User Interface Overview

Learn the essentials of the Hearthstone user interface with our comprehensive guide. Understand gameplay elements, menus, and controls to enhance your Hearthstone experience.

The Hearthstone tutorial is the initial experience designed to introduce players to the game. It is composed of six 'missions' and must be completed before the player can play Hearthstone properly. The tutorial comprises a kind of introductory game mode with reduced gameplay and helpful instructions.

• The tutorial is presented the first time a player opens the game in any region.
• It can be replayed by clicking the (?) icon while viewing the practice mode in the Solo Adventures menu.
• Each 'mission' takes the form of a battle against a special enemy hero, or boss.
• The player controls Jaina Proudmoore, and the story follows her as she learns the basics of Hearthstone.
• Compared to normal play the tutorial is heavily directed, with the player's actions limited to a few possibilities.
• Basic game elements are added with each mission, slowly introducing the basics with helpful tips and instructions.
• Each mission also features substantial dialogue between Jaina and her opponent.
• Between each boss encounter, a unique "Mission Progress" interface is displayed, listing the defeated bosses and providing a review of the main element of the last encounter's lessons.
• The tutorial features only Basic cards, and boss cards unique to the tutorial itself.
• Several changes to the usual rules apply during tutorials to provide flavor, simplify gameplay, and/or make the missions easier than facing a regular opponent.
• Additional restrictions on player decisions are in place at first, and are gradually removed as the player progresses through the tutorial.
• Each mission provides substantial guidance both through Jaina's spoken dialogue and through visual cues such as arrows, highlights, and text tooltips.