Tharid's Articles
The Year of the Raven’s Third Expansion – What Lies Ahead?
The meta is stale, the ladder climb becomes more and more cumbersome, and you know every card’s voice lines by heart – that is when we know it’s about time for a new expansion! Speculations around the theme of 2018’s last expansion are numerous, and the gossip factory is working overtime: From […]
The Tortollans – A Hearthstone Tribe Made it into the World of Warcraft!
As we all know, Hearthstone lore has its fundamental roots in the World of Warcraft. For the longest time, this relationship has been unilateral, mostly because it was labeled as the “Heroes of Warcraft” fan-service game from the very start. Luckily, Hearthstone developed its own lore and content over the last expansions. […]
“Maly Goes to Hall of Fame?” – Malygos and the Limitation of Design Space
The five Dragon Aspects from the Warcraft universe have been in Hearthstone since its beginning. Being the most ancient and powerful creatures within their world, the respective cards in Blizzard’s card game needed to be just as influential. Over four years later, one of these aspects still keeps shaking up the meta-game. […]
“Discover” – An Ode to the Best Mechanic in the Game
In the last four years of Hearthstone, over 20 card mechanics made it into the game. Most of Hearthstone “keywords”, as mechanics are called in Blizzard’s card game, have been in the game since its release. They form the backbone of every strategic card game, and every single one of them aims to provide just the […]
The Netherstorm – Home of Dr. Boom and The Boomsday Project
The cat is out of the bag: The Boomsday Project will be Hearthstone’s next expansion! The new storyline features Dr. Boom and his scientific adventures around the area of Netherstorm. For many, this location may not come as a surprise. Back when the Year of the Raven got announced, the visualization of […]