Even in the third week of the expansion “Blackrock Mountain” for Blizzard’s card game Hearthstone, we can again expect three bosses and two class challenges that will bring us a total of 6 new cards.
After helping Lord Victor Nefarius in previous weeks to defeat the dwarves and fire elementals, we now turn against our former quest giver and head into Blackrock Spire. Highlord Omokk, General Drakkisath, and the well-known Rend Blackhand await a challenge and offer exciting mechanics that are particularly tricky in heroic mode. Those who have defeated all three can then attempt the class challenges for Priest and Druid, which are rather straightforward.
Almost all of the cards from the new wing have convinced me. The “Core Hound” will find its way into many Rush Hunter decks and might lure out the occasional big game hunter. With the “Dragon Companion”, it is now possible to create quite decent Paladin dragon decks, and the Priest’s “Twilight Whelp” has fantastic stats when you have many of the flying monstrosities in the deck. The Druid receives another powerful tank: The “Volcanic Lurker” will often ensure an early surrender of the opponent when combined with a Claw.
The legendary card “Rend Blackhand” I find to be extremely weak. Too many factors must occur simultaneously for it to be useful. In the worst case, you might not even be able to play it because you would have to sacrifice one of your own legendary minions if the opponent has none on the field. Only in combination with Sylvanas could that still make sense…
By the way, have you already discovered that Hearthstone is now playable on Android and iOS smartphones?
