With the Year of the Raven cards form the following sets will be rotated to wild:
One Night in Karazhan
Whispers of the Old Gods
Mean Streets of Gadgetzan
I list what I consider to be the impactful cards present in Tier 1 and Tier 2 as well as some cards that are not really in Tier 1 and Tier 2 decks at the moment but are quite impactful themselves. If you have any different thoughts or want to add some Arena insight, comment below :)
DRUID:
The Mean Streets of Gadgetzan rotation is really harsh on Druids, the Jade Mechanic is finally fading for better or worse.
HUNTER:
Not many impactful cards are leaving Hunter, but I consider Hunter was already missing impactful cards prior to the rotation
MAGE:
Mage is going to lose a lot of the core cards in the modern Tempo Mage.
PALADIN:
Stand Against Darkness was a trash-tier card for so long, it's sort of sad to see a card that finally claimed its spot on a Tier 1 deck go away so soon.
PRIEST:
I see the cards taht will soon rotate and I remember the state Priest was before Mean Streets of Gadgetzan...
ROGUE:
Rogue isn't going to lose a lot considering it is at most a Tier-3-Class at moment... Poor Valeera D:
SHAMAN:
It's quite funny that the INFAMOUS 4-MANA 7/7 isn't fit for the list...
WARLOCK:
I think Kazakus and Abyssal Enforcer even though not really present in Tier 1 and 2 decks were impactful cards that will be missed by Warlocks.
WARRIOR:
When Pirate Warrior became trash. So did warrior itself. Just as Rogue and Shaman, even though it has no Tier 1 or 2 decks, these cards will be missed:
I see you put effort in that list, but I really disagree with the following cards being included in the meme list: Devolve and Firelands Portal are top tier cards and their place is not anywhere near meme cards. Same goes for Evolve which alone brought a new shaman archetype. 4 mana 7/7 was the bomb during shamanstone. Yogg wins games out of thin air and he was nerfed for a reason. Babbling Book, Swashburglar and Medivh, the Guardian are great cards and used in a lot of meta decks. Bomb Squad is a fantastic arena card. I can't see why is Shaku included as well.
I see you put effort in that list, but I really disagree with the following cards being included in the meme list: Devolve and Firelands Portal are top tier cards and their place is not anywhere near meme cards. Same goes for Evolve which alone brought a new shaman archetype. 4 mana 7/7 was the bomb during shamanstone. Yogg wins games out of thin air and he was nerfed for a reason. Babbling Book, Swashburglar and Medivh, the Guardian are great cards and used in a lot of meta decks. Bomb Squad is a fantastic arena card. I can't see why is Shaku included as well.
probably means they are bless rng and they have quite funny results sometimes, not that they are bad cards, just that the outcome can be for the memes
I see you put effort in that list, but I really disagree with the following cards being included in the meme list: Devolve and Firelands Portal are top tier cards and their place is not anywhere near meme cards. Same goes for Evolve which alone brought a new shaman archetype. 4 mana 7/7 was the bomb during shamanstone. Yogg wins games out of thin air and he was nerfed for a reason. Babbling Book, Swashburglar and Medivh, the Guardian are great cards and used in a lot of meta decks. Bomb Squad is a fantastic arena card. I can't see why is Shaku included as well.
You missed the point of the "Meme cards" a bit xD @VirginMinion point hit the mark. Good cards can be meme cards. Just watch channels such as Trolden and you will see some great moments created by these cards. Kripp had a really great moment with Firelands Portal recently for example, check this video later, really funny:
wow I'm going to miss a lot of those cards. I took a break from hearthstone until black rock, so I didn't care about those cards, but I did love me some evolve shenanigans and the old gods (especially N'zoth), sad to see such good meme cards (and some genuinely good ones) leave.
On the Firelands Portal discussion: meme or not, I think the card has gotten a little bit shitty since K&C came out. The 7-drop pool gained Lynessa Sunsorrow, Corridor Creeper, and Silver Vanguard. After the rolls I've gotten lately, I certainly won't miss it.
With the Year of the Raven cards form the following sets will be rotated to wild:
I list what I consider to be the impactful cards present in Tier 1 and Tier 2 as well as some cards that are not really in Tier 1 and Tier 2 decks at the moment but are quite impactful themselves. If you have any different thoughts or want to add some Arena insight, comment below :)
DRUID:
The Mean Streets of Gadgetzan rotation is really harsh on Druids, the Jade Mechanic is finally fading for better or worse.
HUNTER:
Not many impactful cards are leaving Hunter, but I consider Hunter was already missing impactful cards prior to the rotation
MAGE:
Mage is going to lose a lot of the core cards in the modern Tempo Mage.
PALADIN:
Stand Against Darkness was a trash-tier card for so long, it's sort of sad to see a card that finally claimed its spot on a Tier 1 deck go away so soon.
PRIEST:
I see the cards taht will soon rotate and I remember the state Priest was before Mean Streets of Gadgetzan...
ROGUE:
Rogue isn't going to lose a lot considering it is at most a Tier-3-Class at moment... Poor Valeera D:
SHAMAN:
It's quite funny that the INFAMOUS 4-MANA 7/7 isn't fit for the list...
WARLOCK:
I think Kazakus and Abyssal Enforcer even though not really present in Tier 1 and 2 decks were impactful cards that will be missed by Warlocks.
WARRIOR:
When Pirate Warrior became trash. So did warrior itself. Just as Rogue and Shaman, even though it has no Tier 1 or 2 decks, these cards will be missed:
NEUTRAL:
MEME CARDS THAT WILL BE MISSED:
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I think Mire Keeper is worth mentioning as well since it does a real good job for ramp druids.
Poor Shaman. Not only is it garbage tier right now, but it's losing pretty much every card that has made it even remotely competitive in recent metas.
Quest Rogue (lul) loses Gadgetzan Ferryman too.
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You forgot Netherspite Historian. I don't think we see allot of dragons in the year of the Raven.
Warriors not losing much but they will need some love nevertheless.
I see you put effort in that list, but I really disagree with the following cards being included in the meme list: Devolve and Firelands Portal are top tier cards and their place is not anywhere near meme cards. Same goes for Evolve which alone brought a new shaman archetype. 4 mana 7/7 was the bomb during shamanstone. Yogg wins games out of thin air and he was nerfed for a reason. Babbling Book, Swashburglar and Medivh, the Guardian are great cards and used in a lot of meta decks. Bomb Squad is a fantastic arena card. I can't see why is Shaku included as well.
@VirginMinion point hit the mark. Good cards can be meme cards. Just watch channels such as Trolden and you will see some great moments created by these cards. Kripp had a really great moment with Firelands Portal recently for example, check this video later, really funny:
wow I'm going to miss a lot of those cards. I took a break from hearthstone until black rock, so I didn't care about those cards, but I did love me some evolve shenanigans and the old gods (especially N'zoth), sad to see such good meme cards (and some genuinely good ones) leave.
On the Firelands Portal discussion: meme or not, I think the card has gotten a little bit shitty since K&C came out. The 7-drop pool gained Lynessa Sunsorrow, Corridor Creeper, and Silver Vanguard. After the rolls I've gotten lately, I certainly won't miss it.
And who can forget Auctionmaster Beardo? Oh, Exodia Paladin, we hardly knew ye.
You forgot Book Wyrm. Oh and Raza the Chained?
On a side note, I can't believe Cubelock is only losing two different cards...
Oh, how I will miss the counterfeit coin =(