Hearthstone's Next Single-Player Missions Are Heroic Class Mash-Ups

Hearthstone has launched its Saviors of Uldum expansion, and issued a speedy balance patch, but its accompanying Solo Adventures content is still incoming. Blizzard has now announced a release date for the upcoming "Tombs of Terror" missions, along with lots of details about how this new set of missions is unlike any previous ones. The missions will begin on September 17.

As with the Dalaran Heist missions from Rise of Shadows, you'll take on a series of encounters in the style of a dungeon run, building your deck and collecting powerful artifacts along the way. This time, though, you'll be playing as the League of Explorers themselves, and each of them is a dual-class hero. The pairing of classes will open up new combo possibilities. Each hero will be tied to a particular chapter over the progressive release, and the heroes will be taking on "Plague Lord" bosses with huge health totals.

The first chapter will be free for all players, and then the subsequent three chapters will release weekly for $7 or 700 in-game gold. You can also purchase the Deluxe Bundle with all three chapters, which includes an exclusive card back and a random Saviors of Uldum Legendary card for use in the game's traditional PvP modes.

• Chapter 1: The Lost City of the Tol'Vir - Reno Jackson (Mage-Rogue) vs Plague Lord of Murlocs
• Chapter 2: The Scorching Dunes - Sir Finley Mrrgglton (Paladin-Shaman) vs Plague Lord of Madness
• Chapter 3: Khartut's Tomb - Elise Starseeker (Druid-Priest) vs Plague Lord of Death
• Chapter 4: The Halls of Origination - Brann Bronzebeard (Hunter-Warrior) vs Plague Lord of Wrath
• Finale

Making your way through the content will earn you three Saviors of Uldum packs per chapter, plus a card back and Golden Classic pack for completing the story mode. Heroic difficulty will have its own card back as well.

This is the second of three expansions in a planned year-long story for Hearthstone. In the first story, the Arch-Thief Rafaam gathered a band of Hearthstone villains to pull off an ambitious heist: the entire city of Dalaran. This second chapter, Saviors of Uldum, sees the entrance of the League of Explorers to take on the villains.