Having noted that it is mentioned that discussion for other games is encouraged, and that there are others here who play and are interested in Magic: Arena, would it be possible to have a forum specifcally for the game somewhere on the site?

If I'm blind and there already is one, my apologies - it's early, I'm tired and my eyes are stinging, lol - I did go and have a look, but didn't see a specific forum for it other than this General Chat area, which is probably less useful for it.

:-)

Welcome to the Standard Forums!

Welcome everyone to the Standard Discussion Forum. This forum was created to facilitate discussion of the Standard format, the format that Blizzard has decided will be used for Hearthstone Championship events going forward.

Please use this forum to discuss anything and everything with the Standard format. We ask that all threads in this forum are kept constructive in nature. Non-constructive threads will be deleted upon notice and the poster will be given a formal warning.

If your post is simply an image, or an image with a line of text, it probably isn't going to be creating any thought-provoking discussion. Add some meat to it!

If you wish to discuss the Wild format, please do so in the Wild forum.

Current Set Rotation

In standard, only the newest cards are in play! Each standard year consists of up to 6 card sets; the latest releases, as well as the basic and classic card pools. For a detailed look at how Standard works, check out our guide!

Additionally, a new pool was created as of the Year of the Mammoth known as the Hall of Fame. This set is restricted to Wild format as well. Cards currently in this set can be viewed on our Hall of Fame Guide!

Standard Format FAQ

How often will Standard format change?
Standard format will be updated with the first new Expansion released each year. When that happens Standard format will be updated to include card sets from the current and previous calendar year.  The Basic and Classic card sets are always part of the Standard format.

Why are Basic and Classic always part of Standard?
These cards serve as a foundation for Hearthstone. They help give Hearthstone its flavor, they have mechanics that are great for introducing new players to the game, and players who have taken a break can return to Hearthstone confident that they’ll be familiar with these cards.

What is the Year of the Dragon?
The Year of the Dragon is a thematic way to refer to the first year of Standard format play. Next year, when the first new Expansion of the year is released, a new Hearthstone year will begin, Standard format will be updated, and a different beast will symbolize the year!

How will random effects work in Standard?
Random effects (including summoning random minions or cards, the Discover mechanic, transformations, or any other similar effects) will only summon cards that are eligible for the format you are playing. Thus, random effects in Standard will summon only cards that would be usable in the Standard format. All cards are legal in Wild format, so such effects will function as they always have.

Will Arenas use Standard format?
Arena has recently been modified to utilize the same Standard format as constructed! No wild cards here.

Will Tavern Brawls use formats?
Tavern Brawls have different rules each week, so some Brawls will be in Wild format, while others could be in Standard format, but they’ll all be crazy fun!

Will my Adventure decks be affected by the new formats?
Adventures will be in Wild format, thus allowing you to use your entire collection to build Adventure decks.

Can I play a Standard deck in Wild?
Yes! The Wild format includes your entire collection regardless of release date, including all of your cards that are usable in Standard format, so you can queue up for Wild using a Standard format deck directly.

Can I play Friendly Challenges in Standard format?
Yes! You will have the option to issue a Friendly Challenge using Standard or Wild format, and your opponent will only have the option to use decks of the appropriate format.

Are Standard cards labeled in the Collection Manager?
Individual cards are not labeled by format, though there will be visual cues in the Collection Manager to let you know whether you are building a Standard or Wild deck. There will also be a filter in the Collection Manager to display only Standard format cards.

Are the new deck slots only available for use with Standard decks?
You can use the new deck slots for either Standard or Wild decks. These extra deck slots become available after unlocking all nine Hearthstone heroes.

How will collecting cards work?
Adventures and Expansions that are part of Standard format will be available for purchase with gold or real money. Card sets that aren’t part of Standard format won’t be available for purchase from the in-game Shop, but you will be able to purchase them on battle.net website with real money or craft any of those cards using Arcane Dust, including cards from Adventures that previously could not be disenchanted or crafted.

How will purchasing Adventures work?
You will be able to purchase Adventures that are part of the current Standard format normally. Adventures that are not part of Standard can only be purchased with real money on battle.net website. If you already own at least one wing of such an Adventure, you’ll have the option to unlock the remaining wings using in-game gold.

