Hearthstone timeline
This page aims to chart the major events of Hearthstone, from its initial conception to the introduction of the latest feature.
For a timeline of Hearthstone's meta history, see Meta#History.
2008[edit | edit source]
June or earlier
- Team 5 is created, and development of Hearthstone begins.[1] Ben Brode states that his first records are from June 2008, but that "full-on development didn't start for a while after that".[2][3]
2009[edit | edit source]
Deadlines for StarCraft II cause all of Team 5 except Eric Dodds and Ben Brode to be reassigned to that game for around a year. Dodds and Brode begin prototyping, rapidly iterating through myriad designs.[4]
2010[edit | edit source]
Dodds and Brode produce the first working version of Hearthstone, using Flash.[4] The rest of Team 5 return from working on StarCraft II to begin developing Hearthstone from this basic prototype into the full game.[4]
2012[edit | edit source]
Following mixed responses from within the company to Hearthstone's initial announcement, in December 2012 the game achieves "broad exposure" across Blizzard, with a substantial portion of employees playing Hearthstone, and beginning to get "really excited" for the game.[1]
2013[edit | edit source]
March 22nd
- Hearthstone is first announced to the world at the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX)[5][6]
- A playable alpha is presented at the expo
- Planned release date of late 2013
June 22nd - Patch 1.0.0.3388
- The quest system is added
August 26th
- The game's closed beta begins in the Americas region
September 4th
- The game's closed beta test begins in the Europe region
September 10th
- Full-size Hearthstone game boards are added to World of Warcraft, with NPCs appearing to play the game
October 2nd - Patch 1.0.0.3890
- All player accounts are wiped as part of the pre-announced beta reset
- Maximum level increased to 60
- Gold earned for winning games increased from 5 gold for 5 wins (1 gold per win) to 10 gold for 3 wins (3.33 gold per win)
- Toasts are introduced for friends lists
November - BlizzCon 2013
- The first Innkeeper's Invitational is held, featuring 8 well-known Hearthstone streamers
- Artosis narrowly defeats Kripparrian in the final to be crowned the first Grandmaster of the Hearth
- Adventures are announced
- Elite Tauren Chieftain is introduced
December 10th - Patch 1.0.0.4217
- The new Ranked system is implemented, replacing medals with minion-based named ranks
- All golden cards are now animated
- The amount of games playable in Arena is increased from 9 to 12
- The ability to abandon quests is introduced. Prior to this, quests had to be completed or would remain indefinitely, preventing players from gaining new quests.
- The Players Near Me and Recently Played Opponent features are added
2014[edit | edit source]
January 21
- The game enters its open beta phase, available in all regions by January 23rd
- For the first time, the game is fully available for all players
March 11
- Hearthstone is released!
- Immediately preceded by Patch 1.0.0.4944
- Golden heroes and card backs added to the game
- The Ranked system now features only a soft-reset at the start of each season
- The reconnection feature is added. Prior to this there was no way to reconnect to a game in progress when disconnected mid-game. However, the feature is quickly disabled due to reconnection issues.
- Global Play is enabled, allowing players to switch regions
- Secrets can no longer be activated during the controlling player's turn. Prior to this players could in some cases intentionally trigger their own secrets (mainly paladins).
- Initially available on Windows and OS X operating systems
- The World of Warcraft Hearthsteed mount is introduced as a reward for winning 3 games in Hearthstone, marking the first significant and rewarding cross-over between the two games
- Immediately preceded by Patch 1.0.0.4944
March 21
- The remaining duration of the current Ranked season is now shown in-game. Prior to this players had to search outside the game to find out when the season would end.
April 1
- The first full Ranked Play season begins.
April 2
- Hearthstone is released for iPad in Australia, Canada and New Zealand.[7]
April 8
- The first Hearthstone World Championship is announced.
April 11
- Hearthstone's first adventure, Curse of Naxxramas, is announced at PAX East.
April 17
- The first Fireside Gatherings are announced.
April 26
- The first Fireside Gatherings take place, with around 40 events featured in official listings.
June 5
- With recently unveiled planned class cards for Curse of Naxxramas showing a tendency not to state when certain effects are random, Ben Brode releases a blog sharing the team's approach to the word 'random', explaining that by not explicitly stating the randomness of effects in 'hidden' game areas, groundwork can be laid for future shortening of text. Despite this explanation, continued feedback from players finding the new cards' descriptions confusing and ambiguous eventually lead the team to alter their stance, with an announcement a few days later that the word 'random' will be added to the cards' text.
June 24
- Several claimed screenshots of Curse of Naxxramas are leaked, showing numerous game details and three unannounced legendary cards. Blizzard neither confirm nor deny the details revealed in the screenshots. However, the adventure's official release nearly a month later confirms the screenshots as genuine.
July 22
- Hearthstone's first adventure, Curse of Naxxramas, is released worldwide.
August 15
- Blizzard release an official statement regarding botting in Hearthstone, stating that "A fun, fair, and competitive environment is at the very heart of the Hearthstone experience", and that use of botting software is against the game's Terms of Use. The announcement comes as bots rise to prominence in the game for the first time.[8]
September 15
- Blizzard announces that more than 20 million players have now played Hearthstone.[9]
September 18
- For the first time, player distribution across Ranked play rankings is released, in an announcement blog titled You're Better Than You Think! The title refers to widespread underestimation of player ranking in Ranked mode, due to the pattern of player distribution, with the top 50% of ranks held by around the top 5% of players.
October 21
- The first Hearthstone infographic is released, revealing statistics including that the game has so far been played for 2 billion hours in total; that 69 million Hounds have been unleashed; and that the longest ever Play mode win streak was 24 games.[10]
October 27
- Blizzard announce the temporary banning of several thousand accounts that were associated with the use of third-party botting software. Furthermore, it is announced that any accounts found using botting software from this point on will be permanently banned without warning.[11] It would later be stated that over 10,000 accounts were banned from the game for botting.[12]
October 30
- Just over a week ahead of BlizzCon, press and members of the Hearthstone community begin receiving special "blueprints" for various mechanical minions in the game, sparking speculation among players.[13] The blueprints are accompanied by a note which reads "Making plans for BlizzCon - I hope you like my invention!", the latter line referencing the summoning quote of the Novice Engineer, reinforcing the mechanical theme.[13] Designs include the Harvest Golem, Demolisher, Poultryizer and Repair Bot.
