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Now that Hearthstone has launched Patch 9.1, decks like Tempo Rogue, Token Shaman, and Midrange Hunter are starting to carve out their place in the meta.

Hearthstone Meta Report: The Best New Decks in Patch 9.1

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Hearthstone’s Patch 9.1.0 nerfed a variety of cards, including Innervate, Spreading Plague, Hex, Fiery War Axe, and Murloc Warleader. When I discussed the patch, I figured that the changes would hurt the top decks, but probably wouldn't remove them....
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Is 2v2 Hearthstone a Possibility?

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Hearthstone has always been a game of one player against one player. There are a few small instances of player versus computer, and even smaller of cooperative players, but these are few and far between. In all other cases,...
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The Luckiest Hearthstone Combos

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When it comes to Hearthstone combos, luck usually plays a very small role. A combo in Hearthstone refers to playing a specific set of cards that lead to your opponent's death. This means that a combo usually deals ~30...
Jeff Kaplan

Game Development Spotlight: The Jeff Kaplan Approach

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Jeff Kaplan. The man. The meme. The legend. If you play Overwatch, you’ll have an intimate relationship with the man behind it all. If you don’t, there’s still a decent chance you’ll have seen some videos of Jeff over...
Blizzard has announced some sweeping nerfs to a variety of longtime Hearthstone staples, including Fiery War Axe, Hex, and Innervate.

Blizzard Announces Nerfs to Druid and Fiery War Axe

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Nerfs are officially coming to Hearthstone. After the past month of Druid dominating ladder, Blizzard finally decided to do something about it. But it's not just Druid who's getting some tweaks. Several staple cards have been hit by Blizzard's...
IMT Olleh competing at the 2017 Season Playoffs.

League of Legends Meta Analysis: 2017 Summer Playoffs

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All but two berths have been decided for the 2017 League of Legends World Championships, with the remaining spots up for grabs in the European and North American gauntlets. As far as most analysts are concerned, all of the...
Hearthstone's meta revolves around Druid currently, but Murlocs, Highlander Priest, and Pirate Warrior are effective ways to counter Druid decks.

Hearthstone Meta Report: Druid, Murloc, Priest, and Pirate

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The current Hearthstone meta revolves entirely around Druid. At rank one, Druids make up over 60% of the decks, and across all decks, that number sits at around 30%. For the sake of our collective sanity, we're going to...
There are a variety of different Dark Pact builds out there, but these are the strongest.

Path of Exile: The Best Dark Pact Builds

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When Path of Exile's 3.0 patch launched, Grinding Gear Games added three new offensive skill gems. They also tossed in a host of support gems, but only three of them are used as actual skills: Storm Burst, Charged Dash,...
Path of Exile Monster Density

Path of Exile: Monster Density in 3.0

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With the launch of Path of Exile 3.0, several changes were made in terms of monster density. This is mostly in regards to the end game mapping, the monsters throughout the story seem unaffected. However, nearly every change to...
Druid is strong right now, but there's a handful of Hearthstone decks that can put up a good fight against Druid.

Hearthstone Decks Designed to Beat Druid

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If you've played Hearthstone over the past week, you know that Druid is the king of the court, and he's hard to beat. You've likely come to the conclusion that playing most of the new decks just gets you beaten....
After the Knights of the Frozen Throne release, it's looking like Druid is the most overpowered class in Hearthstone.

Hearthstone: Is Druid the New Shaman?

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For about a year, Hearthstone was commonly referred to as "Shamanstone." This was because Shaman was simply the best class, in every area. Blizzard had given Shaman enough tools for it to play Aggro, Midrange, and Control more effectively than...
Hearthstone's Arena mode has gotten a bit of a rework with the latest expansion, and players aren't exactly thrilled.

Hearthstone: Arena Issues After New Expansion Release

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The new Hearthstone expansion, Knights of the Frozen Throne, has added a ton of new cards, and shaken up competitive play immensely. Normally, new cards change Arena play quite a bit as well, but with this expansion, things are...