Update 6:45 PM EDT: A new hunter card has been revealed - Forlorn Stalker
Update 1:20 PM EDT: Kno has revealed his card on stream - Shadowcaster!
Update 12:46 PM EDT: Added the official blog reveal of Khadgar. Confirmed not purchasable on other devices.
New Rogue Card Reveal - Shadowcaster
Kno has revealed his card from the card reveal voting, Shadowcaster!
Two cards remain in this week's card reveal vote, and it's between Amaz and Tiddler Celestial. We recommend voting for Tiddler whose card looks like Princess Huhuran from the Temple of Ahn'Qiraj, a possible legendary card!
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New Mage Hero - Khadgar!
A new Mage hero has arrived, but only on iOS and only purchasable from now until April 24th. Yes, this is the third Mage hero that is now available. Khadgar can be played on any device after purchasing him on iOS.
The promotion is a limited time and all proceeds will be going to the World Wildlife Fund. We are not sure if he will later come out under a non-promotional price.
Khadgar's Emotes
- CONCEDE - Well done. You win.
- ERROR_FULL_MINIONS - I have too many minions.
- ERROR_GENERIC - I cannot do that.
- ERROR_HAND_FULL - My hand is full!
- ERROR_I_ATTACKED - I already attacked.
- ERROR_JUST_PLAYED - Give that minion a turn to get ready.
- ERROR_MINION_ATTACKED - That minion already attacked.
- ERROR_NEED_MANA - I don't have enough Mana.
- ERROR_NEED_WEAPON - I need a weapon.
- ERROR_PLAY - I can't play that.
- ERROR_STEALTH - I cannot target Stealthed minions.
- ERROR_TARGET - That's not a valid target.
- ERROR_TAUNT - A minion with Taunt is in the way.
- GOOD_GAME - Well, now. This was a good game!
- GREETINGS - Greetings, fellow seeker of truth.
- LOW_CARDS - I'm almost out of cards.
- LUNAR_NEW_YEAR - Greetings, fellow seeker of truth.
- MIRROR_START - May we learn much together.
- NO_CARDS - I'm out of cards!
- OOPS - Oh my. Oops.
- SORRY - Oh, dear. Sorry.
- START - Knowledge is power.
- THANKS - Thank you, my friend.
- THINK1 - Hmm...
- THINK2 - Observe and reflect...
- THINK3 - There must be a way...
- THREATEN - Time for a lesson, insolent pup!
- TIMER - Look at the time!
- WELL_PLAYED - Well played.
- WINTERVEIL_GREETINGS - Happy Feast of Winter Veil!
Khadgar - Hero Music
Khadgar - Emotes & Effects
Khadgar - Quick In-Game Preview
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April's ranked reward card back feature's Yogg!
Khadgar Announcement
Quote from BlizzardThe Archmage Khadgar is a well-known hero to the denizens of Azeroth! Once Medivh’s apprentice, now he’s renowned as one of the most powerful Mages in history! Whether battling against shadowy councils, or holding the line against unwelcome iron incursions, Khadgar is always a staunch guardian of Azeroth and the entities that call it home.
Do you want to be a hero like Khadgar? Here’s your chance!
Blizzard Entertainment, Apple, and WWF are working together to protect life on our planet. From now until April 24, Apple customers* will be able to purchase the Khadgar hero from the in-game Hearthstone shop for $4.99 USD ($7.99 AUD). Not only will you be able to harness arcane power untold, but you’ll be doing your part to save the planet! WWF will receive 100% of the proceeds from the purchase of Khadgar. Aid them in their heroic quest to protect the natural world.
Alternate heroes replace your existing class hero, and allow you to play Hearthstone as one Azeroth’s legendary characters. Add Khadgar to your Hearthstone collection today, and show your support for WWF by using the hashtag #AppsforEarth!
*Khadgar is only available to purchase on iOS devices, but once added to your collection, he can be played on any device.
