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VS Protoss

2-1-1 Marine-Medivac Timing into Tank Push

Cloaked Banshee into Two-Base, Five-Barracks All-in

Quick Cyclone All-in with a Proxied Second Factory

VS Terran

Proxy 2-Rax Reaper into Bio

Safe Cyclones into Bio Play

Safe Reaper Expand into Cyclones

VS Zerg

Maru's Proxy 2 Rax

Hellbat Drop Opening into Mech

uThermals Fast 3CC into Bio

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Full Patch Notes for 4.4.0

We've already had a more in-depth preview of the new co-op map and commander changes coming with next week's patch, and today we're getting the full patch notes! In addition to the previously announced changes and additions we're getting a new Russian announcer, a few more commander tweaks, editor improvements and a new neutral structure, as well a whole lot of bug fixes. Jun 21, 2018 at 07:47 by Starym

Patch 4.4.0: New Co-op Mission, Nova, Zagara, Kerrigan Updates

The latest StarCraft 2 patch is coming next week and it brings a ton of co-op goodness! Cradle of Death is the biggest addition, a new co-op map inspired by a fan creation and focusing on controllable escort targets, new units and a big explosion at the end. We're also getting some reworks on three co-op commanders, namely Nova, Zagara and Kerrigan and you can check all the details below. Jun 19, 2018 at 17:45 by Starym 1 comment

Blizzard Dance & Cosplay Contest at Gamescom 2018

Blizzard will be back this year at gamescom 2018 with their cosplay contest! If you'd like to participate in the contest, sign-ups are open until July 25. Jun 15, 2018 at 22:23 by Stan 6 comments

Icy Veins Podcast Episode #18

In this episode, we discuss new social features and the Symmetra rework in Overwatch, Taverns of Time and the Patch 11.2 issues in Hearthstone, Yrel and the Echoes of Alterac event in Heroes, themed Seasons as well as the unannounced Diablo project! Jun 14, 2018 at 21:27 by Stan

Blizzard EU Gear Store Now Available

It took years, but Blizzard finally launched the EU Gear Store. Residents of the 28 EU member states can get their hands on Blizzard collectibles and apparel with lower shipping costs, faster delivery, and no import duties. Jun 05, 2018 at 18:15 by Stan 1 comment

Icy Veins Podcast Episode #17

The latest episode of our podcast is short and sweet! While there are no Hearthstone news this time around, we talked a lot about World of Warcraft's Mythic Keystone Seasons, Azerite Traits, the Brutosaur mount and we didn't skip the usual Heroes and Overwatch news! May 30, 2018 at 19:43 by Stan 1 comment

4.3.1 Patch Notes, New Season 2 Maps

A small patch has arrived featuring a few bug fixes for the UI and Versus, but we also got new maps for Season 2 that started recently and the new season also brought along a free name change! May 17, 2018 at 19:09 by Starym

Icy Veins Podcast Episode #16

In the latest episode of the Icy Veins Podcast, we discuss the recently announced Hearthstone nerfs, PvP ranks and talents in WoW, Nexomania, Hero reworks, the 2nd anniversary event in Overwatch, and more! May 17, 2018 at 18:34 by Stan

Blizzard at Gamescom 2018

Gamescom is returning to Cologne, Germany this summer and the event will run from August 21-25. May 15, 2018 at 12:44 by Stan 1 comment

Next Batch of BlizzCon Tickets Coming on Saturday

After the first batch was sold out after 12 minutes yesterday, Blizzard has now announced the next time you can get your hands on some. As expected, many tickets from yesterday almost instantly appeared on sites such as ebay etc, for as much as $400+, so if you want to join in the fun on November 2nd and 3rd, and not spend quite that much, make sure to be in line and hope you're lucky this Friday! May 10, 2018 at 17:32 by Starym 8 comments

Upcoming Terran Balancing: Marauders, Ravens and Vikings

StarCraft 2's competitive side is always in flux, always looking for that perfect balance, and the dev team gave us a little look into plans for a rework of some Terran staples. Marauders, Ravens and Vikings are getting some tweaks, with Marauders getting the biggest changes. Check out what's coming and get your build orders... uh, in order. May 09, 2018 at 03:48 by Starym

