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With Luo "Roger" Shengyuan's win over Raphael "Bunnyhoppor" Peltzer in the finals of the Hearthstone Championship Tour (HCT) Winter Championship, we now know the 16 players who will compete at the ...

Building a Conquest lineup can be challenging. It’s not as easy as just bringing what you’ve found success with in ranked. Because you must win once with each of your decks, and each player bans one deck before a match, a different strategy is required. Get the details on how to prepare a solid deck lineup for Conquest in our latest episode of Well Played.

Conquest is a punishing format for minor mistakes, because a loss isn’t just a loss. It means you must play the same deck again and again. Before you try your hand at Conquest, give some thought to what you’re bringing to the table and how it might stack up after bans have been settled.

It’s that time of the year again, when the great Hearthstone clock in the sky ticks one more tock forward. Get ready to welcome the brand-new Hearthstone year—the Year of the Dragon!

Hearthstone in the Year of the Raven

Before we jump into what’s new, here’s a brief look back at the Year of the Raven.

One thing we did was refine the experience for new players just starting out in Hearthstone, with the goal of providing a better learning curve. We added 25 additional ranks to help players learn the ropes of the game and improve matchmaking.

We also made more Ranked ladder improvements, most recently to adjust Ranked Play and reduce the number of stars required to advance in many of the ranks. This ...

The final results for Hearthstone Ranked Standard and Arena play in January 2019 are in!

The players featured below have employed top notch deck building skills, in-the-moment decision making, and unyielding dedication to achieve a most noteworthy feat!

Dynamic ladder rankings are now also available for the Standard and Wild ladders. However, you can view the Wild leaderboard for January 2019 ...

Late last year we revealed we were hard at work evolving Hearthstone Esports into a more sustainable, entertaining, and accessible program. Today we are happy to reveal full details about the first two parts of this new program, which we have collectively named Hearthstone Masters.

Hearthstone Masters Qualifiers

Hearthstone Masters’ entry tier of competition, Masters Qualifiers, are open to all eligible players who want to test their Hearthstone skills. Each week during a Masters T...

The HCT Winter Championship kicks off on February 28 with 16 of the world’s best Hearthstone players representing the Americas, Asia-Pacific, China, and Europe, hoping to clinch one of the four remaining spots at the HCT World Championship this April—not to mention the title of HCT Winter Champion.

You can once again choose one of the 16 competitors as your champion and be rewarded with Hearthstone card packs based on how well they perform! Simply click the button below to choose a champion to cheer for—but remember, you cannot change your selection once you have chosen!

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Gather your friends and rally your roommates—the Hearthstone Collegiate Championship 2019 sponsored by Republic of Gamers is here with over $125,000 in prizing!

This tournament offers a twist on the classic single-player Hearthstone experience—seasoned competitors and new challengers alike will form three-player teams that compete as one group using any of their teammates' Hearthstone account! Are you up for the challenge?

Want to be the best in your class? Registration is open to college students in United States and Canada. Any number of teams may represent a school in the Open Division, but teammates must all attend the same college or university and must maintain a 2.50 GPA to remain eligible for scholarship prizing.

The HCC Open Division welcomes collegiate newcomers and old pros alike. Best of all - registration for the Hearthstone Collegiate Championship is absolutely free! For colleges with varsity esports programs, the HC...

A riotous bunch of gladiators have been living it up with the loa in Gurubashi Arena since Rastakhan’s Rumble began. . . but not everyone has been overjoyed with the glory that has been heaped upon the other loa. You see, before the rise of the Zandalari Empire and King Rastakhan, Gurubashi once belonged to a very different kind of loa. A darker loa. . . .

The blood god Hakkar!

Oh yes, Hakkar has dabbled in Rastakhan’s little game—but in his dark heart he dreams of a return to the glory days, when every sacrifice in Gurubashi Arena was made in his honor and he ruled over the Gurubashi Empire with cursed blood and an iron fist! Er, scythey-claw-hand-thing!

And he has a plan. . .

Soon Hakkar’s name will be on every gladiator’s lips, because his curse has been unleashed on Rastakhan...

The February 2019 Ranked Play Season is now live—and we’re unveiling a new card back you can add to your collection!

Dough-n’t wait for your time to rise in the ranks, because you won’t want to miss out on the freshest card back ever to grace Hearthstone. Only the upper crust of players will be able to acquire the Pizza Stone card back! Olive this card back, and we’re sure you’ll love it too.

These card backs replace the art decorating the reverse side of your cards and are a great way to show off your Hearthstone accomplishments. Add the Pizza Stone card back to your collection by winning 5 games at any Rank in either Standard or Wild Ranked Play modes. You’ll receive your new card back at the end of February’s Ranked Play Season in your Ranked Play reward chest.

You earn Ranked Pl...

In an update scheduled to arrive February 5, several cards will be changed.

When we talk about changes that are in store for Hearthstone cards, we normally talk about each card individually to explain why we think that change is needed.

This time, we’re doing things a little differently because most of the upcoming changes are happening for the same reason. Here’s why we’re changing these cards and our general philosophy behind this update.

