After yesterday's short tease, Hearthstone's YouTube channel just posted a video detailing the game's next expansion. Titled "The Lost City of Un'Goro", the setting isn't a surprise, but a good number of the stuff in the trailer is. Let's get into it! Update: You can now check out Blizzard's news post on the matter.

Quests Return

Seeing as the Quest mechanic was introduced in the original Journey to Un'Goro expansion, it was only natural they would return for this one. Those are regular Quests (so not Questlines) that give you a minion in hand. So far, we know the quest for Shaman and Death Knight, as well as the reward for the former. We're also getting cards that help Quest decks. Update: We now have the Death Knight Quest Reward.

Judging by Ashalon, it looks like Adapt is also making a return, though it's unclear if it's only for a few cards like this one or in a more substantial manner.

Elise Returns

Elise returns in the form of Elise the Navigator, a 4-mana 3/5 that lets you craft a custom location (similar to Kazakus, or Ignis, the Eternal Flame) if your deck started with 10 cards of different costs.

New Keyword: Kindred

The new keyword for the expansion is Kindred, which gives cards a bonus effect if you played a minion of the same type or spell of the same school on the previous turn. Seeing as there are some cards that also encourage a menagerie playstyle (as we'll see in a bit), we can probably expect some new amalgams this expansion as well.

New Cycles: Stories and Maps

We have two new cycles of cards coming this expansion. First, there are Stories, which are spells with effects based on the Quests of the first Un'Goro expansion, and there will be 7 of them. Then, there are Maps, which let you discover a card, then give you another one of the options if you play the first one that turn.

Freebies + Other Cards

The free card of the expansion is Endbringer Umbra, which you'll get by logging into the game. Then, you'll get Blob of Tar for free from the shop. Finally, Disolving Ooze and Sharp-Eyed Lookout will be given later via an event.

Finally, we have four cards that were revealed and didn't fit neatly into the other sections: Tortollan Storyteller, Paleomancy and Ancient Pterrordax.

Important Dates

The expanion launches on July 8th, with a pre-release brawl on July 1st. There'll also be a new cinematic on June 26th.

Are you excited to return to Un'Goro? What else are you hoping to see in the new expansion? Let us know in the comments below!