Old Guardian's Articles
What Decks Do Hearthstone Players Really Want to Play?
Into the Emerald Dream meta is starting to stabilize. This stabilization is happening around a dominant force, Drunk Paladin, which is the most popular deck in Legend. Players in high ranks tend to either play Paladin or play a deck that tries to find some advantage against it. If we take a […]
New Decks Appear Every Day! Into the Emerald Dream Meta Decks
Into the Emerald Dream has been one of the most eventful expansion launches in the history of Hearthstone. We are now almost three weeks into the new expansion, and the meta is still changing every day. The balance patch last week turned out to be a complete relaunch of the expansion: the meta is still […]
Into the Emerald Dream Relaunched with the Balance Patch – New Meta and Best Decks!
It is a great time to play some Hearthstone. Two weeks ago, we got the new Into the Emerald Dream expansion and the start of a new Standard year, and on Friday, Blizzard released the 32.0.3 balance patch. And what a balance patch it is! Effectively, the new expansion was relaunched on Friday, and we […]
One Week of Into the Emerald Dream: The Best Decks and Meta Analysis
Into the Emerald Dream is now one week old, and plenty of Hearthstone has been played in the new Standard format. In our day 1 meta analysis, I showcased the trio of Armor Demon Hunter, Leech Death Knight, and Zerg Hunter as the early top meta contenders. One week in, and those three archetypes are […]
Into the Emerald Dream Day 1 Best-Performing Decks and Analysis
Into the Emerald Dream expansion and the new Standard year are here! The new Hearthstone expansion launched yesterday, and the wild ride of the early days meta has started. In this article, I look into what has happened during the first day, what are the best decks right now, and where the meta is headed. […]