Fractured in Alterac Valley

Fractured in Alterac Valley is a Hearthstone patch released on Nov. 30, 2021. It was versioned 22.0.0 with the build number 126807. It was released during the expansion United in Stormwind

New Collectible Cards

New cards have been added to the game.

New Demon Hunter Cards

• Caria Felsoul - This is what happens when you keep taking the advice of the little demon on your shoulder.
• Ur'zul Giant - Nothing personal, tiny human. I have many mouths to feed.
• Sigil of Reckoning - “It’s dangerous ‘round these parts, I reckon.”
• Warden of Chains - Can’t stay out too late. I gotta head back home to the ol’ ball and chained demon.
• Flanking Maneuver - So, do we have advantage? Can I sneak attack?
• Field of Strife - I heard it's lovely there around this time of year.
• Flag Runner - I see your argument, but…do you have a flag?
• Battleworn Vanguard - "Welcome to Dun Baldar Felwings! Do you want 'em mild, spicy, or BURNING Legion?"
• Dreadprison Glaive - Keep your allies close. Keep your evil demons in your weapon.

New Druid Cards

• Wing Commander Mulverick - “A board full of 2-Health minions? This is what I call a target rich environment.”
• Frostsaber Matriarch - They say “don’t poke the bear”, but they NEVER said “don’t poke the frostsaber or her cubs”.
• Capture Coldtooth Mine - We hit a huge haul! Or wait… no, it's just a coin.
• Pride Seeker - When you're putting your head in the lion's mouth, you may as well dress the part.
• Frostwolf Kennels - The #1 reason Alliance members defect to the Horde is to adopt a cute frostwolf puppy.
• Pathmaker - You can never choose the wrong path if you make your own.
• Dire Frostwolf - Tips to survive a frostwolf attack: -Stay calm -Lay down -Drizzle steak sauce over your body Brought to you by the Frostwolf Council for Alliance Safety.
• Heart of the Wild - In each of us beats a wild heart. Except the Forsaken.
• Clawfury Adept - The Inept Clawfury is a danger only to themselves.

New Hunter Cards

• Wing Commander Ichman - “Mulverick, it’s not your flying, it’s your faction.”
• Spring the Trap - Talk about starting off on the wrong foot.
• Ice Trap - I literally watched the Hunter place it down in front of me and I still stepped in it.
• Stormpike Battle Ram - Baa ram ewe! To your dwarves, your beard, Stormpike clan be true!
• Revive Pet - Best friends never really leave.
• Dun Baldar Bunker - Brutalist architecture for brutal times.
• Mountain Bear - If they want your picnic basket, I recommend giving it to them.
• Ram Tamer - Pump up the ram, pump it up. While your hooves are stompin’.
• Bloodseeker - What do you mean shooting them in the back isn’t honorable?!

New Mage Cards

• Balinda Stonehearth - Imagine her surprise, ending up in a game called Hearthstone.
• Rune of the Archmage - “It’s not a slot machine! It took YEARS of rigorous studying the intricacies of the universe to unravel the strands of reality. The arcane knowledge alone would enfeeble even the most brilliant of minds. Give it the credence it deserves. It’s a <i>magic</i> slot machine.”
• Mass Polymorph - Sheep in Frostwolves' clothing.
• Iceblood Tower - “Why is it called Iceblood Tower?” “Not really sure. Anyways, try not to lose your footing on any of the frozen bodies as you make your way in.”
• Arcane Brilliance - They could probably do with a dash of Arcane Humility.
• Build a Snowman - This is the coolest spell once you get it rolling.
• Siphon Mana - Why spend mine when I can take yours?
• Amplified Snowflurry - I bet it’s just exaggerating.
• Shivering Sorceress - Remember to use your sick days wisely.

New Paladin Cards

• Saidan the Scarlet - An orc mage accidentally kited him all the way from Stratholme.
• Brasswing - I’ve seen this before. You just have to time it right to avoid the dragon.
• Stonehearth Vindicator - “True strength comes from within your deck” is a whole lot less inspiring.
• Templar Captain - You can combine two of these into a Captain Archon.
• Protect the Innocent - "Quick, strike a super hero pose!"
• Dun Baldar Bridge - At least there's no fall damage in Hearthstone.
• Cavalry Horn - The clarion call of the Alliance skipping every objective and going straight to Drek’Thar.
• Hold the Bridge - You! Shall not! Pass!
• Vitality Surge - If your vitality lasts longer than four hours, consult a Priest.

