Blizzard just released new information about what's about to come with patch 20.0, and looks like we're going to receive some major improvements to the already existing features, as well as a new cosmetic: Diamond cards.
Here are the most relevant informations:
- Players will the receive a new Reward Track when Forged in the Barrens will go live.
- The Rewards Track will include card packs from expansions in Standard, the Zuldazar card back, Tavern Tickets, a random Epic card, two random Legendary cards, and a lot of Gold.
- Mankrik will be the first reward on the new track.
- Several additional changes have been made for the new Rewards Track in order to make in-game progression feel better.
- Diamond cards are a new cosmetic for Hearthstone - new border and 3D animations! Click here to read more.
- Bru'kan and Blademaster Samuro will receive the Diamond treatment.
Quote From Blizzard We’ve made several adjustments to the Rewards Track over the last few months, based on player feedback: increasing rewards, upping the frequency of rewards, and removing limitations that might make rewards more difficult to obtain. We’re always iterating on our systems and features, and the Rewards Track is no exception.
When the Rewards Track refreshes for the first time when Forged in the Barrens 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 featuring a bevy of new unlockable loot will take its place.*
You can find the full table of rewards and XP needed for every level of both the Forged in the Barrens free track and Tavern Pass below, as well as a difference table to give a better idea of what’s changed since last expansion.
*Level 50 Hero skin choice must be made before the Forged in the Barrens Rewards Track refresh. Additionally, all players who are online at the time of the refresh will not see their Rewards Track immediately change over. These players must relog to receive the updated rewards track. We’re working to have the level 50 Hero skin automatically granted for those who missed claiming it and for the refresh to happen seamlessly for actively online players in a future patch.
Rewards Track Refresh & Updates
The Rewards Track for Forged in the Barrens will include card packs from expansions in Standard, the Zuldazar card back, Tavern Tickets, a random Epic card, two random Legendary cards, and a lot of Gold. For finishing the track, you’ll get to choose from one of 10 returning Hero Skins. We’ve also added 14 uncraftable Golden cards and the Legendary minion, Mankrik, which will be the first reward on the new track!
Lvl XP To Level Cumulative XP Free Track Tavern Pass 1 0 0 Mankrik (Uncraftable Legendary) 10% XP Boost, Diamond Blademaster Samuro (Uncraftable) 2 100 100 50 Gold 3 100 200 Barrens Pack 4 150 350 2x Golden Venomous Scorpid (Uncraftable Common) 5 150 500 Barrens Pack Young Rokara Hero Skin (Warrior) 6 225 725 2x Golden Peon (Uncraftable Common) 7 225 950 50 Gold 8 300 1250 2x Golden Hog Rancher (Uncraftable Common) 9 300 1550 Barrens Pack 10 325 1875 Random Epic Card Initiate Kurtrus Hero Skin (Demon Hunter) 11 325 2200 50 Gold 12 350 2550 50 Gold 13 350 2900 Golden [TO BE REVEALED] (Uncraftable Rare) 14 375 3275 50 Gold 15 375 3650 Zuldazar Card Back Survivor Xyrella Hero Skin (Priest) 16 400 4050 50 Gold 17 400 4450 50 Gold 18 425 4875 Year of the Phoenix Pack 19 425 5300 50 Gold 20 450 5750 Random Legendary Card 15% XP Boost 21 450 6200 50 Gold 22 550 6750 50 Gold 23 600 7350 Golden Burning Blade Acolyte (Uncraftable Rare) 24 650 8000 50 Gold 25 675 8675 Year of the Phoenix Pack Golden Vol'jin (Uncraftable Legendary) 26 675 9350 50 Gold 27 875 10225 50 Gold 28 875 11100 Golden Horde Operative (Uncraftable Rare) 29 1000 12100 50 Gold 30 1100 13200 Tavern Ticket Barrens Card Back 31 1200 14400 50 Gold 32 1200 15600 50 Gold 33 1250 16850 Golden [TO BE REVEALED] (Uncraftable Rare) 34 1250 18100 50 Gold 35 1300 19400 Year of the Phoenix Pack 36 1300 20700 50 Gold 37 1350 22050 50 Gold 38 1350 23400 Golden Burning Blade Acolyte (Uncraftable Rare) 39 1400 24800 50 Gold 40 1400 26200 Year of the Phoenix Pack Recruit Rokara Hero Skin (Warrior) 41 1450 27650 50 Gold 42 1450 29100 50 Gold 43 1500 30600 Golden Horde Operative (Uncraftable Rare) 44 1500 32100 50 Gold 45 1550 33650 Tavern Ticket 46 1550 35200 50 Gold 47 1600 36800 50 Gold 48 1600 38400 Year of the Phoenix Pack 49 1650 40050 Tavern Ticket 50 1650 41700 Random Legendary Card Firefang Rexxar Hero Skin (Hunter) 51 1700 43,400 75 Gold 52 1700 45,100 75 Gold 