Hearthstone is Going on a Voyage to the Sunken City!
Blizzard today announced the first full Hearthstone expansion for 2022 - Voyage to the Sunken City. This set of 135 new cards will be available on April 12 in NA and April 13 in ANZ, and will take players deep underwater to the ancient city of Zin-Azshari, once the ancient capital of the Night Elves, before being submerged during the cataclysm. Hearthstone players can expect a typically colourful take on this well-known piece of World of Warcraft lore, and mechanically, the set introduces two keywords: Dredge and Colossal, as well as formalising a brand new minion type: Naga. Let's quickly go through the new inclusions.
Dredge lets players look at the bottom three cards of their deck, and choose one to raise to the top. This keyword will obviously work well if players have sent a "Sunken Sweeper" card down there already, or a Rogue opponent has banished a critical minion to the bottom of your deck. This keyword lets you bring key tools back into the light.
It's been a while since Murloc Warlock was a thing.
Faelin looks to offer one card inevitability.
Creatures with Colossal, meanwhile, are kind of like a minion with a main body, but also appendages that take up additional space on the board. A creature with Colossal +1 has one other part that is summoned alongside the main body, while Colossal +2 summons two appendages (both the same). And on it goes until you reach Xhilag of the Abyss (below)! The different parts are designed to synergise with one another, creating small tactical packages for players to experiment with.
Immense! I mean, Colossal!
Fianlly, the new minion type, Naga, also comes with its own mechanic. These vengeful creatures are spell-focused minions that often give bonuses for playing spells while they're in
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