Update 1 PM EDT: Added more info from the official blog post.
The Boomsday Project is Hearthstone's Next Expansion
The second Hearthstone expansion for Year of the Raven has been announced and five new cards have been revealed.
- The expansion launches on August 7!
- New Keyword: Magnetic - Played by themselves or can attach to a Mech minion to add on their health, attack, and ability.
- Projects are new spell cards with extremely powerful effects, but they help both players.
- Omega Project - These cards are normal, but have a Battlecry that works when you have 10 Mana Crystals.
- There will be legendary spells, such as one that draws your entire deck!
- We're getting a new Warlock Hero - MECHA JARAXXUS!
- Warriors are getting a new Dr. Boom as a Legendary playable hero (at least that's what it appears to be in the video).
- Logging in after the expansion launches gives you 3 card packs and a random legendary minion from the set.
Puzzle Lab
When you experience The Boomsday Project’s free single-player content, The Puzzle Lab, you’ll discover that science is fun! And dangerous! Not necessarily in that order!
You’ll need to get your security clearance before you can gain access to these secrets, though. The Puzzle Lab will become available starting August 21.
New Cards
More cards will be revealed starting on July 23!
Pre-orders
There are two different pre-orders, a Hearthstone first. You're able to buy both if you want the value!
Normal Pre-order
- 50 card packs
- A random golden legendary
- The Mecha Jaraxxus card back
MEGA BUNDLE
- Everything in the normal pre-order plus
- 30 additional card packs (80 total)
- Mecha Jaraxxus Warlock Hero
New Gameboard
Reveal Video
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LEARN MORE about The Boomsday Project at: http://www.theboomsdayproject.com
The Boomsday Project card reveal livestream will begin at 10:00 am PST on July 23 at twitch.tv/playhearthstone.
Pre-purchase The Boomsday Project to receive a 50 card pack bundle, a random Golden Legendary card from The Boomsday Project, and the Mecha-Jaraxxus card back! PLUS, you can also pre-purchase the new MEGA BUNDLE, which features an 80 card pack bundle, a random Golden Legendary card from The Boomsday Project, the Mecha-Jaraxxus card back, and a new Warlock Hero: MECHA-JARAXXUS!
Get both the pre-purchase AND the MEGA BUNDLE for double the value!
For a limited time, log-in after The Boomsday Project launches for three card packs and a random Class legendary minion card from The Boomsday Project!
The Boomsday Project releases August 7 2018 PST!
I like my Nemsy, so i don't need Mecha-Jaxx for 80€.
Last expansion we got 70 packs for 50€, now it is 50 packs and a golden legendary. I rather prefer the 70 packs, what do you guys think?
I think the golden legenary is worth the 20 packs if you only take the dust.
20 packs equal around 1 legendary, 4 epics, 25 rares and 90 commons -> 1750 dust
it's almost the same amount.
so it pretty much depends if you're lucky with the packs. But if I take my last 20 packs i'd rather pick the golden legendary :D
i prefer not wasting any money on this game
*Cringe intensifies*
So, let me get this straight. For the "normal" bundle we get far less value compared to the last expansion. 20 less packs for the same price to be precise. And what Blizzard does to amend this? They offer a new bundle with 30! more packs for almost double the price! While at the same time they lock content (hero portrait) into this grossly expensive bundle! But wait, there's more. You can buy BOTH bundles for extra "value"! Hurrah everybody! We're so lucky!
This is a shameful display for Blizzard and people should let them know by voting with their wallets. I know for sure I wont be buying any packs or bundles for this expansion since I find this blatantly anti-consumer practice, offensive.
To be honest you get a Golden legendary instead of 20 packs for the same price. Dunno wich one I prefer
I understand what you're saying but since I'm not a whale, I would very much prefer the 20 packs. With them I'm guaranteed to get several epics and maybe a legendary. With a golden legendary I get a legendary card that I may want or not, or 1600 dust. Not much choice there imo.
Disenchanting a golden legendary gives you 1600 which is the cost of 1 normal legendary. For people like me that don't care crafting them, 20 packs is way better than a random golden legendary.
Are you joking me Blizzard? 72$ CAD for the pre-order and 113$ CAD for the mega bundle? Prices are going up crazy!!!
In the store it's showing as $63 CAD and $100 CAD for the mega bundle for me.
You forgot taxes buddy.
With these pre-purchase prices if you don't earn in $ or € you're only choice is to purchase with gold. Really wish there was another way to get Mecha-Jaraxxus
Bring Dr. 7 back!
i feel like the fact they are now releasing extra things almost 3 weeks after the new set comes out is becoming pretty stale. Id rather have them focus harder on making sure ladder isnt the shitshow it is. Plus the fact they are doing it normally now makes it less special.
I'm going to get downvoted for this, but not gonna lie I thought this reveal was fake at first.
I upvoted you just to negate the one downvote for you at least.
Viva la up voters.
why you even give that hero... so expensive... blizzard ?
Why not ? It's a children's card game, as usual all little kevin will ask daddy and mommy for their pre-order (no matter the price) and they will have it. Blizzard is right
Are you kidding, Blizzard? 200,00 BRL in one expansion?
<pre id="tw-target-text" class="tw-data-text tw-ta tw-text-large" dir="ltr" data-placeholder="Tradução" data-fulltext="">Ridiculous</pre>yeah, preorder both and be happy with 2x The Mecha Jaraxxus card back ¯\_(ツ)_/¯