Whispers of the Old Gods

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Hearthstone expansion digital collectible card game expansion

Whispers of the Old Gods is a dark, Lovecraftian-themed Hearthstone expansion that introduced corrupted versions of classic cards and powerful Old God legendaries, dramatically reshaping the game's meta.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Whispers of the Old Gods canonical	46
Old Gods of the Forest	1
Whispers of the Old Gods card packs	1
Whispers of the Old Gods expansion set	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2496161 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Whispers of the Old Gods
Context triple: [Hearthstone, notableExpansion, Whispers of the Old Gods]

A. A Princess of Thule
A Princess of Thule is an 1873 romantic novel by Scottish author William Black, set in the Hebrides and known for its vivid depictions of island life and sentimental Victorian storytelling.
B. Lord of the Gods
Lord of the Gods is a lofty divine title signifying supreme authority and rulership over all other deities in a pantheon.
C. The Moon of Gomrath
The Moon of Gomrath is a classic British fantasy novel by Alan Garner that continues the mythic adventures begun in The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, blending English folklore with modern children’s fantasy.
D. Sanctuary of the Great Gods
The Sanctuary of the Great Gods is an ancient religious complex on the island of Samothrace in Greece, renowned as the center of the mystery cult of the Great Gods and as the original setting of the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
E. On the Gods
On the Gods is a lost work of ancient scholarship by Apollodorus of Athens that likely examined Greek religious beliefs and deities.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Whispers of the Old Gods
Target entity description: Whispers of the Old Gods is a dark, Lovecraftian-themed Hearthstone expansion that introduced corrupted versions of classic cards and powerful Old God legendaries, dramatically reshaping the game's meta.

A. A Princess of Thule
A Princess of Thule is an 1873 romantic novel by Scottish author William Black, set in the Hebrides and known for its vivid depictions of island life and sentimental Victorian storytelling.
B. Lord of the Gods
Lord of the Gods is a lofty divine title signifying supreme authority and rulership over all other deities in a pantheon.
C. The Moon of Gomrath
The Moon of Gomrath is a classic British fantasy novel by Alan Garner that continues the mythic adventures begun in The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, blending English folklore with modern children’s fantasy.
D. Sanctuary of the Great Gods
The Sanctuary of the Great Gods is an ancient religious complex on the island of Samothrace in Greece, renowned as the center of the mystery cult of the Great Gods and as the original setting of the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
E. On the Gods
On the Gods is a lost work of ancient scholarship by Apollodorus of Athens that likely examined Greek religious beliefs and deities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (79)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hearthstone expansion ⓘ digital collectible card game expansion ⓘ
announced	2016-03-11 at the Americas Winter Championship stream ⓘ
artDirector	Ben Thompson ⓘ
audioStyle	whispering and unsettling sound design ⓘ
cardBack	Eye of C’Thun card back (pre-purchase reward) ⓘ
cardSetSize	134 cards ⓘ
containsCardType	minion ⓘ spell ⓘ weapon ⓘ
containsNotableCard	Beckoner of Evil ⓘ Call of the Wild ⓘ C’Thun’s Chosen ⓘ Darkshire Councilman ⓘ Doomcaller ⓘ Evolve ⓘ Flamewreathed Faceless ⓘ Forbidden Ritual ⓘ On the Hunt ⓘ Ravaging Ghoul ⓘ Thing from Below ⓘ
containsRarity	common ⓘ epic ⓘ legendary ⓘ rare ⓘ
developer	Blizzard Entertainment ⓘ
distribution	card packs purchasable with gold or real money ⓘ pre-purchase bundle with exclusive card back ⓘ
featuresLegendary	Anomalus ⓘ Blood of The Ancient One ⓘ Cho’gall ⓘ C’Thun ⓘ Fandral Staghelm ⓘ Hallazeal the Ascended ⓘ Herald Volazj ⓘ Malkorok ⓘ Mire Keeper ⓘ Mukla, Tyrant of the Vale ⓘ Nat, the Darkfisher ⓘ N’Zoth, the Corruptor ⓘ Princess Huhuran ⓘ Ragnaros, Lightlord ⓘ Shifter Zerus ⓘ The Ancient One ⓘ linked to: Ancient One Twin Emperor Vek’lor ⓘ Xaril, Poisoned Mind ⓘ Yogg-Saron, Hope’s End ⓘ Y’Shaarj, Rage Unbound ⓘ
followedBy	One Night in Karazhan ⓘ
gameMode	playable in Standard at time of release ⓘ playable in Wild after rotation ⓘ
impactOnMeta	dramatically reshaped the Hearthstone competitive meta ⓘ
introducedMechanic	Cards that interact with C’Thun’s stats ⓘ Corrupted versions of classic cards ⓘ Deckbuilding around Old God legendaries ⓘ
introducedStandardYear	Year of the Kraken ⓘ
loreConnection	World of Warcraft Old Gods ⓘ
marketingTagline	“Madness has arrived.” ⓘ
notableArchetype	C’Thun Druid ⓘ C’Thun Priest ⓘ C’Thun Warrior ⓘ Midrange Shaman ⓘ N’Zoth Control Paladin ⓘ linked to: Paladin Yogg-Saron Spell Mage ⓘ
partOf	Hearthstone ⓘ
platform	Android ⓘ Microsoft Windows ⓘ linked to: Windows iOS ⓘ macOS ⓘ
precededBy	League of Explorers ⓘ
publisher	Blizzard Entertainment ⓘ
releaseDate	2016-04-26 ⓘ
releaseType	standard-legal expansion at launch ⓘ
rotationStatus	rotated out of Standard format ⓘ
setting	Hearthstone version of Azeroth corrupted by Old Gods ⓘ
theme	Lovecraftian horror ⓘ Old Gods ⓘ corruption ⓘ
visualStyle	dark corrupted versions of classic Hearthstone art ⓘ

