In Blizzard’s card game Hearthstone , the remaining cards for the “Blackrock” expansion will be revealed tonight at 7:00 PM. Mein MMO will show the live stream and provide a live ticker in German.
The adventure “Blackrock” is set to go live on April 3. Blizzard’s successful card game Hearthstone is thirsty for new cards. Once again, the policy is followed that only a few will be introduced at the beginning, until all are revealed at once. A total of 31 new cards are expected, of which 17 are already known:
Thus, 14 cards are still missing. There is curiosity about whether a new Ragnaros will appear.
Starting at 7:00 PM, the community managers will present the remaining cards in a livestream, and we will accompany this with a live ticker in German.
The live ticker shows you the 14 new Hearthstone cards
6:10 PM: 50 minutes left until it starts; here are the last 3 cards that were announced.
6:40 PM: The Twitch chat is as expected a mere collection of memes, insider jokes, running gags, and obscenities. If you like it …
6:47 PM: Uh, the image switches from the standard “There is nothing to see here” to the special “There is nothing to see here – but soon!”
6:51 PM: It’s quite cool right now to pretend it’s 2014 and shout “Naxx Out”. Anyway, an incredible number of guys are doing that in the chat, but well … just join in, and no one will notice that you have no idea why it’s funny.
6:55 PM: Naxxramas is already out, folks! And I’m so hyped for the Hearthstone beta!
6:57 PM: Just under 30,000 viewers currently have the Hearthstone stream.
6:58 PM: But judging by the chat, all Hearthstone players have the exact same humor.
7:01 PM: Unbelievable, the stream hasn’t started yet. This must be the first time in Blizzard’s history that something isn’t on time when they promise it!
7:02 PM: Uh, it’s starting; they are just playing. Chromaggus, 8 mana card, neutral minion 6/8 stats, legendary, counts as a dragon: When you draw a card, you get a copy of it in your hand. Oh man.
7:07 PM: The two Paladin class cards are a 5-mana minion called “Dragon Consort” with 5/5 stats. It has a battle cry that the next dragon played costs 2 less mana. The other card is called Solemn Vigil. It is a spell for 5 mana that lets the Paladin draw 2 cards. For each minion that died that turn, the spell costs one less mana.
7:10 PM: 70,000 are now watching the stream.
7:12 PM: 11 cards are still missing. Chromaggus is really a tough one. Especially when the Paladin can still get a card draw while Chromaggus is on the board and their hand is nice and empty. The combo with Solemn Vigil is right there: If you lose or wipe out 5 minions that turn, you can play the card for free, with Chromaggus the spell then brings the same card twice. Dragon Consort is also intended as a combo card to bring Ysera and other heavyweights onto the board two rounds before their actual time.
7:20 PM
7:22 PM: The next Legendary seems to be a 6 mana minion: Emperor something. Curious to see what it can do.
7:24 PM: Emperor Thaurissan should be it, the lord of Blackrock Mountain. This is something for total Vanilla-Classic-WoW fans. It is a legendary minion for 6 mana with 6/5 stats, at the end of your turn, it lowers the cost of all cards in hand by 1.
7:29 PM: Wow, the Shaman class card is the Fireguard Destroyer, a 4 mana card (with 1 Overload) and 3/6 stats. When played, it gets 1-4 attack added.
7:32 PM: Hmm, 9 cards are still missing, and they are playing the Shaman again, having only prepared two decks. Scandalous.
7:36 PM: Of course, the pros in the chat and on the respective sites think that the poor community manager can’t do anything at all and is the last noob. He overlooked such an obvious lethal! How can he? If there are 30 million football coaches in Germany, as they always say, the number of absolute Hearthstone geniuses worldwide must surely be 9 digits.
7:37 PM: Although even I would have seen the lethal …
7:40:
7:45 PM: 90,000 are currently watching as Blizzard employees play cards against each other. Long live Hearthstone.
7:53 PM: Oh, the 5th Legendary is known. It is Majordomus Executus, a 9/7 minion for 9 mana. And as a deathrattle, it transforms its hero into an 8 health Ragnaros. And it has a 2 mana hero power: Deal 8 damage to the opponent. Now we know what Blizzard has planned for Ragnaros: some sort of Lord Jaraxxus for everyone. And lore-friendly.
7:57 PM: Now they are kicking into gear and want to show the last cards. Yay!
7:59 PM: The Rogue gets the 2-mana spell “Gang Up“: It can be cast on a minion, and you receive 3 copies of it mixed into your deck.
8:03 PM: The two Priest cards: a 1-mana minion “Twilight Whelp” with 2/1 stats, when you have a dragon in hand, it gets 2 health added. And the Priest gets a spell: Resurrection for 2 mana: Summons a random friendly minion that died in the game.
8:05 PM: The Hunter gets the 2-mana spell “Quick Shot” – Deals 3 damage. If the hand is empty afterward, the Hunter draws a card.
8:06 PM: And the two Druid cards are here. They are two minions. One is “Druid of the Flame” for 3 mana, a 2/2 minion, which can transform into something else. Either into a 5/2 or into a 2/5. And Volcanic Lumberer, a 9-mana minion with 7/8 and taunt. For each minion that died in the turn, it costs one less mana.
8:10 PM: Warlocks get the 3-mana spell Demonwrath, which deals 2 damage to all non-demons.
8:11 PM: Warriors get the 2-mana spell Revenge, which deals 1 damage to all minions. If the Warrior has 12 HP or less, it deals 3 damage to all minions.
8:12 PM: Okay, that’s probably it. Again, 40 minutes wasted in the middle to then do everything rush-rush at the end. Blizzard – You just have to love them.
8:13 PM: So, what do you think? The most spectacular card is certainly Majordomus Executus. But otherwise, there’s a lot of small stuff in the low-mana range of class cards that will surely see play, right? The latest trend with the adventure seems to be trying to wipe out as many minions as possible in one turn to come back better. It will be interesting to see what the pros and the not-so-pros do with these cards.
