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My greatest fears have come to fruition. During the reveal of Mean Streets of Gadgetzan, I wondered about this. And now it has happened. The new cards were cool and strong, but unfortunately, all they did was make Shaman...

Introduction This article was inspired by a video Firebat made this week. In the video, which I've included below, he talks about the different ways that Mean Streets of Gadgetzan introduced a lot of RNG. See, the big thing about the...

Introduction If you watch Hearthstone on Twitch, you’ll notice that recently it’s been nothing but Seatstory games. That’s because the newest Seatstory Cup, the sixth installment, is currently taking place. It’s a massive invitational tournament featuring thirty-two professional players. Nearly...

Introduction With the Mean Streets of Gadgetzan expansion, a new meta appeared, dominated by Jade Golems, Pirates, and Reno decks. The ones that really stood out were Pirate Warrior, Jade Druid, and Renolock. Those three decks made up a massive percentage...

The Families The Mean Streets of Gadgetzan expansion added three crime families, or factions. We’ve discussed them quite a bit here, but I’ll briefly explain. The three factions added cards that can be used by three different classes. The Jade...

When Kun the Forgotten King was first announced, everyone was excited about a zero mana 7/7. But that was mostly just hype, and very soon Kun faded into oblivion in most people’s minds. As the meta turned out to...

In yesterday's article, I talked about how Reinhardt's shield controls the pace of combat, and identified the two major issues that his dominance in the meta has posed for the entertainment value of Overwatch as a spectator esport. I'd recommend reading...

Introduction One of the more interesting cards from Hearthstone's latest expansion is Dirty Rat. Most people put their judgments aside on it, waiting to see it in action. I myself specifically avoided talking about it in the anti-aggro segment, unsure...

Well, we've seen a lot of Mirana and Batrider already, as expected. But the Boston Major has already treated us to several unconventional hero picks. Leshrac (Complexity, EG) CoL picked up Lesh in both the group stages and Game 1 against...

A recurring source of frustration for fans of professional Overwatch is the game's seemingly inescapably trend towards a stale meta. Jung touched on this issue in his article about the divide between the game's casual and competitive scenes. It's a bit...

  If you’ve been playing ladder since the release of Mean Streets of Gadgetzan, then you already know about Patches the Pirate. For the uninformed, Patches is a one mana 1/1 Pirate with charge. Oh, and if you play a Pirate,...

The Mean Streets of Gadgetzan expansion has been out for two days now, and I’ve been playing nothing but Hearthstone. Over such a short period, it’s impossible to see all the new strong decks. However, there are some new...