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Hearthstone Mercenaries Guide – Full List of Merc Heroes, How To Get Them, Abilities, Equipment, Leveling
Hearthstone Mercenaries game mode releases next week, on October 12. It will be the fourth official game mode added to Hearthstone after launch and the first one that focuses mostly on PvE aspect. In this article, we want to talk about Mercenaries themselves – the heroes you will guide through the fights, […]
Last Chance to Disenchant Cards Nerfed In Patch 21.3 For Full Dust Cost (October 5)
Just a quick reminder – patch 21.3 was released on September 21, nearly 2 weeks ago. It was a huge balance update, changing a total of 13 cards. Out of those 13, six cards are eligible for full Dust refunds, since they were nerfed or reworked. After a card gets nerfed, you […]
“Welcome to Mercenaries” – Short Video Guide For The New Game Mode Released
Blizzard has just published a short video guide for the upcoming new game mode – Mercenaries. It describes what the mode is and the basics of how it’s played. It seems like they really took the fact that people didn’t like the initial presentation to the heart and try their best to get as many […]
Top Standard & Wild Legend Decks – United in Stormwind Week 9 – October 2021
It’s been nearly two weeks since Patch 21.3 has released, and it had a pretty significant impact on the meta. It didn’t put it on its head, but we now have more viable strategies than we did. Most notably, decks with mid game strategies have more breathing room, so builds like Elemental Shaman, Libram Paladin […]
Iksar’s Twitter Q&A #31 Summary – Next Focus After Mercenaries, Bigger Expansion Late in 2022, Balance Changes Philosophy, New Cosmetics
Dean “Iksar” Ayala is a Lead Designer on the Hearthstone team, and he’s been doing weekly Q&A sessions on Twitter for a while now. Right now they mostly happen on Fridays, afternoon-evening Pacific Time (but he moves them to a different time slot or day occasionally, such as around big releases). People have been asking lots of […]
