Blizzard has officially announced the details we've been patiently waiting for in the Forged in the Barrens reveal season and launch!
- Like last expansion, they're doing a large mega bundle giveaway across streams and reddit.
- March 22 - RegisKillbin, Chris Sierra, and Liv Breeden are revealing the cards in the final reveal stream.
- March 22 - 16 Creators are going to ask for your deck lists to play during the theorycrafting streams. You can win a mega bundle code.
- March 23 - Theorycrafting Stream Day.
- March 26-29 - Pre-Release Weekend.
- March 30 - Forged in the Barrens Launch
- April 2-4 - Twitch Drops for Forged in the Barrens Packs.
Read on for all the details. Also, be sure to participate in our Forged in the Barrens Giveaways! Also, the card reveals schedule has begun filling in. Stay up to date on our dedicated Forged in the Barrens Card Reveal Schedule page.
Quote From Blizzard It’s time to celebrate this amazing community and the launch of Forged in the Barrens on March 30 with another Pre-Launch Party! In the lead up to expansion launch will be giving away over 500 Mega Bundle codes, gifting a ton of Twitch subscriptions in Hearthstone Creator channels, and having those creators play community submitted decklists during Theorycrafting Livestreams!
But first, mark your calendars to join RegisKillbin, Community Manager Chris Sierra, and Game Designer Liv Breeden on March 22 at 10:00 a.m. PT as they reveal the final Forged in the Barrens cards on stream at Twitch.tv/PlayHearthstone and Youtube.com/Hearthstone!
Decklist Submission Contest
On March 22, 16 Hearthstone Creators will take to their social channels to source desklists from YOU to play during Theorycrafting Livestreams. Each creator will select one winner, with that winner earning a free Mega Bundle code!
If you’d like to submit a deck of your own just visit our website and build a Standard deck using at least 10 Forged in the Barrens cards. You can have 10 unique cards or duplicates (such as x2 of 5 cards). Then, reply to your favorite creator’s deck contest post on March 22 with your deck code and a brief description of how it works. The winning decks will be played by the creator that selected it during Theorycrafting Livestreams on March 23!
Theorycrafting Livestreams
Starting at 9:00 a.m. PST on March 23, Hearthstone creators will showcase the new set and their respective contest-winning decks on their personal streaming channels, using at least 10 Forged in the Barrens cards in each deck they play. This time around we’ll be gifting 100 subs in several participating creator channels during Theorcrafting Livestreams, and each creator will give away 10 Mega Bundle codes throughout the day!
Mega Bundle Giveaways and Gifted Subs
Next up, a Reddit Mega Bundle giveaway! That’s right, we hooked the Hearthstone Subreddit up with another 100 Mega Bundle codes to giveaway on Wednesday, March 24.
Then, on March 25-26, 30 different Hearthstone creators will give away 10 Mega Bundles apiece live on their personal channels! Finally, on March 27, we’re planning to drop gifted subs in a bunch of these channels, so don’t go anywhere!
Forged in the Barrens Twitch Drops
We’re planning to host category-wide Twitch Drops the weekend following the launch of Forged in the Barrens, April 2-4! We’ll provide full details for Forged in the Barrens Twitch Drops on launch day, but you can expect to earn Forged in the Barrens packs for watching a few hours of any Hearthstone channel on Twitch, provided you’ve linked your Battle.net and Twitch accounts. Stay tuned for more details!
Open Packs Early During Pre-Release Weekend
Finally, brave the Barrens during Pre-Release Weekend from March 26-29! A private pre-release Fireside Gathering will give you a chance to bust open Forged in the Barrens card packs before the expansion officially launches on March 30. In addition to opening your packs early, Pre-release will also feature Fireside Brawls that will let you play with new cards!
- In the Forged in the Barrens No Cards Barred! Brawl, you’ll be able to construct decks using the cards that you open during the Pre-Release event. There are no restrictions on class or duplicates, so go crazy!
- We’ve also got A Recipe for Tenacity, a pre-constructed Brawl that will include new deck recipes from the upcoming set for you to play with. You won’t need to have pre-purchased packs to play this Brawl.
Private pre-release Fireside Gatherings will take place the weekend before Forged in the Barrens goes live, March 26 at 10:00 a.m. PT – March 29 at 10:00 a.m. PT.
