Gameplay of Hearthstone
Expansions and adventures
Blizzard has expanded Hearthstone roughly three times a year by the addition of expansions and adventures. Each expansion presents more than 100 new cards to Hearthstone developed around a theme or gameplay concept; once released, players can purchase or win card packs with cards from the available expansions to add to their library.

Gameplay of Hearthstone

Section Title: Expansions and adventures
Table Section Text: Blizzard has expanded Hearthstone roughly three times a year by the addition of expansions and adventures. Each expansion presents more than 100 new cards to Hearthstone developed around a theme or gameplay concept; once released, players can purchase or win card packs with cards from the available expansions to add to their library.

Set name (abbreviation)	Release type	Release date	Removal date from Standard	Total	Common	Rare	Epic	Legendary

Basic	Core	March 11, 2014	N/A	133	N/A

Classic	Core	March 11, 2014	N/A	237	93	77	36	31

Reward	Core	March 11, 2014	April 26, 2016	0	0	0	0	0

Hall of Fame (HoF)	Core	N/A	Periodically	22	5	5	5	7

Curse of Naxxramas (Naxx)	Adventure	July 22, 2014	April 26, 2016	30	18	4	2	6

Goblins vs. Gnomes (GvG)	Expansion	December 8, 2014	April 26, 2016	123	40	37	26	20

Blackrock Mountain (BRM)	Adventure	April 2, 2015	April 6, 2017	31	15	11	0	5

The Grand Tournament (TGT)	Expansion	August 24, 2015	April 6, 2017	132	49	36	27	20

League of Explorers (LoE)	Adventure	November 12, 2015	April 6, 2017	45	25	13	2	5

Year of the Kraken

Whispers of the Old Gods (WOG)	Expansion	April 26, 2016	April 12, 2018	134	50	36	27	21

One Night in Karazhan (Kara)	Adventure	August 11, 2016	April 12, 2018	45	27	12	1	5

Mean Streets of Gadgetzan (MSG)	Expansion	December 1, 2016	April 12, 2018	132	49	36	27	20

Year of the Mammoth

Journey to Un'Goro (Un'goro)	Expansion	April 6, 2017	April 9, 2019	135	49	36	27	23

Knights of the Frozen Throne (KFT)	Expansion	August 10, 2017	April 9, 2019	135	49	36	27	23

Kobolds & Catacombs (KnC)	Expansion	December 7, 2017	April 9, 2019	135	49	36	27	23

Year of the Raven

The Witchwood (Woods)	Expansion	April 12, 2018	TBA 2020	135	49	36	27	23

The Boomsday Project (Boomsday)	Expansion	August 7, 2018	TBA 2020	129	48	35	25	21

Rastakhan's Rumble (Rumble)	Expansion	December 4, 2018	TBA 2020	135	49	36	27	23

Year of the Dragon

Rise of Shadows	Expansion	April 9, 2019	TBA 2021	135	49	37	26	23

TBD	Expansion	TBA 2019	TBA 2021	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

TBD	Expansion	TBA 2019	TBA 2021	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

All released cards (through Rumble)	2003	713	518	340	299

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The expansion "The Grand Tournament" was released on August 24, 2015 and the set includes 132 cards found in its specific card pack.

final_sentence: The expansion "The Grand Tournament" was released on August 24, 2015 and the set includes 132 cards found in its specific card pack.