Warcraft Rumble

Warcraft Rumble is a free-to-play mobile action strategy game announced by Blizzard Entertainment on 3 May 2022 as Warcraft Arclight Rumble, where players build armies with their heroes and villains from Warcraft and battle it out in scenarios designed to test their tactical wits.
On 8 August 2023, the game was rebranded to just Warcraft Rumble, dropping Arclight from the name.
==Gameplay==
Modes include the single player campaign, dungeons, and raids. Players can engage in these modes in co-op, and battle against other players in PvP.2022-05-04, Developer Overview | Warcraft Arclight Rumble. YouTube, retrieved on 2022-05-04 It is primarily a PvE game, and the game's campaign represents a number of locations from World of Warcraft, including Elwynn Forest, Duskwood, and Westfall. 70 PvE maps will be available at launch, each of which has a boss with a specific mechanic that players must find a way around.2022-05-04, Everything You Need to Know About Warcraft Arclight Rumble, According to its Developers. GamerBraves, retrieved on 2022-05-09 Certain modes only become available after the play has retrieved enough skulls.
The game also has a quest system, which involves playing old maps to gain experience for specific units. The game's dungeon mode is a 3-map gauntlet with a single army. For every map, the player gets to pick one new relic. The relic has various properties, and can provide a troop-wide buff, such as increasing certain units' speed or health. After each successful dungeon is cleared, the dungeon will level up. Dungeons will only be available for a certain amount of time. Dungeons are also the only means of obtaining Valor, which is an in-game resource used to upgrade leaders.
Warcraft Rumble has been compared to the tower defense genre, but in the words of the developers, it is more of a tower offense game.
A match will generally consist of the following aspects:
*1: Deployment: Use gold reserves to deploy minis on the battlefield. The player gains gold passively over time by mining and finding treasure chests.
**The gold rate can be increased by deploying a miner to harvest gold.
*2: Capture: Capture objectives such as guard towers and meeting stones, then use them to deploy minis closer to the objectives. 
*3: Conquer: The player's minis will march toward the enemy leader to take them down.
===Monetization===
Warcraft Rumble uses a free-to-play model. It has been stated that it is not a "gacha game," and will not have loot boxes. Players will be able to purchase any unit they choose either with their own money or through in-game coins. The units can be bought in bundles. Levels are purchased using in-game coins.2022-05-05, Warcraft Arclight Rumble Alpha First Impressions: A Good Start For Azeroth’s Arcades. GamerBraves, retrieved on 2022-05-12
The game will not have NFTs.
===Factions===
Warcraft Rumble has five factions, each of whose leaders specialize in a certain area:
* Alliance: Alliance leaders support defense, healing, and stealth tactics, as well as heavy use of spells. 
* Horde: Horde leaders encourage building momentum through earning additional gold, fast attacking troops, and enemy control with area of effect stuns.
* Beast: Beast leaders can disable enemy defenses, helping the player's forces quickly overwhelm the enemy. Others specialize with using a flurry of fast troops to swarm the enemy.
* Blackrock: Blackrock leaders reward the player for fielding heavy-hitting flying troops and searing elemental magic users.
* Undead: Undead leaders use powerful necromancy on the battlefield, allowing them to summon endless armies.
The game does not force players to choose one faction. Players can choose their leaders (and units) from all five to form a varied army.
===Minis===
There are over 65 Warcraft minis to collect, including leaders, rank-and-file troop minis and spells. Different minis have different advantages in combat—flying troops are effective against infantry, siege troops deal additional damage to guard towers, etc. Each unit is classified as either ranged, melee, or flying, and the three form a rock-paper-scissors system. Generally, flying beats melee, melee beats range, and range beats flying.2022-05-18, Warcraft Arclight Rumble. Game Informer, retrieved on 2022-06-05
After each battle, experience is gained that levels up minis. Leveling them up unlocks the ability to use game-changing talents.
====Leaders====
The leader is typically the most powerful unit the player will field. Each leader also has one leader ability that will affect offer units in your army while they are on the battlefield. For example, when Rend is in play, it costs one less piece of gold to summon flying units.
Team	Leaders
 	
 	
 	
 	
 	
====Troops====
Troops in-game include rank-and-file troop minis and spells. Each unit has three passive abilities called "talents," which can be unlocked over time.
Team	Rank-and-file troops	Spells
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	
Team	Rank-and-file troops	Spells
 	 	
