Descent of Dragons Guide – Release Date, Pre-Order, Card Backs

Find out everything you need to know about the Descent of Dragons expansion in Hearthstone!

Jean-Pierre van Wyk

Published: Nov 1, 2019 11:49 am

Our Hearthstone Descent of Dragons Guide walks you through everything you need to know about the new expansion! We've got information on the release date, pre-order, new keywords, trailers, game board, and what card backs will be available!

Descent of Dragons Release Date

Descent of Dragons' Release Date is December 10th, 2019! There will be a pre-release which usually happen on the weekend prior to release, but this date hasn't been officially revealed yet.

Descent of Dragons Overview

Here's a quick overview of what's to come in the new expansion.

Early Access to Battlegrounds: November 5, 2019 10am PST to November 12, 2019 10:00am PST
- If you pre-purchase either bundle you will get this perk.
Solo-Adventure Release: January 2020
New Cards: 135 New Cards!
- Check out the new cards right here!
New Game Mode: Battlegrounds
New Keyword - Invoke: Minions and spells with the Invoke keyword will trigger Galakrond’s hero power and empower Galakrond himself.

Descent of Dragons Decks

Descent of Dragons Pre-Order

There are two options available to you which is pretty standard. You can pre-purchase either bundle right here.

Descent of Dragons Bundle

60 Packs and The Shattering card back
A random Golden Legendary from Descent of Dragons
Early access to Hearthstone Battlegrounds

Descent of Dragons Mega Bundle

100 Packs and The Shattering card back
A random Golden Legendary from Descent of Dragons
Deathwing Warrior Hero - available now
Early access to Hearthstone Battlegrounds

Battlegrounds

Battlegrounds is Hearthstone's new auto-chess style game mode. You'll be putting together a team and letting them battle it out against seven other players!

Welcome to Hearthstone Battlegrounds, the brand-new auto-battling game mode that introduces a fresh, strategic, 8-player experience to Hearthstone. In Battlegrounds, you’ll take on the role of a familiar Hero straight out of Hearthstone history, craft a powerful board of recruited Minions, and face-off in an action-packed series of duels until a single winner is crowned!

Battlegrounds is everything you know and love about Hearthstone – familiar minion types such as Murlocs, Mechs, and Demons (oh my!), keywords, and cards – but played in a way you’ve never experienced before.

There's a great deal going on with this mode, so check out Blizzard's official post on it for more details.

Solo Adventure

The story doesn’t end with Descent of Dragons – a new solo adventure will be coming in January. The League of E.V.I.L. and the League of Explorers will collide head-to-head for a final showdown unlike anything we’ve seen yet.

Arena Rotation When Expansion Launches

If you're a big Arena fan and ready for a shake up, then you are in luck! The Arena will be rotating once Descent of Dragons launches. Here are the expansions: