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BlizzCon and the Opening Ceremony start on Friday 3rd of November at 11am PT/ 2pm ET/ 19:00 CET/ 18:00 GMT. The Opening Ceremony will have the official Cinematic trailer for the upcoming Showdown in the Badlands expansion, as well as anything cool Blizzard wants to announce. This as a way to get people to tune in later to the Hearthstone: What's Next? panel, which takes place at 4:30pm PT/ 7:30pm ET/ 12:30am Saturday CET/ 23:30 GMT. This panel will have news and announcements for both Constructed and Battlegrounds!

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Quick Info

• Opening Ceremony: 11am PT/ 2pm ET/ 19:00 CET/ 18:00 GMT
• Hearthstone: What's Next? panel: 4:30pm PT/ 7:30pm ET/ 12:30am Saturday CET/ 23:30 GMT
• Special Timezone Adjusted Timers: Here!
• Twitch Stream: Twitch
• YouTube Stream: YouTube

The Opening Ceremony Hearthstone Section

Live Recap of the Opening Ceremony

Streams are LIVE!

Here we will do a live blow by blow recap of the Opening Ceremony, when that starts!

• The Opening Ceremony has started!
• Blizzard President Mike Ybarra takes the stage.
• He says it's been too damn long for BlizzCon to be held in person.
• He has a long speech about the friendships we all built with people we met through Blizzard games and Blizzard communities.
• Now CEO of Gaming at Microsoft, Phil Spencer takes the stage.
• A lot of waffle so far. BRING ON THE ANNOUNCEMENTS!
• Mike Ybarra is back and thanks the Teams working on Blizzard games.
• It seems Overwatch is up first!
• Overwatch Game Director Aaron Keller is on stage.
• He reminisces about some of the stuff Overwatch did the past year.
• Dion Rodgers, the Art Director takes the stage.
• New Hero: Mauga!
• The first Samoan Hero. Mauga means Mountain in Samoan..
• The Overwatch Deep Dive later today will talk more about Mauga,
• Soe Geschwind comes on to talk about the Overwatch Worldcup.
• Drops for Overwatch on the Overwatch Twitch channel!
• Aaron Keller comes back and talks about the Le Sserafim colab, they perform tomorrow night!
• New in 2024, PvP mode: Clash!
• Rebirth of the Hanamura map, as Hanaoka!
• New Competitive system with new rewards.
• Atleast 2 new Heroes coming in 2024, one DPS, one Support.
• Mauga demo playable from home and on the BlizzCon showfloor, after Opening Ceremony ends!
• Diablo 4 is up next!
• The GM For Diablo Rod Fergusson is on stage.
• He shows off his Necromancer tattoo!
• Tiffany Wat and Chris Wilson take the stage.
• Long recap about the Season of Blood.
• New Feature: Malignant Rings, a throwback to Season 1.
• New: Enchant Preview Window.
• Abatoir of Zir, end boss.
• Midwinter Blight Season festivities.
• Leaderboards coming in Season 3!
• A Teaser for the future!
• Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred!
• The first expansion for D4.
• The campaign will continue the tale of Mephisto.
• The new area is a lush Jungle.
• And a new class is coming, never seen before!
• Deep Dive tomorrow with more details!
• Warcraft is up next!
• GM for Warcraft John Hight takes the stage.
• His talk spans Hearthstone, Warcraft Rumble and World of Warcraft.
• Hearthstone is up next!
• Cora Georgiou takes the stage!
• The 10th Anniversary is coming soon!
• Next expansion, as we all know, Showdown in the Badlands!
• The Cinematic trailer plays!

The Cinematic Trailer

• New Hero Reno! First Neutral Hero!

We have no idea what Reno's Hero Power is going to be for now, but hopefully, it should be unveiled soon in the Hearthstone deep-dive panel in a few hours!

