Hearthstonefans are getting ready to dive intoVoyage to the Sunken City, its upcoming expansion. Along with the new card set,Hearthstoneannounced the Year of the Hydra–the next yearly expansion cycle–and shared some updates coming to the game with it.
The Year of the Hydra begins in earnest on April 12th alongside thelaunch of theVoyage to the Sunken Citycard set. However, several of the changes coming toHearthstonehave already gone live, including new Arena and Battlegrounds heroes, as well as changes to Mercenary tasks.
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With the coming of a newHearthstoneyear, theAshes of Outland,Scholomance Academy, andMadness at the Darkmoon Fairewill rotate out of Standard in favor ofVoyage to the Sunken Cityand the two expansionsthat follow. In addition, the Core set ofHearthstoneis changing, with a net gain of 15 more cards in this Core than the last one.Hearthstoneshared a roadmap of the changes coming over the next year, which focus on refining existing systems and adding quality-of-life improvements to its various game modes.
The Year of the Hydra is one of many exciting updates fromHearthstone. Along with the changes to the Core set,Hearthstonehas revealed the Rewards Track forVoyage to the Sunken City, as well as the full list of cards coming in the set. With theHearthstoneTheorycrafting event forVoyage to the Sunken Citytaking place on the 7th ahead of the set’s release, players will get their first look at how the new cards interact with the rest of the game.
Players are already getting pumped for the Year of the Hydra. While many are sad to see the old sets cycled out of Standard, they will still be available in Wild–and many of the cards will be reverted to their original strength after being nerfed for Standard. Additionally, it seemsHearthstoneis improving the Mercenaries mode, which has received mixed reviews since its launch last year.
That said, plenty ofHearthstoneplayers are worried about the changes coming to the game. Some cards being added to theHearthstoneCore set, such as Reno Jackson and Brann Bronzebeard, have been involved in some powerful combos in the past, and many of the cards being un-nerfed in Wild have players terrified to try and compete in the free-for-all format. Nevertheless, the Year of the Hydra has nearly arrived, so players will have to discover ways to counter those devastating strategies as they appear.
Hearthstoneis available now for mobile and PC.Voyage to the Sunken Cityreleases on April 12.
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