Hearthstone will soon introduce new rewards and interesting features. We reveal what is changing in Blizzard’s card game.
For years, many players have complained that there are few unlockable rewards in Hearthstone besides the cards. Most frequent players have long unlocked the golden portraits of their heroes for 500 wins. But now Blizzard has announced what is going to happen in Hearthstone in the coming weeks. This includes not only new rewards but also the return of former cards that will all be made available for free.
New portraits for 1,000 wins: Anyone who achieves 1,000 wins with a class can unlock new portraits for the heroes. Three of them have already been presented – Mage, Priest, and Warlock.
- Jaina has become a fiery destroyer, her appearance resembling the portrayal in “Battle for Azeroth,” but with a lean towards fire magic.
- Anduin also wears the armor from Battle for Azeroth, but still represents the priest class. He has aged significantly and has now become a man.
- Gul’dan, on the other hand, looks more like how WoW players have seen him in the “Legion” and “Warlords of Draenor” expansions.
The other portraits are still unknown.
You can actually start collecting the additional wins now – they will be counted retroactively when the corresponding patch goes live.
Standard format receives 23 old cards: As the meta of “Saviors of Uldum” has started to settle, the developers have come up with something special. In a few weeks, they will temporarily bring back a few of the cards that were originally banned from earlier expansions into the Standard format. These include cards like Ragnaros the Firelord, but also N’Zoth the Corruptor.
In total, 23 cards that have “significantly shaped Hearthstone” will return for a while.
The best part: All players will receive these cards for free and can use them. However, they cannot be disenchanted or crafted, and after the event ends, they will disappear again.
More events are to come: Overall, Hearthstone plans to host even more events in the future as the past ones have been particularly successful. There have been extensive card chaos variants reminiscent of small dungeon runs. They want to bring more of these and also link them to events with unique rewards. No details are available yet.
When will the innovations arrive? However, there is still no exact date for all these innovations. Blizzard wants to talk in more detail about these innovations on October 4th. Until then, players will have to be patient and can enjoy how cool Jaina looks in the new portrait.
What do you think of these changes and innovations? Are you looking forward to the new rewards? Or is this not for you?
