This is what it would look like if Dota 2 became Hearthstone

Crossovers can either be good or bad. Someone decided it would be a good idea to make Hearthstone cards out of Dota 2 heroes, and it’s quite impressive. There are 144 images in total featuring heroes, summoned units, creeps, and skills, each with their own descriptions based on their Dota 2 counterparts.

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And boy, do these cards do the heroes justice. Mogul Khan (Axe) is a Taunt card, meaning that all enemies must attack him before others. This is directly based off his Dota 2 skill, Berserker’s Call. Morphling retains his annoying Agility and Strength gain via a card ability that allows him to convert damage to health and vice-versa, and those are just two examples out of the 144 cards. Granted, not all the cards make sense; Crystal Maiden has an ability that decreases the opponent’s base intelligence each turn, which sounds overpowered—until you realize Hearthstone has no intelligence stat.

If you’re wondering why Axe was referred to as Mogul Khan, that’s because his full name from Warcraft III (WC3) Dota is “Mogul Khan the Axe”. You can find more WC3 Dota nostalgia with the Anti-Mage being named Magina and Enigma’s old moniker, Darchow, revived. Check out some of the images here:

Obviously, these cards aren’t real. They were made via the Hearthcard website, and make use of images both from Valve and other independent artists. Still, it’s a pity that they aren’t real; I’d love to put the Darchow card out in a game!

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