Can I still craft or disenchant cards that aren’t part of Standard format?
Yes, you can craft or disenchant all of these cards—including cards from Adventures which previously could not be disenchanted or crafted—for their normal Arcane Dust value. This excludes Basic cards, which can never be crafted or disenchanted.

Note that you can also craft and disenchant cards from Standard format Adventures, as long as you’ve already earned them by completing the necessary challenges.

Will Reward set cards such as Gelbin Mekkatorque and Old Murk-Eye be part of Wild or Standard format?
All current Reward set cards, including Promo cards, will be restricted to Wild format.

When Standard format arrives, the Captain’s Parrot and Old Murk-Eye cards won’t be given for collecting their associated classic cards, but can instead be crafted (and disenchanted).

Acquiring the Promo cards Gelbin Mekkatorque and Elite Tauren Chieftain remains unchanged: the normal versions of these cards can still be crafted or disenchanted, while the golden versions were acquired via special events and cannot be disenchanted or crafted.

Which of my Ranks will be shown to my Battle.net friends?
Your current best Rank, whether Standard or Wild, will be automatically displayed to Battle.net friends.

Will Blizzard feature the top 100 Ranked players for both the Standard and Wild formats?
Currently, they feature the top 200 players for both formats.

Can I earn Hearthstone Championship Tour points by competing in Ranked in both formats?
No. Standard will be the only format that offers Hearthstone Championship Tour points for 2017.

Will all official Blizzard esports events be played in Standard format?
Yes. Standard is the official format of the Hearthstone Championship Tour and the Hearthstone World Championship.

Will any sets that leave Standard format become part of Standard again in the future?
There are currently no plans to add Wild format only sets back into the Standard format.

Any plans for Inkeeper to work on this site?

One of of the features that I personally loved about Hearthpwn is the notification system that announced when the thread you're subscribed to have updated or when someone has answered your PM. Is there something similar like that coming to this site? If not, I'd like for it to be since it is really hard to find the thread you want to see if the site continue to grow.

Hiya - apologies if I am jumping the gun here and it's already being sorted.
I went to click on my thread about MTG:Arena, (which looks like it's been moved to the Magic General section) - but I don't appear to have access to it?
(I get a 403 Access Denied).

It's possible that it's still being configured and I'm just too quick of course, lol.
Just wondered if I needed to do anything to access that part. :-)

hello fellow fatigue club members and leaders! (kappa) I think we really need this cool thread, also with hearthpwn's blacklist data!

Yay, new site! Hey everyone! I’m having issues with drop-down navigation and profile management on mobile. Is there a fix for this, or can I go to the full site on mobile?

First off, the site looks really good - I like the Adventure Font (I think it is) for the site name / logo. 
If I see things, I'll add them to this here. But some bits I've come across:

- It would be useful to have a link at the end of a thread page to return to the top of the page and / or a breadcrumb link to get back to the main page again. Having to scroll up to the top of the page (or pressing Ctrl+Home) is doable, but awkward

- There is a random "p" down there under the entry text area for replying to a thread (or creating a new one). Pressing it selects all the text in the Text Area. If that is the intended function, it could probably use a rename in front end code

- (Low priority) - Any chance of customisable (or selective) colour schemes perhaps?

- Notifications for new messages as it's hard to keep trakc of replies.

- Profile & Manage options. The Manage option could probably work better if inside the Profile PAge area. I found that when I wanted to update my profile, I inuitively clicked on the Profile link and was then confused as to how to edit my details. :-)

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EDIT : From Ironfist15 

- Search box for forums to stop potential spamming

- Notification tab

From "P"

- Search box for cards

On that note, should "P" be a viable username? Lol :-D 
Think you may want to consider a minimum char-length for names and passwords (if there isn't one)

*** I will add more as I come across things ***

Cheers all! :-D

I've come across something rather odd. 
I am reporting it here, but will try and see if I can reproduce the issue on a regular basis if I can.
Ok, I actually just managed to do it. Often, if I use Shift+Space to go to the next line, I find that the space bar suddenly stops working (This seems to occur on the 3rd time I use the Shift+Space - so the third line).

