2017 marks the end of the Year of the Kraken for Hearthstone, and the beginning of a new Hearthstone Year: The Year of the Mammoth. Once the Year of the Mammoth officially begins with the first expansion of 2017, Blackrock Mountain, The Grand Tournament, and League of Explorers cards will become exclusive to Wild.
Certain cards from the Classic set will also become exclusive to the Wild format. These cards will be added to the new Hall of Fame set, which will also include cards that are currently in the Reward set.
Cards moving to the Hall of Fame set include:
Neutral Cards
- Azure Drake
- Sylvanas Windrunner
- Ragnaros the Firelord
Class Cards
- Power Overwhelming
- Ice Lance
- Conceal
For the Year of the Mammoth, the release cycle will include a 130 card expansion at the start of the year, a 130 card expansion in the middle of the year, and another 130 card expansion at the end of the year. That’s a lot of cards.
In the Year of the Mammoth, cards will be acquired via packs—just like other expansions in the past. Additionally, each release will include optional single-player missions that will help develop the expansions’ thematic narratives and offer fun challenges.
Sometime after the release of the expansion, Blizzard plans to run a Heroic Tavern Brawl using the Wild format. They will also be collaborating with third-party tournament organizers to promote additional Hearthstone tournaments using the Wild format so fans can get in on the fun and win some neat stuff.
And before the release of this next expansion, there will be daily login rewards available for a limited time, offering dust, gold, and expansion packs, along with a few other surprises. 2017 is shaping up to be a good year for Hearthstone.
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