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Shaman needed some help from K&C to diversify it's deck options on the ladder. It ended up getting a number of underwhelming Totem and Overload cards instead.

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Each card is rated on a scale of 1 to 5 on two criteria: Power and Versatility.

The Power rating reflects how much I expect a card to impact the game when played. Cards which immediately represent multiple cards worth of value (Ultimate Infestation) or have a powerful effect on the board for their mana cost (Sunkeeper Tarim) will receive high Power ratings, while cards which have a low impact on the game (Ice Breaker) or cost too much for their effect (Furnacefire Colossus) will receive Power low ratings.

The Versatility rating is intended to communicate how dependent a card is on other cards for its success. Cards can be very powerful without being versatile at all (Clutchmother Zavas), which means that many exciting and powerful cards will end up seeing very little play once the metagame is established. A high Versatility rating means a card relies very little on other cards to be good, and the more comfortable I would feel crafting that card on day one. A lower Versatility rating doesn't necessarily reflect that I expect the card to be bad, but that I wouldn't feel comfortable crafting it until it has proven itself to be a part of a competitive deck.

Kobold Hermit

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Fits into: Token Shaman, Totem Shaman

Power Versatility
3 3

This card will make a nice compliment to Primalfin Totem in Token-based strategies that look to go wide and pump up their board with cards like BloodlustEvolve, and Flametongue Totem. Kobold Hermit's ability to discover the perfect totem for a variety of situations leads me to believe that it's much more powerful than it appears on first glance. A Wrath of Air Totem for Maelstrom Portal will give Shaman the ability to meaningfully interact with a wide number of threatening boards, while a surprise Stoneclaw Totem can be very useful for protecting important minions. Kobold Hermit may not be incredibly exciting, but I still expect it to see a fair amount of play.

Crushing Hand

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Fits into: Overload Shaman

Power Versatility
1 2

Overload 3 is a massive tempo loss to put on a two drop, which positions this card as more of a late game card than an early game one. I can see this setting up a Snowfury Giant in a dedicated Overload list, but am fairly confident that the average Midrange or Control Shaman can do far better than Crushing Hand.

Healing Rain

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Fits into: Control Shaman

Power Versatility
2 1

12 Health is quite a lot of healing from a single card. If Healing Rain is ever able to set up favorable trades it will pay for itself, but I think that's asking quite a lot. The random nature of Healing Rain leads me to believe that it's too inconsistent to ever see widespread play.

Sapphire Spellstone

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Fits into: Overload Shaman

Power Versatility
2 1

Seven mana is quite a lot to ask from a card which also requires you to overload your mana crystals and have a powerful minion in play to be worth your while. That said, I can envision some crazy Snowfury Giant turns with this card. The lesser version of this card isn't strong enough to earn its keep in non-overload Shaman decks, so I wouldn't be surprised if Sapphire Spellstone ends up collecting dust.

Primal Talismans

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Fits into: Totem Shaman, Token Shaman

Power Versatility
2 1

Along with Kobold Hermit, Primal Talismans is an obvious plant for the Totem Shaman deck that Blizzard is hinting at in K&C. Unfortunately, I think that deck is gonna be awful. Primal Talismans is far worse than Spirit Echo in a Midrange Shaman deck, but could potentially provide some Bloodlust insurance for Token decks.  It probably won't, but at least it's something to think about.


Murmuring Elemental

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Fits into: Elemental Shaman, Jade Shaman

Power Versatility
2 2

Brann Bronzebeard, this card is not. The 1/1 body on Murmuring Elemental is downright dreadful, and I expect that this card will have a nasty tendency to rot away in your hand as you wait for it to become useful. I'd love to use Murmuring Elemental to double down on Kalimos, Primal Lord , but I fear that the card will be too useless in too many situations to justify its inclusion in competitive decks.


Windshear Stormcaller

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Fits into: Totem Shaman

Power Versatility
3 1

Getting an Al'Akir and a 5/5 for 5 mana is one of the most exciting things you can do in all of Hearthstone. Unfortunately, the only way you can consistently set up Windshear Stormcaller is with cards like Primal Talismans and Wicked Witchdoctor, neither of which are cards I'm looking to put in my competitive decks. Unless its somehow far easier to get all four basic totems than I'm envisioning, I don't expect Windshear Stormcaller to make any major ripples in the upcoming metagame.

