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Drek’Thar and Loatheb Are the Latest Cards To Join Hearthstone’s Diamond Club

Putting the cost of Diamond Drek’Thar aside, it’s still a strange choice. Most players already have an uncraftable version of the card, and in just one year he’ll rotate out of Standard. Wouldn’t it make more sense for the first …

4 years ago
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Riot is Getting Rid of Legends of Runeterra's Expeditions System in May to Rethink the Draft Experience

That’s a damn shame. I know that the player base was turning against Expeditions, but I really loved them. It was exactly what I want from a draft mode, and what Hearthstone’s Arena failed to provide: A streamlined drafting experience …

4 years, 2 months ago
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Galio: New Demacia Champion Reveal - 5 New Runeterra Cards Revealed

The part that interests me is that his ability is on Summon. An event that is potentially so game-changing and swingy would normally be on Play.

That may not be too important, given that there aren’t a lot of …

4 years, 2 months ago
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Top Meta Decks to Play Before Legends of Runeterra's New Expansion Shakes Everything Up

Did you copy the wrong deck in for the Pantheon and Shyvana one? 

4 years, 2 months ago
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The Final Nozdormu Day of 2021 in the Hearthstone Tavern - Speedy Dragon Joins Our Decks to Fight for Honor

I wonder why I even bother with other decks. The Nozdormu Face Hunter that I haven’t changed since Forged in the Barrens just won me three ladder games for the second month in a row. One of them was against …

4 years, 4 months ago
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Celestalon Shares the Hearthstone Team's Thoughts on Drek'Thar and Vanndar Stormpike as Free Golden Card Rewards

My thinking is along the same lines as Flux’s: They shouldn’t give specific cards to everyone. What does “epic” mean if everyone got it for free? What does a cosmetic on a card mean if you know it’s universal?

4 years, 4 months ago
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Full Dust Refunds for Vanndar and Drek'Thar are Coming! Hearthstone Alterac Valley Hotfixes for December 10, 2021

Nice! I opened both Drek’Thar and Korrak in my first 12 packs, and it was definitely a feelbad moment.

I’m not sure if it will help me much, though. I’m not buying the pass unless Bobby Kotick is fired …

4 years, 4 months ago
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The Hearthstone Team Talks About Last Year's "Free Your Mind" Hack-a-thon Which Includes an Adorable Card Back

Oh no. The fairy tale brawl was one of the most-played of the year. They think it was a success. 

4 years, 4 months ago
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Hearthstone Known Issues Update - Mercenaries XP Nerf is a Bug, Collection Achievements Being Investigated

Yes. Most of my achievements are progressing as they should, but my count of Honorable Kills still stands at 0. 

4 years, 4 months ago
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Awesome Fractured in Alterac Valley Launch Decks from Hearthstone's Top Players and Streamers

I should have looked here first. I went straight to Vicious Syndicate, and I really wanted to play a Secret Hunter deck, so I crafted the Hunter Quest to use theirs. But it just felt like another boring Quest Hunter …

4 years, 4 months ago
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6 New Ionia Cards Have Been Revealed for Runeterra's Magic Misadventures Expansion

And if you recall it with the God-Willow Seedling, you’ll spam the board with all sorts of cheap units!

4 years, 4 months ago
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Hearthstone's 22.0 Patch Adds 6 New Card Backs Including a Very Festive Greatfather Winter Present

Flux, has there been any progress in making these card backs show up when the page is viewed on an iPhone?  

4 years, 4 months ago
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Ice Trap is a New Hunter Secret Accidentally Revealed by Blizzard for Fractured in Alterac Valley

Your last point may be the most important one. Losing your turn can be a lot more devastating against a Hunter than it is against a Paladin or Mage. 

4 years, 5 months ago
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Ice Trap is a New Hunter Secret Accidentally Revealed by Blizzard for Fractured in Alterac Valley

Oh My Yogg is easy to play around because it’s one of two Secrets that a Paladin might cast. Hunter will (hopefully) end up in a place with 3 or 4 viable secrets. If you keep casting 1-mana spells to …

4 years, 5 months ago
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Spring the Trap is a New Hunter Hearthstone Card Revealed by Attrix for Fractured in Alterac Valley
Quote From dapperdog

Its fine on its own, but I think [card]dun baldar bunker[/card] is a better card, and there's only so many secrets you can put into your deck.

That’s largely true, but if …

4 years, 5 months ago
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Popsicooler is a New Hearthstone Card Revealed by Avelline for Fractured in Alterac Valley

The ice creams are the Mercenary characters! I hope this is a canonical part of their story. 

4 years, 5 months ago
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Riot Forge Showcases 4 Games - Ruined King Releases, Nunu Gets an Adventure Game

Any chance of reviewing these games here? I know it’s only tangentially related to LoR, but I’m curious and not ready to buy them myself. 

4 years, 5 months ago
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The Mercenaries Welcome Bundle is Leaving the Store Soon - Last Chance to Buy Through November 15

It’s “fair” because those other offers set our expectations. If packs in the store normally cost 3 for a dollar, we’d think that price was too much and wonder why we didn’t have more deals like the 5-for-a-dollar welcome deal. 

4 years, 5 months ago
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Details on Runeterra's The Path of Champions Mega Event Pass - All Level Unlocks

Fair enough. If you are willing to pay for cards, the event pass will give you 2 Platinum Chests, 3 Diamond Chests, and I believe the Prismatic Jayce will come with a Jayce card. And though I haven’t tested it …

4 years, 5 months ago