Looking into this a bit further, it's fine if I use a standard carriage return (like to this paragraph). It also seems to be if I press Space Bar, BEFORE I start typing, it will jump me back to the previous line. 
By no means game-breaking, but can be annoying.
Likethislinehere.ThethirdShift+Spaceperparagraphhasstoppedmyspacebarworking.

But if I do a normal return, the space bar works again.

Weird. :-)

Came here from HearthPwn, noticed a thing or two I'd figure I'd mention.
I know the website is still in Beta so maybe the below list is already on a todo list.
If so, maybe having that todo list as a stickied topic in this forum is an idea?

Anyways, my feedback so far:

• When I logged in, I ended up on the Register page. I created my account earlier today from a different computer, maybe that causes it? I was succesfully logged in though.
  
  
• For the card list, I'm really missing the option to visually see the cards. The cards themselves display all their information which makes them a very efficient means of showing a big list of cards. It's what I always used on HearthPwn and it feels easier to use than a flat list with only text.
  
  
• Missing a Standard filter in the card list is also quite big I think. I lacks years of cards to play Wild so only Standard cards are useful to me.
  
  
• Cost filter for Decks is something I'm missing as well. Decks that cost 15k+ dust are unlikely to be playable by me so I'd like to be able to filter them out.
  
  
• There is no way to see yet in which threads/topics you're active, only the ones you've created. Makes it a bit tricky to check for updates.
  
  
• There is little spacing between list items if you don't Shift+Enter between items, maybe add some spacing for readability?
• Because without it, it feels like the text can clutter up pretty quickly and become a big listed wall of text that's hard to read and separate from items that go over more than one line. Could just be me though. :P
• I only had this once on my other computer, but I was unable to use the Spacebar at the end of my text. I could use it if was between any text, but if I was just typing a line at the end, hitting Spacebar didn't do anything, like it was being trimmed out or something. Could be my Google Chrome as I'm using Firefox at the moment, I'll check when I get back on that computer.

Anyways, that's it for now, if I see anything else, I'll let you know!

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Hi there, 

right now im trying my third Version of Wall Priest and since the Nerfs went live (Aggro Rogue was the worst match up)  i´m having a blast. 

I just wanted to share the list with you and i also tried to write my very first Guide :)

Wall Priest 3.0

Wild · Wall Priest · by FieselFitz · 7 years ago

• 0 Forbidden Words x 2
• 1 Inner Fire x 2
• 1 Power Word: Shield x 2
• 2 Divine Hymn x 2
• 2 Divine Spirit x 2
• 2 Seance x 2
• 2 Shadow Word: Death x 2
• 3 Holy Nova x 2
• 4 Archmage Vargoth x 1
• 4 Mass Dispel x 1
• 5 Convincing Infiltrator x 2
• 5 Mass Hysteria x 2
• 5 Witchwood Grizzly x 2
• 5 Zilliax x 1
• 7 Catrina Muerte x 1
• 8 Mosh'Ogg Enforcer x 2
• 9 Mass Resurrection x 2

6,300 Dust 1,436 1 Copy Deck Code

Let me know what you think!

I play in both but being able to turn this on and off sure is helpful to find a useful deck faster.  Thanks otherwise everything looks really good!

Would be nice to not create multiple threads about the same thing :)

A question I have though: Are you implementing most functions that was available in Hearthpwn?
Functions I used a lot was:

• The filters in the deck search (to find unexpected wacky decks, mostly in wild)
• Collection of my cards (so I could see what cards I was missing in a deck)
• Favorite Decks
• The defunct search filter to search for a specific boss in adventures and such

Also if you need any help with SQL I will gladly do that since I work with it daily. :) Just send me a pm.

Great work so far though! Was worried hearthpwn would leave a hole in my hearth but this has a lot of promise!

Use this sub-forum to discuss everything Priest related. Discuss strategies, lore, cards, deck-building, archetypes, and more!

Priest Basics.

Priest Hero Lore.

For those of you that have made your way here, let's start some discussion about Priests!

• How do you feel about this class? 
• Why do you play/not play this class?
• What do you think are the most iconic cards of this class?
• What do you like/dislike about this class?
• What are your most/least favourite deck archetypes associated with this class?

