Old Guardian's Articles
Genn and Baku Are Back in Standard, But Are They Any Good Anymore?
Genn Greymane and Baku the Mooneater are some of the most powerful Hearthstone cards in the history of the game. Originally released in 2018 as part of The Witchwood, Genn and Baku were so dominant that they were rotated out of Standard a year early, already in 2019. Now, they are back in Standard […]
Hidden Gems: The Best Off-Meta Decks in Dr. Boom’s Incredible Inventions
In every meta, a few decks are much more popular than others. Mostly because they are well-rounded, strong decks, like the current Handbuff Paladin. Sometimes, they are decks with a playstyle that people enjoy for a class, even if they are not absolutely top-tier in performance, like the current Spell Mage and Highlander Priest. Priest […]
Weekly Quests Are Actually Good Now? Is It Safe to Return to Hearthstone?
Oops, they did it again. Blizzard played with the Hearthstone rewards systems by changing the weekly quests to be more rewarding but also to require multiple times the effort in patch 29.2 on April 16th. They reduced some of the requirements a little in a hotfix on April 19th, and promised more changes after they […]
How Incredible Are Dr. Boom’s Inventions? The Hearthstone Meta After the Mini-Set!
Dr. Boom’s Incredible Inventions mini-set launched on Tuesday, and it brought some new top-tier decks to the Hearthstone Standard meta! In this article, I will survey what the meta looks like now in the early days of the mini-set, and where it seems to be headed. We had the vast 29.2.2 balance […]
The Patch That Changed Everything – The Best Decks in the New Whizbang Meta!
Blizzard set some big expectations for patch 29.2.2. It is not your usual balance patch, but a patch “about the general design direction of the game” – an incredibly ambitious goal. With more than 30 nerfs or buffs, the patch certainly has the means to deliver a major change, but how much has truly changed? […]
