
The starting screen for the iPad version of Hearthstone These modes include Arena, Solo Adventures, Duels, and Tavern Brawl, all of which are a mix of either single-player or multiplayer. They don't feature drastically different gameplay when compared to the traditional experience, and can be found in the "Modes" tab in the main menu. The modes are smaller game modes that branch off of traditional Hearthstone.

Traditional Hearthstone plays as a turn-based classic card game, Battlegrounds is an auto-battler, and Mercenaries is a rogue-like RPG with single-player and multiplayer elements. The three main modes found in the game are Traditional Hearthstone, Battlegrounds, and Mercenaries, all of which contain unique gameplay that differ from each other. Hearthstone has multiple different game modes to choose from. The main menu, with multiple game modes to choose from. Battle itself takes place on one of a number of battlefields interactive game boards depicting well-known locations from Azeroth and beyond, complete with numerous hidden bonus features for players to find.įor an in-depth exploration of the game's features, see Gameplay. Players can choose to play as any of 11 different heroes from the series' history, each representing a different class, complete with its own unique minions, spells, weapons, locations, and hero cards, as well as a signature Hero Power all its own. The game's cards, characters and locations draw from the deep history of the Warcraft universe, creating a game rich with detail and humour.

Players can gain new cards by purchasing booster packs using either gold, an in-game currency earned from gaining experience and proceeding in the Rewards Track, Runestones, a premium currency available only with real money, or buying them directly with real money from the online store. Hearthstone was designed to be a quick, fun and accessible game, but also offers significant depth, strategy and complexity for more serious players.Īs of patch 26.81, Hearthstone features 4298 collectible cards, with 976 Standard format cards and 3322 Wild-only format cards, and players can build and explore their card collections through an in-game collection browser. Players can achieve this by casting a variety of spells, placing minions and locations onto the battlefield to fight on their behalf or aid them, equipping weapons to dive directly into the fray, as well as changing their hero entirely with hero cards.


Players can compete against other players or AI opponents in 1-on-1 combat, battling to destroy the enemy hero before they are themselves defeated. Hearthstone is a free-to-play card game set in the Warcraft universe.
