Welcome to one of the most momentous Hearthstone (Free) article I?ve ever written (and trust me, I?ve written many of them). And despite all that is happening around us, I know that Hearthstone players will still get excited with the huge changes coming to the game, changes that – based on what I?ve seen at the Hearthstone Summit event – will change the game for the better both for veterans and for new players. After all, this will be the first time that players will get to a new class, the Demon Hunter! And there?s much, much more, so let us begin.

With the Year of the Dragon flying away and the Year of the Phoenix rising, Hearthstone is shedding its old skin (I know, mixing my metaphors) and introducing a ton of changes. First and foremost is the Demon Hunter class, the first class to be added since the game?s launch. The class is very aggressive, with a Hero Power 1-mana 1-Attack this turn, which allows for a constant beating. The class has all kinds of fun synergies, like weapon buffing, that work great with the theme and, in my limited gameplay time, allow for a few different archetypes. This hero will be free for all players, with each of us getting all 10 Demon Hunter Basic cards and a set of 20 Starter cards after completing the free Demon Hunter Prologue missions, which are all about the story of Illidan Stormrage.
And as if a new class wasn?t enough, we?re getting some other major changes to the game. The first is a new ?no duplicates? r...