Alliance Wins Battle for Alterac Valley!
After a more than month long battle between Hearthstone Players, the Alliance has come out victorious! This means that Vanndar Stormpike will get a Diamond version in game that will be awarded to EVERYONE! A date for when this will happen was not announced, but one would assume it comes with the next big patch.
The Honor reward system that was introduced will continue even after the Faction winner is now known, and will still reward the Golden Faction leader of the opposite faction than the one you chose. You can also still get both cards from opening packs!
Congratulations to the winning faction of the Battle of Alterac Valley:
— Hearthstone (@PlayHearthstone) January 11, 2022
For Azeroth. For the Alliance! pic.twitter.com/ojSOUq7lwc
Me too, and I definitely saw Drek'thar more often in wild. Vandar almost not at all. At lease on the higher ladder and in the legend ranks.
Kinda wish my faction lost so I could get the other legendary
I see many arguing about faction choice. The truth is, in my case, I chose Horde just because: FOR THE HOOOOOOOORDE!
For me it's been, it is and it always be.
See you guys on the battlefield.
I chose Horde, and from my experience I played against more Horde than I did Alliance members. It felt like there were more of us out there. A lot of Horde on Horde violence, something the alliance would approve of.
Anywho, I’m kinda shocked they won.
Sadge... RIP the would-have-been-a-beautiful-diamond-Drek'Thar
Isn't that just because fast decks are heavily favored against slow decks anyways these days?
true!!!! they are favored drek is better for sure
I thought there was no one left that even plays Alliance in WoW... I guess they all migrated to Hearthstone :P
Been born Alliance, will die Alliance. Today we've shown even in the toughest of times, THE ALLIANCE IS TOO STRONG AND WILL NEVER BE BROKEN!
Alliance has dwarves, the best race in any RPG ever, so it's inherently better than Horde, not even taurens can compete.
I like how all you think there's a diamond version of horde card :D
conspiracy is real
The Horde Card is Only good in Wild
Was the Alliance winning supposed to be a surprise? No one picked Horde cause Vanndar is a far better card. This had nothing to do with fun factions. It was entirely based off which card was better at the very start.
I picked Horde because I figured everyone plays Horde in WoW so probably everyone would pick Horde in HS too, lol.
I doubt that. I picked Vandar because I always played Alliance, if not, I would have gone for Drek because the card seemed stronger to me. Yes, the Vanndar effect is very strong, especially on turn 4, but if you draw him late in the game, or your hand is already filled with the high cost minions, its just not a good card. In the beginning I saw him in deathrattle priest decks, but tht deck vanished after a week. Havent seen Vanndar being played.
picked Alliance because Horde is (or was) so popular in WoW..
Drek'Thar's winrate in standard 51,6%
Drek'Thar's winrate in wild 53,6%
Vanndar Stormpike's winrate in standard: 49,4%
Vanndar Stormpike's winrate in wild: 44,0%
... you were saying?
I chose Alliance because Vanndar is a more fun card IMO, but saying it's "better" is just objectively wrong.
Seems rigged -> Diamond animations too complicated beyond 1 card i geuss