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Hearthstone’s new expansion, Rise of Shadows, is set to launch worldwide on April 9. This will mark the start of the “Year of the Dragon” series which will include connected story lines across multiple expansions. Rise of Shadows will see an uprising of the most villainous characters to ever step foot in Azeroth. Foes from previous expansions will come back to battle with a vengeance. The game will use mechanics from previous expansions, introduce new mechanics, and retire some of its classic cards to its “Hall of Fame”.

Dangerous villains across Azeroth band together with notorious Arch-villain Rafaam, whose battle-cry is sure to send quivers down the spines of countless players. The characters were fed up with their long history of failure and decided to join forces, in hopes of becoming unbeatable. Arch-villain Rafaam, together with his band of villains, plot their revenge towards the city in the sky; Dalaran. They create the soon-to-be infamous

“League of E.V.I.L.” Players will have to navigate the terrifying new updates carefully as the new cards are just as unforgiving as the villains behind them.

The expansion will include updated card rotations, arena changes, random card backs, and a new single-player experience. The core game will see a retirement of some of its original cards, notably the Druids’ Naturalize and Warlocks’ Doomguard. There is no word yet on whether the cards will be re-released or re-imagined in future expansions.



New Card Types

Lackeys: Generated by E.V.I.L. cards that add Lackeys to your hand. Lackeys are 1/1 minions that, while lacking in terms of raw stats, pack a surprisingly powerful punch when they hit the board.

Schemes: Schemes are powerful spells that become even more powerful the longer they stay in your hand. It takes time to cook up a good scheme, but the payoff is totally worth it!

Twinspell: Twinspells are spells that, once cast, create a copy of themselves in your hand to be used whenever you like. Turn the tides of battle, then turn it again!

Full List of Announced Cards

Players can now pre-purchase Rise of Shadows here.

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Source: Hearthstone