- Blizzard announce that they have recently banned a number of accounts found to be engaging in win-trading.[14] Following the recent mass-ban of botting accounts, the announcement is used to further emphases Blizzard's commitment to "fair play" in Hearthstone, and encourage players to abide by the rules.
November 7
- The first Hearthstone expansion Goblins vs Gnomes is announced at BlizzCon 2014.
November 20
- The Goblins vs Gnomes DeviantART challenge is announced. The challenge is to create an original artwork based on Goblins vs Gnomes, and features a total prize pool of $8,500, as well as various other rewards.[15]
December 8
- Hearthstone's first expansion, Goblins vs Gnomes, is released in the US region. The expansion is released in the other regions over the course of the next 2 days.
2015[edit | edit source]
January 29
- Patch 2.1.0.7628 sees a minor adjustment to the China, Korea and Taiwan clients which cause the player 'Hello' emotes to instead say 'Happy New Year'. While trivial, this mark's the game's first seasonal customisation.
February 26
- Information gathered by fan sites from an upcoming patch leads to speculation regarding the game's next adventure. With data referring to Molten Core, Ragnaros and 'brm', Blackrock Mountain is speculated to be the theme. The patch comes roughly a week before PAX East, where the new game's content is widely expected to be announced.
Early March
- An animated elemental is added to the official site, just above the site navigation bar (see right). In addition, the sample cards on display are changed to Leeroy Jenkins, Twilight Drake, Core Hound, Dark Iron Dwarf and the ever-popular Magma Rager, all characters taken from Blackrock Mountain, apparently confirming the speculation regarding the theme of the adventure.
- Screenshots of several claimed cards from the new content are released through third-party forums.
March 3
- The official PlayHearthstone Twitter account tweets an image of a Hogger plushie holding a Hearthstone plushie, with the caption "Adventure Awaits!" (see right).[16] The background also appears to depict Redridge Mountains, a zone immediately to the south of the Burning Steppes, the zone in which Blackrock Mountain is located.
March 6
- Hearthstone's second adventure, Blackrock Mountain is officially announced at PAX East.
April 2
- The first wing of Blackrock Mountain is released.
April 14
- Hearthstone is released for iOS and Android phones.[17]
May 11
- All EU accounts more than a week old are awarded two free Classic card packs in compensation for extensive server outages the previous week.[18][19]
June 3
- A new Innkeeper's Journal blog hints at the arrival of a mysterious new patron at the inn.
June 4
- The alternate hero feature is announced, and the first alternate hero, Magni Bronzebeard is revealed.
June 10
- The Tavern Brawl game mode is revealed.[20]
June 11
- The second alternate hero, Alleria Windrunner, is revealed.[21]
June 12
June 15 - Patch 2.7.0.9166
- The alternate hero feature is activated, with Magni, Alleria and Medivh available for purchase.
- In anticipation for the coming Tavern Brawl mode, the as yet blank fourth button on the game box begins to sparkle each time the player enters the main menu.
- The Collection is upgraded, allowing players to assign a specific card back (and soon a specific hero) to each custom deck.
June 17
- The first Tavern Brawl, Showdown at Blackrock Mountain, is released.
July 2
- Blizzard begins sending special packages to the press, which when opened play the fanfare from the Argent Tournament theme. Inside is a scroll which reads:
- Champions are gathering from around the world to witness the next exciting thing Hearthstone has in store. News travels far and wide in search of brave new faces ready to answer the call to arms — Are you one of them? Muster for battle and mark July 22 on your calendar. The next bit of news won’t come by carrier pigeon — thankfully, we have much better ways of communication now. Victory awaits.[23]
July 8
- The latest The Innkeeper's Tale blog is released, apparently a teaser for the coming expansion. The blog specifically describes a large gathering, with everyone wearing plate - even the magic users and murlocs - as well as a unicorn. The blog ends by teasing that all will be revealed soon.
July 9
- The official PlayHearthstone Twitter account begins a series of tweets with a theme of "champions".
July 15
- The official's site menu is changed to tease the coming announcement. Opening loading the main page, a sword falls from above the window down into a pile of snow, becoming thoroughly embedded in the menu bar. The sword remains there, with occasional golden sparks appearing from the blade.
July 22
- Hearthstone's second expansion, The Grand Tournament is announced by Eric Dodds at a special event at The Foundry, Los Angeles.
August 24
- The Grand Tournament is released.
October 20
- Added with Patch 3.2.0.10604, Hearthstone launches in Japan, with a fully localised client. This is the first major new territory since China's addition during the game's beta. Players in Japan are granted immediate access to the current version of Hearthstone, including all card sets, making this the first territory to join the game in a relatively advanced stage.
November 4
- Hearthstone's first cooperative Tavern Brawl, Unite Against Mechazod!, is released, marking the first cooperative two-player experience within the game.
November 6
- Hearthstone's third adventure, The League of Explorers is announced at BlizzCon 2015.
November 12
- The first wing of The League of Explorers is released.
December 2
- With disconnections and downtime in the Europe region coinciding with the release of the latest Tavern Brawl becoming a regular occurrence, Blizzard announce that they will be adding additional testing measures to help prevent this in the future.[24]
December 9
- Hearthstone's first seasonal event is added, in the form of Winter Veil. The event brings snow-laden versions of the Stormwind and Orgrimmar battlefields, festive Greetings emotes, a sale on Classic card packs, and a themed Tavern Brawl - Gift Exchange - awarding the special "Winter Veil Wreath" card back.
