Analytic, educational Hearthstone
I’ve occasionally done in-depth reviews of upcoming cards. This time, it’s time to look at Baku the Mooneater, and my article on that is available on Hearthstone Top Decks: http://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/baku-the-mooneater-the-new-justicar-trueheart/
Hearthstone HCT Toronto March 2018 Tour Stop was played from 9th March to 11th March 2018 at the EGLX in Toronto, Canada. It was an open Hearthstone Championship Tour Stop, where 185 players competed for a $15,000 USD prize pool and HCT points.
In this post, I take a look at the decks and results of the tournament, including class distribution, archetypes, and lineups.
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In my new article for Hearthstone Top Decks, I take a deep look at Spiteful Summoner, and why it did not take over the Hearthstone meta after the nerfs: What happened to Spiteful Summoner?
The start of the March 2018 ranked play season in Hearthstone has been eventful to say the least. With ranked play down for two days, followed by hundreds or thousands of players starting at one win away from legend rank, there have been severe concerns as to how legend ranks will work out in the new season, as it is a crucial part of gaining HCT points for competitive players.
Players have attempted to analyze the situation, and some advice that has went viral is that you should not play the game at all once you reach legend, because matchmaking does not work properly. Alas, this advice seems unintuitive.
So, what do we really know?
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I have played N’Zoth Control Warrior a lot during Kobolds and Catacombs, both before the nerfs and after, and it has proved to be a solid performer, despite not being considered a meta deck.
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In February, I started collaboration with Hearthstone Top Decks! You can find some of my writing there in the form of discussion articles and deck guides.
Continue reading “Old Guardian articles and guides on Hearthstone Top Decks!”
The announcement is here! Three Classic cards will depart the Standard format when the next Hearthstone expansion arrives in spring: Ice Block, Coldlight Oracle, and Molten Giant.
The expansion also triggers the annual set rotation, where Whispers of the Old Gods, One Night in Karazhan, and Mean Streets of Gadgetzan will rotate out into Wild.
In this post, I take a look at the Hall of Fame cards and what their departure means for the meta. Of course, the new expansion will bring along new cards, so any predictions are not final.
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You don’t often get to see Quest Druid in Hearthstone tournament play – or ladder, for that matter – but GhostASA brought a charge OTK version of the deck to HCT Sydney, and it provided one of the most memorable moments of the tournament. Let’s take a deeper look at how this board state can turn into a one-turn-kill.
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Hearthstone Trinity Series season 2 is a team league played in autumn 2017. The first stage of the tournament is a seven-week online round robin, after which the top four teams will compete in live finals. The prize pool of the tournament is $150,000.
In this post, I take a look at the final, seventh week of the round robin as well as some overall stats from the round robin.
Continue reading “Hearthstone Trinity Series Season 2 Week 7 Recap”
Hearthstone Trinity Series season 2 is a team league played in autumn 2017. The first stage of the tournament is a seven-week online round robin, after which the top four teams will compete in live finals. The prize pool of the tournament is $150,000.
In this post, I take a look at the sixth week of the round robin as well as some overall stats from all the rounds played so far.
Continue reading “Hearthstone Trinity Series Season 2 Week 6 Recap”