Hearthstone Blackrock Mountain Adventure Announced

The Hearthstone Blackrock Mountain Adventure has been officially announced by Blizzard Entertainment at PAX East. As the second adventure mode to join Hearthstone, Blackrock Mountain will have players battling single-player bosses and their unique abilities to unlock new cards for their collection. Just like Naxxramas, the first Hearthstone adventure, there will be five wings in total as well as new class challenges. The first wing will be Blackrock Depths and each subsequent wing will open weekly and will be available for 700 gold per wing or $6.99. Of course there will also be bundle pricing with the ability to purchase all five wings for $24.99, four wings for $19.99, three wings for $14.99 and two wings for $9.99. Purchasing the other wing bundles will require you to already own the previous ones.

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Blackrock Mountain will add 31 new cards to Hearthstone with Blizzard previewing a few of them already. A new Legendary will be Rend Blackhand, a seven-mana cost 8/4 minion with Battlecry: If you’re holding a Dragon, destroy a Legendary minion. Dark Iron Skulker was also shown as a five-mana cost 4/3 minion with Battlecry: Deal 2 damage to all undamaged enemy minions. Other cards revealed include Grim Patron, a five-mana cost 3/3 that reads: Whenever this minion survives damage, summon another Grim Patron; Hungry Dragon as a four-cost 5/6 Dragon with Battlecry: Summon a random 1-Cost minion for your opponent and Blackwing Technician, a three-mana cost 2/4 minion with Battlecry: If you’re holding a Dragon, gain +1/+1.

Pre-order for Blackrock Mountain will start on March 19 and those that pre-order will be rewarded with a unique card back. No exact release date has been announced, but the second Hearthstone adventure will go live sometime next month.