Which cards should be exiled to Hearthstone's Hall of Fame next? By Simon Welch published 30 May 17 retired Sottle's finger hovers over the 'delete from Standard forever' button in this week's column.
Does it matter that Hearthstone’s Warlock class sucks right now? By Simon Welch published 15 May 17 Gul'dan's Game Long considered almost unassailable as a top tier class, Warlock lately finds itself in the dumpster.
Why have Hearthstone’s new Quest cards mostly missed the mark? By Simon Welch published 18 April 17 Cratered Sottle examines why the new mechanic seems to have failed, but also argues we shouldn't be worried.
5 cards from Hearthstone’s Journey to Un’Goro that might end up being broken By Simon Welch published 3 April 17 Time Warping Sottle picks his sleeper hits from the dinosaur-flavoured expansion which arrives later this week.
Why Journey to Un'Goro will be Hearthstone's most important expansion yet By Simon Welch published 14 March 17 Meteoric Whether this set succeeds or fails will have a huge impact on the coming Standard meta.
Is this really the worst Hearthstone meta we’ve ever had? By Simon Welch published 15 February 17 Blame Game With Standard set to rotate with the next set, Sottle ponders the community’s unhappiness with the Shamanstone era.
Why you should be watching Hearthstone’s Trinity Series By Simon Welch published 1 February 17 THREESOMES ESL’s team-based tournament is the best thing to happen to the competitive scene in ages.
Why Hearthstone in 2016 was actually pretty great (despite all the Shaman) By Simon Welch published 30 December 16 Godly Sottle rounds up the most memorable moments of the year, and then Yogg deletes his work and makes him start again.
Is Mean Streets of Gadgetzan going to be Hearthstone’s first anti-aggro expansion? By Simon Welch published 29 November 16 Speed Kills According to Simon “Sottle” Welch’s analysis the meta isn’t about to slow drastically.
Hearthstone: The 25 best legendary cards By Simon Welch published 15 November 16 Crafty Refreshed by our experts to include One Night in Karazhan.
Here are the results of our Hearthstone Priest card design competition By Simon Welch published 16 August 16 Divine Intervention We asked you to make Anduin great again, thousands answered.
Sottle on the state of Priest in Hearthstone By Simon Welch published 28 July 16 Holy Crap Just how bad is the worst class in the game, and what’s to be done about it?
7 things we learned from the first week of Hearthstone’s Whispers of the Old God expansion By Simon Welch published 3 May 16 NEW META Sottle analyses the state of the new Standard format.
Playable or not? Analysing the latest Hearthstone nerfs in detail By Simon Welch published 20 April 16 RIP BGH Simon “Sottle” Welch looks at each of the forthcoming card changes and evaluates the likely impact.
What the Winter Prelims said about Hearthstone's future as an esport By Simon Welch published 23 February 16 Simon”Sottle” Welch on why arguing about big upsets is missing the point
The biggest Hearthstone misplays in 2015 By Simon Welch published 26 December 15 "Mistakes were made."
In defence of aggro in Hearthstone By Simon Welch published 12 December 15 smorc special Playing fast doesn’t have to make you feel icky.
Why the Warsong Commander nerf is actually bad for Hearthstone By Simon Welch published 15 October 15 OPINION Our Grim Patron-loving expert is furious, and wants you to know why.
Find the best Hearthstone deck tracker for you By Simon Welch published 16 September 15 Simon ‘Sottle’ Welch gives us a look at the best ways to track your Hearthstone decks during a game.