No, Expansions are Not Rotating to Wild When Kobolds Hits - How Set Rotations Work in Hearthstone
At this point I personally believe that this shouldn't need to be said, but I've been proven wrong time and time again, so here we go. This is how set rotations work in Hearthstone, StrifeCro. If anyone has friends that don't understand the rotation, send them here to teach them and prevent the spread of misinformation.
- Sets rotate once a year.
- Basic and Classic will always be a part of the core game set which does not rotate.
- Standard format upon rotation is restricted to sets released in two calendar years. (2018 = sets from 2017 and 2018)
- The time at which sets rotate coincides with the release of the first expansion for a calendar year.
- The first set of a year also marks the new name of a "Hearthstone Zodiac" year. (Mammoth, Kraken).
This information is subject to change, but any changes will be listed before the start of a new rotational year. Let's take a look at historical set rotations.
Year of the Kraken
- Started with the release of Whispers of the Old Gods.
- Curse of Naxxramas, and Goblins vs Gnomes cards became Wild only.
- Promotional and Reward sets were also removed.
Year of the Mammoth
- Started with the release of Journey to Un'Goro.
- Blackrock Mountain, The Grand Tournament, and The League of Explorers became Wild only.
- Some cards from Classic and Basic were moved to the Hall of Fame set, a new Wild only set.
Year of the -Insert 2018 Zodiac Here-
- Starts with the release of the first 2018 set.
- Whispers of the Old Gods, One Night in Karazhan, and Mean Streets of Gadgetzan will become Wild only.
- It is possible we could see some other individual card rotations, but nothing has yet been confirmed.
- Things will start out with Basic, Classic, Journey to Un'Goro, Knights of the Frozen Throne, Kobolds and Catacombs, and Set1-2018.
Ben Brode Takes Away Your Deckslots
I need to emphasize that this isn't happening, but with the amount of times we and other sites have posted about the rotation, it seems like a fitting punishment! Especially so when you consider that the decks slots were originally added when set rotations became a thing.
Quote from Ben BrodeAre MSOG , Karazhan, and Whispers rotating the moment kobolds hits or at the beginning of the year? Doing a card review soon and I need some context.
I’m taking away your deck slots
Key Cards We're Losing in the Next Rotation
Here are some pretty great cards we're going to lose when things rotate next year. Goodbye Patches the Pirate!
Are there any cards that you're looking forward to seeing being removed from Standard, or any leavers that make you sad?
i'll miss all expansions, but over all c'thun, this game need more content like it, a free legendary to build your deck around, his minions are mostly commons and rares, some classes had their own sinergies, but the others had a lot of stuff to make a deck with his neutral minions, Old Gods was the best expansion last year
To be fair, Evolve would be the perfect candidate for a "reverse Hall of Fame". It's a build-around card but isn't auto-include or OP. It could fit in a wide variety of metas without making each iteration of Evolve Shaman too similar.
People will hate me for saying this, but Patches the Pirate would too. He single-handedly made Pirates viable.
Arguments ?
YEahhhhh more time with Jades!!!!!!
So coollllllll
RIP Purify, u will be missed ... oh, wait ...
After that, it's not surprising that Blizzard thinks players are dumb & easily confused XD
I find it hilarious that Purify is listed as one of the powerful meta-defining cards rotating out considering the shitstorm it stirred up when it was announced.
It did shift the meta of all the meme posts for sure!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9QD6sxoJxk&t=4s
So many good, oppressive cards rotating out. No more reason to play Highlander anything which is kind of sad. Are we going to be entering the year of Quests and Death Knights or will Blizzard give us something better to build around in Kobold's and upcoming sets?
Parting is such sweet sorrow.
They might print more Highlander cards. We haven't even seen half of the new set, and there's gonna be one more where they could print these.
Hopefully they do!
I am going to miss Whispers of the Old Gods. I LOVE H.P. Lovecraft and the flavor & artwork of this set just blew me away. I'll always have wild.
Good bye Jade. May they never punish us with such horrible mechanic ever again.
Amen.
swashburglar is going away, also undercity huckster. I wonder what 1 and 2 drops Rogue can possibly replace these two cards. Not to mentions, they're stealing kind of cards (synergy that I like the most)