13 years. 4,000+ ranked wins. Never hit Legend. This month I stopped trying — and it finally happened.

I was 15 when I downloaded Hearthstone the week it launched on the App Store.

I'm 28 now. Over 4,000 ranked wins. Nearly 300 hours in Battlegrounds. Competed in local tournaments. Golden portraits on almost every class.

Legend was the one thing I never had.

Not for lack of trying. I hit high Diamond multiple times over the years. I knew the game. I could feel when a play was wrong before I could explain why. But every season, something fell short — the consistency, the psychology, the willingness to grind through the bad sessions.

I was always "that guy." The veteran who somehow never got the card back.

This month I came back with zero expectations. The game offered me a free Priest deck — literally zero dust invested. I picked it because Priest was the closest portrait to 500 wins. That was the only goal. Gold the Priest. Nothing else.

I wasn't chasing Legend. I wasn't even thinking about it.

I started at Bronze 10. No Star Bonus. Every star earned one at a time — against players climbing back with 10x multipliers in fifteen wins.

When I hit Diamond 5, I started documenting every game. Class, archetype, win or loss. Treated it like data. Turns out that's easier when the pressure is gone.

35 games from Diamond 5 to Legend. 25 wins. 10 losses. 71% win rate.

Game 31: a Rogue stole every legendary I needed for late game. Gone. Just like that.

Game 32: Demon Hunter. My worst matchup all climb. The one I'd been losing to almost every time.

I won. I wrote in my notes: "no poder do milagre." The power of the miracle.

Three games later, at 00:40 in the morning, after a dinner break with a friend in the middle of the session — it was over.

188 wins. One month. First Legend ever.

The teenage dream I always knew I deserved came true the moment I stopped making it the point.

See you in the tavern. 🍺

5 mana 5/4 things...

Was trying to push for this season’s 12 win arena skin. Reached 11, win my next game only to realize the game didn’t register it and lose the one right after that.

Send a ticket thinking surely this is insane as I reached the 12 wins I needed and should be retroactively granted the skin (included time stamps of the game and system verified it)-> shitty AI response.

Literally what’s the point of going for these hard to get rewards if your whole streak can be negated by a bug 11 wins in, I’d advise steering clear of arena until a fix has been issued.

All cards for Warlock in Kobolds ended up being at least 4 star card at one time. Have we ever seen anything like this ?

Hello everyone,

Patch 35.2.1 is a server-side hotfix patch, rolling out today, Monday April 20.

Bug Fixes and Game Improvements - Battlegrounds

• Fixed an issue where cards that are meant to trigger a limited number of times per turn could activate extra times on the same turn they were tripled.
• Fixed an issue where your opponent’s Living Azerite could buff your Tavern when spells were played in combat.
• Fixed an issue where Knockoff Wisdomball would not function correctly when cast by Magicfin Apprentice with Brann Bronzebeard in play.
• Fixed an issue where Dramaloc Sticker would only apply the base Attack bonus instead of using the minion’s buffed Attack.
• Fixed an issue where Prosthetic Hand would not grant Reborn to destroyed Undead that already had Reborn.
• Fixed a desync issue where Falling Sky Golem could show different stats from each player’s perspective.
• Fixed an issue where Archaic Scroll only worked with Tavern Spells (it should work with all spells).
• Fixed an issue where Golden Magicfin Mycologist could consume both its charges after buying the first Tavern Spell.
• Fixed an issue where Greater Cloud Serpent Horn’s Avenge counter would not always reset each combat.

Battlegrounds Balance Updates

Armor Updates

• Genn, Worgen King Armor is now 7 (was 15). Duos Armor is now 5.
• Mister Clocksworth Armor is now 18 (was 15). Duos Armor is now 12.

Trinket Updates

🔻Lesser Trinkets - Nerfs

• Jewelry Box now costs 5 (was 4).
• Pocket Cyclone now costs 5 (was 2).
• Conch Portrait now costs 5 (was 3).
• Eternal Portrait now costs 6 (was 5).
• Stegodon Portrait now costs 4 (was 2).
• Scraper Sticker now costs 4 (was 3).
• Sunken Anchor now costs 4 (was 3).
• Cursed Crystal now costs 2 (was 1).
• Ancient Wishbone now costs 1 (was 0).
• Bazaar Sticker now costs 3 (was 2).
• Tide Raiser Portrait now costs 4 (was 3).
• Sellemental Portrait now costs 6 (was 5).
• Demonic Tapestry now costs 3 (was 2).

🔼 Lesser Trinkets - Buffs

• Book of Medivh now costs 1 (was 2).
• Bluegill Flippers now costs 1 (was 2).
• Pilgrimp Sticker now costs 3 (was 4).
• Explorer’s Binoculars now costs 2 (was 3).
• Battlecruiser Portrait now costs 1 (was 2).
• Quilligraphy Set now costs 1 (was 2).
• Blessing Portrait now costs 3 (was 5).
• Cowrie Necklace now costs 0 (was 2).
• Spell-powered Wrench now costs 2 (was 4).
• Scrapsmith Portrait now costs 3 (was 4).
• Booty Bay Brew now costs 1 (was 3).
• Defiler Portrait now costs 3 (was 4).
• Lorewalker Scroll now costs 1 (was 3).
• Gold Pendant now costs 0 (was 2).
• Baleful Incense now costs 2 (was 4).
• Hoggy Bank now costs 0 (was 1).
• Magician’s Top Hat now costs 3 (was 6).
• Tarecgosa Sticker now costs 0 (was 1).
• Azeroth Model Globe Gain 2 Gold (was Gain 1 Gold).
• Great Boar Sticker: Your Blood Gems give an extra +4 Attack (was +3 Attack).

