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!
Looking forward to Dr.Boom playable hero for warrior but .... tbh .... they dissapointed me about their new preorder strategy. That skin for Warlock is worth 30 euros, seriously?? (looking at previous DLC where for 50 euros they were giving 80 packs and 1 legendary card for everyone <<even if you didnt preorder...>>) Hope they will cool their braines and change the offer for 50 euros... And that trick... where you can buy both packs... Kinda funny. Meh.
And here I was waiting for July 12th like the last teaser said. What a welcome surprise! Not very excited about the higher prices and hero portrait locked into the expensive bundle though, especially after the bonus 20 packs last expansion. Personally, I dust all of my golden cards, including legendaries, and would rather have the extra packs.
It seems as though August will be an eventful month for both me and my little stepbrother. On the sixth, he will reach his fifth birthday, and I will enjoy the Hearthstone expansion launch one day later. Not only does that week hold significance for both of us, but the next week also does as well. At six o'clock in the afternoon of August 13th, I will begin my journey into Kul Tiras (and Zandalar to a more hostile extent.) in World of Warcraft's new expansion. Then, on the morning of August 15th, my little stepbrother will begin his first day of kindergarten. I love video games and my little stepbrother, and August will have eventful days for both my favorite person and my favorite activity.
Dayuuuum, the wallet raid is real! And just after I survived the Steam Sales...
They have really put an effort for this. I like it. Also, I don't get why so many people complain about the prices. I mean you can just skip the pre-order and buy packs with gold, I know most of those who complain like getting their packs faster, but still the free option is always available. And people who spend tons of money on this game (whales) should be rewarded in some way and it seems fair even though I'm f2p and probably will never get the hero skin.
New patch + 3 free packs. Tnx A8.
Yeah eff that way too expensive. Looks like i’ll be saving up some gold for this expansion!
Who?
Man i miss Ben twice as much now. His Charisma and rapping is sorely missed.
The guys did their best, no doubt but i have seen better acting in porn...
too bad i cant downvote multiple times
Well, I'm f2p anyway, so the outrageous price doesn't affect me much (just shocked me when I first saw it).
As for the cards, well, too soon to tell, but if Myra's Unstable element works the way it seems to work, I can already foresee some ridiculous combos showing up.
I don't think it'll work in combo decks. It's not worth risking milling the combo pieces.
i disagree. i find the game gets stasle after 2 mths into an Xpansion. Everyone is playing the same net decks etc.....
With 3 Xpansions a year, the meta csn refresh and deck builders can buikd decks, and net deckers can net deck!!
I do find Adventures fun, but beatable almost right away. The A.I. arent up to speed IMO. Once they get AlphaZero running the A.I.'s, then playing against the computer will be a real challenge. Until then, bring on the new cards!!!!!
It doesn't give you the card, it's a cosmetic hero, like Nemsey, or what not. Just something that looks cool, but has no impact on game play.
If anyone in the US is curious, the pre-purchase price for the regular and Mega bundles are 49.99 and 79.99 respectively.
Proof:
https://imgur.com/bUm3SSQ
At first I was a little upset that Blizz went back on the 20 extra packs from the pre-order like they did with the last expansion, but since I'm definitely gonna be getting both pack I quickly realized I'd WAY rather get a free golden legendary than 20 extra packs.
But that's just me, someone who pretty much has all the cards and will probably very quickly have all the cards from the new expansion very soon after it comes out. I'm guessing a newer play with a less complete collection would find the 20 extra packs more valuable, but I could be wrong.
I'm gonna make a poll on this in the forums if no one else has.
Here's the poll/thread I started on this: https://www.hearthpwn.com/forums/hearthstone-general/general-discussion/220074-poll-which-pre-order-bonus-would-you-rather
Yes, the new patch says it so
Yes it can.
btw. The Fire Festival aka double gold is returning!
https://imgur.com/a/RyZfm8B
I was personally not playing when GvG came out, so I'm really glad to be able to mess with some crazy Goblin tech. Goblins are my favourite warcraft race. I guess if we can't have booty bay yet, this is the next best thing.
I was hoping to be able to do that boss fight where you get the legendary weapons beamed in though in card format, maybe even get an al'ar card. This will certainly do though.
Now I just need to work like a Goblin to try and get that big pre order cash before it launches. (I'd really like that warlock hero and that cardback is beautiful)