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'm talking about how he looks. That makes me a liiittle but uncomfortable...
Now here's the thing about Magnetic minions: If you control a Mech and play a Magnetic minion, the chances are, it'll probably FORCE you to fuse it with the Mech because the UI doesn't really allow for complex decisions.
That is liteterally the mechanic, if you have a mech, they fuse
But what if you have multiple mechs? Does it pick one at random? Do they all get the buff?
I could see the UI supporting targeting with this. When you play the minion, if you are pointing at an empty space on the board you just summon the magnetic minion, but if you point at a mech, then they fuse.
Really wish they would have shown the gameplay footage for this, but I'm sure they will at some point before release.
Well, we can't know right now
But we can know now.
If you go to the official website ( http://www.theboomsdayproject.com ) and scroll down to the 3rd section, you will see a visual for the new mechanic. It comes down to board placement, playing the magnetic minion to the left of the mech fuses them, playing to the right just plays the magnetic minion. This lets you chose when and how to fuse. Yay for a non-RNG mechanic.
Yay
Goblins vs. Gnomes 2
...2p... yes... but blizz employee have some hungry children (or demons) 2 feed also... stop complain'
So.... "Warlock Hero: MECHA-JARAXXUS!" , is this a hero skin or a hero card?
So next meta is turn 1 Biology Project + Wild Growth, turn 2 Nourish, turn 5 Ultimate Infestiation (4 with a coin), looks interesting and by interesting I mean terminal state cancer
Don't forget complete Malygos overfuckery. We'll probably get a neutral legendary weapon to destroy Twig of the World Tree, so OTK lethals will be possible as soon as turn 6-7 :P
Toggwaggle Kingsbane Rogue. Because you missed the mill so much. 10 mana combo, Togg, Prep, Draw their whole deck. Boom.
And you are left with an empty deck, congrats.
That a pretty stupid combo to do, your opponent will just ransom back your deck.
heeheeheeheeheehoohoohee
NOW THAT'S A LOT OF DAMAGE
That's a rogue legendary spell hey? I wonder what kind of janky ass decks will come from that, because right now it seems kinda lame, especially when miracle rogues can already have that kind of draw power on their own haha.
I'm 100% sure this spell was specifically designed for Yogg and nobody can convince me otherwise.
Extra effects if you have 10 mana? At the first look it seems to me Control, Combo and Druid will be very happy about this expansion. So Timmystone seems still be dead for me for the next 3-4 months -.- ...