Ben Brode is a member of Team 5 and the Lead Designer for Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft.
Brode joined Blizzard Entertainment in 2003, and during his tenure has served in numerous roles throughout the company. His first role was as a tester on Warcraft III, followed by a position in quality assurance on World of Warcraft. Before joining the Hearthstone team, Brode was part of Blizzard's creative development department, in charge of licensed products.[1]
Brode plays World of Warcraft,[2] and as of June 2014 his main is a Brewmaster monk.[2] He has also mentioned playing "a lot" of Heroes of the Storm.[3] Brode has all the mounts from the Argent Tournament.[4]
He is referenced in World of Warcraft with Benjamin Brode <Traveling Salesman>, who wanders around players' Garrisons and sells Hearthstone-related toys, and with 
[Tome of the Lost], whose flavor text reads: "The title reads "The Brode to Nowhere"".
References
- ^ Blizzard Press Center
- ^ a b Ben Brode on Twitter
- ^ Ben Brode on Twitter (2015-06-16).
- ^ Ben Brode on Twitter (2015-09-29).
