Old Guardian's Articles
Archivist Elysiana broke control matchups – but they can be repaired
Many people were concerned as soon as Archivist Elysiana was revealed. It is an immensely powerful tool for control decks, no doubt, but its powers have affected the game in unprecedented ways: It is now perfectly normal for a control mirror to end in a 45-turn draw, and tournament schedules have been hurt by hour-long […]
What will happen to budget decks in the Hearthstone Standard rotation 2019?
Over the past weeks, we have explored the upcoming Standard rotation in several articles, such as What’s Mage losing in the 2019 Standard Hearthstone Rotation? and Will there be combo decks in Hearthstone’s Year of the Dragon? In this article, the focus is on budget decks, budget players, and free-to-play (F2P) players. You see, Year […]
Complete My Deck – How good is netdecking within the Hearthstone client?
In Hearthstone’s March 14 update, the auto-completion function in the deck builder received a major upgrade. This is how it is described in the patch notes: Complete My Deck – Hearthstone’s better at helping you build decks than ever before. Helps you build established, proven decks using your collection. […]
Will there be combo decks in Hearthstone’s Year of the Dragon?
Combo decks have been notoriously difficult to balance in Hearthstone. Because there is no interaction during the opponent’s turn, when a combo deck works, it really works, and can feel futile to play against. On the other hand, combo decks can also have an extremely difficult time to survive to their combo turn. […]
What happens to the decks that use Hall of Fame 2019 cards?
WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ROTATION? DON’T KNOW HOW TO MAXIMIZE YOUR DUST GAIN? CHECK OUT OUR ROTATION GUIDE! The Year of the Dragon Hall of Fame class was unexpected and is bound to shape the Hearthstone Standard format meta more than any previous Hall of Fame rotation – mostly because the key Legendary […]
