We're pretty pumped to get into Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft's next solo adventure -- Blackrock Mountain, and today Blizzard has announced that the new add-on is available for pre-order with a special Molten Core cardback available to anyone who does.

There are a few catches though. Your pre-order can only be used with non in-game gold (so real cash, iTunes cash or Google Play cash) and it obviously needs to be the whole thing, which will retail for AUD$31.99.

Otherwise you can always purchase the wings week-on-week with in-game gold or also real or corporate monies.



If you haven't read up on our recent chat with a couple of members from Team 5, the group behind Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, on the next adventure, be sure to click here and just because it's pretty darn cool, watch the reveal trailer for Hearthstone: Blackrock Mountain embedded below. We've also got this handy fact sheet Blizzard swung our way:

Based On Warcraft Lore
The inspiration for this adventure comes from one of the most treacherous of areas in all of Azeroth—Blackrock Mountain. Deep within its fiery depths, Ragnaros and Nefarian wage a brutal war for ultimate control of the mountain, and in doing so, have brought in malevolent creatures from all sides of the conflict to do their bidding. In this new Adventure, players will encounter many of the same Dark Iron dwarves, flame elementals, and dragons as those found deep within several classic World of Warcraft instances including Blackrock Depths, Molten Core, and Blackwing Lair.

In the [Blackrock] Mountain
Much like with the first Adventure, Curse of Naxxramas, the wings of Blackrock Mountain will open one at a time over a one month period. Players will be able to select Solo Adventures in the Hearthstone menu to access a new wing, opening up opportunities to duel all-new bosses and add even more cards to their collection.

Sinister bosses guard each wing of Blackrock Mountain and players will be rewarded with sizzling new cards for each vile villain they defeat. A total of 31 new cards can be earned upon completing this epic Adventure. After players earn Blackrock Mountain cards, they can be added to their constructed decks for use in other play modes. If players want their newly acquired cards to shine a little brighter, they’ll even be able to craft shiny golden versions.

Class Challenges
These challenges will test players’ skills with each class in duels using a specific premade deck. Emerge victorious to earn a Blackrock Mountain-themed card (one of the 31 new cards available in this adventure) for that specific class.

Heroic Mode
After defeating each wing, players can take on the far more challenging Heroic Mode. These fights are almost unfairly difficult, so unconventional decks and bold strategies may be required to conquer each fearsome challenge. Defeating Heroic Mode will grant the player bragging rights—and an exclusive Blackrock Mountain card back!

The Arena
After each wing is released, the cards available in that wing will be added to the Arena mix for everyone to play with, regardless of whether they’ve played through the Adventure.

Getting Down to Business
Those who wish to delve deeper into the molten corridors of Blackrock Mountain will be able to purchase access to each subsequent wing with their hard-earned gold or with real money! Players will also be able to preorder Blackrock Mountain, and will receive an exclusive card back that they can use immediately. Blackrock Mountain: A Hearthstone Adventure can be explored by the bravest duellists in April.