December 15
- As part of efforts to reduce downtime following the release of new Tavern Brawls, the release schedule is changed to have new Brawls debut in the Americas region instead of the Europe region, better suiting the development team's working hours.[25]
2016[edit | edit source]
February 2
- Plans to introduce game formats are announced, providing a solution to the problem of the game's ever-increasing card pool. Scheduled for spring 2016, it is stated that the arrival of Standard format will also see balance changes to numerous Basic and Classic cards, as well an increase in the pace of the release cycle, with two new expansions and one new adventure each year.[26]
March 4
- A blog on the official site announces that Hearthstone will become available in Thailand, as part of the Americas region, later in the month.[27] Senior Game Producer Yong Woo explains, "It's took a little while for the Innkeeper to learn Thai, but he's super excited to try it out!"[28]
- A blog announces that the upcoming expansion will be revealed in a live stream on March 11. The blog begins with the text "Something inside the Tavern stirs . . . what could it be? Don’t worry – you won’t be alone!", inviting readers to "Tune in March 11 at 10:00 a.m. PST to see what has been lurking unfold live on Twitch!"[29]
March 5
- The card carousel on the official site is updated to feature a new selection of cards: Faceless Manipulator, Mind Blast, Cult Master, Void Terror and Dark Wispers.[30] Echoing a similar change prior to the announcement of Blackrock Mountain, the change is speculated to foreshadow the theme of the coming expansion.
March 7
- Invitations are sent to select gaming press, inviting them to join the revealing of the upcoming expansion on March 11. The invite reads "There are whispers around the Tavern…"[31]
March 8
- Deck Recipes are announced as an upcoming feature.[32]
March 9
- Pictures surface of half-painted murals boldly proclaiming the new expansion and its title, and depicting what are clearly faceless ones and other Old God-related creatures.[33][34]
March 11
- Hearthstone's third expansion, Whispers of the Old Gods, is announced live on the Americas Winter Championship stream, on the second anniversary of the game's full release.
March 14
- Lady Liadrin is announced as the paladin alternate hero, available for free through the game's first Hearthstone to World of Warcraft cross-promotion.[35]
- Patch 4.2.0.12051 brings 9 new deck slots, as well as substantial upgrades to the Collection Manager's search function. The patch also implements the previously announced Deck Recipes and support for the Thai language.
March 16
- A few days after being revealed, a special poll is opened on the official forums allowing players to vote on which text will become C'Thun's official flavor text, as seen in-game in the Collection. The poll, titled The Old God C’Thun DEMANDS flavor text, mortal!, runs from March 16 to March 20, and is presented with the introduction "The bane of contact lenses everywhere, the ancient many-eyed Old God C’Thun is great at winking, but not particularly good at describing itself. That’s where you come in! Cast your vote on what flavor text makes it into Hearthstone for the Legendary card, C’Thun!" While voting on card reveals has become common practice for new releases, this is the first time players have been able to determine actual in-game content, albeit only flavor text.
April 24 - Patch 5.0.0.12574
- 'Sorry' emote is replaced by the new 'Wow' emote
- The largest set of card changes since the game's release is made, nerfing Basic and Classic cards in preparation for game formats
- The special quests that originally awarded the Reward cards are removed, with the cards now craftable
- The addition of card data for Fandral Staghelm marks the first time a set had added new cards to another set, with Whispers of the Old Gods serving to add three new minions to the Classic, Blackrock Mountain and The Grand Tournament sets
April 26
- Whispers of the Old Gods is released in the Americas region
- Game formats are added to the game, and the first Standard year - the Year of the Kraken - begins
June 1
- The official Chinese Hearthstone site announces the first ever seasonal rewards for Arena play. Each month the players with the highest number of 12 win-runs are eligible for special prizes, including tickets to BlizzCon 2016.[36]
June 11
- Hearthstone's official Brazilian Facebook account posts an image depicting an "Old Gods Travel Agency". The image features leaflets for three destinations: Icecrown Citadel, the Vale of Eternal Blossoms and the Dark Portal, with the image of each destination featuring the Old Gods' distinctive tentacles invading the area.[37] Some speculated that this could be a teaser for an upcoming adventure, or another feature.
July 12 - Patch 5.2.0.13619
- The Recruit A Friend system is added, bringing with it Morgl the Oracle.
- The "Play a Friend!" quest is added, marking the first in-game reward specifically for playing with friends.
July 16
- Players at a Fireside Gathering on the UCI campus in California receive a special golden invite. The invite reads,
- "You are cordially invited to a most majestic, marvelous, magical event, the likes of which have never been seen before! It is our most sincere hope that you'll be able to join us!"
- The invite is widely taken as referring to the upcoming revealing of the game's next adventure.
July 18
- The Friendly Feud event is revealed, allowing players to complete quests by competing in Friendly Challenges.
July 19
- Evidence begins to surface of an upcoming Public Test Realm.[38]
- Emails are sent from the developers to the fansites and other game press containing a special invite,[39] reading,
- "Greetings, my dear friend! Your valiant effort and masterful display of strategy in channeling the power of the Old Gods has won you the admiration of people across Azeroth.
- We would would be honored if you would join us for a once-in-a-lifetime event that will be full of magic and celebration. We also have something very special in store for you!
- Please be prompt, as we have an unforgettable adventure planned!
- [Stream date and link]
- Sincerely,
- An old friend!"
- Both the invite's text and graphic details are widely taken as confirming Karazhan as the upcoming adventure, with the visual style and celebratory tone making many think of a "magical dinner party" at the tower, and the feathers seen at the top and bottom of the invite widely assumed to represent Medivh.
July 22
- Paper versions of the email invites previously sent out are sent to members of the Chinese community, coming in decorated envelopes complete a ribbon and Hearthstone swirl wax seal. The text of the invites is largely the same, but also includes a footnote translated as "Please open at night". When opened in the dark, the invite was revealed to feature glow in the dark properties, with the embossed sections illuminated in similar colours to the email invite, but with one notable difference: the star in the top-left corner is replaced by a glowing eye, precisely matching the design shown on Arcane Intellect.[40]
- The official Hearthstone Twitter account begins tweeting images of preexisting card art, modified to fit a "party" theme.
