Introducing the Core Set and Classic Format

[KapsLocke-1981]

Not much brain needed to alexstraza -> fireball -> frost bolt -> ice lance -> ice lance

[Frann-2650]

¿? Ashes of Outland is not going away tho? Then I dont know what they mean XD Did more DH cards were suppose to rotate and not just the initiate set?

[Candy-22426]

I think the first two expansions helped to fix some of the isses HS had in the early days. HS was “fixed” after that, only to ruin it with BS after BS stuff with all the expansions afterward.

[Frann-2650]

… I think you answered to the wrong guy

[Candy-22426]

I think maybe Curse of Naxxramas, G&G and Blackrock Mountain all fixed HS. Then after that is when the game went downhill and kept going downhill.

[Herodreamer-1423]

@Frann-2650

¿? Ashes of Outland is not going away tho? Then I dont know what they mean XD Did more DH cards were suppose to rotate and not just the initiate set?

Ashes of Outland is staying in Standard… but the Initiate Set is rotating. you can filter for it in your collection

[Phobetor-1708]

Only the Demon Hunter Initiate set rotates out with the Year of the Dragon.

I mentioned why they might have done as much in this post.

And, as Boreas said, those four cards being Core also prevents people from having to unpack or craft them – which would be very relevant in the case of Epics and Legendaries.

[Boreas-1179]

they are going to have to do something eventually …itll get boring fast

[Herodreamer-1423]

@Candy-22426

Mages will have to use their brains again!!!

I still think the classic version of HS had more strategy and skill than later on of what was added. I do hope the first expansion will be added too, cause sludge belcher was in there. That still feels classic to me since the game still kept its strategy and skill

I too hope to see Naxx, BRM, and GVG added at some point.

[letsiki-2605]

@Phobetor-1708

@letsiki-2605

The only think I do not understand is why you are bringing 4 Outland cards to the core set. I mean Outland and the new core set will be rotating simultaneously in 2022. What is the point of doing this?

Firstly, it’s worth noting that as a new class, Demon Hunter received fifteen cards each expansion during the Year of the Dragon, as opposed to the other classes’ ten cards. This leaves them with more cards in each expansion from this year, and thus more cards to use in Standard as of next year.

Blizzard probably liked the four cards in question well enough in design and/or balance that they consider them to be viable “Core” cards for the year.

By using four of Demon Hunter’s presumably sixteen card slots like this, they do not have to find them elsewhere.

This is especially important because Demon Hunter does not have Wild cards to choose from like the other classes do.

That could be it but now that I think of it again I have another theory. The four cards are nerfed cards. They will be moving all 4 of them from outland to the hall of fame in their original form, and they will then be adding them to the core set in their nerfed form, what do you think?

[Kneeb-1325]

Yup. Classic is a bad mode. Everything has been figured out and the mode is stale. The rest of the annoucements seems decent though

[Herodreamer-1423]

its not for everyone. nostalgia junkies will dig it for a while. and it gives budget players a format with even footing… since anyone that’s been around 2 years should have most if not all of the classic cards.

[Phobetor-1708]

That is an interesting idea!

However, I think it is unlikely. Hall of Fame will become defunct: it, Basic, and Classic are all being rolled into Wild’s new Legacy set.

I think it is likelier they will simply keep the nerfed forms in Standard, and if they do decide to un-nerf them for Wild, it will be when or after they rotate out with the first expansion of 2022.

[Will-11678]

Future news: Incoming incessant crying against old Zoolock, Leper Face Hunter, Freeze Mage, Savage Roar Druid Combo and ‘Wallet’ Control Warrior! (And some old meta which I don’t quite remember)

Oh and also about how boring the meta is when people are playing Vanilla things compared with new cards who can discover basically infinite resources.

Whatever, I’m still playing wild low ranks and having tons of fun winning or losing with creative/meme decks. If that isn’t touched, then it’s great for an eternity.

[Herodreamer-1423]

LOL IKR ?

Mmm Handlock

playable jaraxxus

[Jonius-11264]

Trump’s old videos are going to receive a surge in views…

[Frann-2650]

Maybe they mean 4 cards from the basic set of DH. Even tho they are from the basic set, they might still count as Ashes of Outland. So DH will have 4 cards from its initiate set, 4 cards from its basic set and the rest will be new cards.

[Herodreamer-1423]

building standard decks without basic/classic is going to be weird (granted, some cards are staying, but still)

[letsiki-2605]

@Phobetor-1708

That is an interesting idea!

However, I think it is unlikely. Hall of Fame will become defunct: it, Basic, and Classic are all being rolled into Wild’s new Legacy set.

I think it is likelier they will simply keep the nerfed forms in Standard, and if they do decide to un-nerf them for Wild, it will be when or after they rotate out with the first expansion of 2022.

Remember that hall of fame still has non classic cards therefore it will still be a thing. However I think your interpretation makes a lot of sense I just think that the implementation (having cards in both standard and core set)is a little bit awkward.

[ProfMerlyn-2208]

As someone who owns every classic legendary golden, (except vancleef after his recent nerfs), I’m outraged that I’m not gettting dust refunds on at least my golden cards that I invested in making with the promise they would never rotate.