BlizzCon 2018

BlizzCon 2018 was the twelfth BlizzCon event hosted by Blizzard Entertainment at the , on November 2-3, 2018.
The official date for BlizzCon 2018 was announced on April 9, 2018. A third batch of tickets was announced on August 8, 2018.
==Summary==
; Warcraft
*Warcraft III: Reforged revealed, to be released in 2019!
**Spoils of War Edition to include a Meat Wagon (item) mount for WoW and other in-game goodies for other Blizzard games
*World of Warcraft: Classic to be released in the summer of 2019.
*New charity pet: Whomper with the proceeds go to Code.org.
*New cinematic: "Lost Honor" featuring Saurfang and Anduin.
*Kul Tiran humans and Zandalari trolls allied races were updated to show available classes and racials.
*Patch 8.1.0 is slated for release on December 11, 2018. The new raid will not open until early 2019.
*New in-game cinematic: Terror of Darkshore.
*Patch 8.1.5 will bring updates to the Darkmoon Faire, Brawler's Guild, Timewalking, Microholidays and more.
*Patch 8.2.0 - Rise of Azshara revealed
*Patch 8.2.5 will update goblin and worgen models.
; Diablo
* is the new mobile game that takes place between the stories of and .
*Diablo Immortal cinematic reveal.
*Gameplay trailer for Diablo Immortal.
*The game will feature 8 zones, 4 instanced dungeons and 6 classes to start. Fully integrated with Blizzard Battle.net.
; Overwatch
*New hero: - A damage dealer with a rifle and dynamite explosives.
*Ashe's origin story showcases her villainous backstory.
*Ashe's introduction video showing her unique skills.
*New animated cinematic short "Reunion" featuring Ashe and .
; Hearthstone
*Rastakhan's Rumble is the next expansion.
*Troll themed expansion will feature 135 new cards.
*New keyword card type called Overkill.
*Expansion will release on December 4, 2018.
; Heroes of the Storm
* is the next hero - the first character born in the .
**The new hero is automatically unlocked for attendees, including Virtual Ticket holders.
*Heir of Raven Court cinematic featuring Orphea.
==Features and schedule==
The features and schedule for 2018:
===November 2===
Stage 	Panel 	Time (PDT)
All 	Opening Ceremony 	11:00 - 12:45
Mythic 	Diablo Immortal Unveiled 	12:45 - 13:30
Epic 	Behind Blizzard's Music 	12:45 - 13:30
Legendary	Blizzard Gear: Past, Present & Future 	12:45 - 13:30
Mythic 	Overwatch - What's Next 	13:30 - 14:15
Epic 	Inside Blizzard 	13:30 - 14:15
Legendary	Voices of War: Horde vs. Alliance 	14:00 - 15:00
Mythic 	Hearthstone - What's Next 	14:30 - 15:15
Epic 	Lorecraft: Creating Memorable Characters 	14:30 - 15:30
Legendary	Backstage at Blizzard 	15:15 - 16:00
Mythic 	World of Warcraft: What's Next 	15:30 - 16:15
Epic 	Carbot Live 	16:00 - 16:45
Legendary	Battle for Azeroth Cinematics: Expanding the Narrative	16:15 - 17:15
Mythic 	Heroes of the Storm: What's Next 	16:30 - 17:15
Mythic 	Inside Warcraft III: Reforged 	17:30 - 18:15
Epic 	Cosplay Exhibition 	17:30 - 18:30
Mythic 	Community Night 	19:00 - 21:00
===November 3===
Stage 	Panel name 	Time (PDT)
Mythic 	Heroes of the Storm: Deep Dive 	10:00 - 10:45
Legendary 	Immersive Sounds of Azeroth 	10:00 - 11:00
Epic 	Artist at Work: Building Ashe In-Game 	10:15 - 11:00
Mythic 	Voices of Overwatch 	11:15 - 12:15
Legendary 	The Pylon Show 	11:30 - 12:30
Epic 	Build A Panel: World Creation in WoW 	11:45 - 12:45
Mythic 	StarCraft II: What's Next 	12:30 - 13:15
Legendary 	CodeCraft: Exploring Engineering 	13:00 - 14:00
Epic 	Artist at Work: Crafting Ashe in Reunion 	13:15 - 14:00
Mythic 	Restoring History: Creating WoW Classic 	13:30 - 14:15
Mythic 	Overwatch: Building a Hero 	14:30 - 15:15
Legendary 	SoundCraft: Inside the World of Sound Design 	14:30 - 15:15
Epic 	Artist at Work: Bringing Heroes to Life 	14:45 - 15:30
Mythic 	World of Warcraft: Q&A 	15:30 - 16:15
Legendary 	Stay Awhile and Listen 	16:00 - 17:00
Epic 	Artist at Work: Creating World of Warcraft Art 	16:15 - 17:00
Mythic 	Play Nice; Play Fair 	16:30 - 17:30
Legendary 	Geek and Sundry Live! 	17:30 - 18:30
Mythic 	Diablo Immortal: World and Q&A 	17:45 - 18:30
Epic 	Artist at Work: Hearthstone - Creating Rastakhan's Rumble Card Packs	17:45 - 18:30
Mythic 	Closing Ceremony - 	19:30 - 22:00
Arena 	Closing Ceremony - 	19:30 - 22:00
Heroes (Hall B)	Closing Ceremony - 	19:30 - 22:00
==Tickets==
*$199.00 USD per ticket (same as BlizzCon 2017)
*Sold in three batches:
**Wednesday, May 9 at 7:00 p.m. PDT
**Saturday, May 12 at 10:00 a.m. PDT
**Saturday, August 18 at 10:00 a.m. PDT
*$49.99 USD per virtual ticket (up from BlizzCon 2017, +$10 USD)
**Available for purchase since September 12
*Benefit Dinner Ticket Sale: Wednesday, May 16 at 7:00 p.m. PDT
**Approximately 275 tickets for $750 each
==Tournaments==
*Heroes of the Storm Global Championship: October 25–28, November 2–3
*StarCraft II World Championship Series: October 26–28, November 2–3
*World of Warcraft Arena Global Championship: October 29, November 2–3
**Mythic Dungeon Invitational All-Stars
*Overwatch World Cup: November 2–3
*Hearthstone Global Games: November 2–3
==Swag/Goodie bag==
The Goodie bag for 2018 is available since September 12 for $55 ($45 for Virtual Ticket holders), includes:
*The BlizzCon Book: A Celebration of Our Community - We dug deep into the archives of past BlizzCon events to create this beautiful hardcover “yearbook” of the most memorable moments, including costume contest winners, esports champions, and your favorite on-stage surprises. There’s even space for you to get some signatures from developers, guildmates, and friends.
