Hello faithful blogophiles! It’s Arena Grand Melee time! This product (street date May 19th) comes with 2 copies of nine tournament-legal abilities, one hero and a sixty-card deck that introduces a whole new casual way to play the World of Warcraft TCG. If you buy both the Horde and Alliance decks, you’ll have 4 copies of each ability, one of each hero and all 120 Arena Grand Melee cards.
Today we are going to give you a quick preview of a handful of cards in the Arena Grand Melee decks.
I don’t want to give everything away, (what fun would that be?) but this new format plays best with 3 or more players and there are two different types of cards in the deck. To learn more about how to play, stay tuned to this blog and preview articles on the main page.
Here are a couple of the one-shot cards.
First, we have Ravages of War, at its best during the top 8 at Worlds. “Hey, all you fellers take 5!”
Next up, On Even Ground, a second example of the Arena’s impartiality. With all 10 classes (and races).
You might wonder about the second card type. Well, not surprisingly, these cards stick around. Here are a couple of the Ongoing cards.
“There is Nothing I Would Not Do!” is up first. As you might imagine, David Carmichael Humpherys is often the Enemy of Fun in our office.
Silence is Golden (well, whispering is). This is one of my favorite cards in the set.
I hope you enjoyed this brief glimpse into the Arena as much as we enjoyed designing and testing it. I think you are really going to enjoy this format. Just remember to bring candy, a cell phone, relatives and lots of clothes!
As we approach the street date of May 19th, stay tuned for more updates and previews about all the exciting cards in Arena Grand Melee!