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Argent Tournament Spotlight: Grand Tournament Card Origins
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27.08.2015 в 17:45
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Many of you are probably playing the Grand Tournament this week in Hearthstone, so we're taking a closer look at the Argent Tournament which inspired all of the new cards. A few weeks ago, we covered the
Argent Tournament Rewards
, but this post primarily looks at the specific references to each card--the
Испытание крестоносца
raid, jousting, dailies, and more.
If you're not playing Hearthstone, this can be a fun nostalgia trip--or perhaps you'll learn something new if you've started playing after Wrath of the Lich King!
To learn more about the Grand Tournament, check out our
coverage on Hearthhead
. Also be sure to check out the new
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on sale in the Blizzard Shop, and use WOWHEAD10 for a 10% discount.
Trial of the Grand Crusade
Испытание крестоносца
was the third major raid tier in Wrath of the Lich King. The raid took place in the center of the Coliseum, where players fought various opponents to prove their worth to their faction leaders such as watching on the sidelines. A announced each new challenge for your raid.
Each set of tier armor was named after a famous lore figure--browse the full list
here
. This raid was also unique in that armor from different difficulties looked the same--the only distinctions were between the Alliance and Horde.
Испытание крестоносца
also had a unique limited attempts mechanic. On hardmode, players were only allowed 50 attempts to complete the zone. Clearing with more attempts remaining awarded better loot.
Clearing Heroic 10-player mode with no wipes awarded
Дань безумству (10 игроков)
and
Стремительный скакун Альянса
/
Стремительный ордынский волк
. If you completed this with low-level gear, you also received
Дань фанатичному безумию
and title.
Participants in the realm-first clear of ToGC with 50 attempts remaining received
1-й на сервере! Великий крестоносец
and the title. This is also the name of one of the new cards - .
A perfect run on 25-player mode with 0 deaths awarded
Дань бессмертию
and
Белый боевой конь крестоносца
/
Вороной боевой конь крестоносца
.
The first encounter, Northrend Beasts, was a three-part encounter:
Гормок Пронзающий Бивень
,
Кислотная Утроба
&
Жуткая Чешуя
, and
Ледяной Рев
.
Гормок Пронзающий Бивень
's main ability was to throw
Снобольд-вассал
onto players which would interrupt spellcasting and spawn fire. 's effect refers to the encounter spiraling out of control with more snobolds up, and references his adds.
Кислотная Утроба
and
Жуткая Чешуя
are s players fight at the same time.
Кислотная Утроба
casts
Парализующие брызги
which entirely paralyzes players over time, and destroys minions that take damage.
Жуткая Чешуя
places
Горящая желчь
on players that deals AoE fire damage, and deals 1 damage to all other minions each turn.
Ледяной Рев
's signature abilities are
Могучее сокрушение
followed
Тяжелый шаг
, in which he knocks everyone back and then charges at a random player. This was a frequent cause of failed Immortality attempts. In Hearthstone, has 10 attack and can only charge minions.
The second encounter starts when the cocky warlock
Вилфред Непопамс
summons a doomguard to impress the Alliance and Horde. 's effect is to make cards you draw from your Hero Power cost (0), imitating his ease at summoning. Unfortunately,
Вилфред Непопамс
summons
Лорд Джараксус
who is too powerful for him, (and also a
Hearthstone card
). The new card refers to Jaraxxus crushing
Вилфред Непопамс
.
The third encounter was a gigantic group of enemy champions that would try to CC, use their PvP trinkets, and heal each other. Cards that fit these faction champions are , , , , , ,
Эйдис Погибель Тьмы
and
Фьола Погибель Света
had Dark and Light polarities. Players with one essence had to avoid the other color's orbs, or else they'd take damage! These polarities led to some raid members taking more damage than others, or dealing more damage. In Hearthstone, both of these cards have a special effect when targeted - deals damage, grants Divine Shield.
For the final encounter, players faced
Ануб'арак
, falling to a secret underground chamber after the floor was shattered. This lurking threat is referenced in . One of the major challenges of the fight was dealing with the constant Nerbian adds that would spawn--which is basically 's Deathrattle.
