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Offline BlizzCon Is Back After Four Years – November 3-4, 2023
Blizzard has just announced the return of BlizzCon after a long break. For the first time since 2019, the event will be held offline. 2020 through 2022 were skipped because of the pandemic, with some online events to compensate. The in-person BlizzCon will once again be held in Anaheim Convention Center on November 3-4, 2023. […]
Balance Update 26.2.2 Teaser – 6 Buffs & 8 Nerfs in Constructed, Lots of Battlegrounds Changes – Releasing on Thursday
Just like we expected, Blizzard has posted a teaser of the upcoming balance update! In line with the previous teasers, they didn’t release full list of changes yet, just which cards (or BG minions/heroes) will be affected. We’ll have to wait for full patch notes, probably releasing an hour before the patch on Thursday. […]
Heroic Tavern Brawl Pushed By One Week Because Of Upcoming Balance Changes
Many people were wondering about the upcoming balance patch (teased last week) in relation to the Heroic Brawliseum, but now we know. It looks like Blizzard has decided to push the Brawl back by a week, which is a good decision in my opinion. This week’s Brawl, which was supposed to end a day early, […]
Top Standard & Wild Legend Decks – Festival of Legends Week 5 – May 2023
It took a while for the meta to stabilize after the last balance update (buffs are generally harder to figure out than nerfs and we had A LOT of buffs), but it’s there. And it’s… well, not perfect. Unholy Death Knight is definitely overtuned – the deck sits at the top with ~56% win rate, […]
A New Hearthstone Balance Patch Is Coming Next Week
Good news, everyone! Final Design Lead Aleco Gereco has shared some info on Twitter yesterday. It looks like there’s a balance patch in the works – it should release next week. Technically he said that it will be out in a ~week, which would make it land around Thursday (just like the […]