Hearthstone Articles

Last call BlizzCon qualifiers for EU and NA announced

<p><strong>UPDATE: EU qualifiers dates moved one week.</strong></p> <p>This week will be the last change for Hearthstone players to earn a spot in the final qualifiers for BlizzCon. The European last call is tomorrow, while the American comes on Saturday.</p>

GosuRankings report, August: Rdu, StrifeCro, Tides, Amaz and Kolento occupy the top 5

<p>Who were the best playes and teams in Hearthstone for the past month? Our montly rankings report comes in storming with standings galore!</p>

China takes on Japan for $20,000 in prizes

<p>Today NEL announced a new Challenge series, where Japan will compete with China for a $20,000 prize pool.</p>

Kolento snatches first tournament gold at VGVN [decklists inside]

<p>After a dominant run through the opposition, Aleksandr &quot;Kolento&quot; Malsh is crowned VGVN #2 champion. The Ukrainian went 3-0 in the group stage and then scored a cumulative 8-2 in the playoffs and took the lion&#39;s share of the $2,500 prize pool.</p>

Hyped to face Kolento for the VGVN gold

<p>George &quot;Hyped&quot; Maganzini is the second VGVN #2 grand finalist after a crushing 4-0 over Trump. Grand final against Kolento incoming.</p>

Interested in Asian Hearthstone? Follow the Chinese NEL league on GosuGamers

<p>The Netease E-Sports League has gathered the cream of the crop of Chinese Hearthstone as ten of the leading teams of the country are off to the races for $30,000. Now, there&#39;s a convenient way to follow all that action.</p>

Reigning VGVN champion Amaz out as Thijs, Hyped rule day two [decklists inside]

<p>The second day of competition at the VGVN Naxxramas Release tournament saw the downfall of Liquid&#39;s Jason &quot;Amaz&quot; Chan and the reigning champion will not be defending his crown today.</p>

GosuCup champion Faramir joins DKMR

<p>Jan &quot;Faramir&quot; Engelmann expands the roster of the US-based Don&#39;t Kick My Robot. Engelmann is the second European to enter the ranks of the DKMR, after the team picked Powder in July.</p>

Kolento rules day one of VGVN, Trump follows him into playoffs [decklists inside]

<p>The Cloud 9 star and constructed innovator Aleksandr &quot;Kolento&quot; Malsh finished undefeated in Group B of VGVN #2. The Ukrainian will be joined by TSM&#39;s Jeffrey &quot;Trump&quot; Shih, who&#39;s steadily climbing the rankings, enjoying a successful tournament August.</p>

Rdu triumphs over MaSsan to win Heroes of Cards

<p>The recent Heroes of Cards tournament featured a small pricepool of $2,500 and boasted big names such as Rdu and Amaz, with the winner taking home $1,500 USD.</p>

Ex-Managrind Realz hired as Hearthstone game designer at Blizzard

<p>Ryan &quot;Realz&quot; Masterson - most known for his DreamHack Summer top 4 finish - will be leaving the professional Hearthstone scene and switching careers. Masterson will be joining the Hearthstone dev team as an associate designer.</p>

Single Card Strategy: What the pros think about Tracking

<p>With the rise of Hunter decks populating the ladder climb to the coveted Legendary rank, we ask the pros on their thoughts on a tournament staple card for Hunter decks of different flavors: Tracking.</p>