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The Hearthstone arena now only gives only Goblins Versus Gnomes packs as rewards.

I've noticed that I keep getting the same cards over and over. So I got curious:

How many collectible Goblins Versus Gnomes cards are there, and how many collectible Expert cards are there?

Jonathan Mee
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  • What do you mean under "base deck cards" in GvG ? – 666nordless666 Feb 03 '15 at 15:28
  • @666nordless666 I was hoping to get the number of possible collectible cards that I could get from a base pack and the number of possible collectible cards I could get from a GvG pack. It seems like the possibilities for GvG packs must be smaller. I actually got two of the same card in one GvG pack! – Jonathan Mee Feb 03 '15 at 15:33
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    That frequently happens, in Expert as well as GvG packs. They're called Expert by the way, Basic are the truly free ones you can unlock by leveling heroes. – scenia Feb 03 '15 at 16:42

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There are 505 collectible cards in Hearthstone. A breakdown of these by set is:

  • 382 Collectible cards in the Expert set.

  • 123 Collectible cards in Goblins vs Gnomes.

Waterseas
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  • Wow I guess that makes sense that I keep seeing the same cards from Goblins Versus Gnomes packs then. – Jonathan Mee Feb 03 '15 at 16:38
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    Does "base set" include the Basic and Expert sets? You might want to break those down since the method of acquisition is different. – scenia Feb 03 '15 at 16:43
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    I think when he means "collectable" he is excluding soul bound cards, seeing you do not need to collect them. – The Man Feb 03 '15 at 17:20
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    @scenia Basic sets are not generally considered 'collectible'. – Waterseas Feb 03 '15 at 20:09
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    You unlock the basic set by playing the class, if you haven't played it you don't get the basics... so it might be slightly 'collectable' – Lyrion Feb 04 '15 at 07:54
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    By that logic, Naxxramas cards are also not collectible since they're statically unlocked by completing the Adventure and are soulbound. And the point stands that the "base set" is called "Expert". – scenia Feb 04 '15 at 10:18
  • @Waterseas I agree with scenia you probably should remove the Naxxramas listing since those are soulbound. – Jonathan Mee Feb 04 '15 at 12:34
  • @JonathanMee Fair enough, tis a good point, fixed both issues. – Waterseas Feb 04 '15 at 16:58