Old Guardian's Articles
The Impact of the Big United in Stormwind Balance Patch: The Rise of Midrange Decks
Hearthstone: Now playable. The words we had all been waiting for finally appeared on the client on Tuesday, and what a day it was. People were playing The Rat King Hunter, Ping Mage with the buffed Mordresh Fire Eye, Pirate Warrior with the buffed Warrior Pirates, and even Wolpertinger Hunter with the newly improved ”Selective
14 Hearthstone Cards Will Be Changed Next Week, But Which Ones? Nerf, Buff and Ban Predictions!
Blizzard confirmed that balance changes had been decided last Friday, so I have been waiting for the detailed patch notes all week. Sadly, the patch notes did not arrive this week, but we did receive confirmation that the patch is coming on Tuesday and that full details will arrive early next week. […]
Can Control Decks Return to Hearthstone in United in Stormwind?
United in Stormwind has changed the Hearthstone meta in a major way. Questlines, fast combo decks, and powerful new aggro decks dominate the landscape with a sprinkle of midrange decks thrown in for good measure. Control decks, however, are largely absent. Why is it so? What would it take for control to […]
The Most Interesting Decks from Hearthstone Masters Tour Silvermoon
This week in Hearthstone esports, we have a Masters Tour tournament. These are large tournaments with hundreds of players, 399 in this case, so there is more variety in the lineups than there is in Grandmasters. There are lots of meta decks, of course, but also plenty of surprising choices. Many of those surprise decks […]
How Have the Hearthstone Grandmasters Responded to the Nerfs? The Most Interesting Decks from Week Two!
The second season of Hearthstone Grandmasters 2021 is underway this week, and this is the first chance we have to see what the Grandmasters think are the best decks after the balance changes! We posted the full details on where to watch the games and how to get some free packs while […]