Next Hearthstone Expansion Announced: The Grand Tournament

New cards were shown off during the presentation, as well as the announcement of a new mechanic that focuses on the heroes.

“Knights of all races flocked to Northrend, vying for glory in epic battles against fearsome monsters. “.

Hearthstone’s most recent major expansion was Blackrock Mountain, which launched in April, and included more than two dozen new cards.

Blizzard has a Hearthstone-related announcement planned for later this afternoon.

An appropriate, new board has been designed just for the Grand Tournament, complete with stripey tents and training areas, so you’ll have somewhere new to slam down your cards. Says Blizzard: “Minions with the inspire keyword possess a special ability that may only be activated by using your Hero Power”. Utilizing your Hero Power while a minion with Inspire is on the board will result in one of any number of effects.

You can watch it all happen above via the Twitch livestream.

The evening will be hosted by Rachel “Seltzer” Quirico, and will also feature well-known Hearthstone community members Frodan and Kripparrian, along with Hearthstone game director Eric Dodds. If the rumors turn out to be true, we’re going to see the unveiling of a new card set likely themed after the Argent Tournament, which was a World of Warcraft world event from a few years ago. The pre-purchase deal is for 50 packs at a buck a pack.

SkyCaptain Kragg – a pirate riding a Parrot. One such card is the Maiden of the Lake, a card that reduces hero power cost to 1.