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- This page is about the classic Hearthstone era. For cards from the Classic card set, see Classic The card set interface Card sets are categories into which collectible cards are divided, reflecting how they can be obtained, and determining whether they are eligible for use in Standard format. Card set does not
or Classic card list This pages provides a list of all Classic cards in Hearthstone. For information on the various card sets, see Card set. Collectible edit | edit source] Name / Desc Rarity Type Subtype Class Cost Atk .
Classic Hearthstone, also known as vanilla Hearthstone, is the original full releaseAnnounce version of Hearthstone The Hearthstone icon Hearthstone (formerly known as Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft 1] 2]) is a free-to-play digital collectible card game from Blizzard Entertainment. It was first announced in a presentation by Rob Pardo at the 
, made available Mar. 2014. Classic Hearthstone ended with the release of the game`s first content addition, Curse of Naxxramas "Whispers of an ancient tomb… holding horrors in every room. Ghastly ghouls, poisons galore… but in the shadows lurks something more. Knights of death and abominations… cleaving your bits for new creations. And if by 
, in Jul. 2014.
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The terms "classic" and "vanilla" exist to differentiate between the different versions of a game that are experienced as a result of the release of expansions Expansions are major card set additions to the game of Hearthstone. Expansions introduce large amounts of cards into the game, in contrast to adventures, 1] with expansions featuring around 130-145 new cards and adventures only 
. As each expansion adds new cards, as well as new systems, featuresSpecial attraction and perhaps even classes, the game experience offered by each version may differ substantially. Players often use the expansion of a game to specify to the era to which they are referring. For instance, "Vanilla WoW" is often used to refer to World of Warcraft World of Warcraft (WoW) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) created by Blizzard Entertainment. The game was first released Nov. 2004, and has since seen six expansions: The Burning Crusade (2007), Wrath of 
prior to the Burning Crusade expansion, and players discussing playing "during" Wrath of the Lich King are referring to the state of the game that existed following the release of the Wrath of the Lich King expansion, but prior to the release of the next expansion, Cataclysm.
Traditionally, the "vanilla" version of a game is measured by the introduction of the game`s first expansion. By this logic, the end of classic Hearthstone would be considered to have taken place with the release of Goblins vs Gnomes "Goblins and gnomes… goblins and gnomes! Both are super-brilliant - but you would never know! Everything they seem to make is faulty or explodes… Perfecting imperfection - goblins and gnomes!" Wild format Goblins vs Gnomes 
in Dec. 2014. Be that as it may, while not officially termed expansions, Hearthstone adventures Choosing an adventure Game formats Each Standard year, any adventures released prior to the previous calendar year are marked as Wild format. The adventures are removed from the Shop, and players will be unable to 
represent additions to the game of a directly comparable kind, adding new cards and substantially and irreversibly altering the balance of the game. As such, the introduction of the game`s first adventure in Jul. 2014 clearly denotes the end of the classic era.