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Ben Brode and Dean Ayala Discuss Creating the League of Explorers Legendaries
A week or so ago,
IGN had an interview
with Lead Designer Ben Brode and Associate Designer Dean Ayala about creating the mechanic. Today they've posted another with some insight into the
League of Explorers
' Legendary cards.
Hearthstone
Ben Brode and Dean Ayala Talk About Creating the Discover Mechanic
It's always cool to get some perspective on some of the challenges the Blizzard team faces when dealing with creating new content. The League of Explorers focused around the new Discover mechanic which allows players to add one of three randomly selected cards to their hand. As we've...discovered over time, the selection pool is limited to your specific class and those that are neutral with a much higher chance of class cards being displayed as an option. Recently,
IGN
posted an interview with Lead Designer Ben Brode and Associate Designer Dean Ayala to discuss the rationale behind the release.
Hearthstone
Is A Reno Jackson Nerf Inevitable?
Regardless of whether you love or hate , one thing is for certain: he's dominantly slowed down the Hearthstone meta unlike any other card before him. And while some may complain about him being frustrating to play against - especially when he completely restores their opponent's health just before defeat - others rejoice as he's brought much needed fresh air into an otherwise dry meta. Though we've only had him in our collections for about two months, some are worried that he may cause issues in the future.
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Hearthhead 2015: Hearthstone Cards of the Year
The year of 2015 was filled to the brim with Hearthstone content. From the launch of the game on Android and iOS, to the revelation of Tavern Brawls, alternate heroes, and much more. Two adventures and one expansion released in Blackrock Mountain, League of Explorers, and The Grand Tournament, respectively, totaling more than 200 new cards. And with the dawn of Winter Veil the year is ready to come to a close. But looking back, only one card can stand out as the best. We spoke with a bunch of professional players, streamers, and personalities to select their top three out of our field of nominees. They are as follows:
Hearthstone
Blue Tweets: Tuesday Maintenance, Tracking 500+ Wins, & New Tribes
Tuesday will see Hearthstone be unavailable for all of two hours in the morning. This doesn't appear to be directly related to Hearthstone as every other game in the client has the same warning.
In the mean time though, one of the hot topics among the Hearthstone community is the ability to track Ranked wins above 500. Currently, once you reach that mark you're rewarded the golden hero portrait and the game subsequently stops telling you how many wins you have. Many have demanded for this to be fixed, but Lead Designer, Ben Brode, offers some insight as to why this is the case. He also comments on some clarifications, bugs, and his stance on introducing new tribal synergy.
Hearthstone
Heroic Rafaam: Pacifist Edition
The final League of Explorers wing came out yesterday and we've finally managed to catch up with Rafaam after he stole what was rightfully ours! Guess we should have expected that with Thief in his name and all...Regardless, the Hearthhead staff took a vote and despite a few outliers, we've decided to handle him peacefully. Our parents have always told us violence isn't the answer.
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League of Explorers - Heroic Hall of Explorers Guide
The final wing has arrived! With it comes four new bosses that you're going to need to take down and these ones won't go down without a fight.
Hall of Explorers Heroic Guide
has stolen the Staff of Origination! He's using it to animate various exhibits around the museum in an attempt to stop you. We must first get through them before we can finally wage battle and end this conflict for good.
This former T-Rex sports 15 armor and 30 health which gives him a free in the form of his hero power, . This of course means that even if you play the match to a T, you'll need RNG to be in your favor. That is unless you want to end up like us who have to deal with these shenanigans.
Skelesaurus Hex's Heroic Deck
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League of Explorers - Hall of Explorers Guide
It's time for the final wing of the League of Explorers and it doesn't look like things are going to be getting to be getting easier. If you missed our preview to the wing, including all the cards you will receive, you can check it out
by clicking here.
Our Heroic Guide will be coming very shortly, but you can view the Heroic Guides for
Temple of Orsis
,
Uldaman
and
the Ruined City
.
