New expansion means a new rewards track! While overall the rewards track looks familiar, the biggest change compared to previous expansions is the addition of Mercenaries + Battlegrounds stuff. However, if you don’t play those modes, you don’t have to worry – all of them were added ON TOP of previous rewards, so you won’t lose anything.
Besides Drek'Thar and Vanndar Stormpike which all the players got for free (for now you can only choose one side, but you will get the other Legendary too), Level 1 on rewards track will give Lokholar the Ice Lord – meaning that we have three free Legendaries this expansion. And this time around, we also have a second Level 1 reward – Vanessa VanCleef Epic Mercenary. Everyone will get Merc for free, while her alternate portraits will be available through the premium Tavern Pass track. Similarly, a bunch of new Battlegrounds skins will be obtainable through Tavern Pass, making it an even better value proposition if you’re into cosmetics and play multiple game modes.
In the same blog post, we’ve also got new details about the Alliance vs Horde Honor Event that drops on December 7. There will be 13 “Quests” in total, giving players Golden versions of certain Rare Alterac Valley cards. The final Quest will award the opposing faction’s leader – so if you picked Drek’Thar you will get Vanndar and vice-versa. We have a full event guide here, and we’ll update it with the new details soon.
Check out all the details about new rewards track below:
It’s almost time for another Rewards Track refresh! When the Rewards Track refreshes with the Fractured in Alterac Valley launch, all players will automatically be granted any unclaimed rewards on both the free track and the Tavern Pass track (if purchased), and a completely new Rewards Track of unlockable loot will take its place.
Fractured in Alterac Valley Rewards Track
The Rewards Track for Fractured in Alterac Valley will include packs from Fractured in Alterac Valley, Standard packs, Tavern Tickets, a random Epic card, two random Legendary cards, a Vanessa VanCleef Mercenary Card, Horde and Alliance Card Backs, and a lot of Gold. There are also 14 uncraftable Golden cards, including the Legendary minion, Lokholar, the Ice Lord. For finishing the track, you’ll get to choose from one of 10 returning Hero Skins.
Level XP To Level Cumulative XP Free Track Tavern Pass 1 0 0 Legendary (Uncraftable) – Lokholar, the Ice Lord, Vanessa VanCleef Mercenary 10% XP Boost, Korrak the Bloodrager Diamond Card (Uncraftable) 2 100 100 50 Gold Vanessa VanCleef Mercenary Gold Portrait 1 3 100 200 Fractured in Alterac Valley Pack Battlegrounds Bartender Alterac Bob 4 150 350 2 x Golden Common (Uncraftable) – Ram Commander Celeste Card Back 5 150 500 Fractured in Alterac Valley Pack Trainee Cariel Hero Skin (Paladin) 6 225 725 2 x Golden Common (Uncraftable) – Frantic Hippogryph 7 225 950 50 Gold 8 300 1250 2 x Golden Common (Uncraftable) – Herald of Lokholar 9 300 1550 Fractured in Alterac Valley Pack 10 325 1875 Random Epic Card Apprentice Dawngrasp Hero Skin (Mage) 11 325 2200 50 Gold 12 350 2550 50 Gold 13 350 2900 Golden Rare (Uncraftable) – Stormpike Marshall 14 375 3275 50 Gold 15 375 3650 Horde and Alliance Card Back Barrens Bru’kan Hero Skin (Shaman) 16 400 4050 50 Gold 17 400 4450 50 Gold 18 425 4875 Standard Pack 19 425 5300 50 Gold 20 450 5750 Random Legendary Card 15% XP Boost, Battlegrounds Hero Skin Battle Healer George 21 450 6200 50 Gold 22 550 6750 50 Gold 23 600 7350 Golden Rare (Uncraftable) – Snowblind Harpy Battlegrounds Hero Skin Town-toppler Reno 24 650 8000 50 Gold 25 675 8675 Standard Pack Golden Legendary (Uncraftable) – Lokholar, the Ice Lord 26 675 9350 50 Gold 27 875 10225 50 Gold 28 875 11100 Golden Rare (Uncraftable) – Frostwolf Warmaster 29 1000 12100 50 Gold 30 1100 13200 Tavern Ticket Vanessa VanCleef Mercenary Gold Portrait 2 31 1200 14400 50 Gold 32 1200 15600 