Official Patch Notes
Quote from Blizzard
- Khadgar is the latest hero to join the tavern fun; Once Medivh's apprentice, now he's renowned as one of the most powerful Mages in history!
- From now until April 24 PDT, you're able to purchase the Khadgar hero from the in-game Hearthstone shop. Not only will you get a new mage hero, you'll also be doing your part to save the planet! WWF will receive 100% of the proceeds from the purchase of Khadgar #AppsforEarth.
- Khadgar is only available to purchase on iOS devices, but once unlocked, he can be played on any device.
- The following card back has been added:
- Clutch of Yogg-Saron — Acquired at the end of the month by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of April 2016.
- Paladin Deck Recipe has been updated.
- Alleria will no longer use Lady Liadrin's entrance animation when starting a game.
- Fixed various audio, graphical, and UI issues.
Already assured mine and this time was not money thrown away, as it is for a good cause, bur would make sense if it were a druid.
Shadowcaster looks...... really really good. Its a really cool rogue creature and I look forward to seeing all of the rediculous things it can do. It already looks like it would go great with raptor decks. Vancleef, the new toxin legend. It just.... seems like there are a lot of very good potentials with this.
Kind of disgusting imo. "We're super interested in supporting a great charity like WWF, but only for customers of our corporate partner on this charitable venture!". I'm not one to care about alt heroes, but I might have dropped $ since it is for charity if it was available to me.
You are an idiot! Blizzard can just like that, snap their fingers and create something that WILL make money, and they decide to do just that, snap their fingers and give all that money to a charity for a good cause! And here you are petty-whining-complaining! Grow up!
He's an idiot for wanting to give to charity despite not owning an iOS device?
Thanks. I've been a member of WWF every year since 1998, so I know very well how to donate. Limiting the charitable effort to customers of a certain OS rubbed me the wrong way, but I have since read that this is an Apple effort that Blizz agreed to partner with, not a Blizz effort that took the initiative to exclude many of their players. I understand their decision. Not ideal, but what can you do. They might have done a better job clarifying why non Apple customers are excluded, but it is what it is, and Blizz shouldn't be looked down upon for participating.
I don't even know what iOS stands for...
iPhone Operating System
The OS part stands for Operating System. The 'i' at the front is just part of a naming convention that Steve Jobs brought in for the iMac and then later the iPod and then other devices and products such as the iPhone etc.. In this situation it just separates the Apples Mobile Operating System (iOS) from Desktop Operating System (Mac OS X (ten) - or just OS X as it is now).
What the 'i' actually stands for is unknown to all but Apple and maybe not even them since i believe it was a Steve Jobs idea and he's no longer with us. It was rumoured to stand for Internet because the Orginal iMac was "Internet ready" in 3 steps (err oh there was no step 3 so 2 steps) but this is pure speculation and it never was confirmed. The other rumour was that it was an inside joke by Steve Jobs because his title at one time was ICEO (interim CEO) again this wasn't confirmed. There are plenty of other theories but all we can really conclude is that it doesn't really mean anything.
Sounds about right! I felt like it was a branding that was a response to the "e" prefix. It made those products sound relevant to the boom of the internet age. At least, that was my impression as a kid, even though I was--and still am--a PC user. :) Steve Jobs was good at producing an image for his products.
This sort of thing isn't exactly new - I got a special card back for playing Hearthstone on a Galaxy device (and it was free).
Update the Hearthstone app in the App Store
Archmage and leader of Kirin Tor.
Isn't Jaina Proudmoore the leader of Kirin-Tor?
Not anymore.
I'm all for it! Double charity - donating to the WWF and giving a bone to the unfortunate souls who paid a lot of money for a device with inferior specs.
Kno's card reveal must have been one of the fastest so far. Respect to him.
Further proof that iPhone users are superior. I also bet that more iPhone users are legendary than other device owners. We shall reign supreme.