Plaguelands Expansion – Mercenaries
The Plaguelands are a dangerous place, particularly for the foolish and greedy. The dread necropolis Naxxramas hangs in the sky above, its leader Kel’Thuzad bringing terror to the survivors below as the Argent Dawn seeks to cleanse the lands of the undead menace.
Join a group of mercenaries – Fiona’s caravan, in this exciting adventure through the Eastern Plaguelands, gathering together a ragtag collection of champions who will help the Paladins of the Argent Dawn bring down the majordomo of the Lich King and free the land of the pestilence of the living dead!
Purchasing this expansion grants:
• Fiona’s Caravan: Immediately gain Fiona, who leads an epic adventure through the Plaguelands, Stratholme, and Naxxramas, guaranteeing a total of 8 Mercenaries as part of the main campaign. Each mercenary has two skins, one Rare and one Platinum, which can only be unlocked throughout the campaign. The heroes obtainable through the adventure will not be obtainable through Mercenary Packs until all of the Bounty Boards are available for those that have not purchased the expansion.
• Immediate Access: Gain immediate access to the Eastern Plaguelands (3 – 15), Stratholme - Crusader’s Square (15-30), Stratholme – Slaughter Square (25-30) and Naxxramas (30) Bounty Boards. Access to the bounty boards occurs over a period of 6 weeks for those who have not purchased the expansion.
• Plaguelands Packs: Immediately gain 5 Plaguelands Mercenary Packs, which can contain Plaguelands mercenaries, mercenary skins, and tokens. The Plaguelands adds a total of 18 new mercenaries to collect in addition to the heroes for the campaign (total of 26 new Mercenaries)! Players can unlock all Plaguelands mercenary content using standard Mercenary Packs, Plaguelands Packs are intended to be a way to deliver focused rewards for related activities.
• Cross Promotion: Players who have completed the Curse of Naxxramas Hearthstone Adventure gain the Majordomo Kel’Thuzad skin, five Plaguelands Mercenary Packs, and gain the platinum Majordomo Kel’Thuzad mercenary skin if they have completed Curse of Naxxramas on Heroic difficulty. Players that have the rank 5 ‘Perfect Attendance’ achievement from Scholomance Academy gain the Headmaster Kel’Thuzad mercenary skin.
• Camp Upgrades: Complete the Plaguelands Adventure Achievements to obtain skins for your Mercenary Camp structures (Lights Hope Cathedral (Campfire), Infested Mailbox, Fiona’s Caravan (Collection), Plaguelands Tower Flight Master, Sacrificial Pit, Plushwerk Training Dummy).
• General Improvements: As part of the release patch, Azeroth has become spookier! Bounties occurring in the Felwood have an updated bounty path appearance, with a bounty path skin for the Felwood and Karazhan! While there is no bounty for a mysterious portal posted at the end of the Barrens Bounty Board, if there was such a bounty, mercenaries would find themselves in a strange land serenaded by haunting music. But there isn’t, so they won’t.
Bounty Boards:
Eastern Plaguelands Bounties (3-15):
1 (Lvl 3) – Nerubian Overseer
2 (Lvl 4) – Abandoned Plaguehounds
3 (Lvl 5) – Nosfera
4 (Lvl 7) – Lord Raymond George
5 (Lvl 8) – Ix’lar the Underlord
6 (Lvl 10) – Battle for Darrowshire (Commander Redpath)
7 (Lvl 12) – Zael’dar the Outcast
8 (Lvl 13) – Warlord Thresh’jin
9 (Lvl 14) – Hed’mush the Rotting
10 (Lvl 15) – Rivendare’s Lieutenants (Omasum Blighthoof & Karthis Darkrune)
Stratholme – Crusader’s Square (15-30):
1 (Lvl 16) – The Unforgiven
2 (Lvl 17) – Postmaster Malown
3 (Lvl 18) – Hearthsinger Forresten
4 (Lvl 19) – Timmy the Cruel
5 (Lvl 20) – Cannon Master Willey
6 (Lvl 21) – Archivist Galford
7 (Lvl 23) – Malor the Zealous
8 (Lvl 25) – Grand Crusader Dathrohan (Balnazzar)
Stratholme – Slaughter Square (25-30):
1 (Lvl 25) – The Eye of Naxxramas
2 (Lvl 27) – Stonespine
3 (Lvl 28) – Magistrate Barthilas
4 (Lvl 30) – Nerub’enkan
5 (Lvl 30) – Baroness Anastari
6 (Lvl 30) – Maleki the Pallid
7 (Lvl 30) – Ramstein the Gorger
8 (Lvl 30) – Baron Rivendare
Naxxramas:
1 – Anub’Rekhan
2 – Grand Widow Faerlina
3 – Maexxna
4 – Noth the Plaguebringer
5 – Heigan the Unclean
6 – Loatheb
7 – Instructor Razuvious
8 – Gothik the Harvester
9 – The Four Horsemen
10 – Patchwerk
11 – Grobbulus
12 – Gluth
13 – Thaddius
14 – Sapphiron
15 – Kel’Thuzad
Campaign Mercenaries
Fiona (Worgen, Alliance, Priest) [Caster]
1 – Frenzied Strike: Attack target. If the target has not yet attacked this turn, attack them again. (Speed 4)
5 – Bottled Light: When used on an ally, heals (X) health. When used on an enemy, deals (X) Holy damage. (Speed 5)
15 – Carriage Run (Cooldown 2): Deal (X) damage to all enemies and increase speed of all friendly mercenaries next turn by (1). (Speed 9)
E1 (Lvl 30): Banshee’s Bells: Bottled Light gains Deathblow: Deal (X) Holy damage to adjacent enemies. Bottled Light also Heals adjacent allies to the target for (X).
