

That doesn’t mean you should never dust any cards that are currently in the standard rotation, but they’re not as cut and dry as cards that have not seen any play for two years. Once Saviors of Uldum introduced quests, however, both of those became critical cards in Quest Druid and Quest Hunter, respectively, so you’d be sad if you’d dusted them.


If I wrote a guide for these sets a year ago, Wardruid Loti and Halazzi, the Lynx might have been on it, because neither saw any significant play last year. Cards go in and out of the meta depending on what’s printed. They may see play again, but unless you’re a huge fan of that specific deck archetype, you can probably part with the card.Īll that said, there are certainly cards that have not seen play in Classic and the more recent sets, but I’m not advocating you dust those yet. (Note: This isn’t a guarantee, and depends on how much you like to experiment Blackhowl Gunspire is on this year’s list, but there is a very off-meta deck that can OTK with that card and Bouncing Blade in Wild.) Cards that are listed as having seen marginal play are just that they were in decks that turned out to not be good enough to be meta relevant, or got swapped out for more powerful cards as decks got refined. Cards that are listed as safe to dust have seen virtually no play in the two years they’ve been in Standard, so they should be relatively safe to dust without worry that they’re suddenly going to be meta relevant in Wild. This guide is going to focus exclusively on cards from sets that are rotating out of Standard after the Year of the Dragon comes to a close (The Witchwood, The Boomsday Project, and Rastakhan’s Rumble). The cards in this list probably don't spark joy. Just think of me as Marie Kondo for your Hearthstone collection. Luckily for you, though, the set rotation is coming with Ashes of Outland’s release! Not only does that mean you have three fewer sets to craft for Standard, you also may have some cards in the proverbial attic that you can trade for dust without affecting your future competitive prospects. Even if you spend money on the game, if your luck is poor, or you haven’t been min-maxing quests, you might find yourself two epics or one legendary short of any given deck. Having a collection that allows you to build competitive Hearthstone decks is hard.
