Dylan Walker, Blizzard Entertainment

If you’re a fan of the Warcraft universe, you’re likely a fan of artist Alex Horley—whether you know it or not! Alex is responsible for some the most iconic visuals to come out of Blizzard in the past 15 years. From his spectacular key art for Warlords of Draenor

to his countless contributions for Hearthstone, it’s likely you’re already familiar with his body of work.

The Person

Alex, born Alessandro Orlandelli, hails from the small town of Opera outside of Milan, Italy, where he taught himself the English language by reading comic books. “I've been drawing for as long as I can remember,” Alex said. “I...

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There is a new Lackey in the Tavern courtesy of the new Descent of Dragons expansion, the [[Draconic Lackey]]! If you check out the card description, you’ll see that Draconic Lackey is a 1 mana 1/1 that Discovers a Dragon. If you’re playing Standard, Draconic Lackey will pull from all collectible Dragons in Standard, and if you’re playing Wild it will pull from the pool of Dragons in Wild. It follows the normal Discover rules, meaning you will only get to choose between Neutral Dragons and those that belong to the class you play.

Lackey Generators

[[Whispers of EVIL]]
[[EVIL Conscripter]]
[[EVIL Miscreant]]
[[Sludge Slurper]]
[[EVIL Totem]]
[[Sinister Deal]]
[[EVIL Genius]]
[[Improve Morale]]
[[Livewire Lance]]
[[EVIL Quartermaster]]
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Bárbara "TheTeacher" Coelho is a mathematics major at the University of Coimbra in Portugal, but she grew up just a few hours’ drive north in the small town of Pereiro, where everyone knows each other. As a well-behaved kid with good grades and a big family, she was one of just four students her age at school. This allowed for a close teacher-student relationship that would inspire her to pursue education as a career.

“I am becoming a middle and high school teacher,” said TheTeacher. “Kids never like math, but I think there is an opportunity to join games with teaching, especially in mathematics where there are so many possibilities to do so.”

When she was introduced to Hearthstone by her boyfriend and current ...

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Some Wild cards are returning to Standard for a limited time! Here is the full list:

• Druid - [[Astral Communion]], [[Kun the Forgotten King]]
• Mage - [[Babbling Book]], [[Flamewaker]]
• Paladin - [[Mysterious Challenger]], [[Avenge]]
• Hunter - [[Lock and Load]], [[Call of the Wild]]
• Shaman – [[Evolve]], [[Thing from Below]]
• Rogue - [[Shaku, the Collector]], [[Swashburglar]]
• Priest - [[Lightbomb]], [[Vol'jin]]
• Warlock - [[Imp Gang Boss]], [[Renounce Darkness]]
• Warrior - [[Varian Wrynn]], [[Bloodhoof Brave]]
• Neutral - [[N'Zoth, the Corruptor]], [[Sylvanas Windrunner]], [[Ragnaros the Firelord]], [[The Curator]], [[Emperor Thaurissan]]

These meta-defining cards from years past will be in play for the Grandmasters Playoffs and at Masters Tour Bucharest! We’ve got ...

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An all French finals punctuated the last day of Masters Tour Seoul, with Théo “Felkeine“ Dumont squaring off against Martin “Zhym” Prêté in an identical Highlander Mage mirror match for the history books.

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We have our Top 8 here at Masters Tour Seoul! One of the players listed below will take home the trophy, the title, and the lion’s share of the $500,000 prize pool!

• Shuda “RNGLys” Liu – 11-1 with Hunter in Swiss
• Euneil “Staz” Javinas – 10-2 with Hunter in Swiss
• Théo “Felkeine“ Dumont – 10-2 with Mage in Swiss
• ...

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54 countries were represented among 324 players that participated in the opening rounds of Masters Tour Seoul on Friday, with approximately half of the players in attendance returning from Masters Tour Las Vegas. After 7 rounds of Swiss, only 162 players remain in the running for the trophy ahead of Day 2!

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After winning the Grandmasters Season 1 Playoffs in Asia-Pacific and securing his spot at BlizzCon, South Korean Kim "Surrender" Jung-Soo went to work on unraveling the Saviors of Uldum meta. This weekend he’ll put his knowledge to the test on home turf at Masters Tour Seoul, where he’ll compete alongside hundreds of invited players from across the world.

Obviously, Surrender would love nothing more than to claim the trophy himself. “I’ve been playing Hearthstone for at least 8 hours every day since the new expansion came out,” he said. “The players...

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23-year-old Xiaomeng “VKLiooon” Li made history last week, becoming the first woman to qualify to the Hearthstone Global Finals with her win at the Gold Open Tianjin Master Group Season 1 Playoffs.