New Priest Cards

• Najak Hexxen - "I've got friends on the other side... of the battlefield."
• Shadow Word: Devour - Devouring souls is like a buffet. You have to take a little bit of everything.
• Gift of the Naaru - What do I look like, a charity?
• Undying Disciple - We get it, you're undead. But jumping out of a grave? That's a bit much.
• Stormpike Aid Station - Known by some as the “Stormpike Naptime Lounge.”
• Bless - Bless is bmore.
• Spirit Guide - "Hey Jake." "Back again?" "Yup." "See you in 2 minutes."
• Deliverance - In 30 minutes or less, or else it’s free!
• Luminous Geode - No take candle. BE CANDLE.

New Rogue Cards

• Cera'thine Fleetrunner - World Record CTF Champion 16 years running.
• Forsaken Lieutenant - WE didn’t forsake him. He CHOSE to defend a tower against the entire Alliance front line by himself.
• The Lobotomizer - This may hurt a little, but don't worry, you won't remember it.
• Snowfall Graveyard - Live fast, die twice.
• Wildpaw Gnoll - A big fan of four-claw discounts.
• Contraband Stash - “Coggsprocket! We happy?" "Yeah, we happy."
• Double Agent - And under the Alliance tabard? Another Horde tabard.
• Coldtooth Yeti - Its arrival heralds the Brain Freeze Yeti.
• Reconnaissance - “But Commander, I already did the connaissance.”

New Shaman Cards

• Bearon Gla'shear - When you get hit by a royally bad pun, you just have to grin and bear it.
• Cheaty Snobold - This one will knock you out cold.
• Snowball Fight! - Woahwoahwoah, we said no friendly fire!
• Glaciate - We now have a more accurate answer to the age-old question "What's cooler than being cool?"
• Wildpaw Cavern - Adventurers were quite confused when they saw how many boots were frozen to the ceiling.
• Sleetbreaker - Likes chilly, hates chili.
• Snowfall Guardian - You’re finally awake! That fall looked really bad. Demon Hunters? Mercenaries? What are you talking about? Come on, I just unpacked a Golden Moorabi, let’s go build a Freeze Shaman deck.
• Frostbite - The sad reality of a raging toothpaste addiction.
• Windchill - The thermometer says it’s 0° right now, but with the windchill it feels like -25°.

New Warlock Cards

• Tamsin's Phylactery - <i>Eau de Morte.</i> Guaranteed to take your date’s breath away
• Felfire in the Hole! - Fear not, feebleminded friends, for failure to fell your foes with felfire is fundamentally farfetched!
• Sacrificial Summoner - Summoning will cost you an arm and a brother.
• Desecrated Graveyard - People are dying to get in.
• Full-Blown Evil - This isn’t your average, everyday evil. This is ADVANCED evil.
• Seeds of Destruction - May your harvest be dreadful.
• Felwalker - How it feels to chew Fel Gum.
• Hollow Abomination - As soon as you land your first Honorable Kill, trust me, you'll be hooked!
• Grave Defiler - She keeps her Fel spells nice and organized in her defiling cabinet.

New Warrior Cards

• Captain Galvangar - It wasn't the ravages of war that took Galvangar, it was hypothermia.
• Snowed In - “What do you mean school isn’t cancelled?! It’s a snow day!”
• Frozen Buckler - "Hey, I bet I could shatter this."
• Shield Shatter - "Is the shield being shattered or doing the shattering?" "Yes."
• To the Front! - Except healers. You go to the back.
• Iceblood Garrison - On weekends, it hosts the local community theater rehearsals.
• Axe Berserker - All the body spray went to her head.
• Glory Chaser - When you've reached the peak of competition twice, how hard can winning one valley be?
• Scrapsmith - Takes the ugly scraps of armor from dead players and combines them into ridiculous looking PVP armor sets.

