It’s time for the final and most important competitive Hearthstone event of 2022 – World Championship. 16 players from around the world who managed to qualify through Masters Tour & Seasonal Championship tournaments will face each other for their share of $500k prize pool and 2022 Hearthstone Champion title.
The event will be played in a brand new meta since the expansion has only been out for a bit over a week. There’s also a special rule saying that the new class – Death Knight – cannot be banned. But interestingly enough, none of the players brought it, which is not that unexpected given its current (rather low) power level. Blizzard didn’t want to push a bigger balance update right before the tournament, so the meta will mostly consist of Priests, Rogues, Demon Hunters and Druids (with a few Mages & Paladins here and there).
YouTube drops will also be active. Watch the tournament on any of the official streams for two hours to get a single March of the Lich King pack, watch for two more (four hours in total) for a second pack. Watch time is cumulative over the whole weekend, so you don’t have to do it in a single sitting. Just make sure that your YouTube and Battle.net accounts are connected.
Learn more about the event from the official blog post below:
The Hearthstone 2022 World Championship is here! Beginning Friday, December 16, the top 16 Hearthstone players in the world face off to determine who will walk away with the grand prize of $100,000 (USD). Showcasing the newest expansion, March of the Lich King, you won’t want to miss a single moment of action as the Death Knight class joins Hearthstone in what is sure to be an incredible weekend, only on YouTube!
What You Need To Know
- Dates: Friday, December 16 – Sunday, December 18, 2022
- Broadcast Start Times:
- PST: 12:00 AM
- CET: 9:00 AM
- KST: 5:00 PM
- Casters: TJ “Azumo” Sanders, Darroch “Darroch” Brown, Jia “Jia” Dee, Neil “Lorinda” Bond, Alex “Raven” Baguley, and Simon “Sottle” Welch
- Prize Pool: $500,000 (USD)
- Format: 4-deck, best-of-5 Conquest with a ban, Death Knight class cannot be banned
- Language Streams on YouTube:
YouTube Drops Return!
You can earn up to two March of the Lich King card packs this weekend as you watch the 2022 World Championship! On any of the above YouTube channels, watch two total hours to receive one pack and two more hours for your second. Time watched is cumulative throughout the weekend, so even if you can’t watch for the full four hours in one sitting your time will still count toward earning the Drops.
Connecting Your Accounts
Before you can receive rewards, you’ll need to link your YouTube and Blizzard Battle.net accounts. Here’s how:
- Log in or create an account on YouTube.
- Navigate to Account Sharing under “Connected Apps” in Settings.
- Select “Connect” next to Battle.net.
- Follow the simple prompts to finish connecting accounts.
- When connecting accounts, be sure that you’re currently logged into the Blizzard account on which you’d like to receive your Drops.
- Check out the full rules for eligibility details.
Follow the brackets and match schedule on the 2022 World Championship website all weekend long, while watching all of the action only on YouTube! We’ll see you in the Tavern!
Did anyone get drops? I watched 2 of the three days and nothing…
Nope, nada, niet.
And those blizzard genius broadcast the hearthstone final simultaneously to the Fifa World Cup Argentina-France….. no words
Yesterday in the evening the 2 pack have arrived, basically 3 day of delay, well better late then never i suppose
Total sausage fest.
Death Knight cannot be banned. But none of the players brought it. LOL so ridiculous.
If it was a Tier 1 deck then it would be a huge deal. But with the current DK power level, not being able to ban it gives no advantage… because no one would want to ban it anyway.
They seriously misjudged the power level of Death Knight – but in the other way compared to Demon Hunter. I’m honestly not sure which one is worse, haha.
look on the bright side, Death Knight. At least you’re not Warrior right now.