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- "Have you heard the rumblings? The mountain stirs once more. Beneath its crags, cliffs and rocks, there`s evil in its core. Fire made flesh! Dragon`s breath! Teeth and claw and flame! Calling any heroes out there that are brave - or just insane!"
Blackrock Mountain (BRM) is Hearthstone The Hearthstone icon Hearthstone (formerly known as Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft 1] 2]) is a free-to-play digital collectible card game from Blizzard Entertainment. It was first announced in a presentation by Rob Pardo at the `s second adventure, released Apr. 2/3, 2015.
Blackrock Mountain is a five-wing adventure, with each wing representing a raid or dungeon instance from the World of Warcraft World of Warcraft (WoW) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) created by Blizzard Entertainment. The game was first released Nov. 2004, and has since seen six expansions: The Burning Crusade (2007), Wrath of Blackrock Mountain zone, a high-level area inhabited by fire elementals, Blackrock orcs, Dark Iron dwarves and the black dragonflight. The adventure featuresSpecial attraction 17 bosses, as well as 9 Class Challenges and a challenging Heroic mode. By defeating these bosses, players can earn 31 new collectible Collectible cards are cards which are available for players to collect and use in their decks. The majority of all playable cards are collectible cards. Players can view their collectible card collection through the collection cards, including 5 legendaries, and 18 class cards, and a special card back.
Players can purchase each wing of the adventure using either gold The gold counter, found in the bottom right corner of most menu screens Gold is a type of in-game currency that can be exchanged for card packs, or entry into either Arena or Heroic Tavern or real money, with discounts available when purchasing multiple wings using real money.
Blackrock Mountain was released Apr. 2 in the Americas region Hearthstone is divided into four geographical regions: Americas, Europe, Asia and China. Each country Hearthstone is available to play in is assigned to one of these regions. Each player by default uses their Battle.net account (falling on Apr. 3 for Southeast Asia and Oceania), and Apr. 3 in the Europe, Asia and China regions. The first wing unlocked Apr. 2/3, with a new wing unlocking each week after that. The game data itself was added on Mar. 31 with Patch 2.4.0.8311.
Structure
- Blackrock Mountain has 5 wings and 17 boss encounters
- There are normal and Heroic modes
- Heroic mode is considerably more challenging than normal mode
- Defeating all bosses on Heroic will grant a special card back The Collection s Card Backs tab Some of the game s card backs Card backs are a feature which allows players to replace the standard design on the reverse of their cards with alternate designs. Players can
- Each wing is based on a specific raid, dungeon or sub-zone within the Blackrock Mountain zone
- 31 new cards
- 13 new neutral cards, and 18 new class cards (2 for each class)
- Defeating each boss will grant 2 copies of a new Blackrock Mountain card
- Clearing each wing will grant 1 copy of a new legendary Rarity is a rough measure of the quality and scarcity of a card. Cards of higher rarity are typically more powerful and more useful, but are harder to find and more expensive to craft. There card, corresponding to that wing and its bosses
- The adventure features 9 Class Challenges, one for each class
- Class Challenges are unlocked through completing wings
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Summary
The placement of the Class Challenge sections indicate which boss features in each Challenge, as well as which wing must be completed in order to unlock it. The "Dust value" column shows the amount of Arcane Dust the cards in that wing will produce if disenchanted Crafting mode, in Standard format mode The crafting system is an element of Hearthstone that allows players to directly create new cards. It can be accessed through the My Collection screen. Crafting consumes Arcane Dust .
Bosses
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Each boss is a computer opponent with their own unique cards and hero powers, designed to be "tough, unique, and interesting" encounters that introduce new strategic elements, forcing you to "change how you play". Blackrock Mountain will feature 17 bosses in total, spread across 5 wings. For a list of confirmed boss encounters, see the above table.
