Get ready for the Grand Tournament because Blizzard has announced that this week’s Tavern Brawl will be all about the new Grand Tournament cards. It begins on the usual Wednesday and will last until August 24th.
The format will preview not only sets of the Grand Tournament cards for players to try out, but the new hero skins as well. It seems you will randomly be assigned one of two characters. Medivh, the mage, will be playing a deck based around the Inspire mechanic. Then there is Alleria, the hunter, who will be featuring the new Joust mechanic.
This preview has a lot to offer so be sure you don’t miss out. Not only will you get to play with the new expansion’s cards, but this will be a good early test to see which new mechanic is more powerful. If one mechanic is undertuned, it will probably become apparent after a few matches, similar to when Nefarian and Ragnaros battled it out in a tavern brawl. It became clear pretty quickly that Nefarian had the better overall hero power and deck synergy. We’ll have to see if something similar happens with this brawl.
Finally, this announcement gives us a pretty good estimate of when the Grand Tournament expansion will finally release and the new cards will become officially available. Because the announcement states that this brawl ends on August 24, one day before Tuesday, it wouldn’t be far out to guess that August 25 will see the release of the expansion. That is of course only speculation, but the date and circumstances do make sense.
Check out the full post below and be sure to log in on Wednesday to give the Grand Tournament a go!
Raise the banners and sound the trumpets—one of Azeroth’s grandest events is almost here. We’re celebrating this exciting occasion with a most GLORIOUS Tavern Brawl: the Grand Tournament Match!
Wednesday’s Grand Tournament Match features a thrilling Brawl between two potent forces. One, led by that mysterious master of magic, Medivh, will be packed with minions eager to heed your call to battle and power up with Inspire. Standing against them will be the mistress of the hunt, Alleria, along with a full cadre of master jousters who are poised to grow mighty with each contest won.
Starting Wednesday, just hop into Hearthstone, select Tavern Brawl, and play the Grand Tournament Match to get a taste of the fun that awaits you in the new expansion. Don’t dawdle, because this Brawl is only here until August 24.
After you’ve played the Brawl, join us to discuss your favorite The Grand Tournament cards and possible deck ideas on social media using the hashtag #TGT. You can also check out a preview of The Grand Tournament cards on our official Hearthstone Facebook page.
