Second rotation in the Year of the Dragon happened on June 3rd and brought 4 new sets of cards to Arena!

How is the new rotation treating you? What classes you think are the top dogs right now? Did some jumped to the top or get knocked down? Or is it the same old same old? What cards do you like the most from current pool? And which drive you crazy? Tell us!

Current card pool for Arena:

• Basic
• Classic
• Goblins vs Gnomes
• The Grand Tournament
• One Night in Karazhan
• The Boomsday Project
• Rise of Shadows

Classes by win rate (source HSreplay, at the time of writing):

• Paladin (53,3%)
• Mage (52,4%)
• Rogue (51,7%)
• Druid (51,2%)
• Warlock (48,6%)
• Hunter (48,5%)
• Shaman (47,1%)
• Priest (45,4%)
• Warrior (39,2%)

Top 10 class cards that are being picked the most (+neutrals):

What can we see from the data collected so far, there is little to no AOEs, which shouldnt come as a surprise, since the current sets didnt introduce many, at least not in the common/rare slot.

Mage and priest, and to some extent rogue, have advantage from having good aoes in their basic/classic sets with high offering rates. Other classes are not so lucky. Early tempo is still the name of the game. Many classes that could play defensively and value decks in the last rotation, like Warlock for example, lost most of their control tools, so they are forced into aggro/tempo archetypes, which is further supported by the type of cards in the current pool.

Keep in mind that this is obviously a very early report, but should give you some idea about how Arena looks at the moment.

Happy Friday! Wrapping up some bugs for the end of the week and documenting changes from earlier in the week that didn't make it into dedicated notes.. oops. Work continues tomorrow!

Big weekend goal is to have brand new card images imported for better consistency on the site. This will very likely include animated cards and animated card backs. The Pack Opener may also make an appearance this weekend, if not, it will appear early next week.

New Features

• The card back gallery! This has actually been live a few days.
  • It automatically updates with each patch once assets get rendered.
  • You can comment on individual card backs.
  • In a future update we'll let you favourite card backs and maybe even rank them!
  • What else would you like to see us do with card backs?
• You can now change your password via Account Management.

Changes

• Decks now flag themselves only based on patches where card changes occurred, not small bug fix patches.
• Deck Listing patch drop down now only displays patches with card changes.
• Sortable columns now display arrows indicating the direction of sort.
• Deck Listing Updated column now sorts by newest first on first click.

Bug Fixes

• Dust calculations on decks now correctly counts duplicate cards.
• All dust calculations and standard / wild flagging has been recalculated.
• Added Hearthstone breadcrumbs where they were missing on the site.
• Site sign out will no longer redirect you to our admin page.

I just tried logging into B.net to access HearthStone and I got this generic message ''Its a busy day for Blizzard services ... blahblahblah .. estimated wait time 170 minutes'' ... 
Is there a special event or something going on or is Battle.net Client/Server simply down?



Edit : By the time I was done with the post - no time at all - my estimate went up to 208min

Hello there!

As you know, the specialist format allows players to have similar decks with only 5 different cards. I was wondering if it would be possible (or even a good idea?) to have the possibility to create "versions" of a deck.

The idea is simple : on a deck page, you have the main list, with explanation on the left side, and maybe it would be a good idea to have "delta lists" (probably under the main deck, on the right side), where you just have the few cards that can be changed (with -1/-2 and +1/+2 next to them) plus a title above them, "Against Warrior", "More aggressive", "lowcost", you get the idea.

The cherry on the cake would be to be able to copy the deck code of alternative decklists.

Love the site so far!

One thing I didn't like on Hearthpwn is that there were errors when it comes to Total Dust calculation. If you look at this deck, you need 15020 dust to craft it. However, when I calculated the required dust with either Excel or calculator, it's exactly 15420, which is 400 off. Picture is here:

Then I checked my another deck, which requires 17720 dust to craft. Yet, it shows I need 19940 dust to craft, which is 2220 off. Here is the proof:

So, which one is wrong? Me or website?

"Edge LULW" I know, but I feel like this is an issue that should be addressed regardless.

On other browsers (for example, I'm currently using Chrome) it shows the expansion watermark next to the card. However, on Edge it's just a square of colour, as can be seen below.

