Welcome back to The Agency Brief! Let’s dive into the latest in gaming and entertainment for the week of March 12, 2025. Upcoming Game Releases Beyond the Ice Palace II (March 13): This sequel to the classic platformer promises enhanced graphics and new levels. ​ MATCHO (March 13): A fast-paced ... Read More »

Infinite Value Mage Blizzard recently announced a huge change to the future of Hearthstone. They are splitting the constructed side of the game into two different formats, Standard and Wild. Wild is basically the game as it exists now, with any released card being allowed in a deck. Standard however ... Read More »

Renolock Hearthstone’s League of Explorers adventure introduced several new mechanics to the game, all aimed at shaking up the game’s status quo. The Discover mechanic allows players to add a bonus card to their hand. Sir Finley Mrrgglton lets players switch to a hero power not normally available to their ... Read More »

Murloc Paladin Deck of the Week has been suspended a bit recently, mostly because of the holidays.  However, I haven’t just been sitting around playing against the Hearthstone A.I.  I have decided to add a video component to the column, giving viewers a chance to see the deck in action ... Read More »

Fel Reaver Druid Now that the old ruler of Hearthstone, the Patron Warrior deck, has been knocked down a few pegs, the meta is in a state of upheaval.  Secret Paladin has soared up the charts, and new decks are finally being tested. Read More »

Last week’s Deck of the Week talked about my impressions of the latest Hearthstone expansion, The Grand Tournament.  Overall, I was pretty let down by the new cards added in this expansion, especially the ones with TGT’s new mechanics, Inspire and Joust.  This week, I’ll rank each class, post TGT, to see ... Read More »

This Deck of the Week is a bit unorthodox.  Instead of bringing a new deck to play, I wanted to take a chance to give a bit of a post-mortem of The Grand Tournament expansion.  Read More »

Dragon Priest One of the classes that benefited most from the Grand Tournament expansion was Priest.  Priest has always been an underdog class, and before TGT there were basically only two versions, a standard big minion control version and the one featuring Deathlords.  Neither were very competitive. Read More »

Secret Paladin This Deck of the Week looks at a completely new type of deck that was simply not possible before the release of The Grand Tournament.  Using a new card, the Mysterious Challenger, this paladin deck can play every secret in the deck at once!  Hence the name, Secret ... Read More »

Midrange (TGT) In the first few weeks after a new set of cards are added, most people have success by tweaking existing deck types and making them stronger with a few new cards.  This is exactly the strategy behind our Deck of the Week, midrange druid. Read More »