Summary
InHearthstone’s new Twist game mode, players choose between one of 19 different Heroes, rather than the traditional classes. Each Hero has a powerful Hero Power, passive ability, and pre-made deck that does not all rely on the typical class structure ofHearthstone.
Twist is a constructed game modeHearthstoneintroduced last yearthat periodically introduces changes and restrictions to the way decks must be built and played. Past Twists have included a no-neutrals ruleset, a common-only one, and a specialHearthstoneanniversary mode where a new set was added to the available card pool in chronological order of release every day of the month.
Now,Hearthstoneis introducing its wildest Twist yet starting June 1. In Whizbang’s Heroes, rather than building a deck using special restrictions, fans choose from one of 19 preconstructed decks. Every deck is themed around a different Hero, each of which has a unique Hero Power, a powerful passive ability, and a variable amount of Health and card count.Hearthstoneshared a helpful PDF that contains the specifics of each deck, as well as the special traits each hero has.
Cards
Al’Akir the Windlord
Elemental Evocation– After you play a Legendary Elemental, call upon the power of an element.
OBEY MY COMMAND!– [1 Mana] Give a minion Divine Shield and Taunt.
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Arch-Villain Rafaam
BEHOLD! My Stuff!– Your Legendary cards cost (1) less
I Think I Will Take It!– [1 Mana] Discover a spell from your opponent’s class that costs (3) or less.
Arfus
Dig Up– Excavate after you play a specific Rune card, then change to another Rune. Legendary treasures are random.
Give a Dog a Bone– [1 Mana] Spend up to 3 Corpses. For each, reduce the cost of a card in your hand by (1).
Brann Bronzebeard
Brann’s Saddle– After you play a Battlecry minion, transform it into a random Beast of the same cost.
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C’Thun
I am Inevitable!– C’Thun starts in your hand. After two friendly minions die, give your C’Thun +1/+1.
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Dr. Boom
Boom Barrage– After a friendly Mech dies, shuffle a Bomb into your opponent’s deck.
Boomspiration– [2 Mana] Summon a 1/1 Boom Bot. WARNING: Bots may explode.
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Guff Runetotem
Might of the Fang– After your Hero gains Attack, they also gain that much Armor.
Feral Frenzy– [1 Mana] +1 Attack this turn. Usable twice a turn.
Illidan Stormrage
Fel Inside– After a friendly character Attacks, reduce the Cost of a Fel spell in your hand by (1).
Demon Spite– [1 Mana] +1 Attack and Lifesteal this turn.
Kael’thas Sunstrider
Fel Fueled– Cards that didn’t start in your deck cost (1) less.
Unstable Magic– [Passive] At the start of your turn, get a playable spell. Discard it at end of turn.
King Krush
King’s Decree– After you cast a spell, reduce the Cost of a Beast in your hand by the spell’s Cost.
Leeroy Jenkins
Let’s Do This!– Both players’ cards cost (1) less.
Reckless Reinforcements– [0 Mana] The next minion you play this turn costs Health instead of Mana.
Nozdormu
It’s About Time– Start with an extra Mana Crystal. You only have 30 seconds to take your turn.
N’Zoth the Corruptor
Dark Machinations– After you play a Deathrattle minion, trigger its Deathrattle.
Rise Again!– [2 Mana] Summon a 1/1 copy of the last Deathrattle minion you played.
Paches the Pirate
Locked and Loaded– After you summon a Pirate, it deals 1 damage to a random enemy.
I’m in Charrrge!– [3 Mana] Draw a Pirate. Cost reduces by (1) after you play a Pirate.
The Lich King
Cadaver Collector– After you spend a Corpse, summon a Risen Skeleton with stats equal to the Corpses spent.
Relentless Ghoul– [2 Mana] Summon a 1/1 Zombie with Reborn and Charge. It dies at end of turn.
Xyrella
Purify the Shard– Your max health is 60. Reach it to win the game. Damaging the enemy hero heals your hero.
Spark of Light– [1 Mana] Restore 2 Health. Manathirst (8): Restore 4 Health instead.
Zul’jin
Warriors of Amani– After you play a Secret, summon a 2/2 Berserker.
To unlock these Hero decks, players must own the matching Legendary card in their collections. Illidan Stormrage, Al’Akir the Windlord, Arch-Villain Rafaam, and Leeroy Jenkins are attached to cards that arepart ofHearthstone’s Year of the Pegasus Core set, so all fans will have access to those decks. Kael’thas Sunstrider and C’Thun were both free login rewards in the past, and can now be obtained by buying anAshes of OutlandandWhispers of the Old Godspack respectively. Players can unlock the other decks by crafting the corresponding Legendary cards, which can be easily done from the Twist Hero selection screen.
The Whizbang’s Heroes Twist will be available for the entirety of the June season ofHearthstone, with weekly balance updates planned to address any inequities between the pre-built decks. The mode will return again in July, adding nine more heroes to the roster for a total of 28 to choose from. After that, provided the Twist is popular,Hearthstonemight eventually bring it back in the future – possibly with other iconic heroes, such as those fromHearthstone’s discontinued Duels mode.
Hearthstonealso announced its plans for the Twist mode throughout the rest of 2024 in the same announcement. Twist will go dark in August, and will return with its Wonders and Caverns of Time set for one month each somewhere between September and December. For the rest ofHearthstone’s 10th anniversary year, however, Twist will be unavailable to play. Fans can expect other new Twist formats to come back in 2025.
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