Hearthstone Dev Tracker

Now that Saviors of Uldum is live, new cards have been introduced and powerful decks have started to surface. To make for a better ladder experience for Hearthstone players in this new expansion, we’ve decided to make the following card adjustments in an update next week:

Card Changes

Mage

While [[Conjurer’s Calling]] is a powerful tool that’s found in a number of Mage decks, when used in decks focused around cards like [[Mountain Giant]] and [[Sea Giant]], it was creating extremely powerful board states at a point in the game where opponents didn’t have effective answers.

Increasing the mana cost of this card will make using both c...

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An all French finals punctuated the last day of Masters Tour Seoul, with Théo “Felkeine“ Dumont squaring off against Martin “Zhym” Prêté in an identical Highlander Mage mirror match for the history books.

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We have our Top 8 here at Masters Tour Seoul! One of the players listed below will take home the trophy, the title, and the lion’s share of the $500,000 prize pool!

• Shuda “RNGLys” Liu – 11-1 with Hunter in Swiss
• Euneil “Staz” Javinas – 10-2 with Hunter in Swiss
• Théo “Felkeine“ Dumont – 10-2 with Mage in Swiss
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54 countries were represented among 324 players that participated in the opening rounds of Masters Tour Seoul on Friday, with approximately half of the players in attendance returning from Masters Tour Las Vegas. After 7 rounds of Swiss, only 162 players remain in the running for the trophy ahead of Day 2!

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After winning the Grandmasters Season 1 Playoffs in Asia-Pacific and securing his spot at BlizzCon, South Korean Kim "Surrender" Jung-Soo went to work on unraveling the Saviors of Uldum meta. This weekend he’ll put his knowledge to the test on home turf at Masters Tour Seoul, where he’ll compete alongside hundreds of invited players from across the world.

Obviously, Surrender would love nothing more than to claim the trophy himself. “I’ve been playing Hearthstone for at least 8 hours every day since the new expansion came out,” he said. “The players...

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Masters Tour Seoul is almost here. Over 350 players have earned an invite to participate, but the trophy is reserved for the winner! Here you can find everything you need to know about the tournament.

• Venue:  VRIZ PC Café (Day 1 & 2), OGN Studios (Day 3).
• Dates: August 16–18
• Broadcast Start Time: 6 p.m. PT (Day 1 & 2), 7 p.m. PT (Day 3).
• Casters: ...

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We’re excited to announce that Twitch Drops will return for ...

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23-year-old Xiaomeng “VKLiooon” Li made history last week, becoming the first woman to qualify to the Hearthstone Global Finals with her win at the Gold Open Tianjin Master Group Season 1 Playoffs.

“Being qualified for the Hearthstone Global Finals is by far the highest finish I’ve achieved in my Hearthstone career,” VKLiooon said, “This is my first time to be able to get global attent...

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The Blizzard Museum is located in the heart of our Irvine campus Since we moved to this campus in 2007, the museum has been a great place to show the history of our games to visitors, friends, and family.

For details on the latest exhibit, we spoke again to Dana Bishop, the museum curator:

Our newest [museum] exhibit celebrates Hearthstone’s 5th anniversary. Since the game’s initial launch in 2014, the team has released fifteen expansions and Adventures. Through this exhibit, we’re taking a journey back in time to explore how each release made its mark.

Art is always at the center of Hearthst...

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Arch-Villain Rafaam and his band of misguided miscreants have navigated the capital city of Dalaran across the world and have arrived in the land of magical mummies, treacherous tombs, and sand-swept horizons – Uldum! While their ultimate goals are still shrouded in mystery, their disastrous doings in the dunes have unleashed devastating plagues on the land. Now it’s up to the League of Explorers (and you!) to stop the League of E.V.I.L. from reaching their nefarious goals.

Read on for details on everything that’s new in the tavern, and what’s included in the Saviors of Uldum expansion!

Saviors of Uldum – Launching August 6

The League of Explorers Has Arrived

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The inaugural season of Hearthstone Grandmasters ended with a bang as Chris "Fenomeno" Tsakopoulos, Kim "Surrender" Jung-soo, and Francisco "PNC" Leimontas punched their ticket to the Global Finals at BlizzCon. Although it was an exciting season, we have certainly learned some things and will be changing certain aspects of the program moving forward. We continue to listen and gather feedback from players worldwide, and we’re excited to share today some of the changes we’ll be implementing for Season 2.

For starters, we are retiring the Specialist format for Grandmasters Season 2 and will be replacing it with best-of-three Conquest featuring a Shield Phase.

How it Works

• The two battling players bring four decks, each from a unique class.
• The match starts with a Shield Phase where both players will choose one of their own decks to “protect” that cannot be banned.
• Each player will ...

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The sands may be scorching and the tombs dreary, but the taverns of Uldum have never been more lively. Read on for details on some exciting livestream events we’re hosting to wrap up Saviors of Uldum’s card reveal season with a bang!