New Neutral Cards

• Lokholar the Ice Lord - Suddenly the names of Iceblood Tower and Iceblood Garrison make a lot more sense.
• Korrak the Bloodrager - “I live, I love, I slay, and I am undying.”
• Ivus, the Forest Lord - He's always welcome at the local tavern, unlike a <i>certain</i> Ancient.
• Abominable Lieutenant - If you can't join 'em, eat 'em.
• Spammy Arcanist - You don't <i>have</i> to jump while spamming, but it’s more fun that way.
• Frozen Mammoth - <i><b>*record scratch*</b></i> "So, you may be wondering how I got here."
• Grimtotem Bounty Hunter - He’ll take a big weight off your shoulders.
• Popsicooler - Just passing through Alterac on its way to apply for a job at the Ice Cream Citadel.
• Stormpike Marshal - The Stormpike have a very direct take on life insurance.
• Frostwolf Warmaster - “The spoils of war ain’t free… Unless you’re me!”
• Kobold Taskmaster - Fabled questgiver of the “Get me candle”, “Get me another candle”, and “Get me 11 more candle” questline.
• Snowblind Harpy - Not snowblind; she can spot a level 51 noob over 40 yards away.
• Irondeep Trogg - STOP AGGROING MORE!
• Troll Centurion - Centurion? Ha, come back when you’re a millennion.
• Humongous Owl - "Humongous what?" -Torug's last words.
• Legionnaire - <i>*not related to the Burning Legion</i>
• Icehoof Protector - I can't feel my axe!
• Frantic Hippogryph - It's killed and it'll kill again!
• Knight-Captain - Very dangerous shoulder-to-ears situation here.
• Blood Guard - Has never donated blood and doesn’t plan on ever doing so.
• Herald of Lokholar - “I don’t care how hot it is. I am not going over there to be your air conditioning."
• Tower Sergeant - Best helmet in the valley.
• Ice Revenant - There must have been some magic in that old ice mace we found.
• Bunker Sergeant - Best hair in the valley.
• Piggyback Imp - Imp my ride.
• Reflecto Engineer - The whole thing's based on the Rubber-Glue Phenomenon.
• Direwolf Commander - When you’re riding a wolf, it’s in charge and you're allowed to make suggestions.
• Corporal - When he’s sitting in the graveyard ready to rez, he’s incorporal.
• Ram Commander - Get your RAM in pairs for better performance.
• Gankster - UGH! IM GETTING MY MAIN!
• Sneaky Scout - Do you know what they call Scouts that aren't sneaky? Target practice.
• Stormpike Quartermaster - Frozen funnel cakes taste just like ice cream, if you pretend real hard.
• Gnome Private - She's doing her part.

Quote From Blizzard

Patch 22.0, launching tomorrow, paves the way for Hearthstone’s latest expansion, Fractured in Alterac Valley, launching December 7! The Patch also includes updates to Mercenaries, Battlegrounds, Duels, and Arena, as well as bug fixes and more.

Storm into Alterac Valley on December 7

Fractured in Alterac Valley launches on December 7. The new expansion includes 135 all-new cards, featuring the new Honorable Kill keyword, Objective cards, and the return of Hero Cards! See all the new cards in the official card library today.

As soon as the set is live, the Battle for Alterac Vally begins! From December 7 to January 11, all players will compete for Honor in order to receive free rewards and claim victory for their faction. You gain Honor by playing and winning during the eligible period:

• 10 Honor for every game played
• 10 more Honor for every game won (20 total)
• 20 more Honor for every game won versus an opponent from the enemy faction (40 total)

Honor can be gained in Traditional, Arena, and Duels Modes. As you gain Honor, you climb through the ranks of your faction, and across the frozen battlefield—eventually capturing a Golden copy of the enemy faction’s leader! At the end of the event, all Honor will be tallied and the winning faction’s victory will be forever enshrined in Hearthstone when every player receives a Diamond copy of the winning faction’s leader card!

Mercenaries Updates

Mercenaries will be getting its second infusion of Mercenaries, Bounties, and Bounty Bosses with the 22.0 patch! The Mercenaries listed here will enter the fray when the 22.0 patch goes live, while Vanessa will go live with the expansion on December 7.

NEW MERCENARIES

Valeera Sanguinar (Legendary Fighter)

• Blood Elf
• 13/73 maxed stats
• Abilities:
  • Sinister Strike 5: (Speed 3) Gain +10 Attack this turn and Attack the lowest Health enemy. Combo: Gain Stealth.
  • Ambush 5: (Speed 6) Deal 10 damage. If this Mercs was Stealthed, deal 25 instead.
  • Fan of Knives 5: (Speed 7) Deal 7 damage to all enemies. Your other Mercs are (3) Speed faster next turn.
• Equipment:
  • Hidden Paths 4: Passive: Whenever a friendly character loses Stealth, give them +6 Attack.
  • Shadow Dagger 4: Ambush is (3) Speed faster and gains “Deathblow: Gain Stealth.”
  • Unnatural Smoke 4: While this Merc has Stealth, friendly characters a (4) Speed faster.

