Old Guardian's Articles
One Card From Being Good: Deck-Building Lessons from Kingsbane Rogue and APM Priest
Balancing a card game is not an easy task, and Blizzard has traditionally been conservative with their balance changes, only touching cards months after they have been considered problematic. Therefore, the recent balance changes only two weeks into Rastakhan’s Rumble were a major surprise. The nerf to Kingsbane Rogue through ”Leeching
Rastakhan’s Rumble Miracle Spell Priest: The Past and Future of the Archetype
In Hearthstone, Miracles have traditionally been performed by Rogue. Magic: The Gathering’s Miracle Grow became the model for Hearthstone’s Miracle Rogue, with Questing Adventurer closely resembling the Quirion Dryad of the original. In Hearthstone, however, the miracles that were to be performed became more closely associated with the miraculous card draw from Gadgetzan Auctioneer that […]
Rastakhan’s Rumble Evolve Token Shaman: The Past and Future of the Archetype
The namesake card of Evolve Shaman, Evolve, entered the Hearthstone world in spring 2016 in the Whispers of the Old Gods set. Shaman was not known for its ability to turn minions into random, more expensive minions up to that point – it had been a class with some aggro decks, some midrange Totem or […]
Rastakhan’s Rumble Dragon Warrior: The Past and Future of the Archetype
In Rastakhan’s Rumble, Blizzard is clearly pushing for Dragon Warrior as one of the new archetypes. It may be new for some people, but Dragon Warrior actually already existed in Hearthstone a long ago. Year 2016 was the year of the Dragon Warrior, the archetype saw a lot of play on ladder and in tournaments […]
Rastakhan’s Rumble Odd Mage: The Past, Present, and Future of the Archetype
The reveal season for Rastakhan’s Rumble, Hearthstone’s upcoming expansion, is at full speed and new cards are being revealed daily. In Blizzard’s own reveal stream, we got to see some Rastakhan action in the form of a Mage deck that relied on Hero Power synergy cards. While that deck was a regular Mage deck, viewers […]
