{"id":173399,"date":"2023-09-19T15:30:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T20:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/?p=173399"},"modified":"2023-09-19T15:42:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T20:42:41","slug":"hearthstone-mini-set-fall-ulduar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/2023\/09\/19\/hearthstone-mini-set-fall-ulduar\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall of Ulduar Hearthstone mini-set brings Anomalies to Constructed and Arena \u2014\u00a0now live!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The next <a href=\"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/category\/hearthstone\/\"><em>Hearthstone<\/em><\/a> mini-set is <a href=\"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/tag\/fall-of-ulduar\/\"><em>Fall of Ulduar<\/em><\/a>, and it&#8217;s now live with 38 new cards for the <a href=\"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/tag\/titans\/\"><em>Titans<\/em><\/a> expansion, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/tag\/hearthstone-anomalies\/\">Anomalies<\/a> for Constructed game modes and Arena!<\/p>\n<p>Although there are 38 new cards, by purchasing the mini-set, players will actually get two copies of most of them, earning a total of 72 cards. They are distributed as such:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 <strong>Legendary<\/strong> cards<\/li>\n<li>1 <strong>Epic<\/strong> card (two copies)<\/li>\n<li>17 <strong>Rare<\/strong> cards (two copies of each)<\/li>\n<li>16 <strong>Common<\/strong> cards (two copies of each)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The mini-set can be purchased for <strong>2,000 in-game gold or $15<\/strong>. There&#8217;s also an all-Golden version of the mini-set, which can be purchased for 10,000 in-game gold or $70, and includes a bonus Diamond Legendary. Players who opt out of purchasing the mini-set can still find the new cards by opening regular <em>Titans<\/em> packs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-173400\" src=\"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/hearthstone_miniset_fall_of_ulduar_box_tentacles_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/hearthstone_miniset_fall_of_ulduar_box_tentacles_1.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/hearthstone_miniset_fall_of_ulduar_box_tentacles_1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/hearthstone_miniset_fall_of_ulduar_box_tentacles_1-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/hearthstone_miniset_fall_of_ulduar_box_tentacles_1-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/hearthstone_miniset_fall_of_ulduar_box_tentacles_1-398x224.jpg 398w, https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/hearthstone_miniset_fall_of_ulduar_box_tentacles_1-620x350.jpg 620w, https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/hearthstone_miniset_fall_of_ulduar_box_tentacles_1-340x191.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>How to get Anomalies in Standard, Wild, Twist, and Arena games<\/h2>\n<p>A new card in the mini-set, Cho&#8217;gall, Twilight Chieftain, has a game-changing effect, potentially adding Anomalies to matches:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cho&#8217;gall, Twilight Chieftain<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>6 mana, 6\/7, Legendary minion. Taunt. Lifesteal. Start of Game: 25% chance to corrupt the game with a random anomaly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which means that if a player has the new Cho&#8217;gall in their deck, every game has a 25% chance to receive one of the new Constructed Anomalies. However, <strong>for the first week after <em>Fall of Ulduar<\/em>, every game will have Anomalies active!<\/strong> After that one week period, Anomalies will be active in 25% of games until patch 28.0 comes out (whenever that is). While these events are active, if at least one player has Cho&#8217;gall in their decks, games could end up being corrupted by two Anomalies at the same time!<\/p>\n<p>Here are the different Anomalies you&#8217;ll be encountering in constructed <em>Hearthstone <\/em>this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Twist Reality:<\/strong> After a player plays a card this game, shuffle a copy into their deck.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Approaching Nightmare:<\/strong> Both players start with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearthstonetopdecks.com\/cards\/yogg-saron-hopes-end\/\">Yogg-Saron, Hope\u2019s End<\/a> in their hand.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Opportunity Knocks:<\/strong> The first card drawn on a player\u2019s turn is one they can afford to play.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shifting Fate:<\/strong> Both players start with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearthstonetopdecks.com\/cards\/gear-shift\/\">Gear Shift<\/a> in their hand.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Light in the Dark:<\/strong> Both players\u2019 Hero Powers cost (1) less.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gift of Gluttony:<\/strong> Both players start with two more drawn cards.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shifting Futures:<\/strong> Both players start with 2 copies of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearthstonetopdecks.com\/cards\/shifter-zerus\/\">Shifter Zerus<\/a> in their hand.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Control the Makers:<\/strong> Both heroes have +1 Attack on their turns.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Severed Souls:<\/strong> Both heroes start with +5 Health.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Surging Inspiration:<\/strong> Both heroes start with upgraded Hero Powers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Driven to Greed:<\/strong> Whenever a player ends their turn with unspent Mana, they get a Coin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Driven to Excess:<\/strong> Whenever a player ends their turn with unspent Mana, they draw a card.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Uncontrollable Growth:<\/strong> Both players start with an extra Mana Crystal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seeing Double:<\/strong> Both players start with 2 cards copied from the other players\u2019 hand.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unimaginable Horrors:<\/strong> Both players Discover a new basic Hero Power on their first turn.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fortifications:<\/strong> At the end of each player\u2019s turns, give a random one of their minions +1 Health.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fast Track:<\/strong> Reduce the Cost of all cards in both players\u2019 starting hands by (1).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Your Eyes Betray You:<\/strong> Both players\u2019 cards are Golden.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Army of the Corrupted:<\/strong> The first minion played on each player\u2019s turns costs (1) less.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spread of Corruption:<\/strong> The first spell played on each player\u2019s turns costs (1) less.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Fall of Ulduar<\/em> is live now, so whether you enjoy standard constructed modes, Twist, or Arena, you&#8217;ll be able to enjoy the Anomaly fun from Battlegrounds. May the Titans reshape Azeroth into a better place and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;nah, praise Yogg!<\/p>\n<p><em>Originally published September 12, 2023; updated September 19, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next Hearthstone mini-set is Fall of Ulduar, and it&#8217;s now live with 38 new cards for the Titans expansion, as well as Anomalies for Constructed game modes and Arena! Although there are 38 new cards, by purchasing the mini-set, players will actually get two copies of most of them, earning a total of 72&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":173404,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[77686,77685,77584,76381,76818,74320,76817,76044],"yst_prominent_words":[35664,8346],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173399"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173399"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":173611,"href":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173399\/revisions\/173611"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173399"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=173399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}