I suppose the title says it all: the latest expansion for Hearthstone, The Great Dark Beyond, is now live! With every card revealed and the set ready to go, let's head to outer space and bust open our packs.
For those not in the know, The Great Dark Beyond has a couple main features to be on the lookout for:
- New Keyword: "Starship". Certain cards benefit you more whilst building a Starship with your Starship Pieces. When the Pieces die they are automatically added to the Starship; press the button (and spend 5-Mana) to launch the Starship when you're ready!
- New Minion-Type: Draenei. The unique aspect of Draenei is that they tend to boost the next Draenei you play, leading to a chain of powerful effects if you devote yourself to the minion type.
- Being a permanent addition, old Draenei cards will have the type added to them where appropriate,
- The Spellburst Keyword. Returning from The Scholomance Academy, Spellburst triggers after you play a spell.
Quote From Blizzard 3, 2, 1… Blast off! The Great Dark Beyond is now live, with 145 new collectible cards, out-of-this world Starships, forward-looking Draenei, powerful Spellburst cards, and more!
What’s Included: New Keyword-Starship
Explore The Great Dark Beyond in your very own Starship! You’ll find Starship Pieces floating around in The Great Dark Beyond. You can play them like regular minions, and when they die their stats and effects automatically get added to your Starship construction. Once you’ve built up the perfect ship, hit the button to launch it directly onto the board!
Each of the six classes with Starship cards (Death Knight, Demon Hunter, Druid, Hunter, Rogue, and Warlock) have their own iconic Starship visual appearance and name, but every class is welcome on The Exile’s Hope.
What’s Included: New Minion Type-Draenei
Driven from their planet by the Burning Legion, these “exiled ones” fled to the stars in search of a new home. The Draenei explore all the far-reaches of The Great Dark Beyond as Hearthstone’s newest permanent minion type. Always hopeful, many Draenei have effects that impact the next Draenei you play. They rally around their powerful leader, Velen!
What’s Included: Returning Keyword-Spellburst
The Great Dark Beyond is bursting with cosmic energy. Cards with the returning Spellbust keyword get an effect after you play a spell. Play your cards in the right order for a quick burst of power!
What’s Included: An Army of Demons!
While the Draenei search for their new home, they’re on the run from the demonic Burning Legion. Their numbers seem endless and their forces nigh unstoppable! How will you escape the demonic incursion?
Explore More of the Universe with the Tavern Pass
Travel further and faster across The Great Dark Beyond with the Tavern Pass, featuring expansion packs, XP boosts, stellar cosmetics, cards, and more. Check out the Rewards Track Refresh Blog for details and grab your Tavern Pass today!
Now’s your time to explore the universe! Login now to play The Great Dark Beyond or visit the 31.0 Patch Notes for more about everything in this patch. We’ll see you in the Tavern!
Ready to head to outer space in this latest Hearthstone expansion? Did you buy any of the preorders? What did you pull? Let us know in the comments below!
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Comments
Day one experience:
Theres a few more decks Ive not tried yet like nebula shaman, wheelock, etc. Got screwed by my packs, but expansion looks decent, though I still suspect the old archetypes would eventually overwhelm most of the new stuff. Starships have largely been a failure to me, though I havent actually played any form of rogue starships yet.
Good luck with pack openings :)
My wife and I opened 90 packs. Four total legendaries. Oof.
Ouch, one would hope for more for sure. Did you at least get some good ones you can use?