Knights of the Frozen Throne Launches This Thursday!
Hearthstone's newest frosty expansion launches on Thursday (Friday EU) and we're here to give you all the details in one easy place!
- 135 new cards have been added to the game.
- Datamined client data shows there is 3 Free Frozen Throne Packs waiting for you when you login!
- The expansion contains mission content for free. These missions can earn you Frozen Throne packs.
- Four mission bosses will be available the first week, with another three opening up the week after.
- The Lich King boss fight will be available during week 3.
- Don't forget you can use Innkeeper to track your collection on the site to find decks easier that you can craft!
Global Launch Times
- Americas - LIVE
- Asia - LIVE
- Europe - LIVE
Your Launch Day Goal
- Craft any golden Legendaries you really want. This is important due to the new no duplicate legendaries rule.
- Login and complete The Prologue to get a free Death Knight card.
- Open any Frozen Throne packs you have acquired. You get a guaranteed Legendary within your first 10 packs.
- Play Hearthstone!
- Share your awesome decks with everyone on HearthPwn via or Deckbuilder.
New Keyword: Lifesteal
Hearthstone's taken one of the previously seen effects on cards and turned it into a new keyword.
- Damage dealt by cards with Lifesteal will also restore that amount of Health back to your hero.
- All minions with Lifesteal have a broken heart at the bottom of their portraits when on the gameboard.
- The Keyword appears on 16 collectible cards.
Here are some Lifesteal cards that you can find in the game. You can find all collectible Lifesteal cards right here.
The Death Knights
Each of Hearthstone's primary nine heroes has died! These new collectible cards can go into your deck and give your hero new Hero Powers when played.
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Death Knight Class Cards
A set of Death Knight class cards has been added to the game! These cards aren't in anyway tied to the Death Knight heroes but instead are generated through the effects of The Lich King and his little borker, Arfus.
Wild Set Rotations
There are no sets rotating out to wild with the release of the new expansion. Set rotations only happen at the beginning of a new Hearthstone year which usually happens in April which means we've got another 8 months to go.
Icecrown Citadel Adventure Missions
A free adventure is included with the Frozen Throne expansion, and future ones too!
- You earn free card packs for completion of wings. First wing gives you a DK Hero Card instead.
- The first week will see The Prologue open up and the Lower Citadel which contains 3 bosses.
- Don't forget you're able to share your decks that helped you beat bosses by using our deckbuilder.
- We'll have more information on the adventure content in an upcoming post!
These are the current guides we have up for the new adventure
New Playable Hero: Prince Arthas
A new hero has arrived! Prince Arthas is the new Paladin hero and can be yours provided that you can defeat the Lich King with all nine of Hearthstone's classes. Prince Arthas will not be available until the third week of the Frozen Throne as that is when The Lich King boss fight activates.
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Theorycraft Frozen Throne Decks
Our community here on HearthPwn has been busy throughout the reveal season creating new ideas with the Un'Goro cards. Check out some of our favourites below and be sure to share your ideas in the comments. We've also included a set of decks courtesy of TrumpSC.
Share your own decks using our deckbuilder tool.
Community Decks
| Deck | Author | Cost |
|---|---|---|
 Treachery Combo Warlock |
simonsald | 11960 |
 KFT Hemet N'Zoth DK Priest |
Ellstrom44 | 14960 |
| [KotFT] Shadow Word: Combo |
XIII | 10660 |
 KFT C'thun druid |
Hakkene | 8160 |
 Thief Rogue w/ Lilian Voss and Valeera the Hollow |
seksireturns | 10700 |
 [KFT] Ultimate Control Mage |
HaruAritaRAM | 13480 |
 [EXTENSIVE] Digging up Rexxar |
Aeneas80 | 5000 |
 Kelesath-Idea Buffadin |
Riicochet | 13280 |
Trump's Decks
Trump's Frozen Throne Theorycraft - Classic Control
Trump's Frozen Throne Theorycraft - Overload ControlFrozen Throne Deck Recipes
Blizzard has added in 9 new deck recipes to the game with this week's patch which feature some of the new cards.
Share Your Own New Decks
Have you created a deck using cards from the new expansion that you're finding success with? Head on over to our deckbuilder and share it with us! Click the banner below to go to the deckbuilder. Don't forget to write a short description to let people know how it works!
Share Your Pack Openings
We'd love to see what you crack open whether that is out of those pre-order packs or from all that gold you've been saving up for months. Check out our two dedicated threads for sharing your openings, one that is for opening videos and the other for screenshots.
Open a Simulated Card Pack
Compete on our site leaderboard with simulated pack openings now featuring Frozen Throne cards!
Visit Our Frozen Throne Guide
If you want to take a look at everything the set has to offer, you should head on over to our guide where you can take a visual look!
Get Cheaper Packs!
