[2022] Welcome to the Players' Tavern

Welcome to the Players' Tavern!

In this blog, we'll highlight some new features to help new and returning players to quickly jump into the game after going through the basics on our website.

Pull up a seat by the hearth, and let’s start!

  Table of Contents:  

• Latest Expansion
• Sharing a deck
• Importing a deck
• Game Economy: Low Cost Decks

 

 

Latest Expansion

 

The latest expansion, Murder At Castle Nathria, introduced a new card type - Location, and a new keyword mechanic - Infuse.

LOCATIONS: Locations are an all-new card type, available to every class. Location cards are played onto the board for an initial cost, like minions, but can’t be damaged or destroyed except by cards that are specifically able to target them. Locations have activatable effects that you can use on your turns, with a cooldown of one turn. Each time you use a Location’s effect, it loses one durability and is removed when it reaches zero.

Below is an example of the Paladin class location, Great Hall. It can be used to buff your small minions (like Silver Hand Recruits), or to shrink your opponent’s minions to a more manageable size! You can see from the Durability in the bottom right corner that its effect can be used three times.

INFUSE: Cards with Infuse are upgraded in the player's hand after a number of friendly minions die, causing it to transform into an Infused card and gain additional effects.

Below is an example neutral Infuse card, Murlocula. Normally, Murlocula costs 4 mana, but after four friendly minions die while Murlocula is in your hand, it is Infused and transforms into the version that costs 0 mana. This can offer you a cheap and easy way to add a minion to your board!

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Sharing a deck

 

Deck importing, or sharing, is a feature that allows decks to be easily shared with everyone using a code string.

Copying a deck

If your deck is already full, when you select the Hero portrait at the top of a deck in your collection, you’ll see a Copy button.

Press that button and your decklist will be copied to your clipboard. If you paste your decklist into a text document, it will look like this:

Click to view sample decklist.

See that highlighted in green line near the bottom? That code also works on its own, making it easier to share a decklist with friends in chat or social media.

Try it yourself! AAECAc2xAgSL5wOwigS1igTv0wQN/J4E/Z4E/p4E5p8E558EoaAEwqAExKAExaAExqAE8dME26EFhaQFAA==

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Importing a Deck

 

When you go to create the new deck in your Collection, Hearthstone will detect that you’ve got a valid decklist on your clipboard, and you’ll be asked if you’d like to create a new deck with the one you’ve copied.

Any cards you don’t own will appear insubstantial (blue-grey) and you can select them for suggested replacements, like in the image below.

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Game Economy: Low Cost Decks

 

"Low Cost Decks" can be very helpful when the supply of Arcane Dust is running low and you'd like a strong deck to start with. These decks rely on cards with a lower cost and are ideal to approach the game while you're building your own collection.

• [English] My Favorite Budget Deck in Castle Nathria - Aggro Elemental Shaman - Hearthstone Guide by Old Guardian
• [French] 10 Decks Lowcost Pour Passer Legende by TheFishou
• [Spanish] Con este Mazo si no subes a Leyenda es porque no quieres by Feelink

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Welcome to the Players' Tavern!

Here, we'll highlight some features to help new and returning players quickly jump into the game after going through the updated basics on our website.

Pull up a seat by the hearth, and let’s start!

  Table of Contents:  

• Summer 2023 Expansion
• Sharing and Importing a Deck
• Budget Decks

 

 

Summer 2023 Expansion

 

The latest expansion, TITANS, introduced 2 new keywords, "Titan" and "Forge", and brought back the fan-favourite keyword "Magnetic".

TITAN: Titans are god-like minions with the "Titan" keyword. Titans have three powerful abilities that they use instead of their first three attacks, opening the way for a strategic and impactful game the longer your minion remains on the board. Choose carefully, as each ability can only be used once. After all three abilities are used, your Titan can attack normally.

Each class has its own Titan; below is an example of the Priest class Titan, Aman'thul, who's able to provide a powerful swing turn or additional resources to out-value your opponents.

FORGE: For two mana, cards with Forge can be moved over to your deck area and replaced with an improved “Forged” version.

Below is an example of a Death Knight Forge card, Eulogizer. Both minions and spells can have this keyword, supporting many different strategies.

MAGNETIC: Minions with Magnetic can be attached to Mechs in play, combining their stats and effects! Play your Magnetic minion directly to the left of a Mech to fuse them together, or play your Magnetic minion anywhere else to play it as a normal miniony.

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Sharing and Importing a Deck

 

You can share the decks you create and import the ones created by other players using a built-in feature that allows decks to be easily shared using a deck code.

Copying a Deck

If your deck is already full, when you select the Hero portrait at the top of a deck in your collection, you’ll see a Copy button.

Press that button and your decklist will be copied to your clipboard. If you past your decklist into a text document, at the bottom of the decklist you will see a string of letters, numbers, and symbols. That is the deck code.

 

Importing a Deck

 

Let's say you've and found a fellow Hearthstone player sharing their deck on social media - for this purpose, we'll use a deck shared by JambreHS: his "Criminal Lineup Shaman". Instead of dragging each card from your collection to your deck, you can copy the provided deck code and take that to Hearthstone.

When you go to create the new deck in your Collection, Hearthstone will detect that you’ve got a valid decklist on your clipboard, and you’ll be asked if you’d like to create a new deck with the one you’ve copied.

Any cards you don’t own will appear insubstantial (blue-grey). If you don't want to craft the missing cards right away, you can select them for suggested replacements, like in the image below. This is also a great opportunity to add a personal twist to a deck idea!

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Budget Decks

 

"Low Cost Decks" can be very helpful when the supply of Arcane Dust is running low and you need a strong deck to start with. These decks rely on cards with a lower cost and are ideal to approach the game while you're building your own collection. A few examples below - you'll find the deck code in each video's description!

• [English] Budget Silver Hand Paladin by Old Guardian - an easy deck to play all the way up to Legend!
• [English] Budget Face Hunter - Old Guardian rarely misses an opportunity to get more decks for less; if Paladin is not your thing, you can't help but enjoy this aggressive Hunter deck!
• [French] A selection of budget decks by Fishou, for those that want to have even more options and adapt them to their own unique play styles!

More interesting decks for everyone!

• [English] It is all about control for BabyBear, thus she stands by this TITANS Death Knight
• [Italian] SilentNick swears by his Egg Paladin, able to challenge the most fearsome decks currently available - give it a try and let him know if it worked for you!
• [Spanish] Feelink puts the FUN above everything, sharing his best gaming advice with his viewers 3 Consejos sobre qué Mazos jugar (y Mazos Meta)

Grab a deck and hop in, the Tavern is waiting!

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