50 Gold 33 1250 16850 Golden Rare (Uncraftable) – Stormpike Marshall 34 1250 18100 50 Gold 35 1300 19400 Standard Pack Northwatch Cariel Hero Skin (Paladin) 36 1300 20700 50 Gold 37 1350 22050 50 Gold 38 1350 23400 Golden Rare (Uncraftable) – Snowblind Harpy 39 1400 24800 50 Gold 40 1400 26200 Standard Pack Explorer Dawngrasp Hero Skin (Mage) 41 1450 27650 50 Gold 42 1450 29100 50 Gold 43 1500 30600 Golden Rare (Uncraftable) – Frostwolf Warmaster 44 1500 32100 50 Gold 45 1550 33650 Tavern Ticket Dungeoneer Bru’kan Hero Skin (Shaman) 46 1550 35200 50 Gold 47 1600 36800 50 Gold 48 1600 38400 Standard Pack Battlegrounds Hero Skin Chargeleader Saurfang 49 1650 40050 Tavern Ticket 50 1650 41700 Random Legendary Card Celestial Dragon Mage Hero Skin 51 1700 43,400 75 Gold 52 1700 45,100 75 Gold 53 1750 46,850 75 Gold 54 1750 48,600 75 Gold 55 1800 50,400 Standard Pack Stalwart Cariel Hero Skin (Paladin) 56 1800 52,200 75 Gold 57 1850 54,050 75 Gold 58 1850 55,900 75 Gold 59 1900 57,800 75 Gold 60 1900 59,700 Standard Pack Elementalist Dawngrasp Hero Skin (Mage) 61 1950 61,650 75 Gold 62 1950 63,600 75 Gold 63 2000 65,600 75 Gold 64 2000 67,600 75 Gold 65 2050 69,650 Golden Epic (Uncraftable) – Grimtotem Bounty Hunter Venerable Bru’kan Hero Skin (Shaman) 66 2050 71,700 75 Gold 67 2125 73,825 75 Gold 68 2125 75,950 75 Gold 69 2250 78,200 75 Gold 70 2250 80,450 Standard Pack 20% XP Boost, Battlegrounds Hero Skin Yetitamer Brann 71 2375 82,825 75 Gold 72 2375 85,200 75 Gold 73 2500 87,700 75 Gold 74 2500 90,200 75 Gold 75 2500 92,700 Golden Epic (Uncraftable) – Grimtotem Bounty Hunter Vanessa VanCleef Mercenary Gold Portrait 3 76 2500 95,200 100 Gold 77 2500 97,700 100 Gold 78 2500 100,200 100 Gold 79 2500 102,700 100 Gold 80 2500 105,200 100 Gold Battlegrounds Hero Skin Tess, Stormpike Assassin 81 2500 107,700 100 Gold 82 2500 110,200 100 Gold 83 2500 112,700 100 Gold 84 2500 115,200 100 Gold 85 2500 117,700 100 Gold Battlegrounds Hero Skin Snowblast Eudora 86 2500 120,200 100 Gold 87 2500 122,700 100 Gold 88 2500 125,200 100 Gold 89 2500 127,700 100 Gold 90 2500 130,200 150 Gold Faction Pride Cosmetic Coin 91 2500 132,700 150 Gold 92 2500 135,200 150 Gold 93 2500 137,700 150 Gold 94 2500 140,200 150 Gold 95 2500 142,700 150 Gold Battlegrounds Hero Skin Vol’jin, Frostwolf Officer 96 2500 145,200 150 Gold 97 2500 147,700 150 Gold 98 2500 150,200 150 Gold Battlegrounds Hero Skin Winterflurry Kael’thas 99 2500 152,700 150 Gold 100 2500 155,200 Hero Skin Choice Pyromancer Dawngrasp Hero Skin (Mage), Dungeoneer Cariel Hero Skin (Paladin), Deadmines Bru’kan Hero Skin (Shaman) 101-130 1325-1475 […] 50 Gold 131-400 1500 602,200 50 Gold Diamond Cards and the Battle for Alterac Valley
Korrak the Bloodrager and Belinda Stonehearth will be the set’s regularly-scheduled Diamond Cards. The unlock criteria for those cards are as follows:
- Korrak the Bloodrager—Instantly obtained by purchasing the Tavern Pass and claiming the card on the Rewards track.
- Belinda Stonehearth—Obtained by owning 25 Fractured in Alterac Valley Legendary cards.
There will also be a third, special Diamond card, based on the outcome of the Battle for Alterac Valley event! After the expansion launches, from December 7 to January 11, all players will compete for Honor in order to get free rewards and claim ultimate victory for their faction! You gain Honor by playing and winning games during the event:
- 10 Honor for every game played
- 10 more Honor for every game won (20 total)
- 20 more Honor for every game won versus an opponent of the enemy faction (40 total)
Honor can be gained the Traditional, Arena, and Duels Modes. As you gain Honor, you climb the ranks within your faction and progress a Legendary Quest chain that rewards you with cards from the expansion. All players who complete the Quest chain earn the same rewards, though the order of the rewards depends on which faction you support.
