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Duels Hotfix – Unlocked Potential Moved To Different Treasure Pool
A seemingly small hotfix is going out today, which will have a major impact on Duels game format as a whole. Lately, most of the meta was players abusing decks that could force Unlocked Potential + Disks of Legend combo. Devs have decided to move Unlocked Potetnial to the 2nd treasure pool, which means that […]
Hearthstone Taunt Guide – Keyword Explanation & Card List
Taunt is one of the keywords in Blizzard’s card game Hearthstone. This defensive mechanic is commonly present on minions throughout the entire game. A minion with Taunt is a sort of wall between your opponent’s minions or Hero and your Hero or other key minions. When a Taunt minion is on the board, your opponent […]
Dean Ayala Explains How Matchmaking Works in Arena – No Skill-Based Matchmaking, But MMR Is Tracked
Yesterday, Dean Ayala responded to a Tweet, explaining how exactly matchmaking works in Arena. While players have (obviously) knew that it’s based on the record, we never really had official confirmation on how the system works EXACTLY and whether some kind of MMR is involved. Some have speculated that instead of just matching based on […]
Hearthstone Battlecry Guide – Keyword Explanation & Card List
Battlecry is one of the keywords in Blizzard’s card game Hearthstone. In fact, it’s one of the most common mechanics in the entire game. Battlecry card does something when entering the board from your hand – in other words, the effect is activated after you play the card. For example, “Battlecry: Draw a card.” makes […]
Shop Update: Two Golden Standard Bundles Available Through June 2 (5 Packs + 1x Legendary for $24.99 & 10 Packs + 2x Legendary for $49.99), Sparkles Card Back
After seeing Standard bundle with a completely new type of packs last week, it was obvious that Blizzard will drop more bundles containing those sooner or later. I guess it’s sooner, and the bundles we’re getting are… on the expensive side, let’s just say. But they sure seem to be profitable for Blizzard given that […]