Yeah, not every set had a card that was really significant to put on the list. I suppose Bazaar Burglary could've made it, but I wasn't sure how overhyped it was compared to the other cards here. I also tried to get this out before Scholomance came out, so I did work a little bit fast.
And you're right about Nozdormu the Timeless. It caused a ruckus when it first revealed because everyone thought the mana crystals would be full. After it was confirmed that the mana was empty though, the hype mostly died out to "it's good in the right deck".
Excatly, while i think the effect to remove a card from your opponent is good, the decks that want this effect (aggressive decks) don't want to play a 4 mana 4/3
Love the article, I started playing in explorer's and got more into the community by whispers so it's fun to see how previous cards opinions were and to remember the overhyped ones after whispers. I don't remember making a fuzz over a specific card, but I do remember to expect some cards to be better than they end up being, like Lady in White although this kid of cards is mostly affected around the other cards that can be played along it.
You skipped some sets though, I don't see any cards from Boomsday, Uldum, and Descent of Dragons. Is it because there weren't that many overhyped cards in those sets? There were people losing their minds over Bazaar Burglary and Sir Finley of the Sands in Uldum, both of which didn't see much play, though the latter was due to Paladin having a pretty terrible set. (It was still viewed the strongest of the new Explorer cards, though).
In Descent of Dragons, Nozdormu the Timeless caused quite a stir during reveal season, though that could be attributed to people feeling unsure how powerful he really could be (turns out he wasn't, really).
Anyway, keep up the good work! I'm loving the variety of interesting content on this site.
Except Stelina can deny that board clear your opponent was waiting to play.
Not reliably so, especially against Control decks with a large hand (but you do have Glide to fix that), but definitely Star Student Stelina has nearly nothing to do with [Hearthstone Card (madam lazul) Not Found] in terms of why one should play the card.
The correct term of comparison of Stelina is Loatheb.
i remember falling for the Varian hype hook line and sinker. Day 1 craft
Then i took it ont he ladder and he just plopped his 10 mana butt in your hand being useless while Secret Paladin murdered you on curve or, even more miserably, you were playing the control mirror and you couldnt drop him at all because he'd put you 3 cards closer to fatigue
It was a learning experience tho. Since then the only day 1 craft i've made was Zephrys
In my scale Sneed's Old Shredder and The Last Kaleidosaur have a special place. I remember back in GvG I wasn't a collector (as I am now) and dusted 4 bad legendaries to craft Sneed... Nice waste of dust.
Yep. Gwent is still active. It's certainly not a threat to Hearthstone as it once might've been when it was fresh, but it still has an active community and still receives updates and new cards.
This is why I think Star Student Stelina is one of the worst legendaries this expansion. People are already "hating" it, but I hardly see it slotting into any decks. Compared to Madame Lazul, it's more expensive and conditional. And while Priest, as a control and value class, likes card generation and reading the opponent, Demon Hunter is all about tempo, tempo and tempo. This has 0 tempo. Not to mention that more expensive DH decks that may like an effect like this, like Big Demon, have a very hard time activating Outcast. And without that, it's worthless. Another case of hand info overvaluation.
Glad you enjoyed the article. Lady in White was indeed overhyped and would be eligible for the list.
I didn't mention this in the article, but I limited myself to a maximum of one card per set, and I figured Chameleos would be a better choice for the Witchwood spot.
On the remark of why lifecoach quit hearthstone, I think he made a video summing it up. I watched it like 2 years back;
- He didn't like the rng direction of hearthstone, which he felt was catering to casuals than pros
- He didn't like that its not about pure skill. He did some sort of weird 10 hr day for a month (might be 2 weeks, correct me if im wrong) playing with superjj (how many people remember this guy?) and found his winrate to be at most 60% no matter what he did (no elaboration on that)
- He wanted a game that challenges his mind. And he thought hearthstone wasn't that
I do recall him hyping The Marsh Queen to high heaven before reality hit him square in the jaw. It wasn't that the reward was bad, it was simply hunter sucking at what marsh queen needed it to do; play control. Hunter couldn't heal, so most of the time they just die by turn 5, cause all they did was play 1 drops and there wasn't any way to get board back.
The card that single-handedly made Lifecoach quit Hearthstone in favor of Gwent, as soon as the card was revealed. Not even released yet at that point.
New Warlock Minion - Shadowlight Scholar
Flesh Golem will love this
New Priest Spell - Draconic Studies
I'm playing dragon priest on every expansion since TGT times, that card is amazing, specially for wild players.
A Look Back At Historically Overhyped Hearthstone Cards
Yeah, not every set had a card that was really significant to put on the list. I suppose Bazaar Burglary could've made it, but I wasn't sure how overhyped it was compared to the other cards here. I also tried to get this out before Scholomance came out, so I did work a little bit fast.
And you're right about Nozdormu the Timeless. It caused a ruckus when it first revealed because everyone thought the mana crystals would be full. After it was confirmed that the mana was empty though, the hype mostly died out to "it's good in the right deck".
New Paladin & Priest Minion - High Abbess Alura
Play a 1-cost and then hopefully draw Divine Kings.
A Look Back At Historically Overhyped Hearthstone Cards
Excatly, while i think the effect to remove a card from your opponent is good, the decks that want this effect (aggressive decks) don't want to play a 4 mana 4/3
A Look Back At Historically Overhyped Hearthstone Cards
Love the article, I started playing in explorer's and got more into the community by whispers so it's fun to see how previous cards opinions were and to remember the overhyped ones after whispers.
