisters, sworn in oath to save the realm. We were the chosen ones… Kedar… Apathiea… Twelve… Ezra and Ezekiel… Ceres, the beautiful heiromancer… The hopeful Seer-Queen Nicneven who believed in us even as she fell to Etena… The strongest among us, the King who was proclaimed stronger than all, had lost. All of them were dead... or worse, turned. In a worse fate still were the great gods. Elektor slain by Nyx... Roshnar chained by the Spindlewights... Arke imprisoned by Ikari, unable to die, yet unable to live. Everything had gone horribly wrong… And yet, I lived. When the Heroes made their final stand, I fled and cowardly hid in the shadows of humanity. I was weak. I am still weak. I’ve done nothing. I am nothing. But it’s time to make nothing… possible something. Maybe I can make a difference. Maybe take a few demons out with me. Maybe I can avenge one of them.      My name is Lev Rashe. Champion of Arke. Last of the Heroes of Asara. And it’s time I fight.

Lifeless      Nyx, ruler of Asara, the dark god, and deathbringer enjoyed his breakfast. It was the usual. Innocent souls with a side of orange juice. Delicious. How many years had it been since he came into power? Fifteen? Sixteen? There had be resistance at first. Some of the so-called Heroes had survived, but most were quickly convinced on joining his side. Kedar was a devastating pyromancer and Apatheia was quite the strategist. Powerful enemies. Better Allies. You mean better slaves.      Slaves. It was merely a necessity. Nyx stood and gazed out of his palace. The city-state around him had transformed wonderfully. Obsidian pillars placed by the obedient humans now donned the temples where marble once stood. Demons were no longer persecuted for their difference. In essence, Nyx had freed the people… by enslaving another.      There was always a small voice that spoke treasonously. Nyx had heard it ever since that day. It was always there, whispering, begging. It was unfortunate. To bring to power one meant the fall of another. It was simply nature, and Nyx’s forces had won. There was nothing more to it. You were a monster.      The Heroes of Asara were honorable opponents. Nyx was an honorable god. He had made sure to know each and every one of them and could still recall each of their names. He’d even kindly offered them each a choice. Join or die. It was unfortunate that so few had wished for life. He’d even kept repeating the offer for the ones who’d surrendered. Nothing could be done, Nyx tried to convince himself. Nothing could be done. Oh really?      It was excruciating. A part of Nyx almost wished that he hadn’t won. That he hadn’t been forced to kill the one he loved. That the Heroes of Asara didn’t have to become annihilated in a final stand. That one day he’ll wake up to find that everything was a dream. But gods don’t dream.      With that thought. Nyx wept.

Pointless      Eris looked at the trapped goddess. It was pitiful. Silly, really. They thought they could rule everything… and look at them now. Wrath celebrated. Greed danced. Sloth… slept, as usual. Eris had won. They had won. She never talked anymore. At first, it was all threats and curses. Now, she seemed more… malleable. Her previous seventy-four escape attempts had all failed. It had been five years since the last one. Eris walked over to Arke, the former goddess of Light. Her once-pristine wings were smudged with ash and dirt and long runic binding bound her every movement. Sharp obsidian knives pinned her to the hellstone-infused wall. She seemed devoid of life.      “Hey Arke, how’s it going?” Eris asked, casually.      There was no reply. Not really surprising. They’d all known what had happened in the final battle. The Heroes… could they really be called heroes? In actuality, a good number of them still lived. Most had resisted her “conditioning”, but Eris had a few successes. She hadn’t succeeded with any of the immortal gods though. Not that anyone really had the power to control them.      “Arkey, Arkey… You’ve haven’t said anything for days now.” Eris tried again, “Anyway, I hear that one of the Heroes is still out there. Luis… Lenny? Whatshisname?”      “No.”      The sound came as barely a whisper. Eris was almost sure she’d imagined it.      “Oh yes! Lev. Lev Rashe, I believe.” Eris recalled. Unlike Nyx, she didn’t have the time to memorize the names of silly self-proclaimed Heroes.      “No. Please.”      Once again, Eris wasn’t entirely sure if it was her hearing was functioning properly. Was it the wind? Was one of her aspects playing a joke?      “Perhaps, you’ll be able to see him in a few days. Dead of course.”      “NO!”      The sound suddenly exploded forth from Arke’s defeated frame. The entire prison trembled. Eris was blasted backwards, landing unceremoniously a few meters away. The obsidian binding tore away, leaving heavy gashes of blood. Golden blood trickled, covering the goddess in a shining mess. Dark runes fizzled and strained as Arke forcefully tore them apart. As Arke writhed, Eris stood up, surprise fading, and rightened herself, once again confident. Dozens of demon guards had burst into the chamber. Hundreds more waited outside.      “Arkey, Arkey… You know you can’t escape. The Lev fool couldn’t possibly be that important,” Eris laughed merrily.      It was true. Arke couldn’t escape. She was much too weak. Her power had been drained for years. Even if by some ridiculous chance she defeated Eris, there was no possibility of facing the thousands of demons around her… nor Tyrant Ikari who’d defeated her once already. Arke had already lost, a long time ago too. None of her actions now would make a difference. She was stupid. She should have saved her strength for another time. A time with even a glimmer of hope that she knew would never come. Defeated, she slumped and let the demons bind her once more.