We think Hearthstone is most fun when strategies are consistently evolving. When new cards are released, we’d like for older expansion decks to get a few interesting new pieces while also allowing you to exper...

Looking for a change while playing Wild? Ever wonder what others play when they are looking to try something different? We recently asked you all what decks you’re enjoying while traversing the world of Wild and you responded with some fantastic lists. Here are some interesting picks we thought you would enjoy.

So, if you’ve been looking for something that may be a little different, a tiny bit odd or just all-around fun, check out some of these decks that others have been having a blast with! Special thanks to ...

Starting February 5 join us in the Hearthstone Tavern to celebrate the Lunar New Year!  The Tavern will be decked out for the party, and we’ve got some treats in store to help get the year off to an auspicious start!

Get the party started with a bang! Just log into Hearthstone during the celebration to add a free Rare Golden Fireworks Tech card to your collection.

While the celebration lasts, increase your wealth with special Lunar New Year quests that award both Gold and Arcane Dust!

Greet your worthy opponents with a festive and firework-filled Lunar New Year emote!

Our Lunar New Year celebration only lasts through February 13, so be sure to join the party before it’s over!

The Lunar New Year Bundle

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Over the last several weeks the best Hearthstone players from North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and China have emerged from regional playoffs to claim their spots at the ...

Jia “Jia” Dee’s hands were shaking as she sat onstage at the World Showdown of Esports (WSOE), an all-woman Hearthstone tournament that took place last month in Manhattan Beach, California. A tremor or two is common for competitors in the spotlight, but a little out-of-character for a Hearthstone caster like Jia, who possesses a natural talent for performing in front of crowds.

“As I won more, I started to fo...

We’ve heard a lot of feedback about the long climb in Ranked play, so starting with the February Ranked Play season, we’re introducing a quality of life change by reducing the number of Stars required to advance in many of the Ranks!

Currently, every Rank has five Stars. When the February Ranked Play Season starts, each Rank will have the following number of Stars instead:

This will make your Ranked Play climb faster in the lower ranks, while preserving the more competitive Star values for the higher Ranks.

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Torben "Viper" Wahl was one of just four players who did not bring a Hunter or Paladin deck to the HCT Winter Playoffs–Europe. As it happens, he also was one of just four players who qualified for the HCT Winter Championship by the end of the tournament. 

This was thanks in part to a homebrew Shaman deck he cooked up with Felix "kolmari" Baum. “It's essentially control Shaman,” Viper said. “I think you can compare it the most to Odd Warrior. Odd Warrior doesn't die and just removes everything the other guy plays and at some point the Odd Warrior has cards and the other guy doesn't have cards anymore. This Shaman kind of comes down to the same thing.”

Qualified for Champs the 2nd time this year!
Can’t wait to have a great time hanging out with everyone in LA again.

Peanut-Shaman is literally the nuts ...

A lot of magic, machinations, and memeing go on behind closed doors at the Hearthstone development team. An assistant (or several) is often required. So without further ado, meet the good boys and girls of the Hearthstone development team!

Administrative

Kippen is Organized since he is on the Administrative team! If you need proof of that, just look at how neatly he keeps his tail tucked in when he’s lying down.

Production

Toby helps wrangle the team up and keep them in line so production moves like clockwork. He’s also really good at math.

Art

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We’re pleased to announce four new books coming to stores this fall. Whether you’re into Hearthstone, Diablo, or World of Warcraft (or all the above), there’s something special waiting for you within the pages of these collectible volumes.

The Art of Hearthstone: Year of the Kraken

Something stirs in the dark . . .

The second volume of The Art of Hearthstone dives deep into the Year of the Kraken, the first year of Hearthstone’s standard format. Enjoy 144 pages consisting of hundreds of illustrations from the corruptive cults of Whispers of the Old Gods, the glamourous disco of One Night in Karazhan, and the turf wars of Means Streets of Gadgetzan. Year of t...

The final results for Hearthstone Ranked Standard, Wild, and Arena play in December 2018 are in!

The players featured below have employed top notch deck building skills, in-the-moment decision making, and unyielding dedication to achieve a most noteworthy feat!

As previously mentioned, monthly Arena rankings now take players’ best 30 consecutive Arena runs regardless of game events or format changes.

Pour a toast, pull up a chair, and join us in recognizing Hearthstone’s top Ranked Standard, Wild, and Arena players in the Americas region!

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Have you been looking for a change of pace in Hearthstone? Maybe you’d like to try a new deck or class on the ladder, but don’t know where to start. Since this is a WILD month, take a look at our Off-Meta Report and spice things up with some interesting decks that have been performing well on the Wild ladder!

To find these decks, we looked for players that have been doing well, and picked out some builds from amongst the top performers. To find these decks, we looked for players that have been doing well, and picked out some builds from amongst the top performers. We only selected decks that were played in 30 or more games at Legend level.

Mech Hunter - 63.3% Win Rate/30 games

This Hunter deck combines the mech synergies of Goblins vs Gnomes and The Boomsday Project, to create an aggressive, mechanical monster. Galvanizer a...