I just decided to start with Hearthstone again as I loved to delve into the details when I got acquainted with it, but now that I'm checking up on it I can see that I got so many builds and it's absolutely hopeless. I got some good cards but I'm completely clueless about how to proceed when getting crushed every time even though I'm not even ranked yet. I appreciate any directions! Also, I assume classic mode is the way to go?
There are three somewhat overlapping modes: Classic, Wild and Standard.
Classic is the game from 2014. Cards are frozen with their stats and abilities at that point in time. Unlikely to ever be touched again in terms of balancing or updates. Cards you have from that period of time will be available to use. Crafting and dusting will affect other modes.
Standard is the current format that features the last two years of expansions plus the Core set. The Core set is a free set of cards containing Basic and Classic cards as well as some selected cards from other expansions. This set rotates once per year, giving Blizzard some way of balancing what is available for everyone in addition to the expansions. Expansions rotate to Wild as a set all cards released per year (all three expansions and all three mini sets) after the two year period. Expect periodic balance changes with full dust values for changed cards (exceptions apply). Mini sets are additional cards released roughly at expansion mid point to shake up the meta.
Wild is where all cards end up in and where all (except one) cards are available for use. Less frequent balance changes. Cards in Wild share a slot with Classic and for their golden forms also with the Core set. If you dust something here from the Classic set, you will lose it in the Classic mode. Although the Core set is free, it's only limited for the duration of the year. If you dust something that is also available in the Core set, you will still be able to use it for that duration of time, but it will be gone with the rotation.
Another change is that we don't get gold from quests any more and the introduction of the reward track. Completing quests and playing yield experience that let you advance through the track with different rewards per level until 100. From then on you will just receive gold until the cap at level 400. You can buy the Tavern Pass for some additional cosmetics and an experience boost.
I assume you got the free deck promotion? Which deck did you pick? Also watching the currently running Grandmaster tournament might help you understand how some of the decks work.
There are three somewhat overlapping modes: Classic, Wild and Standard.
Classic is the game from 2014. Cards are frozen with their stats and abilities at that point in time. Unlikely to ever be touched again in terms of balancing or updates. Cards you have from that period of time will be available to use. Crafting and dusting will affect other modes.
Standard is the current format that features the last two years of expansions plus the Core set. The Core set is a free set of cards containing Basic and Classic cards as well as some selected cards from other expansions. This set rotates once per year, giving Blizzard some way of balancing what is available for everyone in addition to the expansions. Expansions rotate to Wild as a set all cards released per year (all three expansions and all three mini sets) after the two year period. Expect periodic balance changes with full dust values for changed cards (exceptions apply). Mini sets are additional cards released roughly at expansion mid point to shake up the meta.
Wild is where all cards end up in and where all (except one) cards are available for use. Less frequent balance changes. Cards in Wild share a slot with Classic and for their golden forms also with the Core set. If you dust something here from the Classic set, you will lose it in the Classic mode. Although the Core set is free, it's only limited for the duration of the year. If you dust something that is also available in the Core set, you will still be able to use it for that duration of time, but it will be gone with the rotation.
Another change is that we don't get gold from quests any more and the introduction of the reward track. Completing quests and playing yield experience that let you advance through the track with different rewards per level until 100. From then on you will just receive gold until the cap at level 400. You can buy the Tavern Pass for some additional cosmetics and an experience boost.
I assume you got the free deck promotion? Which deck did you pick? Also watching the currently running Grandmaster tournament might help you understand how some of the decks work.
I'm going with Standard then, thanks for the elaboration. I think the deck promotion thing I picked was Scabb's Scoundrels. But I'm always getting destroyed by people with quest cards and I seem to have absolutely no chance. I have tons of cards, should I perhaps dust them to enable a specific build?
There are three somewhat overlapping modes: Classic, Wild and Standard.
Classic is the game from 2014. Cards are frozen with their stats and abilities at that point in time. Unlikely to ever be touched again in terms of balancing or updates. Cards you have from that period of time will be available to use. Crafting and dusting will affect other modes.
Standard is the current format that features the last two years of expansions plus the Core set. The Core set is a free set of cards containing Basic and Classic cards as well as some selected cards from other expansions. This set rotates once per year, giving Blizzard some way of balancing what is available for everyone in addition to the expansions. Expansions rotate to Wild as a set all cards released per year (all three expansions and all three mini sets) after the two year period. Expect periodic balance changes with full dust values for changed cards (exceptions apply). Mini sets are additional cards released roughly at expansion mid point to shake up the meta.
Wild is where all cards end up in and where all (except one) cards are available for use. Less frequent balance changes. Cards in Wild share a slot with Classic and for their golden forms also with the Core set. If you dust something here from the Classic set, you will lose it in the Classic mode. Although the Core set is free, it's only limited for the duration of the year. If you dust something that is also available in the Core set, you will still be able to use it for that duration of time, but it will be gone with the rotation.
Another change is that we don't get gold from quests any more and the introduction of the reward track. Completing quests and playing yield experience that let you advance through the track with different rewards per level until 100. From then on you will just receive gold until the cap at level 400. You can buy the Tavern Pass for some additional cosmetics and an experience boost.
I assume you got the free deck promotion? Which deck did you pick? Also watching the currently running Grandmaster tournament might help you understand how some of the decks work.
I'm going with Standard then, thanks for the elaboration. I think the deck promotion thing I picked was Scabb's Scoundrels. But I'm always getting destroyed by people with quest cards and I seem to have absolutely no chance. I have tons of cards, should I perhaps dust them to enable a specific build?
Dusting is an option, but make sure to check the decks beforehand. Would be a waste to blow through your collection just to end up with a deck you don't like.
Sites like https://www.vicioussyndicate.com and https://hsreplay.net should give you some overview of the current decks. Also worth checking the mentioned tournament or youtubers/streamers to get a feel for some decks. The current meta is quite a bit solitaire-y with not that much interaction.
Worth noting is that the reward track has a few packs, a random legendary and gold, which might be enough to buy the next mini set (2000g) depending on your progress instead of spending money on it.
If you buy packs, you are guaranteed to get a random legendary of the set within the first 10 packs instead of the normal 40 pack pity timer. That might yield some useful cards as well. Buy them one by one to not spend too much gold on expansions you might not want. That said, there is also duplicate protection. So you won't see a card more than twice until you have collected everything in that rarity. That way having at least all commons and rares should be possible within a reasonable amount of packs.
I just decided to start with Hearthstone again as I loved to delve into the details when I got acquainted with it, but now that I'm checking up on it I can see that I got so many builds and it's absolutely hopeless. I got some good cards but I'm completely clueless about how to proceed when getting crushed every time even though I'm not even ranked yet. I appreciate any directions! Also, I assume classic mode is the way to go?
Get your credit card out start buying packs hope for demon seed and get legend. B4 it gets nerfed lol
im an Arena player which is also in a bad spot as standard (imo) but better than standard (bias ofcourse) - dust wise the decks are cheaper overall it seems?? id wait for next nerfs before jumping into anything expensive 5k+ dust?
so play BGs and hope Beast is banned -
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I just decided to start with Hearthstone again as I loved to delve into the details when I got acquainted with it, but now that I'm checking up on it I can see that I got so many builds and it's absolutely hopeless. I got some good cards but I'm completely clueless about how to proceed when getting crushed every time even though I'm not even ranked yet. I appreciate any directions! Also, I assume classic mode is the way to go?
Believe me, don't play again.
If you liked a two player experience then don't bother. If you like solitiare buy either the mage or warlock quests....
A few things first:
There are three somewhat overlapping modes: Classic, Wild and Standard.
Classic is the game from 2014. Cards are frozen with their stats and abilities at that point in time. Unlikely to ever be touched again in terms of balancing or updates. Cards you have from that period of time will be available to use. Crafting and dusting will affect other modes.
Standard is the current format that features the last two years of expansions plus the Core set. The Core set is a free set of cards containing Basic and Classic cards as well as some selected cards from other expansions. This set rotates once per year, giving Blizzard some way of balancing what is available for everyone in addition to the expansions. Expansions rotate to Wild as a set all cards released per year (all three expansions and all three mini sets) after the two year period. Expect periodic balance changes with full dust values for changed cards (exceptions apply). Mini sets are additional cards released roughly at expansion mid point to shake up the meta.
Wild is where all cards end up in and where all (except one) cards are available for use. Less frequent balance changes. Cards in Wild share a slot with Classic and for their golden forms also with the Core set. If you dust something here from the Classic set, you will lose it in the Classic mode. Although the Core set is free, it's only limited for the duration of the year. If you dust something that is also available in the Core set, you will still be able to use it for that duration of time, but it will be gone with the rotation.
Another change is that we don't get gold from quests any more and the introduction of the reward track. Completing quests and playing yield experience that let you advance through the track with different rewards per level until 100. From then on you will just receive gold until the cap at level 400. You can buy the Tavern Pass for some additional cosmetics and an experience boost.
I assume you got the free deck promotion? Which deck did you pick? Also watching the currently running Grandmaster tournament might help you understand how some of the decks work.
I'm going with Standard then, thanks for the elaboration. I think the deck promotion thing I picked was Scabb's Scoundrels. But I'm always getting destroyed by people with quest cards and I seem to have absolutely no chance. I have tons of cards, should I perhaps dust them to enable a specific build?
Dusting is an option, but make sure to check the decks beforehand. Would be a waste to blow through your collection just to end up with a deck you don't like.
Sites like https://www.vicioussyndicate.com and https://hsreplay.net should give you some overview of the current decks. Also worth checking the mentioned tournament or youtubers/streamers to get a feel for some decks. The current meta is quite a bit solitaire-y with not that much interaction.
Worth noting is that the reward track has a few packs, a random legendary and gold, which might be enough to buy the next mini set (2000g) depending on your progress instead of spending money on it.
If you buy packs, you are guaranteed to get a random legendary of the set within the first 10 packs instead of the normal 40 pack pity timer. That might yield some useful cards as well. Buy them one by one to not spend too much gold on expansions you might not want. That said, there is also duplicate protection. So you won't see a card more than twice until you have collected everything in that rarity. That way having at least all commons and rares should be possible within a reasonable amount of packs.
Get your credit card out start buying packs hope for demon seed and get legend. B4 it gets nerfed lol
Put 130$ in mercenaries mode and you are good to go.
im an Arena player which is also in a bad spot as standard (imo) but better than standard (bias ofcourse) - dust wise the decks are cheaper overall it seems?? id wait for next nerfs before jumping into anything expensive 5k+ dust?
so play BGs and hope Beast is banned -