Elsewhere, Lev died, completely overwhelmed.

Tomb of Asara - Story 2

This covers the second part of the Tomb of Asara story. It features Apatheia the Guile, Worldfire Kedar, and a new arrival whom will take us to the next expansion.

Mindless      Apatheia the Guile, the former Hero of Arasa, stood over the body of her former comrade. Or at least what was left of it. Lev had been shredded. Limbs and blood were strewn everywhere across the gates. He hadn’t even made it onto castle grounds. And Lev was by no means weak. His greatest strength lied in his supposed invincibility. Spells seemed to have no effect. No amount of damage ever left a wound. He’d even survived the height of Kedar’s pyromancy. But even invincibility had it’s limits. No magic could protect one from everything. A luck strike was all it took. A lucky strike that Apatheia had dealt.      She knew she should have felt sad. She’d known Lev ever since they were children. At one point, they’d been close. Maybe it was the jealousy of Lev falling for Twelve so many years ago. Maybe it was Eris’s corrupting magic that controlled her. Maybe it was because Lev had fled while the rest of them had fought… until they could no longer. But Apatheia didn’t feel sad. If anything, she was happy. Happy that a friend died? Happy that Lev was gone? Happy? Why? Apatheia wasn’t sure. Suddenly, for a moment, Eris’s control disappeared. Apatheia felt as if she suddenly awoke from a dream. Why were there disgusting demons everywhere around her? Why was she casting so much of the forbidden magics? What was that voice… Arke’s voice? Arke lives? Why was Lev dead at her feet? Dread rose and horror lept. Oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no, Lev. Lev! Not Lev…      As quickly as the feeling came, the feeling passed. Apatheia once again felt… nothing. The stupid hero before her had killed a surprisingly large number of demons, and strong ones too. It would be an annoyance to replace them. Nothing crippling, just an annoyance. One would be surprised by the amount of frustrating paperwork involved with acquiring demons. How annoying. Annoying… Annoying… Apatheia kicked the body away before demanding a lesser demon to clean the mess. It had been an intriguing day, but nobody important died. Nothing of importance happened. She’d simply done her job.

Hopeless      The Archmage Kedar panicked as he heard Arke’s voice. Arke, who he thought had died so many years ago. Despite the desperateness in her voice, hope bloomed. It had been so many years since he’d heard of any such news. Apatheia had clearly turned against them. It had taken a lot of convincing before Kedar proved he was the same. Doing so had directly caused the death of at least two other Heroes. He’d been forced to kill hundreds more. His body was now converted mostly to metal parts, driven by some unholy fire. All this so he could have time to plot. All this so he could become powerful. All this so he could one day beat back the darkness. But one day was not today.     Arke was undoubtedly already lost. He’d witnessed the fall of a dozen more gods and heroes alike. At least mortals could easily die. Kedar wanted to cry, knowing he couldn’t. For one, any demon could report him for any sign of weakness. But then, Eris would discover him countering her mental wards and have him killed. Also, he’d become physically incapable of generating tears. It was one of the benefits of controlling such a mostly metal body meant he no longer needed to eat. Or drink. Or breathe… or live. Kedar often thought about killing himself. He’d learned to cast “Fiery Armageddon” from Nyx himself. It would be strong enough. Unfortunately, it would likely get him killed as well. Ending himself along with most of the city with his devastating magic may take out a few important demons, but unfortunately, another would simply just take their place. Also, more innocents would die. There was no simple victory. If he wanted to truly bring back the old powers, he would have to do more. Much more.     Kedar sat in his room in the palace as a small battle concluded outside. A lone human had charged towards the castle - by himself. And killed almost a hundred. Incredibly impressive. Kedar wasn’t entirely sure if he himself could produce such a feat. Could it be one of the Heroes? Did Ezekiel or… Oh. The deserter had decided he would make something of himself. The idiot. Lev Rashe. Rashful as always. Despite his stupidity in inability to cooperate with others, his assistance could have pushed plans forward at least another three years. Maybe Kedar could convince Nyx that Lev could turn. Frustrated, Kedar went back to plotting, knowing full well he’d likely never succeed. And prayed.

Boundless?     In a small workshop in Gilneas, a single light flickered over a mechanism of spinning gears. Dust choked a room whose owner had clearly given up keeping orderly. Flashes of pulsing light and unstable magic spun from various half-finished innovations. In the center of it all, a gnome stood back, furiously glaring of her invention, clearly frustrated.     Everything should obviously have worked. The klinkotrismics were set. The plusario beam had been tuned perfectly. Not a single flaw laid within the perfectly drawn out design. And yet, it continuously refused to activate. How could she not make a simple teleporter?     The gnome flipped a switch. Nothing happened. She flicked it a few more times and then violently smacked the side for good measure. The machine began to vibrate. The gnome’s eyes lit up in hope, just as the machine stopped. Then, as if to frustrate the gnome further, the entire machine cracked in half.     Well, there’s one last thing I guess I could try thought the gnome. She stood up and walked over to the wall behind her, where an unnecessarily large hammer stood.     “Sorry Invention 3V3R5TR0M, it was nice knowing you,” the gnome said to the dusty air.     With a great heave, the gnome brought the hammer down to crush the mechanism. As the hammer made contact, a strange reaction suddenly occurred. Two volatile components, never meant to be mixed, combined. The gnome watched, unable to act, as the gears started spinning, faster. And faster. And...     “Oh Sh-” the gnome cursed, but was cut off as the machine exploded.     Nearby, a few Ginean citizens watched, utterly confused, as the local tinkerer’s shop suddenly disappeared from existence.     The gnome suddenly found herself staring face-first into a cushion of red. She looked up. All around, a disgustingly magnificent castle gleamed. Pillars of obsidians etched with runic carvings were hung with what seemed to magical candles. The ceiling was a sheet of grey and black obsidians painting the image of a winged man. She had landed, painfully, in the center of a throne room.The gnome checked herself. All her clothing was intact. Her tinkering monocle was still held in place upon her head. Unfortunately, her misguided teleporter had refused to travel with her. She looked up around, seeing a strange man covered in metal and glowing with fire. He looked… evil.     “Who are you? I didn’t think any goddesses were this short.”     The voice was surprisingly calm despite the clear hit of annoyance. The gnome was momentarily shocked by the greeting.     “Hello! I’m Toki!”     “Shh, there are some very bad people that could be listening”     “Y’know, the time-tinkerer gnome, savior of Gilneas, and all that.”     “Hmmm”, the metallic man thought for a moment. A second later, he continued, “You could be useful. I hope your a fighter or I’ll have to kill you.”     “Umm… Yeah. I saved Gilneas from the Witchwood.”     “Witchwhat?”     “Just some shuddering baddies wocking all over.”     “Forget I asked.”     “You are?”     “My name is Kedar. Worldfire Kedar. And I need your help.”

Keywords

Soulcast Explanation This set introduces the keyword Soulcast. The idea is that the demons on Asara are carelessly spending the life of others in their conquest for powers. It can cause an additional effect if your hero has a certain life total. Usually, this is a range of health, for example, the Hero card Nyx, Deathbringer triggers an additional effect if you have between 0-15 Health. Other times, it will only trigger if you have more than a certain life total. One example of this is the card Power Word: Absolution. (The reason for 30+ is due to Awaken the Makers) Other times, it will only happen if you have a very specific Health total. There is currently only one example of this: Fiery Armageddon. Soulcast is technically a set-exclusive keyword (despite reappearing in a later set). As a result, cards like Hooked Reaver and Mortal Strike will not be changed.

Elusive Explanation Elusive has been in the game of Hearthstone for a LONG time. Cards like Faerie Dragon, Wee Spellstopper, and Tyrantus honestly deserve a keyword by now. But... Blizzard said no... but I'm going to add it in anyway. In this Hearthpwn article, they explain why: https://www.hearthpwn.com/news/4279-iksar-explains-why-no-keyword-exists-for-cant-be TAKE THAT BLIZZ! Anyway, all the cards with this ability will be changed. Previous cards with this ability will be changed to contain the keyword Elusive.  This is an EVERGREEN keyword. Some examples of some cards with Elusive in this set is below. Even though Elusive isn't a very common keyword, it's been so consistent in its appearance throughout the expansions that I believe it deserves recognition!