July 25
- An official announcement confirms that the upcoming adventure will be revealed in a special presentation stream from China, making it the first Hearthstone content to be revealed from somewhere other than the US.[41]
July 28
- One Night in Karazhan is revealed as Hearthstone's fourth adventure, in a special stream from ChinaJoy in Shanghai.
August 11
- One Night in Karazhan is released.
September 8
- An official blog announces the removal of 45 cards from the Arena, marking the first large-scale effort to balance the format separately to constructed play.[42]
September 12
- The Welcome Bundle is announced, a limited-availability card pack bundle offering cards from the Classic set at a deeply discounted price.[43]
September 30
- The first alternate hero for the priest class, Tyrande Whisperwind, is released.[44]
October 3
- Patch 6.1.3.14830 brings changes to seven cards, moderating the dominant aggro/midrange shaman decks, weakening Yogg-Saron, Hope's End and tempering the "evergreen" Standard format sets.
October 20
- Patch 6.2.0.15181 brings unexpected card changes to five cards, moderating Ethereal Peddler's effect and removing most of the board-wide synergy previously seen in the Murloc minion type.
October 24
- The official Twitter account releases what appears to be a teaser for the upcoming expansion, titled "Greetings from Gadgetzan".[45] The image contains a lengthy hidden text in exceedingly small letters, providing comprehensive disclaimers for any and all eventualities that may result due to visiting the city or receiving the goblin-made postcard.
October 25
- Apparently as part of the same teaser campaign, the official Twitter account posts the first of several pages of the "The Gadgetzan Gazette" ("The city's BEST newspaper. The city's ONLY newspaper.").
November 2
- The official Instagram account posts an image of the Gadgetzan postcard, along with a handful of pirate coins bearing the text "Absolutum Dominium".[46]
November 4
- Mean Streets of Gadgetzan, Hearthstone's fourth expansion, is announced at BlizzCon 2016.
Mid-November
- Blizzard quietly change the title of the game from Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft to simply Hearthstone. Logos on the official site are changed, and the developers ask the moderator's on the game's subreddit to update their logo to match the new title, but no press release or statement is made. The change is widely considered to mark (if somewhat belatedly) the game's shedding of its initial identity as a "spin-off" from the Warcraft games.[47][48] Yong Woo would later confirm the change was not intended to mean "anything special".[49]
November 25
- The official Twitter account shares a link to a Hearthstone Murloc Yule Log video, featuring a variety of carols sung by murlocs.[50]
December 1
- Mean Streets of Gadgetzan is released in the Americas region, followed by the other regions on December 2.
- A Hearthstone commercial for The Murloc Winter Veil Album is released. A telephone number provided to order the album leads to an encounter with murloc line operators.
2017[edit | edit source]
February 9
- The first ever official Arena rankings are posted, listing the top 100 players in the Americas and Europe regions.
February 16
- The name of the second standard year is announced: Year of the Mammoth.[51] The same announcement also introduces the new Hall of Fame card set, and a switch from the old cycle of alternating between releasing new cards in the form of Adventures or Expansions to a cycle consisting of full expansions only, albeit with optional single-player content in the form of Missions beginning with the second expansion of 2017. The announcement also includes a teaser image showcasing hints for the content planned to be released during the year.
February 23
- The first ever official Wild format Ranked play standings are released, for the January season.[52]
February 27
- Journey to Un'Goro, Hearthstone's fifth expansion, is announced.[53]
April 6
- Journey to Un'Goro is released in the Americas region, followed by the other regions on April 7.
- The first Standard year (the Year of the Kraken) ends, and the second Standard year (the Year of the Mammoth) begins.
May 17
- The first episode of Hearthstone: Mulligans, a comedy mini web-series consisting of four episodes, is released on the official Hearthstone YouTube channel.
July 5
- The Midsummer Fire Festival event begins. The Ragnaros-themed event features festive Greetings and Wow emotes, a themed Tavern Brawl - Ragnaros' Fire Festival - and double gold rewards for all Quests completed during the event.
July 6
- Knights of the Frozen Throne, Hearthstone's sixth expansion, is announced during the Hearthstone World Championship in Shanghai.[54]
July 19
- The Midsummer Fire Festival ends and is replaced by the Ahune-themed Frost Festival, featuring festive Wow emotes and a themed Tavern Brawl in the form of Ahune's Superior Brawl. The event also includes weekly free Arena runs, and each run started during the festival automatically starts with 1 free win.
July 21
- The first official Hearthstone web comic, Undeath Conquers All, is released to celebrate San Diego Comic-Con and prepare for the upcoming expansion.[55] The comic is followed by two more issues, Forest for the Weary and Freedom, on July 22 and July 23, respectively.
August 10
- Knights of the Frozen Throne is released.
- Hero cards, the first new card type, are released.
- Hearthstone's first mission is released, featuring free Solo Adventure content tied to expansions.
August 23
- Hearth and Home, Hearthstone's first animated short, is released.[56]
October 17
- Fireside Gatherings receive their own game menu.
November 3
- Kobolds & Catacombs, Hearthstone's seventh expansion, is announced at BlizzCon 2017.
- For the first time, an upcoming expansion card, Marin the Fox, is usable an entire patch before the expansion launches.
December 7
- Kobolds & Catacombs is released.
- Dungeon Run, a new mission setting the stage for future Dungeon Run-style missions is released.
December 13
- Up Comes Down a special Kobolds & Catacombs comic is released.
2018[edit | edit source]
March 1
March 12
- The Witchwood, Hearthstone's eight expansion, is announced.[58]
April 12
- The Witchwood is released.
- The second Standard year (the Year of the Mammoth) ends, and the third Standard year (the Year of the Raven) begins.
April 26
- Monster Hunt, a new Dungeon Run-style mission is released.
