Old Guardian's Articles
New Patch Meta Analysis: Goodbye Demon Hunter, Welcome Back Quest Warrior
In one of the biggest balance patches in the history of Hearthstone, three cards were nerfed and 17 cards were buffed. That’s a massive number of changes, but how has it changed the meta? It will take some time for the meta to stabilize after so many changes, but we can already […]
Sunken City Balance Patch Just Arrived and We Already Need a New One! Ideas For Nerfs And Buffs
That did not go quite as planned. Well, the developers were aware of Demon Hunter potentially becoming a problem, but this is beyond anything we’ve seen in Hearthstone before. There are more Demon Hunters now than there were in pre-nerfs Ashes of Outland. There are more Demon Hunter now than there were […]
The Most Interesting Decks from Masters Tour Voyage to the Sunken City!
Masters Tours Voyage to the Sunken City is being played this weekend. We just had a balance patch early this week so the meta is still in flux. There is a chance for the competitors to pull off something surprising. I have scoured through all the decklists in search of the rare unicorns that would […]
Is There Enough Depth in Voyage to the Sunken City Meta?
The first Voyage to the Sunken City balance patch is coming tomorrow, and it is not a moment too soon. The new expansion, combined with the annual Standard rotation and the new Core Set, was initially well-received. Things felt fresh because many of the most powerful cards rotated out of Standard format. However, it did […]
What to Play When Half of the Meta Is Ramp Druid or Quest Warrior? Sunken City Meta Counters
Well, that was a surprise. Voyage to the Sunken City places a big emphasis on tribal decks. Some are brand new (Naga) or blasts from the past (Mechs), but the new expansion also added a ton of Pirate support. We all have recent experience with this one deck that loves all this new support. Pirates […]