“Being qualified for the Hearthstone Global Finals is by far the highest finish I’ve achieved in my Hearthstone career,” VKLiooon said, “This is my first time to be able to get global attent...

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Grandmasters Season 1 has come to an end and three players have punched their ticket to the Hearthstone Global Finals at BlizzCon this November!

In Asia-Pacific, Kim "Surrender" Jung-soo defeated Tyler 'Tyler' Hoang Nguyen only to fall to Liu “Shaxy” Wei-Chieh in the initial stages of the bracket. He redeemed himself by advancing past Euneil “Staz” Javiñas in the Semifinals before besting Yashima “Alutemu” Nozomi in the Finals 3-1.

I won APAC Grandmasters Season 1 and i am going to Blizzcon this year! I couldn't be happier than now 
Sho...

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Lucas “Rase” Guerra narrowly missed out on playoff qualification this past weekend after an unfortun...

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The final week of the regular season is upon us, and the playoff picture is becoming clear. Locking up the first place spot in each division yields a first round bye, putting the best in each region one step closer to that coveted spot at the Global Finals.

The field consist entirely of Mage, Rogue, Hunter, and Warrior this week with some variance in primary decks and more drastic variance in secondary and tertiary list. In terms of secondary inclusions [[Walk the Plank]] has become prevalent for Ro...

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Only two weeks remain before the Season 1 Playoffs! While the class meta is largely the same for Grandmasters Week 6, we’re seeing a few trends with cards such as [[Half-Time Scavenger]], [[Faerie Dragon]], [[Questing Adventurer]], and [[E.M.P. Operative]] popping up more in secondary and tertiary packages.

Thijs "Thijs" Molendijk brought [[Auchenai Soulpriest]] in his [[Chef Nomi]] Priest, [[Mecha'thun]] can be found in multiple decks in the Americas, and SamuelTsao has enlisted the help of [[Hungry Crab]]. You ca...

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24-year-old Eddie "Eddie" Lui, formerly known as Seohyun628, was born in Canada but raised in Hong Kong. At the age of 18 he moved back to the land of maple syrup, and currently resides in Vancouver where he’s finishing up his university studies in Business Administration.

Eddie traveled all over the States last year, participating in every single Tour Stop in the Americas and two outside the country in Italy and South Korea. His biggest accomplishment from back then was winning DreamHack Atlanta with Toggwaggle Druid, Clone Priest, Deathrattle Hunter, and Odd Warrior.

Won DreamHack Atlanta! pic.twitter.com/5QiwmSYpue

— LZR | Eddie (@LZR_Eddie) ...

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After Yoann "Hypno" Pfersich’s hijinks with [[Azalina Soulthief]] at Masters Tour Las Vegas, both Kevin "Casie" Eberlein and Jon "Orange" Westberg have opted to submit a similar Bomb Warrior list for Grandmasters Week 5 featuring [[Armorsmith]], [[Cruel Taskmaster]], [[Improve Morale]], and [[Grommash Hellscream]]. Dasol “Ryvius” Sim is on ...

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David “dog” Caero won out 3-1 in an all-Americas final over Edward “Gallon” Goodwin at Masters Tour Las Vegas. The ‘second-place curse’ that has plagued dog for years seems to have finally been lifted. “It's crazy! I came in expecting to flop out,” dog said. “You never expect to win these things. I've never won anything, so this is cool! It feels awesome.”

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The Top 8 of Masters Tour Las Vegas has been decided! One of the players listed below will take home the trophy, the title, and the $100,000 prize for first place.

• Wataru “posesi” Ishibashi – 11-1 with Mage in Swiss
• ...

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The scene at the LINQ hotel during check-in on Friday morning included a long line of familiar faces and new challengers. With $500,000 on the line, 287 players sat down at the tables with the common goal of taking home the Masters Tour Las Vegas Trophy and a good chunk of that prize money. 49 countries from around the world were represented in total on Friday, but only 144 competitors remain in the running ahead of the second day of play.

A Perfect Score

Only David "Dog" Caero, ...

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Today we have the United Kingdom’s own David "SirSalty" Chee to give his unique perspective on what we can expect to see at Masters Tour Las Vegas this weekend. SirSalty won the first tournament he ever played in, a UK Nationals, where he beat George "B...

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The card buffs introduced in Hearthstone's most recent update have thrown some curveballs in the deck lists submitted for Week 4 of Grandmasters. While classes are largely represented by Rogue, Warrior, Mage, and Hunter—we have one Token Druid submitted in each region, and a Mech Paladin from Cong "StrifeCro" Shu. ...

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