Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft - The Grand Tournament

 PC
Metascore
84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Game Informer
    Sep 3, 2015
    90
    If you’ve been waiting to jump into the digital card game craze, now’s a great time.
  2. Softpedia
    Aug 30, 2015
    90
    The Grand Tournament brings exactly what Hearthstone needs - new mechanics and tons of fun - while keeping the game balanced. The addition of new rewards for Ranked Play is another positive aspect, even though it's not related to The Grand Tournament expansion.
  3. Everyeye.it
    Sep 4, 2015
    85
    It's a content-filled expansion, one the fans were really waiting for. Blizzard is making the best of its trading card game.
  5. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Oct 12, 2015
    80
    Blizzard accomplished another tough exam and succeeded in creating a really good expansion for their blockbuster card game with just a few weak spots. [Issue#256]
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  6. Multiplayer.it
    Sep 30, 2015
    80
    With 132 new cards and its new mechanic Inspiration the Grand Tournament, latest Hearthstone expansion, the game is more fun than ever with a complete shift of metagame and new seasonal reward.
  7. God is a Geek
    Sep 23, 2015
    80
    A great new expansion to Hearthstone that makes the game more fun and adds interesting new mechanics.
  8. Eurogamer Italy
    Aug 28, 2015
    80
    Hearthstone: The Grand Tournament brings us 132 brand new card and some cool mechanics linked to hero powers. Let’s see if this is enough or not.
  9. PCGamesN
    Aug 26, 2015
    80
    Hearthstone is good. I adore it. But think very carefully how if you want to get in here.

Awards & Rankings

28
#28 Best PC Game of 2015

User Reviews

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User Score
4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 143 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 143
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 143
  3. Negative: 76 out of 143
  1. kuburga
    Oct 9, 2015
    1
    I am rating this expansion 1/10 because only 1/10 of the new cards are usable in ranked. I think this is as fair as it gets. I really don'tI am rating this expansion 1/10 because only 1/10 of the new cards are usable in ranked. I think this is as fair as it gets. I really don't get why they bother to release cards like Poisoned Blade or Argent Lance. It is hard to believe they aren't able to design more synergic and exciting cards, or at least nerf the older cards that have become kind of a "must" in every deck, so there is some space for the new ones.… Full Review »
  2. Avadon
    Sep 21, 2015
    0
    In Hearthstone you used to be able to keep up for free if you were good at arena. Now arena awards packs from a random expansion, which meansIn Hearthstone you used to be able to keep up for free if you were good at arena. Now arena awards packs from a random expansion, which means the only way to keep up with the latest is by paying hundreds of dollars. Just buying one or two packs a day with gold gets you nowhere. And even if you pay that obscene amount, you still lose to aggressive combo decks who stall until they have the correct cards to burn you down in a single turn, while you are unable to react. If you are a free player who wants to be competitive, Hearthstone has become a chore. If you pay, it has become an endless money pit while you try to build a deck that is fun to play and doesn't lose to combo rush decks. By the time you realize that this doesn't exist, a new expansion will be out. Rinse and repeat. Hearthstone continues its downwards spiral into straight up money milking waste of time territory. Get out while it's still early.… Full Review »
  3. 4Tifier
    Nov 16, 2015
    4
    Whenever a card game company comes out with a new expansion, the cards they release are suppose to forever change the META and help balanceWhenever a card game company comes out with a new expansion, the cards they release are suppose to forever change the META and help balance out all the classes.

    The Grand Tournament expansion completely failed to do this.

    Not even half the cards in this expansion are useful because they fail to balance the game and change the META. in fact, the cards that are currently used in the META only make the current META stronger!

    In games like this, change is absolutely necessary in order to keep people interested. If your changes don't change anything for the better, or don't change anything at all, the game will start going down the drain.

    Blizzard, get your act together and hire some guys that actually know what they're doing!    … Full Review »
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