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Riot Statikk recently posted a comprehensive blog post on Riot's 'Dev Corner' blog detailing the direction of the upcoming assassin rework set to hit Summoner's Rift in the near future. The Difference Between Invisibility and Camouflage Invisibility was the first point touched...

Introduction to Patch 6.1.3 For the past month or so, the Hearthstone community has been very upset with the state of the game. Many professionals stood up and stated that the competitive scene was going downhill. Batstone came out and...

Observing is often cited as the most pressing aspect of Overwatch in need of improvement. What's the problem and what can be done to overcome it? Observing Overwatch Although the gameplay can be compared to that of a shooter like CS:GO,...

Welcome to the First Batstone Tournament Batstone is a Hearthstone tournament created by Hearthstone professional James ‘Firebat’ Kostesich. He sought to create a tournament format that broke the current, stale meta. There is no prize pool, all players are invited...

Introduction Recently many of the Hearthstone professional players have been discontent with the state of Hearthstone. One of the loudest speakers has been James ‘Firebat’ Kostesich, Hearthstone World Champion for 2015. Over the last few weeks he has put out...

Arena Balance Over the past few weeks, arena balance has become a growing source of concern. Mage in particular is a problem, as they have an appearance of 30%. Since you are only offered each class 33% of the time, it...

Introduction Team Na’Vi, short for Natus Vincere, is a successful esports team. They are highly competitive in Counter Strike, DotA 2, Heroes of the Storm, and several other games. Their Hearthstone team has been incredibly strong, even winning several tournaments...

Introduction Silence is one of the core mechanics used in Hearthstone. It was implemented with the launch of the game. It removes all abilities and stat changes of a card, leaving them with their basic stats. The game launched with...

Introduction The Menagerie wing of One Night in Karazhan opened this week, and with it, The Curator. The Curator has the potential to provide insane value, the trick is finding a deck to put him in. When played, he draws...

Introduction Recently I’ve written several articles in which I’ve expressed my discontent regarding Hearthstone. I still think the game is very good, but feel it has some serious flaws. The largest of these flaws is the importance placed on RNG...

Whats Wrong with Competitive Hearthstone? Competitive Hearthstone is no longer a serious eSport. I know that will raise some objections, many people will say it was never a serious eSport. Seriously though, Hearthstone has had more competitive tournaments than any...

Riot's been systematically neutering its strongest champions. Not nerfing - I'm talking 2 miles out, 6 feet under. I implore you to look at the champions with the lowest win-rates. In fact, I'll make it even easier for you...