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Kael'thas: Outland... a wild and dangerous world.
Orc: Where you must scavenge what you need to survive!
Maiev: You will find no justice here.
Vashj: Only despair and darkness!
Illidan: But, if you dare enter my realm... YOU ARE NOT-
Felfin: Mgmrglrgr!
Illidan: No that's... not what I was going to say. ...I should've never taught you to demon hunt.
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With the arrival of the Year of the Hydra, Ashes of Outland is now a Wild format card set, which means cards from the Ashes of Outland will no longer be playable in Standard format matches. For more information, see Game format.

Ashes of Outland is Hearthstone's fourteenth expansion, featuring 135 new collectible cards and the introduction of Hearthstone's first-ever new class, the Demon Hunter. The expansion was released on April 7, 2020.[1]

Set in the alien realm of Outland—the magically shattered remnants of the planet Draenor—the expansion sees Illidan Stormrage and his Illidari disciples contend against the Rusted Legion, a mysterious new foe that has wreaked destruction across Outland and are threatening to conquer the last remnants of civilization on the broken world. Like previous expansions, Ashes of Outland included an expansive single-player adventure. However, unlike the Year of the Dragon adventures, this was completely free.

In addition to introducing the Demon Hunter and their class-specific keyword Outcast, Ashes of Outland also features imprisoned Demonsminions who enter the game in a Dormant state for 2 turns before awakening and unleashing devastating effects—as well as Primes—legendary minions who, upon death, shuffle a mechanically upgraded, extremely powerful version of themselves back into the player's deck.

As the first expansion of 2020, the release of this expansion ended the previous Standard year, the Year of the Dragon, and began the Year of the Phoenix.

How to get[]

Ashes of Outland craftable cards can be obtained by one of the following methods:

  • Opening card packs with the usual prices and purchasing options
    Ashes of Outland Pack
    Year of the Phoenix Pack
    Wild Pack
    Golden Wild
    Golden Year of the Phoenix Pack
  • Crafting for the usual amounts of Arcane Dust depending on the cards' rarity
Uncraftable cards

These specific cards can be obtained through other means. For more information, see their respective articles.

Pre-order
  • Prior to the expansion's release, players were able to purchase one or both of the following bundles:

Cards[]

This expansion features 135 collectible cards. To make up for their status as a new class, Demon Hunters received a larger number of Common and Rare cards than other classes. As compensation, there are fewer Neutral cards than in previous sets.[2] Ashes of Outland cards can be recognized with a special watermark (the Dark Portal) behind the card text, not found on other cards.

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Neutral

BT 724
BT 722
BT 723
BT 727
BT 715
BT 156
BT 008
BT 714
BT 730
BT 159
BT 717
BT 728
BT 010
BT 160
BT 720
BT 726
BT 732
BT 716
BT 734
BT 731
BT 721
BT 155
BT 733
BT 190
BT 729
BT 126
BT 850
BT 737
BT 735
BT 255