 	 	
==Maps==
===Dungeons and Raids===
Dungeon/Raid 	 	Boss
Blackfathom Deeps	22	Grglmrgl, Baron Aquanis, Aku'mai
Dire Maul 	22	Stomper Kreeg, The Eyes of Immol'thar, King Gordok
Deadmines 	22	Mr. Smite, Cookie, Sneed
===Zones===
Zone 	 	Stage 	 	Boss
Elwynn Forest 	0 	The Dockmaster 	0 	The Dockmaster
Elwynn Forest 	0 	Verminhide 	1 	Goldtooth
Elwynn Forest 	0 	Morgan the Collector 	2 	Morgan the Collector
Elwynn Forest 	0 	Fang's Feast 	3 	Mother Fang
Elwynn Forest 	0 	Wanted: "Hogger" 	4 	Hogger
Westfall 	5 	Carrion Carnivore 	5 	Vultros
Westfall 	5 	Beachside Brawl 	6 	Old Murk-Eye
Westfall 	5 	Marshal Redpaw 	7 	Marshal Redpaw
Westfall 	5 	Bucket of Copper BoIts 	8 	Foe Reaper 4000
Westfall 	5 	The Dreadnaught 	9 	The Dreadnaught
Duskwood 	10	A Ghoul's Delight 	10	Ghoulia
Duskwood 	10	The Restless Dead 	11	Mor'Ladim
Duskwood 	10	Raven Hill Revenant 	12	Morbent Fel
Duskwood 	10	A Banshee's Wail 	13	Blind Mary
Duskwood 	10	He Hungers! 	14	Abercrombie
Stranglethorn Vale	15	Ruins of Zul'Kunda 	15	Jin'do the Hexxer
Stranglethorn Vale	15	Gurubashi Gorilla 	16	King Mukla
Stranglethorn Vale	15	Small Game Hunter 	17	King Bangalash
Stranglethorn Vale	15	Swole Troll Patrol 	18	Jin'rokh the Breaker
Stranglethorn Vale	15	Booty Bay Baron 	19	Baron Revilgaz Fleet Master Seahorn
The Barrens 	20	The Sickly Gazelle 	20	Geaulieu
The Barrens 	20	Razorfen Crone 	20	Charlga Razorflank
The Barrens 	20	Gazlowe's Fireworks 	20	Gazlowe
The Barrens 	20	Counterattack! 	20	Hezrul Bloodmark
The Barrens 	20	The Crossroads 	21	Grommash Hellscream
Onyxia's Lair 	21	Onyxia 	21	Onyxia
Ashenvale 	24	Splintertree Post 	24	Draaka
Ashenvale 	24	Mystral Lake 	24	Tideress
Ashenvale 	24	Fen Fatale 	24	Branch Snapper
Ashenvale 	24	Strike from the Shadows	24	Maiev Shadowsong
Ashenvale 	24	Sentinels of Astranaar 	26	Raene Wolfrunner
Thousand Needles 	29	Sandweaver's Mirage 	29	Na'shala the Sandweaver
Thousand Needles 	29	Landslide 	29	Rok'Alim the Pounder
Thousand Needles 	29	Roguefeather Den 	29	Grenka Bloodscreech
Thousand Needles 	29	The Pools of Vision 	29	Magatha Grimtotem
Thousand Needles 	29	Freewind Post 	31	Cairne Bloodhoof
Zone 	 	Stage 	 	Boss
Lordaeron 	34	Special Delivery 	34	Chef Audrey
Lordaeron 	34	Pyrewood Village 	34	Son of Arugal
Lordaeron 	34	Blood for the Bloodmage	34	
Lordaeron 	34	Blades of Light 	34	Herod
Lordaeron 	34	Scarlet Cathedral 	36	Inquisitor Whitemane
Dustwallow Marsh 	39	Raptor Run 	39	Goreclaw the Ravenous
Dustwallow Marsh 	39	The Hermit Alchemist 	39	Tabetha
Dustwallow Marsh 	39	Darkmist Cavern 	39	Darkmist Broodqueen
Dustwallow Marsh 	39	The Daughter of the Sea	39	
Dustwallow Marsh 	39	Wyrmbog Treasure Trove 	41	Emberstrife
Un'Goro Crater 	44	Lakkari Tar Pits 	44	Tar Tyrant
Un'Goro Crater 	44	Apes of Wrath 	44	Uhk'loc U'cha
Un'Goro Crater 	44	Heart of Fire 	44	Blazerunner
Un'Goro Crater 	44	The Crystal Shaper 	44	The Crystal Shaper
Un'Goro Crater 	44	Devilsaur Queen 	46	Devilsaur Queen
Winterspring 	49	Ursa Major 	49	Ursius
Winterspring 	49	Frostwhisper Gorge 	49	Kashoch the Reaver
Winterspring 	49	Wintersaber Ambush 	49	Shy-Rotam
Winterspring 	49	Flight of the Whelps 	49	Azurous
Winterspring 	49	The MazthoriI General 	51	General Colbatann
Plaguelands 	54	The Immovable Object 	54	Gish the Unmoving
Plaguelands 	54	Ruins of Andorhal 	54	Araj the Summoner
