If you take your Hearthstone seriously, you may want to look into pre-purchasing your card packs in bulk. The prices are set to skyrocket in the UK and Europe.
While there's no real mention as to why the card prices are about to jump up, we'll blame Brexit as usual. While Europe gets a steady increase across the board, the UK is about to taste the full wrath of the price ump with the lowest purchase going up by £1 (50%) at the most.
For that reason alone, it's likely a good time to take Blizzard up on their offer of pre-purchasing the newest expansion if you're looking to get into it at any time. Currently set at around £34.99, it's the cheapest option to get a bulk box of 50 new packs before the price hike. Here's a full list of the price increases across the board expected to take hold on March 22:
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- UK Price Increase
- 2 Packs – Was £1.99 Now £2.99
- 7 Packs – Was £6.99 Now £8.99
- 15 Packs – Was £13.99 Now £16.99
- 40 Packs – Was £34.99 Now £44.99
- 60 Packs – Was £47.99 Now £59.99
- European Increase
- 2 Packs – Was €2.69 Now €2.99
- 7 Packs – Was €8.99 Now €9.99
- 15 Packs – Was €17.99 Now €19.99
- 40 Packs – Was €44.99 Now €49.99
- 60 Packs – Was €62.99 Now €69.99
It shouldn't need to be said that the increases will take effect across all version of the game whether you play on PC, Mac, Android or iOS. There's no way to get around the ever-increasing prices of the UK and Europe that threatens to alter everything from food to digital goods. But with a little foresight and forward thinking, you can keep damage to a minimum if you know you'll be sticking out the soon-to-be new meta.