Hearthstone
League of Explorers - Hall of Explorers Preview
The final
League of Explorers
wing is upon us! The good news? A whopping
twelve
cards will be releasing with this one as the remaining cards in the adventure are added to your collection. Though Blizzard has released few details regarding the wing, we've been able to datamine the order in which the cards are rewarded. If that's all you want, head on over to
our guide
, but we'll also be taking a look at the rewards of each boss throughout this preview. The final encounter with looks to be unlike anything Hearthstone has ever seen.
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Blue Tweets: The Reno Jackson Problem, Bug Fixes, and Alt Heroes
Between
The Ruined City
release and the subsequent
patch release on Friday
, there's been a lot for the Blizzard team to talk about. And they've been busy over the weekend answering some of the usual questions while opening up discussions towards some of the balancing opinions that the community has. + are talked about specifically, but we're also hearing some of the first murmurs of discontent with .
Hearthstone
League of Explorers - The Ruined City Heroic Guide
If you've managed to beat all of the Heroic encounters thus far, congratulations. From here on out it's likely that things only get more difficult. With no equivalent to Temple Escape or Mine Cart Rush, you actually have to take down all three bosses with your own decks.
The Ruined City Heroic Guide
has been captured in the Stranglethorn Jungle and needs saving! After doing so we can refocus our efforts back onto the final piece of the Staff of Origination.
As per usual, Slitherspear gets 15 armor on top of his normal 30 health. There's no Finley to save despite his hero power being and he will never switch over to his enrage. Each progressive Hungry Naga summoned gains +1/+1 so on Turn 5 summons a buffed 5/5 minion.
Lord Slitherspear's Heroic Deck
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League of Explorers - The Ruined City Preview
If you're reading this, you've officially made it through the Thanksgiving week League of Explorers drought. Following the release of both the
Temple of Orsis
and
Uldaman
, the world has anxiously awaited the next release. And with some awesome rewards like , , and more Murlocs than we can count, who can blame them? Let's take a look at what this week's encounters will offer!
Hearthstone
Understanding the Discover Mechanic
Much akin to
The Grand Tournament
which introduced both
Inspire
and
Joust
, so too has
The League of Explorers
came with its own new keyword. In this informational article, we take a look at exactly how Discover works and answer some frequently asked questions.
Hearthstone
Trump Interview - HWC 2015, Patron Warrior, Secret Paladin, & LoE
Just prior to the end of BlizzCon, we caught up with
Trump
for a quick talk about the convention, the recent changes, and his outlook on League of Explorers. See what the Mayor of Value Town thinks about Secret Paladin, the nerf, and more.
Hearthstone
League of Explorers - Heroic Deck Recommendations
Sadly there's no League of Explorers wing being released this week with it being Thanksgiving in the States. That said, it should give you some extra time to tackle the Heroic bosses that have been thrown your way thus far. While we've already done in depth guides for both the
Temple of Orsis
and
Uldaman
, those are mostly about preparing yourself for the encounter via understanding the boss' decklist and how the match plays out. Here ares some specific decks that should give you a good chance at victory.
The next wing of League of Explorers,
The Ruined City
, opens next Thursday and prominently features Murlocs.
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Deckbuilding Tavern Brawl All But Confirmed & Wobbling Runt Tokens
We've been digging through Hearthstone's files since
League of Explorers came out
a few weeks ago where we first saw files that mentioned a deckbuilding Tavern Brawl. Since then we've found images from
upcoming Tavern Brawls
and
even more references to Deckbuilding
, Pick Your Fate, and Gift Exchange.
Today we have a few more treats for your eyes including what appears to be a Tavern Brawl that revolves around the concept of a team. Based on the phrasing Blizzard uses
in their files
, the deckbuilding brawl has now been all but confirmed by Blizzard.
FIRSTPICKTHREE Pick a new card for your hand.
FIRSTCARDPLAYED When you play a card, shuffle a copy into your deck.
FIRSTENDTURN Now return your hand to your deck and redraw.
