When You’ve Done It All In The World of Warcraft, There’s Still Stuff To Do by Andy Stetzinger The World of Warcraft has an interesting dilemma it has to deal with; as characters in the game grow in strength, stature, and power, the surrounding environment, monsters, and big bosses do not. After a while, what was once a formidable foe becomes nothing more than a wet paper towel to the player. To entice players to continue to play through the older content, Blizzard adds vario

Hearthstone is both a video game and collectible card game, and this leads to a bit of a balancing act on Blizzard’s end. Compare Hearthstone to the most obvious *other* in the card game space, Magic the Gathering, and you have a much cheaper experience. To get one, competitive, Standard deck in Magic,  you’ll be spending well over $150. The catch is that you can resell that deck at a later time, and you’ll potentially have rarer cards that could get more of your money back.

We’ve known that Hearthstone is owed a new expansion, and we’ve pretty much known that it’s going to be based on the prehistoric homage that is Un’goro. Blizzard finally let us in on the opening act of the Year of the Mammoth in Journey to Un’goro. Breaking down the big mechanical shake-ups, we’ve got Adapt. Reminiscent of the Discover mechanic from League of Explorers, this allows you to give your minion one trait from three random ones. Your 5/4 for four mana all of a sudde

It’s no secret that Reno Jackson decks have been some of my favorite. The archetype allows for a lot more creativity and versatility when compared to most decks, due to the simple fact that Reno decks are only allotted one of any card (for the most part). Cards that I’ve opted to try out aren’t particularly played often. Avian Watcher can be great when you throw down the Ice Block secret early in the game, as can Medivh’s Valet. A lot of this deck boils down to a Control arch

Hearthstone has really ramped up incentives to get new players involved in Hearthstone from the get go. From exclusive hero portraits to card pack discounts, it’s a far cry from the 2014 days of Hearthstone, which offered virtually nothing in this sort of department. Blizzard is opting to give players the Welcome Bundle. For $4.99, you get ten classic card packs. Since classic cards will always be in the Standard game format, it’s important to build up a collection, and essen

Warrior as a class has always been a solid choice that tends to lean into long, drawn out games. With the Warrior’s armor build up, outlasting your opponent is a core tenant of most Warriors. However, recent developments in the meta game after Whispers of the Old Gods and Standard format have brought a more tempo oriented deck to the top of the meta. Enter the Dragon…Warrior. For the uninitiated, tempo refers to the ability to use your mana in a cost-effective way, spending a

The excitement of  Whispers of the Old Gods and the Year of the Kraken is starting to simmer down. Deck archetypes are starting to settle, and we’re already wondering what our next adventure will entail. Before we get to that, however, Blizzard’s given us an update out of the blue. The patch includes fixes to golden cards, a friend referral system, and a new hero portrait for the Shaman class. Morgl the Oracle. Humorously described by Thrall as the most powerful shaman alive,

When it comes to climbing the ladder, face decks tend to be all the rage. They’re cheap, quick, and very infuriating for your opponent. It seems like yesterday that Face Hunter was the bane of everyone’s existence. For this guide, let’s spotlight Face Shaman, the new bane of everyone’s existence. “Face” means bypassing enemy minions and going straight for your opponent. That is the main crux of this deck. Your opponent might have a minion or two on the board, but that doesn’

Last week, we diverged from the meta, hard. With Zoolock, we’re sticking a little closer to the normal conventions but throwing some interesting twists into it too. If you’ve seen my other decks, you’ve heard me gush over my boy Brann Bronzebeard before. Having battlecries that trigger twice can be the difference between winning and losing most of the time, but he’s such a good card that he’s bound to be a target for your opponent to quickly dispatch. Be sure you save Brann f

Let’s start with the weapons. You have duplicates of four different weapons, so ideally you won’t go too long without one. Cursed Blade is a controversial pick, but for a turn one play or a finisher with a couple pirates, it’s a great way to throw your opponent off. This weapon has to be used optimally, or the double damage you’ll get from it will catch up with you horrendously quickly. Two of the other weapons are Warrior staples – Fiery War Axe and Death’s Bite are both sol