Hearthstone Announces Year of the Raven

Today, the Hearthstone team announced the next Hearsthone year for fans to get excited about. The Year of the Raven will be picking up where the Year of the Mammoth ends, as it will introduce an updated card set rotation that will drastically change the meta, with the goal of encouraging exploration and variety in deck types at the forefront. The first expansion of 2018 will transition Hearthstone into the Year of the Raven. At this point, the Whispers of the Old Gods, One Night in Karazhan and the Mean Streets of Gadgetzan card sets will become exclusive to the Wild. Once the Year of the Raven is is full effect, all sets exclusive to the Wild will still be able to be bought on the online store, including Adventures. 

The Year of the Raven will also be introducing a new Druid Hero. Lunara, the first daughter of Cenarius, will be available for players who win 10 games in the updated Standard Format. In-game tournaments will be making their way into Hearstone for the Year of the Raven, as players will have the ability to run a tournament from their home. Players will be able to create custom tournaments and invite friends from the game client. The beta for the in-game tournaments feature will be launched around the middle of the year. 

One of the biggest pieces of news coming from the announcement was that three new expansions will be coming to Hearthstone in the Year of the Raven. Each expansion will bring 130 cards and single player content with them for players to experience. Three new Hall of Fame cards were also announced, as Ice Block, Coldlight Oracle and Molten Giant will be making their way out of the Standard Format. 

If you are wanting to look back on the Year of the Mammoth or find out more about the Year of the Raven, Ben Brode and Yong Woo will be answering the comunity's questions and reminiscing about the past year on the Hearthstone Twitch Channel on March 2nd at 11:00 AM PST.