JalexanderHS's Articles
Powercreep Goes Brrrrr? Aggressive Demon Hunter & Rogue Theorycrafting by J_Alexander
Before we begin talking about decks, quick tip for all you players out there: if you can avoid it, don’t click the “mass disenchant” button. We have seen tons of balance patches in the past few expansions due to a restriction of restrains on card design. The new expansion, Scholomance Academy, is looking like a […]
Ashes of Outland Rogue Theorycrafting – Is Stealth The Way to Go?
The Ashes of Outlands set provides Rogue with two major themes: Stealth and Secrets. In terms of flavor, both of these are very much within the Rogue arsenal, and as a long-time advocate for more of a representation of Stealth for the Rogue class, I couldn’t be happier to see it arrive. […]
Demon Hunter Theorycrafting – Potential Decks and Strategies for the New Class
With Demon Hunter coming to Hearthstone on April 7th, just about everyone is going to be interested to play the new class (myself included). The class looks to contain many elements that are most closely related to Rogue, complete with a hero power that does damage at the same rate of mana, while also containing […]
Worst Designed Cards and Mechanics in the History of Hearthstone
The people designing our games are humans. Like most humans, they sometimes make mistakes. Perhaps they thought a new card would be fun to play with, but it turns out to be frustrating. Perhaps they thought something would be strong, but it turns out to be weak. However, owing to the nature […]
Spirits of the Shark: How Memorable Moments Trick Players
So You Want to Build a Hearthstone Deck… Building and refining Hearthstone decks is hard. It takes high levels of skill to even figure out where new, powerful opportunities reside. This is the “big” problem of deckbuilding, as it covers the larger outline and gameplan of your deck. It helps determine everything that is […]
