Theorycrafting Standard Rotation: Druid, Hunter, Mage With the annual rotation looming, many have hypothesized on the impact it will have on the standard meta. The Year of the Raven has been characterized by the strength of the cards released
Ranked Standard One True Meta? With any expansion release, Hearthstone's meta undergoes stages of refinement, counter-strategy and optimization. We can evaluate the differences in the meta across regions to see where they may differ.
Card Analysis Winning with Whizbang Whizbang the Wonderful was a card hyped since its unveiling, being heralded as the champion of free-to-play and the ultimate challenge for streamers throughout the community. Many have pledged to reach legend using the card, but just how hard a challenge will that be?
Ranked Standard Patch 11.1.1 in Numbers In late May, Blizzard swung the nerf hammer on some older archetypes that had seen significant play before and after the most current standard rotation.
Ranked Standard The Witchwood's Impact Set rotations have always been a time when the game is most exciting to play. The addition of new cards coupled with stale ones leaving for Wild make for an extremely compelling and
Whats The Worst That Could Happen? Top Millhouse Fails From Kobolds & Catacombs Millhouse Manastorm has always been one of those cards that exist to teach players that a card's rarity does not always dictate its playability. It's always been the card that you craft a
Ranked Standard Nine Fun Decks To Play Before Rotation: A Ranked Floor Analysis Rotations can be a bittersweet affair. They spice up the meta, and while the sentiment towards them is usually overwhelmingly positive, players will often lament the loss of their old favorites. The following
Ranked Standard So Long Neutral-stone: Patch 10.2 in Numbers Strong neutral cards can be very beneficial for the game as they represent high value crafts and excellent build-around opportunities. However if too powerful, they can lead to a lack of class identity
Mechanics Quests, Death Knights and Legendary Weapons: Showdown Its been a year of Mammoth proportions, with no less than 54 class legendaries being released! Half of these have been built up as the marquee content of each update, with Blizzard cranking
Card Analysis The Keleseth Effect Prince Keleseth is one of those cards that has been at the forefront of community discussion from reveal to the settled meta we are currently in. The day they were announced, all three
Archetype Analysis Big Priest By The Numbers Priest is a class that has reinvented itself over the last couple of expansions. Since the community backlash which came with the release of Purify in Karazhan, Blizzard has gotten serious about Priest.
Card Analysis Deep Dive into Spreading Plague A little over a week ago the community reached out and asked us to look at the power level of a controversial card, Spreading Plague. To quote from the title: Hi HSReplay.net!
Tracking Diversity in the Hearthstone Meta There's something special about those first few days of a new expansion. With new sets come new possibilities, everyone is trying new stuff and your opponents deck could contain anything! But as time
Ranked Standard Just for Fun: Top Includes at Rank Floors In Patch 7.1 (February 2017) Blizzard introduced the ranked floors feature, which prevent players from de-leveling once they reach ranks 15, 10 and 5. In theory, this was intended to give players
Card Analysis Deep Dive into Curious Glimerroot Curious Glimmerroot is one of the most unique cards in the Journey to Un'Goro expansion. With it comes a completely new mechanic; a mini-game of sorts, that has the player guess something about
Ranked Standard Pace of the Meta: Un'Goro vs. Gadgetzan The year of the Kraken will undoubtedly be remembered as a year dominated by aggressive strategies. Cards like Tunnel Trogg, Flamewreathed Faceless, Flame Imp and Small-Time Buccaneer were all meta defining at one
Ranked Standard Shaking Up the Meta: Patch 7.1 in Numbers In early February, Blizzard announced changes to two cards that were considered by the community to be among the most powerful in the Standard set. Arguably the most critical member of the now
Arena Mulligan Luck in the Arena "Good" and "Bad" types of randomness are a hot topic in the Hearthstone community, with cards like Flame Juggler and Yogg-Saron typically being the focus of discussion. But with
Ranked Standard Popular Legendaries in Gadgetzan It doesn't feel great when you spend 1600 dust on a card that seems good in theory, only to realize a week later you're not really playing with it (Finja anyone?). So which