Example Cards

Let's start with three cards mentioned in the first story above. (The one that you guys read, correct?)

Example cards, Part 2

A few more cards that are kinda just awesome.

"Apatheia was once one of the great heroes. Then she declared that black was the new pink." Apatheia, a former Hero of Arasa, is heavily bound by Eris's mind magic at all times. As a result, she's mostly emotionless. This card supports the idea of having all neutral cards in a deck. By granting them elusive, they are much more difficult for single removal, and still susceptible to AoE. This is suggested for an aggro or midrange deck. If you think this is horribly overpowered... well, we've already prepared the perfect counter. Behold... the Devious Inquisition!	"Also known as the consequences of stealing Kedar's food." Fiery Armageddon is a spell cast by "Worldfire" Kedar. It is able to wipe out an entire city if cast properly. Unfortunately, it has a tendency to get the user killed. This spell is normally impossible to cast. It requires the use of a catalyst such as Sorcerer's Apprentice, Force of Will, or Worldfire Kedar. To receive maximum benefit from it, your hero must be at exactly 1 Health, which is really difficult to achieve. Even with Ice Blocks (which is only in wild) the existence of this card will discourage your opponent from setting your health to exactly 1.	"If you look really closely, you'll see a storm. And in that storm is an orb. And in that orb is another storm" Toki accidently made one of these after hitting something really hard with a hammer. Afterward, Kedar helped to make another more "stable" version. Since cards like Hagatha the Witch and Witch's Cauldron often give you spells you can't really do anything with, The Everstorm Orb turns it into something random. I mean you won't have to even worry about Overload anymore. What could possibly go wrong?

The Remaining Cards

Every single class in this expansion features a certain archetype or concept that I'm attempting to promote.

Warrior (Control Warrior)

 This mostly prepares for the next set. Tyrant Ikari increases the effectiveness of whirlwind against enemy minions. Warcry and Bloodlinked Blade show synergy for when your hero is at 12 or less health. Note that Warcry can still be cast when at less than 12 Health, it just doesn't gain any armor.

"Soon, Ikari realized that being a demon wasn't as fun as the advertisements claimed."	"The preferred weapon of Linkblade93"	"Can't hurt common penguins. Kills heroes in a second. Hearthstone logic."	"AHHHHH ZABEENNYYYYAAAA"

Shaman (RNGesus Shaman)

 Shaman kinda just does it's own thing as usual. It's there... has a whole ton of awesome cards... and yeah. Duskfire Totem combined with Vile Spellfins offers a potential OTK. Gale is just some meaningless wind... until your Totems start being really annoying.

"If you look really closely, you'll see a storm. And in that storm is an orb. And in that orb is another storm"	"Has really sticky hands... nobody really knows why."	"I'll huff and I'll puff and do absolutely nothing!"	"REEEEEEEEE - Every Eight-Year-Old Totem"

Rogue (Nightblood Rogue)

 I don't really have a concept for this rogue, so I threw in a win condition. It's a lot like Kingsbane in effect. You just build a really strong weapon. Unlike Kingsbane, this weapon is extremely susceptible to weapon destruction.

Seek is a really nice draw spell. Deceit's Assassin continues the "give the next minion you play" cycle and Senseless Shadows is a homage to ShadowsOfSense.

"It's original wielder was fortunately quite squeamish to blood. Otherwise, everyone would be very dead right now"	"Seek and ye shall find... unless you're looking for your car keys"	"She just really really moody all the time."	"Xinstiiapmesesnesfoswodahsih"

Paladin (Lev Paladin/ Sacrifice Paladin)

 Paladin represents two forms of sacrifice. Tyrant Etena 'absorbs' your own minions as 'food' to grow. It should be pretty self explanatory. Etenan Blackwatch follows the cycle of giving the next minion you play a bonus effect. Ruinous Blade can act both as a more expensive Consecration or allow you to prepay for it.

Lev, the Last Hero is pretty much the only non-evil character in the set (well technically, Kedar is secretly good too. Guys... read the story) It's a super complex card. You always start the game with this card, and the idea is that you load this with a whole ton of enchantment cards. You can even include temporary taunt minions or minions with strong Deathrattle effects to have them trigger quickly.

"Etena actually didn't want to be a demon. His big brother Ikari dragged him into the business"	"He kinda just watches... nobody is stupid enough to attack anyway."	"It ALWAYS ruins surprise birthday parties."
"Bye."		"Kedar… Apatheia… Twelve… Ezra ... Ezekiel… Ceres... Nicneven... Gil... Elektor... Roshnar... Arke... I'm sorry."

