yellorambo's Articles
Taking Stock of the Year of the Mammoth – The Impact of Kobolds and Catacombs Keywords
With the new Hearthstone year inching ever closer and the upcoming rotation getting rid of some iconic and seemingly omnipresent tools in Standard, it’s time to examine how the different goodies introduced over the course of The Year of the Mammoth fared over the course of their allotted time in the game’s main format. What […]
Taking Stock of the Year of the Mammoth – The Impact of Knights of the Frozen Throne Keywords
With the new Hearthstone year inching ever closer and the upcoming rotation getting rid of some iconic and seemingly omnipresent tools in Standard, it’s time to examine how the different goodies introduced over the course of The Year of the Mammoth fared over the course of their allotted time in the game’s main format. What […]
Double Trouble – The Dynamics of Twinspell
One of Rise of Shadows’ new keywords is Twinspell, a resource-generating mechanic where the spell adds another copy of itself to your hand (without the keyword) upon casting. This is a different and much healthier-looking version of new-school Hearthstone control tools than the ones we’ve seen before, crucially allowing the opponent to plan accordingly based […]
Why The Year of the Dragon’s Druid is a Blank Canvas
The avalanche of changes brought along with the Standard rotation, the two KnC nerfs and the Hall of Fame decisions give Team 5 a unique opportunity to establish their new vision for Hearthstone. With The Year of the Dragon’s first release marking the first time they’ll push out a set created in its entirety after […]
Arena Seasons are Coming – What does That Mean Going Forward?
The Year of the Dragon’s bringing a brand new Arena experience alongside many other highly anticipated changes: a rotational system of “seasons” featuring a specific selection of card sets from the game’s past and present. It’s a massive change with many obvious benefits and also yet another system to pile upon the already fairly complicated […]