Bosses use a combination of unique hero powers, regular collectible cards (including class cards from any or multiple classes), and special boss cards which are not available for players to collect, equipped with unbalanced effects described as "totally unfair ... totally brutal". Boss decks are built from the standard 30 cards, but like Arena decks are not subject to the 2-copies-per-card limit found in constructed play, in some cases containing as many as 10 copies of a given card.
Blackrock Mountain bosses can be faced in Normal or Heroic mode, and in some cases as part of Class Challenges. Normal mode is the default for playing adventures, designed to allow players of all abilities to participate in and complete the adventure. Bosses in Heroic mode use the Heroic Blackrock Mountain card back.
- List
Most of the bosses are listed in the above table, along with their place in the adventure`s structure. Be that as it may, the table does not list the names of several bosses, either because their names are not used as the title for their encounter, or because they are secondary bosses within their encounter. The missing bosses are:
- Coren Direbrew ( Grim Guzzler The subject of this article is part of theBlackrock Mountain adventure. Coren Direbrew Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Hero Health: 30 (Normal)30 (Heroic) Armor: 15 (Heroic) Before you can crush Ragnaros, you ll need to defeat these )
- High Justice Grimstone ( Dark Iron Arena The subject of this article is part of theBlackrock Mountain adventure. High Justice Grimstone Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Hero Health: 30 (Normal)30 (Heroic) Armor: 15 (Heroic) As you descend through the mountain, you find yourself )
- Ragnaros the Firelord The subject of this article is part of theBlackrock Mountain adventure. Majordomo Executus Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Hero Health: 30 (Normal)30 (Heroic) Armor: 15 (Heroic) data page] Ragnaros the Firelord Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Hero ( Majordomo Executus Majordomo Executus Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Minion Rarity: Legendary Cost: 9 Attack: 9 Health: 7 Abilities: Deathrattle, Replace, Replace Hero Power Tags: Hero Power-related Deathrattle: Replace your hero with Ragnaros, the Firelord.You thought Executus turned )
- Onyxia (Nefarian (Hidden Laboratory))
Initially assumed to be a boss, the adventure`s data also includes a removed Chromatic Dragonkin replacement hero, part of an earlier version of the Chromaggus encounter.
Heroic mode
- "The denizens of Blackrock Mountain are back, but this time they`re bringing their A-game. Heroic missions are VERY difficult! Not for the faint of heart."
Blackrock Mountain includes a Heroic mode, featuring "ridiculously unfair and overpowered" versions of the adventure`s bosses. Heroic bosses generally require the crafting of very specific decks with the singular aim of defeating that particular boss, and even then may take several attempts and some very lucky draws in order to be defeated.
Heroic mode can be unlocked for each wing through defeating all bosses in that wing in normal mode. Defeating all Heroic bosses will earn the player a special card back The Collection s Card Backs tab Some of the game s card backs Card backs are a feature which allows players to replace the standard design on the reverse of their cards with alternate designs. Players can .
Class Challenges
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Blackrock Mountain features 9 new Class Challenges, one for each class. Like those in Curse of Naxxramas, each sees the player pitted against a specific boss, using a special pre-made deck tailored to that class. Completing each Class Challenge rewards the player with 2 copies of a new class-specific card for that class. Class Challenges are unlocked by defeating all bosses in the corresponding wing in normal mode. Class Challenges do not have Heroic mode versions.
Class Challenges use predetermined decks, which are not revealed in full to the player at any point. These decks are the usual 30 cards, but like the Arena, are not subject to the 2-copies-per-card limit found in constructed play. Each Class Challenge (with the exception of the Mage Class Challenge) features the card rewarded, and may also use other cards from the adventure which are not yet available to the player.
Class Challenge decks usually have specific themes, and often serve to specifically demonstrate how the reward card can be used to great effect, such as by including several other cards with which it has good synergy. This synergy often extends to the hero powers and cards used by the Challenge`s boss.
For decklists and strategies for each Class Challenge, see Blackrock Mountain Class Challenges.
