We're getting a new round of Classic cards and with that a couple of cards are also being sent to the Hall of Fame and being replaced.
If you want to learn more about class identity and why Blizzard decided to move Vanish and Mind Blast to the Hall of Fame, check out this post from them.
- All the cards have dedicated discussion threads - find links to them below!
- If you want to build new theorycraft decks with the new cards, they're all in our deckbuilder.
Hall of Fame
Two [Hearthstone Card (Basic) Not Found] cards are being sent to the Hall of Fame.
- Vanish is being moved to the Hall of Fame. It is being replaced by a new minion named Plaguebringer.
- Mind Blast is being moved to the Hall of Fame. It is being replaced by a new spell named Radiance.
New Classic Cards
Eight new cards are being added to the Classic set. They will be available for crafting and through card packs.
Comments
WOW.
And this will happen presumably in July, before the next expansion?
High Inquisitor Whitemane is an amazing card. Think of the value that can generate. And its stats are decent already!
only if you play zoo Priest LUL !!!
really bad cards for replacment im quit dissapointed from the dev team. im glad that vanish rotates .
the only good card i can see( and have fun with) is this adding a random legendary to my hand.
Yeah, they haven't given us an exact time yet but it is coming before the next expansion. I suspect in a couple of weeks so we have a month to play with a fresh meta of new cards.
Damn Blizzard, you been doing GOOD this year.
With all due respect, I think they could stop beating rogue down, It's been what, 5 to infinite hits last year? Cold blood, vanish, the draw pirate/weapon card, evil miscreant, and prep, which makes an uncountable nerf to all of the big spells and combo cards...
Can't be happy seeing another fun class getting destroyed, forcing me to go and play more hunter :(
I think it was Kibler's "The Classic Set Problem" video a while back, but he addressed Rogue Basic/Classic cards specifically as an example of why he doesn't like the "evergreen" cards in Standard. Basically boiled down to how while Rogue has typically been a good, viable class in just about any meta it's not because they get cool expansion cards but rather their Basic/Classic cards are so strong.
So if that's the case, these changes are coming all at once but have likely been needed for a while to open up the design space Team 5 has for Rogue. I would hope that all these changes to Rogue's evergreen cards, as well as the move of Priest's Mind Blast to HoF will open up both classes to some fun, new cards allowing for fresh feeling archetypes within the classes.
Just goes to show just how many OP cards Rogue keeps getting, really ;-
Sorry, but those card won't affect the meta at all, they are too weak they are at best arena cards.
I do believe they will impact the game:
· You can include one copy of Gift of the Wild in Token Druid.
· Arcane Devourer looks amazing being an Elemental in Cyclone Mage.
· I'm also thinking of High Inquisitor Whitemane in Resurrect Priest.
· Siegebreaker... not really sure but could replace Rafaam for a Zoolock (already has 4-6 demons and more could be added)
In general, the experimentation + the Hall of Famed cards will shift the meta no doubt. Hopefully it will be a big and fun shift :)
Sorry if it sounds too arrogant but, I have been around for enough time to judge cards really well, I know those cards will see no play.
Gift of the wild.. You are paying 8 mana for +2/+2 on all minions, you can't combo it with anything and the taunt is irrelevant as they want to clear your tokens anyway, would rather play Cenarius, which isn't played in token druid atm BTW.
Arcane devoured is garbage, if you are playing small spells while playing a high cost card why aren't you play antonidas or exotic mount seller? And no, elemental invocation doesn't make this card any good, should cost 5 mana that how much overcosted the card is.
Replace rafaam? You mean the back up plan card? How does siege breaker helps zoo against control, you seem to not know the purpose of rafaam in zoo, the card is too expensive, it doesn't have currently a place in zoo, but it have a chance to see maybe play as demon synergy is required.
Inquisitor is a win more card requires you to control the board and trade, compares poorly with kelthudzad and revenge of the wild has a slight chance of maybe seeing play probably the one that seem to suck the least and have an actual niche.
The other card I think might see play is brightwing but not currently cause mechs are better than dragons.
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brightwing is great, inquisitor is win more yes but some decks need that so could be called situational, SI:7 would fly in a secret meta
rest are total garbage though, they're way too scared of impact of "classic" cards that don't rotate and just print full garbage ... but still some of these wouldn't see play even if just mana reduced by 1,2 even 3!