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!
SHIT!
cant wait to see new fiasco legendary card ( shudderwock )
You know, Druid's been at the top of Meta for quite some time now. And it looks like it'll stay there.
The Biology Project is busted. It is. The whole point of aggro decks is to kill your opponent quickly before they get enough mana with which to outvalue you with their overall better cards. The first two turns are crazy important for these decks. This card says "skip the first two turns, because why not?".
But, more than that, The Omega mechanic is very much skewed towards Druid. Playing an Omega card on, say, turn 4 (BP, BP + WG, Nourish, Omega Card... or, you know, Ultimate Infestation, which is still a card that exists, by the way) seems pretty good. Not gonna happen every time, of course, but the fact that the possibility is even there is disgusting.
Basically, I really don't like where this is going. We'll see, of course, but when one of the new mechanics clearly favors a class that's on top of the meta - well, that's usually not very good as far as design goes.
So what happens in 2 days then?
Thinking the same.
They did say tournament mode was coming "mid 2018". I can't remember exactly where they mentioned this, but maybe that'll be part of the announcement.
Or they jumped the gun and "leaked" this because they couldn't handle keeping us in the dark any longer.
THAT was supposed to be in 2 days, but it got leaked
They already came out and said it has nothing to do with an expansion like two days ago. It’s something to do with some South American country.
https://dotesports.com/the-op/hearthstone/news/blizzard-announcement-tease-30665
Does anyone else find it ironic that they're introducing a niche, mech-only keyword that will likely see no use after this expansion just months after getting rid of "Enrage" because it was too niche?
It depends if they announce op mechs because with the current mech we know, yes it be a garbage mechanic
Well it can be similar to Inspire, which is expansion specific mechanic, which was in exactly one expansion.
So when should we tell him people can buy packs with real money anyways?
Fire Festival returns soon with double gold quests rewards. If you get the play friend quest for 80g in the next few days, save it for the event!
80 USD does not equal 80 EUR. 10% top up is a bit steep :(
more than that actually 1€=1,18$ --> 18% more
but yeah i agree that this is unfair
This game has officially become too expensive. Paying $100 CAD just to get a hero skin is simply outrageous and honestly quite insulting...
so if we buy both bundles do we get TWO random legendaries aside from Mecha-Jarraxus and ones in packs.
yes
Wild Growth and Nourish are going to be even more busted with the new "omega" cards...
Year of the Raven? Hah! More like Year of the Druid...
A druid can be a raven too, technically.