Unstable Evolution

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Fits into: Midrange Shaman decks

Power Versatility
4 4

I absolutely adore the design of this card, and look forward to the many difficult and compelling decisions which this card will lead to on the ladder. Do I cast this card now, or later? Do I risk evolving this minion into something even better, or do I leave it be and evolve something else? This card is incredibly skill testing, and I expect it to be devastating in the right hands.

A deadly topdeck in the late game, Unstable Evolution can create a 9 drop from an empty board in combination with Shaman's Hero Power. It's not nearly as efficient as Evolve is in the early game (nor is it as good with Doppelgangster), but I believe that the flexibility of this card will make it a powerhouse in the mid to late game, particularly in Elemental and Jade Shaman. Many Elementals and Jade cards get the majority of their value from their Battlecry trigger and leave behind a less-than-stellar body in the process, which should open the door up for Unstable Evolution to accrue some serious value on the leftovers.

The Runespear

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Fits into: Control Shaman

Power Versatility
3 1


The biggest reason to get excited about The Runespear is the high volume of powerful Shaman spells which don't require a target to be strong, such as VolcanoSpirit Echo, and Far Sight. I don't think it will be very difficult to Discover a spell off The Runespear which is strictly beneficial, but I'm having a hard time envisioning a Shaman deck that wants to play an 8 drop which takes 3 turns to fully pay off. This card will be good in any big, slow, controlling Shaman deck, but none of those decks exist right now.

Grumble, World Shaker

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Fits into: Elemental Shaman, Jade Shaman

Power Versatility
4 2

As an enormous fan of Elemental Shaman decks, I couldn't have been happier to see another Legendary Elemental. Grumble appears to have a similar power level to Kalimos, Primal Lord, which gives me reason to be optimistic about Elemental and Jade Shaman in K&C. If Grumble can consistently recycle the battlecry triggers of Jade Spirit (an Elemental and a Jade card), Blazecaller, and Servant of Kalimos, the 7/7 body it leave behind should provide more than an enough board presence to make up for the drawback of emptying your own board. There's a fair bit of play to setting up Grumble properly, and I see the card's Battlecry as more upside than downside. Unfortunately, I also foresee a number of situations on the ladder where you simply can't afford to bounce your entire board. Grumble won't always be a slam dunk, but he's yet another skill testing Shaman card which will reward intelligent players for good play.

Thoughts on the Class

Meh.

Speaking as a guy who loves me some Shaman, I'm a bit disappointed by the number of cards that are wasted on Totem and Overload Shaman. I don't see these two archetypes going anywhere, yet they represent half of all the new Shaman cards in K&C. Despite the number of lackluster Shaman cards in new set, I'll still emerge from it as a happy man if Elemental Shaman becomes a playable deck. Save me, Grumble, Worldshaker!

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I only disagree with your rating of Healing Rain. The random nature might indeed make it bad but I see potential for this card being played after multiple of you minions got damaged after value trading and I will test this. But I might be wrong :)

And it looks like shaman got again not much good stuff, same as in KFT.

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I will try to use 2 Murmuring Elemental but even if it will have the potential to be great it might be better to include only one.

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Murmuring Elemental can be strong, but when I compare it to Brann Bronzebeard, who was more often left out from shaman decks than not, it probably won't see that much play.

I remember totem shaman being a thing for about 2 or 3 weeks at one point, so I'd say it is possible that the deck will make a returns. Perhaps not as a tier 1 deck, but somewhere around tier 3, sure.

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8 minutes ago, Oxygen said:

Also: Would playing 2 Murmuring Elementals in a row make the following card's battlecry trigger 3 times? :)

It should, unless the devs are not clear again with their text :D

I mean the first Murmiring makes the 2nd to cast its battlecry twice, followed up by a Fire Elemental should cast the 3 damage 3 times, but at the same target I assume that can be good or not. But should be great on Servant of Kalimos :D But you are investing 3 cards for that so it might not be good in every situation.