E2 (Complete Eastern Plaguelands Bounty Rivendare’s Lieutenants with Fiona): Fiona’s Caravan (Passive): Whenever Merc or an ally enters the battlefield from reserve they gain +(X)/+(X)
E3 (Complete Stratholme – Slaughter Square Bounty X with Fiona): Fiona’s Lucky Charm: Frenzied Strike gains Deathblow: Throw (1) Bottled Light at a random ally or enemy.
Gidwin Goldbraids (Dwarf, Alliance, Paladin) [Protector]
1 – Rebuking Blow: Attack target, if target has already attacked this turn increase Gidwin’s attack by +(1). (Speed 4)
5 – Seal of Inspiration: Attack target, allies that have not attacked this turn gain +(3) Attack. (Speed 5)
15 – Sparring Partner: Give an adjacent ally Taunt and +(4/6/8/10/12) Health. Reduce the damage the ally takes from the next attack by this merc’s attack. (Speed 1)
E1 (Lvl 30): Crest of Retribution: Merc takes (1) less damage from attacks and gains +(1) Attack whenever attacked.
E2 (Complete Stratholme Bounty X with Gidwin Goldbraids): Righteous Orb: Merc’s attacks deal additional (X) Holy damage against Undead targets
E3 (Complete Stratholme Bounty X with Gidwin Goldbraids): Piccolo of the Flaming Fire: The Merc switches places with the target of Sparring Partner and the speed of all of the target’s Moves is increased by (1) for the rest of the turn.
Terenar Sunstrike (Blood Elf, Horde, Paladin) [Fighter]
1 – Sunstrike: Attack target, always critically strikes Undead targets. (Speed 5)
5 – Brilliant Shock (Cooldown 1): Deal (X) Holy damage to target. Deathblow: Gain Holy damage +1. (Speed 4)
15 – Radiant Arc: Attack target, deal (X) Holy damage to adjacent enemies. (Speed 7)
E1 (Lvl 30): Crusader’s Greatblade: Radiant Arc now deals damage equal to the Merc’s Attack to all enemies, then deals (X) Holy damage to all enemies.
E2 (Complete Stratholme Bounty X with Terenar Sunstrike): Righteous Orb: Merc’s attacks deal additional (X) Holy damage against Undead targets
E3 (Complete Stratholme Bounty X with Terenar Sunstrike): Terenar’s Talisman: Sunstrike grants +(1) Holy damage whenever it critically strikes a target.
Argus Highbeacon (Human, Alliance, Paladin) [Protector]
1 – Radiant Torch: Attack target, friendly Argent Towers deal (X) damage to the target. (Speed 5)
5 – Argent Tower (Cooldown 1): Summon a 0/(5) Argent Tower with Taunt in an adjacent space. (Speed 2)
15 – Tower Maintenance: Restore (X) Health to target Argent Tower and reduce the damage it takes next turn by 2. (Speed 9)
E1 (Lvl 30): Blessed Tools: Tower Maintenance increases health of Argent Tower by +(2).
E2 (Complete Complete Plaguelands Bounty X with Argus Highbeacon): Beacon of Light: Argent Towers gain an ability to Deal (X) Holy damage to target foe.
