Update: Added Golden Cards to the list of rewards. Confirmed during technical difficulties!

The Arena

The Arena? The Forge has been renamed to The Arena to avoid confusion. In play-testing, players were confused why there was no crafting in the Forge.

The Arena requires players to pay their way into the mode. You may use in-game currency (Gold), or real money (IRL Gold)

Players will have to pick between three heroes when they enter The Arena. Hero picks are randomized, so you might not get what you want.

Rewards

Players will be given a Novice key at the beginning of their Arena run. The key will be upgraded each time that you win a duel, all the way up to Grand Master.

The rewards unlocked in the chest at the end of the Arena run will be increased based on the quality of the key.

Retiring early in The Arena will still allow you to unlock the rewards that you have earned.

Confirmed rewards for The Arena include

Packs of Cards



Gold Coins (In-game currency)



Arcane Dust (Card crafting material)



Golden Cards

Deckbuilding

Decks in The Arena consist of 30 cards, much like the regular gamemode.

There are no restrictions on the amount of any one card you may insert into your deck. Great news for Deathwing lovers.

Players choose one card per turn, out of three randomized cards, to insert into their deck.

Each turn in The Arena will first determine a card rarity and then randomize 3 cards of that rarity that are eligible for deck insertion.

Your deck expires at the end of your Arena run and is not able to be saved.

Ben and Eric's Amazing Mage Arena Deck

Although we didn't get to see in it action much, Ben and Eric expertly crafted a Mage deck in the Arena. We've got the contents of their deck available on our deckbuilder for you to check out.

Game Changes

Some changes were visible during the livestream, and we'll have our database updated once we get the client.

Fireball's mana cost was reduced to 4, from 5.

mana cost was reduced to 4, from 5. Shadowstep also reduces the mana cost of the card returned by two.

also reduces the mana cost of the card returned by two. Valeera Sanguinar received a graphical update.

Video on Demand

Eric and Ben vs Uther the Lightbringer

Eric and Ben vs Valeera Sanguinar

Arena Rewards Preview

The Building of Eric and Ben's Mage Arena Deck

Fireside Chat Episode 6 - Arena Discussion, Mage Cards, Art Contest Winner

We'll be live at 1pm PDT on the HearthPwn Twitch channel with another episode of Fireside Chat. Come and join us while we discuss what we've seen today and going through the Mage Cards. Initially we were going to be discussing the Hunter, but we've decided a change of plans was needed after we saw the Mage during The Arena preview.