Update 3:08 PM EST: Removed note on card rarity, added note about class cards in Blackrock Mountain.
Update 1:39 PM EST: Added note about card rarity.
New Blackrock Cards: Lava Shock & Axe Flinger
Two new cards have been revealed today! The first is the Warrior Minion, Axe Flinger, and the second is a Shaman Spell, Lava Shock. Both of these cards will be obtained through the class challenges. Read the blog post in which these cards were unveiled here.
These cards are now available in our deckbuilder, so you can begin sharing your theorycrafted decks right away!
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A Note on Class Cards
Zeriyah has reached out to us to clarify that there is indeed two different class cards for each class, although this information is not readily available online at the moment. One of these class cards will be sourced from the class challenges. This is an update to our previous statement which said there were only going to be nine class cards in Blackrock Mountain which has now been proven false.
This also changes our previous statements on class card rarity, so they have been retracted. We may indeed see a common and a rare class card for each class, although we won't know for certain until we see all the cards.
Our apologies for the misinformation! Our BRM Guide has been updated with this new information.
Update: Ben has now confirmed publicly that each class has 1 Common and 1 Rare.
New Card Clarifications
Quote from BlizzardLava Shock
It resets your overload on the current turn, and your next turn. (Ben Brode)
It only clears mana that is currently locked or will be locked next turn. Playing Lava Shock and then playing a card with Overload will result in you still having Overload on your next turn. (Ben Brode)
So turn 10, overloaded 3, you play Doomhammer + Lava Shock. Lava Shock lets you use the 3, plus full mana next turn?
Yes. (Ben Brode)
More Blackrock Mountain Cards
We're now up to a total of seven Blackrock Mountain cards out of the set of thirty-one. Check out previously released cards below. Don't forget you can also check out our BRM Guide to learn more info on the adventure.
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Well it's only saying "two copies of a new class card".
Lava shock will be clutch in Shaman, no doubt.
With Axe Flinger?? idk, Lava shock is AWESOME!!
Axe Flinger on his own + Bouncing Blade = 10 dmg for 7 mana
Warrior class specific card beeing common. Does this mean we get TWO class specific cards? This would be so great!
Well we don't know how the distribution of cards and class specific cards on the different enemies will be. Doesn't have to be the same as in Naxx.
But it seems highly unlikely, that classes get cards of different rarity. So either this is a mistake or we get two each.
Maybe we shouldn't assume that class cards will only come from class challenges like they did for Naxx. Maybe the class rares will be from challenges and the class commons will be from bosses.
They have already stated we will have 1 class card for each class, and it will be won through the class challenge.
The difference in rarity is for Arena Balance.
Also - double axe flinger, plus a few whirlwinds and a couple of trades, and you've got yourself crazy face damage. Love it!
Whirlwind, Cruel Taskmaster and Inner Rage are often already in Warrior Decks. Add to it the Bouncing Blade which was not used as often and the Flinger becomes a source of huge damage. Add the Frothing Berserker for taste.
I love Lava Shock. Should be AWESOME in Crusher Shaman.
Lava shock is cool! reminds me of quite a few of the fan creation cards. seriously - shaman love incoming :)