Rise of Shadows Launches Today! Here's Everything You Need to Know + Theorycrafted Decks
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Hearthstone's newest expansion launches today, April 9. Everything you need to know to get through today can be found below.
EXPANSION IS LIVE!
- The new Adventure will be available in May with no date confirmed.
- Another 135 new cards have been added to the game.
- For the next week you can purchase the "Shadow Bundle". It contains 9 cards packs and an Arena Ticket for $10 USD.
- You can view all the new cards in our dedicated visual guide to Rise of Shadows.
- You can come kill time with me and some HearthPwners on Discord.
Freebies
- One Archmage Vargoth on login (if you haven't logged in and received him yet).
- A quest chain with card packs.
- The first wing of the new "Great Dalaran Heist" adventure, delivered in May.
Launch Day Goals
- Login to get your free stuff outlined above.
- 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 Mechanics
We have three core mechanics in Rise of Shadows.
- Twinspell adds another copy of the card (without Twinspell) to your hand.
- Lackeys - Special token minions which are randomly generated through other particular cards. They are 1/1 minions with "devious" battlecries.
- Schemes - These cards grow in power each turn they are in your hand!
Year of the Dragon Begins
New year, new you! For those that play Standard, say goodbye to friends from the past. The following Hearthstone sets are now WILD ONLY.
- Journey to Un'Goro
- Knights of the Frozen Throne
- Kobolds and Catacombs
A reminder that this is the only set rotation that is happening this year, as always. The next rotation will take place in April 2020 and you can learn more about how set rotations work in this post from just over a year ago.
In addition to the sets above, the following cards have been sent to Wild as they were moved to the Hall of Fame set.
- Divine Favor
- Doomguard
- Naturalize
- Baku the Mooneater
- Genn Greymane
- Black Cat
- Glitter Moth
- Gloom Stag
- Murkspark Eel
Arena Changes
The Arena is getting a massive change with the start of Rise of Shadows.
- We will now have rotating card sets for the Arena.
- The initial rotation of card sets will include cards from Basic, Classic, Naxxramas, Old Gods, Gadgetzan, Witchwood, and Rise of Shadows.
Reveal Day Stream
Theorycrafted Decks From RegisKillbin
Regis has been hard at working building ideas for the new expansion. Check out his concepts and expansion stream where we may see some of them evolve.
Deck | Author | Cost |
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Midrange Dragon Paladin | RegisKillbin | 6400 |
Bomb Control Warrior | RegisKillbin | 8520 |
Thief Rogue | RegisKillbin | 7640 |
Khadgar Summoner Mage | RegisKillbin | 8360 |
Tempo Mage | RegisKillbin | 3880 |
Mech Deathrattle Hunter | RegisKillbin | 5960 |
Control Hagatha Shaman | RegisKillbin | 16160 |
Lucentbark Heal Druid | RegisKillbin | 6680 |
Vereesa Spell Hunter | RegisKillbin | 4140 |
Tempo Togwaggle Rogue | RegisKillbin | 8000 |
Big Warrior | RegisKillbin | 6320 |
Betrug Portal Warlock | RegisKillbin | 6360 |
Silence Priest | RegisKillbin | 1040 |
Demon Zoo Warlock | RegisKillbin | 7120 |
Secret Paladin | RegisKillbin | 6600 |
Murloc Shaman | RegisKillbin | 4680 |
Theorycrafted Decks From Kripparrian
Deck | Author | Cost |
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KRIPP Bomb Midrange Warrior | Kripparrian | 12960 |
KRIPP Jepetto Spell Hunter | Kripparrian | 9900 |
KRIPP Silence Lady Priest | Kripparrian | 7080 |
KRIPP Malygos Jepetto Shaman | Kripparrian | 13140 |
KRIPP Undatakah Paladin | Kripparrian | 10420 |
KRIPP Mecha'thun NOT DEAD Warlock | Kripparrian | 11040 |
KRIPP Token Aggro Druid | Kripparrian | 2800 |
Theorycrafted Community Decks
We're shining the light on some theorycrafted community goodness.
Rise of Shadows Expansion Guide
Learn more and see all the cards in our dedicated expansion guide.
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There actually isn't. The only pity timer is for legendaries and that is set to 40 at max.
wait, what about the legendary in every 10th pack ? that doesnt work anymore ?
its a guaranteed legendary in the FIRST 10 packs of every type.
From What i heard tomorrow we are getting another quest which will give 1 boomsday 1 shadows pack. The next day 1 rastakhan 1 shadows. Then 1 shadows and witchwood. Then 1 of all standard packs
Craft any golden Legendaries you really want. This is important due to the no duplicate legendaries rule.
Is this really possible?....can't find anyway to do it.
Forget it. Found the way...
Is it me or did they silently increase the chance of getting Epic cards? Because 80% of all the packs I've opened have had 1-2 Epics.
disapointing 2 legendarys on 56 packs, really a shit
I made Pepega Paladin with ShirvallAH, check it out please!
I just got the 9 pack deal and got Oblivitron and a new epic for Rogue (the new assassinate + effect one.. which is actually great)
Could be better, but still happy.
I think I'm just most happy that Odd and Even are gone from standard, as well as a bunch of other stuff so it's really fresh right now. I was playing nothing but wild format at the end of last year, but I think now I'm gonna hang round in Standard for a bit.
Burgle rogue is looking pretty sick right now... maybe there's room for pogo to squeeze in as well?
After I had poor results from the last two expansion pre-orders, this one made me feel a little better. From 98 packs, I got 6 legendaries (not counting Archmage Vargoth and the random Golden Legendary Chef Nomi). Nozari, a golden Madame Lazul, Tak Nozwhisker, Scargil, Arch-Villain Rafaam, and Barista Lynchen. I also got 25 epics (1 golden) and 7 golden rares, and 6 golden commons. So Happy year of the Dragon to everyone, good luck in your games.
i also got only one quest of the chain, its suppose to work that way? tomorrow the other part?
Well, after my guaranteed legendary in 4th pack (Heistbaron Togwaggle) next one, if you start counting after open legendary, i found in 39th! Damn blizzard, really? In very last pack according to pity timer? And it was bloody The Boom Reaver. And of course none in next 11 packs. Honestly worse pack opening for me. 54 packs for 2 legendary, its hilarious. Considering there up to 29 packs without legendary left.
Damn, they really didn't give us those legendaries and packs for free. They are truly businessmen
Epic fest , 15 epics from 54 packs and 4 legendaries , not bad.
so where are the quests that give packs??? let's hope they give compensation :DD
https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/bbbhzm/for_those_that_are_asking_where_the_remaining/
Hmm… did not get another legendary quest.
It's the first freaking day of the expansion. Give it a couple of weeks.
Also you consider Odd Paladin, Odd Warrior, Midrange Hunter and Wall Priest "great" decks? I'm happy to put the last meta behind us and to experiment. If you don't enjoy playing, then just quit.
you get a new pack-quest every day for the first 5 days: days: https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/bbbhzm/for_those_that_are_asking_where_the_remaining/
53 pack 2 legendary ... im unlucky everytime sh.t
Pice of .... 4 legendaries in 120 pack! Fuuuuu