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Referenced by (49)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hearthstone → notableExpansion → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Westeros → hasReligion → Old Gods of the Forest ⓘ

subject linked to: Westeros (fictional continent)

linked to: Whispers of the Old Gods

Paladin → expansionPresence → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

C’Thun → cardSet → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

C’Thun → introducedInExpansion → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Yogg-Saron, Hope’s End → cardSet → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Yogg-Saron, Hope’s End → releaseExpansion → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Y’Shaarj, Rage Unbound → cardSet → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Y’Shaarj, Rage Unbound → releaseExpansion → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Twin Emperor Vek’lor → cardSet → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Herald Volazj → cardSet → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Herald Volazj → expansionTheme → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Ragnaros, Lightlord → cardSet → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Ragnaros, Lightlord → expansion → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Mukla, Tyrant of the Vale → cardSet → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Nat, the Darkfisher → cardSet → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

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Shifter Zerus → cardSet → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

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Shifter Zerus → collectibleFrom → Whispers of the Old Gods card packs ⓘ

linked to: Whispers of the Old Gods

Blood of The Ancient One → cardSet → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Mire Keeper → cardSet → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Mire Keeper → expansion → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Xaril, Poisoned Mind → cardSet → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Princess Huhuran → cardSet → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Anomalus → cardSet → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Anomalus → expansion → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

C’Thun’s Chosen → belongsToSet → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

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Beckoner of Evil → cardSet → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

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Darkshire Councilman → cardSet → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Thing from Below → cardSet → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Thing from Below → expansion → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Call of the Wild → cardSet → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Call of the Wild → releaseExpansion → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Forbidden Ritual → cardSet → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Flamewreathed Faceless → cardSet → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

On the Hunt → cardSet → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

League of Explorers → followedBy → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Year of the Kraken → introducedSet → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

C’Thun Druid → expansionContext → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

C’Thun Warrior → expansionOrigin → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Yogg-Saron Spell Mage → originExpansion → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Hallazeal the Ascended → cardSet → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Hallazeal the Ascended → releaseExpansion → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Hallazeal the Ascended → cardIdContext → Whispers of the Old Gods expansion set ⓘ

linked to: Whispers of the Old Gods

Doomcaller → hasCardSet → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

Doomcaller → releaseExpansion → Whispers of the Old Gods ⓘ

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