The Witchwood Launches Today! Hearthstone Expansion Survival Guide
Hearthstone's newest expansion launches today (Thursday) and we've got everything you need to know in one easy to find place.
WITCHWOOD IS NOW LIVE!
- 135 cards have been added to the game.
- Free: 3 Witchwood packs for logging in!
- Free: 1 random Witchwood legendary for logging in!
- Free: The Druid Hero Lunara is yours if you win 10 games in Standard.
- Monster Hunt will be available in two weeks, the exact date is not known.
Launch Day Goals
- Login to get your free packs and random Legendary.
- Craft any golden Legendaries you really want. This is important due to the no duplicate legendaries rule.
- Open up your packs! You get a guaranteed Legendary within your first 10 packs.
- Share your awesome decks with everyone on HearthPwn via or Deckbuilder. Don't forget to write a guide!
New Keyword: Rush
Minions with the Rush keyword can attack other minions immediately after they hit the board, either by being played or summoned. They cannot attack heroes until the turn after they enter play, however.
Here are some example cards with Rush. Want to see more? Check out Rush cards in our database.
New Keyword: Echo
Echo cards can be played multiple times on the turn you play them. Each time, it’ll add a ghostly copy of the card back to your hand that disappears at the end of your turn.
Here are some example cards with Echo. Want to see more? Check out Echo cards in our database.
Wild Set Rotations - Year of the Raven
Say goodbye to some of your favourite cards of the past! The following Hearthstone sets are now WILD ONLY.
- Whispers of the Old Gods
- One Night in Karazhan
- Mean Streets of Gadgetzan
This is the only set rotation which is happening this year, the next rotation of sets will happen in April 2019 when that expansion launches. Here are some key cards we're losing with this rotation so get in games with them while you still can in Standard!
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.
Learn More About The Witchwood
Looking to learn more about Hearthstone's eighth expansion? Visit our expansion guide for The Witchwood!
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I expect the expansion to drop at 12 EST again this year - they like to drop it early to confuse people who are planning later so the login doesn't become too overwhelmed.
Rest in peace Yogg, may they praise you in wild forever...
SOOOOOOOOO, replacement for Mistress of Mixtures?
Netdecker gatta do what a netdecker gotta do boi
jk ;)
I currently have an arena run sitting at 4-2, can someone confirm that if I let the run carryover into the new expansion I will be credited with an arena ticket once my current run is involuntarily retired?
Ive never gotten another ticket when a deck is retired in that way. Just the pack, dust, etc.
Your run will end and you won't be credited a arena ticket. I got a in game pop-up about this very question.
"Here are some key cards we're losing with this rotation so get in games with them while you still can in Standard!"
>Purify
Still a better card than the new Patches, I don't see your point :)
No mention of most emotional rotating out meme card?...Flamewreathed Faceless
I never even knew he had a name, just thought it was 4 mana 7/7.... let's make a petition to change it's name to that.
At least Cubelock takes a huge hit to its power level with the rotation amirite guys?
QQ
Sarcasm is wasted here on Hearthpwn.
When you left your ability to interpret sarcasm at home and tried to read forums.
"whispers" he was being sarcastic friendo
"craft any golden legendaries you really want"?! that is terrible advice! Unless you are someone who spends a ton of money on expansions, spending 3200 dust on a card before you even know if its good is just not good advice
I think it is advice for people who spend a lot of money.
Chill, they even provided a link explaining why. But I'll save you the trouble: basically if you are dead set on crafting a particular golden legendary it's more efficient to craft it before opening packs. This way you don't risk opening a non-golden one before you craft it, which then would only be worth 400 dust.
I hear what youre saying, but advice like how they presented it has a higher chance of misguiding a new player than it does of helping someone who has been playing for a while. As Lyathon and I said, this is only beneficial to those who drop a ton of money. And people who do that dont really care about advice on pack/card economics because they are willing to buy everything