On Chrome:

On Edge:

In addition, while I can type out comments, forum posts and deck descriptions, I am unable to submit whatever it is I am typing. Finally, hovering over the page dropdown lists works on Chrome, but not on Edge.

On Chrome:

(very responsive dropdown menu)

On Edge:

(no dropdown menu)

Now, I realise that this is a new website and it's going to have it's kinks, and I will admit that I would have never been able to make a website even remotely close to this. However, I still think that it's important for these issues to at least be brought into the limelight, because if nobody talks about a problem then it won't be solved.

I just noticed while looking at Ethereal Peddler. I presume you Devs/Admins/Staff utilized database taken from Hearthpwn/HSGamepedia. Either case, they are wrong except the last Patch Change Note from HSGamepedia and here is the proof:

I am not sure if other cards -be it from Standard or Wild- are wrong, but if I find another one, I will sure post it here.

Small thing but I'll report it anyway. I clicked on the Instagram icon in the footer of the site, which went to https://www.instagram.com/neveroutofcards/. The text in the user profile says:

Out Of Cards
hearthstation.com

There is no site at that domain. Thanks for carrying the torch; looking forward to seeing this becoming fully operational (+1 for prioritizing 80g Quest trading!)

Hi team, I don't know how to call this exactly, but what I mean is when you are clicking vote buttons (green/up or red/down), the button to somehow change color or shading or whatever, in order for you to know you have already clicked it. Right now there's no visible way to tell if you've already voted a deck or a comment. 

It's not a critical thing, but it'd be great for my OCD :D 

Hi folks,

So what are your thoughts after the buffs and introduction of Snip-Snap? I haven't seen too many new decks focused around buff cards, but Snip-Snap is quite prevalent. It is way too op in my opinion - not sure what Blizz were thinking. It stacks with pretty much any type of deck and archetype and it's now everywhere. Including Wild. I am using it in Token/Mech druid and it's kind of brainless :)  

You are welcome to share your opinions or just troll me. Cheers! 

I'm not the first person to suggest this, but I think it's likely and would be a good move. For newer players and players with smaller collections, Whizbang is an easy way to play decks that are at least decent (no, I haven't thoroughly vetted all the recipes, but I imagine some are okay?), and can help with figuring out deck types and play-styles you like before making crafting choices. Also, with the recent addition of SN1P-SN4P to Boomsday, they will have pre-emptively replaced the missing neutral legendary from that set.

One thing I've always wanted to see Blizzard do is to give us a solo content adventure that, upon completion, allows you to turn the card of your choice into a golden version of itself. The reason I want this is that I've always wanted a golden Tiron Fordring. Sure, I could spend 3400 dust on one, but that's a LOT of dust for a card I already have. A nice thing for Blizzard to do would be to allow us the ability to turn any card - just one - golden. And, sure, some people would do it just to dust it, but that's fine, too.

What do you all think? And what card would you make golden?

Hey all,

I'm aware of the bug that displays the first boss encounter hero wrongly but it's ok I guess, can live with that.

Thing is, I just finished a Chapter IV heroic run with priest and the win wasn't recorded. No Crown over hero portrait, no checkmark on the deck used, nothing.

Pretty disappointing. Not that it "matters" practically but spent a few hours trying and well, I'm on my way to complete everything using all heroes and decks and ya know.. Like I said, left a bitter taste.

Anyone else noticed something similar? Didn't see it coming up in any thread, not that I've searched beforehand tbh. Guessed they'll have it all sorted out so many days after release.

Is this card good or bad to include? I see many pro players postings lists including it, but I am surprised. When it dies, the 1/1s are horrible for Kangor's Endless Army. But is its value otherwise good enough to justify its inclusion?

Greetings,

I was trying to copy a code from a deck on my iphone but i can't find it.  Like other sites the copy button does not work because IOS, I always have to actually find the code and copy and paste.  But when I look at the decks on here i can't find out how to see the full code.   Any help would be appreciated.  I love the new site.

Hey all, I just wanted to ask how many golden legendaries have you got from packs in the whole time you've played the game. I personally started playing in 2016 when Old Gods came out and since, I've opened only ONE golden legendary - Lilian Voss. My friend, who's played for the same amount of time as me and we open roughly the same amount of packs, has already opened between five to ten golden legendaries (I can't remember exactly how many). What are your numbers? Is he really lucky or am I really unlucky? Where's the truth? Post below!

