Stonekeep's Articles
Top Standard & Wild Legend Decks – Murder at Castle Nathria Week 7 – September 2022
I skipped the post last week, because a balance update was released two days earlier, meaning that I didn’t have enough decks to post. But right now, over a week after the patch, we got some results. The decks that were hit the most – Ramp Druid, Skeleton/Hero Power Mage, Miracle Rogue – did indeed […]
Dean “Iksar” Ayala, Hearthstone’s Game Director, Is Leaving Blizzard
In a rather short statement, August Dean “Iksar” Ayala announced his departure from Blizzard after 11 years. Iksar has previously worked as QA on Blizzard titles such as Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3, before joining the Hearthstone team in a designer role back in 2014. He became a Lead Designer a few […]
Future of Hearthstone Esports – 2022 Events and 2023 Plans
Hearthstone might not be the most popular esports game, but it still has a dedicated community and lots of high-skilled competitors. Blizzard just shared their plans for the rest of 2022, and honestly, it looks like the last 3 months will be quite packed. On the Standard side, we still have one […]
24.2.3 Hearthstone Hotfix Patch Notes – Battlegrounds Balance Updates, Arena Micro-adjustments, Bug Fixes
Patch 24.2.3 is being released right now. It’s a rather big hotfix with tons of Battlegrounds changes, Arena micro-adjustments and bug fixes. BG updates are mostly related to Armor Tiers, some Quest requirements got adjusted too. On top of that, Bru’kan, Tavish, Sir Finley and Master Nguyen, who were temporarily removed due […]
Shop Update: Two New Hero Skin Bundles + Two Wild Bundles
It’s Tuesday, so it’s time for another regular shop update. On top of the usual Hero skin bundles (skin for X class + 5x card pack for that class), we also have two Wild bundles. They probably tie into the Wild Brawliseum coming tomorrow, Blizzard might want you to buy some Wild packs before attempting […]
