Toki, Time-Tinker was another example as she was able to add a random legendary minion from Wild format into the player's hand. For example, during the Year of the Kraken, Ball of Spiders was valid even though the Webspinners it generated were from three years earlier in the Curse of Naxxramas set. On the other hand, cards which specifically generate cards from other sets remain fully functional in Standard. This focuses the gameplay on the more refined set of cards in the format, and prevents players from using random chance to access cards that have been restricted from the format. Mechanics restricted this way include summoning or transforming into random minions. The conversion can also be reversed, removing the restrictions on adding Wild cards to the deck.ĭuring Standard games, cards that provide access to other cards randomly will only select from Standard sets, whereas in Wild they would be able to select from all cards. When editing a Standard deck, Wild-only cards from the player's collection are not displayed. Deck builders can convert a Wild deck to Standard using a button when hovering over the deck name, in which case Wild cards in the deck will be marked to allow for easy replacement. In the deck creation or selection screens, Standard-legal decks are displayed with plain unadorned borders, while those containing Wild cards show a thorny vine wrapped around the border. When playing a Standard game, players may only choose decks which are built entirely from Standard card sets, within the rotating two-calendar year window. Matches played in Standard format will always see both players obeying the format's restrictions players queuing for a Standard format match will never be matched against players from other formats. An icon shows the current Standard year's zodiac if Standard is selected. Players are able to select Standard format through the Constructed selection screen, or when challenging a friend to a Friendly Challenge. Playing in Standard For playing in other game formats, see Game format. The following card sets are currently available in Standard format with the Year of the Wolf.
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At that time, Curse of Naxxramas and Goblins vs Gnomes were sent to the new Wild format, making cards from those sets unavailable in Standard format play.ġ9 March 2014 Standard card sets For a full list of card sets, see Card set list. Standard format was released together alongside Whispers of the Old Gods and Wild format on April 26, 2016. Standard format is updated annually when the first new expansion of the year is released, marking the start of the new " Standard year". Furthermore, cards which are valid for the current Standard year are termed Standard cards. For example, a Standard adventure is one which is currently part of Standard format. The prefix Standard is used to refer to cards, game modes, and adventures which fall within the Standard format, or which are only available in Standard format. Standard is the default format for new players, and is used in all official tournaments such as the Hearthstone Grandmasters and Hearthstone World Championship. In addition, Tavern Brawls may occasionally use Standard format. Standard is available as a format in Constructed matches ( Ranked and Casual), and Friendly Challenges. The lack of older expansion sets makes Standard format friendlier for new players.ĭuring Standard matches, random effects that produce cards are also restricted to only choosing from Standard sets, although non-random effects worded to generate specific Wild cards continue to function normally.
Games played in Standard format are restricted to cards from card sets released in the previous two calendar years, in addition to the Core set. Standard format is intended to feature a fresher and more focused Hearthstone experience, with a limited pool of cards allowing greater design space, a more dynamically shifting meta, more balanced play, and an easier entry for new players. Standard format (or Standard) is one of Hearthstone's three game formats in Constructed.
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