Hearthstone has announced the second expansion for the Year of the Phoenix, Scholomance Academy! Here's everything you need to know about the expansion so far.
- The expansion releases on August 6th, 2020.
- Kel'Thuzad is the pre-order Mage hero! He comes with a card back.
- Dual-class Cards! Some cards can be played by more than one class. They have special borders.
- Spellburst is a new keyword. 1-time effect after you cast a spell.
- Transfer Student is available today, for free, for logging in.
- There are 25 different effects (view all the effects)
- Weapon frame updates are coming on July 30!
Scholomance Academy Card Reveals
Here are the cards that have been revealed so far.
Here are all the new dual-class cards that have been revealed.
The Mega Bundle
The Mega Bundle includes 85 Scholomance Academy card packs and, for the first time ever, 5 of those will be Golden Scholomance Academy packs—each filled with Golden cards! The Mega Bundle also includes one random Scholomance Academy Golden Legendary card, the Kel’Thuzad Mage Hero, the Kel'Thuzad card back, and a Tavern Pass, which includes 4 Arena tickets.
The Bundle
The Scholomance Academy Bundle includes 55 Scholomance Academy card packs, the Kel’thuzad card back, and a random Scholomance Academy Golden Legendary card.
Learn More About Scholomance Academy
The second Hearthstone expansion of 2020 is Scholomance Academy! You can learn more about the expansion, including seeing all the revealed cards, in our dedicated Scholomance Academy Expansion Guide!
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Blog Announcement
Quote From Blizzard Greetings, aspiring adept! We’re thrilled to welcome you to Scholomance Academy! Within the lofty halls of this fabled magic college, the (mostly) good Headmaster Kel’Thuzad and the rest of our faculty are here to guide the next generation of greats, from Warlocks to Warriors and everything between. We encourage the pursuit of double majors and offer a plethora of cross-over studies. Whatever flavor of major you favor, Scholomance has the training grounds to suit your needs!
Just . . . don’t go exploring those dusty crypts beneath the schoolgrounds. There’s no reason at all to be concerned about what Kel’Thuzad and the Cult of the Damned are stirring up down there . . .
Scholomance Academy will launch worldwide in early August! You can find the full schedule for card reveals here. Be sure to visit the card library to see which cards were announced today and check back frequently—it’ll be updated with new cards as they’re revealed over the coming weeks!
Introducing Dual Class Cards
Scholomance Academy is renowned for providing its pupils with a richly varied magical education across multiple mystical disciplines. Dual-Class cards embody this cross-pollination of learnings by mashing up unique mechanics inspired by both classes’ strengths, unlocking a whole new spectrum of gameplay possibilities. These Dual-Class cards make up 40 of the 135 cards to be released with Scholomance Academy. Each Dual-Class combination also includes a shared Legendary minion—that course's professor!
The 10 class combinations are:
- Druid/Hunter
- Hunter/Demon Hunter
- Demon Hunter/Warlock
- Warlock/Priest
- Priest/Paladin
- Paladin/Warrior
- Warrior/Rogue
- Rogue/Mage
- Mage/Shaman
- Shaman/Druid
New Keyword: Spellburst
Scholomance Academy introduces a new keyword: Spellburst, a one-time only effect when you cast a spell! With a Spellburst minion or weapon in play, casting a Spell will activate its Spellburst effect. Spellburst minions add a new way to combo, play, and spell-blast your way to Legend!
Studies
Studies are new spells that allow you to Discover a card immediately and also reduce the mana cost of the next card you play of that type. At Scholomance Academy, dedicated study is rewarded with power!
Year of the Phoenix Phase 2
Scholomance Academy marks the beginning of the second phase of the Year of the Phoenix. Between now and the next expansion, you can expect several major updates from us, including balance patches, new Battlegrounds Heroes and minions, a seasonal event, and what was previously spell-locked—a new solo experience and Battlegrounds feature! Let’s not forget—a new game mode is on its way as well! We’ll have more details to share on these exciting developments in the months to come.
Pre-Purchase Scholomance Academy
Pre-purchase one or both Scholomance Academy bundles, available in-game and on the Battle.net web shop!
The Mega Bundle includes 85 Scholomance Academy card packs and, for the first time ever, 5 of those will be Golden Scholomance Academy packs—each filled with Golden cards! The Mega Bundle also includes one random Scholomance Academy Golden Legendary card, the Kel’Thuzad Mage Hero, the Kel'Thuzad card back, and a Tavern Pass, which includes 4 Arena tickets.
Scholomance Mega Bundle
Scholomance Bundle
The Scholomance Bundle Includes 55 Scholomance Academy card packs, the Kel’thuzad card back, and a random Scholomance Academy Golden Legendary card.
Log in and Get Transfer Student for Free
With today’s 17.6 patch all players can log in to receive two copies of the Epic Neutral minion, Transfer Student, for free!* Transfer Student has different effects based on which game board it’s played on, with 25 different effects in total, and can be slotted into your decks immediately!
*Limit two per account. Must log in by October 20 to claim.
We released the 17.6 patch today with balance changes, Battlegrounds updates, and more!
Check out the 17.6 patch notes here.
HAIL TO THEE, OH SCHOLOMANCE
THE MAGIC SCHOOL OF YORE
YOUR LEGACY OF GLORY SHINES
MAY THEE STAND FOREVER MORE!
Comments
And gave it to Shaman as well.
Sham in the dumpster it s time for print some crazy OP cards and let him back his tier 1.
Is it op? 2 overload is a lot..
doesn't matter if you can combo for lethal
yeah but that's a finisher..
remember days when Druid had old Innvervate plus roar plus old force of nature? Sham now has 2 out of 3. It can be very dangerous, bad thing with Bloodlust you need 5 mana for it and you can t play some other chargers, now they can play boar and it will be 4 damage and they have lightnings, new aggro wave will come. Theory ofc and maybe can t contest vs other aggro, we have DH after all :D
holy sh!t! I love the new cards!
Spellburst seems super fun and powerful, same for the bicolour cards!
That's it I am now officially HYPED
Rattlegore the stickiest sticker to ever stick and get stuck, and wait what why's he a sheep?
if I understand well spellburst is an additional spell (effect) casted after a spell.
Is this repeatable? i.e. if I cast two spells in a turn, is spellburst repeated?
no, just the first time
It activates only once. Then, it's done. So use wisely.
Think it says it is a one time effect after a spell is casted. Maybe if you re-played the minion (i.e. with shadow step) it will be available again?
Yes. I think it is basically a quick way of writing "Battlecry: the next spell you cast (this turn?) also does X".
not this turn, just whenever.
The next spell cast after that minion is played will activate its effect, regardless of circumstance (although I assume the minion has to be alive at the time for it to work)
Not really a battlecry but a "stance". the minion is ready to activate once a spell is played (for instance the divine shield one is specific to that minion only)
That's how I read it, too.
Rattlegore is like a better version of Dreadsteed.
Big Warrior could be a thing in Wild. The potential is scary.
Annnnd Wand Thief is prob going into all my rogue decks lol
dual class cards sounds fun but the danger of running cards from a different class can be bonkers
It's not really like running cards from different classes, since they can just make sure the potentially game breaking effects don't appear on the shared cards. E.g. the rogue/mage one we've seen does something both classes already do anyway.
Whether they were actually cautious though remains to be seen.