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Hearthstone: Ragnaros, the Firelord and N'zoth, the Corruptor return to Standard for limited time; new milestone Class portraits and more in latest update

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Hearthstone: Ragnaros, the Firelord and N’zoth, the Corruptor return to Standard for limited time; new milestone Class portraits and more in latest update

Two very important Legendary Hearthstone cards are being reintroduced to Standard play in the next patch update.

“BY FIRE BE PURGED!”

Blizzard/Team 5 is shaking up the Standard Saviors of Uldum Hearthstone meta in the next patch update for a limited time by bringing staple Hall of Fame cards Ragnaros, the Firelord and N’zoth, the Corruptor (the two being the first of 23 total cards from Wild being reinstated) back into the mix.

The update will also see a very welcome cosmetic change: brand-new portraits featuring unique art for Priest’s Anduin Wrynn, Warlock’s Gul’dan and the Mage class’ Jaina Proudmoore.

Check out the full list of changes from the official Blizzard Hearthstone site below:

While we’re constantly recruiting lackeys, tinkering with experimental tech, and delving into dusty tombs to bring you new Hearthstone expansions and Adventures, we’re also hard at work on some awesome, albeit less flashy, new stuff. In this blog we’ll shine a light on some of the smaller, but still exciting new features, events, and changes coming to Hearthstone in the near future.

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Adding More Events

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After the overwhelmingly positive response to the recent Fire Fest-E.V.I.L. event, we’re looking for more opportunities to introduce even more large-scale in-game events with rewards, themed Tavern Brawls, and changes that could temporarily (or permanently!) create fun new Hearthstone experiences for players.

We’re starting off with a new event in just a couple weeks featuring Dungeon Run-inspired Tavern Brawls, dual-class Arenas, Legendary quest rewards, and some meta-shifting changes outlined in the “Shaking up Standard Play” section below.

We’ll have more to share on this sensationally spooky event on October 4, but in the meantime . . . try not to lose your head!

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Shaking up Standard Play

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Now that the Saviors of Uldum Standard ladder experience has solidified, we think it’s a great time to throw a wrench or two (or twenty-three) in the gears. We’re going to be pulling some of the most popular and game-changing cards from across Hearthstone history, including Ragnaros the Firelord and N’Zoth, the Corruptor, out of Wild and dropping them back into Standard for a limited time. To ensure that everyone can participate in this meta-mixing event, we’ll be granting everyone free copies of each card (these copies cannot be disenchanted or crafted) so they can add these heavy-hitters to their decks and get them into the action.

We’ll be sharing more details (including the full list of 23 cards) in a blog update on October 4. Stay tuned!

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1,000 Win Class Portraits

Looking ahead, we want to continue celebrating personal successes and milestones for all you dedicated Hearthstone players. Our next major update will introduce some really cool new portraits that you can earn by earning 1,000 wins with each class. Wins earned before this update goes live will retroactively count towards these totals. Take a look at a couple of examples below and start stacking up those wins!

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Quality of Life Improvements

Alternate Search Terms

We want it to be easier to quickly find the cards you’re looking for while deckbuilding, so we’re adding alternate search terms for some hard-to-type cards. We’ll be adding common misspellings and simplified versions of leetspeak card names (found on some Mech minions). For example, searching “snip” or “snap” will now show you SN1P-SN4P. While this feature will only be enabled for a few commonly misspelled cards at first, we’ll be able to add even more alternate search terms as needed.

  • This feature will also support languages other than English. For example, SN1P-SN4P in Latin American Spanish is “CL1C-CL4C”, so searching “clic” would return the expected results.

Quest Changes

While not included in our next major update, here’s a preview of some of the changes we’re making to quests a little further down the line.

  • We’re cutting some of the less popular daily quests and tuning down some of their requirements to make them quicker and easier to complete. We’ll also be adding some new quests to the pool to mix things up!
  • We split most daily quests into two buckets: Easy (50g) and Slightly More Difficult (60g). Rerolling a Slightly More Difficult (60g) quest (like Play 10 Beasts) always gives you an Easy (50g) quest, so players can be guaranteed to get an Easy quest every day if they want. We love  Murlocs and Pirates as much as anyone, but it should be your choice if you decide to complete their quests.

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We’re excited to be bringing these new features, events, and other changes to Hearthstone soon. Please let us know what you think on social media or the official Hearthstone forums. Until then, we’ll see you in the Tavern!

What do you think of the upcoming patch changes? Are you looking forward to bringing the Firelord and the Corruptor back into standard play? Do you think the reimplementation of these staple Hall of Fame cards will be conducive to the ranked meta? Sound off in the comments.

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