Related cards

BT 735t
BT 850t
BT 159t
BT 008t
BT 721t
BT 160t
BT 726t
BT 728t
BT 155t

Demon Hunter

BT 480
BT 514
BT 321
BT 491
BT 423
BT 509
BT 496
BT 934
BT 601
BT 493
BT 761
BT 430
BT 486
BT 187
BT 429

Related cards

BT 429p2
BT 429p
BT 761t

Druid

BT 134
BT 127
BT 130
BT 132
BT 128
BT 129
BT 135
BT 133
BT 136
BT 131

Related cards

CS2 013t
BT 135t
BT 136tt2
BT 136tt3
BT 136tt
BT 136t

Choice cards

BT 136tb
BT 136ta

Hunter

BT 202
BT 211
BT 213
BT 203
BT 212
BT 205
BT 201
BT 163
BT 210
BT 214

Related cards

BT 163t
BT 210t

Mage

BT 014
BT 003
BT 002
BT 021
BT 004
BT 072
BT 022
BT 291
BT 006
BT 028

Related cards

BT 028t

Paladin

BT 020
BT 292
BT 011
BT 009
BT 025
BT 026
BT 018
BT 024
BT 019
BT 334

Related cards

BT 011t
BT 009t
BT 024t
BT 019t

Priest

BT 258
BT 252
BT 257
BT 262
BT 256
BT 253
BT 254
BT 341
BT 197
BT 198

Related cards

BT 197t

Rogue

BT 701
BT 709
BT 703
BT 711
BT 707
BT 702
BT 042
BT 710
BT 188
BT 713

Related cards

BT 707t
BT 713t
BT 703t

Shaman

BT 115
BT 100
BT 113
BT 106
BT 110
BT 101
BT 102
BT 114
BT 109
BT 230

Related cards

BT 109t

Warlock

BT 199
BT 301
BT 300
BT 305
BT 302
BT 304
BT 306
BT 307
BT 309
BT 196

Related cards

BT 304t
BT 309t

Warrior

BT 121
BT 233
BT 140
BT 124
BT 249
BT 138
BT 117
BT 120
BT 781
BT 123

Related cards

BT 123t

Themes[]

Demon Hunter[]

Demon Hunter promo

With rending claw, savage glaives, and scorching fel flame, turn the forces of chaos’s own terrible powers against them as the new permanent playable Hero class, the Demon Hunter.[3]

Prime Legendaries[]

Akama Prime full

These powerful new class minions won’t go down without a fight... or two. Prime Legendaries shuffle an upgraded version of themselves back into your deck when they die.[3]

Imprisoned Demons[]

Though unable to act for two turns, Dormant minions tout powerful stats and effects once they escape their ephemeral bonds.[3]

Trailers[]

Lore[]

In World of Warcraft[]

Outland WoW

Map of Outland in World of Warcraft.

Outland WoW concept art

Concept art of Outland.

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Draenor
Draenor, [ˈdɹænɔɹ] called Rakshar ("the Sunstone") by the arakkoa and Dawgar ("the Known Earth") by the ogres, was the homeworld of the orcish race and the last refuge of the draenei before their arrival on Azeroth. It was a large, fertile world dominated by vast plains, dense forests, and lush swamps. Besides the orcs and draenei it was originally home to many other intelligent humanoid races, including the ancient, bird-like arakkoa; the mighty ogres and their brutal gronn masters; and the aggressive tree-men known as botani.
Due to the corruption of fel, during the last days of its life, Draenor was referred to as the Red World. When the orc shaman Ner'zhul recklessly opened dimensional portals to find new worlds to conquer, Draenor was torn apart and believed completely lost. However, a large fragment of the world remained intact. That fragment is known today as Outland.
Outland
Outland (often mistakenly called "Outlands" or "The Outland") is the shattered floating remnants of the destroyed world of Draenor, the homeworld of the orcs and refuge of the draenei. After the sundering of Draenor, Outland was thrown partially towards the LegacyTwisting Nether, and is now in a constant state of degradation. It became the domain of the pit lord Magtheridon, who was eventually deposed and replaced by Hero SkinsIllidan Stormrage until his death at the Black Temple.
It is the theater of the The Burning Crusade expansion. From a gameplay point of view, Outland used to be accessed from Azeroth through Ashes of OutlandThe Dark Portal in the Blasted Lands but is now accessible via mage portals in Orgrimmar and Stormwind City.
Outland was created when Draenor became the focus of an attack, via the Dark Portal, of an Alliance expedition aiming to end the orcish threat to Azeroth once and for all. In the midst of the ensuing battle, the elder shaman Ner'zhul attempted to allow the remaining orcs on Draenor to escape to other worlds by opening other dimensional portals; however the presence of so many portals tore the planet apart, launching torn fragments of the former world towards the Twisting Nether, and the barely-habitable remnants were renamed Outland. Most life on Draenor was wiped out in the explosion, and the surviving continent was drastically reshaped; most of the remaining wildlife became sickly or corrupt. Due to the planet's destruction, the barriers between Draenor and the Twisting Nether collapsed, and the shredded reality left open paths to all various corners of the cosmos. Outland had become one of the most important strategic places. Many of Ner'zhul's portals were permanently open and the world now acted as a crossroads for any force that wished to travel quickly from one end of the universe to the other. Despite this plenty of the species on the planet survived, with some even being transformed by the creation of Outland.
Some time after a pit lord named Magtheridon rallied the surviving orcs (with the exception of the Mag'har) and took control of Outland. Using the remaining dimensional gates, he drew demons from the rest of the Twisting Nether to aid him.
The night elf demon Illidan Stormrage and many of the naga and blood elves fled to Outland and succeeded in defeating Magtheridon and conquering the wasteland. After their defeat in Northrend at the hands of Hero SkinsPrince Arthas, they returned and established permanent settlements there.
Most draenei that remained in Outland have become horribly mutated, and bear only a passing resemblance to their former selves.
Since then, both the forces of the Light and the Shadow have realized Outland's usefulness. It can serve as a launching pad for the invasions of the Burning Legion, or as the staging ground to the forces who fight against the Legion. In response, both the naaru and the Legion have sent their agents to secure the world for their own purposes.
Now, the Alliance and the Horde must battle the forces of the maddened Illidan and the murderous followers of the Legion to safeguard Azeroth from Kil'jaeden's Burning Crusade.

