World of Warcraft may be getting a new type of premium currency in the near future called Hearthsteel. While little is known about this mysterious coin at present, evidence suggests it may be linked to the Housing feature in World of Warcraft.
While Midnight is introducing tons of exciting features to World of Warcraft, few are as highly-anticipated as the Player Housing system. What’s more, this headlining feature is technically arriving before the expansion, as fans who pre-purchase World of Warcraft: Midnight can access Housing on December 2 with the release of Patch 11.2.7.
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Hearthsteel May Be a New World of Warcraft Premium Currency
However, it appears there could be an aspect of this system that Blizzard has not mentioned yet. One of the recent builds of the World of Warcraft: Midnight alpha contained over a half dozen assets featuring “Hearthsteel,” a new type of gold and silver coin and sporting the glowing symbol for the Housing system. Wowhead shared these datamined images, which showed Hearthsteel coins alone, in piles of various sizes, and in bags, pots, and chests.
At first glance, these assets evoke the purchasing interface for premium currencies, such as Platinum in Diablo 4, Runestones in Hearthstone, or Overwatch Coins in Overwatch 2. The closest thing World of Warcraft has to a premium currency right now is the WoW Token, which can be exchanged for in-game Gold, 30 days of subscription time, or $20 Battle.net balance. It is possible Hearthsteel will be implemented as an official premium currency for WoW, either as a whole, or just for the new Player Housing system.
It is important to note that nothing official about Hearthsteel has been revealed by Blizzard yet. While Blizzard did say some Housing decor would appear in the cash shop when it was first revealed during the Warcraft 30th anniversary event in Boston, it made no mention of Hearthsteel, only saying that the vast majority of items will be obtainable through gameplay. Until the purpose of these assets is revealed, all this truly confirms is that World of Warcraft fans will possibly see something called Hearthsteel at some point in the future.
It is hard to say exactly when players could learn what this potential currency is going to be used for. There has been no other signs of Hearthsteel in the WoW Patch 11.2.7 Public Test Realm or the Midnight alpha, and no mention of it anywhere in official channels. While Blizzard could announce it with the start of World of Warcraft: Midnight’s beta or even the expansion’s launch, it could be even longer before fans know what exactly Hearthsteel is all about.
- Released
- 2026
- Base Game
- World of Warcraft
- Developer(s)
- Blizzard
- Publisher(s)
- Blizzard
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
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- Proprietary
