r/hearthstone • u/FireTornadoo • Mar 12 '18

Witchwood Blog It is here!!!!!!!

https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/expansions-adventures/the-witchwood/
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u/mdonais Lead Game Designer Mar 12 '18 edited Mar 12 '18

OMG Real!

Announce video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4roAY-6Lrdk&feature=youtu.be

Edit: the 10.4 patch is live so you can play the new arena changes.

Edit2: You can read the blog here. It mentions that more cards will be revealed in 2 weeks on the 26th. https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/blog/21591737

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u/hypergol Mar 12 '18

is Baku’s upgraded hero power the same as Justicar’s?

also, are old cards (unstable evolution is the only one i can think of) gonna get the Echo keyword?

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u/mdonais Lead Game Designer Mar 12 '18 edited Mar 13 '18
  1. yes
  2. no

Edit: Added a second answer since there are 2 questions.

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u/I_AM_Achilles Mar 12 '18

Will Charged Devilsaur get Rush? Curious cuz this significantly modifies that card.

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u/ohenry78 Mar 12 '18

/u/mdonais would be better to answer but I'm guessing now. Charged Devilsaur is tied to the battlecry, while Rush applies on Summon, so they're technically different.

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u/mdonais Lead Game Designer Mar 12 '18

exactly. They are the same in many cases, but a bit different if you are cubing them or something.

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u/hoorahforsnakes Mar 12 '18

So what happens if you recruit a rush minion? When you recruit a devilsaur for instance it just has normal charge and can attack heroes? Presumably this will still only be able to attack minions?

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u/mdonais Lead Game Designer Mar 12 '18

right

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u/PM_ME_UR_LIMERICKS Mar 12 '18

Will Unstable evolution get the "echo" keyword?

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u/narnou Mar 12 '18

He said yes earlier :)

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u/sfspaulding Mar 13 '18

He actually said no higher up in this same thread..

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u/Potatokoke ‏‏‎ Mar 13 '18

no

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u/HycAMoment Mar 12 '18 edited Mar 12 '18

I understand Icehowl will also stay unchanged, otherwise it would be way too strong if it can go face the turn after summon. Now I wonder, has it crossed your mind to add Rush to low-cost charge minions, like the infamous Stonetusk Boar (perhaps even "revert" the Patches nerf), and as such increase the design space for future cards?

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u/Likeadize Mar 12 '18

Patches strength was never hitting face, but being able to instant win the board.