Tombs of Terror Solo Adventure Release - Chapters 1 and 2 Today!
It's finally time, Tombs of Terror releases today! It took 6 full weeks after Saviors of Uldum's release, but here we are, we will have Chapters 1 (for free!) and 2 available to play today, with Chapter 3 next week and Chapters 4 and 5 in 2 weeks.
This post summarizes the most important things you need to know for today. For all the indepth knowledge and Encounter strategies check our Tombs of Terror Information and Strategy Guide!
What is Tombs of Terror?
Tombs of Terror is a solo adventure in the Dungeon-run style, where you can play as 1 of 4 Dual-Class Explorers and build your character and deck with a choice of cards, Hero Powers and treasures from 2 classes. The goal is to defeat the given PvE Encounters in a Chapter. Each Chapter typically has 8 Encounters, somewhat randomly chosen from a pool of them restricted to this Chapter.
What Time does the Adventure Release?
LIVE right now.
How do I unlock the Chapters?
The first Chapter unlocks for everyone for FREE. The second Chapter unlocks with the Deluxe pre-order, individually for 700 in-game gold (or €6.99 EUR/$6.99 USD) or all Chapters at once in a €14.99 EUR/$14.99 USD launch bundle.
What are the Rewards?
You can earn 3 Saviors of Uldum card packs for completing each chapter and the final encounter. There's an additional golden Classic pack for clearing all four chapters and card backs for deating all 5 chapters on Normal and Heroic mode. You can see the Card Backs HERE.
What's the story?
The League of E.V.I.L. has let loose several plagues upon Uldum, which in turn unleashed a host of mighty mythical beings, including the terrible Plague Lords. Thankfully for us Elise Starseeker reunited the League of Explorers and with them we are going to fight evil and save Uldum (and the world) from destruction.
What are Plague Lords?
Every Chapter ends with a fight against a Plague Lord end boss. These Plague Lords have a persistent health pool between Dungeon-runs, meaning that you will pick up the fight where you left off last time, instead of having the Plague Lord at full health again. They switch tactics and Hero Powers when you bring them to certain health totals and become even more deadly.
What can you expect?
Chapter 1: Lost City of the Tol'vir
- Location: Takes place in The Lost City of the Tol'Vir, a Dungeon area known from the MMORPG.
- Hero Unlock: Reno Jackson, a Mage and Rogue class Hero. Find out all his treasures, Hero Powers and starting decks in the Heroes section of our main guide.
- End Boss: Vesh, Plague Lord of Murlocs.
- Rewards: 3 Saviors of Uldum Packs for beating 5 bosses in a Chapter.
- Chapter 1 Strategy Guide found HERE.
Chapter 2: The Scorching Dunes
- Location: Takes place in the Deserts of Uldum.
- Hero Unlock: Sir Finley Mrrgglton, a Paladin and Shaman class Hero. Find out all his treasures, Hero Powers and starting decks in the Heroes section of our main guide.
- End Boss: K'zrath, Plague Lord of Madness.
- Rewards: 3 Saviors of Uldum Packs for beating 5 bosses in a Chapter.
- Chapter 2 Strategy Guide found HERE.
Good luck and have fun!
Staring at the clock. Counting the minutes. Christmas arives several times a year with hearthstone!
when is live ??? can't wait
400g loss for each wing if you dont count golden pack. Giving real money is ok i guess.
...plus three free packs from first chapter.
but that 400g goes into the fun you have while playing it! worthwhile for me at least
yeah its true, subjective issue, i wrote that by considering value only.
Be a nice diversion from the monotony of ladder for awhile, looking forward to it.
Just before every 5th visitor gets it wrong again:
no, it´s not 15 SoU packs and one golden classic pack for 15$.
As the first chapter is free, you get 12+1 packs for 15$.
And if you wonder how much a golden classic pack is worth: on average roughly 475 dust. But since there are pity counters and most of us opened only few packs so far, one has to expect a lower average. Minimum value is 300 dust.
That out of the way: can´t wait to try it out.... :)
EDIT: Initially I said it´s 9+1 packs, but as xskarma informed me, Blizzard said there will be 3 packs per chapter and another 3 for the finale
It's actually 15 packs + 1 golden pack, not 12 + 1. You get 3 packs for the 5th Chapter too. So 12+ 1 is already taking into account you get the first 3 for free.
What I wrote was not meant as a way to criticize/correct you or anyone else - because you don't actually mention the rewards in your post nor did anyone else say anything yet ;). As there is one wing less than in RoS, I also assumed 3 packs less.
Did they say that? I didn't read anywhere so far in blizzard announcements that you get packs for beating the "delightful mystery", which maybe doesn't even count as a chapter itself (but might be rather like the witchwood finale). But then I didn't follow the whole buildup for this release...
From the official press release by Blizzard about the expansion:
"Great risks yield even greater rewards: players who brave the Tombs of Terror can earn 3 Saviors of Uldum card packs for completing each chapter and the final encounter—15 Saviors of Uldum card packs in total—an additional golden Classic pack for clearing all four chapters, and unique card backs for finishing the entire Adventure in the normal and Heroic modes."
So yes, it's official.
awesome, 12+1 packs for 15$ sounds much better than 12+1 packs for 20$ (like we had last time .... because zayle is worth nothing, can´t DE that stupid thing and they didn´t update the lists....)
Doesn't it release next Tuesday?