Hearthstone’s new expansion is Scholomance Academy, launching in August

The next Hearthstone expansion is taking us back to a familiar place in World of warcraftThe history of – and back in time, back to when the Scholomance school was in full swing. Scholomance Academy takes place before the launch of World of warcraftand introduce 135 new cards to Hearthstone, along with some new mechanics to shake things up. The expansion will launch in early August, Blizzard announced Tuesday.

For those unfamiliar with the Warcraft tradition, Scholomance was a school for necromancers that fell into disrepair after things went terribly wrong. The academy served as both a vanilla dungeon World of warcraft and Mists of Pandaria, and is considered a fan favorite.

The three main mechanics that introduced this expansion are dual class cards, studios, and spell blast.

Dual-class cards

Dual class cards are used by two classes and are available at their two libraries. For example, a Demon Hunter and a Warlock can access a set of demons, while a Rogue and a Warrior will gain access to a shared inventory of weapons.

There will be 10 combinations between Hearthstone Classes Each combination will receive its own Legendary Professor minion, and there will be a total of 40 Dual Class cards.

Spell Explosion

Spellburst’s minions and weapons create a powerful effect that triggers when the player casts a spell from his hand. Cards like Yogg-Saron or Zul’jin, which activate a set of spells when played, will not cause a spell explosion; It has to be a deliberate action of the player.

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Studies

Studios are spells that allow players to “Uncover” a card. Introduced in 2015, Discover gives players a choice of three cards within specific parameters, such as a taunt minion or minion that costs more than 8 mana. The studies will be based on this mechanics. When players drop a Study, they uncover a card. They can then follow that discovery with another card of the same type for less mana, leading to effective combos.

Players can log in starting July 14 to receive two free copies of a neutral epic minion, the transfer student. There will also be two Scholomance Academy Packages available. The first, which will cost $ 49.99, includes 55 Scholomance Academy packs, a random Legendary Gold from the new expansion, and the Kel’Thuzad card back. The mega package will be priced at $ 79.99 and includes 85 Scholomance Academy card packs (including five gold card packs), a random legendary gold, the wizard hero Kel’Thuzad, the back of the Kel’Thuzad card, a Tavern Pass for Battlefields, and four Arena tickets.