Old Guardian's Articles
How Will the Balance Patch Change the Meta? Analysis of the Nerf and Buff Targets
Blizzard teased the upcoming nerfs and buffs yesterday, and it is a huge package. Seven cards will be nerfed and a whopping 18 cards will receive buffs! While we do not have the exact nerfs and buffs yet, a lot can be inferred from the list of nerf and buff targets. In […]
Hopes and Predictions for the Nerfs and Buffs in the Next Hearthstone Balance Patch
Day by day, we get closer to the next Hearthstone constructed format balance patch. This year, we did not get one early in January, unlike in 2020 and 2021. In 2022, we got one embedded into the Battlegrounds patch, which we know is coming on Tuesday. Blizzard kept the hype on Battlegrounds and only revealed […]
You Can Add Tech Cards to Beat the Top Meta Decks, But You Probably Should Not
There is one design choice more than any other that made Hearthstone a phenomenon. Yet, it is also a choice that Hearthstone has struggled with over the years. Compared to all previous card games inspired by Magic: the Gathering, Hearthstone was smooth and fast. By allowing no interaction during the opponent’s turn, Hearthstone was able […]
Are Priest and Warrior Dead Now? The Best Decks of the Worst Classes
March of the Lich King has not been kind to some of Hearthstone’s 11 classes. After the latest balance patch, there are two clear outliers in performance, and not in a good way. Priest and Warrior are several percentage points below the performance of all other classes and are close to falling below a 40% […]
The Prince Renathal Nerf Was Huge But There Are Survivors!
It finally happened. Throughout Murder at Castle Nathria, there were concerns about three Legendary cards: Theotar, the Mad Duke, Sire Denathrius, and Prince Renathal. One by one, all of them have now been nerfed. Theotar, the Mad Duke was hit already during Castle Nathria. Sire Denathrius nerf only came in March of the Lich […]