Activision Blizzard Q1 2018 Earnings Call

Quarterly results of the Activision Blizzard Earnings Call are here and we learned that Battle for Azeroth pre-sales are ahead of plan and more content in Legion lead to overperformance versus the prior expansion at this point in time. May 04, 2018 at 00:16 by Stan 8 comments

Icy Veins Podcast Episode #15

In the latest episode of our podcast, we discuss Hearthstone's Monster Hunt, Brode leaving Blizzard, War Mode in Battle for Azeroth, Nexus lore, Overwatch Hero changes, and more! May 02, 2018 at 21:47 by Stan

4.3.0 Patch Notes

As we've already seen in the preview, 4.3.0 brings 2 new premium maps, Ark Star and Direct Strike, but it also brings a whole lot of bug fixes, mainly for co-op and versus! Here are the two video previews for the new maps as well: Apr 25, 2018 at 00:39 by Starym

Patch 4.3.0 Preview: 2 New Premium Arcade Maps

There's a new patch in the works, featuring two new Premium Arcade maps! Blizzard have been working with the creators to polish the experiences up. The maps are ARK Star, a tactical, turn-based RPG featuring the Protoss and Direct Strike, a sort of tactical “tug of war". The first is a paid only project, while the second remains free, but will be adding a premium paid option, with part of the sales going directly to the creators. Apr 24, 2018 at 00:22 by Starym 2 comments

Ben Brode Leaves Blizzard

The beloved Hearthstone developer is leaving Blizzard Entertainment to start working on a new company Apr 20, 2018 at 17:36 by Zadina 63 comments

Blizzard Balance Gifting Now Available

Blizzard is expanding their gifting service by allowing you to send Blizzard Balance to your friends! Apr 19, 2018 at 21:11 by Stan 9 comments

Icy Veins Podcast Episode #14

In episode 14 of our podcast, we discuss the current Hearthstone meta with L0rinda, Warfronts testing and Deckard Cain with Stan, and Patrick guides us through the latest Overwatch content! Apr 18, 2018 at 19:16 by Stan

4.2.4 Patch Notes - Raynor, Artanis, Swann Changes

The focus is all on the co-op commanders in this latest StarCraft 2 patch, with Artanis, Raynor and Swann, all three getting some buffs across the board and changes to masteries. There's also a lot more other commander tweaks and a whole bunch of co-op fixes as well, in addition to some very minor adjustments to versus at the end. Apr 18, 2018 at 04:03 by Starym 1 comment

BlizzCon Is Coming this Nov 2nd-3rd + Ticket Dates!

Blizzard have announced not only the dates for this year's BlizzCon, but the ticket sales dates as well! November 2nd and 3rd is the main event, preceded by the usual high level esports preparations and you can try to be one of the lucky ones to snag tickets in the first few seconds of their availability on May 9th, May 12th and finally at the benefit dinner on May 16th! Apr 09, 2018 at 14:21 by Starym 4 comments

Icy Veins Podcast Episode #13

In episode 13 of our podcast, we discuss the latest news from Blizzard games, including Witchwood card reveals with L0rinda, the "Avoid as Teammate" option in Overwatch, and more! Apr 04, 2018 at 22:55 by Stan 1 comment

Fenix Warps in for Everyone

Blizzard's giving away the Co-op Commander Fenix for free from March 29 to April 3. If you already own him, you'll receive a 30-day Co-op Stimpack. Mar 30, 2018 at 01:22 by Stan 1 comment

Ex-Blizzard Dev Writes Book About Making WoW

John Staats was Blizzard's first 3D level designer and worked at the company for more than ten years. He just finished a book about working at Blizzard called The World of Warcraft Diary that demystifies the world of computer game development and the secret sauce behind Blizzard's successful MMORPG. Mar 29, 2018 at 13:20 by Stan 4 comments

Support Nation Wars To Earn Loot, Build Tournaments Prize Pool

Support Nation Wars to earn in-game rewards and a Nation Wars t-shirt. Mar 27, 2018 at 20:54 by Aleco