June 7
- New Pack Day, Hearthstone's second animated short, is released.[59]
June 11
- Taverns of Time, a new Arena event is released, lasting through July 2. This event added 28 special cards draftable only in the Arena.
July 10
- The Boomsday Project, Hearthstone's ninth expansion, is announced.[60]
- For the first time, expansion pre-order mega bundles are used, which grant a new alternate hero skin.
July 21
- Lowering the Boom, the first issue of a series of official The Boomsday Project web comics, is released.
August 7
- The Boomsday Project is released.
August 21
- Puzzle Lab, a completely new type of mission featuring puzzles, is released.
October 2
- New player ranks from 50 to 26 are added in Ranked for new players only.
October 30
- The Art of Hearthstone, Hearthstone's first artbook, is released.
November 2
- Rastakhan's Rumble, Hearthstone's tenth expansion, is announced at BlizzCon 2018.[61]
- It is announced that Hearthstone has reached 100 million players.[62]
- New Classic cards are added for the first time to replace previous ones that were sent into the Hall of Fame.
December 4
- Rastakhan's Rumble is released.
December 13
- Rumble Run, a new Dungeon Run-style mission, is released.
2019[edit | edit source]
March 5
- Blizzard releases a series of 4 teaser videos depicting the villains of Hearthstone, teasing an expansion reveal.
March 14 Rise of Shadows, Hearthstone's 11th expansion, is announced.[63]
- The random Card back is introduced, allowing players to swap between card backs.
- The "Complete My Deck" feature gets a rework, pulling real data from well-performing decks, and creating one with the strongest cards you have available.
April 9
- Rise of Shadows is released.
- Arena moves away from being Standard-only, and starts a regular rotation of available cards from both new and older expansions.
- The third Standard year (the Year of the Raven) ends, and the fourth Standard year (the Year of the Dragon) begins.
April 25
- Win or Lose, Hearthstone's third animated short, is released.[64]
May 16
- The Dalaran Heist, a new Dungeon Run-style mission, is released. This is the first paid Dungeon Run-style adventure that has more content than previous adventures and rewards.
June 3
- The Rise of the Mech event begins, containing the first-ever set of major buffs for cards instead of nerfs
- SN1P-SN4P is introduced into The Boomsday Project set, the first card to be added to a set far outside of its original release.
- Connection performance improvements are made. Areas like the collection manager can be accessed offline, and players can reconnect to games by reopening the app instead of being redirected to the launch screen.
July 1
- Saviors of Uldum, Hearthstone's 12th expansion is announced.[65]
- In an attempt to reduce sexual and violent imagery in the game, several cards receive new names and/or art, such as Secretkeeper.
- Downtime for Tavern Brawls is reduced from ~2 days to 1 hour per week.
August 6
- Saviors of Uldum is released.
September 17
- Tombs of Terror, a new Dungeon Run-style mission is released, also containing the first appearance of Dual-class heroes.
October 8
- Doom in the Tomb, a new type of event is released. For the first time, Wild cards from across Hearthstone history are temporarily added to Standard for free.
- 1000-win hero skins are introduced for players who have reached 1000 ranked wins on a class.
November 1
- Descent of Dragons, Hearthstone's 13th expansion is announced at BlizzCon 2019.[66]
- Battlegrounds, Hearthstone's first ever new multiplayer game mode is announced, starting with an early access for BlizzCon Virtual Ticket holders.
November 12
- Battlegrounds enters open "beta" (can be seen as the full release of the mode, as it didn't exit beta until ~2 years later).
December 10
- Descent of Dragons is released.
- The Shop is redesigned to improve navigation and accessibility. Additionally, Adventures and Wild Card Packs are being added, with the option to purchase Wild Card Packs using gold.
2020[edit | edit source]
January 9
- Galakrond's Awakening Hearthstone's fifth and final Adventure is announced.[67] This time, the Adventure is tied to an expansion and being released in between two expansions, as opposed to being a standalone release.
January 21
- Galakrond's Awakening is released.
February 26
- Dragons are added to Battlegrounds, the first new minion type addition.
March 13
- It is revealed that on March 17, there will be a Hearthstone 2020 showcase, with developers promising "We’re going to share more than we ever have before".[68]
March 17
- Ashes of Outland, Hearthstone's 14th expansion is announced.[69]
- Demon Hunter, Hearthstone's first ever new playable class is announced.[70]
- For the first time, a roadmap for the Hearthstone year is released, visualizing planned content for the year.
March 26
- Duplicate protection is extended to all rarities in card packs.
- New and returning players who graduate from the New Player ranks will now get a free deck from a class of their choice.
April 1
- The Ranked system is overhauled, moving from the 25-rank system to a Bronze-Diamond system, with 10 ranks per tier.
April 2
- Demon Hunter Prologue, a new adventure to unlock the Demon Hunter Initiate set and Basic set for Demon Hunter is released.
April 7
- Ashes of Outland is released.
- Tavern Passes are introduced, including 4 Arena tickets and Battlegrounds Perks.
- The fourth Standard year (the Year of the Dragon) ends, and the fifth Standard year (the Year of the Phoenix) begins.
May 12
- Deck reordering is introduecd. In the collection manager, the order of decks can now be changed.
June 9
- Pirates are added to Battlegrounds, the second new minion type addition.
- Battlegrounds will now have a shifting minion pool, with only five minion types active at a time.
June 17
- Trial by Felfire, a new mission is released.
June 24
- Trial by Felfire receives the Heroic Challenge Mode.
July 14
- Scholomance Academy, Hearthstone's 15th expansion is announced.[71]
- Weapons receive new frames to make it more distinct what class they come from.
August 6
- Scholomance Academy is released.
- Dual-class cards, the second type of multi-class cards are released.
September 8
- Battlegrounds parties are released, allowing players to queue with more than one other player. Battlegrounds Parties will allow groups of players to queue Battlegrounds together, and it supports a full lobby for private games.