53 1750 46,850 75 Gold 54 1750 48,600 75 Gold 55 1800 50,400 Year of the Phoenix Pack 56 1800 52,200 75 Gold 57 1850 54,050 75 Gold 58 1850 55,900 75 Gold 59 1900 57,800 75 Gold 60 1900 59,700 Year of the Phoenix Pack Adept Kurtrus Hero Skin (Demon Hunter) 61 1950 61,650 75 Gold 62 1950 63,600 75 Gold 63 2000 65,600 75 Gold 64 2000 67,600 75 Gold 65 2050 69,650 Golden Primordial Protector (Uncraftable Epic) 66 2050 71,700 75 Gold 67 2125 73,825 75 Gold 68 2125 75,950 75 Gold 69 2250 78,200 75 Gold 70 2250 80,450 Year of the Phoenix Pack 20% XP Boost 71 2375 82,825 75 Gold 72 2375 85,200 75 Gold 73 2500 87,700 75 Gold 74 2500 90,200 75 Gold 75 2500 92,700 Golden Primordial Protector (Uncraftable Epic) 76 2500 95,200 100 Gold 77 2500 97,700 100 Gold 78 2500 100,200 100 Gold 79 2500 102,700 100 Gold 80 2500 105,200 100 Gold Shardseeker Xyrella Hero Skin (Priest) 81 2500 107,700 100 Gold 82 2500 110,200 100 Gold 83 2500 112,700 100 Gold 84 2500 115,200 100 Gold 85 2500 117,700 100 Gold 86 2500 120,200 100 Gold 87 2500 122,700 100 Gold 88 2500 125,200 100 Gold 89 2500 127,700 100 Gold 90 2500 130,200 150 Gold Kazakus Cosmetic Coin 91 2500 132,700 150 Gold 92 2500 135,200 150 Gold 93 2500 137,700 150 Gold 94 2500 140,200 150 Gold 95 2500 142,700 150 Gold 96 2500 145,200 150 Gold 97 2500 147,700 150 Gold 98 2500 150,200 150 Gold 99 2500 152,700 150 Gold 100 2500 155,200 Hero Skin Choice Trainer Kurtrus Hero Skin (Demon Hunter), Lightweaver Xyrella Hero Skin (Priest), Rokara of the Horde Hero Skin (Warrior) 101-130 1325-1475 […] 50 Gold 131-400 1500 602,200 50 Gold
Diamond Cards
Diamond Blademaster Samuro Entrance AnimationWith the introduction of the Forged in the Barrens Tavern Pass, we’re excited to announce what was previously spell-locked for Phase 1 on our roadmap for the year—an all-new cosmetic card tier for Hearthstone: Diamond cards! Each expansion will include one or more handcrafted Diamond Legendary cards that feature completely new 3D animations, more real estate for card art, and a stylish Diamond border.
Blademaster Samuro and Bru’kan will receive the Diamond treatment in Forged in the Barrens! The unlock criteria for these cards are as follows:
- Diamond Blademaster Samuro – Instantly obtainable by purchasing the Forged in the Barrens Tavern Pass and claiming the card on the Rewards track.
- Diamond Bru’kan – Obtained by completing the Forged in the Barrens Legendary Collector 5/5 Achievement (Collect all Legendary cards from the set.)
Forged in the Barrens Tavern Pass
The Madness at the Darkmoon Faire Tavern Pass will expire with the launch of Forged in the Barrensand a new Tavern Pass will be made available for purchase—offering a host of brand-new cosmetic rewards and XP boosts.
Purchasing the Tavern Pass at any point during the expansion will immediately grant the Diamond Blademaster Samuro Legendary card, a 10% XP Boost that lasts for the duration of the expansion, and all items up to your current level on the paid track. As you progress with the Tavern Pass during the Forged in the Barrens expansion, you’ll earn additional XP Boosts, the Barrens card back, the uncraftable Shadowhunter Vol’jin Golden Legendary minion, the Firefang Rexxar Hero Skin, and an all-new cosmetic coin! You can also earn Hero Skins for the new Mercenaries introduced in Forged in the Barrens: three Rokara Warrior Hero Skins, three Kurtrus Demon Hunter Hero Skins, and three Xyrella Priest Hero Skins!
As a reminder, Battlegrounds Perks are now available as a standalone purchase, separate from the Tavern Pass.
New Cosmetic Coins
There are three new Cosmetic Coins on the way, two of which are themed after Forged in the Barrens and obtainable by the following means:
- Completing the first 90 levels of the Rewards Track with the Tavern Pass.
- Collecting 135 unique Forged in the Barrens cards.
We are planning a 35 card Mini-Set for Forged in the Barrens, so that second Achievement will become much easier once there are 170 to collect in total! We’ll have more information to share on the Forged in the Barrens Mini-Set in the coming months.
We’ve also added a Bigglesworth coin for collecting one of every card from Scholomance Academy. Collect all 135 cards from Scholomance Academy and this new coin will be yours!
Frequently Asked Questions
- Can Diamond cards be disenchanted?
- No, Diamond cards are uncraftable and cannot be disenchanted. Diamond cards cannot be found in card packs.
- How do the uncraftable Golden cards on the Reward Track work?
