Hearthstone Year of the Gryphon and Forged in the Barrens
Hearthstone's Year of the Gryphon brings the Forged in the Barrens set, a 235-card Core set and a Classic format based on the original 2014 cards, announced at BlizzConline in February 2021.
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In brief
AI summaryAt BlizzConline in February 2021, Blizzard named the Gryphon as the symbol of the new Hearthstone year and revealed the first set, Forged in the Barrens.
Hearthstone's new Core set combines the Basic and Classic sets into 235 cards, and three new dragon cards were introduced: Ysera The Dreamer, Malygos The Spellweaver and Deathwing The Destroyer.
Hearthstone's new Classic format is played with the original set cards starting from 2014 and works like Wild; cards such as Leeroy Jenkins can return.
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Hearthstone (HS) Year of the Gryphon and New Set Forged in the Barrens Announced
At BlizzConline, the theme of the new year and its first set were shared. This year's symbol was set as the Gryphon. A theme of 235 cards, called the Core set and combining the Basic and Classic sets, was shared. At the same time, while new cards to be added were discussed, 3 new dragon cards were introduced. These are:
- Ysera The Dreamer
- Malygos The Spellweaver
- Deathwing The Destroyer
We were all excited that the legendary cards will enter the format in their new versions.
Hearthstone's New Format: Classic
A new format was announced that will be played with the original set cards, start from the year 2014 and bring back the old metas we loved, playable just like the ''Wild'' format. At BlizzConline, we saw that cards we love, such as Leeroy Jenkins, can come back. It looks like it will be a great format for those who want to return to the past!
