The Hearthstone Championship Tour (HCT) 2019 World Championship kicks off in Taipei on April 25 with the world’s 16 best Hearthstone players from the Americas, Asia-Pacific, China, and Europe competing to win the 2019 Hearthstone World Champion title and the lion’s share of the $1,000,000 prize pool.
We’re excited to share that Choose Your Champion will be returning for the ...
Read moreThe battle between the Horde and Alliance rages on, but even the most dedicated champions can’t be at their computer all the time. To stay on top of all that’s happening in Azeroth, download the free mobile app that lets players take World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth with you anywhere you go. From the app, you’re able to:
Team China’s 3:0 win over Brazil at the 2018 Hearthstone Global Games Finals was one for the history books. China has always had a massive competitive presence, with some of the scenes largest third-party events taking place in the country. Ahead of the 2019 HCT World Championship we wanted to give a brief introduction to the three players representing the region at the most prestigious tournament of the year.
To play on stage at the Hearthstone World Championship is a dream come true for LFyueying. “I just want to tell people not to give up easily in anything you do,” he said. “I experienced a down period in my Hearthstone career as well. I lost every tournament narrowly. It was very difficult, but I managed to pull through, so here I am. I think if you have a goal, you should try your best. Do not leave room for regrets.”
LFyueying was born in Haikou City, Hainan, but currently resides in Zhenjiang,...
Read moreThe final results for Hearthstone Ranked Standard and Arena play in March 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. Moving forward, Arena rankings will reflect players’ best 30 consecutive runs throughout a season. The first Rise of Shadows Arena season began on April 9th, and will run for about two months.
Pull up a chair and join us as we toast to the month’s best players!
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The tavern is decked out in typical Noblegarden finery and our Hearthstone heroes are full of festive cheer. This isn’t your typical spring fling, though - the League of E.V.I.L. is in town, which means that this year’s celebrations have been tainted by the terrible tinkerer himself – Dr. Boom!
The Ignoblegarden festivities last from April 17 – 21. Here's what's in store:
According to Dr. Boom, what a holiday really needs to succeed is tons of big-kaboom explosives. Play around with some adorable Egg-Bombs in the Tavern Brawl during this year’s (ig)Noblegarden event, but be careful, some of them might be rotten!
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Read morePresented by Blizzard Entertainment’s University Relations and World of Warcraft development teams, the eighth annual Blizzard Student Art Contest has drawn to a close. After some fervent debate and impassioned deliberation, our judges sifted through the many remarkable entries and identified the winning entries.
Check out the winners and runner-ups below for each of the four categories.
...The launch of Hearthstone Grandmasters is a little over a month away! Today we’re ready to unveil 15 of the 16 players competing on behalf of Europe for the first two seasons. The 16th spot is reserved for whichever player from the region has the best placement at the ...
Read moreThe second Circuit event of the 2019 StarCraft II World Championship Series will take place at the Kiev Cybersport Arena, Ukraine, from May 17 to 19, and we are pleased to announce that registration for players and casters have begun, and ticket sales are now live!
Although the venue is only open to tournament participants on Friday May 17, you can visit WCS Spring as a spectator on Saturday and Sunday May 18-19. Both days will start at 14:00 local time (GMT +3) and entry is free. However, as we expect high attendance, you have the option of buying a Priority Pass which will help you to avoid long queues even if the venue is packed. The in-house commentary will be in Russian, but we will be loaning radios with English commentary for our English-speaking guests. Priority Pass tickets can be purchased on ...
Read moreJoin Senior Game Designer Jeremy Feasel for a deep dive into the upcoming content for Rise of Azshara.
Watch live Thursday, April 11 at 11 a.m. on Twitch!
The Hearthstone Championship Tour (HCT) concludes with one final epic showdown between the very best Hearthstone players in the world at the 2019 HCT World Championship in Taipei on April 25–28, and you won’t want to miss experiencing all the fun in person! In addition to watching the thrilling matches that will determine who will go home with the lion’s share of the tournament’s $1 million prize pool—and the title of Hearthstone World Champion—Blizzard Entertainment is transforming Heping Basketball Gymnasium and the surrounding area into a celebration of all things Hearthstone.
