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Naxx Out: Revisiting the Curse of Naxxramas Single Player Adventure
As the Book of Heroes becomes the fourteenth solo content piece in Hearthstone, it’s fascinating to think about how the PvE experience of the game has shifted over the years, and how Team 5 clearly started to aim these little adventures at a different portion of the audience than they used to in the past. […]
When Nature Was Tamed: Which Druid Decks Were Nerfed Across the Years?
Though the recent developer AMA has confirmed that Team 5 are not planning to make sweeping balance changes anytime soon, the community furor around Druid’s current build pretty much forced their hand when it came to Kael'thas Sunstrider and made us wonder about the past of the class and the kind of decks and […]
Theorycrafting Paladin Decks in Scholomance Academy – Tempo, Control, Divine Shield, Pure and Murloc
Though Ashes of Outlands was (perhaps appropriately) dominated by Demon Hunter, the plight of Paladins still remained a talking point over the course of the expansion. Suffering from limited viability on ladder and weighed down by a hodgepodge of oddball mechanics, could a lesson at Scholomance serve as the light at the end of the […]
I Am Not Prepared: My Race to 1000 Demon Hunter Wins (Grand Finale)
As I stare into the mirror again, 1000 wins later, bent but not broken, it feels like I’ve achieved all the VENGEANCE I wanted to. For the foreseeable future, that is: this was a fun experience overall but no facet of gameplay can be interfaced with so thoroughly without getting at least a little sour […]
Scholomance Academy – Announcement Analysis & Early Impressions
Hearthstone’s upcoming set has been announced by the developers last week, promising an exciting tenure in the Scholomance Academy for aspiring adepts from all across Azeroth. How does the first batch of card reveals and the announced mechanics stack up to what we’ve seen before in the game? Read on to find out more, including […]