BlizzCon 2017

BlizzCon 2017
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Announced	March 14
Dates	November 3 - 4
Attended	35,000+
Performer(s)	Muse
Website	BlizzCon.com
Floor map
Chronology
← 2016	2018 →

BlizzCon 2017 was a BlizzCon event hosted by Blizzard Entertainment that took place at the Anaheim Convention Center on November 3-4, 2017. There were more than 35,000 people who attended BlizzCon 2017.

The official date for BlizzCon 2017 was announced on March 14, 2017.

An unexpected third batch of tickets was announced on June 21, 2017 after confirming that the convention center's new hall would be ready in time for BlizzCon.^[2]

Summary[]

Warcraft

World of Warcraft: Classic revealed.
[Shadow] plushie with the proceeds going to same charities as the in-game pet, American Red Cross Disaster Relief and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Disaster Relief Fund.
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth revealed.
Battle for Lordaeron Diorama made the Guinness World Record for the largest video game diorama ever built.

StarCraft

New co-op commander: Han and Horner
StarCraft II going free-to-play on November 14, with the Wings of Liberty campaign free.
- If a player already owns the Wings of Liberty campaign, they're given the Heart of the Swarm campaign free of charge.
- Versus: Ranked ladder accessible
- Co-op: Access to the commanders and play up to level 5.

Overwatch

New map: Blizzard World
New hero: Moira
New animated cinematic short "Honor and Glory" featuring Reinhardt and Brigitte.

Hearthstone

Kobolds & Catacombs is the next expansion.

Heroes of the Storm

New heroes: Hanzo and Alexstrasza

Tickets[]

BlizzCon 2017 Goodiebag — Standard Goodiebag of 2017.

$199.00 USD per ticket (same as BlizzCon 2016)
Sold in two batches:
- Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 7:00 pm Pacific time
- Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 10:00 am Pacific time
$39.99 USD per virtual ticket (same as BlizzCon 2016)
- Went on sale on September 12, 2017

Third batch
- Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at 7:00 pm Pacific time

Swag/Goodie Bag[]

The Goodie Bag for 2017 was available for $45 USD ($35 for Virtual Ticket holders). Pre-purchasing was made available on September 13, 2017.^[3]

Standard package includes:

A sleek black BlizzCon backpack, featuring a BlizzCon-themed lining
A Badge Icon Pack containing 6 badges—1 each for World of Warcraft®, StarCraft® II, Diablo® III, Hearthstone®, Heroes of the Storm®, and Overwatch
1 Blizzard Collectible Pin from Series 4
1 Cute But Deadly Blind Vinyl from Series 3 (Overwatch Edition)
1 Overwatch Backpack Hanger featuring Eidgenossen Mercy, a BlizzCon exclusive

Customers can get the "epic package" for an additional $25 USD, which includes everything from the standard package plus the following:

1 Badge Booster Pack, containing 3 blind badges
1 additional Blizzard Collectible Pin from Series 4
1 additional Cute But Deadly Blind Vinyl from Series 3 (Overwatch Edition)
1 Overwatch Backpack Hanger Pack, containing 1 blind hanger
1 BlizzCon 2017 Merchy Pin, only available in the Epic Upgrade or with a $150+ purchase during the BlizzCon merch sale (coming soon!)

Virtual rewards[]

Attending the event or purchasing a virtual ticket gave players access to:

World of Warcraft — [Stormwind Skychaser] & [Orgrimmar Interceptor] — Heroes of Azeroth can show their BlizzCon spirit with the Stormwind Skychaser mount (for the Alliance!) and Orgrimmar Interceptor mount (for the Horde!).^[4]
Overwatch — BlizzCon 2017 Winston Skin — Through the power of science, Winston found himself teleported into BlizzCon 2017—and picked up this souvenir skin to mark the curious occasion.^[4]
Diablo III — Murkromancer Pet — No one escapes the aaaaaughibbrgubugbugrguburgle! Rumor has it this necrotic, aquatic companion can command an army of dead fish, which is about as useful as you’d think.^[4]
Hearthstone — Mystery Goodie — What’s on deck for Hearthstone players? The Innkeeper’s not quite ready to show his hand quite yet!^[4]
Heroes of the Storm — Nexus Razorback Mount…and More! — Charge into battle on the Nexus Razorback mount, make your mark on the Battlegrounds with a BlizzCon 2017 Banner and Cartoon Nexus Razorback Spray, and show your convention spirit with your BlizzCon 2017 Portrait.^[4]
StarCraft II — Junker SCV, Probe, and Drone Skins — Discovered on the fringe worlds by the notorious terran junker gangs who scour the Korprulu sector for salvage, these scrappy SCVs, Probes, and Drones are retrofitted and ready to take on your dirty work.^[4]

World of Warcraft
StarCraft II
Diablo III
Hearthstone
Heroes of the Storm
Overwatch

Trivia[]

Since this year's BlizzCon concluded, BlizzCon 2018 saw a re-release of this year's goodie bag called the BlizzCon Badge Starter Kit. It includes the backpack, several badges for each game, and a Mysterious Badge Icon Pack.