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Top 5 Card Picks for Arena

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As everyone knows, the arena and constructed modes are very different styles of play. One of the biggest differences is the importance of card rarities. In constructed, as long as you have the card the rarity doesn’t mean much,...

Cobblestone Updated with New Staircase

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Valve released the version of Cobblestone that we've all come to know--and perhaps loathe--in February of 2015. There have been handful of cosmetic tweaks and bug fixes since then, but we haven't seen any substantive alterations to the map's gameplay...

The Priest Issue in Hearthstone

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Last week I wrote an article discussing the Shaman Issue in Hearthstone. That article discussed why Shaman has risen to be the strongest class, largely due to overwhelmingly powerful minions. This week I’d like to take a step back...

God versus God, Who’s the Best Old God?

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  With Whispers of the Old Gods came four incredibly powerful cards that the set was named after – the Old Gods. Each Old God is extremely powerful in its own way, but which God is the best? Before the...
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Top 5 Best Flex Picks in League of Legends

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Being deceptive in champ select can make it difficult for the opposing team to counter pick you and your teammates. Being capable of playing a variety of flex picks allows you earn a small edge for your team by...

The Forgotten Cards of Hearthstone

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  There are many cards in Hearthstone, currently and in the past, that aren’t good at the moment, but have a lot of potential. Cards such as Mark of Y’Shaarj, which works with beasts. Well, currently there aren’t enough beasts...

High Noon for Too Long: McCree Due for Nerfs?

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Blizzard's Geoff Goodman, Principal Designer on the Overwatch team announced that McCree will likely be seeing some changes (nerfs) in the near future: I've been watching McCree carefully since we've released. McCree's flashbang plays an important role in being a...

Hearthstone Arena – the Best and the Worst

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Introduction Hearthstone’s Arena is a very different beast than constructed. Now that Standard has come into play, arena not only has different strategies, but a whole slew of different cards as well. Because of the nature of not knowing what...
The dankest grenade throws this side of MLG.

8 Ways to Make Decoy Grenades Suck Less

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Decoding the Decoy Fake flash. Decoy grenades look almost exactly like flashbangs--the only difference between the two, is the color of the stripe in the middle of the grenade model. If you're playing against enemies who are likely to have...

The Shaman Issue in Hearthstone

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Every class has its weakness, right? Well as it turns out, Shaman doesn’t. There isn’t a deck that can comfortably both counter Tunnel Trogg and Totem Golem while also getting ready to counter Flamewreathed Faceless, at least not reliably.

It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Swain!

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The bird is back - not Quinn. The 'OG' Master Tactician, Swain, has returned to the meta once again, almost exclusively as a top laner. Not only is he one of the top 10 most banned champions, but also...

Big Game Hunter – a Memorial

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In May this year, just before the Standard format and Whispers of the Old Gods launched, several cards received the nerf-hammer. One of the cards changed was our beloved Big Game Hunter. He had become a staple in many...