Watch the Best Hearthstone Pros Compete to Become World Champion1
Read moreIn the leadup to the launch of Hearthstone Grandmasters on May 17, we’ll be introducing you to the players that will make up each region for the first two seasons. The following players have been invited to join Grandmasters based on criteria including lifetime earnings, points earned during HCT 2018, seasonal points leaders, contributions to the Hearthstone community, and more.
Here are your Asia-Pacific Hearthstone Grandmasters, including their all-time favorite decks, cards, and cardbacks!
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The Rise of Shadows is nearly upon us! In this Hearthstone update we’re sharpening swords, feeding familiars, and stockpiling staves in preparation for descent into Dalaran and the launch of Rise of Shadows on April 9. This expansion introduces 135 devious new cards to add to your collection, kicks off the Year of the Dragon, adds in our first Arena set rotation, and much more!
Read on for details on everything that’s new in the tavern, and what’s included in the upcoming Rise of Shadows expansion!
Archmage Vargoth
Try Archmage Vargoth early, for free! This Neutral Legendary spinner of spells and defender of Dalaran will be automatically added to your collection and can be played RIGHT NOW in Standard & Wild matches before Rise of Shadows officially launches on April 9.
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A gathering of the exotic from around Azeroth (and beyond!), the Darkmoon Faire is a celebration of the wondrous and mysterious. This mist-shrouded island is a conundrum wrapped in an enigma, accessible at the beginning of each month for one week only. Don’t be shy now, don’t be bashful—step right up for a tantalizing glimpse of what Faire founder Silas Darkmoon has in store for you!
Read moreThe 2019 WCS Challenger Season 1 Open Qualifiers are almost here, and we are now taking applications for Community Casters looking to cover the event! Think you’ve got what it takes? Read on for details, including how to apply for a spot.
Send your application to [email protected] by April 10th. Ensure that the subject line reads “Community Caster WCS “, and that the following information is included:
Long have we waited. After seven qualifiers and six group stages combined for the Americas and Europe—with a cheeky IEM Katowice in between—we are about to embark upon the 2019 WCS Winter Finals. Six players from each region will be flying to California to compete live and in-person at Blizzard Arena Los Angeles this weekend in a king-of-the-hill-style bracket, where they will play for precious WCS points and their share of a USD $60,000 prize pool (USD $120,000 total across the Americas and Europe).
The WCS Winter Finals will take place on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7, kicking off at 8 a.m. PDT/5 p.m. CEST each day. On day one, we will play out the WCS Winter: Americas, and on day two we’ll have WCS Winter: Europe.
The Americas (Saturday, April 6 - ...
Read moreWhile the Arena World Championships (AWC) are taking a break in North America and Europe before their LAN finals, it’s time for Asia-Pacific to get in on the action.
AWC Korea, AWC Australia/New Zealand, and AWC Taiwan are kicking off soon, all adjusted from last year to fall in line with the points-based online cups of North America and Europe. These three tournaments will culminate in a live, cross-regional LAN finals in South Korea, which will take place September 28-29. There, the top three point-earning teams from ANZ, the top three point-earning teams from South Korea, and the top two point-earning teams from Taiwan will battle it out for a $36,000 prize pool, the title of APAC champions, and a spot at the AWC Global Finals.
Signups for ANZ are ...
Read moreThe Mythic Dungeon International (MDI) is a global tournament where the top dungeon-running teams in the world use their skill, intelligence, and creativity to secure the best times possible in some of the most difficult Mythic Dungeons on offer. We are entering the first tournament of the year, the MDI Spring Season, so here’s a breakdown of what you need to know!
We opened the Proving Grounds and thousands of players around the world answered the call, completing five different level 14 Mythic Keystone Dungeons to earn their spot on the Tournament Realm. These players will have the chance every second week to compete in the ...
Read moreIn anticipation of the upcoming 25th anniversary of Warcraft, we’ve partnered with GOG.COM to rerelease the real-time strategy classics that started it all—Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and Warcraft II Battle.net Edition, including both the original Tides of Darkness and the Beyond the Dark Portal expansion. Starting today, players can once again explore these universe-defining games as they become available digitally and DRM-free for the first time ever, exclusively on ...
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