Hearthstone: Upcoming Year of the Mammoth

Hello everybody, Geek Generation here. Blizzard made more announcements some days ago. Year of the Mammoth is coming and there are going some goodies.

First order of things is Standard rotation. When Year of the Mammoth (it’s year of the Kraken now, since Whisper of the Old Gods) rolls around, almost all the adventures will be gone. Blackrock Mountain and League of Explorers will be leaving standard, which means bye bye most dragon decks, Reno decks, Brann Bronzebeard.

The Grand Tournament would also be leaving. Notable cards from TGT are Twilight Guardian and all the other dragon related stuff, Justicar Truheart, Aviana, Totem Golem, Thunder Bluff Valiant, Bash.

Year of the Mammoth will see the retirement of alot of decks. Even if they do not retire, they are forever changed, in Standard that is. Aviana Kun combos are gone, Reno decks are gone, existing Control Warriors will have to return to non-Elise, non-Justicar versions, i don’t even remember what they look like before. And Shamans.. with the lost of Totem Golems, and Thunder Bluff Valiant and the changes to Pirates (or Pirate), will Shaman decks survive?

Then there’s the Hall of Fame retirement set. Azure Drake, Sylvanas, Ragnaros, Power Overwhelming, Ice Lance, Conceal are all going to be retired. What does this mean for Classic packs though? Are there going to be replacements?

With Tomb Pillager and Conceal going away, is Miracle Rogue going away too?

As a bonus, Blizzard will be refunding the Hall of Fame retirement cards up to a playset of dust. So now would be a good idea to craft those cards if you don’t have them. Effectively, the playset refund would mean you’ve crafted for free. Even if you don’t play Wild, it’s a good idea to craft them because they might be useful in Adventures and Tavern Brawl.

Ok so much for now, Geek Generation out.