Blizzard’s card game Hearthstone is starting anew with Season 4 on Tuesday. All ranks will be reset and the chance to earn the Rainbow card back is also gone. However, there will be new opportunities to obtain new cards and a new meta-game is sure to follow.
On Tuesday, the 4th season of the card game, which can be considered one of the surprise hits of the year, will begin. Although it comes from Blizzard, who have proven to have a golden touch with their titles for years, even the seasoned veterans at Blizzard probably never dreamed that Hearthstone would be such a massive success.
Originally, it was supposed to be announced on July 1st what the new prices for the cards of the Naxxramas expansion would be. However, this has since been postponed in a forum post. Apparently, we aren’t that far yet.
Will the new card back be green and purple?
Blizzard has already promised that there will be a new card back in Season 4, but it has not been revealed yet. The five card backs shown in the beta are all available now, so players can expect a surprise. The colleagues at cinemablend believe they have spotted a new card back with a green and purple background in the recently leaked screenshots of Naxx. The colors of Naxx, so to speak.
With the new season, there will also be a new race to see who will be the first to reach Legendary status. Veterans who performed well in Season 3 will have a slight advantage over newcomers: They receive a bonus star for each rank.
A constantly evolving meta-game is also expected for Season 4. Instead of the dominating decks of Season 3 like Miracle Rogue or Headlock, unusual Priest decks or New Age Frost decks could be in play, with which top players Amaz and RDU made headlines at Dreamhack.
My MMO hopes for Mister Bigglesworth
By the way, our tip for the Naxxramas expansion, as not all cards have been revealed yet: We would be surprised if the pack comes without the necromancer lord Kel’Thuzad’s favorite cat. Mister Bigglesworth could appear as a card that the opposing player would be better off avoiding killing. After all, the theme of the expansion is “Deathrattle”. And the death of Mister Bigglesworth has always been a delicate matter.
While there have always been wild rumors in Naxxramas that the loot table changed with the demise of the furball, this has never been confirmed.
But one thing is for sure: Kel’Thuzad got angry every time! What impact could that have on his card in the game?
Update 01.07.: The suspected card back has been confirmed. It is the one from Naxx with purple/green colors.