E3 (Complete Naxxramas Bounty X with Argus Highbeacon): Argus’ Journal (Passive): Allies gain a +(1) bonus to their speed for their next action whenever Merc summons an Argent Tower.
Beezil Linkspanner (Goblin, Horde, Rogue) [Fighter]
1 – Hand Crossbow: Deal damage to target equal to Attack. (Speed (6))
5 – Deadly Preparation: Gain +(3) Attack. Gain Stealth until the end of the turn. (Speed 3).
15 – Crash Landing: Attack target. Deathblow: Replace Merc with highest attack mercenary in reserve, who gains Rush this turn. (Speed 8)
E1 (Lvl 30): Ejector Seat: Deathrattle: Replace Merc with highest attack mercenary in reserve, who gains Rush this turn and +(X) Attack.
E2 (Complete Stratholme Bounty X with Beezil Linkspanner): Repeater Crossbow: Hand Crossbow gains Combo: Deal (X) damage to random enemy.
E3 (Complete Naxxramas Bounty X with Beezil Linkspanner): Beezil’s Cog: Deadly Preparation increases the speed of Beezil’s next action by (1).
Pamela Redpath (Human, Alliance, Undead) [Caster]
1 – Eldritch Touch: Deal (X) shadow damage to enemy. (Speed 6)
5 – Spooky Doll: Summon a 0/1 Spooky Doll with Deathrattle: Deal (X) Shadow damage to enemy that dealt the killing blow. (Speed 2)
15 – Spectral Wail (Cooldown 2): Deal (X) Shadow damage to all enemies and give all Spooky Dolls +1 Attack. (Speed 9)
E1 (Lvl 30): Pamela’s Hair Ribbon: Spooky Dolls are summoned with +(1) Attack.
E2 (Complete Stratholme Bounty X with Pamela Redpath): Homecoming Wrap: Increases the Speed of Spectral Wail by (1).
E3 (Complete Naxxramas Bounty X with Pamela Redpath): Pamela’s Poppet: Summon a 0/(1) Poppet that gains +1/+1 each time a Spooky Doll is destroyed
Vex’tul (Troll, Undead) [Fighter]
1 – Rotting Blow: Attack target. Target takes (X) Nature damage at the end of the turn. (Speed 6)
5 – Withering Combo: Attack target. Combo: Reduce target’s Attack by 2 and Attack them a second time. (Speed 6)
15 – Rotting Corpse (Cooldown 2): Until end of turn Merc gains Deathrattle: Deal (X) Nature damage to mercenary that dealt killing blow and return Vex’tul to combat with 1 Health remaining.
E1 (Lvl 30): Withering Dust: Withering Combo reduces the target’s Attack by (1) more.
E2 (Complete Stratholme Bounty X with Vex’tul): Mask of the Unforgiven: Rotting Blow gains Combo: Gain +(1) Health for each Undead ally in combat.
E3 (Complete Naxxramas Bounty X with Vex’tul): Vex’tul’s Armbands: Rotting Blow slows the target’s next attack by (2).
Rimblat Earthshatter (Tauren, Horde, Shaman) [Caster]
1 – Shattering Strike: Attack target, deal (X) Nature damage if target has less Health. (Speed 4)
5 – Earthshatter Totem: Summon a 0/3 Earthshatter Totem in an adjacent square. Grants +(3) Attack to adjacent allies. (Speed 2).
15 – Storm Barrier: Deal (X) Nature damage to all enemies. Until the end of the turn, enemies take (X) Nature damage whenever they attack. (Speed 3).
E1 (Lvl 30): Ferrous Totem: Earthshatter Totem deals (X) Nature damage to a random enemy at the beginning of the turn.
E2 (Complete Stratholme Bounty X with Rimblat): Earthshatter Regalia (Passive): +(2) Nature Damage.
E3 (Complete Naxxramas Bounty X with Rimblat): Rimblat’s Stone: Merc heals for (X) whenever it deals Nature damage.
General Release Mercenaries
Fighters: Cannon Master Willey, Darion Mograine, Maexxna, Patchwerk, Gluth, Alexandros Mograine
Casters: Balnazzar, Baroness Anastari, Noth the Plaguebringer, Heigen the Unclean, Loatheb, Kel’Thuzad
Protectors: Leonid Bartholomew, Baron Rivendare, Anub’Rekhan, Thaddius, Razuvious, Sapphiron