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47 minutes ago, positiv2 said:

I remember totem shaman being a thing for about 2 or 3 weeks at one point, so I'd say it is possible that the deck will make a returns. Perhaps not as a tier 1 deck, but somewhere around tier 3, sure.

Totem Shaman was a thing thanks to Thunder Bluff Valiant and Totemic Might (and to a lesser extent Wicked Witchdoctor and Tuskarr Totemic) that could turn a board of 0/2 into a force to be reckoned with without relying on a Bloodlust turn. Without the Valiant, a general Token strategy will be more efficient.

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I have a hard time believing that the legendary weapon would be good in any deck, even slow control. Quick rundown:

• Sometimes you'll have to attack into a (big) taunt just to proc it
• Sometimes (most times?) you don't get what you want
• Abysmal tempo
• Just look at it, it definitely belongs in a museum
• Oozes go "nom nom"
• You still get overloaded (right?)

Lastly, you might have to rely on luck wether to attack with your minions into your opponent board first or to proc the runespear before that. Volcano and bloodlust want you doing very different things... if you get the board clear and your minions are still on the board, or if you traded them away and got a bloodlust offer, that's not good at all. And those are the "no target spells", I'm not even delving into the ones that will randomly target something. 


Other than that I agree with Caldyrvan, I think healing rain is being slightly underrated. It is going to heal your average board to full health, so a midrange deck could benefit from good trades, it wouldn't be a completely dead card against midrange/control. On top of being pretty nice against aggro decks... not so much against tempo, but not completely dead either. Spreading Madness is very inconsistent because it can ping anything, but healing rain can be used much more consistently because you can control your board size, and 12 is a lot. 

Unstable evolution is probably the best of those anyway... unless somehow totem shaman becomes a thing, which imo is fairly unlikely.

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Oh there might be another thing with Healing Rain, it will be much worse if it just targets anything friendly, no matter if it is damaged or not. I fear it will be like that, but even then with 12 points you need to have a very wide board and get very unlucky :)

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20 minutes ago, Caldyrvan said:

Oh there might be another thing with Healing Rain, it will be much worse if it just targets anything friendly, no matter if it is damaged or not. I fear it will be like that, but even then with 12 points you need to have a very wide board and get very unlucky :)

you can't "restore health" if you're health is intact, makes no sense.

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6 minutes ago, Starving said:

you can't "restore health" if you're health is intact, makes no sense.

If the devs and their card texts would be consistent and if you could be sure they follow a logic I would agree.

And I really hope it will not target undamaged characters, but other than effects like Backstab which simply can't hit a damaged target, you can always apply heal to a character. It might not trigger something (Northshire Cleric) because no actual healing was done, nevertheless you can apply healing.

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Control Shaman is one of my favourite archetypes. I tend to only play it in Wild these days (it holds my all-time ladder record of rank 37 legend in wild!), partly because my list ran sylv and rag, and partly because healing wave was essential. Healing rain is good enough to replace that I’d say. I also think crushing hand is better than it looks, the low initial mana cost can be a lifesaver if you overloaded the previous turn and then need to respond to an unexpected threat. It also can just kill a big thing while saving your hexes for stuff that needs to be silenced. The spellstone is interesting too, though not sure it’d find its way in. Ancestral Spirit is so much more flexible, but in a silence heavy meta maybe the spellstone could be an alternative. Struggle to see a world where I want to play the runespear tbh.

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I can't imagine why ppl play wild, you will have to face Razadin until the end of all days. Not a future I would like to face.

But I agree with your predictions for the K&C cards.

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56 minutes ago, Caldyrvan said:

I can't imagine why people play wild.

Put bluntly, a lot more of garbage players and decks. It's way easier to get to rank 5 in Wild if that's all you want from ladder in a given month.

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5 hours ago, Caldyrvan said:

It should, unless the devs are not clear again with their text :D

I mean the first Murmiring makes the 2nd to cast its battlecry twice, followed up by a Fire Elemental should cast the 3 damage 3 times, but at the same target I assume that can be good or not. But should be great on Servant of Kalimos :D But you are investing 3 cards for that so it might not be good in every situation.

actually i think it doesn't. it says: your next BC triggers twice.