*World of Warcraft Faction Keychain - Declare your allegiance for your favorite faction with this customizable keychain. Whether you’re a champion of the Alliance or a hero of the Horde, spin the emblem to choose the side you fight for.
*Overwatch Challenge Coin - Take home an authentic Challenge Coin based on the one Balderich gave Reindhart in the “Honor and Glory” animated short.
*Classic Diablo Vinyl Figure - This detailed figurine represents the classic incarnation of the Lord of Terror from the original Diablo.
*Hearthstone Magnet Set - Bring the tavern home and decorate your fridge or cabinet with this collectible magnet set.
*Heroes of the Storm Raven Lord Crest Magnet - Answer the call of the Nexus and don the Raven Lord’s crest with this detailed magnet.
*StarCraft 20th Anniversary Pin - Celebrate the 20th anniversary of StarCraft with this pin from the Blizzard Collectible Pins collection.
BlizzCon 2018 Goodie bag.png|The goody bag
BlizzCon Book.jpg|Book cover
BlizzCon Book1.jpg|Pages previews
BlizzCon 2018 - Raven Lord Crest Magnet.jpg|Raven Lord crest magnet
BlizzCon 2018 - Diablo Vinyl Figure.jpg|Diablo vinyl figure
BlizzCon 2018 - StarCraft and WoW.jpg|StarCraft pin and WoW keychains
BlizzCon 2018 - StarCraft.jpg
BlizzCon 2018 - WoW.jpg
BlizzCon 2018 - Overwatch Challenge Coin.jpg|Overwatch challenge coin
BlizzCon 2018 - Hearthstone Magnets.jpg|Hearthstone magnets
==Virtual rewards==
The virtual rewards for 2018 were revealed over the weeks preceding BlizzCon, starting with Overwatch.Virtual ticket page
*Overwatch — (September 12)
*Heroes of the Storm — Nexus Razorgrin mount with themed spray, banner, and portrait (September 25)
*World of Warcraft — War Mantle of the Alliance and War Mantle of the Horde cloaks, Stormwind Champion's War Banner and Orgrimmar Hero's War Banner (September 26)BlizzCon 2018 Virtual Ticket - World of Warcraft: In-Game Item Reveal
*Hearthstone — BlizzCon Card Back, 10x card packs which is 2x from each expansion released since Journey to Un'Goro including 2x from Classic (October 10)
*StarCraft: Remastered — 2018 SCR Console Skin (October 16)
*StarCraft II — 'Classic' Worker skins from the original StarCraft and a portrait that fuses all three races into one "hellish, grotesque, and majestic" creature (October 16)
*Diablo III — Mini- in-game pet (October 24)
BlizzCon 2018 - Overwatch.jpg|Overwatch
BlizzCon 2018 - Heroes of the Storm.jpg|Heroes of the Storm
BlizzCon 2018 - World of Warcraft.jpg|World of Warcraft
BlizzCon 2018 - Hearthstone.jpg|Hearthstone
BlizzCon 2018 - StarCraftVirtual.jpg|StarCraft
BlizzCon 2018 - Diablo.jpg|Diablo III
==Panel transcripts==
; Warcraft
* World of Warcraft: What's Next panel
* Warcraft III: Reforged panel
; Diablo
* Diablo Immortal panel
* Diablo Immortal World and Q&A panel
; Hearthstone
* Hearthstone: What's Next panel
; Heroes of the Storm
* Heroes of the Storm: What's Next panel
; Overwatch
* Overwatch: What's Next panel
==Trivia==
*World of Warcraft: Classic playable demo was available for the BlizzCon attendees as well as a download for Virtual Ticket members. The servers lasted from the time BlizzCon and was set to end on November 8, but was extended until November 12.
==Gallery==
Saurfang BlizzCon 2018.jpg|Warcraft key art
StarCraft BlizzCon 2018.jpg|StarCraft key art
Diablo BlizzCon 2018.jpg|Diablo key art
Hearthstone BlizzCon 2018.jpg|Hearthstone key art
Heroes of the Storm BlizzCon 2018.jpg|Heroes of the Storm key art
Overwatch BlizzCon 2018.jpg|Overwatch key art
==Videos==
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