Hearthstone
Hearthstone is an online digital trading card game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment that draws inspiration from the rich lore of the Warcraft series, incorporating its characters, elements, and relics. The game was originally released for Microsoft Windows and macOS in March 2014 and has since expanded to iOS and Android devices, offering cross-platform play that allows players from different devices to compete in their respective geographical regions.
The concept for Hearthstone was born as an experimental project within Blizzard, driven by a passionate team with a deep interest in trading card games. Their goal is to overcome the limitations of other digital card games by eliminating opponent interaction during player turns and capturing the essence of physical card games through an intuitive user interface. During development, many concepts and art assets were adapted from the physical World of Warcraft trading card game.
Over the years, Hearthstone has won critical acclaim and been a huge success for Blizzard. As of August 2017, the game was generating nearly $40 million in monthly revenue, demonstrating its popularity and financial viability. According to a Blizzard report in November 2018, Hearthstone has a massive player base of over 100 million. Additionally, the game has gained widespread recognition as an eSport, with Blizzard and other organizers hosting lucrative cash-prize tournaments.
Hearthstone 27.0 Patch Notes
Battlefield update
New mission rewards
- Turbulent Tomb: Added [a specified “Deathrattle” minion] into your hands. Your Deathrattle triggers for an additional time.
- Gilnean War Horn: Added [a specified “Battlecry” minion] into your hands. Your battle cry triggers additional time.
Mission reward update
- The following quest rewards are now harder to obtain:
- Endless Blood Moon; Solid Shards; Volatile Venom; Doppelgänger’s Locket; Hidden Treasure House
- It is now easier to obtain the following mission rewards:
- Boom Squad; Map of the Unknown; Ice Scythe; Blood-Soaked Book; Snickers Snack; Guidance Staff; Timeline Acceleration; Ritual Dagger; Anima Bribery; Mirror Shield
Hero Armor Update
The following heroes now have lower armor:
- Karel Rom now has 6 armor
- Chenvaala now has 15 armor at higher levels and still has 12 armor at lower levels
The following heroes now have more armor:
- Trade Lord Gallywix now has 8 armor at a higher rating; still has 10 armor at a lower rating
- Queen Vartogg now has 13 armor points at a higher level; still has 7 armor points at a lower level
Minions Update
Steelback Knight
- Old (regular): Windfury, Divine Shield. Frenzy: Obtain the Divine Shield.
- New (regular): Windfury. Aegis. The first time you survive damage, gain the Divine Shield.
- New (Gold): Windfury. Aegis. Survive damage the first two times and receive the Holy Shield.
- Developer Comment: This is a text change update for clarity, as this is the only card in Battlegrounds that uses the “Insane” keyword. The functionality of the regular version remains unchanged, but the Gold version is now more powerful.
wording update
For consistency and better templates, text-only updates have been made across multiple instances of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds: “Tavern Layer” has been shortened to “Layer”; “Bob’s Tavern” has been changed to “Tavern”; “Add to your hand” has been abbreviated to “get”; “minion type” has been abbreviated to “type” when “minion” has been previously mentioned in the text. None of these changes are gameplay-impacting changes.
Duel Update
Season update
On July 25th, the current duel season will end, ratings will be reset, and current competitions will end. At that time, Ashes of Outland will be added to the deck building and card pool offerings. TITANS will also be available in all card pools at that time, but will not be available for initial deck building until the expansion launches on August 1st.
Hero pool update
Diablo is no longer in the eligible hero pool.
Card pool update
- Ratgor is no longer banned from all card pools.
- Morg Artificer and Kael’thas Sunstrider are now banned from all card pools.
- The following cards do not appear in buckets and cannot be discovered or randomly generated: Akama, Bulwark of Azzinoth, Spellcaster and all 11 Titan minions
Arena Update
On July 25, with patch 27.0, all current Arena runs will end and a new Arena season will begin. Eligible decks will be rotated so that the following decks form the Arena card pool:
- nuclear
- Savior of Uldum
- Ashes of Outland
- Madness at the Darkmoon Circus
- March of the Lich King
- Road to Alsace
- Legend Festival
- Titans
Enter the Arena to play new Titan cards before the expansion releases!