So if you cast this two times it still triggers only twice because it doesn't say anything like "doubled" or "one more time".

Imagine if it says "your next BC triggers a hundred times" so if u play two of them in a row the third BC should again just trigger 100 times and not 100x100 or 200 times...

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19 minutes ago, Breadd said:

actually i think it doesn't. it says: your next BC triggers twice.

So if you cast this two times it still triggers only twice because it doesn't say anything like "doubled" or "one more time".

Imagine if it says "your next BC triggers a hundred times" so if u play two of them in a row the third BC should again just trigger 100 times and not 100x100 or 200 times...

It doesn't have to say doubled.

It says battlecry happens twice for the first ME, then for the second one that you play immediately, it will have the effect of 'triggering battlecry twice' two times. So if you play two ME, than hit Fire Elemental on the board, it will deal 12 damage, because its battlecry will trigger 4 times.

Check out the combo; Brann into 2 ME into Fire Elemental (needs one proc of Emperor or Fire Plume Harbinger)

According to the wording, this will activate the battlecry 32 times, which adds up to 96 damage.

First ME will trigger the next one four times, second ME will trigger the next battlecry 16 times (2×4×2) the Fire Ele will be triggered 32 times (16*2)

@Positiv2, first day we should give this a try. How about that? We can share what happens here.

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11 hours ago, Keizoku said:

Totem Shaman was a thing thanks to Thunder Bluff Valiant and Totemic Might (and to a lesser extent Wicked Witchdoctor and Tuskarr Totemic) that could turn a board of 0/2 into a force to be reckoned with without relying on a Bloodlust turn. Without the Valiant, a general Token strategy will be more efficient.

Thunder Bluff Valiant relied on a board full of totems to be really strong, just like Windshear Stormcaller. While Thunder Bluff Valiant is better without without having the necessary totems, Windshear Stormcaller has the support of the new cards. Is it good enough to make totem shaman a strong deck? Probably not. Is it good enough to make totem shaman a decent-ish deck, somewhere around tier 3 and 4? I'd say that it is, especially considering you can play token shaman and just add Windshear Stormcaller and Primal Talismans.

It is likely just wishful thinking, hoping to see totem shaman once again, though.

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It sounds 

2 hours ago, positiv2 said:

s it good enough to make totem shaman a decent-ish deck, somewhere around tier 3 and 4?

It sounds nice but the problem is the majority of the players can afford one maybe two top tier decks, they put their resources into these and barely play/have anything else, if then some kind of budget deck

Those who can afford a tier 3/4 deck (in addition to their top decks) might do that to have fun for 5 minutes then they return to their tier 1/2 decks.

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10 hours ago, Keizoku said:

Put bluntly, a lot more of garbage players and decks. It's way easier to get to rank 5 in Wild if that's all you want from ladder in a given month.

Haven’t played wild seriously in a while as I’ve been focusing on classes I don’t have good wild decks for yet, but from my experiences when I did, I’d agree with this assessment. The standard of play in wild was substantially weaker than in standard. 

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10 hours ago, FanOfValeera said:

It doesn't have to say doubled.

It says battlecry happens twice for the first ME, then for the second one that you play immediately, it will have the effect of 'triggering battlecry twice' two times. So if you play two ME, than hit Fire Elemental on the board, it will deal 12 damage, because its battlecry will trigger 4 times.

Check out the combo; Brann into 2 ME into Fire Elemental (needs one proc of Emperor or Fire Plume Harbinger)

According to the wording, this will activate the battlecry 32 times, which adds up to 96 damage.

First ME will trigger the next one four times, second ME will trigger the next battlecry 16 times (2×4×2) the Fire Ele will be triggered 32 times (16*2)

 

Play first ME:

Battlecry 1: next battlecry triggers twice.

Play second ME:

Battlecry 2: next battlecry triggers twice.

Because of Battlecry 1, Battlecry 2 triggers again:

Battlecry 3: next battlecry triggers twice.

Because of Battlecry 2, Battlecry 3 triggers again:

Battlecry 4: next battlecry triggers twice.

