Hearthstone Guide to Obtain Gold

Hearthstone Guide to Obtain Gold

Hearthstone is the first free to play card game by Blizzard. It could be played without spending any real money, but by knowing the ways to obtain gold in the game, you will be able to obtain the cards needed to build your decks much faster. We will show you the ways to obtain gold in the game without spending.

 

Four ways to obtain gold for free in Hearthstone

• Daily quests
• Unique quests
• Winning games in either casual or ranked play
• Earn gold in Arena

 

1. Daily quests

You will receive a new daily quest each day, which could be found in your quest log. A total of three quests could be stored in your quest log. So if you have three daily quests stored in your quest log, you would not be able to receive new daily quests until you complete at least one to make room for new quests.

 

Daily quests reward could be 40, 60 or 100 gold each. It could be completed by either playing in casual play, ranked play or even in the arena. However, most daily quests could not be completed by challenging your friends, or by practice games with the computer.

 

Each day, you will be able to replace one daily quest with another random daily quest by pressing the little “x” at the upper right corner of the quest in the quest log. So, whenever you have a quest that only rewards 40 gold, it would be sensible to replace it, and have a chance to get a daily quest with higher gold reward.

 

Here is the list of daily quests in Hearthstone.

Quest	Objective	Reward
3 victories	Win 3 games with any class	40 Gold
Beat down	Deal 100 damage to enemy heroes	40 Gold
Destroy them all	Destroy 40 minions	40 Gold
Only the mighty	Play 20 minions that cost 5 or more	40 Gold
Spell master	Cast 40 spells	40 Gold
The meek shall inherit	Play 40 minions that cost 2 or less	40 Gold
Druid or Hunter victory	Win 2 games with Druid or Hunter	40 Gold
Druid or Rogue victory	Win 2 games with Druid or Rogue	40 Gold
Hunter or Mage victory	Win 2 games with Hunter or Mage	40 Gold
Mage or Shaman victory	Win 2 games with Mage or Shaman	40 Gold
Paladin or Priest victory	Win 2 games with Paladin or Priest	40 Gold
Paladin or Warrior victory	Win 2 games with Paladin or Warrior	40 Gold
Priest or Warlock victory	Win 2 games with Priest or Warlock	40 Gold
Rogue or Warrior victory	Win 2 games with Rogue or Warrior	40 Gold
Druid or Hunter dominance	Win 5 games with Druid or Hunter	60 Gold
Druid or Rogue dominance	Win 5 games with Druid or Rogue	60 Gold
Hunter or Mage dominance	Win 5 games with Hunter or Mage	60 Gold
Mage or Shaman dominance	Win 5 games with Mage or Shaman	60 Gold
Paladin or Priest dominance	Win 5 games with Paladin or Priest	60 Gold
Paladin or Warrior dominance	Win 5 games with Paladin or Warrior	60 Gold
Priest or Warlock dominance	Win 5 games with Priest or Warlock	60 Gold
Rogue or Warrior dominance	Win 5 games with Rogue or Warrior	60 Gold
Total dominance	Win 7 games with any class	100 Gold

 

2. Unique quests

Apart from daily quests, there are one time reward unique quests in Hearthstone. These quests could not be repeated, and here’s the list of all the unique quests.

Quest	Objective	Reward
First blood	Complete a game in Play mode	1 Card Pack
The duelist	Play 3 games in Play mode	100 Gold
Crafting time	Disenchant a card	95 Arcane Dust
Enter the Arena	Enter the Arena	1 Arena Credit (first entry to the arena is free)
Level up	Get any class to level 10	1 Card Pack
Chicken dinner	Win 100 games in any mode	300 Gold
Big winner	Win 1000 games in any mode	300 Gold
Ready to go	Unlock every hero	100 Gold
Crushed them all	Defeat every expert AI hero	100 Gold
Got the basics	Collect every card in the basic set	100 Gold
One of everything	Collect every card in the expert set	100 Gold
Arrrrrr!!!	Collect every Pirate	2 x Captain's Parrot
Golden Arrrrrr!!!	Collect every Golden Pirate	2 x Golden Captain's Parrot
Mrglglglglgl!	Collect every Murloc	2 x Old Murk-Eye
Golden Mrglglglglgl!	Collect every Golden Murloc	2 x Golden Old Murk-Eye
Beta hero	Spend real currency in the Store	Gelbin Mekkatorque
Ready to rock	Attend BlizzCon 2013 (with virtual ticket)	Elite Tauren Chieftain

