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Forged in the Barrens Card Spoilers & Expansion Guide

Forged in the Barrens is the first Hearthstone set being released in the Year of the Gryphon. The expansion will launch on March 30 with a mini set being added later in the year.


Forged in the Barrens Quick Info

  • New Keyword: Frenzy - Effects that are triggered the first time a minion survives damage.
  • Spell Schools - Like minion tribes but for spells!
    • Arcane, Fel, Fire, Frost, Nature, Holy, and Shadow are the schools.
    • Older spells are being reclassified under these tribes as well.
  • Ranked Spells - Gain power as a match progresses. They grow in power at 5 and 10 mana.

Forged in the Barrens Freebies


What is in the Forged in the Barrens Mega Bundle

  • 80 Forged in the Barrens card packs.
  • 5 Golden Forged in the Barrens card packs.
  • Battlegrounds Perks.
  • Hamuul Runetotem Druid Hero Portrait.
  • 2 random Golden Forged in the Barrens Legendary cards.
  • Hamuul Runetotem card back.


What is in the Forged in the Barrens Bundle?

The Forged in the Barrens Bundle includes:

  • 60 Forged in the Barrens card packs.
  • 2 random Forged in the Barrens Legendary cards.
  • Hamuul Runetotem card back.

Forged in the Barrens Community Compendium

See how the community initially rated the expansion!

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Revealed Cards

All cards currently revealed for Forged in the Barrens.

Demon Hunter 13

Druid 13

Hunter 13

Mage 13

Paladin 13

Priest 13

Rogue 13

Shaman 13

Warlock 13

Warrior 13

Neutral 40

Forged in the Barrens Board

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Forged in the Barrens Cinematic


Forged in the Barrens Announcement

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Comments

  • Bring on this expansion already!

  • I really want to see some more cards for this expansion... :-(

    • still waitin sadge

       

  • I think this is looking really good. I was losing interesting in Hearthstone, but things are looking up!

  • I sure hope there is some type of Chuck Norris Easter Egg to be found in the expansion. It just wouldn't be the same.

  • Still no sign of a release date?

  • I"m getting the feels about the nostalgia of this set coming out.  

    Friendly
  • I feel very targeted by this nostalgia marketing. The sheer amount of time I've spent in the barrens both in 2004 and again in classic, as well as being die hard horde...oof dammit Blizzard ya got me (and I'm sure many others). 

  • For those interested in the number of spells per school, here's a breakdown:

    • Arcane (2 Spells in Forged in the Barrens, added to 44 Spells from past sets)
    • Fel (3 Spells in Forged in the Barrens, added to 22 Spells from past sets)
    • Fire (2 Spells in Forged in the Barrens, added to 43 Spells from past sets)
    • Frost (2 Spells in Forged in the Barrens, added to 24 Spells from past sets)
    • Holy (5 Spells in Forged in the Barrens, added to 67 Spells from past sets)
    • Shadow (4 Spells in Forged in the Barrens, added to 109 Spells from past sets)
    • *UPDATED* Nature (6 Spells in Forged in the Barrens, added to 114 Spells from past sets)

    https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23622607/welcome-to-the-year-of-the-gryphon 

    • 109 Shadow, 114 Nature spells. Holy moly!

    • Gets me even more curious about what's coming next and how those new tags will play out

      Friendly
  • I am very glad they are giving tribes to spells. When you think about it, there really is no reason for only giving minions tribes.

    The thing about only giving minions tribes is that then any tribal deck is kind of forced to be aggro or midrange. But with tribal spells, now we can have more control/combo oriented tribal decks.

    Friendly
    • Not to mention some minion tribes could thematically work with specific spell schools. For eg: Team 5 prints a new dragon that synergizes with fire spells, or a demon that buffs fel spells.

  • When will bingo board be published?

    • Staff

      SoonTM

  • Pro

    Sunscale Raptor and Razormane Raider have different stats in the video. Which is correct?

    Friendly
    • The ones here and also on playhearthstone website. Videos for expansion announcement are shot often before last minute balance changes so such discrepancies happen.

      • Pro

        Thanks for clarifying! Do we know if the Raptor keeps growing (3/4 then 5/5 then 7/6 etc.)?

        Friendly
        • I imagine the raptors will continue to grow over time. Otherwise they wouldn't say "Permanent +2/+1".

          Friendly