Alliance Quest Alliance Reward Horde Quest Horde Reward Quest – Honor Quota Achievement – Honor Quota Corporal x1 Golden Stormpike Aid Station Grunt x1 Golden Frostwolf Kennels 40 40 Sergeant x1 Golden Stormpike Aid Station Sergeant x1 Golden Frostwolf Kennels 80 120 Master Sergeant x1 Golden Dun Baldar Bunker Senior Sergeant x1 Golden Iceblood Tower 180 300 Sergeant Major x1 Golden Dun Baldar Bunker First Sergeant x1 Golden Iceblood Tower 260 560 Knight x1 Golden Dun Baldar Bridge Stone Guard x1 Golden Iceblood Garrison 400 960 Knight-Lieutenant x1 Golden Dun Baldar Bridge Blood Guard x1 Golden Iceblood Garrison 500 1460 Knight-Captain x1 Golden Iceblood Garrison Legionnaire x1 Golden Dun Baldar Bridge 540 2000 Knight-Champion x1 Golden Iceblood Garrison Centurion x1 Golden Dun Baldar Bridge 620 2620 Lieutenant Commander x1 Golden Iceblood Tower Champion x1 Golden Dun Baldar Bunker 660 3280 Commander x1 Golden Iceblood Tower Lieutenant General x1 Golden Dun Baldar Bunker 780 4060 Marshal x1 Golden Frostwolf Kennels General x1 Golden Stormpike Aid Station 840 4900 Field Marshal x1 Golden Frostwolf Kennels Warlord x1 Golden Stormpike Aid Station 900 5800 Grand Marshal x1 Golden Drek’Thar High Warlord x1 Golden Vanndar Stormpike 1400 7200 At the end of the event, all Honor will be tallied and the winning faction’s accomplishment will be forever enshrined in Hearthstone, because every player will receive a Diamond copy of the winning faction’s leader card (Drek’Thar or Vanndar) as the third Diamond card for the set!
Fractured in Alterac Valley Tavern Pass
The United in Stormwind Tavern Pass will expire with the launch of Fractured in Alterac Valley and a new Tavern Pass will be made available for purchase—offering XP boosts and more new cosmetics than ever before!
Purchase the Tavern Pass at any point during the expansion will immediately grant the Diamond Korrak the uncraftable Bloodrager Legendary minion, a 10% XP Boost that lasts the rest of the duration of the expansion, and all items up to your current level on the paid track. As you progress with the Tavern Pass during the Fractured in Alterac Valley expansion, you’ll earn additional XP Boosts, up to twelve total Skins for Dawngrasp, Cariel, and Bru’kan (4 for each), eight Battlegrounds Skins, the Alterac Bob Battlegrounds Alternate Bartender, the Celeste Card Back and Alternate Mage Hero, three Vanessa VanCleef Mercenary Portraits, a cosmetic coin, and an uncraftable Golden Lokholar, the Ice Lord minion!
As a reminder, Battlegrounds Perks are now available as a standalone purchase, separate from the Tavern Pass.
New Cosmetic Coins
Two new Cosmetic Coins are being added with Fractured in Alterac Valley, the Faction Pride coin and the Alterac General coin. The Faction Pride coin is obtained by completing the first 90 levels of the Rewards Track with the Tavern Pass. The Alterac General coin is obtained by collecting 135 unique Fractured in Alterac Valley cards.
Keep in mind that Fractured in Alterac Valley will have a 35-card Mini-Set that will make it easier to reach both the 25 total Fractured in Alterac Valley Legendary cards for the Belinda Stonehearth Diamond Legendary minion and the 135 total Fractured in Alterac Valley cards for the Alterac General coin. We’ll have more information to share about the Fractured in Alterac Valley Mini-Set in the coming months.
If we’re to follow the 2 previous reward tracks, I can safely assume that Korrak the Bloodrager will have a week of full value dusting. So go ahead and craft the card early, finish the achievements that comes with it, and then dust the card back, so you won’t lose any dust, but also gain a small bonus XP.
I can suggest opening the pack early to try and get Legendary Korrak, so you can disenchant it at full value and trade it for another legendary, but opening the packs early can be a nuisance because you can open cards that you can also get for free later. And that’s a 3/4 dust lost.
I am fine with collecting honor points to get the other legendary, but I am not sure if we can still get the normal copy from packs? I don’t want to get a normal copy from packs and later get the same golden from event. What I want to ask is that should I wait and not open my packs till I get the second golden legendary if there are chances of opening a normal copy in packs?
The same goes for bonus golden epic on level 65 & 75. If we’re getting them for free, opening them early in packs really sucks.
The only possible option were to rush everything in the first week to get to those level, and then and only then, you can open the packs safely.
Makes sense, but it sucks.
I’m sure that you can craft them, but I don’t know about packs. I would assume that you can get them in packs too, honestly. (Non-Golden versions, that is.)
Yes, I am certain that will be the case. I have 2 normal and 2 golden elwynn boar for example.