2017 HCT Winter Championship Location Announced!

Save the date for the 2017 Hearthstone Championship Tour's Winter Championship Event!
What better way to spend your time at the Winter Championship than to stroll on a sandy beach, bask in the warm island sun, and dip your toes in crystal clear waters between exciting Hearthstone matches?
To cap off the 2017 Winter Season, the Hearthstone Championship Tour will be heading to the Bahamas! The Winter Championship is a live event open to the public and we'd love for you to join us. Check out additional details below.

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Where

The Winter Championship will be held at the Melia Nassau Beach All-Inclusive. We will have more details regarding booking options as we get closer to the event.

When

The Winter Championship is a four-day event taking place from Thursday, March 23, 2017 to Sunday March 26, 2017. Group stage games will be played on the first two days, after which the competition will switch to a bracket format to determine which four players qualify for the World Championship.

Qualification and Format

The top four players from each region’s Winter Playoffs will qualify for a spot in the Winter Championship. These sixteen players will duke it out in the group stage and determine which two from each group will advance to the single-elimination bracket. The tournament format will be best-of-seven Conquest with one ban. For full tournament details, please refer to the Official Rules.

Prize Pool

The overall prize pool for the event will be $250,000 USD.

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Enjoy some Hearthstone fun in the sun with us in the Bahamas! We’ll have more details available about the event soon. Let us know what you think about our first tour stop on Twitter and Facebook using #HCT.

Unravel the Secrets of the Dark Wanderer!

The Dark Wanderer has ventured into the Tavern with mysterious purpose and presence. There’s much at stake in this week’s all-new Tavern Brawl — do you have the cunning and guile to unveil the Dark Wanderer’s secrets?

Unravel the secrets surrounding the Dark Wanderer in this week’s Tavern Brawl!

Defeat the Dark Wanderer and you’ll receive a special card back commemorating 20 years of Diablo!

Hearthstone January 2017 Ranked Play Season – Grimestreet’s Back!

The January Ranked Play Season is now live—and we’re unveiling a new card back you can add to your collection!

Calling all Goons! The streets of Gadgetzan are up for grabs, and we're gonna ring in the new year right by carving out some turf for the family. Add the Grimy Goons card back—it’s a nice little chunk of Grimestreet—to your collection by playing Hearthstone during the month of January.

These card backs replace the art decorating the reverse side of your cards and are a great way to show off your Hearthstone accomplishments. Add the Grimy Goons card back to your collection by hitting Rank 20 in either Standard or Wild Ranked Play modes. You’ll receive the Grimy Goons card back at the end of January’s Ranked Play Season in your Ranked Play reward chest.

You earn Ranked Play reward chests based on your highest earned rank over the course of a Ranked Play season. Reward chests may contain seasonal card backs, Arcane Dust, and golden cards, and can be obtained by playing in either Standard or Wild Ranked Play modes. You’ll be awarded one chest per Ranked Play season based on your highest rank between the two modes.

Don’t forget—the further you move up the Ranked Play ladder, the more bonus stars you’ll receive next season. In Ranked Play, you’ll receive bonus stars based on your performance from the previous season—one bonus star per rank you attained. Please note that even if bonus stars from the previous season get you directly to Rank 20 or above, you still have to log in at least once each Ranked Season to qualify for the card back reward.

Everybody! Get out there and prove that Grimestreet’s back in January’s Ranked Play Season, alright?