Greetings All you beautiful Nerds,

I have a problem. I hope some of you have seen this and know how to resolve it.

When I go into the hearthstone "My Collection" screen in my iOS platform. I occasionally run across a flag on a deck stating that I am a few cards short of a full deck. Yet, when I click on the deck it shows 30/30. The flag then goes away and the problem is resolved. What is going on?

Thanks,

I used to farm Murloc Shaman with Midrange Hunter but this new list of Murloc Shaman that has late game cards is hard to beat.

Howdy, I love Hearthstone more than I ever did MtG but one of the things I really miss is all the different formats you could play.  When you got your friends together there was a bunch of different rule sets that we either learned from others or found online.  Even had a few house formats for fun (first 5 turns no attacking was interesting).  

My favorite one always comes to mind with these co-op brawls, and that's 2 headed giants.  This format essentially allowed 4 players to join in teams of 2.  Both players share a life total (double the normal starting amount).  You didn't share a mana pool and the format for turns was Team 1 player A, Team 2 player A, Team 1 player B, team 2 player B.  This was a blast as we had tons of different ways to play it.  Sometimes one player was incredibly defensive while the second played combo.  You could also double up on the same strategy like a super aggro team.  I would love to see something like this in Hearthstone.  

What formats would you like to see?

Based on my current collection I was able to make a deck that performs decent.

1 Banehound (WAR) 77
2 Healer's Hawk (GRN) 14
1 Vengeant Vampire (G18) GP3
1 Dreadhorde Invasion (WAR) 86
2 Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord (WAR) 217
13 Swamp (RIX) 194
11 Plains (RIX) 192
2 Ajani's Welcome (M19) 6
2 Ajani's Pridemate (WAR) 4
1 Divine Arrow (WAR) 10
1 Kinjalli's Sunwing (XLN) 19
2 Territorial Hammerskull (XLN) 41
1 Resplendent Angel (M19) 34
3 Leonin Warleader (M19) 23
1 Shalai, Voice of Plenty (DAR) 35
1 God-Eternal Oketra (WAR) 16
1 Angelic Guardian (G18) GP1
1 Eviscerate (DAR) 91
2 Ravenous Chupacabra (RIX) 82
2 Murder (M19) 110
1 Mentor of the Meek (M19) 27
1 Dusk Legion Zealot (RIX) 70
2 Blood Divination (M19) 86
1 Liliana, Dreadhorde General (WAR) 97
1 God-Eternal Bontu (WAR) 92
3 Orzhov Guildgate (RNA) 253

Feels a little bit like a mix or aggro and mid range.

How is it possible that they have not released the update for iphone yet?

I hope this isn't just me - but the biggest reason I kept coming back to Hearthpwn was definitely the Card Creation Competitions. Are you guys planning to have those again? I could even help out, if you need. I loved those!

Hey you clever bunch, great work on the site so far and also thank you, i am one of many who very much appreciate your hard work.

I wondered wether or not it might be a neat idea to include a search button under the forum section of the drop down menu tab? This might encourage users to actually search the Forums for pre existing threads rather than create duplicate discussions.

Much love,

Jody

im literally spending 1 hour now to defeat the boss, but my "opponent" is just to stupid to know what to do and alays goes in at 60 hps instead of 1 shooting him

So last year around this time (6/11) there was an event called Taverns of Time. As a quick overview it featured about 30 unique Tavern Brawl exclusive cards. Most of it revolved around the Caverns of Time scenario from world of warcraft.

Some of the stuff from taverns of time is complementing stuff added in rise of shadows. Possibility Seeker was a 4 mana 4/5 shuffle your hand into your deck draw that many cards. Warlock has Plot Twist which is basically the same effect but as a spell. Cavern Dreamer adds a 2 or less mana cost spell to your hand at the end of turn. It was introduced in an era where mages were playing mostly 5+ mana spells. Right now we have cyclone mage instead which is pretty much the polar opposite. Fatecleaver seems like an interesting, and extreme, counter to Pogo rogue although the tavern set also introduced infinite minions with similar properties. Also noteworthy was that there were two named wow characters: Chromie and Murozond.

So if Rise of the Mechs is an event this year that focuses on the second set of last year. Was taverns of time a cheeky way to hint at the second set of this year from last year?