Old Guardian's Articles
All you need is Genn: Budget Even decks in Hearthstone’s Rastakhan’s Rumble
If you are a new Hearthstone player, or a free-to-play player, this is the time of the year when you want to think about your crafting choices. Rastakhan’s Rumble meta is starting to stabilize and the next Standard rotation is slowly approaching: there is a lot of Hearthstone left to be played before anything rotates […]
Mojomaster Zihi – From a New Zilliax to Just a New Skulking Geist?
When I started working on this article, Mojomaster Zihi looked destined for a bright future. Shudderwock OTK combos were all over the place. Ramping Druids ran rampant with their King Togwaggle, Malygos, and Ultimate Infestation. There was only one neutral card that could save us. One shining beacon in the night. One Mojomaster Zihi. […]
One Card From Being Good: Deck-Building Lessons from Kingsbane Rogue and APM Priest
Balancing a card game is not an easy task, and Blizzard has traditionally been conservative with their balance changes, only touching cards months after they have been considered problematic. Therefore, the recent balance changes only two weeks into Rastakhan’s Rumble were a major surprise. The nerf to Kingsbane Rogue through ”Leeching
Rastakhan’s Rumble Miracle Spell Priest: The Past and Future of the Archetype
In Hearthstone, Miracles have traditionally been performed by Rogue. Magic: The Gathering’s Miracle Grow became the model for Hearthstone’s Miracle Rogue, with Questing Adventurer closely resembling the Quirion Dryad of the original. In Hearthstone, however, the miracles that were to be performed became more closely associated with the miraculous card draw from Gadgetzan Auctioneer that […]
Rastakhan’s Rumble Evolve Token Shaman: The Past and Future of the Archetype
The namesake card of Evolve Shaman, Evolve, entered the Hearthstone world in spring 2016 in the Whispers of the Old Gods set. Shaman was not known for its ability to turn minions into random, more expensive minions up to that point – it had been a class with some aggro decks, some midrange Totem or […]