Because of Battlecry 3, Battlecry 4 triggers again:

Battlecry 5: next battlecry triggers twice.

Because of Battlecry 4, Battlecry 5 triggers again:

Battlecry 6: next battlecry triggers twice.

Because of Battlecry 5, Battlecry 6 triggers again:

Battlecry 7: next battlecry triggers twice.

Because of Battlecry 6, Battlecry 7..... you get the picture.

I presume Blizzard have anticipated this issue and so playing two ME in sequence won’t actually cause an infinite loop of battlecries. But in any case, no Battlecry ever happens more than twice. For instance, if somehow Battlecry 7 was: deal 3 damage, the effect of Battlecry 6 would make Battlecry 7 happen again and deal another 3 damage at which point the chain is broken.

Long story short, I’d be very surprised if ME->ME->Fire Elemental doesn’t deal 6 damage.

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5 hours ago, Bozonik said:

Long story short, I’d be very surprised if ME->ME->Fire Elemental doesn’t deal 6 damage.

This would not be logical but you never know with the devs they may word it one way but it works another way :D

I still stick to 3 times (maybe 4 times but I doubt it). If it would do only 6 damage this would mean the 2nd ME is wasted and there is no way for the "normal" player to know and understand this. But it's still possible with their beloved inconsistency and being unclear as much as possible :D

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7 hours ago, Bozonik said:
 

Play first ME:

Battlecry 1: next battlecry triggers twice.

Play second ME:

Battlecry 2: next battlecry triggers twice.

Because of Battlecry 1, Battlecry 2 triggers again:

Battlecry 3: next battlecry triggers twice.

Because of Battlecry 2, Battlecry 3 triggers again:

Battlecry 4: next battlecry triggers twice.

Because of Battlecry 3, Battlecry 4 triggers again:

Battlecry 5: next battlecry triggers twice.

Because of Battlecry 4, Battlecry 5 triggers again:

Battlecry 6: next battlecry triggers twice.

Because of Battlecry 5, Battlecry 6 triggers again:

Battlecry 7: next battlecry triggers twice.

Because of Battlecry 6, Battlecry 7..... you get the picture.

I presume Blizzard have anticipated this issue and so playing two ME in sequence won’t actually cause an infinite loop of battlecries. But in any case, no Battlecry ever happens more than twice. For instance, if somehow Battlecry 7 was: deal 3 damage, the effect of Battlecry 6 would make Battlecry 7 happen again and deal another 3 damage at which point the chain is broken.

Long story short, I’d be very surprised if ME->ME->Fire Elemental doesn’t deal 6 damage.

There is no way we know what will happen without trying, I had a guess based on the wording and will definitely check this out once the expansion is on.

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      Today, we'd like to dive into the Warrior cards revealed by Inven Global.

      Pretty straightforward card. The effect gives us much more value the larger the minion is. It gets really scary with the potential follow-up with Bulk Up giving you this massively overstated minion in hand twice. Or If you can get this on Mor’shan Elite, that’s another nice double dip of value.

      Honestly, this feels like it was tailor-made to be the ideal target of Last Stand, as your opponent can’t easily get rid of it with cheap removal. It lets you use your stats immediately by letting you trade in and stabilize with a big taunt. It might not be too shabby on its own, as the 3 effects make it an annoying wall most opponents will be forced to trade into.

      Wow, they’re really not holding back with hand disruption this set. One (nearly) guaranteed discard is pretty impactful and becomes a must-remove card in any control matchup. This card will absolutely crush the hearts of some Big Spell Mages in the coming months, that’s for sure.
      It should be noted that this discard, the devs have confirmed to us that it will trigger your opponent’s “Whenever you discard a card” effects. So try and clear a Discard Warlock's Tiny Knight of Evil and perhaps try to play around having Suffocating Shadows or Soul Barrage trigger in that matchup. 