September 15
- Book of Heroes: Jaina is released, the first part of a new collection of missions.
September 29
- Elementals are added to Battlegrounds, the third new minion type addition.
- Battlegrounds receives a new rating system, where matchmaking is based on player's invisible internal rating.
- Masquerade Ball, a new event is released.
October 13
- Book of Heroes: Rexxar is released, the second part of the collection of missions.
October 15
- It is revealed that the Hearthstone Fall Reveal will begin on October 22.[72]
October 22
- Madness at the Darkmoon Faire, Hearthstone's 16th expansion is announced.[73]
- Duels, Hearthstone's second new multiplayer game mode is announced, starting with an early access for players who pre-purchase Madness at the Darkmoon Faire
- A completely new progression system is announced, featuring Achievements, Rewards Tracks and the Tavern Pass, a Quest revamp, and an updated Profile page.
- Cosmetic coins are introduced, as rewards for finishing Rewards Tracks or completing set collections.
November 17
- Madness at the Darkmoon Faire is released
- Duels: Season One begins in "beta" (can be seen as the full release of the mode, as it is still in beta as of 2024).
- The progression and rewards revamp is released.
- Battlegrounds Perks are moved to a standalone purchase, separate from the Tavern Pass, which now only includes the premium Rewards Track.
December 7
- After a controversy and player criticism regarding the Rewards Track, which proved it was system that granted less gold than before,[74], Blizzard announces that rewards will be made better, quests easier, and gives players a gift of 5 packs and 500 gold for logging in starting December 15.[75]
December 15
- Darkmoon Prizes are added to Battlegrounds, the first new system additon.
December 16
- Book of Heroes: Garrosh is released, the third part of the collection of missions.
2021[edit | edit source]
January 5
- Book of Heroes: Uther is released, the fourth part of the collection of missions.
January 19
- Darkmoon Races, Hearthstone's first mini-set is announced.[76]
January 21
- Darkmoon Races is released.
February 2
- Book of Heroes: Anduin is released, the fifth part of the collection of missions.
February 9
- The Core set is announced.
- The Core set will replace the Classic and Basic sets, which will be moved to Wild in the form of the Legacy set.
- The Core set will be free for all players, setting a new high for free-to-play improvements in Hearthstone.
- Cards from various sets across Hearthstone's history can be given a chance to be in the Core set.
- Classic format is announced.
- Classic format will restrict players to the original 240 cards as they were in 2014 in Patch 1.0.0.5834 with any and all balance changes since then reverted.
February 11
- New statistics are revealed for Hearthstone, including that the number of active players in 2020 was 23.5 million.[77]
February 19
- Forged in the Barrens, Hearthstone's 17th expansion is announced at BlizzConline 2021.[78]
- The roadmap for the Year of the Gryphon is announced.
- Mercenaries, Hearthstone's third new multiplayer game mode with RPG and roguelike elements is announced, planned for release in the first phase of the year.
March 2
- Book of Heroes: Valeera is released, the sixth part of the collection of missions.
March 22
- After player feedback regarding planned changes in the Core set that would remove the Charge keyword from Stonetusk Boar and Bluegill Warrior, it is revealed that those changes will not be made, and instead new cards Emerald Skytalon and Redgill Razorjaw will take their place.
March 25
- Shaman's hero power, Totemic Call, receives the first basic hero power rework, with the Strength Totem being added to replace the Wrath of Air Totem.
- Spell schools are introduced, with 7 new schools being added to all applicable spells in the game.
March 30
- Forged in the Barrens is released.
- The fifth Standard year (the Year of the Phoenix) ends, and the sixth Standard year (the Year of the Gryphon) begins.
- Diamond cards are introduced, featuring new 3D animated Legendary cards.
April 6
- Book of Mercenaries: Rokara is released, the first part of a new collection of missions.
May 4
- Quilboar are added to Battlegrounds, the fourth new minion type addition.
- For consistency, the Quilboar minion type is also added to constructed, though no added synergies are planned.
- Battle-Ready decks are introduced, featuring complete decks that are available to purchase in the Shop.
May 25
- Book of Heroes: Thrall is released, the seventh part of the collection of missions.
May 27
- Wailing Caverns, Hearthstone's second mini-set is announced.[79]
June 3
- Wailing Caverns is released.
- Many previously released hero skins and card backs are now purchasable in the collection manager with gold.
- Book of Mercenaries: Xyrella is released, the second part of the collection of missions.
June 15
- Book of Mercenaries: Guff is released, the third part of the collection of missions.
June 16
- As the first ever card ban in constructed, Stealer of Souls is banned from the Wild format.
June 22
- Book of Heroes: Malfurion is released, the eigth part of the collection of missions.
June 28
- A Stormwind-style teaser is posted, and it is revealed that the next expansion will be revealed on July 1.[80]
- Mercenaries is announced to be delayed from the first phase of the year to later in the fall.
July 1
- United in Stormwind, Hearthstone's 18th expansion is announced.[81]
July 13
- Book of Mercenaries: Kurtrus is released, the fourth part of the collection of missions.
July 20
- Book of Heroes: Gul'dan is released, the ninth part of the collection of missions.
August 3
- United in Stormwind is released.
August 10
- Book of Heroes: Illidan is released, the 10th part of the collection of missions.
August 24
- It is announced that Mercenaries will be fully revealed on August 31.
August 31
- Mercenaries is fully revealed.[82]
- Battlegrounds receives a revamp, with a completely new keyword, Avenge, and a massive minion pool shakeup.
September 7
- Book of Mercenaries: Tamsin is released, the fifth part of the collection of missions.
October 12
- Mercenaries is released.
October 28
November 2
- Deadmines is released.
November 9
- Book of Mercenaries: Cariel is released, the sixth part of the collection of missions.
November 16
- Fractured in Alterac Valley, Hearthstone's 19th expansion is announced.[84]
- A new in-game faction event is announced, where players can choose to allign with the Alliance or Horde and receive a new legendary card before the expansion goes live. Players gain Honor for games played and the winning faction will receive a Diamond legendary card.