- Golden cards on the free track cannot be crafted, disenchanted, or obtained from card packs. When the Rewards Track refreshes at the start of our next expansion, these Golden cards will be earnable via other means. Non-Golden versions of these cards will still be earnable through normal means such as crafting or pack opening.
- Will I be able to buy the next Mini-Set with Gold?
- Yes, like the Darkmoon Races Mini-Set, you will be able to purchase the next Mini-Set with real money or Gold.
- *NEW* I want to buy the Tavern Pass, but what if I get Blademaster Samuro as one of my Pre-Purchase Legendary drops?
- We put in protections to make sure none of your Pre-Purchase Legendary drops are wasted. Diamond Blademaster Samuro is uncraftable, and no version of Blademaster Samuro will drop as a Pre-Purchase Legendary. Normal and Golden Blademaster Samuro can still be found in packs or crafted – so if you plan to purchase the Tavern Pass, do so and claim Blademaster Samuro before opening packs!
- Normal Mankrik is free on the Reward Track at level 1 and uncraftable. Mankrik won't drop as a Pre-Purchase Legendary or drop from packs. Golden Mankrik can still be found in packs or crafted.
Comments
Thank you for the reply, was just curious if anyone confirmed it yet.
Hmm this rewards track seems really good. As long as the math checks out i MIGHT purchase the rewards track for once, which is nice considering i don't need to pre-order because i got plenty of gold from the rewards track. (Got like 7k gold ready for next expansion, which is awesome because my previous gold record was 2.5k lol. Yeh i kept buying packs whenever i had 100 gold pre-rewards track.)
The skins look quite good and it's nice that we get alternate hero skins! (Well except for that rexxar one.)
Rexxar will be a hero skin with animations? or only image?
All skinportraits are animated an have unique voicelines (except some skins for the 10 base heroes). Alternative heroes always have new interactions, entrance and HP animation on top of that. I'm also honestly not 100% sure if that's rexxar.
It's Rexxar - they mentioned it right in the announcement: Firefang Rexxar.
I like having more, smaller levels. The progression feels smoother when you have a more consistent flow of smaller rewards.
The press release only mentions a 10% XP bonus if you buy the pass. Do we know yet if this is true, or if it still upgrades to 15 and 20% at certain levels? (I think before the last expansion, they also hyped the 10% bonus and forgot to mention that it upgrades.)
It would be very disappointing if this benefit got worse.
Edit: Thanks for the answers! My phone didn’t show the full chart (I had to scroll right), and I didn’t even notice those details. Oops.
It is there, level 20 (15%) and level 70 (20%)
Yep, it upgrades, you can read this in the table.
So the skins we get to chose from after reaching level 100 will remain the same t1 set skins? I'm asking because I still haven't picked mine even though I'm at level 160something.
yes
Yes, it will remain the same until you get all of them (3 and something years)
Thanks! Didn't know if it was ever clarified, now I can finally pick something!
Cool stuff, but man, I was kinda hoping for a new rogue character hero portrait.
That said, the kazakus coin is lit, and I'm glad Mankirk's a free legendary (That's two this season)
I like this new stuff. Given that the math checks out there is no issue with the changes, only upsides.
Don't care all that much about Diamond cards, but they have great potential for the future.
I actually like this one's hero skins too, I might even get it. Nothing against Tyrande, but this one's clearly the superior waifu (also I resent Illidan and will gladly take the chance of being able to play as an old man)
Thing is... Math really doesn't check out (it does in a way a very tricky way). They are giving you the same amount of gold but it takes you way longer to reach to the point where you gain 50 gold per level, making it take longer it will stop you from making it to a higher level (more gold) unless you play a lot (or play a control warrior deck roping every turn), without counting the fact that the track system we are right now ran for 2 weeks longer that this will run for.
Yes you get 2 tickets more and 1 pack more and some un-craftable cards they are forcing you to gain via track system. The end goal here seems to be to make free players reach the next big expansion with less gold to buy packs. Most free players that play ladder don't really want those extra tickets(i could be wrong about that of course) they would rather have the gold.
So all in all, you will be making less gold as a free player starting next season but hey they got to shut people up until they forgot all about it.
That's not true: they doubled the levels but halved the experience required, so it'll take EXACTLY the same amount of time to reach the 50 gold per level part.
You are right about that I just checked wasn't that easy, had to look for the changed old system https://outof.cards/hearthstone/2359-the-hearthstone-rewards-track-updated-experience-requirements-to-get-to-level-350 old changed one is 156525 exp vs new one 155,200 I stand corrected then, guess it was the extra 2 weeks that made it feel like it didn't add up after all is like 850 gold with just doing the quests after level 50.
Night Elves can be born with a variety of colored hair, including "old man silver". From the pictures, I'd wager he's a lot younger than Illidan. If he was past his prime, I doubt he'd train him. Of course, I could be wrong. But I doubt someone older than Illidan would seek to be a Demon Hunter, there were quite a lot of them that didn't take too kindly in what he did.
How old do you want to be? Illidan is already 10,000 years old! It raises a good question though: have all the elderly night elves been hobbling around with arthritis for 10,000 years? How else would they have become elderly?