Blizzard’s Black Friday Sale is Live Now

In case you didn’t think Blizzard already had enough going on with World of Warcraft’s momentous fifteenth anniversary event as well as the in-game “Pilgrim’s Bounty” Thanksgiving-themed celebration happening simultaneously, it seems they’ve decided to add to that mix by also launching their Black Friday sales. Several versions of most of both Blizzard’s and Activision’s games have received discounts ranging from minor to fairly significant.

These discounts will reportedly last until December 2nd, 2019. Allow me to provide you with a relatively brief rundown of each current sale which can be accessed via Blizzard’s Battle.net desktop app as well as their website. Firstly, World of Warcraft’s most recent expansion, Battle for Azeroth, has had the prices of both its base and digital deluxe editions slashed by 50% for the duration of the sale. This brings the asking price of the expansion’s base edition down to $24.99, and that of the digital deluxe edition (which includes various types of cosmetic goodies) down to $34.99.

Secondly, the so-called “Legendary Edition” of Overwatch has also had its price lowered by 50%. That brings its asking price down to $19.99. The standard edition of the game has also received a 25% discount, which lowers its asking price to $14.99. Bear in mind that you can apparently upgrade to the Legendary Edition for $5 if you already own the standard version of the game and you simply want the mostly-cosmetic bonuses that come included with the Legendary Edition.

Thirdly, Activision’s newest release in the Call of Duty franchise, namely Modern Warfare, has had its two most costly editions slightly discounted. That is, the “Operator Edition” and the “Operator Enhanced Edition” have both been discounted by 20%. This brings the asking price of the former to $63.99 and that of the latter to $79.99. I think it’s worth bearing in mind that as far as I can tell, the standard version of the game has not currently been discounted by any amount.

Next, Diablo III is most certainly not without its fair share of discounts as well. It appears to me as though Blizzard has made the various editions of the game a bit confusing to differentiate, so I suggest taking caution before purchasing any version of Diablo III in order to help ensure that you purchase the specific version or downloadable content you want. For example, the standard version of the game with no expansions or DLC will cost you $9.99, whereas the so-called “Eternal Collection” which contains the base game, the Reaper of Souls expansion, and the Rise of the Necromancer DLC will set you back $29.49 for the duration of the sale.

Additionally, the 2019 BlizzCon Virtual Ticket has also received a slight discount. During the sale, the Virtual Ticket will cost you $42.49. Purchasing it will grant you access to the archived video versions of each presentation made during this past BlizzCon, as well as a veritable cornucopia of exclusive cosmetic goodies for all of Blizzard’s various games. For example, purchasing the Virtual Ticket will net you an Illidan Stormrage skin for Genji in Overwatch, and a commemorative card back and golden legendary card in Hearthstone.

On what I consider two slightly more minor notes, StarCraft: Remastered has also received a 50% discount during the Black Friday sale; this brings its sale price to $7.49. In addition to that, the three purchasable class heroes for Hearthstone (namely Medivh, Alleria Windrunner, and Magni Bronzebeard) have had their prices reduced to $6.99 apiece.

Finally, I feel it would be wise for me to conclude this article by mentioning a few notable games, DLC, and in-game purchases that are not currently discounted within the context of the Black Friday sale. More specifically, neither version of the currently-unreleased Warcraft III: Reforged have been discounted; I suspect this is likely because the game’s release date has yet to be announced. Additionally, none of the three versions of World of Warcraft’s upcoming expansion, Shadowlands, are on sale, nor is the ability to pre-order one hundred card packs of Hearthstone’s upcoming Descent of Dragons set.

I leave today’s final word to you, dear reader. What, if anything, do you plan to purchase during Blizzard’s Black Friday sale? Do any discounts stand out to you particularly prominently? I, for one, plan to purchase the so-called “Heroic Edition” of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands on my secondary WoW account even though it isn’t discounted; that will net me another level-120 character boost, which is always nice in my opinion. Do feel free to sound off in the comments below!