Hearthstone’s new Mercenaries mode is ideal for solo players

Hearthstone‘s newest mode officially releases today. Mercenaries gives the aging digital card game a needed boost, especially if you’re looking for a way to kill time that doesn’t require you to play against other humans.

Mercenaries is more of a card-based RPG than Hearthstone’s other modes. Instead of a deck of 30 cards, you go into battle with just six hero cards. Of these, you only have three active in the field. When one dies, you pick one of the remaining cards to take its place. These heroes also have a progression system. As you play, they can improve their abilities and learn some new skills. Many of these are permanent buffs. A triangle weakness system gives Mercenaries a bit of a Fire Emblem or Pokémon feel.