Hearthstone: Cataclysm reimagines Deathwing and starts a year of change

Hearthstone: Cataclysm imagines what would have happened if the big evil dragon, Deathwing, took over World of Warcraft in 2010 and was never defeated. Players will face him in an alternate universe using a host of new cards and returning characters from Hearthstone's past.

The expansion launches on March 17 and also marks the start of a new Hearthstone year, bringing a new core set of cards and balance changes. Developers in the Spotlight said 2026 will be a "year of change" for Hearthstone, and that the meta will shift even more than it usually does.

At the end of the video and in interviews during a recent press event at Blizzard HQ, they teased big Hearthstone news for BlizzCon in September, hinting it won't be just the next expansion but something much bigger and not a sequel.

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