New Hearthstone Blackrock Mountain Cards Revealed

Blizzard has revealed two new class-specific cards that will be packaged in Hearthstone's upcoming adventure expansion, Blackrock Mountain.

The first is Axe Flinger, a four-mana 2/5 bound to Warrior decks, which carries a unique special ability. Each time it takes damage, Axe Flinger will deal two damage to the enemy hero.

Warrior aficionados have already spotted synergy potential with other cards such as Whirlwind, Death's Bite, Cruel Taskmaster, and Bouncing Blade. The latter, in particular, offers the potential to deal ten damage to the opponent hero on turn six.

The other class-specific card is Lava Shock, a two-mana Shaman spell which directs two damage to any character, but also unlocks overloaded Mana crystals. Ben Brode, one of the game's developers, has clarified on Twitter that this will affect any overload from the previous turn, as well as clear any from the current one.

Shaman players have a selection of thirteen cards that carry overload, and another card that buffs with every overload penalty incurred. Lava Shock could be seen by some players as a licence to use more of these.

Both cards will be unlocked when players complete the relevant class-specific challenges in Blackrock Mountain.

On Friday, Blizzard announced the expansion for the first time, confirming that it would be a five-week series of adventure-based challenges, structured in a similar manner to the Naxxramas update.

The expansion is due to arrive in April. Specifically, Blackrock Mountain will offer seventeen bosses, split across five wings. Some 31 new cards will be added across the adventure.

Like with Naxxramas, the price structure of Blackrock allows players to unlock the adventure with accrued in-game currency or with real cash. Each wing can be purchased for 700 gold or $7.

Blizzard has also revealed five other Blackrock Mountain cards for all players. You can see them all in more detail in the images below.

Meanwhile, Blizzard has also revealed that the iPhone and Android phone edition is expected to arrive in a matter of months. The first ever images of this mobile edition can be found below.