      To round off the control toolbox from this expansion, we’ve got a pretty unique effect here. Hopefully, this doesn’t end up being too easy to play around for savvy opponents. You could pre-empt this by running out a Blademaster Okani first and baiting out your opponent into playing a small spell first. But still, while the effect will only be as game-changing as your opponent’s last spell, getting any meaningful spell off seems pretty nice.
      Putting it all together, we have put together an interesting Taunt Control Warrior decklist to try out:  AAECAQcMmu0D784EvIoE2fkDqIoEiN8E784E0qwEmu0DlJUEzJIFiKAECcWSBZTtA47tA5+fBImgBIagBJDUBMSSBcuSBQA= . Slotting in Varian seems like a natural addition to any deck with Silverfury Stalwart and Tealan hops along to be the one divine shield minion you might want to have in your control deck. Rokara and Remornia are just good cards and they’ll go a long way to having your Mor’shan Elite’s active. The rest of the deck is the classic Control Warrior shell that will hopefully give you the armor and removal needed to live long enough to throw down your double-stated taunted win conditions.
      https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/deckbuilder?deckcode=AAECAQcMmu0D784EvIoE2fkDqIoEiN8E784E0qwEmu0DlJUEzJIFiKAECcWSBZTtA47tA5%2BfBImgBIagBJDUBMSSBcuSBQA%3D
    • By Staff
      Murder at Castle Nathria is Hearthstone's latest expansion. It adds a new Infuse keyword that absorbs anima from your friendly minions, a new card type named Locations, and more.  
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      Murder at Castle Nathria
      Hearthstone’s Newest Expansion

      The Shadowlands is normally where souls go after they die, so when someone dies in the Shadowlands, that’s a special kind of mystery. Sire Denathrius invited 10 of his counterparts and enemies to Castle Nathria for a dinner party so that he could address the malicious rumors that he is hoarding anima, the life-energy that is drained from tortured souls and used to power the Shadowlands. But just after the festivities started, Sire Denathrius was found dead! It seems a gaggle of enemies does not a good dinner party make. Now the illustrious Murloc Holmes, and his trusty sidekick Watfin, have been called to solve the case. Scour new Location cards, follow the trail of Infused minions, question the 10 Legendary suspects, and help determine who committed Murder at Castle Nathria!   

      Murder at Castle Nathria will launch worldwide on August 2 with 135 new collectible cards! You can find the full Murder at Castle Nathria reveal schedule, and all cards that have already been revealed, by visiting the card library here. Check back frequently—the list will be updated with new cards as they’re revealed!
      Ten Suspicious Suspects
      Sire Denathrius had a lot of enemies. And it just so happens that 10 of them were under his roof at the time of his demise! Each class will have a Legendary minion that is a prime suspect in Sire Denathrius’s murder. They all have the means and the motive, but it is up to you and Murloc Holmes to determine who is guilty.



      New Keyword: Infuse
      Anima, drawn from wayward souls, powers all the Shadowlands—and those who consume it! Cards with the Infuse keyword sit in your hand and absorb anima from your friendly minions as they die. After the specified number of friendly minions die while the Infuse card is in your hand, the Infuse card transforms into a more powerful version. Infuse your cards to unlock their full power!

      New Card Type: Locations
      Castle Nathria is like no place Hearthstone has ever been before. Explore the castle grounds through the all-new Location card type! Locations are played onto the battlefield for an initial cost, and then have an ability that can be activated for free on your turns, each time for a powerful effect. Each activation costs 1 Durability and has a 1-turn Cooldown. Every class gets their own Location card in Castle Nathria which represents where they claim their suspect was at the time of the murder, and synergizes with the themes of the class.

       
      Locations Gameplay Preview with Brian Kibler and Designer Leo Robles Gonzalez
      Want to get a longer look at the new Location card type? Join Brian Kibler and Game Designer Leo Robles Gonzalez as they explore the new Location card type, try them out in a couple games, and reveal some more new cards! Join them on Friday, July 1, at 11 a.m. (Pacific) on Twitch and Youtube!

      Prince Renathal Login Reward Available Now!
      Log in to Hearthstone to get your first hint at what Castle Nathria holds with the complimentary Prince Renathal Legendary minion!* Grow more powerful as you draw more souls to your cause with 40 life and a 40-card starting deck! Add him to your collection and see what you can do when you have more space to work with.