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Sky Admiral Rogers (Epic Caster)

• Human
• 11/76 maxed stats
• Abilities:
  • Sky Guard 5: (Speed 5) Gain +5 Attack and Attack an enemy. If it’s a Pirate, gain Immune while Attacking this turn.
  • Master Tactician 5: (Speed 2, Cooldown 1) Deal 12 damage to an enemy, or restore 12 Health to an ally. It goes next.
  • Firing Position 5: (Speed 6, Cooldown 1) Deal 25 damage to all enemies that have already acted.
• Equipment:
  • Swash Buckling Sash 4: Sky Guard gives an additional +5 Attack.
  • Ship’s Bell 4: Master Tactician deals 4 more damage and makes the target go last.
  • Scout’s Spyglass 4: Passive: After this Merc Attacks, deal 4 damage to all enemies. (Deals Critical Damage to Pirates).

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Trigore the Lasher (Rare Protector)

• Beast
• 10/80 maxed stats
• Abilities:
  • Frenzied Attack 5: (Speed 7) Attack an enemy. If this took damage this turn, deal 12 damage to a random adjacent enemy.
  • Backlash 5: (Speed 1) The next time an enemy damages an adjacent ally this turn, Gain +5 Attack and deal this Merc’s Attack damage to them.
  • Regrow Heads 5: (Speed 4, Cooldown 1) This takes Critical Damage this turn. At the end of next turn, restore full Health to this Merc.
• Equipment:
  • Infused Amber 4: Frenzied Attack deals 4 more damage.
  • Razor Claw 4: Backlash gives an additional +4 Attack.
  • Regenarative Scales 4: Regrow Heads restores 16 Health the turn it is cast.

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Vanessa VanCleef (Epic Protector)

• Pirate
• 10/75 maxed stats
• Abilities:
  • Burgle Barrage 5: (Speed 7) Attack an enemy. Combo: Steal 5 Attack from them.
  • Makeshift Weaponry 5: (Speed 3) Spend stolen Attack to deal that much damage to all enemies.
  • Shifting Satchel 5: (Speed 5, Cooldown 1) Deal 16 damage to an enemy. Give +1 Cooldown to an Ability they didn’t use this turn.
• Equipment:
  • Deadblades 4: Burgle Barrage is (4) faster and always Combos.
  • Extra Pockets 4: After using Makeshift Weaponry, this Merc keeps up to 5 Attack.
  • Blade Catcher 4: Whenever this Merc is Attacked, steal 4 Attack from the Attacker.

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NEW BOUNTIES

• Razorgore
• Vaelastrasz
• Chromaggus
• Nefarian

The new Bounties will be added to the Blackrock Zone. The new Mercenary Cards, Portraits, and Coins will be added to all existing relevant Mercenary item pools. Vanessa VanCleef will also be awarded for free at the start of the Fractured in Alterac Valley free rewards track, and her Portraits can be earned with the Tavern Pass. Each new Mercenary will come with its own Task Chain, similar to those of existing Mercenaries.

Battlegrounds Updates

DIABLO IS DEFEATED

You all took on the raid boss and survived! The special Diablo event is now over and Bob’s fine tavern is still standing—and preparing for the next round of new combatants. Diablo has been removed from the Battlegrounds Hero Pool.

NEW HERO

Scabbs Cutterbutter

• I Spy [Costs 2]
  • Discover a plain copy of a minion from your next opponent's warband.

Players with Battlegrounds Perks will have early access to Scabbs Cutterbutter before the Hero is formally released on December 14.

BATTLEGROUNDS BOARDS

Bob’s got something new to show you. Introducing Battlegrounds Boards, an all-new cosmetic option for Hearthstone Battlegrounds! Battlegrounds Boards are special boards that you can bring to the combat phase of your Battlegrounds bouts. These boards sport new visuals for you to see and show off to your opponents. Because Battlegrounds Boards are shared with you and your opponent, you may not see your Board every round.

 

Bob’s first board is the Arena of Champions, a celebration of Bob’s favorite customer: you! Give your warbands the royal reception they deserve, with suits of armor and flourishes of purple and gold. Get yours in the shop as soon as the patch goes live!

For gameplay purposes, the bottom right portion of all Battleground Boards are simplified when playing on mobile.

Duels Updates

CARD POOL UPDATES

On December 7, Fractured in Alterac Valley and Goblins vs. Gnomes will be added to the eligible card pools. New buckets will be added to cover the cards from the newly added card sets.