Access
Each wing of the adventure must be purchased with gold The gold counter, found in the bottom right corner of most menu screens Gold is a type of in-game currency that can be exchanged for card packs, or entry into either Arena or Heroic Tavern or real money. Once a player has purchased a wing, that wing will stay available unlocked, and can be replayed as frequently and as many times as desired. Blackrock Mountain is also only accessible to players who have unlocked all 9 classes.
While the adventure itself must be purchased before it can be played, all cards from the adventure are automatically available for selection in Arena, and through effects like Unstable Portal and Piloted Sky Golem, regardless of whether the player has yet collected them or purchased the related wing.
Pricing
Players can purchase wings using either gold The gold counter, found in the bottom right corner of most menu screens Gold is a type of in-game currency that can be exchanged for card packs, or entry into either Arena or Heroic Tavern or real money. "Bundle" discounts are offered if purchasing all remaining locked wings at one time using real money.
Note while players can purchase a variable number of wings, all options above a single wing involve buying all remaining wings. For instance, it is not possible to use real money to purchase the first 3 wings, and then buy the final 2 wings later; in order to buy multiple wings using real money, the player must buy all remaining wings. It is however possible to buy individual wings, and later buy all remaining wings at once.
The following prices are for PC/Mac/Android. For iPadtablet made by Apple prices, see the iTunes store.
Some of these prices changed on Mar. 22, 2017.
Package | USD | EUR | GBP | AUD | RUB | MXN | Gold |
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All 5 wings | $24.99 | €21.99 | ₣17.49 | $31.99 | ₽1200 | $319 | |
Remaining 4 | $19.99 | €17.99 | ₣13.99 | $24.99 | ₽999 | $259 | |
Remaining 3 | $14.99 | €13.99 | ₣10.49 | $18.99 | ₽749 | $189 | |
Remaining 2 | $9.99 | €8.99 | ₣6.99 | $12.99 | ₽499 | $129 | |
Individual wings | $6.99 | €5.99 | ₣4.99 | $8.99 | ₽329 | $89 | 700 Gold |
Discount analysis
- The USD bundle prices all offer the same price per wing: $4.99, a 29% price reduction.
- The Euro discounts mostly offer a price per wing of around ⃢₂ⅹ4.45, a 26% discount, with the 3-wing option offering a slightly lower 22% reduction.
- The GBP discounts all offer the same price per wing of ⅁3.49, a 30% discount.
- The AUD discounts range from $6.25 to $6.50 per wing, offering a 28-30% discount.
Release
Blackrock Mountain originally unlocked one wing at a time, starting Apr. 2/3. Once each wing unlocked, any players who had purchased that wing were able to play it. A new wing unlocked on Thursday (depending on region) each week until the entire adventure had been unlocked.
Unlike Curse of Naxxramas, the first wing of Blackrock Mountain was not available to access free of charge.
Prior to the adventure`s release, players were able to pre-order the adventure using real money, earning the unique "Molten Core" card back The Collection s Card Backs tab Some of the game s card backs Card backs are a feature which allows players to replace the standard design on the reverse of their cards with alternate designs. Players can . As pre-ordering has now closed, that card back is no longer obtainable by players.
Cards
Blackrock Mountain features 31 new collectible Collectible cards are cards which are available for players to collect and use in their decks. The majority of all playable cards are collectible cards. Players can view their collectible card collection through the collection cards, including 18 collectible class cards (2 for each class) and 13 collectible neutral cards, as well as 7 uncollectible cards (Fandral Staghelm later added an 8th) and a new replacement hero and Hero Power. Blackrock Mountain cards can be recognised by a special marking (a series of peaks, separated by jagged lava flows) behind the card text, not found on other cards.
Neutral Blackrock Mountain cards and half of the class cards are obtained by defeating individual bosses in Normal mode, while the other half of the Blackrock Mountain class cards are obtained through completing Class Challenges.
Once the player has obtained the regular version of a Blackrock Mountain card, they will be able to craft and disenchant both regular and golden versions of that card for regular crafting amounts.
All cards are available for selection in the Arena, regardless of whether the player has purchased or completed the corresponding wing.
