One week from today, 16 of the world’s best Hearthstone players from around the globe will be competing against one another in the Hearthstone Championship Tour (HCT) 2019 World Championship. Taking place in Taipei, a $1 million prize pool is up for grabs, as well as the glory of the title itself. On Wednesday, all 16 competitor’s deck selections were made public. Each player got the opportunity to select four decks from four different classes. The full list of decks can be found here. Below are a few takeaways from the pool of decks and cards that will be showcased next week.
The decks each competitor is bringing to the table have become public. You can find each competitor's lineup below with corresponding deck codes, so you can give these deck a swing in Hearthstone yourself!
The shadows of Rafaam and his E.V.I.L. friends have dawned upon Dalaran, and with it on Hearthstone's meta. Last Tuesday the expansion hit the servers worldwide, kicking out the Year of the Mammoth's
For those that are unsure of what they want to play right-off-the-bat, we have compiled a list of decks that some of the most popular players are using and streaming live on Twitch. If you want to try out the decks themselves, the deck string is below as well.
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The favorite time of many Hearthstone players is almost here: expansion time. On the ninth of April the Rise of Shadows cards will be set free, and unleash their powers on the Hearthstone board. But i
The last few days Hearthstone players across all levels of play have been rating the Rise of Shadows cards, trying to predict the cards' power level and how they'll affect the meta after April 9. Thos
There is a common stigma about the gaming industry from the general public that it's a "kids hobby" and they will "grow out of it eventually." Well, apparently Brian Kibler missed that memo as he is set to celebrate his 39th birthday in September. Kibler is currently one of the most well-known and accomplished individuals in the industry. His storied career that spans two decades has led him down the paths of a professional player, game designer, streamer, broadcaster, and more. Last weekend, Kibler attended PAX East, a gaming exhibition held in Boston, Massachusetts where he took to the casting desk for the Magic: The Gathering Arena $1 million Mythic Invitational event. In between matches, Kibler took a few moments to reflect on his journey in the game's industry and if it at all feels weird to see teenagers-- no younger than himself when he started--making tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars playing games in 2019.
Inven Global's exclusive card reveal for 'Rise of Shadows', the first Hearthstone expansion of the Dragon Year, is a Hunter minion, Shimmerfly.
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What was meant to be an exciting day in the world of Hearthstone turned out to be, for many, a big letdown. Prior to launching a new card expansion for the game, it’s routine that a member of the Hearthstone development team pairs up with a popular figure within the community to showcase some new content being revealed in the upcoming weeks via Twitch. To show off some new cards for the upcoming “Rise of Shadows” expansion being released on April 9, a trio was assembled to get the playerbase hyped. Peter Whalen (Senior Game Designer), Cora “Songbird” Georgiou (Hearthstone competitive player/esports caster) and Chris Sierra (Community Manager) were paired together for the event. The stream started with 15-minutes of back-and-forth banter between the three about content that had already been revealed and some developer insight into the expansion as a whole. Those tuned into the stream to see new content (which was in the tens of thousands) grew bored of the conversation only a few minutes in.
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After months of competition across the world, with nearly all countries and regions joining the fight, WESG has crowned its Hearthstone main event champion: Ryan "Purple" Murphy-Root. The Canadian def
At last, the eleventh expansion of Hearthstone’s franchise was revealed moments ago. Titled “Rise of Shadows,” the central theme revolves around a group of villains from the game’s past all working together to take down the floating city of Dalaran, for reasons that will likely be revealed throughout the single-player campaign. The first card set in the Year of the Dragon will introduce a new keyword: Twinspell. Similar to Echo-- a previously added keyword-- when you cast a spell another copy of the card will be added to your hand to be played again at a later time. The copied card does not have the Twinspell keyword available.