🔻 Greater Trinkets - Nerfs

• Azerite Portrait now costs 5 (was 2).
• Electrode Attractor now costs 6 (was 3).
• Shaker Portrait now costs 7 (was 6).
• Young Murk-Eye Sticker now costs 4 (was 1).
• Pocket Cyclone now costs 4 (was 2).
• Fang Anklet now costs 6 (was 4).
• Nomi Sticker now costs 3 (was 2).
• Accord-o-Tron Portrait now costs 3 (was 0).
• Upstart Embers now costs 4 (was 3).
• Flaming Portrait now costs 5 (was 4).
• Bewitched Ribbon now costs 6 (was 5).
• Felburned Ledger now costs 4 (was 2).
• Beatboxer Portrait now costs 4 (was 2).
• Heart of the Forest now costs 4 (was 3).
• Wildfeather Duster now costs 3 (was 2).
• The Eye of Sargeras now costs 4 (was 3).
• Privateer Portrait now costs 5 (was 4).
• Thornspike Pauldron now costs 5 (was 4).
• Magicfin Sticker now costs 5 (was 3).
• Glowscale Portrait now costs 3 (was 2).
• Baller Portrait requirement increased to play 8 Elementals (was play 7 Elementals).
• Lava Lamp requirement increased to sell 5 Elementals (was sell 4 Elementals).

🔼 Greater Trinkets - Buffs

• Wicked Tome now costs 1 (was 3).
• Ur’zul Sticker now costs 0 (was 1).
• Blood Golem Sticker now costs 3 (was 5).
• Defiler Portrait now costs 1 (was 3).
• Boom’s Monster Portrait now costs 2 (was 5).
• Tiger Carving now costs 1 (was 3).
• Charming Panpipes now costs 2 (was 3).
• Powder Keg now costs 1 (was 2).
• Lavish Cape now costs 0 (was 1).
• Murky Sticker now costs 3 (was 5).
• Shark Cannon now costs 0 (was 4).
• Curator Sticker now costs 0 (was 1).
• Behemoth Portrait now costs 2 (was 4).
• Chromatic Tear now costs 1 (was 3).
• Balladist Portrait now costs 2 (was 5).
• Lorewalker Scroll now costs 1 (was 4).
• Wisdomball Supply now costs 2 (was 4).
• Unholy Sanctum now costs 2 (was 5).
• Guiding Candle now costs 4 (was 5).
• Dragonwing Glider now costs 2 (was 4).
• Cloud Serpent Horn now costs 1 (was 2).
• Great Boar Sticker now costs 1 (was 0). Your Blood Gems give an extra +3/+3 (was +2/+2).
• Trusty Crowbar now gives +12/+12 (was +10/+10).
• Artisanal Urn now gives 10 Attack (was 8 Attack).
• Protective Ring now gives 4 Divine Shields (was 3).
• Booty Bay Brew now gives +5/+6 (was +4/+5).

🔀Trinket Pool Changes

• Staff of the Scourge has been removed from the pool.
• Leapfrogger Portrait is banned in Duos.
• Designer Eyepatch is no longer offered to Mister Clocksworth.
• Warband Whistle is no longer offered if you have a Fodder in your next Refresh.

🔀Minion Updates and Pool Changes

• Fire-forged Evoker: Start of Combat now gives your Dragons +2/+1 (was +1/+1).
• Incubation Researcher: Avenge (3) (was Avenge (4)).
• Auto Assembler: Now Tier 4 (was 3).
• Junk Jouster: After you Magnetize a minion, give your minions +5/+5 (was +6/+6).
• Mama Mrrglton: Battlecry now gives your other Murlocs +2 Attack (was +3 Attack).
• Papa Mrrglton: Battlecry now gives your other Murlocs +2 Health (was +3 Health).
• Back to Back: VFX can now only play 5 times at most.
• Upbeat Frontdrake has returned to the minion pool.

Useful Links

• 35.2 - Highlights & Known Issues
• 35.2 Patch Notes

I don’t even own Deathwing. Farmed 2 Deathwings and 3 Medivh. Still had 1 Medivh in my deck! The game was so wrapped up I didn’t even get to play them. Was on a losing streak before this so it’s nice when you’re the one drawing perfect for a change.

I never open my packs 🤷

Been experimenting with confront the tolvir. This was a funny otk. The deck sucks, but I’m making a decent tolvir deck involving using the Elise 1 cost location, which has been performing well.

Like this has got to be intentional right? There's no way it's not...

Inappropriate artwork my foot - it's plenty appropriate when they want 20 dollars...

We used to get this for free as part of the core set!