Twist beta is ending
The current Twist Beta will end at the end of the season, July 31st. After the beta ends, Twist will be temporarily unavailable while we prepare for the official launch. Thanks to everyone for trying this new mode and providing feedback!
Twist is scheduled to officially launch on September 1, with new formats and fun surprises. Stay tuned for more details coming soon.
Bug fixes and game improvements
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where secrets triggering cost reductions would cause crashes on mobile devices.
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where combining Eclipse and Funnel Cake would refresh the wrong number of Mana Crystals.
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Sir Finley would swap cards from your hand into your deck in the order they came into your hand instead of the order they were held in your hand.
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where spells that had their costs reduced by infinite maxing would retain their cost reductions when rediscovered by rewinding.
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Cannibal would over-heal minions that triggered its destruction. You don’t want to see this happen to you.
- [Hearthstone] Fixed bug where mix musicians could not be muted. Now someone cut off his microphone.
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where using a Magnetic minion next to a dormant minion would allow you to have 8 minions on the board.
- [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Jerry Rigg Carpenter’s effects would sometimes cause a crash.
- [Hearthstone] Updated Zarog’s Crown to match other discovery effects (now adds a copy of the card to your hand as part of its effect).
- [Battlegrounds] Magnetic minions now return to the minion pool immediately after being magnetized.
- [Battlegrounds] If your last opponent has no minions, Bob’s Burgess (Tess Greymane’s hero power) will no longer be able to activate.
- [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where the Secret Sin Stone would not trigger the other stealth effect if you had both the Secret Sin Stone and another stealth mission reward.
- [Solo Adventures] Fixed an error where players were unable to purchase Dalaran Heist Chapters 2-5 with gold.
- [Solo Adventures] Fixed a bug where clicking on the reward preview in A Night in Karazhan could cause a crash.
- [Cosmetics] Fixed a bug where Hero Trays were missing in Hymn of Iron Inge.
- [Cosmetics] Fixed a visual bug in the Battlegrounds board that caused clipping on mobile. The visuals in the upper left corner of the battlefield board will now appear simplified on mobile.
- Miscellaneous. Other bug fixes and game improvements.
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Hearthstone gameplay
Hearthstone offers an engaging digital trading card game experience set in the Warcraft universe. In this turn-based game, two opponents choose from eleven different classes, each with their own hero powers and unique cards that shape different career archetypes. The ultimate goal is to drain your opponent’s health to zero using a deck of cards they have collected.
The game contains five main types of cards: creeps, spells, weapons, hero cards, and locations. The three expansion-unique quests represent specific types of spells.
Cards in Hearthstone are categorized by rarity, with legendary cards being the rarest, followed by epic cards, rare cards, common cards, and basic cards. To maintain a diverse metagame, Blizzard regularly releases expansion packs with new cards every four months, as well as smaller mini-sets in between expansion packs. The game features a freemium model, where players can enjoy the game for free or choose to purchase additional card packs and content.
One of the unique aspects of Hearthstone is its simplified gameplay, which eliminates manual reactions from opponents during player turns and incorporates turn timers. Players use “mana” to cast cards from their hands, and the mana pool increases by 1 point each round, with a maximum of 10 points. Each card has a specific mana cost, requiring strategic planning and consideration of available plays.
Minions and spells are the key to the game. Minions are placed directly on the board during the game and display special effects such as charge or deathrattle, giving them immediate attacks or triggering unique abilities upon death. Spells, on the other hand, offer a variety of effects that can affect the game board in various ways. Players can obtain new cards through card packs or by crafting new cards using Arcane Dust.
Hearthstone’s dynamic gameplay and regular updates have given it popularity and lasting appeal among card game enthusiasts around the world.
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