Card Reveal Livestream

Join Brian Kibler, Community Manager Chris Sierra, and Lead Game Designer Peter Whalen as they unveil and discuss the final batch of cards coming in Hearthstone's new expansion, Saviors of Uldum!

• When: July 31st @ 10am PT
• Where: ...

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We’ve scoured the sun-scorched deserts of Uldum and dug up a fresh new round of card reveals!

To give you an idea of what’s coming with Saviors of Uldum on August 6, videographers, news sites, sand sculptors, and streamers have revealed some of the awesome new cards in this expansion. Now, we’ve compiled an exciting selection of our recent card reveals here for you to explore:

Embark on Another Exciting Quest:

Raise ferocious creatures from the ruins and crypts of Uldum with these new Warrior and Paladin quest rewards. Blastmaster Boom has hacked the system and taken control of Anraphet’s Core in order to summon 4/3 golems at an incredibly discounted mana cost. Keep up the pressure and gain control of the board by swinging swords and creating powerful Stone Golems.

Sir Finley of the Sands is put...

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The final results for Hearthstone Ranked Standard in June 2019 are in!

The players featured below have employed top notch deck building skills, in-the-moment decision making, and unyielding dedication to achieve a most noteworthy feat!

Dynamic ladder rankings are now also available for the Standard and Wild ladders.

Pull up a chair and join us as we toast to the month’s best players!

• Standard

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Hearthstone’s newest expansion looms ever closer and we’re excited to talk to you about another round of powerful new cards coming in Saviors of Uldum!

To give you an idea of what’s coming to the Tavern on August 6, we’ve started revealing cards in various places around the globe and have compiled an exciting selection of our recent card reveals here for you to dig into. Check out the cards below and let us know what awesome new decks you have in mind for Saviors of Uldum!

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The Explorers Have Arrived:

The gang’s all here! The League of Explorers has arrived, and that means their fearless leader Reno Jackson is back and, thanks to his new Gatling Wand, he’s bringing tons of magical mischief as a new Legendary Mage card.

 

If your deck has no duplicate cards you’ll be rewarded with incredible effects when you ...

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It’s Pre-release season once again and the sand-swept landscapes of Uldum hold plenty of room for you and your friends. Pull up a chair and join us at a local Pre-release event, or host one of your own!

The Saviors of Uldum Pre-release will run from 10 a.m. PDT on August 2 to 10 a.m. PDT on August 5. If you haven’t attended a Pre-release party before, click here for a refresher on what to expect.

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Grandmasters Season 1 has come to an end and three players have punched their ticket to the Hearthstone Global Finals at BlizzCon this November!

In Asia-Pacific, Kim "Surrender" Jung-soo defeated Tyler 'Tyler' Hoang Nguyen only to fall to Liu “Shaxy” Wei-Chieh in the initial stages of the bracket. He redeemed himself by advancing past Euneil “Staz” Javiñas in the Semifinals before besting Yashima “Alutemu” Nozomi in the Finals 3-1.

I won APAC Grandmasters Season 1 and i am going to Blizzcon this year! I couldn't be happier than now 
Sho...

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Thanks for joining us at San Diego Comic-Con! If you missed the panel, check it out in its entirety here: 

The League of Explorers is coming to sunny Southern California for San Diego Comic-Con! Stop by for an unforgettable panel featuring iconic Hearthstone voice actors and a member of the development team.

Hearthstone game designer Dave Kosak and voice actors Terrence Stone (Sir Finley), Amy Walker (Elise Starseeker), and Carlos Larkin (Brann Bronzebeard) will be on stage at Comic-Con to share stories about the iconic characters starring in Saviors of Uldum, our heroic upcoming expansion. 

The panelists will reflect on how they brought their charact...

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That’s no mirage! Hearthstone’s newest expansion is looming on the sandy, dune-swept horizon, and we’re excited to show you some powerful new cards coming in Saviors of Uldum!

To give you an idea of what’s coming to the Tavern on August 6, we’ve started revealing cards in various places around the globe. We’ve compiled an exciting selection of our recent card reveals here for you to check out, so you can begin mind-crafting some awesome new decks:

Captivating Quests:

Set yourself up for success with Untapped Potential. This Quest requires you to spend a few turns with a little extra Mana set aside to gain incredible power later in the game.

 

Complete your quests, earn your Hero Power...

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Twitch Drops are back for the Grandmasters Season 1 Playoffs! You will earn one Rise of Shadows pack for watching 3 hours of the broadcast (consecutive or non-consecutive) on any of our official channels during the designated timeframes. Keep watching for a total of 6 hours and you’ll be granted another pack! On top of that, 1,500 lucky eligible viewers will be randomly rewarded with Classic card packs every hour.

Grandmasters Season 1 Playoffs

• Dates/Times: July 12-14, 2am–3pm PT
• Time accrual drops: Two Rise of Shadows Card Packs
• Random drops: 1,500 Classic Card Packs per hour of broadcast

Eligible channels:

• PlayHearthstone...

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