The Witchwood Expansion Hub
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The Witchwood will be the first Hearthstone expansion of 2018, kicking off The Year of the Raven. When The Witchwood is released on April 12th, it will rotate One Night in Karazan, Whispers of the Old Gods, and Mean Streets of Gadgeztan from Standard, and add the cards Ice Block, Coldlight Oracle, and Molten Giant to the Hall of Fame.
The Witchwood will be classic horror themed set, featuring werewolves, curses, and an evil forest corrupted by dark magic. The following information has been revealed about the set:
- The Witchwood card image gallery;
- Two new keywords, Rush and Echo;
- Monster Hunt, a new single-player game mode similar to Dungeon Runs;
- Two new card backs;
- A new Witchwood-themed battlefield.
New Keyword: Rush
Rush is similar to the ability on Charged Devilsaur. Minions with Rush can attack enemy minions the turn they are played, but they cannot attack the enemy hero directly.
New Keyword: Echo
After a card with Echo is played, a copy of the card will be added to your hand, where it can be played repeatedly until the end of the turn. Cards with Echo will functionally similar to the card Unstable Evolution.
"The Witchwood" Cards
Druid Cards
Hunter Cards
Mage Cards
Paladin Cards
Priest Cards
Rogue Cards
Shaman Cards
Warlock Cards
Warrior Cards
Neutral Cards
- Mossy Horror and Splintering Festeroot
- Countess Ashmore
- Worgen Abomination
- Voodoo Doll
- Dollmaster Dorian
- Swift Messenger, Spellshifter, and Gilnean Royal Guard
- Witch's Cauldron
- Witchwood Grizzly
- Azalina Soultheif, Baku the Mooneater, Genn Greymane, Pumpkin Peasant, and Phantom Militia
- Nightmare Amalgam and Rotten Applebaum
- Muck Hunter
- Ravencaller
The Witchwood Card Backs
All pre-purchases of The Witchwood for 49.99 USD / 49.99 EUR / 44.99 GBP come with 70 packs (increased from 50 packs for previous pre-purchases) and the following card back:
Players can also unlock the following card back by completing Monster Hunt, the new single-player game mode which will be released with The Witchwood.
Monster Hunt
Monster Hunt is The Witchwood's new single-player adventure. It will be designed very similarly to Dungeon Runs, but themed to match The Witchwood's horror motif.
Instead of playing as one of the games nine classes, players will choose from one of four new classes which have been designed specifically for Monster Hunts. They are named the Cannoneer, Houndmaster, Time Tinkerer, and Tracker:
The Witchwood Battlefield
Icy Veins Coverage
- 2018/04/05: Full Spoilers For The Witchwood
- 2018/04/09: Bewitched Guardian & Ferocious Howl & Paragon of Light Card Reveals
- 2018/04/08: Three New Cards Revealed From The Witchwood
- 2018/04/07: "No Spells" Mage And "Another Class" Rogue Cards Spoiled
- 2018/04/06: Three Tree Cards Spoiled From The Witchwood
- 2018/04/06: The Witchwood Card Reveal: Book of Specters
- 2018/04/06: Countess Ashmore Reveal: The Witchwood
- 2018/04/05: Totem Cruncher Reveal: The Witchwood
- 2018/04/05: Trump's Totally Epic Card Reveal: Town Crier
- 2018/04/05: The Witchwood Coming April 12th!
- 2018/04/05: Worgen Abomination Reveal
- 2018/04/05: Three Paladin Cards Revealed
- 2018/04/04: Savjz Reveals Two New Echo Cards
- 2018/04/04: Toki, Time-Tinker Reveal
- 2018/04/04: Splintergraft Reveal
- 2018/04/04: Voodoo Doll Reveal
- 2018/04/03: Dollmaster Dorian
- 2018/04/03: 3 More Swap Card Revealed
- 2018/04/03: Dire Frenzy Reveal
- 2018/04/03: Bogshaper & 3 Warlock Cards Revealed
- 2018/04/03: Holy Water Reveal
- 2018/04/03: Spectral Cutlass Reveal
- 2018/04/02: Rat Trap Reveal
- 2018/04/02: Wing Blast Reveal
- 2018/04/01: Witch's Cauldron Reveal
- 2018/04/01: Duskfallen Aviana Reveal
- 2018/04/01: Deadly Arsenal Reveal
- 2018/03/31: Cathedral Gargoyle & Woodcutter's Axe Reveal
- 2018/03/31: Witching Hour & Witchwood Grizzly Reveal
- 2018/03/30: Toxmonger Reveal
- 2018/03/30: Duskhaven Hunter Reveal
- 2018/03/30: Lady in White and Cursed Castaway Reveal
- 2018/03/29: Blackhowl Gunspire Reveal
- 2018/03/29: Cheap Shot Reveal
- 2018/03/29: Sound the Bells! Reveal
- 2018/03/29: Ravencaller Reveal
- 2018/03/28: Darius Crowley Reveal
- 2018/03/28: Coffin Crasher Reveal
- 2018/03/28: Two Neutral Minions Revealed By Venturebeat
- 2018/03/28: Vex Crow Reveal
- 2018/03/27: Scaleworm Reveal
- 2018/03/27: WANTED! Reveal
- 2018/03/27: Forest Guide Reveal
- 2018/03/27: Lord Godfrey Reveal
- 2018/03/27: Hunting Mastiff Reveal
- 2018/03/27: Much Hunter & Scarlet Wasp Reveals
- 2018/03/26: Spoiler Season Kicks Off With 10 Cards
- 2018/03/22: Dean Ayala On The Witchwood, Other Topics
- 2018/03/22: Two New Echo Cards Revealed In Hearthside Chat
- 2018/03/21: Withwood Full Spoiler Schedule
- 2018/03/20: More Witchwood Spoilers Coming March 26th, Set Likely To Release April 12th
- 2018/03/15: Odd & Even Hearthside Chat with 4 Cards Revealed
- 2018/03/12: The Witchwood Announcement
Changelog
- 09 Apr. 2018: Changed the ordering of the cards
- 09 Apr. 2018: Added the full spoilers
- 05 Apr. 2018: Added new cards and articles
- 04 Apr. 2018: Added cards from 4/3 and 4/4
- 02 Apr. 2018: Added new cards from 3/31, 4/1, and 4/2
- 30 Mar. 2018: Added new cards
- 29 Mar. 2018: Added a Reactions section
- 29 Mar. 2018: Introduced new cards from the 28th and 29th
- 27 Mar. 2018: Added many new articles, cards for beginning of spoiler season
- 22 Mar. 2018: Added 2 new cards, new article
- 20 Mar. 2018: Added new article
- 15 Mar. 2018: Added 4 new cards
- 15 Mar. 2018: Added initial version of hub
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