{"id":12910,"date":"2021-02-20T17:43:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T17:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/what-is-hearthstone-core-set-how-it-works-how-to-get-new-cards-release-date-more"},"modified":"2024-07-19T09:26:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T09:26:30","slug":"what-is-hearthstone-core-set-how-it-works-how-to-get-new-cards-release-date-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/hearthstone\/what-is-hearthstone-core-set-how-it-works-how-to-get-new-cards-release-date-more","title":{"rendered":"Hearthstone Core Set: How to get, new cards, release date, more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the lasts couple of years, Hearthstone has been undergoing some significant changes, but the introduction of a Core Set is by far one of the biggest shifts in the way players will be playing Standard constructed going forward.<\/p>\n

Since the introduction of Standard rotation back in April 2016, the Standard format would consist of card sets form the current and previous year plus Basic and Classic sets.<\/p>\n

The system has been working like this over the last five years, but things are about to change drastically when the next Standard rotation comes in March 2021.<\/p>\n

Instead of Basic & Classic sets as a cornerstone of the Standard format, Blizzard introduces a Core set.<\/p>\n

Let’s see what is this Core set and how it will impact the game and its future.<\/p>\n

What is Hearthstone’s Core set?<\/h2>\n

\"hearthstoneThe symbol of a Core set (Picture: Blizzard)<\/span><\/p>\n

A Core set will be a set of handpicked cards by the Hearthstone design team which will change each year with the Standard rotation.<\/p>\n

The Core set replaces Basic and Classic cards in the Standard format and will contain a selection of 235 cards.<\/p>\n

Unlike Basic and Classic sets, the Core set won’t be a permanent part of the Standard format, and it will change each year, but we currently don’t know how drastic these changes will be.<\/p>\n

This will allow for each new Standard year to fill fresh and exciting but also allow for balance changes in the Standard format without a need for card nerfs when you can simply remove problematic cards from the Core set.<\/p>\n

What cards will be in the Core set?<\/h2>\n

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The Core set will get 29 brand new cards (Picture: Blizzard)<\/span><\/p>\n

With each new Standard year rotation, there will be a new Core set, but Blizzard hasn’t yet revealed how significant these changes will be.<\/p>\n

For the Year of the Gryphon, which is the next Standard rotation coming in March 2021, the Core set will consist of 235 curated cards, specifically with the current Standard sets in mind.<\/p>\n