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Although you can't make use of this offer for the new packs yet, you can collect cards on the cheap from expansions by using Amazon Coins. It does require an Android device though since you need to install the Amazon Underground Appstore in order to get the correct Hearthstone app that lets you redeem the coins.
So go buy some Amazon Coins at a discount to get cheaper packs! You can save your coins for the launch or spend them on older packs now. Be sure to visit our guide to learn more about Amazon Coins.
Global Launch Times Blue Post
Quote from AratilGreetings!
There’s a chill in the Tavern as we prepare for the launch of Knights of the Frozen Throne! We’re excited to get Hearthstone’s latest expansion in your hands as quickly and as smoothly as possible. The expansion will roll out on a region-by-region basis, beginning with the Americas. After we ensure that everything is running smoothly, we will then roll out the expansion to Asia, followed by the Europe region. We estimate that Knights of the Frozen Throne will be available for play by the following times:
Americas Region: August 10 12:00 PM PDT
Asia Region: August 11 07:00 AM KST
Europe Region: August 11 05:00 AM CEST
The new Icecrown Citadel mission content will also be available with the release of Knights of the Frozen Throne, in the form of three parts. One part will release each week, at the estimated release times indicated below:
Rise of the Knights of the Frozen Throne: Prologue & Lower Citadel
Americas Region: August 10 12:00 PM PDT
Asia Region: August 11 07:00 AM KST
Europe Region: August 11 05:00 AM CEST
Battle For Icecrown Citadel: Upper Reaches
Americas Region: August 17 10:00 AM PDT
Asia Region: August 18 05:00 AM KST
Europe Region: August 18 12:01 AM CEST
Showdown with the Lich King: The Frozen Throne
Americas Region: August 24 10:00 AM PDT
Asia Region: August 25 05:00 AM KST
Europe Region: August 25 12:01 AM CEST
Don’t forget to shake off your boots before coming into the Tavern -- We’ll see you soon!
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Posted Aug 10, 2017 (Frozen Throne)I dont know why Europe is last, by timezone should be Asia first, Europe second and America last or launch at same time.
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Posted Aug 10, 2017 (Frozen Throne)I actually dont mind the shitty launch time for EU, at least when i wake up tomorrow, i will be able to play the game without overloaded servers :)
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Posted Aug 10, 2017 (Frozen Throne)4 hours to go ... cant wait... getting more nerveous by minutes
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Posted Aug 10, 2017 (Frozen Throne)im so happy
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Posted Aug 10, 2017 (Frozen Throne)I was thinking the same thing. Open all your packs, see what knight you get (or don't). That will effectively reduce the pool of Knights you can get from the guarantee.
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Posted Aug 10, 2017 (Frozen Throne)They said craft GOLDEN legendarys first...because if you know you want a legendary in golden you don't accidentally want to open a regular version first...that would be wasteful. If you craft the Golden version before opening packs, you will not open a regular version.
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Posted Aug 10, 2017 (Frozen Throne)EU Launch 11/8/2021 next day GeGe
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Posted Aug 10, 2017 (Frozen Throne)Can anyone confirm if the free Death Knight card from completing the Prologue will follow the same rule of not opening a legendary you already have? For example, if I want to open packs first, and then I get the Hunter Death Knight, does that mean I will for sure not get the Hunter Death Knight as my free one? Thanks,
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Posted Aug 10, 2017 (Frozen Throne)Thank you Rubixscube! I thought I saw it as well, but then couldn't dig it up. Appreciate someone else confirming.
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Posted Aug 10, 2017 (Frozen Throne)Isn't the release time 12:00 AM for Americas?
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Posted Aug 10, 2017 (Frozen Throne)No
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Posted Aug 10, 2017 (Frozen Throne)i'm waiting for the community compendium
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Posted Aug 10, 2017 (Frozen Throne)Should I open packs before finishing prologue to get dk legendary to minimize the chance of getting one of "amazing" princes?
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Posted Aug 10, 2017 (Frozen Throne)Imo yes.
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Posted Aug 10, 2017 (Frozen Throne)That's actually a really good point. Craft golden legends (if any), open all packs, and only then do the prologue, if you want to maximize your chances of opening more DKs. Slight difference, but stil...
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Posted Aug 10, 2017 (Frozen Throne)NA is again the test server, good for us in EU. I can wait until we get the hotfix.
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Posted Aug 10, 2017 (Frozen Throne)Can Ice block prevent Uther's destroy the enemy hero effect ?
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Posted Aug 10, 2017 (Frozen Throne)I'm about 99% sure that Ice Block wont work against Uther's 4 horsemans. It will work like Curse of Rafam.
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Posted Aug 10, 2017 (Frozen Throne)Hello! It was said about this in one of Blizzards announcements (don't really have time to find it now), that Ice Block, which grants immunity, prevents only damage from being taken. Since Uther's Horsemen don't deal damage but have a fatal effect, Ice Block will not prevent the Hero destruction effect. Hope it helps :)