The Dark Wanderer is This Week's Tavern Brawl, and There's a Card Back Reward
A hooded stranger sits to play, holding a grim deck in his hands. Can you unravel the secrets surrounding this dark wanderer?
Trivia
- This is the first time we've seen this brawl - and possibly the last!
- The brawl is a tribute to Blizzard's Diablo franchise and their 20th anniversary.
- The brawl is a reference to the Secret Cow Level.
- This is the second brawl which rewards a card back, the first being Winterveil of 2015.
- No enemy players in this brawl, the opponent is a computer.
How it Works
This Brawl has up to two phases, with the second phase not being more of a bonus level than anything. You can win the Brawl without entering the second phase.
- You'll first need to build your own deck using cards from the Wild format. Check out community-built decks here.
- The end of game has a scoreboard which keeps track of minions killed and secrets revealed.
Phase 1 - The Dark Wanderer
- Your opponent is Dark Wanderer. His Hero Power, Diabolical Powers, summons random Imps
- He is classified as a Warlock and as such, many Warlock cards and demon synergies.
- The fight begins with three random wanderer secrets in play (see below).
- When these secrets are all revealed, Twisting Nether? is played which places Enigmatic Portal and takes you into Phase 2
- When his minions die, they have a chance of spawning Weapon Rack, Discarded Armor, or Chest of Gold.
- The effects of Weapon Rack and Discarded Armor are clear.
- Chest of Gold, when defeated on your turn, gain 2 The Coin.
Phase 2 - The Cow King
- There is no cow level.
- The Cow King is now your opponent. His Hero Power, So Many..., is all about card draw.
- He has his very own deck which features cows upon cows upon cows.
- The same random spawns from minion deaths from Phase 1 apply here.
- Neato: You can become The Cow King if you steal Enigmatic Portal.
Dark Wanderer Secrets
The Dark Wanderer has many secrets. You are not allowed to use Flare, Kezan Mystic, and Eater of Secrets, but other secret interaction cards are available. Destroy his three secrets to enter The Cow Level.
- Visions of the Amazon - Secret: When your opponent summons a minion with Battlecry, Summon a Mirror Image for both players.
- Visions of the Assassin - Secret: When your opponent summons a minion with Stealth, All minions equip a dagger.
- Visions of the Barbarian - Secret: When your opponent summons a minion with Charge, THUNDER FURY!
- Visions of the Crusader - Secret: When your opponent summons a minion with Taunt, change all minions' attacks to 1.
- Visions of the Necromancer - Secret: When your opponent summons a minion with Deathrattle, destroy it.
- Visions of the Sorcerer - Secret: When your opponent summons a minion with Spell Damage, Summon 2 Guardians.
- Visions of Fate - Secret: When your opponent takes lethal damage... save him.
- Visions of Hate - Secret: When both heroes have 15 or less Health, BRAWL!
- Visions of Valor - Secret: When your opponent summons a Legendary minion, give all minions Windfury.
- Visions of Knowledge - Secret: When your opponent's hand has 9 or more cards, reduce the cost of all cards in both hands to (1).
Dark Wanderer Cards
- Lightning - Deal 3 damage.
- Many regular Warlock cards.
The Cow King Cards
- Summon Guardians - Summon two 2/4 Guardians.
- Summons: Guardian - At end of your turn, deal 2 damage to the enemies opposite this minion.
- Moo... - Summon 3 Hell Bovines. Give all Hell Bovines Taunt.
- Summons: Hell Bovine
- Stampede - Summon 2 Hell Bovines. Give all Hell Bovines Charge.
- Summons: Hell Bovine
Become the Cow King
Amaz managed to steal the Enigmatic Portal and become The Cow King!
Discuss This Week's Brawl
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Yeah I totally agree. As a long time Diablo fan (still get on D2 to pvp sometimes), I had really high expectations (which I knew was going to be a mistake). Still, they could have at least made it CHALLENGING. I'm literally 3-0 against The Dark Wanderer because I kill him before 3 secrets pop off; I STILL haven't faced the Cow King, and not from lack of trying on my 2nd and 3rd attempts. This is simply way too easy. I understand they want the card back to be accessible for everyone, even those with small collections, but damn they could have at least doubled his health or something.
Cool card back nonetheless, but very disappointing TB. It's so easy/boring I'm not even going to try to transform him into the Cow King anymore, it's just not worth the time/effort (especially since you don't get anything extra).
Please Blizzard, redeem yourselves by releasing the next expansion/adventure with a Diablo theme. All will be forgiven if you do that (especially adventure would be awesome).
This is not a D2 game. Or any Diablo game. This is a little free-to-play flick for the different game at all in Hearthstone. That could've been never done at all. You are being a little kid, who screams "That's not the toy I wanted!". It's a gift. Celebration. Go play Diablo and stop crying here.
P.S. I only responded to what you had written. That you couldn't go to Cow level. And - yeah - getting to Cow level is harder, then killing the Wanderer.
We should put pressure on Blizz for that skin haha
My new favorite card back. Sweet.
MY Daring Reporter got up to like 51 attack 30 hp as a taunt ... I ended up getting Sacrificial Pact right when I used Jaraxxus :P
Mooooo! Managed to become the Cow King on the 1st try,could've gone on for a bit longer but AI refused to play the Hell Bovine he had stolen and ended up dying to fatigue.... Now let's hope the new gorgeous Card Back brings a bit of luck when opening packs....
So I managed to become the cow king. The developers classified him as a warrior class when I finished my game. New Warrior Skin Confirmed???????
JK :P
Though they should've made it so that if you beat the cow king, you can obtain him as a new skin. But they should make him as hard as a heroic boss. That would be sick right?
Play Tavern Brawl and get a hero skin? LUL
"There is no second phase" Blizzard
Do we earn something more when beating the cow king?
It's not mentioned in the article, but the wanderer also runs a Battle Axe.
Forgot to mention, that Cow King is a Warrior and so any cards, you get from him.
It wasn`t really difficult. I just played Reno-Mage and put like a few taunt, stealth minions there.... Whitout any dififculties I won even the cow-level.
I am a little bit disappointed, too easy