Hearthstone Patch 7.0.0 Patch Notes – New Card Backs (Secret Level, Jade Lotus, Grimy Goons, and Kabal)

Hearthstone Patch 7.0.0 has just gone up which paves the way for the Mean Streets of Gadgetzan!

The Tavern’s never been more rough and tumble! This Herthstone update paves the way for the arrival of Mean Streets of Gadgetzan, Heathstone’s latest expansion. Join three crime families as they vie for power in the back alley of Gadgetzan with all-new Tri-Class cards, and a gritty game board featuring each of the city’s districts. This update also adds several swanky new card back and fixes some bugs.

• Grab your shiniest brass knuckles and get ready to rumble on The Mean Streets of Gadgetzan. Hearthstone’s latest expansion will be available beginning December 1st and includes:
  • 132 all-new cards.
  • Tri-Class cards – special neutral minions that break the rules to be included in the decks of all three classes associated with each family:
    • The Grimy Goons: Warrior, Paladin, and Hunter
    • The Kabal: Mage, Priest, and Warlock
    • The Jade Lotus: Rogue, Druid, and Shaman
  • A new game board featuring each district of Gadgetzan that’ll have you calling your friends to come out to play.
• The following card backs have been added.
  • Jade Lotus – Acquired by achieving Rank 20 in Ranked Play, December 2016.
  • Grimy Goons – Acquired by achieving Rank 20 in Ranked Play, January 2017.
  • Kabal – Acquired by achieving Rank 20 in Ranked Play, February 2017.
  • And perhaps one more card back to come, should the stars align…
• A search for missing in the Collection Manager will now automatically switch you to Crafting Mode and find any cards that you are missing or don’t already own two or more copies of.
• Several cards now properly generate a history tile when played.
• We’ve implemented numerous AI improvements and bug fixes.
• We fixed a client issue that could occur when playing multiple spells while Archmage Antonidas is in play.
• We fixed a spectator Mode issue that could occur when Raven Idol is played.
• Various UI & text issues have been resolved.

New Quests

• Join the Goons – Win 3 games as a Hunter, Paladin, or Warrior.
  • Reward: 2 Mean Streets of Gadgetzan Packs
• Join the Jade Lotus – Win 3 games as a Druid, Rogue, or Shaman.
  • Reward: 2 Mean Streets of Gadgetzan Packs
• Join the Kabal – Win 3 games as a Mage, Priest, or Warlock.
  • Reward: 2 Mean Streets of Gadgetzan Packs
• Wise Beyond Your Years – Reach Legend 1,000,000 times.
  • Reward: 1 Gold
• A Job for Ya’ – Destroy 100,000 minions.
  • Reward: 1 Gold