Trial of the Crusade
Испытание чемпиона
was a short dungeon that awarded
Печать чемпиона
and epics. In this dungeon, players fought randomly-selected faction champions, a member of the Argent Crusade, and a surprise guest.
The Grand Champions resemble the faction-specific vendors that sell you mounts, pets, and armor in the tents outside.
Исповедница Серебряного Авангарда Пейлтресс
has the
Призыв воспоминания
ability, which summons a villain from past expansions. 's card effect summons a random legendary minion.
Эдрик Чистый
has the
Молот правосудия
and
Сияние
abilities which make players feel pretty helpless. 's card effect sets the Attack of all enemy minions to 1.
Черный рыцарь
, the final encounter, was a surprise guest and agent of the LIch King. Players fight him as a Forsaken, Skeleton, and Wraith. is a direct reference to the second stage of this encounter, and the flavor text pokes fun at how he's defeated.
Jousters and Aspirants
Jousting is the major activity at the Argent Tournament. Players champion each faction by demonstrating their success in jousting, and several dailies require players to joust as well. First, players train jousting (, ) via
Большая тренировка
and
Испытание претендента
to champion a faction. They then complete dailies for a faction and amass 25
Печать искателя славы
, which allows them to summon a defeat a difficult jousting champion in
The Valiant's Challenge
. Being a Champion unlocks Argent Crusade dailies and lets you repeat the process of gaining favor with another faction ().
Championing each available faction and hitting Exalted with them as well as the Argent Crusade awards
Превозносимый чемпион Альянса
/
Превозносимый чемпион Орды
and the title.
Jousting in WoW requires the player to equip a lance (), mount up onto a special horse (), and skillfully weaken and attack the enemy opponent (). There are several jousting achievements:
На колени перед победителем!
,
Копьемечтатель
,
Доблесть Серебряного ордена
.
Hearthstone has cards that represent the traditional WoW factions:
Серебряный Авангард
, tournament organizers: , , , ,
Дарнас
, Night Elves:
Прибамбасск
, Goblins:
Гномреган
, Gnomes:
Кирин-Тор
, faction of Dalaran and mages:
Оргриммар
, Orcs:
Громовой Утес
, Tauren: ,
Подгород
, Forsaken:
Since Hearthstone is whimsical and several years have passed since the Argent Tournament in WoW, additional factions and dignitaries have joined in on the fun:
Пираты Кровавого Паруса
, Pirates: ,
Круг Кенария
, Druids:
Консорциум
, Ethereals:
Король Мукла
the gorilla (
Обезьянка
spawns near him):
Murlocs:
Ogres:
Шадо-Пан
, Pandaren:
Калу'ак
, fishing-themed faction: ,
Драконий союз
, Dragons:
Tournament Grounds
The Argent Tournament Grounds featured pavilions for the Alliance and Horde (Silver Covenent, Sunreaver), the Argent Tournament Pavilion, various rings for jousters, mounts, vendors, and other flavor NPCs.
Вершительница правосудия Мариэль Чистосердечная
runs the Argent Tournament, and is the first person you speak to when signing up for the Tournament. In Hearthstone, upgrades your Hero Power. You'll then sign up to champion a particular faction by talking to a .
In the center of the Argent Tournament lies the colisseum which houses the
Испытание чемпиона
dungeon and
Испытание крестоносца
raid. The act of organizing and starting a raid relates to and . Outside the tournament are captured bosses you'll fight inside, which are guarded by .
When you become a Champion for a faction, you unlock vendors who sell you faction-themed rewards. Several cards represent these prizes: for
Боевой конь Серебряного Авангарда
, for
Экзодарский элекк
, and for
Оруженосец Серебряного Авангарда
.
There are numerous
Refreshment Vendor
at the tournament, such as
Акритток
and
Торнгасак
who have elaborate food stands.
Stablemasters
are located outside the Silver Covenant and Sunreaver tents, next to faction-themed mounts you can use for jousting.
All around the Tournament are
Tournament Attendees
who are watching the jousting from stands. For entertainment, there's and .
