New Expansion Revealed Today!
The new Expansion for Hearthstone was revealed: United in Stormwind! It features new mechanics, and new cards! Read below to find out all about it!
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ANNOUNCING
United In Stormwind
HEARTHSTONE’S NEWEST EXPANSION
Welcome, adventurer, to Stormwind! This majestic capital city is a testament to all the Alliance stands for. Filled with bustling trade, shiny equipment, epic mounts, and new Questlines, Stormwind is a great place to rest and prepare for the next step in your journey. And prepare you must, as there is hidden danger lurking deep within the castle’s pristine walls. The city cannot and will not fall! Band together with old allies and new friends. Resolute and unyielding we are… United in Stormwind!
United in Stormwind will launch worldwide on August 3 with 135 new collectible cards! You can find the full schedule for card reveals, and see which cards were announced today, by visiting the card library, here. Check back frequently—the list will be updated with new cards as they’re revealed!
New Keyword: Tradeable
Shopkeepers, bakers, and merchants come to Stormwind to peddle their wares while adventurers come to trade away their extra loot. Cards with the new Tradeable keyword can be played like normal, or for the low cost of 1 Mana, swapped with a different card in your deck!
Questlines
An adventure is only as good as the quests you take along the way. All 10 classes will have access to a Questline that highlights the journey of their class’s Mercenary through Stormwind. Questlines are Legendary spells that start in your hand and have three tiers of progression. Get a reward after you complete each step of the Questline, culminating in a powerful Legendary mercenary minion!
Mounts and Profession Tools
You’ve grown a lot in the Barrens, and it’s time to level up! Pick up a mount to aid you in battle—and even keep fighting after you’re gone! Or maybe you can learn a new skill while you’re in town. Profession tools are weapons that have special effects instead of attack values. Gather the crafting reagents to get an awesome effect!
Phase 2 Roadmap Update
United in Stormwind will kick off Phase 2 of the year of the Gryphon. Phase 2 will include major changes to Battlegrounds, including the launch of Battlegrounds cosmetics, a minion type refresh, and regular content updates. We will also continue to bring regular updates to Duels, Tavern Brawls, and Solo Experiences. Finally, Mercenaries will launch during Phase 2 of the Year of the Gyphon! Take a look at the new Roadmap:
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Pre-Purchase United in Stormwind
The United in Stormwind Mega Bundle includes 80 United in Stormwind card packs, five Golden United in Stormwind card packs, two random United in Stormwind Golden Legendary cards, the Lady Katrana Prestor Mage Alternate Hero, the Lady Katrana Prestor card back, the Ve’nari Alternate Battlegrounds Bartender (Pre-Purchase),* and Battlegrounds Perks**!
The United in Stormwind Pre-Purchase Bundle includes 60 United in Stormwind packs, two random United in Stormwind Legendary cards, and the Lady Katrana Prestor card back!
*Bartender Ve’nari will also be available for pre-purchase before United in Stormwind goes live as a standalone item and can only be redeemed once per account. Bartender Ve’nari will be usable in-game, in the Battlegrounds game mode, no later than August 31, 2021.
** Battlegrounds Perks are available upon purchase and expire at the end of the United in Stormwind expansion cycle.
Log in and Get Flightmaster Dungar for Free
Near or far, Flightmaster Dungar can take you wherever you need to go! Log into Hearthstone after the 20.8 patch goes live to receive the Flightmaster Dungar Neutral Legendary minion, for free, available to play immediately! Limited one per account.
The 20.8 patch launches today and includes a host of Battlegrounds updates and more. Check out the patch notes here for details! Also, check out the upcoming Fire Festival festivities for one last hot hurrah before we leave the Barrens.
United in Stormwind Card List & Expansion Guide
Learn more and see all the cards in our dedicated Card List.
More reason not to buy the bundle. And also bundle skins will be available solo soon too
New Hero looks good imo. Problem is its just another Mage hero..
Another round of "Buy Tavern Pass only" for me, that Mage skin surely holds no candle against Netherwind Jaina (aka Best Jaina) or even Kel Thuzad.
Glad my economics are still stable, being able to craft any golden legendary with my 31k Dust and 5.2k Gold remaining.
I like the tier 3 Jaina the most from BP1. Love it with the water elementals around her.
Same, she looks good to me. In fact, she looks much better in game than on the image.
Well-animated portrait (flame in the hand, purple glow, shadow of wings), good entry animation, nice voicelines (especially the one you get playing against Anduin).
Yea, I do agree that it's not a perfect portrait of Katrana Prestor and it could've been a bit more "epic", but still - it's definitely not the ugliest one to me.
Edit: actually I realized what could've made her better - less zoom. So we could see her staff (it's hidden on the portrait but can be seen in the artwork) and get a better view on "wings".
I actually think she's one of the best skins ever :D
I guess I like minimalistic designs when it comes to portraits. I do not like images with too much stuff in it, I think that reduces the easy recognizability.
and her hero power animation is soooo good
Mini-set probably will be The Stockade
Do you play WoW?
https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Stormwind_Guard_(NPC)
Most people forget this game is based on WoW. Let me know when you find any guard in Stormwind that casts consecration, holy shock or divine storm.
Tradable is an absolutely insane Keyword. I got a feeling it might stick around after the expansion with how good it is. It just opens up so much design space to just be in one expansion.
I really liked the first quests. The second version of quests where to rewarding for something that the class would do normally anyway. I really hope the new quests dont spawn something like what we had last year. Quests can feel oppressive when completed fast. If they pop at turn 8 or later its fine but not before that. The new keyword and the mounts looks like a lot of fun. The Mage preorder hero is the most bland one I have ever seen. All in all? Pretty great but with a litte worry about quests.
So the expansions this year seem to be following the theme of ______ed in (place name). Will the 3rd be something like "Assaulted in Alterac"?
Just wanted to say that your post made me smile as a WoW player :) /and ganged in some other places
Runed Mithral Rod is technically -17 mana... I like it.
lol, no, that card is a turn 3 do nothnig and lose the game
I am playing a lot of primordial druid, I can tell you with around 6x% win rate, most of games are, turn 1 to 4 do nothing then win the game
I didn't say it was good just said it was technically -17 mana.
Idk if it was mentioned in the reveal but do the cards lose Tradeable tag after using it or you could repeat it several times (if you draw it again obvs)?
It was not mentioned, and I'm sure it would have been mentioned if they lost the keyword.
So it's repeatable? NICE it makes them better
Also, I love your profile name <3
OMG... That's the most ugliest Alternate Hero ever from a pre-order bonus.