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This can be seen briefly when first inspecting a card back in the collection manager, making the card back swivel for a moment. However, they are almost entirely flattened, with only slight rises for the border and details. While appearing flat, card backs are in fact fully 3D assets.Limited versions of the designs' animations are shown outside of combat for some designs.
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Card backs are 'deactivated' while the card is in the deck, with their full colours and animations only appearing when they enter the player's hand.Starting in 2021, most card backs that are more than a year old can be purchased for gold, either 500 or 600 depending on their rarity.For a list of all card backs being made available again in the shop, see #Purchasable. Starting in 2020, some Ranked Play card backs in the past became available again in the shop for purchase for 500 gold each, starting with the "Naxxramas" card back in July 2020, which was offered during the Scholomance Academy pre-order period.To date, there have been three limited-availability special event card backs that have been made available again: the "Winter Veil Wreath", "Winter Veil Treat", and "Ragnaros" card backs, which were part of special rewards for Tavern Brawls.
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However, Ben Brode has stated that it is "likely there will be some way to obtain them in the future."
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Most are symmetrical (or partially symmetrical) across the diagonal halves of the card - or in an alternative term, are mirrored across the middle.
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Card backs are a feature which allows players to replace the standard design on the reverse of their cards with alternate designs.