In Hearthstone[]

Beyond the Dark Portal, the shattered world of Outland awaits. Ashes of Outland brings Hearthstone players to the memorable setting of World of Warcraft’s first expansion, The Burning Crusade, only to find it has been razed by an unstoppable force for destruction known as the Rusted Legion. These malicious, mechanically enhanced monstrosities have waged a campaign of conquest that has left only a desolate, post-apocalyptic wasteland in their wake. Now, the denizens scavenge to survive in the ashes of their broken world.
All hope is not lost, however. The Black Temple stands as the last bastion of civilization in the war-torn realm, where the self-proclaimed lord of Outland, Illidan Stormrage, and his army of Demon Hunters fight to take back their world. Journey through the Dark Portal and lead the charge to save the world in Hearthstone's newest expansion, Ashes of Outland!
Primes
The battlefields of Outland are littered with the remains of would-be heroes and the unrelenting Rusted Legion is raising these fallen warriors for their own twisted purposes. These are Primes—a new kind of Legendary minion Ashes of Outland is introducing to Hearthstone. Primes start off as strong early- or mid-game Legendary minions that hit the board and do their duty, bravely falling in battle to fight for control of the board. When their Deathrattle is triggered, a vastly-upgraded (some may even say completely overpowered) version of themselves is shuffled into your deck. All nine original classes have a unique Prime, like the Legendary Warrior minion Ashes of OutlandKargath Bladefist. An aggressive 4 mana 4/4 with Rush in his starting form, Kargath upgrades into Ashes of OutlandKargath Prime, an 8 mana 10/10 with Rush, who grants you 10 Armor whenever he kills an enemy minion.[1]


Solo Adventure[]

Trial by Felfire map

Ashes of Outland is only the beginning. A new, totally free, solo adventure will be coming later in the expansion cycle. Illidan and the Demon Hunters will take the offensive against the Rusted Legion with the fate of Outland hanging in the balance yet again... stay tuned![1]

Demon Hunter Prologue[]

Main article: Demon Hunter Prologue

A tutorial, serving as an instructional manual for the new class.

The Demon Hunter Prologue has the player take control of Illidan Stormrage during the War of the Ancients and learn how he became a demon hunter. It features four bosses, and completing it awards the Demon Hunter class, Demon Hunter basic cards, and Demon Hunter Initiate set.

Trial by Felfire[]

Main article: Trial by Felfire

Trial by Felfire is the main Ashes of Outland story mode. Players play as Aranna Starseeker, as she travels through Outland saving a band of outcasts from the Rusted Legion and eventually becoming a demon hunter. It features seventeen bosses in the main path, and an additional nine challenge bosses the player must construct a deck against. Completing the main mission awards the Rusted Legion card back, and completing the challenges awards a golden Ashes of OutlandKael'thas Sunstrider.

