{"id":188995,"date":"2024-08-23T10:00:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T15:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/?p=188995"},"modified":"2024-08-23T08:41:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T13:41:47","slug":"hero-skins-hearthstone-battlegrounds-season-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/2024\/08\/23\/hero-skins-hearthstone-battlegrounds-season-8\/","title":{"rendered":"The new hero skins available in the Hearthstone Battlegrounds season 8 season pass, ranked by plausibility"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every new season of Hearthstone<\/em> Battlegrounds<\/a> brings us a ton of new hero skins, and the beach-themed season 8<\/a> is no exception — but as much as we applaud the imagination, some of these skins are a little bit unbelievable. They’re all lovely art, it’s just that some of these characters wouldn’t be caught dead in these situations.<\/p>\n

We’re going to show you all the great new skins for Battlegrounds season 8, and rank them by how likely it would be that they might actually occur.<\/p>\n

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Surfer Kael’thas<\/h2>\n
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  • Rare skin, available at level 17<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Kael’thas? Outdoors? With an 8 pack of abs? Willingly getting his hair wet? And it maintains the same texture without a silk press? A little farfetched all around.<\/p>\n

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    Exodar Guff<\/h2>\n
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    • Epic skin, available at level 6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Setting aside the fact that Guff’s whole deal is nature, as a Tauren he would get rocked instantly by the guards in the Exodar. Unfortunately a childlike sense of wonder is usually trumped by a mech made out of crystal, powered by magic and spite.<\/p>\n

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      Royal Edwin<\/h2>\n
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      • Epic skin, available at level 29<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Edwin Van Cleef is a union leader and organizer. Portraying him as a king is slander. This one seems like a leftover from last month’s fairy tale-themed season, so it’s doubly insulting, no matter how much of a hunk of Alterac Swiss he may be.<\/p>\n

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        Moonwell Sylvanas<\/h2>\n
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        • Epic skin, available at level 33<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          At first this seems like a gorgeous portrait. But considering that Sylvanas lit Teldrassil on fire, showing her as a defender of moonwells is nothing less than inflammatory.<\/p>\n

          ..no, wait. I didn’t mean that pun.<\/p>\n

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          Ski Ragnaros<\/h2>\n
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          • Legendary skin, available at level 36<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Speaking of inflammatory, this defies all natural law. Even if Rag is magic fire, snow kinda isn’t. So, maybe not fully implausible, just very short-lived.<\/p>\n

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            Ribbon Tavish<\/h2>\n
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            • Epic skin, available at level 26<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              I’m not sure I’d class this one as implausible per se. I just really hate the idea of Tavish having a good time. Look at him. He’s having a ball with that weird little crab. Can’t stand it.<\/p>\n

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              Orgrimmar Rakanishu<\/h2>\n
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              • Epic skin, available at level 24<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Just really confusing. I see the Horde symbols and the spikes but I can’t really tell what’s going on here. This definitely doesn’t fit the theme, either. A mess all around.<\/p>\n

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                Shark Patchwerk<\/h2>\n
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                • Legendary skin, available at level 39<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Most of the scenario makes sense, but Patchwerk is having too much fun. I do appreciate that he’s living the dream and petting a shark with his extra arm.<\/p>\n

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                  Bird Watching Drek’thar<\/h2>\n
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                  • Legendary skin, available at level 18<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    This one seems a little insensitive to Drek’thar’s role as a leader and abilities as a shaman, but I’m ok with dunking on him, especially since it isn’t really on-theme.<\/p>\n

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                    Vacation Holmes<\/h2>\n
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                    • Epic skin, available at level 38<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      While I wouldn’t doubt that Holmes would need a magnifying glass to find a whole Gorehowl in the middle of his sandcastle, I kinda doubt he’d ever willingly take a vacation.<\/p>\n

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                      Fishing Cookie<\/h2>\n
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                      • Rare skin, available at level 10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                        This one isn’t implausible, but it is kinda messed up so I just object on principle.<\/p>\n

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                        Castle Mutanus<\/h2>\n
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                        • Epic skin, available at level 27<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                          Some people are truly able to use Mutanus to his utmost, consuming and consuming, until a day at the beach becomes a day around the beach. Unfortunately, I am that player only at the rarest of times. It could happen, but unfortunately not for me.<\/p>\n

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                          Crystalsong Sindragosa<\/h2>\n
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                          • Rare skin, available at Level 4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                            This one imagines a very possible alternate reality — Sindragosa, imbued with both necrotic magic, and the arcane crystal magic of Crystalsong Forest, so close to where she fell. It’s tragic, but also a lovely hero skin. Unfortunately, also off-theme.<\/p>\n

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                            Desert Ozumat<\/h2>\n
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                            • Epic skin, available at level 32<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                              ~*Just Seamonster Things<\/em>*~<\/p>\n

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                              Outdoorsy Ini<\/h2>\n
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                              • Epic skin, available at level 16<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                I like this outfit for Ini, and while I’m sure she would have a blast in the short-term, I’m really concerned about longer-term. That’s a lot of sand near a well-oiled machine. Just playing with fire.<\/p>\n

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                                Sunburned C’thun<\/h2>\n
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                                • Legendary skin, available at level 30<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                  As a very, very pale lady, I have slathered on SPF 70 in both mineral and chemical formulations, sat under an umbrella with a big hat on, and still got sunburned. Poor C’thun, a great big unprotected eyeball who is no stranger to dealing with sand, was doomed from the beginning. Let’s hope he finds some aloe.<\/p>\n

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                                  Beach Chenvaala<\/h2>\n
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                                  • Rare skin, available at level 7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                    Since it’s magic and made of water, it does stand to reason that it would be able to survive pretty well on a beach, even if it is sunny out.<\/p>\n

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                                    Moody Jandice<\/h2>\n
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                                    • Rare skin, available at level 15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                      Looks like someone’s got a case of the Mondays. :(<\/p>\n

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                                      Future Vacation Nozdormu<\/h2>\n
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                                      • Legendary skin, available at level 14<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                        If I were a Bronze dragon, I would absolutely manipulate time to drink a cocktail out of a coconut half on the beach for as long as I possibly could. Not sure why that’s even a question. Viva les vacances!<\/p>\n

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                                        Dalaran Wagtoggle<\/h2>\n
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                                        • Epic skin, available at level 21<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                          Yas Queen. Even though this seems like another carryover from last season, this is 10\/10, no notes, perfection. Slay.<\/p>\n

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                                          Snorkler Elise<\/h2>\n
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                                          • Rare skin, available at level 12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                            Elise, the academic adventurer, would absolutely jump in the ocean in order to study the fish, and have a great time doing it. This skin is a great showcase of both the character and the monthly theme, and the only down side is that it isn’t Legendary, so there’s no voice acting to go with it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                                            Every new season of Hearthstone Battlegrounds brings us a ton of new hero skins, and the beach-themed season 8 is no exception — but as much as we applaud the imagination, some of these skins are a little bit unbelievable. They’re all lovely art, it’s just that some of these characters wouldn’t be caught dead…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":188264,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[78476,55460,63763,76344],"yst_prominent_words":[9138,8328,10334,8265,10448,9000,24097,15299],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188995"}],"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\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188995"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":189098,"href":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188995\/revisions\/189098"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188995"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=188995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}