Blizzard today announced Hearthstone’s next major expansion, Whispers of the Old Gods, which will come to PC, Mac, iOS and Android by or before mid-May.
Whispers of the Old Gods will not only introduce 134 new cards, but also Hearthstone’s Standard format, which limits the playable card pool to the most recent sets. As such, the expansion will play an especially pivotal role in Hearthstone’s competitive and constructed play for the foreseeable future.
Whispers of the Old Gods carries themes of corruption and villainy, as evidenced by cards like Polluted Hoarder and Validated Doomsayer. The set is centered around four Old Gods from Warcraft lore: C’Thun, N’Zoth, Yogg-Saron and Y’Shaarj.
C’Thun, a Legendary minion with a cumulative Battlecry effect, was revealed today. It stands to reason that the other gods will also appear as Legendaries, along with at least one unique Legendary for each of the game’s nine classes.
Ahead of the game’s “late April/early May” release, starting Monday, March 14 players can pre-order bundles of 50 Whispers of the Old Gods packs for $49.99. That's actually a significant discount, as $49.99 will usually only get you 40 packs. Pre-orders also include an exclusive card back (right).
Source: Blizzard
