In an unexpected crossover, the next Hearthstone miniset is Heroes of StarCraft

This one definitely caught us by surprise. The miniset for the current Hearthstone expansion, The Great Dark Beyond, will not feature even more Draenei — rather, the game is getting a crossover with StarCraft! Aptly named Heroes of StarCraft, this miniset will be the second time Hearthstone dips into other Blizzard franchises than Warcraft — the first had been Diablo — and it will be available in January 2025.

The three StarCraft factions will be present in the miniset, in a mechanic that feels very similar to the three gangs from Mean Streets of Gadgetzan. If you don’t remember that, the gist is that each faction will be available to a few specific classes, and those faction cards will all be “multi-class” cards, playable by all of them.

• The Zerg are focused on cheap, small minions, and aggressive strategies. Demon Hunter, Death Knight, Hunter, and Warlock are the classes aligned under the Zerg banner.
• The Protoss will summon big minions, but will use their summoning devices to cheat them out sooner than expected. Druid, Mage, Priest, and Rogue will wield the powers of the Protoss.
• The Terrans will be able to build and launch Battleships — or, should I say, Battlecruisers. Paladin, Shaman, and Warrior are representing the Terrans in Hearthstone.

Each faction will have its own hero card: Kerrigan for the Zerg, Raynor for the Terrans, and Artanis for the Protoss. But we’re certainly going to find other iconic StarCraft figures across the factions and the neutral cards of the miniset.

This should also be the biggest miniset Hearthstone has ever released, so it will feature more cards than the usual 38 we’ve gotten in other minisets. Even more StarCraft references (and nostalgia) will be there as well: we’ll get some StarCraft music, and the presence of Grunty, the Terran Armored Murloc.

This is definitely a momentous miniset for Hearthstone, treading new ground with a franchise that goes far beyond its Warcraft roots — an apt way to celebrate the game’s 10th anniversary. The return of the multiclass cards should also make things very interesting. Heroes of StarCraft will arrive with the new year, with a release date in January 2025.