A Special Year of the Mammoth Pack is Coming Soon - 30 Packs in One!
A huge update has been done to this post thanks to an English version of the Blizzard post becoming available.
Details on a special Year of the Mammoth have emerged and things are looking quite awesome. Initially, the news broke out from South Korea but now we've got better insight into all the details thanks to a new blog post on the European Hearthstone site.
- A special bundle is being added to the Hearthstone shop - "The Mammoth Bundle". It may be purchased once.
- The Mammoth Bundle contains 30 packs for a lower than usual price, 10 for each expansion released in the past year.
- There is a special event (Quest For Packs) taking place that has a fantastic giveaway.
- Each quest you complete during the event, up to a maximum of 14, gives you one entry into the giveaway.
- This special event runs from February 1 - 14.
Around $19 USD after conversion. It has been confirmed to be 16.99 GBP.
183000 Hearthstone Pack Giveaway
In addition, there's a crazy giveaway taking place with the following prizes available. Previously this stated a much higher number of packs.
Grand Prize (1 winner)
- 3000 Hearthstone Packs
- The Lich King's Helmet
- Hearthstone Apparel Gift Set (T-shirt, cap, and pin)
- UPDATE: $1200 (USD)
Mammoth Bundle (1000 winners)
- 10 Un'Goro Packs
- 10 Frozen Throne Packs
- 10 Kobolds Packs
Mammoth Card Pack (50,000 winners)
- 1 Un'Goro Pack
- 1 Frozen Throne Pack
- 1 Kobolds Pack
Blue Post
Quote from BlizzardIn the year of the Mammoth, you embarked on many memorable quests! You explored steamy jungles in search of primordial mysteries in Journey to Un’goro. You embraced the deadly power of the Lich King in Knights of the Frozen Throne. You delved deep into trap-infested tunnels to loot incredible treasures in Kobolds & Catacombs. Now, one last legendary quest remains in the Year of the Mammoth, and the rewards are beyond your wildest dreams!
Introducing the Quest for Packs Sweepstakes!
Everybody loves opening Hearthstone card packs. . . . How would you like a chance to open 3,000 of them?
To celebrate the amazing adventures we had together in the Year of the Mammoth, starting at 17:00 GMT on February 1 and up until 17:00 GMT on February 14, each daily Quest* you complete during the Quest for Packs grants you one entry for a chance to win 3,000 Hearthstone card packs, the Lich King’s helm, and more!
It’s incredibly easy to enter—just log in and complete your daily Quests! That’s it!
Quest for Packs Prizes
The rewards for this quest are very rich indeed! You could win one of these prizes:
Grand Prize – One (1) grand prize winner will receive a prize package including:
- 3,000 Hearthstone Card Packs – That’s 1,000 packs from each expansion released during the Year of the Mammoth: Journey to Un’goro, Knights of the Frozen Throne, and Kobolds & Catacombs.
- The Lich King’s Helm - We found it in his desk after his internship ended. Now we’re passing it on to you! Yes, the very same helm worn by the Lich King as he stalked the halls of Blizzard Entertainment could be yours!
- Hearthstone Apparel Gift Pack- When the crown of Grand Prize Winner grows too heavy, try this t-shirt, cap, and pin on for size!
Mammoth Card Bundle – One thousand (1,000) players will receive a Mammoth Card Bundle containing 10 packs from each expansion released during the Year of the Mammoth.
Mammoth Pack – Fifty thousand (50,000) players will receive three card packs—one from each expansion released during the Year of the Mammoth.
Introducing the Mammoth Card Bundle
To commemorate the Year of the Mammoth, we’re adding a new bundle to the shop! The new Mammoth Card Bundle includes 10 packs from each expansion released during the Year of the Mammoth, for a total of 30 card packs.
You can win a free Mammoth Card Bundle when you Quest for Packs, but for a limited time (starting with the arrival of the upcoming 10.2 Update), you’ll also be able to purchase one.
Purchase is limited to one Mammoth Card Bundle per account.
Please read the rules for eligibility, and happy Hearthstone Questing! We’ll see you in the tavern!
*Entries limited to a maximum of fourteen (14) per Battle.net account and one (1) entry per day.
*Entries limited to a maximum of fourteen (14) per Battle.net account and one (1) entry per day.
So having 3 quest by the time it starts give no advantage
Having 3 quests actually is an advantage, as it gives you more possibilities when you roll for new quests (x). Then you can scrap the 40g quests. And you can’t stock up quests during the 14 days (if you want max chance in lottery), so you need them in advance.
I might miss something here but how exactly do they handle the 1-entry-per-day-thing?
Lets say the event kicked of in February 1st at 18 pm local time (germany). So if I clear a daily quest at 18:01 pm (and see the ingame banner) I'm fine, first entry.
Now, do I have to wait until February 2nd 18:01 pm to finish the second entry quest? If so, how do achieve 14 entries? The Event finishes on February 14th 18 pm local time, up until then I will only have 13 entries.
Where did I brainfart?
The Day in Germany starts at 0:00, so we have on the first and last day less time to do the quest.
""...*Entries limited to a maximum of fourteen (14) per Battle.net account and one (1) entry per day..."
do I have to to do ONLY one EACH day to be able to get all 14 entries to count ?? for example: if I do two in space of 10mins, I will loose d second one ?
so I can't do three quests every three days, it will count as one entry ??
anyone understand what the uk tax implications would be for the lucky winner?
would be unfortunate (and admittedly hilarious) if the grand prize came with a £600 customs charge for example, and that sort of thing isnt out of the question given blizz’s aggressive t+c and the UK’s taxes on anything coming over from the US.
So... I started playing in South Korea... even shop currency is in Korean money..
I have moved to the Philippines just recently. Will I be eligible to this event??
You have to contact Blizzard support with a valid ID to change your home country.
This bundle is great
limited to 1 entry a day and a total of 14... well fuck, literally all 70M of us will get entered into this.
again, there aren't 70 millons, a lot of those acounts are just deadth or forgotten extra accounts that people made for x reason, and, tons of players are out of chances because of country restriction, so you have more chances thatn you think, good luck dude
lol, thanks. I was more or less exaggerating but its w/e man.
and not every one of the all active players will do all 14 entries... so you can improve your chances by doing them all...
comes out in patch 10.2, were only on 10.0.0.22611
Sooo, can I complete my daily quest now?
We need something consistent
Like one guy will get 3k packs
That will take like 3 days to open
And others will get nothing
They better made 1000 people get 100 packs or something
3k is overkill
Make a pack opening script
1000 are going to get 10 packs each, and 50,000 are getting 3 packs of each.
Exactly. HS had 70 million playerbase by May 2017. I bet it is even bigger now. The chance of you being one of 51001 rewarded players is roughly about 0,1% (I did the maths). Even if we change 70M to 7M it's still only 1%.
I don't know if Blizzard planned it well because they want to hype everyone about it and most players will get nothing anyways. Still, would be great to even hear about someone getting these 3k packs.