History[]

Teasers and leaks[]

In February of 2020, several prominent members of the Hearthstone community were invited to a Community Summit where they received a preview of Team 5's plans for upcoming content throughout the year. Although they did not reveal any details, several of the invited members subsequently shared positive reactions to the event on social media.[4][5][6][7]

On March 1, 2020, reddit user "use25" discovered the icon for the then-upcoming Year of the Phoenix on the official Hearthstone website's Ways to Play page. The icon was quickly removed from the site, but the discovery led to widespread fan speculation about the upcoming Standard year.[8]

On March 11th, 2020, the official Hearthstone Twitter account posted a teaser image of Hero SkinsLunara, Hero SkinsMorgl the Oracle, and Hero SkinsMedivh turned to stone in front of a garden along with the text "A Storm is Coming" and the date March 17.[9] Several notable Hearthstone streamers also posted the image and date with their own variations on the phrase.[10] On March 12, fans discovered that there were several official Hearthstone pre-release events scheduled for April 5th at various Microsoft stores throughout the United States. As previous expansions' pre-release events have typically taken place on the weekend before a Tuesday release, this led to speculation that the next expansion would see a release date of Tuesday, April 7th.[11] On March 13, Blizzard posted a follow-up blog confirming that they would be hosting a reveal live stream with Game Director Ben Lee, Game Designers Chadd Nervig and Dean Ayala, and streamer Brian Kibler in which they would showcase their plans for Hearthstone in 2020 and beyond. The blog further stated that the developers would be showcasing more than ever before.[12]

On March 16th—the day before the expansion's official announcement—Ashes of Outland was accidentally leaked by Polygon, who prematurely released an article containing detailed information about the new expansion, the demon hunter class, and sweeping changes to Basic and Classic priest cards.[13] The article was quickly deleted, but the leak was subsequently widely reported on by fansites and various forums.[14][15]

The Year of the Phoenix was officially announced in a livestream on March 17th. After Ben Lee discussed the new content planned for the Year of the Phoenix, Chadd Nervig and Dean Ayala revealed the new demon hunter class and shared details on the planned changes to the priest class, before finally revealing Ashes of Outland and its trailer.[16] The expansion was showcased in the promotional "Collection Managers" video, a parody of the American reality show Storage Wars in which Dave Kosak and other members of the Hearthstone team discover various artifacts from Outland in a mysterious storage locker.

Trivia[]

  • Ashes of Outland is the second Hearthstone expansion to be set in Outland, after The Boomsday Project. Unlike Boomsday, Ashes showcases many different regions and aspects of Outland and can be seen as the Hearthstone equivalent to The Burning Crusade, World of Warcraft's first expansion.
  • Ashes of Outland is the expansion that has had the most cards nerfed, with 19 cards, one of which was nerfed twice.

References[]

 
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Blizzard Entertainment (2020-03-17). Announcing Ashes of Outland – Hearthstone's Newest Expansion!. Retrieved on 2020-03-17.
  2. Chadd Nervig on Reddit
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Official site - Ashes of Outland. Retrieved on 2020-03-21.
  4. Frodan on Twitter. (2020-02-19). 
  5. TSM Kripparrian on Twitter. (2020-02-19). 
  6. dreads on Twitter. (2020-02-19). 
  7. Tiago Taparelli on Twitter. (2020-02-19). 
  8. use25 (2020-03-01). Look what I found!. Reddit. Retrieved on 2020-03-21.
  9. PlayHearthstone on Twitter. (2020-03-11). 
  10. Robert "Fluxflashor" Veitch (2020-03-11). The Hearthstone 2020 Expansion Teasers have Officially Begun - Announcement Arrives March 17. Out of Cards. Retrieved on 2020-03-21.
  11. ShadowsOfSense (2020-03-12). Possible Release Date for the Upcoming Hearthstone Expansion Leaked? Eyes On April 7th
  12. Blizzard Entertainment (2020-03-13). Save the Date: Hearthstone 2020 Showcase Coming March 17!. Retrieved on 2020-03-21.
  13. Cass Marshall (2020-03-16). Hearthstone’s first new class since launch is a game-changer (Archived copy). Polygon. Retrieved on 2020-03-21.
  14. DiamondsOfFire (2020-03-16). Archived link to the Polygon leak. Reddit. Retrieved on 2020-03-21.
  15. Robert "Fluxflashor" Veitch (2020-03-16). Ashes of Outland is Hearthstone's Next Expansion - New Demon Hunter Class, Priest Getting Overhaul, See the Demon Hunter Cards. Retrieved on 2020-03-21.
  16. Hearthstone (2020-03-18). Hearthstone 2020 Showcase. YouTube. Retrieved on 2020-03-21.

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