The October season in Blizzard’s free card game Hearthstone is dedicated to Halloween, the “Schlotternächte”.
Every month, Hearthstone reshuffles the cards, and the climb up the ladder starts anew. Anyone who manages to reach at least rank 20 will receive a new card back at the end of the month, thus displaying their participation in the season.
Rank 20 sounds laborious, but it really isn’t – because everyone starts at rank 25 and works their way “down”. Up to rank 20, you can only win; losses do not negatively affect your ranking. Rank 20 is the lowest rank you can later fall to. Higher up, it gets tougher; only a quarter even reaches rank 14 or lower. At the top of the pyramid are the top players and streamers who regularly engage in deck-building. This Hunter deck was played last week by the player ErA and led it to the top rank in North America.
The October season at Hearthstone is now entirely themed around Halloween – the card back is designed accordingly scary. By the way, Halloween in World of Warcraft German is called “Schlotternächte”, which has been retained in Hearthstone. Good luck, and may you instill fear in your enemies.