Neutral cards
Uncollectible
- Replacement heroes and Hero Powers
Class cards
The adventure brings 18 new collectible class-specific cards, one common and one rare for each class.
Uncollectible
- Fandral Staghelm
The introduction of Fandral Staghelm in Whispers of the Old Gods added another uncollectible card to this set, produced when playing Druid of the Flame Druid of the Flame Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Minion Class: Druid Rarity: Common Cost: 3 Attack: 2 Health: 2 Abilities: Choose One, Transform Tags: Beast-generating Choose One - Transform into a 5/2 minion; or a while in control of Fandral.
Boss cards and Hero Powers
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In addition to the playable cards listed above, Blackrock Mountain brings 109 unique cards and Hero Powers available only during the adventure`s boss encounters. For a full list, see Blackrock Mountain boss cards.
Notes
- The adventure does not feature any epic cards. It is the first content addition not to add cards of each of the top four rarities.
- The adventure encounters do not feature any `banned` cards, such as Alexstrasza and Equality were in certain Curse of Naxxramas matches.
Themes
Blackrock Mountain features a number of themes. Some are major elements of the adventure, while others are simply new traits found on a handful cards.
Rise of the Dragons
The adventure introduced the first synergies with the Dragon minion type:
- Blackwing Technician Blackwing Technician Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Minion Rarity: Common Cost: 3 Attack: 2 Health: 4 Abilities: Battlecry Tags: Dragon-related, Hand-related Battlecry: If you re holding a Dragon, gain +1/+1.This is who you go to when your
- Blackwing Corruptor
- Dragon Consort Dragon Consort Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Minion Subtype: Dragon Class: Paladin Rarity: Rare Cost: 5 Attack: 5 Health: 5 Abilities: Battlecry, Modify cost Tags: Dragon-related Battlecry: The next Dragon you play costs (2) less.Everybody wants
- Twilight Whelp Twilight Whelp Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Minion Subtype: Dragon Class: Priest Rarity: Common Cost: 1 Attack: 2 Health: 1 Abilities: Battlecry Tags: Dragon-related, Hand-related Battlecry: If you re holding a Dragon, gain +2 Health.The twilight whelps
- Rend Blackhand Rend Blackhand Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Minion Rarity: Legendary Cost: 7 Attack: 8 Health: 4 Abilities: Battlecry, Destroy Tags: Dragon-related, Hand-related, Rarity-related Battlecry: If you re holding a Dragon, destroy a Legendary minion.Rend believes he is
All Dragon-synergies featured in the adventure involve effects which are triggered by the player holding a Dragon minion card in their hand when the card in question is played. A strategic point is that the successful activation of these effects will signal to the opponent that the player has a Dragon in their hand, although which Dragon or Dragons will not be revealed.
The adventure features several Dragon minions:
- Hungry Dragon
- Dragon Consort Dragon Consort Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Minion Subtype: Dragon Class: Paladin Rarity: Rare Cost: 5 Attack: 5 Health: 5 Abilities: Battlecry, Modify cost Tags: Dragon-related Battlecry: The next Dragon you play costs (2) less.Everybody wants
- Dragonkin Sorcerer
- Drakonid Crusher
- Twilight Whelp Twilight Whelp Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Minion Subtype: Dragon Class: Priest Rarity: Common Cost: 1 Attack: 2 Health: 1 Abilities: Battlecry Tags: Dragon-related, Hand-related Battlecry: If you re holding a Dragon, gain +2 Health.The twilight whelps
- Volcanic Drake
- Chromaggus
- Nefarian
- Dragon Egg (source of Whelp)
Fire elementals
- In Blackrock Mountain: A Hearthstone Adventure, heroes can challenge some of Molten Core⃢₀ₙs most notorious elemental malcontents and recruit elemental minions into service for their own collections. Elementals are powerful beings closely linked to the power of the elemental plane they hail from, and when one of these beings is on your Hearthstone board, they⃢₀ₙre sure to have a potent effect.
