A new patch hit Hearthstone today and with it came some very interesting client data! We've got details to share for an upcoming Hearthstone brawl called Blackrock Crash!
Internally the brawl is referred to as EVIL Blackrock Mountain. Awesome.
What is Blackrock Crash?
You brought the city of Dalaran to ME? laughs in Nefarian
We only have a small glimpse into it so we're not 100% certain on everything here so keep that in mind. Yep, that's a datamined content warning.
With that out of the way, Blackrock Crash is a very interesting piece of content. It appears to be a Solo PvE Tavern Brawl that actually takes form as a Dungeon Run and will be available during this year's Fire Festival. From it, an old card back is returning, the Ragnaros card back, which is earned when you complete a run.
There's also a second component, or at least that's what it appears to be, where the brawl takes form as a mega raid boss for Fireside Brawls. Much like when The Lich King was raided years ago with a combined health pool, the same seems to be the case for Ragnaros. Oh yeah, that Ragnaros has 15000 health.
Blackrock Crash Voicelines
Quote From Out of Cards
- Nefarian: You brought the city of Dalaran to ME? laughs
- Omnotron: Intruding city detected. Defenses activated.
- Ragnaros: SUFFER TRESPASSER!
- Dr. Boom: I'm suitin' up!
- Rafaam: How did we crash into A MOUNTAIN!? Seriously?
- Dr. Boom: Hey! Runnin' into a mountain isn't an art, it's a SCIENCE!
- Dr. Boom: Now to redocorate this place as my secret lair!
- Hagatha: You might be evil but WE ARE LEGION!
- Madamu Lazul: Everything happens for a reason. Even if it's an odd one.
- Togwaggle: Silly mountain is more like molehill!
- Rafaam: Promising! Very promising!
Blackrock Crash Quests
The brawl has some special quests associated with it. We're earning an old card back for completion of a run and some individual cards.
Quote From Out of Cards
- Mountain Climber - You completed a run of Blackrock Crash!
- Rewards: Ragnaros Card Back (Originally March 2015 Season 12 Reward)
- Rockin' with Rafaam - You finished a run with Raffam!
- Rewards: 1x Rafaam's Scheme
- No Brakes Drake - You won in under an hour!
- Rewards: 1x Bronze Herald
- E.V.I.L. Mastermind - You won in under 40 minutes!
- Rewards: 1x Recurring Villain
Finishing a run requires defeating Ragnaros.
Blackrock Crash Heroes
You'll be playing as members of the League of E.V.I.L!
Quote From Out of Cards
- Dr. Boom - Steal a city they said, it'll be fun they said.
- Lazul - She should have seen it coming!
- Togwaggle - Why are we stuck in giant candle!?
- Hagatha - A curse upon you! A curse upon this mountain!
- Rafaam - This is everyone's fault but mine!
Here are all the heroes alongside their hero powers.
Blackrock Crash Bosses
There are eight bosses you will fight inside the Blackrock Crash. We don't know the exact order of them other than Ragnaros being last, but here they all are!
Comments
I have all card backsthat are given each month. And I am totally OK with them giving chance for newer players gain older card backs. It's not that this will take away mine or something. Still I had this card back for 4 years. How selfish you had to be to whine about giving to others non real (in damn pc game) card back. "oh no, no longer I will be this speshul snowflake". This card back already was owned by several milion people. Couple more will not change anything. Awesome idea Blizzard. Really.
Blizz has said they wanted to bring back previous card backs, and this is a great way to do so. It’s one I have, but hopefully it’ll be additional incentive for others to play. Maybe one day they’ll re-release the beautiful Black Temple.
Well, I have this one but I have absolutely nothing against people getting it. It's perfectly OK for people to get a chance to get them... Why not? I do not get some peoples resentment.
Dude you must be fun at parties. Whining about an ancient card back that's now given out to newer players as well so you can't feel special anymore and trying so hard to convince people how rude it is is just pathetic.
I played against the new druid hero but Elise doesn't have any audio. Is this phone oriented? Do I need to reinstall the game or will it fix itself
Team 5 is on fire recently 👍
I think awarding old card backs is good for the game. I've been playing since beta and I only missed one card back. I missed the BRM pre-order card back because I had just got laid off from my job and couldn't justify pre-ordering the adventure. Ended up getting a new job during the 3rd wing and bought it anyway. Always regret that.
