Hearthstone’s Whispers of the Old Gods is likely launching on April 26th

There’s no formal announcement just yet of when Hearthstone players will be able to jump into the Whispers of the Old Gods expansion, but it’s going to be pretty significant when it happens. But a hint has indeed come for anyone purchasing the Curse of Naxxramas adventure pack, which now comes with a warning that players will not be able to use the cards contained therein in Standard-format matches after April 26th. That certainly doesn’t say that the expansion is launching on the 26th, but it does raise a few eyebrows.

The expansion’s card reveals already raised a few eyebrows with the addition of its new card Ragnaros, Lightlord, depicting the fire elemental boss of Molten Core and Firelands fame as a benevolent entity. Lead designer Ben Brode took to Twitter to offer lore fans a slight clarification:

Whispers of the Old Gods (if not all of Hearthstone) is definitely a "What If?" take on Warcraft lore.

— Ben Brode (@bbrode) March 28, 2016

In other words, repeat to yourself that it’s just a cool card idea, and you may want to just relax.