TrumpSC and Day9 face off in Hearthstone x StarCraft showmatch: It’s StarCast time!

The Heroes of StarCraft Mini-Set will arrive in Hearthstone on Jan. 21. Card reveals will lead up to this launch date, and after it, Jeffrey "TrumpSC" Shih and Sean "Day9" Plott will duke it out in a Hearthstone x StarCraft showmatch! Read on for details, including what to expect from this StarCast event and how to earn some free card packs.

The mayor of Value Town, TrumpSC, will soon face off against Day9 in the legendary StarCast showmatch. StarCast will kick off on Jan. 23 at 10 a.m. PT and feature new cards from the Heroes of StarCraft Mini-Set! All of the esports action will happen live on the official Hearthstone Twitch channel, with Tasteless and Dan "Artosis" Stemkoski acting as the event's casters.

While fans watch TrumpSC and Day9 duke it out against each other, they'll be able to earn two Hearthstone card packs through Twitch drops as well. The first freebie will be a card pack from the current expansion —  The Great Dark Beyond. As for the second item, it'll be a golden card pack of the same expansion.

In order to earn these Twitch drops, viewers must first link up their Twitch and Battle.net accounts. Accomplishing this is pretty easy. Simply visit the "Connections" page on Battle.net and click on the "Connect" button located next to the "Twitch" option. Next, just follow the prompts to finish connecting the accounts.

Then, when the StarCast showmatch kicks off Jan. 23 at 10 a.m. PT, head to the official Hearthstone Twitch channel and watch TrumpSC and Day9's gameplay.

There will be another event a day after the StarCast one that will result in the same Twitch drops as well. HearthCraft will feature three teams participating in Hearthstone matches and mini-games. According to Blizzard, these players will also be guest-casting matches with host Simon "Sottle" Welch.

HearthCraft will begin on Jan. 24 at 9 a.m. PT and it'll be streamed on Hearthstone's Twitch channel in English plus the SolaryHS channel in French. The SolaryHS channel will feature Alexandre "Odemian" Leadley as its host.

In total, the StarCast and HearthCraft events will amount to two normal The Great Dark Beyond card packs and two golden The Great Dark Beyond card packs.

That's all for now. Are you excited about these special Hearthstone events? Stick around on esports.gg for more news and updates!