In the corner of the Argent Crusade tent, Argent Confessor Paletress is delivering sermons to more players to her cause. She also offers confessions behind a screen, which are amusing to listen to if you follow them in.
Джозеф Уилсон
is a First Aid Trainer next to the Ring of Champions, with injured valiants lying on mats next to him. He fits the role of the .
Large events have unsavory sides like and . The is likely based on the Goblin souvenir vendor
Броксел Златовластец
, who sells overpriced shirts for each faction like
Майка болельщика из Подгорода
.
Argent Tournament Dailies
The main way to earn
Печать чемпиона
was by completing various
dailies at the Argent Tournament
. Some of these quests required you to be a champion of a particular faction, while others were open to all.
The
Печать чемпиона
currency is referenced in .
Дроттинн Хротгар
: This quest requires you to summon
Дроттинн Хротгар
with
Боевой рог Квалдира
and kill him, otherwise known as the .
Призыватель туманов Йингвар
: This quest requires you to kill in Hrothgar's Landing.
Судьба Павших
: This quest required you to use
Благословенная светом реликвия
on 6 that were about to be corrupted.
Атака с воздуха
: This daily group quest required players to defeat .
У вражеских врат
: This quest required you to kill members of the Scourge, such as , via jousting.
Изгнать Кракена!
: This quest requires you to throw 8
Пылающие копья
at . If you kill it with spears, you get the bonus quest
Зуб кракена
.
Клинок, достойный чемпиона
: This quest requires you to /kiss frogs in Grizzly Hills until one turns into .
Northrend
The Argent Tournament is located in the center of Northrend. Several cards do not reference the tournament specifically, but instead cover popular areas from the continent.
Wyrmrest Temple is the main base for the
Драконий союз
, an alliance of Dragonflights. Here you can find , , and . In the icy plains surrounding the temple, players can find .
In western Borean Tundra, can be found by
Окулус
.
Kvaldir are found in Borean Tundra and Hrothgar's Landing for Argent Tournament dailies: , .
was the leader of the Kirin Tor in Wrath of the Lich King, and can be seen flying into Dalaran. Players were awarded
Красный дракондор
or
Синий дракондор
when acquiring 100 mounts.
: The Knights of the Silver Hand was an order of Paladins that later was merged into the Argent Crusade. Numerous items reference this order, such as
Глоренцельг, священный клинок Серебряной Длани
,
Большой шлем Серебряной длани
, and
Ножные латы Серебряной длани
.
: This card is a reference to the Icecrown Citadel weapon
Колун снежного великана
as well as the
Снежный великан Ниффелема
in the Storm Peaks.
Class Abilities
Some Hearthstone cards aren't elaborate references, they're just interpretations of class abilities.
Druid
: from
, from
Гнев деревьев
, from
Мощное оглушение
, ,
Hunter
: from
Капкан на медведя
, from
, from
, from traps
Mage
: from
Превращение
, from
Чародейская вспышка
, variant of
Ледяное копье
Priest
: from
Исчадие Тьмы
, from
Быстрое исцеление
, from
, from
,
Rogue
: from
Смертоносный яд
, from
Обшаривание карманов
Shaman
: from
, from
Волна исцеления
, from
, ,
Warlock
: from
Призыв стража гнева
, from
Призыв стража ужаса
, from
, from
Призыв демона Бездны
, from
Скакун погибели
, from
, from
Призыв охотника Скверны
Warrior
: from
Реванш
Other
: Best known for
Перо Авианы
, an item that allows players to temporarily fly in Draenor,
Авиана
is a resurrected demigod in Hyjal.
: Your garrison from Draenor has shown up!
:
Королевский поборник
is a weapon from the Chess Event in
Каражан
.
: During Hallow's End, the Wickerman Bonfire is lit outside Undercity or Stormwind. Players can purchase a mini-version of this,
Плетеный человечек
.
: This character's artwork looks like
Hamburglar
from McDonalds.
Of course. there are a few cards that are just fun that don't fit into the greater lore--, , , .
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