Hello fellow moderators.

Firstly I have loved the concept of the site. Darker theme feels better than brighter one for me. Thanks for deciding to make it like that.

I would ask a question about deckbuilder.

I have no clue about web coding so I would ask is that possible to copy a deck from hearthstone and paste it to the deckbuilder for building the deck quicker.

I mean, i am asking the vice-versa of the Hearthstone deck string content.

If it is possible, it may be a good addition to deckbuilder.

Thanks for your adorable work !

Does anybody have any idea on what priest will become after the rotation? 

At the moment I only see a "value"/control direction with the spirits, the 7/8 taunt and some other big(ger) stuff. However I don't see how priest would survive in standard without the board clears. Would we use healing circle again as a 2 card board clear?

Anyway for me it's still very unclear if priest would be any good. If you have a good idea/direction let me know :-)

hello,

I hope you’ll make an updated card back collection. I know curse did not Wand you to update the card back list. Now is the chance! :))

thanks 

I can't stress this one enough.

Hello! Just wanted to stop by on this new fancy site to say good luck from all of us over at r/CustomHearthstone on Reddit. Although we shared a lot of similar people, content, and interests, the fan creation section of Hearthpwn was still a great place to visit. I really respected the community that was built up there and all the great competitions it held. New beginnings can be tough, but they can also be a good chance to try new things and do things better, so cheers to that!

1. Now that Hearthpwn shut down, what about Innkeeper? Will this site have a collection manager that can be synchronized with it?
2. Can deck codes be inserted in the deck builder?

The lack of notification system is what killed Blizzard's official forums. That is a central function for any forum. How is the user supposed to keep up with a discussion if they don't get notifications about new replies?

Or maybe I managed to miss it, idk.

This is a deck I'm working on at the moment. I don't play a whole lot though, so maybe some of you would like to try it and give some feedback:

Unity, Precision, Perfection - Mech Deathrattle Hunter ft. Star Aligner

Wild · Mech Hunter · by Zelgadis · 7 years ago

• 2 Fireworks Tech x 2
• 2 Galvanizer x 1
• 2 Upgradeable Framebot x 2
• 2 Venomizer x 2
• 3 Bronze Gatekeeper x 2
• 3 Faceless Rager x 2
• 3 Nine Lives x 2
• 3 Spider Bomb x 2
• 3 Ursatron x 2
• 5 Wargear x 2
• 5 Zilliax x 1
• 6 Mechanical Whelp x 2
• 6 Missile Launcher x 1
• 6 Mossy Horror x 1
• 6 Safeguard x 2
• 7 Rabble Bouncer x 2
• 7 Star Aligner x 1
• 8 Da Undatakah x 1

6,240 Dust 3,022 2 Copy Deck Code

The archetype is powerful enough that you can win with it on ladder even if you don't manage to draw or activate Star Aligner.

There is a guide inside that describes the game plan and the card choices I made.

Besides the settled meta there are some cards which are not played that much.
The best class for shuffle synergies besides Bomb Warrior is Warlock because of Plot Twist.

There are also a lot of other cards with shuffle or "when you draw this" effects. I made a warlock deck called "Circuslock" with a small guide to showcase some of these synergies, I hope you like it and give some feedback. I think those kind of cards are very underrated in the current meta, what do you think?

Here is the deck:

Circuslock

Wild · Control Warlock · by Leolph · 7 years ago

• 1 Mortal Coil x 2
• 1 The Soularium x 1
• 2 Hench-Clan Hogsteed x 2
• 2 Plot Twist x 2
• 2 Vicious Scalehide x 2
• 3 Augmented Elekk x 2
• 3 Untamed Beastmaster x 2
• 4 Portal Keeper x 2
• 5 Deathweb Spider x 2
• 5 Dollmaster Dorian x 1
• 6 Aranasi Broodmother x 2
• 6 Portal Overfiend x 2
• 7 Amani War Bear x 2
• 7 Arch-Villain Rafaam x 1
• 7 Blood Troll Sapper x 2
• 7 Lord Godfrey x 1
• 8 Fel Lord Betrug x 1
• 9 Oondasta x 1

13,600 Dust 1,114 2 Copy Deck Code

Very informative thread.