- Armor is added to Battlegrounds, the second new system additon.
- Book of Mercenaries: Scabbs is released, the seventh part of the collection of missions.
November 30
- Battlegrounds receives its first new type of cosmetic, Boards.
December 7
- Fractured in Alterac Valley is released.
- Duels receives its first new heroes, with 2 additional neutral heroes being released.
2022[edit | edit source]
January 25
- Buddies are added to Battlegrounds, the third new system additon.
- The Training Grounds, a new feature is added to Mercenaries.
February 1
- Book of Mercenaries: Tavish is released, the eigth part of the collection of missions.
February 10
- Onyxia's Lair, Hearthstone's fourth mini-set is announced.[85]
February 15
- Onyxia's Lair is released.
- Battlegrounds receives its first new type of cosmetic, Finishers.
- Book of Mercenaries: Bru'kan is released, the ninth part of the collection of missions.
March 7
- It is announced that a "Future of Warcraft" announcement will be held in the Spring, with a new Hearthstone expansion being announced on March 15 (later changed to March 17).
March 17
- Voyage to the Sunken City, Hearthstone's 20th expansion is announced.[86]
- Book of Mercenaries: Dawngrasp is released, the tenth and final part of the collection of missions.
April 1
- For April Fools, joke "patch notes" are released on the website.[87]
April 5
- Changes to the Core set for the next Hearthstone year are announced, as well as a new roadmap.
- Major content updates for Mercenaries are said to be moved to the X.4 patches during each expansion cycle.
- Battlegrounds is announced to begin organizing its major moments into “Seasons,” similar to Hearthstone’s expansion cycles.
April 12
- Voyage to the Sunken City is released.
- The sixth Standard year (the Year of the Gryphon) ends, and the seventh Standard year (the Year of the Hydra) begins.
- Duels receives its second set of new heroes, with 4 additional Explorer heroes being released.
May 5
- New features are announced to be coming to Hearthstone:[88]
- Golden cards will now have the option of Upgrading their normal cards into Golden versions, in addition to the original option of crafting Golden versions from scratch.
- Now you can easily share deck codes through the in-game chat.
- You will be able to Favorite multiple card backs, instead of just one.
May 10
- Naga are added to Battlegrounds, the fifth new minion type addition.
- The features announced on May 5 are released into the game.
- Mini-sets can now be purhcased permanently until they leave Standard. Additionally, fully golden versions of mini-sets can be purchased.
May 27
- Throne of the Tides, Hearthstone's fifth mini-set is announced.[89]
June 1
- Throne of the Tides is released.
- Book of Heroes: Faelin is released, the 11th part of the collection of missions.
- A new feature is released, Overcapped Decks. When building a deck, you’ll be able to add up to 50 cards as you tinker, and then trim it down to 30 when you’re done narrowing down your options.
June 27
- Murder at Castle Nathria, Hearthstone's 21st expansion is announced.[90]
- The Taverns of Time event returns again after 5 years.
- New social features are announced:
- Now, there will be a dedicated section at the top of your friends list that includes last opponent, former friends, new friends, your current opponent, and more.
- Player-reporting will soon be added to the in-game friends list menu. You’ll be able to report players from the recent players list (including your current opponent) or from your friends list. Grounds for reporting will include inappropriate names, inappropriate chats, and inappropriate gameplay.
July 5
- A new 4-part lore story of Murder at Castle Nathria, written by Christie Golden and Brandon Easton is released.[91]
July 27
- New Emotes are added to Battlegrounds, previously being restricted to the same 6 emotes.
- Duels receives its third set of new heroes, with Darius Crowley being released.
- New features are released:
- Players can now favorite multiple heroes from the same class in the Hearthstone Collection Manager. If a deck has no specific hero assigned to it, a random hero will be used each game.
- The quest rewards and free deck offered to Returning Players are no longer limited to once per account. Anyone who has been gone from the game for 120+ days will receive the Returning Player rewards, even if they've gotten them before.
August 2
- Murder at Castle Nathria is released.
August 23
- Battlegrounds Season 2 is announced.[92]
- Battlegrounds will now have its own progression track that grants Battlegrounds-specific rewards each season.
- The new Battlegrounds Season Pass will get you access to the premium rewards on the Battlegrounds Track.
- In addition to its own seasonal rewards track, Battlegrounds will be getting its own special Battlegrounds XP system. Earning Battlegrounds XP will progress you along the Battlegrounds Track towards free and premium rewards.
- Runestones are announced to be replacing real money purchases for nearly every product in the Hearthstone shop.
August 30
- Battlegrounds enters Season 2.
- Quests are added to Battlegrounds, the fourth new system additon.
- The leaderboards receive an update.
- The leaderboards for Standard, Wild, Classic, Battlegrounds, and Mercenaries will now have live updates (currently, they refresh in intervals of 5-10 minutes).
- All leaderboards will also now select from Season number (like Battlegrounds currently does), instead of a month and year.
- Finally, there’s no longer a limit to how many people can be shown on those leaderboards. For Standard, Wild, and Classic, this means that all Legend-rank players will be listed.
- In-game reporting is released.
September 22
- Maw and Disorder, Hearthstone's sixth mini-set is announced.[93]
September 27
- Maw and Disorder is released.
- Apprentice (new player ranks) and low internal-rating players (colloquially called “MMR”) may now face up against AI opponents when playing on the ranked Standard ladder.
- This will help said players have a more fun experience while learning the game. Experienced players will not face these AI opponents, and they will have no impact on MMR, leaderboards, or legend ranks.
- Most players advance beyond the affected MMR range upon leaving Silver or Gold ranks.
October 27
- Patch 24.6 is teased, being told to be a "big one" with a special announcement stream coming November 1.[94]
- Battlegrounds Bashes are announced, a new reward structure to get cosmetic items.