Icy Veins Podcast Episode #12

We're back discussing the latest news from all Blizzard games! Aleco talks about Hearthstone's latest Witchwood expansion, Stan shares his testing experience of Island Expeditions on BfA Alpha & Patrick sheds light on Overwatch's latest Hero Brigitte. Mar 21, 2018 at 22:32 by Stan 3 comments

Icy Veins Class Writer Applications Closing Soon

If you are hoping to submit an application for a class guide writing position, make sure to do it soon - the deadline is nearly here! Mar 11, 2018 at 21:01 by Blainie

Icy Veins Podcast Episode #11

Episode 11 of our podcast is up. Join Patrick, Stan, L0rinda and Wardi as they discuss the Year of the Raven expansion in Hearthstone, the Seething Shore battleground in WoW, the new Hero announcement in HotS, Brigitte in Overwatch and StarCraft 2! Mar 07, 2018 at 19:17 by Stan

StarCraft Celebrates 20 Years With Rewards in All Blizzard Games

The StarCraft franchise turns 20 years old this month and Blizzard is celebrating with rewards in all of its titles! Mar 04, 2018 at 15:44 by Zadina 27 comments

StarCraft 2 4.2.0 Patch Notes

As you may have noticed, we've recently added a StarCraft 2 section to the site, and have started providing top quality guides for the game to make our Blizzard game coverage complete once again. With that we'll also be covering SC2 news and what better way to start than with some massive patch notes! Feb 22, 2018 at 06:46 by Starym 1 comment

StarCraft 2 Guides Have Arrived!

Icy Veins is finally complete, as we now cover all (modern) Blizzard games with StarCraft 2 being the latest addition! We have Jonathon "Wardi" Ward handling the guides, a former WoW player and now SC2 veteran, and as he's primarily a terran player (but is just as experienced with the other races) the first guides to come up are his TvZ and TvP ones! So join us in welcoming him to the Icy Veins family and let's celebrate the addition of StarCraft 2 to the site! Feb 22, 2018 at 06:45 by Starym 1 comment

Podcast #18

Angry Stan Isn't Angry

Overwatch

New social features (endorsements and LFG), Symmetra rework
Hearthstone

Taverns of Time event, patch 11.2 issues
Heroes

Echoes of Alterac event: Yrel and Alterac Pass
WoW

New comic, Mage Tower, Azerite Powers, Before the Storm
Diablo

Themed Seasons (season 14) and unannounced Diablo project

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14 May 2018: TvT: Safe Cyclones into Bio Play (Terran vs Terran)
- Added a new TvT build, the safe cyclone opening into bio follow-up.
12 May 2018: TvP: Cloaked Banshee into Two-Base, Five-Barracks all-in (Terran vs Protoss)
- A TvP build order which looks at early harrassment leading into a large two-base push.
02 May 2018: TvZ Build Order: Maru's $200,000 Proxy 2 Rax (Terran vs Zerg)
- A new TvZ build, this time focusing on early aggression with the infamous proxy 2 Rax!
27 Mar. 2018: TvT: Proxy 2-Rax Reaper into Bio (Terran vs Terran)
- Added a new TvT build, the Proxy 2 Rax Reaper, which actually has more focus on the mid-game than you would usually expect.
26 Mar. 2018: TvP: Quick Cyclone All-in with a Proxied Second Factory (Terran vs Protoss)
- Another TvP build order, this time looking at an aggressive all-in which focuses on the usage of Cyclones.
21 Feb. 2018: TvT Build Order: Safe Reaper Expand into Cyclones
- Added our first Terran vs Terran build order: INnoVation's Safe Reaper Expand into Cyclones.
21 Feb. 2018: TvZ Build Order: Hellbat Drop Opening into Mech (Terran vs Zerg)
- Another TvZ build, this time looking at a Hellbat opening with a Mech follow-up.
15 Feb. 2018: TvZ Build Order: uThermals Fast 3CC into Bio (Terran vs Zerg)
- Added our second build order: TvZ uThermals Fast 3 Command Center Variation.

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