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• new Feature: Catch Up Packs.
• Instead of 5 cards, can be up to 50 cards from a single pack!
• Cards all from the last 2 years!
• Everyone gets packs! For Free!
• Battlegrounds now!
• New Game Mode: Team Based BGs: Battlegrounds Duos!
• Play with a partner, sharing cards, and resources, working together!
• Battlegrounds Duos is playable at BlizzCon!
• Duos is coming early 2024!
• More details at the What's Next panel later today!
• Warcraft Rumble is up next!
• Available to download and play right now!
• Lots of rehash about what the game is.
• New Mini each season.
• Season 1 is live: Sylvanas Windrunner is the new mini!
• More details about the future at the Deep Dive panel later today!
• World of Warcraft is up next.
• Holly Longdale takes the stage!
• Classic up first!
• New way to play WoW Hardcore next year!
• WoW Cataclysm Classic is coming!
• There will be changes to it!
• A trailer for Cataclysm plays.
• Cata Classic is coming first half of 2024.
• Classic: Season of Discovery!
• Level cap 25 at first, but going up regularly.
• With Warlock Tanks and Mage Healers!
• Launches November 30th!
• More at the Classic Panel later today!
• Modern World of Warcraft now!
• There's more to come in Dragonflight!
• But now it's time for the new expansion, with the OG Chris Metzen!
• Chris Metzen is hyping up the crowd!
• 20 years of World of Warcraft soon, so what matches that history, what can we do for that?
• They cooked up a story that culminates into the NEXT 20 years of adventure!
• The story line is the World Soul Saga, and it is going to play out over multiple expansions
• He hints at a faster pace of getting this story out.
• They are going to show us stuff from the next THREE expansion sets.
• Chris Metzen warns for mild spoilers ahead. lol
• The first expansion is called WoW: The War Within.
• The Second part will be called: WoW: Midnight.
• The third part will be: WoW: The Last Titan.
• A trailer plays!
• The expansion seems to start in 2024!
• The War Within: will bring us to a Nerubian underground world.
• New zones, new features, in another trailer.
• Mike Ybarra thanks everyone and tells us to enjoy the show!
• That's it for the Opening Ceremony!

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Harth is pulling out all the stops this BlizzCon, opening up the Tavern and inviting some fun friends to the show. Here’s what you need to know as you plan your visit!

 

Show Schedule

BlizzCon will be bustling with a jam-packed Opening Ceremony, presentations from all your favorite games, and more! Hearthstone fans won’t want to miss the Opening Ceremony or the Hearthstone: What’s Next panel, on the Main Stage on Friday, at 4:30 p.m. (PDT)—including discussion of both Traditional Hearthstone and Battlegrounds. Check out the Hearthstone schedules here:

 

Hearthstone Activities and Attractions

The action’s not all on the stage! The Tavern’s always a place to gather, make new friends, and have a great time. Here are the other activities and attractions that will be taking place for Hearthstone throughout BlizzCon:

 

Gameplay Demo

Come check out Hearthstone’s demo area for some fun, new, and exciting gameplay. We’re not ready to share what this will entail just yet, but you won’t want to miss it!

 

Streamer Games

We’ve invited some of your favorite streamers to check out the Hearthstone content this year. You can watch them play from the show floor, or follow them on their personal streams as they stream live from BlizzCon!

Friday, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. PDT (20:00 – 23:00 GMT) 

• Kibler 
• DisguisedToast 
• Trump 
• Rarran 
• CerealForMe 
• Tesdey 
• Tylerootd 
• Kripp 

 

Saturday, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. PDT (18:00-21:00 GMT) 

• Tars (Solary)
• Fishou 
• Zhotan 
• Feelink 
• Dog 
• Hafu 
• Bofur 
• bunnyhoppor 

 

Saturday, 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. PDT (21:30-00:30 GMT) 

• Matsuri 
• Ahirun 
• Portia 
• Jinbae 
• wtybill 
• SunBaconRelaxer 
• SuperJJ
• RDU 

Influencer Meet and Greet

Come meet—and greet—your favorite Hearthstone streamers and content creators in the designated Meet and Greet area!

 

Duel-a-Dev

The fan favorite is back! Meet one of Hearthstone’s developers and challenge them to a one-on-one face-off, to show them how it’s really done. Duel-a-Dev will be taking place on both days of BlizzCon, in the Warcraft Tavern area, so come on by whenever you’re up for a game!

 

Developer Signings

After you’ve taken on your favorite dev, catch up with them at one of three dedicated Developer Signing sessions throughout BlizzCon:

• Friday, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (PT) 
• Friday, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (PT) 
• Saturday, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (PT) 

Posters will be provided for devs to sign—check in for each signing session, since the groups will change up throughout the show. 

 

Awesome Artists

Sometimes you need the perfect draw. Sometimes you need the perfect drawing! Check out some of your favorite Hearthstone artists in the Artist Nook, open throughout BlizzCon.

 

Don’t Miss the Show

BlizzCon’s just around the corner, but it’s not too late to get your in-person tickets for the show or your BlizzCon Collection of in-game goodies! We hope you’ll join us, because we can’t wait to see you in the Tavern. For those of you who can’t make it, you’ll still be able to watch for free on Blizzard’s YouTube and Twitch accounts. Head on over to BlizzCon.com for more information, including the full BlizzCon schedule and more!

 

Showdown in the Badlands Card List & Expansion Guide

Learn more and see all the cards in our dedicated Card List.