Head over to FiresideGatherings.com to register your one-person event!
In light of the ongoing global health risks associated with in-person gatherings, we’ve canceled official Fireside Gatherings for the near future and disabled the ability to create public events.
We do, however, want individuals at home to have an opportunity to partake in the upcoming Pre-Release weekend, so we’ll be keeping private event functionality intact. Players can register their own one-person event to enjoy opening Forged in the Barrens card packs from March 26-29.
Thank you all, innkeepers and patrons, for understanding.
Private Fireside Gatherings will:
- Be eligible to receive Nemsy Necrofizzle if they fulfill all hosting prerequisites. This means having an established Tavern - Learn more about how to establish your tavern here.
- Be eligible for the Fireside Gatherings card back.
- Allow event listing creation the same day it is meant to be hosted.
- Have the same Fireside Brawls as public Fireside Gatherings.
- Be visible on the website only to the innkeeper hosting it. The Fireside Gathering itself will be visible in the game client, and participants will be able to search and find it in the client as well.
Private Fireside Gatherings will NOT:
- Be visible on Tavern or upcoming event pages.
- Show up if anyone tries to search for it on the upcoming events page.
- Count towards any Tavern or Innkeeper progression. They will not count towards establishing your Tavern. You will still need to host public events in the future with at least 3 check-ins in order to establish your Tavern.
Comments
In order to get a twitch bundle drop, do I have to be subscribed to the channel?
So, what the quickest thing I have to do to have a chance at winning those mega bundle giveaway?
EDIT. nvm. Found it. you need to submit your deck. Probably gonna do it after all cards has been revealed. (22nd)
The shop now says bundles available until 29 March 2021.
3 more weeks? :(
I hope they drop patch 20.0 on the Tuesday before instead of the usual Thur (I think - it could drop on Tue now that I am thinking about it - same day as the final reveal stream). This is such a large patch I would hope the extra time will help them to be able to make sure the launch of Barrens itself goes well.
As much as I am Blizz fanboy, their patch issues of late suggests they may need a few extra days of the patch in the wild before Barrens goes live.
Also, has there been an news/info/price/purchase date of the new Battlepass?
Theorycrafting by a bunch of battlegrounds streamers, give it to some lesser known constructed streamers instead.
can't wait for Kripp to give great insight via his founded knowledge on the current state of the Standard meta :^)
Hide the bobs Eddy
Well he hates women, so he'll probably hide all of the breasts! Because he finds them to be quite disgusting! LOL
For those who don't know or watch Lt Eddy: First, you are missing out. Second, this is in reference to something said on one of his Mishaps videos. It's meant as a joke. Don't freak out!
Cool, I got that day off. Going to have a comfy day of HS pack opening and playing new decks
Regis in the final reveal stream! Probably a big milestone for him. Congratulations, well deserved.
Also, first time we start a month on a fresh meta, this will be interesting for sure
Regis did an initial reveal stream for Rastakhan's Rumble and Kibler did the final reveal stream back when they did two reveal streams per expansion. That was the stream where Jan'alai, the Dragonhawk was revealed for all I remember of it.
He's done the final stream at least once before. I forget which set he did it for. Maybe one of the Year of the Dragon sets.
Shop still says the preorder is available up to the 22nd. Wasn't the preorder always available until the launch day?
FWIW, they did finally update the shop (after your post). You can pre-order through March 29.
I think that they delayed the launch, maybe they will update the shop
Wait, are we literally doing all the reveals in one week now?
WHAAA not Kripp? FINALLY. Like no hate towards kripp, and i really enjoy watching him! But i got tired of Kripp being in like every final reveal stream last year, and now we have Regis. (Someone who actually plays modes that are not battlegrounds.) Which is great!
Good for Regis. I don't mind Kibler. Both he and Kripp offer reasonable insights into the new cards. Kripp doesn't always seem to remember cards from other recent expansions bc he only plays standard for about 2 weeks after expansion launch, but really no big deal. I feel like Regis would give a more casual player's opinion. Though, i'm sure that they all have talking points given to them by blizzard on the cards during these events.
yeah, a bit tired of BM kibler, day9 or krip always on the streams, is always good seeing new faces