Blizzard revealed a new expansion for “Hearthstone” during the BlizzCon 2017. It is called the Kobolds And Catacombs, which will add new cards and a new single-player mode. According to Blizzard, the Kobolds And Catacombs will be very different from the previous expansions of the game. The company is also sure the players will experience a new style of gameplay in the expansion, especially its new single-player mode called the Dungeon Run. The Kobolds And Catacombs expansion will be released in December.
Dungeon Run
The Kobolds And Catacombs will bring a new single-player mode called Dungeon Run.
According to Blizzard, players cannot use their original decks, but they will start with a 10-card deck. Players must defeat each boss to progress in the mode. Each successful battles will give players new cards. There are eight bosses in the Dungeon Run, which will give players valuable and useful cards.
If a player lost a match, they will start from the beginning. Due to this, players should be very strategic and use their cards wisely. The Dungeon Run also features character leveling, as well as passive upgrades, which will help players to win battles. Blizzard also announced that players can obtain treasures in the Dungeon Run that contains powerful cards. However, it can only be used on the Dungeon Run as Blizzard said that it is too powerful to be used in normal matches.
New cards and mechanics
There are a lot of new cards in the Kobolds And Catacombs expansion. First is the Gloves of Mugging, which steals three cards from the opponent's hand. There is also a card called Rod of Roasting, which casts a powerful blast at that can instantly kill a random hero. This is the reason why Blizzard implemented the cards in the Dungeon Run only as it is overpowered.
The expansion will also add new mechanics that includes Legendary weapons. According to Blizzard, all class or characters can have a Legendary weapon.
However, it will not deal damage to enemies, but it will have a very useful effect. The company also said that players will also receive unidentified items, which features different effects and will only get revealed when played.
Blizzard also announced that the expansion will have Spellstones. Each character will have their own Spellstone. Every Spellstone will also level up during a match. Due to this, players can expect that Spellstones will be very effective in late game situations.
