Hearthstone Mercenaries is getting one last big update before Blizzard mothballs the mode forever-
Blizzard’s reveal of Hearthstone’s Mercenaries mode in September 2021 was, as we put it not too delicately, “a masterclass in how not to announce a game.” Despite that inauspicious beginning, it actually turned out to have real potential: Hearthstone streamer and podcaster Ben “RidiculousHat” Goodman said that after a few days with it, “I feel the pull of the couch and just one more run.”
Unfortunately, it looks like his longer-term concerns about competition and economics were prophetic. Blizzard announced today that Mercenaries is getting one more big update in patch 25.4, after which there will be no further new content released.
The patch will add six new Mercenaries to the mode, described by Blizzard as “some of our most interesting Mercs yet,” which will push the total number of Mercenaries in the mode to more than 120. Mercenaries will also be able to have two different types following the update, like Human-Undead or Celestial-Beasts.
Many Mercenaries will also be getting factions indicators that will make it easier to tell how a Treasure or Ability will impact the party. The two factions in the game will be expanded to seven: Alliance and Horde will be…
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