Open the Waygate
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Open the Waygate is a legendary mage spell card, from the Journey to Un'Goro set.
How to get
| Type | Source | Quality | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Card packs | The Regular version can be opened from any of these packs:  | Regular | 1 (random) |
| Card packs | The Golden version can be opened from any of these packs: | Golden | 1 (random) |
| Crafting | Craft a Regular copy for 1600  | Regular | 1 |
| Crafting | Craft a Golden copy for 3200 | Golden | 1 |
Previous availability
Open the Waygate used to be obtainable through these means.
| Type | Source | Quality | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custom | Random chance to obtain from a pool of select legendary cards in the Return to Wild Bundle starting from May 27, 2025 until June 10, 2025 for $39.99 or 4000  Runestones. | Regular | 1 |
Ban lists
Open the Waygate is in these ban lists:
- Quests and Questlines - Quests and Questlines cannot be generated randomly.
Related cards
Notes
To edit these notes, go to Template:Open the Waygate notes.
- Spells that are cast by effects like Yogg-Saron's Battlecry are not counted for this quest's progress.[1]
Shifting Scroll does not trigger the quest since it technically doesn't generate a spell.- A spell will count for this quest as long as the individual card did not start in the deck. A generated spell (including from Echo) will count even if it is identical to a spell that started in the deck.
- Time Warp replaces the "End Turn" button with an "Extra Turn" button, but does not end the current turn immediately. The player cannot cancel this effect once the spell has been cast. When the button is clicked, the current turn ends and the player plays a complete additional turn.[2] More precisely:
- End-of-turn triggered effects occur for the original turn.
- Start-of-turn steps and effects happen including the refreshment of exhausted minions, drawing a card, gaining a mana crystal, and the replenishment of empty mana crystals.
- The player can play cards and make attacks as in any other turn.
- Multiple Time Warps do not stack, and Time Warp can only trigger once per game, as per the "Once per game" text on Time Warp.
- This is true whether Time Warp is copied and played from hand, or manually casted by other cards such as
Grand Magister Rommath.
- This is true whether Time Warp is copied and played from hand, or manually casted by other cards such as
Loatheb and 
Millhouse Manastorm's effects remain active during extra turns granted by Time Warp,[3] but Ice Block's immunity will wear off when the extra turn starts.[4]
The Coin counts for this quest's completion, since it is a spell that does not start in the player's deck.
Lore
The Waygate is a titan portal that leads from Sholazar Basin to Un'Goro Crater. It's been inactive for centuries, but players in World of Warcraft can reactivate it through a quest line. This card is probably inspired by that quest. It is unknown whether the 
Time Warp reward is specifically related to the bending of spacetime by the Waygate, or if it is generally an effect mages can achieve given an adequate source of magical power.
Trivia
- Open the Waygate's flavor text is a reference to "The Time Warp", a song featured in the 1973 rock musical The Rocky Horror Show.
Gallery
Open the Waygate, full art
The Un'Goro side of the Waygate in World of Warcraft
Concept art
Concept art
Patch changes
Card changes
Patch 17.0.2.45932 (2020-04-20):
- Now reads: "Quest: Cast 8 spells that didn't start in your deck. Reward: Time Warp." (previously: "Quest: Cast 6 spells that didn't start in your deck. Reward: Time Warp.")
Patch 8.0.0.18336 (2017-04-04):
- Added.
Bug fixes and other changes
Patch 29.0.0.195635 (2024-03-11):
- No longer globally banned from Arena drafting, however this card may still be banned in individual Arena rotations.
Patch 24.0.0.145077 (2022-07-26):
- Banned from Duels deck-building.
Patch 19.4.0.71003 (2021-01-21):
- Fixed a visual bug where viewing progress would no longer highlight cards in hand that did not start in your deck.
Patch 10.4.0.23576 (2018-03-12):
questReward:NULLtoUNG_028t.
Patch 9.2.0.21517 (2017-10-17):
- Will now correctly progress with spells that have been replaced by
Lilian Voss.
- Will now correctly progress with spells that have been replaced by
External links
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Peter Whalen on X (Twitter). (2017-04-02).
- ↑ Disguised Toast (2017-03-31). 6 AWESOME Combos from Journey to Un'Goro (Time Warp, Galvadon, and more!) at 5:41.
- ↑ The effect of Loatheb lasts for 2 turns when you use Time Warp in wild - Reddit. (2017-04-18).
- ↑ https://github.com/HearthSim/hs-bugs/issues/722