First I understand that dusting classics that are in core is risky because core will eventually rotate. I know that legacy are classics in wild.
My question is, If I dust all my classics so I can focus on standard, and wild… Will removing classic also remove those cards in legacy that can be used in wild?
I’ve done a search on this question here in the forums but I’m getting mixed opinions and answers, so I figured I’d ask though it’s a question that’s been asked before.
So, to all who may answer, thank you for taking the time to answer my question.
Yes, Legacy Cards that you received because they are in the Core set can’t be used in Classic, only Legacy Cards you got from packs. So, if you dust cards from the Legacy set, you can no longer use them in Classic or in Wild (except those you got from the Core Set, but those can rotate next year).
Ok so to avoid so much confusion let me break it down easier for you.
Legacy cards will be in the same space as Core card for the Wild Format But if you disenchant them you can’t use Core card in the Classic format. That mean if you ever plan on playing the Classic Format you’ll want to keep the cards, but in Wild it doesn’t matter as you can use both Legacy/Core in the Wild Format
Legacy cards are “Special” if you plan to play the Classic Format as Core cards aren’t useable in that format.
Wild can use old Legacy cards and Core, so you can use the OG Maly and the New Maly for example in the same deck. But you can’t Stack Core copy with Legacy so you can’t run 4 of the same card like Acidic Swamp Ooze or Annoy-o-Tron even if you had the original card and Core gave you a copy as you are still limited to the 1 legendary Rule and 2 other rarity rule of the same card/name.
This is why they made sure for people to know that the new Deathwing is not the same as the old.
Wild cards that look the same, are obvious the same cards.
Only thing different is the symbol in the the middle of the cards, but they are basically the same card, just “reprints” if you wish to use the paper TCG terms.
I legitimately never realized that the icon for the expansion was behind the card text. No idea how I missed that before, although it is fairly faint… might just be my poor eyesight when viewing the versions in game.
I do think the Core set cards that are also in Legacy is pretty confusing for most players, and I definitely don’t think that relying on the expansion icon on the card being noticeable enough to prevent confusion is a good approach. I think all Core cards should have a diagonal banner saying Core, like cards that are banned in Duels show a banner indicating they are banned. I think that would significantly reduce player confusion.
A year from now, when the Core set changes, there will be TONS of complaints from people who disenchanted their non-Core duplicates, thinking the Core cards would last forever.
Overall, I don’t think the Core Set was implemented very well, even though the intention was good.
There are already people who disenchanted their Legacy cards because there were duplicates in the Core Set, only to realize later that they couldn’t use Core Set cards in Classic Mode.
The Dev said Core cards will be yearly rotation - it suppose to be a cure experience - so if someone disenchanted that’s more on them then the Dev, and if they’re wild players they wouldn’t be disenchanting their cards anyways.
The Dev made it very clear that you can’t use core cards in Classic format.
Can I disenchant the Classic format version of a card and keep the version in Wild that’s part of the Legacy Set or vice versa?
No. You cannot disenchant or earn these cards separately. While stats, card text, and effects might be different, they are effectively the same card shown in two different ways.
Can I disenchant Classic format/Legacy cards?
Yes, Classic format/Legacy cards can be disenchanted. But as stated in the answer above, Classic format and Legacy versions of a card are not duplicates of each other; if you disenchant Leeroy Jenkins, he’ll be gone from both your Classic format Collection and Legacy.
it always been that way - it show the Expac and etc where it’s from.
but it’s not that confusing if you ever play a paper card game that had reprints of the same cards.
Normally Reprints are done to help rebuild a look or play style for awhile in standard format and it only get really “confusing” if you doing wild. Standard you don’t see dupes really.
Infact most Wild player generally run 1 normal and 1 golden copy generally in their deck, but this can help them run 2 normal cards as they don’t really stack in the same spot for some people who dislike gold cards (I personally not a fan of gold cards).
normally it’s the same card just with a different picture, but since Hearthstone isn’t really as old as MTG and etc and they’re reusing old and new for battle ground and etc it’s safe to assume they’re not going make a “core art” unless they are completely new like the Dragon Aspects but they’ll be whole new cards, if anything this is nicer for people as the old basic set was really weak in general and had limited neutral card that never saw play - Core warps up majority of the bad card and gave some new cards in their place.
plus we don’t know what they might do when core card rotate out and they weren’t from an Expansion like the new Dragon Aspects - for all we know they might just give those free as uncraft cards which would be nice tbh.
Seem confusing now, later it’ll be less confusing or if you were ever from a other card game in real life that had reprints you can go "ah reprints for the core for “That year” - while the enteral format can use the original/core which would always follow the latest rules of the card even if your old card text was change and stats you would need to be aware of it if using an older copy to inform the other person.
That on them then more then the dev making it clear in the game, the point of the official site is to be inform, the Dev’s even post these stuff or people repost the official forums so all they gotta do is search.
If they can’t find it anywhere on the net then sure I would understand but I can type simple phrase and find it, so they’re just being lazy.
Unfortunately I’m sorta one of those people, I skim 'em. Which leads me to having to re-read them several times.
I’m working to get myself out of that by reading more thoroughly, and using the search more frequently. More on that note… I’ve been making sure that I post less irritating things, and learning more of the in’s & out’s of HS and it’s forum.
Devs havent stated CLEARLY what is going to happen next year with the core set. It seems really strange to own a set of cards, completing an achievement to get the gold copies and all of a sudden having them disappear from your collection. My guess is that if they decide to “cut” Deathwind the Destroyer from the 2022 core set, it will be rotated to wild, remaining only playable in Wild(and uncraftable).
Personally, i considered the new Core set as a compensation for losing my nearly complete classic set. And as a collector i do not like the idea of having “temporary” cards in my collection.
I have been searching about this since it was first announced and really havent found an answer. Devs are really vague about it and their statements can be interpreted in many different ways.
I should have watched it.