November 1
- Death Knight, Hearthstone's second new playable class is announced.[95]
- March of the Lich King, Hearthstone's 22nd expansion is announced.[96]
- Signature cards, a new type of card quality is announced.
- Legendary hero skins are announced, featuring a completely 3D animated character model.
- A new event system is introduced: Event Tracks.
- As a special event, an entire Wild expansion is added to Standard for the first time. Knights of the Frozen Throne is playable in Standard until the launch of the next expansion.
- Battlegrounds Bashes are released.
- Mercenaries receives a new Renown system and task rework.
- New and returning players will now be able to borrow a selection of competitive decks for one week following their return, before choosing one to claim at the end of that Loaner Deck period.
November 29
- Duels receives its fourth set of new heroes, with two Death Knight heroes being released.
- Duplicate card handling is improved:
- We often include specific non-disenchantable cards as part of Reward Tracks, Events, Achievements, and Shop purchases. Starting with 25.0, if you claim one of these, but already own a lower quality copy that’s disenchantable, you’ll get a popup that offers to re-roll the lower quality copy to a different card of the same rarity from that card set.
December 6
- March of the Lich King and Death Knight are released.
- The special Path of Arthas set is released, and new Core cards are added into the set for Death Knight, the first time new Core cards are added in the middle of a Hearthstone year.
- Signature cards are released.
2023[edit | edit source]
January 10
- Battlegrounds Season 3 is announced.[97]
January 17
- Battlegrounds enters Season 3.
January 26
- Hearthstone's new Creator Program is announced, aimed to help Hearthstone Creators grow and get more opportunities to share their love of the game.[98]
February 7
- It is announced that Mercenaries will receive its last major update in the next major patch, afterwards entering maintenance mode for the forseeable future.[99]
- This is colloquially seen by players as the "end of Mercenaries".
February 9
- Return to Naxxramas, Hearthstone's seventh mini-set is announced.[100]
February 14
- Return to Naxxramas is released.
- Mercenaries receives its final major update, with the Boss Rush mode and Factions.
- A new Arena leaderboard is introduced, automatically updating throughout the season, like the other modes.
March 14
- Festival of Legends, Hearthstone's 23rd expansion is announced.[101]
March 23
April 1
- For April Fools, joke "patch notes" are released on the website.[103]
April 11
- Festival of Legends is released.
- The seventh Standard year (the Year of the Hydra) ends, and the eigth Standard year (the Year of the Wolf) begins.
May 2
- Battlegrounds Season 4 is announced.[104]
May 9
- Battlegrounds enters Season 4.
May 25
- Audiopocalypse, Hearthstone's eigth mini-set is announced.[105]
May 30
- Audiopocalypse is released.
June 20
- Twist format is announced, a new constructed format with rotating sets and rules to replace Classic format.[106]
June 27
- TITANS, Hearthstone's 24th expansion is announced.[107]
- Twist format is released, with a beta period running until August 1. Consequently, Classic format is deprecated.
June 30
- A lore blog post is released, dwelving into the story of the Titans.[108]
August 1
- TITANS is released.
- Twist exits beta and is disabled until September 1, when it will formally launch.
August 15
- Battlegrounds Season 5 is announced.[109]
August 17
- Caverns of Time, Hearthstone's first direct-to-Wild card set is announced, as well as the largest batch of buffs to cards so far, focusing on pre-2017 cards.[110]
August 22
- Battlegrounds enters Season 5.
- Caverns of Time cards are fully revealed.[111]
August 31
- Caverns of Time is released.
September 1
- Twist format launches officially.
September 12
- Fall of Ulduar, Hearthstone's ninth mini-set is announced.[112]
October 17
- Showdown in the Badlands, Hearthstone's 25th expansion is announced.[113]
- A new feature is released: Mass pack opening. Now you’ll be able to open up to 40 of the same type of pack at once (or up to 20 at once for Golden Packs)
November 3
- At BlizzCon 2023, new catch-up card backs aimed to help new players at building their collections are announced.[114]
- Also at BlizzCon, Duos, the fist new mode for Battlegrounds is announced.[115]
November 14
- Showdown in the Badlands is released.
November 29
- Battlegrounds Season 6 is announced.[116]
December 5
- Battlegrounds enters Season 6.
2024[edit | edit source]
January 4
- It is announced that support for Duels will be discontinued and the mode will be deleted from the client in April 2024.[117]
January 11
- Delve into Deepholm, Hearthstone's 10th mini-set is announced.[118]
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- ↑ https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/23892226/mercenaries-gets-a-mythic-update
- ↑ https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/23913670/the-lich-king-calls-on-you-to-return-to-naxxramas
- ↑ https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/23921497/announcing-festival-of-legends-hearthstone-s-next-expansion
- ↑ https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/23921495/year-of-the-wolf-core-set-update
- ↑ https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/23921493/26-0-patch-notes-v3-final-final2-pr-edit-final
- ↑ https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/23935321/announcing-battlegrounds-season-4
- ↑ https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/23957167/encore-encore-it-s-time-for-the-audiopocalypse-mini-set
- ↑ https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/23968054/introducing-hearthstone-s-new-mode-twist
- ↑ https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/23973114/announcing-titans-hearthstone-s-next-expansion
- ↑ https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/23973116/the-lore-of-the-titans
- ↑ https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/23987536/announcing-battlegrounds-season-5
- ↑ https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/23987537/27-2-patch-notes
- ↑ https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/23987538/come-explore-the-caverns-of-time
- ↑ https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/23999070/unleash-yogg-saron-s-chaos-with-the-fall-of-ulduar-mini-set
- ↑ https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/23989480/announcing-showdown-in-the-badlands-hearthstone-s-next-expansion
- ↑ https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24008690/introducing-catch-up-packs
- ↑ https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24008691/introducing-battlegrounds-duos
- ↑ https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24008696/announcing-battlegrounds-season-6
- ↑ https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24033780/duels-runs-coming-to-an-end
- ↑ https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24046222/unearth-powerful-new-synergies-with-the-delve-into-deepholm-mini-set