      * Limited one per account. After Patch 24.6, Prince Renathal will be granted upon opening your first Murder at Castle Nathria card pack instead of upon logging in.
      Pre-Purchase Murder at Castle Nathria
      The Murder at Castle Nathria Mega Bundle includes 80 Murder at Castle Nathria card packs, 5 Golden Murder at Castle Nathria card packs, two random Murder at Castle Nathria Legendary cards, the Sire Denathrius Warrior hero skin, the Denathrius card back, the Sandy Shores Battlegrounds Board, and 10 Mercenaries Packs!*

      The Murder at Castle Nathria Bundle includes 60 Murder at Castle Nathria card packs, 2 random Murder at Castle Nathria Legendary cards, and the Denathrius card back!

      Pre-purchase
      * Battleground Perks are not included in the Mega Bundle pre-purchase this time. We’re reworking how Battlegrounds Perks and rewards work for next Battlegrounds season. Until then, some of the current Perks are being extended. Check out the Patch Notes and stay tuned for more details.

    • By Damien
      This thread is for comments about our Handbuff Paladin Deck.
    • By Staff
      A new Hearthstone update prepares the Tavern for United in Stormwind, launching August 3. Here are the official patch notes.
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      The 21.0 patch prepares the Tavern for United in Stormwind, launching August 3. It also brings a new Hero and cosmetics for Battlegrounds, a major update for Duels, an Arena rotation, and more.
      You can check out all 135 new cards included in United in Stormwind on the card library here.
      Battlegrounds Updates
      NEW HERO
      Galewing Dungar’s Gryphon Choose a flightpath. Complete it to get a bonus!
      Players with Battlegrounds Perks will have early access to Galewing before it's formally released on August 10.
      Duels Updates
      When the 21.0 patch goes live on July 27, all players’ Duels ratings will be reset and the pool of eligible cards you can use to build your 15-card start deck will be updated as follows:
      (NEW) United in Stormwind Wailing Caverns Mini-Set Forged in the Barrens The Darkmoon Races Mini-Set Madness at the Darkmoon Faire Scholomance Academy (NEW) Kobolds & Catacombs Journey to Un’Goro One Night in Kharazan Whispers of the Old Gods Curse of Naxxramas Legacy (Basic/Classic) Core NEW PASSIVE TREASURES
      Party Replacement At the start of your turn, summon a 2/2 Adventurer with a random bonus effect.
      Inspiring Presence After you play a Legendary minion, reduce the cost of a random minion in your hand by (1).
      Greedy Gains Your minions have +2/+2 but cost (2) more (up to 10).
      Meek Mastery Your Neutral minions cost (1) less and have +1/+1.
      Legendary Loot At the start of the game, equip a random Legendary weapon.
      Deathly Death! After a friendly Deathrattle minion dies, destroy the minion with the lowest Health.
      Ooops, All Spells! At the start of the game, destroy all minions in your deck. Your spells cost (1) less and gain +2 Spell Damage.
      BANNED CARDS & BUCKETS
      The following cards have been banned from between-game card buckets and will not be Discoverable:
      Final Showdown              Lost in the Park Defend the Dwarven District       Sorcerer's Gambit            Rise to the Occasion        Seek Guidance  Find the Imposter            Command the Elements The Demon Seed             Raid the Docks  Other Banned cards:
      Unstable Evolution is banned from card buckets but will still be Discoverable. Maestra of the Masquerade is banned from deckbuilding, card buckets, and will not be Discoverable. Seven new designer card buckets have been added as well:
      Furious Fel (Demon Hunter) AHHHH RATS!!!! (Hunter) Fire!!! (Mage) SI:7 (Rogue) ARRRRRRG! (Warrior) Auction House (Neutral) Live to Win (Neutral) Smart buckets have also been updated to include the two new card sets, and two previously missed card sets: Legacy (Classic/Basic) and Demon Hunter Initiate. Lastly, you’ll be able to find United in Stormwind cards in Duels card buckets after the patch goes live and before the expansion launches.
      Arena Rotation

      When United in Stormwind launches on August 3, the Arena will include cards from the following sets:
      United in Stormwind Forged in the Barrens Wailing Caverns Mini-Set Madness at the Darkmoon Faire Darkmoon Races Mini-Set The Witchwood Saviors of Uldum Rastakhan's Rumble Core Book of Heroes Illidan – Coming August 10