I don't remember making a fuzz over a specific card, but I do remember to expect some cards to be better than they end up being, like Lady in White although this kid of cards is mostly affected around the other cards that can be played along it.
A Look Back At Historically Overhyped Hearthstone Cards
I got the Marsh Queen as my free quest and my buddy said it was going to be a good card.
it required so much work, oh my god.
A Look Back At Historically Overhyped Hearthstone Cards
You skipped some sets though, I don't see any cards from Boomsday, Uldum, and Descent of Dragons. Is it because there weren't that many overhyped cards in those sets? There were people losing their minds over Bazaar Burglary and Sir Finley of the Sands in Uldum, both of which didn't see much play, though the latter was due to Paladin having a pretty terrible set. (It was still viewed the strongest of the new Explorer cards, though).
In Descent of Dragons, Nozdormu the Timeless caused quite a stir during reveal season, though that could be attributed to people feeling unsure how powerful he really could be (turns out he wasn't, really).
Anyway, keep up the good work! I'm loving the variety of interesting content on this site.
A Look Back At Historically Overhyped Hearthstone Cards
Except Stelina can deny that board clear your opponent was waiting to play.
Not reliably so, especially against Control decks with a large hand (but you do have Glide to fix that), but definitely Star Student Stelina has nearly nothing to do with [Hearthstone Card (madam lazul) Not Found] in terms of why one should play the card.
The correct term of comparison of Stelina is Loatheb.
A Look Back At Historically Overhyped Hearthstone Cards
i remember falling for the Varian hype hook line and sinker. Day 1 craft
Then i took it ont he ladder and he just plopped his 10 mana butt in your hand being useless while Secret Paladin murdered you on curve or, even more miserably, you were playing the control mirror and you couldnt drop him at all because he'd put you 3 cards closer to fatigue
It was a learning experience tho. Since then the only day 1 craft i've made was Zephrys
A Look Back At Historically Overhyped Hearthstone Cards
Loved the article!
In my scale Sneed's Old Shredder and The Last Kaleidosaur have a special place. I remember back in GvG I wasn't a collector (as I am now) and dusted 4 bad legendaries to craft Sneed... Nice waste of dust.
New Rogue Spell - Plagiarize
Fun and original card. I love it. But i think that doesn't fits in constructed decks.
New Warlock Spell - Demonic Studies
Worst studies card, worst than priest one.
New Paladin & Warrior Spell - Shield of Honor
This cards seems nuts!
New Warlock Minion - Void Drinker
Pfffff save the copies of this card, it will be nerfed soon.
New Warlock Minion - Shadowlight Scholar
3 mana 3/4 deal 3 damage. The best soul fragment card, better than the legendary one.
New Shaman Minion - Diligent Notetaker
Obvious combo potential. Specially in wild.
New Warrior Spell - Athletic Studies
The best studies card, autoinclude in every nonagro warrior deck.
New Warrior Weapon - Reaper Scythe
Fits in aggro decks and control decks. 5/5 card
New Rogue Weapon - Self-Sharpening Sword
Rogue have any card to improve weapon durability? Just the new legendary?
That card looks weak.
A Look Back At Historically Overhyped Hearthstone Cards
Yep. Gwent is still active. It's certainly not a threat to Hearthstone as it once might've been when it was fresh, but it still has an active community and still receives updates and new cards.
A Look Back At Historically Overhyped Hearthstone Cards
This is why I think Star Student Stelina is one of the worst legendaries this expansion. People are already "hating" it, but I hardly see it slotting into any decks. Compared to Madame Lazul, it's more expensive and conditional. And while Priest, as a control and value class, likes card generation and reading the opponent, Demon Hunter is all about tempo, tempo and tempo. This has 0 tempo. Not to mention that more expensive DH decks that may like an effect like this, like Big Demon, have a very hard time activating Outcast. And without that, it's worthless. Another case of hand info overvaluation.
A Look Back At Historically Overhyped Hearthstone Cards
Glad you enjoyed the article. Lady in White was indeed overhyped and would be eligible for the list.
I didn't mention this in the article, but I limited myself to a maximum of one card per set, and I figured Chameleos would be a better choice for the Witchwood spot.
A Look Back At Historically Overhyped Hearthstone Cards
On the remark of why lifecoach quit hearthstone, I think he made a video summing it up. I watched it like 2 years back;
- He didn't like the rng direction of hearthstone, which he felt was catering to casuals than pros
- He didn't like that its not about pure skill. He did some sort of weird 10 hr day for a month (might be 2 weeks, correct me if im wrong) playing with superjj (how many people remember this guy?) and found his winrate to be at most 60% no matter what he did (no elaboration on that)
- He wanted a game that challenges his mind. And he thought hearthstone wasn't that
I do recall him hyping The Marsh Queen to high heaven before reality hit him square in the jaw. It wasn't that the reward was bad, it was simply hunter sucking at what marsh queen needed it to do; play control. Hunter couldn't heal, so most of the time they just die by turn 5, cause all they did was play 1 drops and there wasn't any way to get board back.
If only Toxmonger was 2 mana 1/2 right?
A Look Back At Historically Overhyped Hearthstone Cards
The card that single-handedly made Lifecoach quit Hearthstone in favor of Gwent, as soon as the card was revealed. Not even released yet at that point.
Is Gwent even a game anymore?