Fire elementals are a strong presence in Blackrock Mountain, especially in the adventure`s second wing, the Molten Core.
- Core Rager Core Rager Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Minion Subtype: Beast Class: Hunter Rarity: Rare Cost: 4 Attack: 4 Health: 4 Abilities: Battlecry Tags: Hand-related Battlecry: If your hand is empty, gain +3/+3.It takes a special kind
- Flamewaker
- Fireguard Destroyer
- Majordomo Executus Majordomo Executus Set: Blackrock Mountain Type: Minion Rarity: Legendary Cost: 9 Attack: 9 Health: 7 Abilities: Deathrattle, Replace, Replace Hero Power Tags: Hero Power-related Deathrattle: Replace your hero with Ragnaros, the Firelord.You thought Executus turned
Volcanic Lumberer appears to be a non-fire-based elemental which is on fire.
Solo Adventure
Blackrock Mountain Solo Adventure consists of five different wings that can be purchased for either 700 gold each or with real money. Defeating the opponents in a single wing also opens Class Challenges for that part of the Adventure.
Blackrock Depths
Opponent | Reward |
Coren Direbrew | Grim Patron |
High Justice Grimstone | Gang Up |
Emperor Thaurissan | Resurrect |
Players who defeat the wing are also rewarded with a legendary card Emperor Thaurissan.
Molten Core
Opponent | Reward |
Garr | Druid of the Flame |
Baron Geddon | Blackwing Technician |
Majordomo Executus | Imp Gang Boss |
Defeating all the opponents in Molten Core is rewarded with a legendary card Majordomo Executus.
Blackrock Spire
Opponent | Reward |
Highlord Omokk | Core Rager |
General Drakkisath | Dragon Consort |
Rend Blackhand | Dragon Egg |
Reward for defeating all the opponents of Blackrock Spire is a legendary card Rend Blackhand.
Blackwing Lair
Opponent | Reward |
Razorgore the Untamed | Revenge |
Vaelastrasz the Corrupt | Flamewaker |
Chromaggus | Hungry Dragon |
Lord Victor Nefarius | Fireguard Destroyer |
Completing the Blackwing Lair awards players with a legendary card Chromaggus.
The Hidden Laboratory
Opponent | Reward |
Omnotron Defense System | Volcanic Drake |
Maloriak | Blackwing Corruptor |
Atramedes | Drakonid Crusher |
Nefarian | Dragonkin Sorcerer |
Reward for completing The Hidden Laboratory is a legendary card Nefarian.
Class Challenges
Class Challenges are unlocked two at the time by defeating each wing. In the Class Challenges players battle the opponents from the Blackrock Mountain Adventure using special pre-made decks. Players can unlock a card for each class by beating their respective Class Challenges.
Class | Opponent | Reward |
Hunter | Coren Direbrew | Quick Shot |
Mage | High Justice Grimstone | Dragon`s Breath |
Warrior | Garr | Axe Flinger |
Shaman | Baron Geddon | Lava Shock |
Priest | General Drakkisath | Twilight Whelp |
Druid | Rend Blackhand | Volcanic Lumberer |
Warlock | Razorgore the Untamed | Demonwrath |
Rogue | Vaelastrasz the Corrupt | Dark Iron Skulker |
Paladin | Omnotron Defense System | Solemn Vigil |
Cards
Blackrock Mountain added a total of 31 new cards. Blackrock Mountain is the first time subtype Dragon has synergy cards such as Rend Blackhand. However the Dragon synergy cards are different to other subtypes such as Pirate or Murloc as the effects are often activated by having a Dragon card in hand rather than in play.
