Summary
Hearthstonehas officially revealed concrete details about the Heroes of StarCraft Mini-Set, including a January 21 release date. Featuring 49 new cards split between class cards, multi-classStarCraftfaction cards, and a single factionless neutral Legendary, this Mini-Set is the largest inHearthstonehistory.
During the Warcraft Direct on Jul 26, 2025,Hearthstonerevealed Heroes of StarCraft. This Mini-Set forThe Great Dark Beyondexpansion also serves asa crossover betweenHearthstoneandStarCraft, Blizzard’s popular yet neglected science fiction RTS franchise. Only basic information was available during the initial reveal, with more planned for after the new year.
Exactly two months later,Hearthstonehas finally pulled back the curtain on this micro expansion. Heroes of StarCraft will contain 49 brand-new cards – 11 more than typical Mini-Sets. EachHearthstoneclass gets three cards, while each of thethreeStarCraftfactionsis further represented by five cards that can be used by the classes they represent, one of which is a Legendary. Lastly, a single neutral Legendary card, Grunty, finishes up the Mini-Set.Hearthstonehas already shown off a handful of these cards, with the rest of the reveals planned over the week leading up to the Mini-Set’s release.
Hearthstone Heroes of StarCraft Mini-Set Release Date
The cards revealed for the Zerg – available to Death Knight, Demon Hunter, Hunter, and Warlock – focus on summoning tons of Zerglings, and then using the Hydralisk to deal damage based on the size of the swarm. The Druid, Mage, Priest, and Rogue’s Protoss cards are all about temporary and permanent mana cheating before dropping expensive cards like the Carrier. Finally, the Paladin, Shaman, and Warrior classes gain access to theStarship mechanic fromHearthstone’sThe Great Dark Beyondset, with new Starship Pieces, ways to make launching multiple Starships easier, and even a special Starship featuring the Mech creature type.
Unfortunately, Heroes of StarCraft’s larger size comes with a bigger price tag. While the cards can be pulled fromThe Great Dark Beyondpacks, players can pick up a playset of every Heroes of StarCraft card for $20 or 2500 gold – $5 and 500 gold more thannormalHearthstoneMini-Sets– or in its all-Golden version for $80 or 12,000 gold, rather than the normal $70 and 10,000 gold price tag. However, fans can buy just the Protoss, Terran, or Zerg cards from the Mini-Set for $10 or 1200 gold.
Hearthstoneis also celebrating the Mini-Set with two streamed events: StarCast and HearthCraft. StarCast on January 23 at 10 AM PST will feature iconicStarCraftplayers TrumpSC and Day9 playing with the new cards, while HearthCraft on January 24 at 9 AM PST hasHearthstonecommunity creators representing each faction facing off in matches and mini-games. Fans can obtain two normal and twoThe Golden The Great Dark Beyondpacks by watching these events on Twitch, so players should be sure not to miss out on the free cards.
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