![]() ![]() “One of the things we learned from the Demon Hunter prologue is that it did a great job of Illidan’s origin story, but players were kind of left to solve what archetypes were there for themselves,” says Matt London, modes designer. This hero class tutorial comes with a showcase for undeath, blood, and frost runes. So the Death Knight rises, with a unique rune system and an army of undead. “It’s very important to us that playing that class in Hearthstone feels like it does in World of Warcraft - the vibe is there, with the iconic spells and abilities,” says Nervig. (Spoiler: it’s not a good one, and no one else likes him very much.) Hearthstone introduced its first new class in 2020, with Illidan the Demon Hunter. Players can unlock Hearthstone’s Death Knight class by playing through a story prologue that introduces Arthas and shows his impact on the rest of the cast. But we haven’t gotten to tell Arthas’ story in Hearthstone before, and it has a broad audience that might not have played World of Warcraft and Warcraft 3.” says Chadd Nervig, features lead on Hearthstone. ![]() Knights of the Frozen Throne was one of our most popular expansions ever. “Arthas is for sure our most popular character - there’s star power there, and excitement to see his story. 6, adding the new Death Knight hero class for free and introducing 145 new cards. The card game’s newest expansion, March of the Lich King, launched Dec. While players gear up to eventually face the Lich King in Wrath Classic, Hearthstone is exploring a hypothetical battle for the city of Silvermoon that celebrates the game’s most angsty elves, the Blood Elves. Arthas has made such consistent appearances as a villain because he’s a walking origin story for half of the heroes in Azeroth. Arthas first showed up in Warcraft 3 in 2002, and 20 years later, Blizzard is still telling and retelling the story of his rise, corruption, and fall. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic and Hearthstone are both revisiting one of the franchise’s most beloved villains: Arthas Menethil, the Lich King. ![]()
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