Hunter (Dragon/Hand Hunter)

 The main goal of this expansion for hunter is to validity hand is empty hunter. Downpour Drake helps remove pesky spells that you can't find targets from your hand to help allow a devastating Seiryu to refill your hand.

"Dragon rangers! Assemble!"	"Doesn't actually like rain that much."	"Hunters hunt and Warriors war. But do Druids... Dru?"	"Asks for sick days 367 days a year."

Druid (Wisp Druid)

Wisp Druid is something that I've wanted to have for a long time. Spindlewight grants a whole ton of wisps... and the cost of incredibly weak future card draw. Wispering Hymn helps remove pesky 0-cost cards from your deck and Spindleseeker buffs them. Note that it can buff 0-card minions on the board, in your hand, or even in your deck! 

"He likes whispering to the wisps. They kind of just ignore him though."	"Sorry. We'll fire him for real this time"	"Why can't watermelons grow on trees? Why can't wisps be 3/3 minions?"	"In times like this, don't worry about the moral issues."

Warlock (Sacrifice Control Warlock)

Warlock just symbolizes the epitome of evil. Endless Void makes you virtually invincible from Fatigue. Nyx himself is featured as a powerful, board-clearing hero card. Rise From the Grave, combined with a Voidlord or Gatekeeper can generate powerful value.

"Endless means it goes on for a really long time."	"After awakening, the zombies feasted on flesh. The necromancer prefered funnel cake."	"He kinda just goes around stealing gates and keeping them. Don't worry, he's banned from Ravnica already"
"Sacrificing Imps for Imps since 1984."	"Nyx has at least fourteen demons working at all times to come up with new dramatic entrances."

Mage (Fiery Armageddon OTK Mage)

 Force of Will or Worldfire Kedar are both possible ways to trigger Fiery Armageddon. Of course, you'll have to be very careful if you want the full 100 damage. Unstable Acolyte is the set's Magma Rager meme card and Deceiving Intellect is just an annoying secret that your opponent will want to play around... but can't.

"Kedar thinks of himself as a exquisite pyrotechnic. A severely misunderstood one."	"Also known as the consequences of stealing Kedar's food."	"Jace feigned interest."
"Wait no, don't touch me there."	"This isn't an Arcane Intellect and you're totally wasting your turn trying to play around it."

Priest (Shadow Word Priest)

 The big combo here is Darkweaver Nihil and Shadow Word: Void. You can clear the board for only 6 mana (and a 4/6 body!). Power Word: Absolution also demonstrates an alternate usage of Soulcast.

"It's not a stage mom, it's a lifestyle!"	"Because Psychic Scream at 7 and Twisting Nether at 8 wasn't bad enough."	"Has a normal length nose that doesn't grow when she lies."	"I grant you absolution. You just killed him! I said I grant absolution so everything's good now."

Neutral (Neutral-Only Neutral)

The goal of the neutral set is push two things. Neutral only, and combo/anti combo pieces. Oh, and Eris is just there because she can be, as much as we dislike it. Devious inquisition is a hard counter to Apatheia and Harbinger of Death brings forth a powerful legendary such as Nyx, Deathbringer (or backfires and triggers Eris the Discordant's sin)

"Sloth keeps telling Wrath to shut up and let him sleep."	"Apatheia was once one of the great heroes. Then she declared that black was the new pink."	"Who's the weird grim reaper guy you're talking about? I'm not him."
"NOBODY EXPECTS THE DEVIOUS INQUISITION!"	"Remember. Two. Plus. Two. Is. Five."	"▲▼▲▼◄►◄►"

Card Cycles

◇ "Negate-Your-Own-Stuff" Cycle ◇

Tyrant Etena is one of the two "Tyrant" legionaries in this expansion. It kills your own minions (through hero power, played, or otherwise summoned) to give itself more power. Nightblood does something similar, but with weapons. Although they both seem very strong, and borderline broken, both are susceptible to minion removal or weapon removal.

Also, they told me to have ten example cards, but I only prepared six... so here are two more! (Tyrant Etena and Nightblood are new inclusions. Everstorm Orb is an example card above.)

◇ More Cycles ◇

Notable Combos

◇ Darkweaver Nihil + Shadow Word: Void ◇

These two are powerful tools to help out the Control Priest archetype. Shadow Word: Void is a powerful board clear like Psychic Scream (and probably a stronger effect for Priest than Twisting Nether). The fact that it is a Shadow Word allows it to synergize with Darkweaver Nihil.

Here are the last two example cards... Seriously, why did we raise it to 10? I had trouble finding six good cards in this set!

◇ More Combos◇