      After regaining his freedom, Illidan was eager to prove himself once and for all. But even as he journeyed far from his homeland and joined forces with new allies, the thirst for power never left him. It was only a matter of time before it interfered with his judgment, resulting in more dire consequences than ever before…Defeating all 8 bosses in this linear adventure will reward 1 Demon Hunter pack, containing only Demon Hunter cards from Standard.
      United in Stormwind Rewards Track & Tavern Pass
      When the Rewards Track refreshes when United in Stormwind launches, all players will automatically be granted any unclaimed rewards on both the free track and the Tavern Pass track (if purchased), and a completely new Rewards Track of unlockable loot will take its place.

      The Forged in the Barrens Tavern Pass will expire with the launch of United in Stormwind and a new Tavern Pass will be made available for purchase—offering a host of brand-new cosmetic rewards and XP boosts.

      Learn more about the United in Stormwind Rewards Track and Tavern Pass here.
      As a reminder, Battlegrounds Perks are now available as a standalone purchase, separate from the Tavern Pass.
      New Cosmetic Coins
      Two new Cosmetic Coins are being added with United in Stormwind, the Stormwind coin and the Lordaeron coin. The Stormwind coin is obtainable by completing the first 90 levels of the Rewards Track with the Tavern Pass. The Lordaeron coin is obtainable by collecting 135 unique United in Stormwind cards.

      Keep in mind that United in Stormwind will have a 35-card Mini-Set that will make it easier to reach both the 25 total United in Stormwind Legendary cards for the Archbishop Benedictus Diamond card reward and the 135 total United in Stormwind cards for the Lordaeron Cosmetic Coin. We’ll have more information to share about the United in Stormwind Mini-Set in the coming months.
      Bug Fixes & Game Improvements
      Fixed a bug where Shenanigans would not transform Soul Fragments into Bananas. Fixed a bug where Wicked Stab could be upgraded by cards that temporarily increase mana. Fixed a bug where Shan’do Wildclaw would not lay flat on the board. Fixed a bug where Defender would not play its VO when summoned by Noble Sacrifice. Fixed a bug where golden Soul of the Forest would not summon golden Treants. Fixed a bug where golden Ancestral Spirit would not summon a golden minion. Fixed a bug where golden Grave Rune would not summon golden minions. Fixed a bug where golden Primal Talisman would not summon golden minions. Fixed a Battlegrounds bug where Y’shaarj’s Battlegrounds Hero Power would not take its newly summoned minion into account when deciding which warband attacked first. Fixed a Battlegrounds bug where Baron Rivendare was causing visual issues when in a warband with golden Kaboom Bot. Fixed a Battlegrounds bug where Galakrond’s Greed was missing a tooltip for Discover. Fixed a Battlegrounds bug where Come One, Come All! Was missing a tooltip for Discover. Fixed a Battlegrounds bug where Avatar of N’Zoth was missing a tooltip for Deathrattle. Fixed a Battlegrounds bug where Sprout It Out! Was missing a tooltip for Taunt. Fixed a Battlegrounds bug where Hero Powers for Aranna Starseeker, Infinite Toki, Millhouse Manastorm, Nozdormu, and Tess Greymane were missing a tooltip for Refresh. Fixed a Duels bug where Diamond cards would only be Diamond in appearance for the first game of a run. Fixed a Duels bug where Lone Champion and minions summoned by Gift of Luminance were not buffed by Hold the Line. Updated the description of the Roguish Maneuvers Hero Power in Duels to be more accurate. Fixed a bug with Book of Mercenaries Guff where A Party of Adventurers will cast Against All Odds, even if they have board control. Fixed a bug where one of Lady Katrana Prestor’s emotes was showing incorrect text. Searching “Refund” in the Collection will now populate with cards eligible for a dust refund. Pressing and holding on the Rewards Track page arrows will now flip through the pages quickly. Fixed a bug where if a player disconnected from a ranked match, they’d get a message stating they won their last ranked game upon relogging.  


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