Stonekeep's Articles
HSTD Galakrond’s Awakening Giveaway – Seven Pre-Purchase Bundles! (Full Adventure With 8 Chapters + 35 Cards + Golden Classic Pack) – GIVEAWAY FINISHED!
The League of E.V.I.L. has risen to conquer the world, and what better way to do that than resurrecting the most fearsome dragon of all time? Now that Rafaam’s plans to raise Galakrond have finally come to light, will the League of Explorers have what it takes to keep E.V.I.L. at bay? Or will this […]
Road to Northrend Tavern Brawl Temporarily Disabled, “Pick a Hand, Any Hand” Brawl Available Instead
Another week and another problem with Tavern Brawls. Blizzard just can’t get any rest, it seems that every second Brawl is causing some issues lately. This time around, it’s the latest “Road to Northrend” Brawl. Players were commonly reporting crashes and glitches, which made them unable to play it. Team 5 has […]
Top Standard Legend Decks From Descent of Dragons – Week 5 (January 2020)
The second nerf patch was released last Thursday (or Friday, depending on where you live). The meta has changed once again. The biggest change was definitely to Shaman – Galakrond Shaman which, despite being nerfed once already, was still one of the strongest decks in the meta got a second hit. And now it’s probably […]
Dean “Iksar” Ayala Answers Questions About Balance Philosophy, Nerfs & Face Hunter / Resurrect Priest Dodging Changes (+Dragonmaw Poacher Arena Bug)
Nerf patch just went out last night and pro players are already busy testing new builds or reinventing the old archetypes (well, or just playing them like they were before and seeing if they still work). Hearthstone Senior Designer Dean “Iksar” Ayala was also busy, but in his case it was because he started answering questions about […]
16.0.8 Balance Update is Out! Nerfs to Shaman, Rogue, Warlock and Dragonqueen Alexstrasza + Battlegrounds Changes
It seems that the nerf patch was just released out of blue. Blizzard usually sticks to their patch cycle pretty strictly and most of them come out around 10 AM PT (19:00 CET). It seems that they’ve decided to shake things up and released the patch ~6 hours later. Never mind the reason, it’s out […]