NEW PASSIVE TREASURES

Natural Force – Pool 1

• Nature Spell Damage +2

Kindling Flame – Pool 1

• Fire Spell Damage +2

Unholy Gift – Pool 1

• At the start of the game, shuffle 5 Death Knight cards into your deck.

Bitter Cold – Pool 1

• Frost Spell Damage +2

Expedited Burial – Pool 2

• At the start of the game, change each Deathrattle minion in your hand and deck into a 1/1 that costs (1).

Mantle of Ignition – Pool 2

• Whenever you target a minion with a spell, cast it again on its neighbors.

Imp-credible Trousers – Pool 2

• After you cast a Fel spell, shuffle 2 Fel Rifts into your deck.

Iron Roots – Pool 2

• After you cast a Nature spell, give a random friendly minion +2/+2 and Taunt.

Bronze Signet – Pool 2

• Whenever you draw a minion, add a copy of it to your hand.

Battle Stance – Pool 2

• Your hero has +2 Attack on your turn.

Ring of Black Ice – Pool 2

• Whenever a minion is Frozen, add a copy of it to your hand.

Idols of Elune – Pool 2

• At the end of your turn, cast a spell you've cast this turn (targets are random).

Runic Helm – Pool 2

• At the end of your turn, add a random Death Knight card to your hand.

Cloak of Emerald Dreams – Pool 2

• At the end of your turn, add a Dream Card to your hand.

Glacial Downpour – Pool 2

• At the end of your turn, summon a 3/6 Water Elemental if you've cast a Frost spell.

Arena Rotation

At the launch of Fractured in Alterac Valley, the current Dual-Class Arena event will end and the pool of eligible Arena sets will rotate so that the following sets will make up the Arena card pool:

• Fractured in Alterac Valley
• Saviors of Uldum
• Kobolds and Catacombs
• League of Explorers
• Scholomance Academy
• The Boomsday Project
• Core

Bug Fixes & Game Improvements

• Fixed a bug that allowed players on certain devices to close out of the Fractured in Alterac Valley faction selection screen without choosing a faction.
• Fixed a bug causing Cram Session to not get the Spell Damage bonus from Talented Arcanist or Lab Partner.
• Fixed a bug where Brittlebone Destroyer glowed even when its effect requirements were not met.
• Updated Soul Cleave’s text to properly represent that it only hits enemy minions, not all enemies.
• Fixed a bug where cards returned to hand by Tenwu of the Red Smoke could not be further reduced by cards like Scabbs Cutterbutter.
• Fixed a bug that prevented Goblins v. Gnomes Golden cards from being crafted or disenchanted.
• Fixed a bug where cards drawn by Malygos the Spellweaver after Celestial Alignment were not impacted by Loatheb.
• Fixed a text bug causing Nithogg’s Storm Eggs to show they summoned 20/20 Devilsaurs instead of the 4/4 Drakes with Rush that they actually summon.
• Players will now be able to see their Mercenaries Party while selecting Bounty Treasures.
• Completing multiple Tasks and Bounties at the same time will no longer cause the notifications to overlap on mobile.
• Several more Daily Quests can now be completed in Mercenaries, including Challenge a Friend, Spectate and Friend, and “Play a certain number of a Type of minion” Quests. More Daily and Weekly Quests may be added or reworked for future patches.
• Fixed a bug where The Lich King’s Helm of Domination would not trigger as intended in certain circumstances.
• Fixed a bug where Blink Fox’s Mind Thief Ability would retain a copied Ability over 2 uses, instead of only 1, while Tenth Tail is equipped.
• Fixed a bug where using Mutanus’s Devouring Attack caused Reincarnated Cairne to become invisible.
• Fixed a bug where Eudora’s Briny Bracers were giving 2 less Health
• Fixed a bug where Edwin, Defias Kingpin was showing the wrong art within its Diamond frame.
• Fixed bug causing iOS users to be incorrectly shown “low RAM” warning when entering Battlegrounds.
• Fixed a bug where Mercenaries Equipment Achievements were counting each Equipment upgrade as a new Equipment.
• Fixed a bug where Small Backpacks in Duels could draw C’Thun, the Shattered before he, well, shatters.
• Fixed a bug that prevented players from using the Hero Skin picker functionality in Classic.
• Fixed a bug where Steel Guardian Malfurion and Vanndar Stormpike Hero Skins were missing their custom hero power animations.