 

3. Winning games in either Casual or Ranked Play

Every 3 wins in either Casual or Ranked Play will be awarded with 10 Gold, with a maximum of 100 Gold awarded per day.

 

4. Earn Gold in Arena

Each entry to the Arena would cost 150 Gold (USD1.99, EUR1.79, GBP1.49). Apart from Gold and Arcane Dust rewards, each Arena run would be guaranteed a Card Pack reward. This is the reason why most players would invest all the gold earned into the Arena. Players who is able to win at least a few games would make up for the entry cost or even gain in excess to the entry cost.

 

Playing in the Arena would be a good way for players to explore different strategies in Hearthstone, as each player would start an Arena run with a different deck, improving players understanding of the game and the game mechanics.

 

Each win in the Arena would upgrade the key to unlock the rewards. The Arena run will end when you have been defeated 3 times or after reaching 12 wins, whichever comes first. Below, we will list the possible rewards based on the total wins in the Arena.

Wins	Key	Possible rewards
0	Novice	1 Card Pack, and about 25-30 combined Gold and Arcane Dust
1	Apprentice	1 Card Pack, and about 30-50 combined Gold and Arcane Dust
2	Journeyman	1 Card Pack, and about 40-50 combined Gold and Arcane Dust
3	Copper	1 Card Pack, about 25-30 Gold, and 25 combined Gold and Arcane Dust
4	Silver	1 Card Pack, about 45-60 Gold, and 25 combined Gold and Arcane Dust
5	Gold	1 Card Pack, 55 Gold, and 55 combined Gold and Arcane Dust
6	Platinum	1 Card Pack, 75 Gold, and 55 combined Gold and Arcane Dust
7	Diamond	1 Card Pack, about 150-180 Gold, and about 25 Arcane Dust
8	Champion	1 Card Pack, about 150-220 Gold, and about 25-50 Arcane Dust
9	Ruby	1 Card Pack, about 150-300 Gold, and about 25-70 Arcane Dust
10	Frostborn	1 Card Pack, about 150-350 Gold, and about 25-90 Arcane Dust
11	Molten	1 Card Pack, about 150-450 Gold, and about 25-90 Arcane Dust
12	Lightforge	1-2 Card Pack, about 150-525 Gold, and about 25-90 Arcane Dust

Note: apart from the listed rewards, there is also a possibility to get a random card of any rarity, which will reduce the other rewards of Gold and Arcane Dust when a card is awarded.

 

Best method to get started with Hearthstone

Once you have completed the tutorial, you can start earning Gold by completing the unique quests.

• You will start the game with a primary hero which is the Mage. Get that Mage to level 10 by playing against different classes until you win a game at least, to unlock the other heroes. You will get the first reward of 100 Gold by getting any class to level 10.
• Continue fighting until you unlock all the other classes, and get the next reward of 100 Gold.
• Then level all the other heroes till level 10. By doing so, you will be rewarded with 100 Gold, and also unlocking all the basic cards, which is another 100 Gold reward.
• Defeat all the Expert AI in Practice mode. The reward is 100 Gold.
• Start playing in Play mode, and try to win 3 games. The reward is 1 card pack and 100 Gold.
• Enter the Arena. The first entry to the Arena is free.

Thereafter, you will need to complete daily quests, participate in Arena, and win in either Casual Play or Ranked Play to be able to gain more gold. Remember that in Play mode, the reward is up to 100 Gold each day, with 10 Gold reward for winning every 3 games.