Tharid's Articles
Ashes of Outland Warlock Theorycrafts – Demon Days
The Year of the Dragon has been kind to Warlock. Both aggressive and control archetypes such as Zoo or Mecha’thun Warlock were on top of the rankings, providing highly competitive play experiences. Together with niche decks like Mecha’thun or Plot Twist Warlock, the class an archetype for “everybody” to play. By the […]
Ashes of Outland Paladin Theorycrafts – Will Librams be Viable?
It has been a wild ride for Paladin in 2019. After the class’s dominance in 2018 thanks to what we call the “Genn and Baku disaster” today, Paladin had a hard time to find itself a new identity. While the weird deck called Holy Wrath Paladin was the most represented Paladin archetype in competitive […]
Deciphering the Year of the Phoenix Expansion Teasers – What We Know so Far About Upcoming Expansions
What a month March has been, right? In 2020, the community has waited two more weeks than usual, but patience has been rewarded in the form of Hearthstone’s most packed content announcement. The lion’s share of the announcement included the introduction of the upcoming Standard year, the Year of the Phoenix. And […]
Lore of Legendaries: Descent of Dragons
The Descent of Dragons comes to an end, and with it the Year of the Dragon. The Battle of the Leagues has been quite the epic adventure, and we actually can’t say who won the year-long conflict between the entourages of Rafaam and Elise. What we do know, though, is that – […]
Interview with Hearthstone Game Designers Dave Kosak & Stephen Chang – Galakrond’s Awakening, a Year-Long Storyline, and the Shaman Fiasco
The Year of the Dragon comes to an end, and it is time to reflect on drastic balance changes, improved communication by the dev team, and a year-long storyline. With Galakrond’s Awakening, Hearthstone closes out the Standard year with a total of 35 new cards and the final fight between the League of E.V.I.L. and […]
