Old Guardian's Articles
Big Swing Turns Incoming – TITANS Expansion Meta First Impressions from the Theorycrafting Event
We got our first glimpse of the upcoming Hearthstone TITANS expansion yesterday. Content creators invited by Blizzard had a chance to play with the new cards and stream their experimentation. I had the pleasure of receiving an invite to the event and got nine hours of gameplay experience with the new cards. In this article, […]
First Impressions of Hearthstone Twist and Decks from the Preview Event – Familiar, Yet New and Different
Twist is a new Hearthstone mode that will be added to the game next week. I had the opportunity to try out the new mode in the preview event yesterday, and it proved to be a lot of fun! The ruleset of Twist will change on a regular basis, although Blizzard has not […]
The Emerging Meta After the Paladin Nerfs Is Actually Pretty Good?
We are now two days into the balance patch that nerfed Paladin and Lady S'theno, and it looks like Blizzard was able to hit most of their goals for the patch. The dominance of Pure Paladin has been ended with nerfs to The Purator, Feast and Famine, and Disco Maul. Spell Demon Hunter has been […]
Warrior Is Back And More New Audiopocalypse Mini-Set Decks!
Audiopocalypse looks like a fairly strong mini-set so far. It has especially boosted Warrior with multiple cards that fit into Enrage Warrior and Menagerie Warrior. The set also includes a powerful Neutral Legendary card, Magatha, Bane of Music that will undoubtedly see play in many minion-based decks for the next two years. […]
Discover Is More Common Than Ever – Is the Mechanic Still Good for Hearthstone?
The Discover mechanic was added to Hearthstone in November 2015 in the League of Explorers adventure. The mechanic immediately became a fan favorite and one of the cornerstones of the game. With Discover, the player chooses one of three cards from a pre-determined pool of options that is then usually added to their hand, unless […]