Hearthstone: Saviors of Uldum guide - Plague Cards, keyword, Quest Cards and more
What's coming next in Hearthstone.
A new Hearthstone expansion was announced yesterday evening. The release of Saviors of Uldum will mark the arrival of the usual 130 or so new cards, a new keyword mechanic called Reborn, and new card types known as Plagues.
Thematically this marks a return to 2015's League of Explorers set, with Reno and friends doing their bit to resist the ongoing assault from the gang who ran off with Dalaran in April's Rise of Shadows expansion.
In our Saviors of Uldum guide, we've got the lowdown on everything that's coming to Hearthstone when the expansion lands at the start of August.
Plague Cards
The Rise of Shadows introduced Scheme cards which grow in power with each turn that passes. Saviors of Uldum will add Plague cards to the mix.
These powerful spells will be available exclusively to the Priest, Rogue, Shaman, Warlock and Warrior classes, and all of them have a big impact against all minions on both sides of the board.
One example provided so far is Plague of Death. This 9 Mana Priest card silences, then destroys all minions on the board when played.
Note that the silencing effect will take care of any Deathrattles or buffs in effect before the minion is evaporated from the board.
Reborn Keyword
Reborn is the new keyword for Saviors of Uldum. Minions who possess this mechanic spawn a version of themselves when killed, but that replacement only has one point of health.
Quest Cards
Quests are also making a comeback with Saviors of Uldum. First introduced with the Journey to Un'Goro set, these special cards challenge you to meet certain criteria in exchange for a juicy new hero power.
The Druid, for example, receives Untapped Potential. Finish four turns with Mana left in the bank and your hero power will be replaced with Ossirian Tear. This passive effect triggers both of the Choose One effects on subsequently played cards.
The Warlock gets Supreme Archaeologist. After drawing 20 cards, you receive Tome of Origination. Use this to draw a card from your deck and that card will cost zero Mana.
Arena
When Saviors of Uldum launches, the following card sets will form the drafting pool for Hearthstone's Arena mode:
- Basic
- Classic
- League of Explorers
- Journey to Un'Goro
- Kobolds & Catacombs
- Rastakhan's Rumble
- Saviors of Uldum
Hearthstone Saviors of Uldum Deck Guides
In our Saviors of Uldum guide we’ve gathered together everything you need to know about Hearthstone’s new expansion. Our friends at Metabomb are busy creating deck guides based off the new batch of cards. Here’s a mixture of new and updated archetypes that are likely to see play early on.
Druid
- 1. Token Druid - Token Druid deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 2. Heal Druid - Heal Druid deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 3. Quest Druid - Quest Druid deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 4. Highlander Druid - Highlander Druid deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
Hunter
- 1. Mech Hunter - Mech Hunter deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 2. Midrange Hunter - Midrange Hunter deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 3. Spell Hunter - Spell Hunter deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 4. Deathrattle Hunter - Deathrattle Hunter deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 5. Secret Hunter - Secret Hunter deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 6. Highlander Hunter - Highlander Hunter deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 7. Quest Hunter - Quest Hunter deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
Mage
- 1. Dragon Mage - Dragon Mage deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 2. Freeze Mage - Freeze Mage deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 3. Cyclone Mage - Cyclone Mage deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 4. Highlander Mage - Highlander Mage deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 5. Secret Mage - Secret Mage deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 6. Phaoris Mage - Cyclone Mage deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
Paladin
- 1. Mech Paladin - Mech Paladin deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 2. Holy Wrath Paladin - Holy Wrath Paladin deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 3. Highlander Paladin - Highlander Paladin deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 4. Token Paladin - Token Paladin deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 5. Quest Paladin - Quest Paladin deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 6. Immortal Paladin - Immortal Paladin deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
Priest
- 1. Resurrect Priest - Resurrect Priest deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 2. Silence Priest - Silence Priest deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 3. Zoo Priest - Zoo Priest deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 4. Quest Priest - Quest Priest deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
Rogue
- 1. Tempo Rogue - Tempo Rogue deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 2. Thief Rogue - Thief Rogue deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 3. Pogo-Hopper Rogue - Pogo-Hopper Rogue deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 4. Quest Rogue - Quest Rogue deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 5. Mecha'thun Rogue - Mecha’thun Rogue deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 6. Mogu Rogue - Mogu Rogue deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
Shaman
- 1. Murloc Shaman - Murloc Shaman deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 2. Big Shaman - Big Shaman deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 3. Control Shaman - Control Shaman deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 4. Aggro Overload Shaman - Aggro Overload Shaman deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 5. Quest Shaman - Quest Shaman deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
Warlock
- 1. Zoo Warlock - Zoo Warlock deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 2. Handlock - Handlock deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 3. Plot Twist Warlock - Plot Twist Warlock deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 4. Control Warlock - Control Warlock deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 5. Mecha'thun Warlock - Mecha’thun Warlock deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
Warrior
- 1. Bomb Warrior - Bomb Warrior deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 2. Control Warrior - Control Warrior deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 3. Mecha'thun Warrior - Mecha’thun Warrior deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 4. Taunt Warrior - Taunt Warrior deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)
- 5. Weapon Warrior - Weapon Warrior deck list guide (Saviors of Uldum)