{"id":104353,"date":"2019-11-20T13:26:38","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T13:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pockettactics.com\/articles\/hearthstone-battlegrounds-heroes\/"},"modified":"2019-11-20T13:26:38","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T13:26:38","slug":"hearthstone-battlegrounds-heroes-four-new-challengers-enter-the-fray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/11\/20\/hearthstone-battlegrounds-heroes-four-new-challengers-enter-the-fray\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearthstone Battlegrounds Heroes – Four New Challengers enter the fray"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Joe Robinson<\/span> 20 Nov 2019<\/span> <\/p>\n

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I\u2019m still plugging away at Hearthstone Battlegrounds<\/em>, even though it makes me despair more than any other Auto Chess game has done previously. I like it, but I also kind of hate it\u2026 hopefully someone else will take what Blizzard has done with Battlegrounds<\/em> and make something that\u2019s not completely bonkers, than I can free myself from this Auto Chess hell I\u2019ve found myself in.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Blizzard has added four new heroes into the mix, while retiring launch heroes King Mukla, Giantfin, Millificent Manastorm and Lich Baz’hial.<\/p>\n

Giantfin was the first Heroes I ever tried when playing Battlegrounds<\/em>. Personally I thought he could work if Murlocs as a tribe were given a boost. Along with King Mukla and Millificent Manastorm, you\u2019re forced down a specific build (Murlocs, Beasts or Mechs), which I guess is a gamble if someone else is also buying up those card types. Still, they\u2019ve left the Demon buffing Lord Jarraxus in the mix so it\u2019s hard to tell if Blizzard are against tribe-specific heroes or not. Maybe they just wanted to give Demons an advantage?<\/p>\n

Here are the details on the new heroes joining the game:<\/p>\n

Sindragosa<\/h3>\n

\"hearthstoneHero Power:<\/strong> Stay Frosty (Passive)
Cost:<\/strong> 0
Ability:<\/strong> At the end of your turn, Frozen minions get +1\/+1<\/p>\n

This is an interesting ability, but it creates an odd tempo because you essentially have to buy the card you want AFTER you freeze it for a turn. Not only that, once you\u2019ve bought it there\u2019s no way to freeze the minion again so we\u2019re talking about a minor, one-off stat boost. I wonder if it heralds a future update where \u2018Freezing\u2019 becomes a minion ability, and not just something you do in the Tavern. They\u2019ll need to be something, because with the stat-inflated mess the game is currently a simple 1\/1 boost won\u2019t be able to keep up with the other abilities.<\/p>\n

Elise Starseeker<\/h3>\n

\"hearthstoneHero Power:<\/strong> Lead Explorer (Passive)
Cost:<\/strong> 0
Ability:<\/strong> When you upgrade Bob\u2019s Tavern get a \u2018Recruitment Map\u2019.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t really understand this ability myself – will need to test Elise out to see where it\u2019s value is. The Recruitment Map will be a bonus card added to your hand, but it costs three cold to play. It allows you to recruit a minion from your current tavern tier after upgrading it at Bob\u2019s Tavern. Is this a scry\/search ability? Or is better or worse than Discover? I guess we\u2019ll find out.<\/p>\n

Brann Bronzebeard<\/h3>\n

\"hearthstoneHero Power:<\/strong> Battle Brand (Passive)
Cost:<\/strong> 0
Ability:<\/strong> After you play a Battlecry minion, give a random friendly minion +1\/+1<\/p>\n

Battlecry as a keyword is pretty ubiquitous across the card-pool, and focusing on them with Brann means you get an added incentive for using them. Plus, you can then sell them on if you want, although going by the wording on paper, the Battlecry minion you just played may end up getting the +1\/+1. Brann\u2019s ability is better than Sindragosa\u2019s from where I\u2019m sitting, as you can in theory boost a minion more than once (although you have no control).<\/p>\n

Sir Finley Mrrggltn<\/h3>\n

\"hearthstoneHero Power:<\/strong> Power Up!
Cost:<\/strong> 1
Ability:<\/strong> Give a random friendly minion +1\/+1. After you sell a minion, refresh this.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not sure how meta selling lots of minions is in Battlegrounds<\/em> at the moment, especially because of the fixed economy around buying\/selling. Still being able to use this ability more than once a turn is not to be sniffed at, and could be good for giving your lync-pin minion an early boost while you\u2019re still sorting your synergies out. Again, the \u2018random\u2019 elements makes it less reliable, however, and so far I\u2019ve not seen a strategy that allows for boards below 5 minions.<\/p>\n

New heroes aren’t the only things that are coming in the new update – there\u2019s plenty of balance changes and tweaks coming as well, which are detailed in the full patch announcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The next update will be dropping in December. Generally, Blizzard wants to look at tweaking and balancing the existing card pool, as well as rotating heroes in and out. Two new minions are also on their way, although not sure if they\u2019ll make the next update or not.<\/p>\n

How are you finding Battlegrounds so far? What do you make of the new heroes? Let us know in the comments!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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