Blizzard just announced that its digital card game Hearthstone:United In Stormwind mini-set, which is half an expansion, will be out later next week as part of its new 21.6 patch.
This pirate-themed mini-set will feature 35 unique new cards; they’re all available as a bundle -4 Legendary Cards, 1 Epic Card, 14 Rare Cards, and 16 Common Cards- for US$15 or 2,000 gold. Here’s a preview of the cards:
That’s a lotta parrots.
The 21.6 patch will also bring in the first content update for the game’s new Mercenaries mode; new pirate characters, to be exact. Here are their stats:
Edwin, Defias Kingpin (Legendary Fighter)
Pirate
13/80 maxed stats
Abilities:
Assassin’s Blade 5: Speed 5. Attack an enemy. If it hasn’t acted yet this turn, gain +5 Health and Attack it again.
Assisted Strike 5: Speed 5, Cooldown 1. Gain +5 Attack for each friendly Pirate and Attack a random enemy. Combo: Gain Immune while Attacking this turn.
Kingpin’s Bounty 5: Speed 4, Cooldown 2. Deal 10 damage to an enemy. Repeat for each other Pirate you control. Deathblow: Restore 25 Health.
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Black Flag 4: Passive: Adjacent Pirates’ Abilities are (4) Speed faster.
Round of Drinks 4: Assisted Strike is (3) Speed faster and always has Immune while Attacking.
Even Shares 4: Kingpin’s Bounty restores 10 more Health and affects all friendly characters.
Sneed (Epic Protector)
Pirate
7/77 maxed stats
Abilities: Â Â Â Â Â Â
Bzzz!!! 5: Speed 6. Deal damage equal to your Attack. If Activate Saw is active, also damage target’s neighbor.
Activate Saw 5: Speed 3, Cooldown 1: Gain +6 Attack for 2 turns. Attack a random enemy.
Disarm 5: Speed 3, Cooldown 1: Attack an enemy. Give it –5 Attack permanently.
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Skull Dust 4: Bzzz!!! Gains Bleed (5).
Titanium Blades 4: Activate Saw gives +4 Attack and lasts 1 more turn.
Extra Blades 4: Sneed starts with Activate Saw 5 active for 1 turn.
Eudora (Epic Fighter)
Pirate
10/78 maxed stats
Abilities: Â Â Â Â Â Â
Coup d’Etat 5: Speed 4. Attack an enemy. If it’s the left or right-most enemy, fire Eudora’s Cannons at it.
Prepare the Cannons 5: Speed 7, Cooldown 1. Summon a Cannon to the left or right of this Merc. (Starts off Cooldown.)
Covering Fire 5: Speed 7, Cooldown 1. Restore 12 Health to a friendly Merc and return them to your bench. Fire all your Cannons.
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Shrapnel Shot 4: Cannons deal 5 more damage.
Primed Armaments 4: Battlecry: Summon a Cannon.
Briny Bracers 4: Passive: +2/+10.
Mr. Smite (Rare Protector)
Pirate
7/75 maxed stats
Abilities: Â Â Â Â Â Â
Smite Slam 5: Speed 8. Gain +5 Attack for each enemy with 40 or less Health. Attack an enemy.
Avast ye Matey 5: Speed 2. Gain Taunt this turn. After an enemy Attacks this Merc gain +5 Attack.
Overboard 5: Speed 3, Cooldown 1. After another friendly character is damaged this turn, gain +10 Health and Attack a random enemy.
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Sailor’s Cap 4: Mr. Smite gains an additional +4 Attack from Smite Slam.
Heavy Anchor 4: Overboard grants +6 Attack if the damaged friend is a Pirate.
Sharpened Scabbard 4: Whenever another friendly Pirate Attacks, gain +4 Attack.
Cookie the Cook
Murloc
6/70 maxed stats
Abilities: Â Â Â Â Â Â
Fish Feast 5 (Nature): Speed 2. Deal 10 damage to an enemy. Deathblow: Give +15 Health to all friendly characters.
Cookie’s Cooking 5 (Nature): Speed 5, Cooldown 1. Bleed (5) to all enemies. Restore 5 Health to friendly Murlocs and Pirates.
Go Fish! 5 (Nature): Speed 4, Cooldown 1. Summon a random fish for your opponent, with a Deathrattle that benefits you.
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Seasoned Pan 4: Fish Feast gives +5 Attack as well.
Iron Ladel 4: Cookie’s Cooking restores an additional 5 Health.
Appetizers 4: Start of Game: Give friendly characters +9 Health.
Platform: PS4, PC
Genre: Stealth, Action, Third-Person Shooter, Survival Military Thriller, Mecha
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