STARTOFGAME
Build your team
as you play! Good luck!
STARTOFGAME_START Start!
Last week's Tavern Brawl was the delayed Captain Blackheart's Treasure which was meant to preview the Discover mechanic.
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Everything You Need To Know About Brann Bronzebeard & One Week Left in Season
It can be hard to understand at a glance exactly how cards like will affect different types of battlecries. As a result, we've made a video highlighting some of the specific interactions you'll be looking at so you don't have to go and test them for yourself. Check it out!
In addition, there's only one week left to reach Rank 20 and earn this month's League of Explorers themed cardback:
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League of Explorers - Heroic Uldaman Guide
It's well known that the Heroic versions of Hearthstone's adventures pose a problem to many players, hardcore and casual alike. Heck, some of us never even completed Blackrock Mountain's wings on the highest difficulty. That said, we're here to provide you with some decklists, tips, tricks, and warn you about some things each of the bosses will throw your way. If you're interested in playing them without any outside knowledge, now would be the time to stop reading.
Uldaman Heroic Guide
This week our efforts are headed up by Brann Bronzebeard, brother to our Warrior friend Magni Bronzebeard. This week's encounters have us dealing with some troublesome troggs, surviving on a speeding mine cart, and dealing with some animated statues.
Scarvash starts the fight with 30 Health and 15 Armor but he also has a and a on the field. On the first turn his hero power makes minions cost 11 mana, making them
unplayable. This alternates every other turn meaning on odd turns you can only cast spells
and on even you can only cast minions.
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You're going to want a deck that can play minions and spells on an alternating basis and still be very powerful.
Decks for Heroic Chieftain Scarvash
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Reynad Interview - Casting Responsibilities and the State of Hearthstone
Following the conclusion of the Hearthstone World Championship, we briefly caught up with
Tempo Storm
's
Reynad
to talk about casting the tournament and where Hearthstone stands now that League of Explorers is starting to roll out.
How was casting the championship?
It was good. There are definitely aspects of it people don’t see that makes it harder of a job than I expected. We did a ten-hour rehearsal the day before BlizzCon, we did a fourteen hour shift the first day of BlizzCon, and even ended up being maybe about eight hours. It’s just a lot of time that kind of takes away from the event if you’re working it. But still definitely enjoyable and rewarding and I might be back to do it in the future.
It certainly didn’t help that the series went to five games.
*sarcasm* Yeah, pretty unfortunate that games of Hearthstone are enjoyable to watch and close this year. Was hoping for some 3-0 induced blowouts.
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League of Explorers - Uldaman Preview
Thursday marks the release of the second League of Explorers wing, Uldaman. In it you'll face three new bosses and the Druid and Paladin Class Challenges. You'll be adventuring alongside the one and only Brann Bronzebeard, brother to Magni Bronzebeard (the other Warrior hero), as we venture to retrieve the second piece of the Staff of Origination.
Uldaman
The second piece of the artifact lies deep within the halls of Uldaman, a key location of immense importance to dwarf history. Lucky for you, Brann Bronzebeard himself will help you probe the depths of this dangerous dig site. With such an experienced treasure hunter at your side, surely nothing will go wrong. Say, do these ancient statues look… evil?
First Boss:
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Enemy minions cost two more. Swap to at the start of your turn.
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Enemy spells cost two more. Swap to at the start of your turn.
Rewards -
and
Warrior Class Challenge Reward -
is a Trogg that stands between you and the headpiece of the Staff of Origination. His hero power alternates between making minions and spells more expensive so you're deck will need to have a good balance between the two so that you can actually make a play each turn.
Heroic:
A bit more formidable is the where his hero powers begin to outright forbid you from playing minions and spells on an alternating basis. and are set to offer a pretty good challenge. As a result we're pegging Tempo Mage and Control Priest as early candidates for success as they rely on a good combination of both types of cards.
For more on League of Explorers, head on over to our Adventure Guide.
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