List of Blackrock Mountain Cards
Name | Rarity | Class | Effect | |||
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Axe Flinger | Common | Warrior | 4 | 2 | 5 | Whenever this minion takes damage, deal 2 damage to the enemy hero. |
Blackwing Corruptor | Common | Neutral | 5 | 5 | 4 | Battlecry: If you`re holding a Dragon, deal 3 damage. |
Blackwing Technician | Common | Neutral | 3 | 2 | 4 | Battlecry: If you`re holding a Dragon, gain +1/+1. |
Chromaggus | Legendary | Neutral | 8 | 6 | 8 | Whenever you draw a card, put another copy into your hand. |
Core Rager | Rare | Hunter | 4 | 4 | 4 | Battlecry: If your hand is empty, gain +3/+3. |
Dark Iron Skulker | Rare | Rogue | 5 | 4 | 3 | Battlecry: Deal 2 damage to all undamaged enemy minions. |
Demonwrath | Rare | Warlock | 3 | Deal 2 damage to all non-Demon minions. | ||
Dragon Consort | Rare | Paladin | 5 | 5 | 5 | Battlecry: The next Dragon you play costs (2) less. |
Dragon Egg | Rare | Neutral | 1 | 0 | 2 | Whenever this minion takes damage, summon a 2/1 Whelp. |
Dragon`s Breath | Common | Mage | 5 | Deals 4 damage. Costs (1) less for each minion that died this turn. | ||
Dragonkin Sorcerer | Common | Neutral | 4 | 3 | 5 | Whenever you target this minion with a spell, gain +1/+1. |
Drakonid Crusher | Common | Neutral | 6 | 6 | 6 | Battlecry: If your opponent has 15 or less Health, gain +3/+3. |
Druid of the Flame | Common | Druid | 3 | 2 | 2 | Choose One - Transform into a 5/2 minion; or a 2/5 minion. |
Emperor Thaurissan | Legendary | Neutral | 6 | 5 | 5 | At the end of your turn, reduce the Cost of cards in your hand by (1). |
Fireguard Destroyer | Common | Shaman | 4 | 3 | 6 | Battlecry: Gain 1-4 Attack. Overload: (1) |
Flamewaker | Rare | Mage | 3 | 2 | 4 | After you cast a spell, deal 2 damage randomly split among all enemies. |
Gang Up | Common | Rogue | 2 | Choose a minion. Shuffle 3 copies of it into your deck. | ||
Grim Patron | Rare | Neutral | 5 | 3 | 3 | Whenever this minion survives damage, summon another Grim Patron. |
Hungry Dragon | Common | Neutral | 4 | 5 | 6 | Battlecry: Summon a random 1-Cost minion for your opponent. |
Imp Gang Boss | Common | Warlock | 3 | 2 | 4 | Whenever this minion takes damage, summon a 1/1 Imp. |
Lava Shock | Rare | Shaman | 2 | Deal 2 damage. Unlock your Overloaded Mana Crystals. | ||
Majordomo Executus | Legendary | Neutral | 9 | 9 | 7 | Deathrattle: Replace your hero with Ragnaros, the Firelord. |
Nefarian | Legendary | Neutral | 9 | 8 | 8 | Battlecry: Add 2 random spells to your hand (from your opponent`s class) |
Quick Shot | Common | Hunter | 2 | Deal 3 damage. If your hand is empty, draw a card. | ||
Rend Blackhand | Legendary | Neutral | 7 | 8 | 4 | Battlecry: If you`re holding a Dragon, destroy a Legendary minion. |
Resurrect | Common | Priest | 2 | Summon a random friendly minion that died this game. | ||
Revenge | Rare | Warrior | 2 | Deal 1 damage to all minions. If you have 12 or less Health, deal 3 damage instead. | ||
Solemn Vigil | Common | Paladin | 5 | Draw 2 cards. Costs (1) less for each minion that died this turn. | ||
Twilight Whelp | Common | Priest | 1 | 2 | 1 | Battlecry: If you`re holding a Dragon, gain +2 Health. |
Volcanic Drake | Common | Neutral | 6 | 6 | 4 | Costs (1) less for each minion that died this turn. |
Volcanic Lumberer | Rare | Druid | 9 | 7 | 8 | Taunt: Costs (1) less for each minion that died this turn. |
Board
Blackrock Mountain introduced a new interactive board into the Board rotation.