Plaguelands 	54	Light's Hope Chapel 	54	
Plaguelands 	54	Glutton for Punishment 	54	Ramstein the Gorger
Plaguelands 	54	The Baron of Stratholme	56	
Blackrock Mountain	59	Molten Mining Camp 	59	Volchan
Blackrock Mountain	59	Omnotron 	59	Omnotron
Blackrock Mountain	59	Keepers of Flame 	59	Emperor Thaurissan
Blackrock Mountain	59	Blackrock Stadium 	59	
Blackrock Mountain	59	Dragonspire Hall 	63	
==Development==
When making Arclight Rumble, the developers took inspiration from tower defense games. The game's unit roster was decided on the need to make the characters to stand out on small phone screens. As such, each model needed an identifiable silhouette, as well as a color-coded palette. The developers conciously chose factions outside the Alliance and Horde, as they wanted representation from across the Warcraft universe.
The game entered internal alpha in mid-2021.https://www.linkedin.com/posts/colincashin_warcraft-arclight-rumble-announcement-cinematic-activity-6927310882335064065-vzg1/?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web As of May 2022, there are no apparent plans to port the game to consoles, or to develop an e-sports scene.
==Notes and trivia==
*The in-universe conceit for Arclight Rumble is that in taverns across Azeroth, a mysterious machine has been found, powered by gnomish technology and "arclight." The machine depicts (in)famous battlegrounds where animated figures do battle for the users' entertainment.
**In the game's cinematic trailer, the users in question appear to be patrons of the Hearthstone inn, including Velaris, Urk, and a much older Ava.
*The game's original title formed the acronym "WAR" which could have been a reference to the franchise as a whole. Since the rename in August 2023, the title forms the "WR" acyonym.
*Comparisons have been made between Arclight Rumble and Clash Royale. The developers have played a lot of the latter, but have stressed the differences of the former (elevation, leaders, and factions).
==Gallery==
File:Warcraft Arclight Rumble ss.png|Build a team
File:Warcraft Arclight Rumble ss2.png|Command troops
File:Warcraft Arclight Rumble ss3.png|Eastern Kingdoms
File:Warcraft Arclight Rumble ss4.png|Fight foes
File:Warcraft Arclight Rumble ss5.png|Head to head battles
File:Warcraft Arclight Rumble ss6.png|Kalimdor
File:Warcraft Arclight Rumble ss7.png
File:WAR Alliance Leaders.png|Alliance Leaders
File:WAR Horde Leaders.png|Horde Leaders
File:WAR Beast Leaders.png|Beast Leaders
File:WAR Blackrock Leaders.png|Blackrock Leaders
File:WAR Undead Leaders.png|Undead Leaders
===Concept art===
File:AkuMai-ArclightRumble.jpg|Aku'mai
File:ArajtheSummoner-ArclightRumble.png|Araj the Summoner
File:Azurous-ArclightRumble.png|Azurous
File:Blackfathom01-ArclightRumble.jpg|Blackfathom Deeps
File:Blackfathom02-ArclightRumble.png
File:GoblinSapper-ArclightRumble.jpg|Goblin sapper
File:Golemagg-ArclightRumble.png|Golemagg
File:GryphonArcade-ArclightRumble.png|Gryphon arcade
File:Headhunter-ArclightRumble.jpg|Darkspear Troll
File:TarTyrant-ArclightRumble.png|Tar Tyrant
File:Tower-ArclightRumble.jpg|Tower
===Miscellaneous===
File:Arclight Rumble-logo.png|Original logo
File:Warcraft Arclight Rumble key art.jpg|Old key art
File:Warcraft Rumble app icon.png|App Icon
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