In Blizzard’s free card game Hearthstone, the next wing of the Plague Citadel will soon open. We take a cautious look at the Plague Quarter while holding our noses. What will be next for Hearthstone players?
About three weeks ago, we analyzed the leaks that could tell Hearthstone players what to expect in Naxxramas long before the expansion’s release date. Surprise: We were right about the first three bosses of the Arachnid Quarter. They had exactly the abilities that were described in the leak. So let’s boldly assume that the next statements about the bosses in the Plague Quarter will also be correct. However, they are not officially confirmed.
Noth, Heigan, and Loatheb – The Hearthstone Plague Wing crew with their latest hit
Noth – Noth holds cards that kill all non-skeleton minions. He has a passive Hero Power that summons a 1/1 Skeleton whenever one of the player’s minions dies. In the HC version, these are 5/5 Skeletons.
Heigan the Unclean – Heigan, still famous for the legendary Heigan dance from Naxxramas, has as a little joke the Hero Power to deal 2 damage to the leftmost minion of the player for 1 mana. In HC, that’s 3 damage, and the ability costs him no mana. The catch in the fight: Heigan plays a card that allows him and the player to draw 2 cards and gain 2 mana. In the HC version, only Heigan gets 2 mana and 2 cards, while the Hearthstone player comes up empty.
Loatheb – Loatheb starts the game with 75 HP in normal mode. He has very strong and cheap cards that leave 0/1 Spores, which grant a bonus to the player with their death rattle. This way, he can give his own minion 8 attack points. In heroic mode, Loatheb has 99 health points. As a Hero Power, or rather Boss ability in normal mode, Loatheb creates an aura that deals 3 damage to the hero for 2 mana cost. In HC, the ability also deals 3 damage, but Loatheb uses it for free.
The Hearthstone versions of the bosses correspond in their abilities to the original World of Warcraft bosses and are modeled after them.
