Blizzard has revealed the first cards of the Hearthstone Core 2021 set at BlizzConline 2021, following an announcement that left the vast majority of cards yet to be revealed. The new Core set will be the base set of cards future expansions throughout this year, and will be swapped for a different set of Core cards in 2022. The first cards shown include some returning mainstays, along with new cards and reimagined versions of classics.
The Core set is a curated selection of 235 cards, and 29 are entirely new. Some foundational parts of class identity, like the Mage’s Fireball and Paladin’s Tirion Fordring, are remaining untouched. Others, like Deathwing the Destroyer, have been updated from their original versions but keep the same essential functionality. And some, like Vanessa VanCleef, are entirely new.
