Forged in the Barrens
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Forged in the Barrens is a Hearthstone expansion set themed around World of Warcraft’s Barrens zone, introducing new cards, mechanics, and characters inspired by the Horde’s early adventures.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Forged in the Barrens canonical | 7 |
| Forged in the Barrens card back | 1 |
| Survive the Barrens | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2496174 — 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)
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Target entity: Forged in the Barrens Context triple: [Hearthstone, notableExpansion, Forged in the Barrens]
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A.
Journey to Un'Goro
Journey to Un'Goro is a Hearthstone expansion set themed around the prehistoric Un'Goro Crater, introducing new mechanics like Quests and Adapt along with dinosaur- and elemental-themed cards.
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B.
Saviors of Uldum
Saviors of Uldum is a Hearthstone expansion set themed around desert exploration and ancient Egyptian-inspired adventures, featuring new cards, mechanics, and a continuation of the League of Explorers storyline.
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C.
Firelands
Firelands is a historic region in north-central Ohio originally settled as compensation lands for Connecticut residents whose homes were burned during the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Curse of Naxxramas
Curse of Naxxramas is Hearthstone’s first single-player adventure expansion, themed around the Naxxramas raid from World of Warcraft and introducing numerous iconic cards and bosses.
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E.
Opening of the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj
The Opening of the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj was a massive, server-wide World of Warcraft event that unlocked the Ahn'Qiraj raid instances and triggered a large-scale invasion by the Qiraji forces in Silithus.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Forged in the Barrens Target entity description: Forged in the Barrens is a Hearthstone expansion set themed around World of Warcraft’s Barrens zone, introducing new cards, mechanics, and characters inspired by the Horde’s early adventures.
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A.
Journey to Un'Goro
Journey to Un'Goro is a Hearthstone expansion set themed around the prehistoric Un'Goro Crater, introducing new mechanics like Quests and Adapt along with dinosaur- and elemental-themed cards.
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B.
Saviors of Uldum
Saviors of Uldum is a Hearthstone expansion set themed around desert exploration and ancient Egyptian-inspired adventures, featuring new cards, mechanics, and a continuation of the League of Explorers storyline.
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C.
Firelands
Firelands is a historic region in north-central Ohio originally settled as compensation lands for Connecticut residents whose homes were burned during the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Curse of Naxxramas
Curse of Naxxramas is Hearthstone’s first single-player adventure expansion, themed around the Naxxramas raid from World of Warcraft and introducing numerous iconic cards and bosses.
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E.
Opening of the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj
The Opening of the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj was a massive, server-wide World of Warcraft event that unlocked the Ahn'Qiraj raid instances and triggered a large-scale invasion by the Qiraji forces in Silithus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hearthstone expansion set
ⓘ
digital collectible card game expansion ⓘ |
| announcedBy | BlizzConline 2021 ⓘ |
| artStyle | inspired by classic World of Warcraft Barrens zone ⓘ |
| associatedHearthstoneYear | Year of the Gryphon ⓘ |
| cardBackReleasedWith |
Forged in the Barrens card back
ⓘ
linked to:
Forged in the Barrens
|
| cardTypeCount | 135 new collectible cards ⓘ |
| developer | Blizzard Entertainment ⓘ |
| expandsLoreOf |
Hearthstone mercenaries
ⓘ
linked to:
Hearthstone
|
| expansionNumberInStandardCycle | Year of the Gryphon first expansion ⓘ |
| factionFocus | Horde ⓘ |
| features |
new legendary mercenary characters
ⓘ
rank-up spells that improve at higher mana costs ⓘ |
| focusesOn | early Horde adventures ⓘ |
| followedBy | United in Stormwind ⓘ |
| hasGameModeImpact |
Arena
ⓘ
Standard ⓘ Wild ⓘ |
| includesKeyword | Frenzy ⓘ |
| includesLegendaryCardsFor | each Hearthstone class ⓘ |
| includesTribeSupport |
Beast
ⓘ
Elemental ⓘ Murloc ⓘ Pirate ⓘ Totem ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | World of Warcraft ⓘ |
| introducedMechanic |
Frenzy
ⓘ
Ranked spells ⓘ Spell schools expansion ⓘ |
| marketingTagline |
Survive the Barrens
ⓘ
linked to:
Forged in the Barrens
|
| musicStyle | orchestral and tribal themes inspired by the Barrens ⓘ |
| partOf | Hearthstone ⓘ |
| platform |
Android
ⓘ
Microsoft Windows ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
iOS ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| precededBy | Madness at the Darkmoon Faire ⓘ |
| publisher | Blizzard Entertainment ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2021-03-30 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2021 ⓘ |
| setting | The Barrens ⓘ |
| supportsClass |
Demon Hunter
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Druid ⓘ Hunter ⓘ Mage ⓘ Paladin ⓘ Priest ⓘ Rogue ⓘ Shaman ⓘ Warlock ⓘ Warrior ⓘ |
| theme | World of Warcraft: The Barrens ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Forged in the Barrens Description of subject: Forged in the Barrens is a Hearthstone expansion set themed around World of Warcraft’s Barrens zone, introducing new cards, mechanics, and characters inspired by the Horde’s early adventures.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Forged in the Barrens
linked to: Forged in the Barrens