by JR Cook - 11 years ago     show comments

There’s been a lot of discussion of late about the pricing in Hearthstone, and how difficult it can be to make enough gold to get packs and thus be competitive. There are options, however, in the form of quests within the game. It’s worth nothing that most of these can only be completed once, so spend your loot carefully.

Beyond those, there are daily quests with varying difficulty levels. Some are simply ‘win a couple matches’, while others will require you to inflict set amounts of damage on other heroes. These appear to award 40 gold, which will put you on your way to another booster pack (100 gold) or a jaunt through the arena (150 gold) and hopefully closer to the next big card you need for your deck.

Today we’ll look at the easiest loot generating options.

Enter the Arena

We’ve mentioned this quest before, but Enter the Arena becomes available after unlocking all of the class decks. This is the one  situation where use of the Arena is free. Again, be sure you have a basic understanding of the game before squandering this gift.

First Blood

If you’re looking for a quick way to pick up a pack, hop into Play mode. Win or lose, after your first game, you’ll get a free booster pack.

Level Up

It wouldn’t be a Warcraft based game without some kind of focus on the almighty level up. Upon hitting level ten with any single class, expect another free booster, as well as access to all of the class specific basic cards. This is especially helpful in setting yourself up to be successful while in-game.

Crafting Time

After receiving three copies of a card, Hearthstone will prompt you to figure out disenchanting cards in order to obtain Arcane Dust. Upon doing so, you’ll receive 95 Arcane Dust. Considering rares cost 100, this can be incredibly helpful in your quest towards a relevant deck that doesn’t just get stomped all day forever.

Ready To Go!

This quest really goes hand in hand with the Enter the Arena quest, as you’ll need to complete it in order to actually get into the Arena. After unlocking all of the classes, you’ll be given 100 gold to do with as you please. That’s either one pack or 100 gold towards an Arena run and TREASURES UNTOLD.

The Rest

Those are some of the most basic ways to get gold. There are of course other quests, given to those able to win 100 and even 1000 matches, as well as collect certain cards. We’ll save those for later though. The ones listed above are the easiest methods of obtaining loot without dropping a dime in the in-game store. Complete these and build yourself a better deck!