Old Guardian's Articles
How Will the Hall of Fame Class of 2020 Change Hearthstone?
With the start of a new Standard year, it is time for a new class of Hall of Fame inductees. Hall of Fame cards rotate out of Standard format and will then only be playable in Wild, in some Tavern Brawls, and in some single-player content. In fact, this year we get […]
What Will Be the Playstyle of Demon Hunter?
Classes in Hearthstone have identities. Sometimes these identities are clear, sometimes they are quite garbled, but just name almost any class in Hearthstone and, if you have played the game for a while, you know the types of things they are capable of. There are hardly any control Rogues or Hunters around, those classes are […]
The Best Rotation-Proof Decks: Get the Most out of Your Dust
The Hearthstone Standard rotation is almost upon us: with the next expansion in April, three expansions will rotate out of the Standard format. Then, cards from The Witchwood, The Boomsday Project, and Rastakhan’s Rumble will only be usable in Wild, in some Tavern Brawls, and in some single-player content. All previous rotations have […]
How Good Is Zilliax in the Era of Galakrond’s Awakening?
Zilliax is a unique card in Hearthstone. Introduced in The Boomsday Project, it has been part of the game for a year and a half, and its popularity has been unparalleled and shows no signs of waning. No matter how you look at the data, Zilliax is by far the most popular card in the […]
Where Did Embiggen Druid Come From? the Case Study of Winged Guardian
In one of the most drastic meta shifts in the history of Hearthstone, Druid is now the most popular class in the game after it was the least popular class in the game immediately after Descent of Dragons launched. Most of this change can be attributed to a single deck, Embiggen Druid, that took the […]