New Card Backs

Mean Streets of Gadgetzan Flavor Text

• Jade Idol: Shuffle or no guts.
• Mark of the Lotus: The mark of the Lotus is a little flower drawn in permanent marker on the ankle.
• Celestial Dreamer: If you think her job is easy. YOU try falling asleep on cue.
• Jade Blossom: Meditating under a jade blossom is said to grant you wisdom, unless you have a pollen allergy.
• Pilfered Power: The Hozen don’t get paid much, but at least they get to keep any excess mana.
• Lunar Visions: The true mystery of lunar visions is how there is nothing to watch when there are so many channels.
• Virmen Sensei: There is no carrot.
• Jade Behemoth: I think we should talk about the jade elephant in the room.
• Kun the Forgotten King: Aya siphons a bit of Kun’s soul to animate each golem in her Jade army. To his credit, he’s being a great sport about it.
• Alleycat: To be a cool cat in Gadgetzan, you gotta have bling.
• Smuggler's Crate: Are you sure these are the crates that are supposed to go to the Gadgetzan petting zoo?
• Hidden Cache: There is an urban legend that the first Toxic Sewer Ooze was born because a rookie Goon stashed an open container of milk in a Hidden Cache.
• Trogg Beastrager: Still angry that the Gadetzan Rager Club wouldn’t accept him as a member.
• Rat Pack: He’s gonna do it his way.
• Shaky Zipgunner: The Grimy Goons can get you any weapon you want but if you want it to not explode you gotta pay extra.
• Dispatch Kodo: “Crime reported at First Bank of Gadgetzan. Huge quantities of Jade being carried away by what looks like a bunch of Hozen. Kodo 77 can you make it over there now?”
• Knuckles: When confronted with accusations of performance-enhancing bananas. Knuckles replied, “I get my fruit from trees I knock down with my bare hands like everyone else.”
• Piranha Launcher: A great improvement over the guppy launcher.
• Freezing Potion: This is delicious! Oh no. BRAIN FREEEEEZE!
• Kabal Lackey: I’ll tell you one thing he doesn’t lack: GUMPTION.
• Manic Soulcaster: When casting a tournament, you really have to put your soul into it!
• Potion of Polymorph: Tastes like Baaaaananas.
• Volcanic Potion: The secret ingredient in Kazakus’s award-winning chili recipe.
• Cryomancer: She loves Frozen. I mean who doesn’t?
• Kabal Crystal Runner: “Listen, I can cut you in on a little of this premium mana, but you can’t tell my boss.”
• Greater Arcane Missiles: Wow, and I thought Arcane Missiles was great!
• Inkmaster Solia: Solia marks the Kabal with inttricate tattoos that grant immense power. Also it makes it harder for other gangs to recruit from their numbers. BACK OFF, GOONS.
• Getaway Kodo: Get to da Kodo! Now!
• Grimscale Chum: Listen, see? We’ll take ’em to the docks, see? And throw ’em in the sea, see?
• Meanstreet Marshal: Remember, submit your bribes directly to the Marshal – it’s the law!
• Smuggler's Run: One of the most famous busts in Gadgetzan’s history happened on Smuggler’s Run, where Sergeant Sally apprehended a cadre of Grimy Goons transporting a massive number of illegal fish heads.
• Grimestreet Outfitter: If you bargain hard, he’ll throw in the hat.
• Small-Time Recruits: Now we know why they wear tiny watches.
• Wickerflame Burnbristle: Wickerflame spent years as a recruit for the Goons, never making the big-time because he always fired his chest-cannon too slowly. “Hey,” he thought, “maybe if I keep my beard lit on fire, I can do this faster.” BOOM, promoted.
• Grimestreet Enforcer: “Sir, you don’t have a permit to park your mount here.”
• Grimestreet Protector: Some new asphalt should do the trick.
• Pint-Size Potion: I hope you didn’t disenchant your Shadow Word: Horror!
• Potion of Madness: You’d be insane NOT to drink it!
• Mana Geode: Gadgetzan, where even the pet rocks have pet rocks.
• Kabal Talonpriest: Inkmaster Solia had to figure out how to tatoo feathers.
• Greater Healing Potion: Filled with electrolytes!
• Drakonid Operative: His job is to spy on the Goons and the Jade Lotus, but he’s OBVIOUSLY a dragon so it’s pretty hard work.
• Kabal Songstealer: Gadgetzan Writer’s Award goes to the player who writes the most compelling fanfic about why this Arrakoa has a golden frog in his hand!
• Raza the Chained: “Could you do me a favor and get the keys from Kazakus?”
• Dragonfire Potion: No one was brave enough to fire the dragon in person… so they made the potion do it.
• Counterfeit Coin: There is something funny about this coin… can’t quite put my finger on it…
• Gadgetzan Ferryman: Is it just me, or is there something fishy about that ferryman?
• Jade Shuriken: Good news is, after you remove it from your wound, you can use it to pay your medical bills!
• Jade Swarmer: He’s so good at swarming, he can swarm all by himself!
• Shadow Rager: WE WENT THERE!
• Shaku, the Collector: Aya even staged an intervention once, but Shaku still insists that he is not a hoarder.
• Shadow Sensei: He used to be Aya’s tutor, but she fired him for bugging her too much.
• Lotus Assassin: For 5000g, you can just give the Jade Lotus any name and they will assassinate and/or embarrass them.
• Luckydo Buccaneer: You can’t just leave a Luckydo somewhere. You gotta keep ’em with you! Especially in Gadgetzan!
• Finders Keepers: INFINITE LOOP!
• Devolve: Ragnaros looked down. He looked like some kind of War Golem. “WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME,” he yelled. But all that came out was a deep grinding sound. He began to cry.
• Jade Claws: “Best manicure ever!” – Aya Blackpaw
• Call in the Finishers: When you really need a job done… but you don’t really care if it gets done right.
• Jade Lightning: Jade Lightning, goooo Jade Lightning!
• Jinyu Waterspeaker: Waterspeakers can tell the future! So the Jade Lotus employs them to speculrate on the Auction House.
• Lotus Illusionist: If you think her Illidan and Sylvanas cosplay is great, wait till you see her Reno Jackson!
• White Eyes: My life for Aya!
• Jade Chieftain: Seeing his Jade Golem grow up into the tall, handsome 6/6 standing before him was the proudest moment of his life.

The rest of the flavor text has been added to each card!