The Wild format in Hearthstone, where all cards can be played, will receive more love. There will be a heroic card chaos there and there will also be official Blizzard tournaments.
In addition, “Maiev Shadowsong” will be introduced as an alternative rogue hero. She will be available for free. You just need to win 10 games after the next expansion goes online.
There’s a lot of information for players to digest all at once.
Also interesting: Our exclusive interview with Hearthstone mastermind Ben Brode:
Hearthstone: The full exclusive interview with Ben Brode
You will keep the cards. They will not disappear and you can continue to play them in Wild format. They are just out of Standard format.
390 new cards in the Year of the Mammoth
Secondly, Blizzard announces: There will be three expansions in the Year of the Mammoth and no adventure. All three expansions will have around 130 new cards in their new card sets. That’s 390 new cards and more than the originally planned 305 (2 expansions, 1 adventure) that were previously released as an annual rate.
One expansion will come at the beginning of the year, one in the middle, and the third at the end of the Year of the Mammoth.
The image shows: An expansion is planned every quarter.
The first is likely due soon. Many speculate on the Un’Goro Crater, but that is not yet official. It’s expected around “early April.”
Before the expansion, Blizzard will still release “daily login rewards,” as reported by the US site Polygon: Players should receive rewards such as card packs, gold, or arcane dust every day before the expansion when they log in.
Instead of adventures – one more card set and free single-player missions
An “adventure” will no longer be available. Instead, free and optional single-player missions will be introduced with the expansions. But only with the one after next expansion.
With the next expansion, cards from “The Blackrock Mountain,” “The Grand Tournament,” and “The League of Explorers” will disappear from the Standard format and only be playable in Wild format.
The Wild format in Hearthstone, where all cards can be played, will receive more love. There will be a heroic card chaos there and there will also be official Blizzard tournaments.
In addition, “Maiev Shadowsong” will be introduced as an alternative rogue hero. She will be available for free. You just need to win 10 games after the next expansion goes online.
There’s a lot of information for players to digest all at once.
Also interesting: Our exclusive interview with Hearthstone mastermind Ben Brode:
Hearthstone: The full exclusive interview with Ben Brode
Blizzard has announced major changes for Hearthstone . 6 of the strongest cards will disappear from the Standard format. 390 new cards are set to be released in the Year of the Mammoth.
For a long time, not much was heard from Hearthstone, now there are three announcements at once.
With the next expansion, the “Year of the Mammoth” begins. With it, the cards that can be used in the Standard format will change. Actually, “Classic” cards are exempt from this rotation. But for 6 cards, Blizzard is making an exception: They belong to the Classic cards but will no longer be playable in “Standard.” They are too strong. Instead of nerfing them, they will be “retired.”
6 classic cards will disappear from the Standard format with the next expansion and be inducted into a kind of “Hall of Fame”.
These 6 cards are too strong for Blizzard, they are disappearing from Standard play
These 6 cards are:
- Ragnaros – a too powerful “staple” in control and midrange decks, taking space from many other “big cards”.
- Sylvanas – for 6 mana, she has an enormous impact on the game, she would hinder other deathrattle cards that Blizzard plans
- Azure Drake – too versatile for Blizzard’s taste, there should be more alternatives than always the dragon
- Frostbolt – the freeze mage has hardly changed over the years. Blizzard does not appreciate the “30 damage in one turn” thing
- Overwhelming Power – found in too many warlock decks, also serves as a finisher in absurd combos
- Conceal – frustrates the opponent too much by taking away their reaction possibilities – too strong in combination with the Goblin Auctioneer
Players will receive the full dust value for each of these cards (including golden variants) that they can play in a deck. So you will receive one Ragnaros back, not two.
You will keep the cards. They will not disappear and you can continue to play them in Wild format. They are just out of Standard format.
390 new cards in the Year of the Mammoth
Secondly, Blizzard announces: There will be three expansions in the Year of the Mammoth and no adventure. All three expansions will have around 130 new cards in their new card sets. That’s 390 new cards and more than the originally planned 305 (2 expansions, 1 adventure) that were previously released as an annual rate.
One expansion will come at the beginning of the year, one in the middle, and the third at the end of the Year of the Mammoth.
The image shows: An expansion is planned every quarter.
The first is likely due soon. Many speculate on the Un’Goro Crater, but that is not yet official. It’s expected around “early April.”
Before the expansion, Blizzard will still release “daily login rewards,” as reported by the US site Polygon: Players should receive rewards such as card packs, gold, or arcane dust every day before the expansion when they log in.
Instead of adventures – one more card set and free single-player missions
An “adventure” will no longer be available. Instead, free and optional single-player missions will be introduced with the expansions. But only with the one after next expansion.
With the next expansion, cards from “The Blackrock Mountain,” “The Grand Tournament,” and “The League of Explorers” will disappear from the Standard format and only be playable in Wild format.
The Wild format in Hearthstone, where all cards can be played, will receive more love. There will be a heroic card chaos there and there will also be official Blizzard tournaments.
In addition, “Maiev Shadowsong” will be introduced as an alternative rogue hero. She will be available for free. You just need to win 10 games after the next expansion goes online.
There’s a lot of information for players to digest all at once.
Also interesting: Our exclusive interview with Hearthstone mastermind Ben Brode:
Hearthstone: The full exclusive interview with Ben Brode
