Hearthstone Rise of the Naga is about to bring new cards, new minions, and the first Battlegrounds Season to the game, but if you want to try out all the new content right after launch, you need to know about the release time first!

Hearthstone players are excited for the beginning of a new season in the game as the developers are adding Queen Azshara and her army of Naga into the game very soon!

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While the game introduces Azshara as a new playable hero along with her Naga form, you will have access to new Naga minions with the upcoming patch as well as a new keyword called Spellcraft.

Later in the article, we have listed some tips and tricks from the developers about playing Naga cards that could be pretty useful for you!

Hearthstone Rise of the Naga Update Release Time and Date

Patch 23.2, including the Rise of the Naga content, will be available on May 10 at 10 am PT/1 pm ET/5 pm UTC/6 pm BST/7 pm CEST. We will share the official patch notes of this update in a separate article on the day of launch.

The new update marks the beginning of the first Battlegrounds Season as well, which will reset the Battlegrounds rating.

Now, before you jump into the battle with your Naga cards, check out the tips below about the Spellcraft keyword from the developers:

  • Each Spellcraft minion generates a Spellcraft spell every turn.
  • Spellcraft effects only last until your next Recruit phase. That means that each turn you get to choose where you put your spells for the next Combat.
  • Spellcraft spells leave your hand at the end of your turn—if you don’t use them, you lose them!
  • Spellcraft spells are generated as soon as you play the Spellcraft minion, and at the start of each Recruit phase.
  • If your hand is full, Spellcraft spells will “wait” until there is a free space in your hand, instead of getting destroyed or being delayed a turn.
  • Golden Spellcraft minions will generate Golden versions of the Spellcraft spells, with double the effect.
  • Some Naga care about when you play spells. That includes Spellcraft spells as well as things like Coins, Blood Gems, and triple rewards.

Hearthstone is now available for free on PC as well as Android and iOS devices.