Old Guardian's Articles
Welcome Our Demon Hunter Overlords – The Best Meta Decks After the First Balance Patch
The first balance patch of Whizbang’s Workshop was launched on Thursday. Before the balance patch, we had a fairly narrow meta with five clear top-tier decks: two variants of Paladin (Flood and Handbuff), Spell Token Hunter, Aggro Demon Hunter, and Control Warrior. Four of these decks were hit with nerfs in the patch. […]
Leeroy Jenkins! Charge Is Back In Standard, But Is It a Mistake?
There are now more cards with Charge in the Standard format than there have been in years. This is not so much because of Whizbang’s Workshop, which only includes the adorable King Plush, but more because of the Core set, which has seen the return of Leeroy Jenkins, Southsea Deckhand, and Doomguard. […]
It Is Zilliax Time! The Best Early Whizbang’s Workshop Meta Decks
Whizbang’s Workshop is here and Zilliax Deluxe 3000 has taken the ladder by storm. The card is in almost half of all decks and sees play in several different variations. It is an incredibly flexible and powerful Legendary card that will continue to shape the meta for the next two years. So, if you have […]
Early Impressions of Whizbang’s Workshop Pre-Release Event – 10 Years of Hearthstone in One Expansion!
The new Hearthstone Standard year and the new expansion, Whizbang’s Workshop, launch next week on Tuesday, March 19. Many Hearthstone content creators had an opportunity to play with the new cards yesterday in theorycrafting livestreams, and I managed to clock in seven hours of Whizbang gameplay myself. So, what is the new […]
The Best Decks to Craft Before the New Standard Year, Rotation-Proof Builds!
Hearthstone’s annual Standard rotation is approaching. When Whizbang’s Workshop launches on March 19, the expansions from 2022 will no longer be available to play in the Standard format. All cards from Voyage to the Sunken City, Murder at Castle Nathria, March of the Lich King, and Path of Arthas will only be usable in the […]