To little surprise, Blizzard Entertainment has confirmed that Hearthstone‘s second expansion, The Grand Tournament, will go live August 24. The 132-card expansion is being previewed in this week’s Tavern Brawl that went live earlier today. Two new game mechanics are being added into Hearthstone with the arrival of the expansion: Jousting and Inspire. With Joust cards, players will draw a minion from their deck and the player with the higher cost minion will win the joust, triggering the effect outlined on the card. The other mechanic, Inspire, will trigger the effect on the card when a player uses their hero power.
Read: The Grand Tournament Previewed in This Week’s Brawl
The Grand Tournament packs will be available to purchase through Hearthstone’s in-game Shop starting August 24 in the Americas and Europe regions for PCs, iOS and Android tablets, as well as mobile phones. Pre-purchased bundles, which are still available at $49.99 for 50 packs and an exclusive card back, can be opened on the official release date. Players in Asia will get to enjoy the expansion starting on August 25.
The Grand Tournament will also add numerous new dragons, beasts, pirates and totems to Hearthstone, opening up new deck ideas and combinations for players to enjoy.