This sounds more like possibly the adventure solo content maybe? Makes sense if Dalaran is crashing into BR
That's a great way to collect previous monthly cardbacks!
15000 health or 1500 health? Under 40 minutes?? Looking forward to it.
It is over 9000. It just can't render properly as an image lol
Can we talk about achievements and rewards for completing them? I'm so excited to see a more rewarding system like this implemented!
Imagine an adventure like Dalaran Heist with hidden achievements awarding cards and not HPs!
It's a beautiful cardback I can't wait!!
OMG! If the datamined content is to be true, I will be very happy because one of the things I regret while playing Hearthstone was starting late. I mean, my friends introduced to me this game when Hearthstone was released on mobile. It was around the beginning of May 2015 and when I heard old cardbacks, I wished to only get Ragnaros cardback because it looked SO HOT. Looks like my dream will come true.
It sure is a good one. My favourite of all times, still, and my second ever: I started playing late February 2015.
As someone who hadn't even heard of the game until Kara, I welcome the chance to get a new card back that I couldn't otherwise. It's annoying that there's an entire section of card backs that I can't ever fill, so I'm glad they were considerate enough to give us a shot who haven't been around since the start. After all, it's not out fault. Looks like a cool story transition as well, what happens between the sets.
yeah its not your fault. and it was not my fault too that I have never seen some ancient civilization's capital in its glorious times, well guess what ? They are ruins nowadays. So I've missed the opportunity to see that like whoever missed the opportunity to get first seasons' cardbacks.
That's so stupid to give old seasonal rewards to new players and that's so stupid to ask for that. You've missed that opportunity no matter what. That's being rude to old players, to give season exclusive rewards to the players who couldn't achieve those in its responsive time.
Look at it this way: you and I got to enjoy the Ragnaros card back for the past X months while those who missed that particular season didn't. We don't begrudge others the purchase of old games at a discounted price, because there is a value in enjoying something when it's fresh.
You cannot see ancient cities in their glory days because they don't exist anymore; it's not about access but the thing you want to access no longer being there. The card backs still exist: they're in everyone's client, otherwise your opponent wouldn't be able to see them. A card back isn't a physical item, it's a piece of digital cosmetics that you are denied access to unless there is an unlock flag in your account on Blizzard's server.
Apparently you thought the unlocking would be a one-time opportunity. Blizzard never stated that as far as I know, although in the first years that was how things were. If you're disappointed that they're not as exclusive as you assumed they would be, that's fine, but not all old players will feel the same. As someone who has most of the old card backs, I'm entirely fine with newer players getting another chance to unlock them.
By the way, I think this is the second or third time an old card back was rewarded in a brawl, certainly not the first.
Yeah that's the thing already. You can restore some ancient city in a program for VR glasses and you can see what it is like, you can walk in its streets but it never be the same as you re really doing it. I totally agree with @Fluxflushor here. What I mean was that. They should have done some difference at that card back. It shouldn't have been same with season 12 one.
Truth is, I only don't care what the other guys say as how I can compare it with this kind of example or how silly it is because I know it is not but I will one more example;
You can go moon today because Humankind had gone there once but you will never be the first Human who walks on the surface of the moon. If someone will give the title of "First moon-walker" to any other guy, Isn't be disrespect to Neil Armstrong's memory ? It is like that. I am not saying that new players can't get those cardbacks, ok they can get, I am just saying that Blizzard made discourtesy here.
I think the issue is just one of perspective. You are making some pretty grand comparisons in your argument, in talking about the first man to walk on the moon, and witnessing an ancient civilization. I understand your points, but I think it's good to take a few steps back and look at what we're talking about here. Also, I think Flux has an interesting idea about denoting an original card back in some way, but I respectfully disagree with the implementation simply because I feel like it goes too far into the weeds. That would make sense for some kind of physical item like a comic book or actual cards, but I'd much rather the Hearthstone team stay focused on gameplay issues and other art related endeavors that they already have on their plate, rather than devote resources to that kind of specific cosmetic. But if they are able to do it, cool.