Hearthstone Adds Monk Class Next Year, Reign of the Black Empire Revealed at BlizzCon
Blizzard detailed Hearthstone's next expansion, Reign of the Black Empire, at BlizzCon 2026, held September 12 and 13 in the United States. Senior game design manager Brenden Sewell and executive producer Nathan Lyons-Smith said the expansion returns to the Old Gods with an adjusted Yogg-Saron and a new Assembly keyword, and that the Monk class arrives with next year's first expansion.