The control of minions, the assignment of strategic importance to various targets, complex card synergies and interactions, as well as the unpredictability of the randomly selected cards drawn each round, combine to create a complex game where the best plays are not always obvious.Ĭards in the starting hand can be kept or replaced in the mulligan phase.Īt the start of each match, a coin is tossed to decide which player will go first.Įach player is then shown 3 random cards from their own deck (4 cards for the player going second) which they can either keep in their starting hand or select to replace individually. However, the game features multiple strategic elements which require mastery before one can be successful at competitive levels of play. In theory the objective of a game of Hearthstone is simple: reduce the enemy hero's health to zero before they can do so to you. The larger mana pools in later rounds allow players to play increasingly expensive cards, opening the game up to more impressive moves and powerful abilities. Unspent mana remaining at the end of the turn does not carry over to the next. All of a player's mana regenerates at the beginning of their turn (all their Mana Crystals become 'filled'). Each player starts the game with 1 Mana Crystal, and gains one more at the start of each turn until they reach the maximum of 10 Mana Crystals. However, most actions require the player to spend mana, and this limitation forces players to strategically plan out their moves. While most cards are available to heroes of any class ( neutral cards), a substantial portion of them are limited to a specific class, giving each hero their own strengths and unique abilities.ĭuring their turn, each player can choose to play any of their cards, use their Hero Power, command their minions to attack targets, or even have their hero attack directly if they have a weapon equipped.
Players can choose to play using one of several pre-assembled 'basic' decks, or one of their own custom-made decks.
Each hero has 30 Health, and if their Health is reduced to zero, the hero is destroyed and the controlling player loses the game.Īt the start of each turn, the player draws a new card from their deck - a collection of 30 cards selected before battle. Each hero is associated with a particular class, which determines the special cards and unique hero power available to them. These cards allow the player to cast powerful spells, equip mighty weapons, summon vicious minions to do battle on their behalf as well as sturdy locations for supportive abilities, or even change their entire hero with a hero card! The game may be played between two human players, or one human and an AI computer opponent.Įach player is represented by their chosen 'hero', an important character from Warcraft lore. Gameplay in Hearthstone is turn-based, with players taking turns to play cards from their hand. Jaina Proudmoore, one of the game's heroesĮach Hearthstone match is a 1vs1 battle between two opponents. For major updates to Hearthstone's game mechanics, see the page: Game Mechanics Updates.For extensive analysis of card effects and card interactions, see the page: Advanced rulebook.Detailed info on all card effects can be found on the page: Ability.General gameplay rules can be found in the section: Order of play.
A short summary of the game of Hearthstone is found below: Summary.Rules in Hearthstone are designed in mind to be simple for new players, and more complex for experienced players.
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