Sources & coverage

Who’s the Beatdown? — Mike Flores

Original role-assignment essay, reprinted by Star City Games. The wiki applies the framework to Hearthstone.

36.6.1 Patch Notes — Blizzard Entertainment

36.6 Patch Notes — Blizzard Entertainment

36.4.2 Patch Notes — Blizzard Entertainment

36.4 Patch Notes — Blizzard Entertainment

36.2.2 Patch Notes — Blizzard Entertainment

36.0.3 Patch Notes — Blizzard Entertainment

36.0 Patch Notes — Blizzard Entertainment

35.6.2 Patch Notes — Blizzard Entertainment

35.4.2 Patch Notes — Blizzard Entertainment

35.4 Patch Notes — Blizzard Entertainment

35.2.2 Patch Notes — Blizzard Entertainment

35.0.3 Patch Notes — Blizzard Entertainment

35.0 Patch Notes — Blizzard Entertainment

34.4 Patch Notes — Blizzard Entertainment

Welcome to the Year of the Scarab — Blizzard Entertainment

Card Sets — Hearthstone

Death Knight — Blizzard class introduction

Historical class primer used for general identity and mechanics, not a current deck or legality recommendation.

Demon Hunter — Blizzard class introduction

Historical class primer used for general identity and mechanics, not a current deck or legality recommendation.

Druid — Blizzard class introduction

Historical class primer used for general identity and mechanics, not a current deck or legality recommendation.

Hunter — Blizzard class introduction

Historical class primer used for general identity and mechanics, not a current deck or legality recommendation.

Mage — Blizzard class introduction

Historical class primer used for general identity and mechanics, not a current deck or legality recommendation.

Paladin — Blizzard class introduction

Historical class primer used for general identity and mechanics, not a current deck or legality recommendation.

Priest — Blizzard class introduction

Historical class primer used for general identity and mechanics, not a current deck or legality recommendation.

Rogue — Blizzard class introduction

Historical class primer used for general identity and mechanics, not a current deck or legality recommendation.

Shaman — Blizzard class introduction

Historical class primer used for general identity and mechanics, not a current deck or legality recommendation.

Warlock — Blizzard class introduction

Historical class primer used for general identity and mechanics, not a current deck or legality recommendation.

Warrior — Blizzard class introduction

Historical class primer used for general identity and mechanics, not a current deck or legality recommendation.

Developer Insights: Class Identity — Blizzard

Historical design discussion; class tendencies are not absolute restrictions on later card sets.

Keeping Hearthstone Fresh — Druid resource design

Historical design discussion used for Druid’s mana-investment identity.

Shaman Card Reveal: Earth Elemental — Overload explanation

Historical explanation of the delayed mana cost; old card statistics are not used as current values.

HearthSim game-data extract: card identities and finish flags

Restoration of Azeroth Class Sets - Blizzard

Azeroth’s Most Wanted Class Sets - Blizzard

Enrage changes — Blizzard

The Grand Tournament: Get Inspired — Blizzard

The Grand Tournament: The Joust — Blizzard

Kobolds & Catacombs: Gather Your Party — Blizzard

The Witchwood: Echo — Blizzard

The Boomsday Project: Magnetic — Blizzard

Rastakhan’s Rumble launch — Blizzard

Rise of Shadows launch — Blizzard

Draconic Details: Getting to Know Galakrond — Blizzard

Scholomance Academy launch — Blizzard

Madness at the Darkmoon Faire launch — Blizzard

Forged in the Barrens announcement — Blizzard

Fractured in Alterac Valley launch — Blizzard

Voyage to the Sunken City announcement — Blizzard

Murder at Castle Nathria launch — Blizzard

March of the Lich King launch — Blizzard

Festival of Legends: Finale — Blizzard

TITANS: Forge — Blizzard

Showdown in the Badlands: Quickdraw — Blizzard

Showdown in the Badlands: Excavate — Blizzard

Whizbang’s Workshop: Miniaturize — Blizzard

Dr. Boom’s Incredible Inventions: Gigantify — Blizzard

Perils in Paradise: Tourist — Blizzard

The Great Dark Beyond: Starship FAQ — Blizzard

Echo cost floor — December 2019 rules update

Community usage: GG and sportsmanship — Hearthstone Forums

Player discussion used as evidence of conversational language, not an official rules or balance statement.

Community usage: OP and salty — Hearthstone Forums

Player discussion used only to illustrate slang. Historical card-strength opinions are not recommendations or current Standard guidance.

37.0 Patch Notes — Blizzard Entertainment

36.6.3 Patch Notes — Blizzard Entertainment

36.6.2 Hotfix Patch — Blizzard Entertainment

36.6 — Highlights & Known Issues — Blizzard Entertainment

Developer Insights: Smart Deck Builder — Blizzard

Historical explanation of deck composition and mana curves. Its older card examples are not current card recommendations.

Building and refining a deck with Apxvoid — Blizzard

Historical discussion of win conditions, testing and card swaps. Tournament and card examples are not current ladder rankings.

Escape from Violet Hold: rules and card text — Blizzard

Official explanation of cards that change normal rules. Consult full card text and the live game for specific effects.