Old Guardian's Articles
Into the Emerald Dream First Impressions from Theorycrafting
The Standard rotation of 2025 and the first expansion of the year, Into the Emerald Dream, will launch on March 25. We got the first taste of the new cards yesterday when many Hearthstone content creators had a chance to play with the new set in advance in the theorycrafting livestream event. […]
Upcoming Core Set Changes: What Will Really Change?
Spring is coming, and Hearthstone’s annual Core set rotation is coming with it. This year, 79 cards will rotate out of the Core set and 76 cards will be added. Furthermore, 28 cards will receive small changes. The changes were announced yesterday (you can find a full list here), but they will not be live […]
That’s What I Call a Mini-Set! The Best Decks from the First Days of Heroes of StarCraft
The Heroes of StarCraft mini-set has been a breath of fresh air for Hearthstone. Mini-sets are typically a little disappointing: there’s a Legendary card that becomes common and maybe a class or two rise from total obscurity to mediocrity. Not so for Heroes of StarCraft! Zerg, Protoss, and Terran have arrived to upend the entire […]
Hearthstone’s 2024 in Review: A Celebration Gone Wrong?
2024 was a big milestone for Hearthstone as the game turned ten years old. Expectations for the anniversary were high, but was Blizzard able to deliver? In this retrospective, I take a look at the main events of 2024 for Hearthstone: the good, the bad, and the ugly! 10th Anniversary Celebration There were […]
Starships in Hearthstone? The Lore of The Great Dark Beyond!
At first sight, you might think that starships, of all things, have little to do with Warcraft. In reality, The Great Dark Beyond is the most lore-relevant expansion we have had in Hearthstone for some time: it explores the themes of Light and Fel, the fate of the Eredar, and the Warcraft universe beyond the […]
