Hearthstone “Reign Of The Black Empire” Card Reveal – G’huun And Death Knight Control

Finally we have the big one, G’huun, a legendary 3-blood rune, 8-mana minion with a mere 8/1 in stats. But don’t let the statline fool you. G’huun has a battlecry that steals 6 from the lowest-health enemies by default, but then improves with every blood rune you play. So it will always drop as an 8/7, and will likely be much larger if you’ve built your deck around blood runes. The battlecry centering on the weakest enemies also means it could serve as a board clearer for smaller swarms.

But for particularly ambitious Death Knights, G’huun could serve as a finisher, or even a one-turn kill. The battlecry steals health from the lowest-health enemies, not just minions, which means the enemy hero is fair game. That could finish off your opponent if their health is low enough, or just target them exclusively if they’re the only enemy on the board. Even if your battlecry isn’t big enough to outright defeat them, health-stealing effects are permanent, so they won’t be able to heal to recover.

Reign of the Black Empire launches October 20. You can pre-purchase a bundle that includes 60 Black Empire packs, two random legendary cards, and an Eonar card back, or the mega bundle that includes 80 Black Empire packs, 10 golden packs, one signature Drest’agath card, one golden legendary C’Thun, Eye of the Empire Card, four tavern tickets, and the Eonar Druid hero skin and card back.

Blizzard also recently announced that the Monk, Hearthstone’s first new class since 2022, will be coming in 2027. Other changes are also in store for Hearthstone in the near future, including a Battlegrounds season with a new minion type, and a revamp to the quest system that will focus more on telling a continuous story.