Though previous Hearthstone disenchantment guides are great at covering specific expansions for past cards, I found that all of these guides fall into one huge problem: they don’t account for the future when the standard format will change. They’re great at covering past expansions and telling you what cards to disenchant, but they can’t tell you what future cards to disenchant.
So I went to research the best methods guide to disenchant in hearthstone. I found a very useful video that I use to this day, it’s by ChauPau. He goes over three different strategies you can use. There’s the most efficient one that will give you the most dust, the easiest one and the one I use.
By the end of this post, you’ll know exactly what Hearthstone cards you can safely disenchant without missing them for the rest of your Hearthstone journey.
The “That Card Sucks” Method
I have a simple and easy method called the “That Card Sucks” method. Here’s how it works: if a card is obviously bad, you probably won’t use it.
Do I recommend using this method? Not really, especially if the card is brand new. You can’t label a card as bad right away unless you know it’s obviously really bad.
For instance, when I first got a golden Mozaki, I thought about disenchanting it. However, I decided against it. A year later, it turned out to be so good that it caused a deck to be nerfed twice. Some cards, you just don’t know whether they’ll be good or not. So, you can use this guide method to quickly disenchant some cards for dust, but use it with caution.
The 5-Step Disenchanting System
The second strategy will give you a systematic method that will help you determine if you should disenchant cards through this five-step process guide.
- Find a card you are thinking of disenchanting. For instance, the Lobotomizer is an epic card that can only really be used in a thief rogue deck. Disenchanting this card could give me 1/16th of a legendary.
- When is the last time you’ve played this card? If you haven’t used it in a while, what’s the point of having it? For example, I haven’t used the Paladin questline, “Rise to the Occasion,” for about three months. However, every four months, a new Hearthstone expansion releases, and Paladin is getting support cards for the questline, so I’m keeping it for now. I’d say if you’re not using the card for about a month, it’s a good indicator that you’re not going to use it anytime soon.
- Will I use this card? Is it either good enough or fun enough to justify keeping? For some cards, the answer might be yes, but for others, like Lobotomizer, probably not.
- Are there better alternatives? For Lobotomizer, there are simply better rogue cards to use. This is another key consideration when deciding whether to disenchant.
- Evaluate your score. After going through the previous steps, count up the pros and cons. For instance, after evaluating Overdraft, I determined that there are better alternatives and that I haven’t used it recently. Therefore, the best decision is probably to disenchant it.
Personal Favourite Disenchanting Strategy
I personally do not disenchant any of my cards that are not extras or duplicates, and I think there’s a good reason for that.
Growing up, I collected Yu-Gi-Oh cards, and I still love making a big collection of cards, even if they’re just online ones. I understand that my method has drawbacks.
For example, I don’t use the majority of the wild cards in my collection, but I keep them because they tell the story of the decks I’ve played and enjoyed.
You never know when some old wild cards will become good again, although that rarely happens. Still, I like having them around for nostalgia and potential future use.
Dust-Saving Hearthstone Tips
Here are some general tips that will help you when disenchanting cards:
- Type “extra” in the card search menu. This command will filter out any cards that you have extra so you can easily disenchant them.
- Sort by expansion. At the end of each Hearthstone year, disenchant every card from expansions that are rotating out unless you plan on playing in wild or solo adventures.
- Craft the most useful cards. If you’re torn between crafting cards, prioritize neutral cards or those that are good in multiple decks.
- Don’t waste dust by opening the wrong packs. The first 10 packs of any set guarantee a legendary card, so use this to maximize your dust collection.
If you want to optimize your gold in Hearthstone, I would recommend you click over to my 8 Best Gold Farming Strategies post.
