The new Hearthstone expansion, Mean Streets of Gadgetzan, has only just been announced, and we’ve seen less than a quarter of the 132 card set, but I’m already pretty optimistic about the direction it’s taking the game.
I love the idea of multi-class cards (divided into three “gangs” – the Grimy Goons, an alliance of Hunters, Paladins and Warriors; Jade Lotus, comprised of Druids, Rogues and Shamans; and The Kabal, mana-obsessed Mages, Priest and Warlocks), I love some of the individual cards we’ve seen so far, and most importantly, I love that there’s already an identifiable through-line emerging – that Team 5 is actively providing tools to combat the extreme efficiency of Shaman. Mid-range Shaman has been the dominant, meta-defining deck in Hearthstone for a while now, and it’s time for that to change.
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I love the idea of multi-class cards (divided into three “gangs” – the Grimy Goons, an alliance of Hunters, Paladins and Warriors; Jade Lotus, comprised of Druids, Rogues and Shamans; and The Kabal, mana-obsessed Mages, Priest and Warlocks), I love some of the individual cards we’ve seen so far, and most importantly, I love that there’s already an identifiable through-line emerging – that Team 5 is actively providing tools to combat the extreme efficiency of Shaman. Mid-range Shaman has been the dominant, meta-defining deck in Hearthstone for a while now, and it’s time for that to change.
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