Although Murder at Castle Nathria is less than a week away from going live, releasing on August 2nd, there is already a way to play with the new cards and you don't even need to own them!
Castle Nathria's new cards have been added to Hearthstone Duels' mid-run buckets, so you'll be able to add them to your deck and experiment with them ahead of time, which isn't a guarantee since we're yet to get offered these buckets, but maybe your luck will be better than ours.
What a spicy bucket! Thanks to AgentCroque for the screenshot.
Murder at Castle Nathria cards will be usable in your starting decks once the expansion goes live next Tuesday and you open them from card packs or craft them using arcane dust.
Quote From Blizzard Murder at Castle Nathria will be added to card buckets and Discover effects with Patch 24.0 on July 26, but those cards will not be able to be used in initial deckbuilding until they are released on August 2.
But Wait, There's More!
In case you missed it, this isn't the only Duels novelty: in fact, now you're able to include The Witchwood cards in your starting deck and there are 4 brand new Passive Treasures that you can draft, as well as a new playable Hero - Darius Crowley.
We wrote an in-depth commentary for both Crowley and the new Passives, highlighting possible uses and synergies!
Have you had any luck playing with the new cards in Duels? Let us know your experiences with them in the comments below.
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Remember to not claim new achievements before expansion release !!
edit: If i remember well the cards are not only in the buckets but also in the pool of discover-like mechanics
Correct
Blizzard remembering that Duels exists is nice a nice touch.
I wonder why the game mode got basically ignored for the last two months-ish: the trend was completely different during the Year of the Gryphon.
So team5 removes some of the broken passives and in comes something infinitely more sinister.
Get the one that spawns a volatile skelly for each minion killed with a spell. Chances are good you'll ace 12 wins with it because its completely broken in control decks.
Oh and being able to play the new cards are fine too I guess. Been having some fun in duels not seeing many druids with magic mushrooms anyway.
Britte bones is something Team 5 should have seen coming.
What I am curious about is if the Duels can be used to fulfill the new achievements? I got the daily quest play 6 Locations. Since I cannot open my packs yet, let alone play them in a standard constructed deck, if I get a Location in my Duels bucket, will it count?
Yes it will
It will