Three months after the release of Nights of Karazhan, Blizzard announced the newest expansion for Hearthstone today at BlizzCon 2016. The Mean Streets of Gadgetzan, has a fun, 1930’s gangster feel, and plenty of shady characters to help your hero mete out some damage.

Meant to give you a gritty, big city feel, Gadgetzan is run by 3 different crime factions, each supported by 3 hero classes. The Grimy Goons: arms dealers with their classic mobster pinstripes  supported by the hunter, paladin, and warrior. The Kabal, fringe casters who have been corrupted with dark mana, more reminiscent of classic villainous casters, are in the potion trade, and are backed by mage, priest and warlock heroes. Last, but not least, we have the Jade Lotus faction, heavily inspired by Pandaria, filled with assassins hungry for gold and jade, with the rogue, shaman, and druid heroes filling their ranks.

The developers also revealed some exciting new card features. If you want to wait until the expansion is released at the beginning of December, stop here! But do keep an eye out for teasers leading up to the release in the next couple weeks.

SPOILERS

There are two big changes in card types coming with this expansion.

The first are tri-class cards. Each faction is associated with 3 different hero classes, and with that come a tri-class card that allows you to choose a card from one of the 3 classes associated with your faction. For instance, if you are playing a mage, you would be able to choose a mage, priest, or warlock card to put into your hand. Every faction’s card has a different mana cost and minion associated with it, but seem balanced across the board.

The second exciting reveal comes with the Kabal Leader card, Kazukus, which allows you to create your own spell. First you discover the cost of the new spell, either 1, 5, or 10 mana, then choose two powers, like deal 6 damage to all minions, and summon 3 minions that died this game. This card promises to be a lot of fun and offer a lot of choices for players within the game!

Even though I haven’t spent any money on Hearthstone, preferring to acquire expansions with in-game gold, The Mean Streets of Gadgetzan has me rearranging my budget for a pre-order.

How many of you are going to pre-order? What new cards are you excited for? Let us know in the comments below!