Hearthstone Streamers: A Guide

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With Hearthstone growing bigger and bigger by the day, inevitably there will be a large amount of streamers to choose from. This list helps separate the good from the not-so good and should give you an idea of the best streamers to watch if you are looking to improve at the game, play the game at a competitive level or just for entertainment.

Savjz

Janne "Savjz" Mikkonen is a player who needs little introduction. The winner of the Hearth2P EU vs CN Qualifiers as well as a multiple time ESGN Fight Night contender, the Finn from team Curse is regarded as one of the best players in the world. He's often very interactive with chat, answering questions and reading through his thought processes and decision making aloud which made him one of the top streamers on Twitch for a reason. He now streams over on Azubu, but it's still worth watching him every time he's on if you're looking to learn a new deck or improve your gameplay on a whole.

You can find his stream over at: beta.azubu.tv/savjz (note, azubu is restricted in some countries currently)

Kripparrian

Kripp, no matter what game he ends up playing, will end up as one of the best streamers for it. As well as being one of the best players in games like Diablo III and Path of Exile, he's pretty damn good at Hearthstone too. He's part of the "Kripptosis" ESGN Fight Night caster pairing, and also more recently casted and hosted Dreamhack Bucharest's Hearthstone tournament; Kripp generally explains his plays with detail and is a good intermediate level streamer for those not looking for the highest level of play, but want something above the level of new players. However, Kripp generally plays Arena; so if you're looking for a new deck to play or a guide on how to play a certain decklist you won't get it here, although you're almost certainly guaranteed entertainment.

You can find Kripp's stream over at: www.twitch.tv/nl_kripp

Trump

Jeffrey "Trump" Shih is the closest thing you can get to the "Husky of Hearthstone". Known for his free to play runs to legend and his thoughtful and insightful analysis whilst playing, Trump is an excellent streamer to watch if you're learning the game due to the insight he gives into his plays and why he's doing them. He often runs subscriber arena runs and other cool, viewer based interactions and answers a lot of questions from chat. He plays a mix of Arena and constructed, and if you're looking to improve all-round at Hearthstone, Trump is an excellent streamer to do that with.

You can find Trump's stream over at: www.twitch.tv/trumpsc

Lifecoach

Lifecoach is actually the most "unknown" player in this list, but that doesn't make his stream worse. Lifecoach boasts multiple #1 Legend finishes, having finished #1 Legend EU in the first Hearthstone season, as well as #1 Legend NA in Test Season 4 with his patented midrange Hunter deck - not to mention his top 4 position in the Hearth2P EU vs CN tournament. He quite literally reinvented the current Hearthstone competitive metagame, and is one of the best streamers to watch if you're looking to get a step ahead of the metagame or get inside the head of one of the best players in the world. It takes a while to get used to his bizarre shirtless streams and incredulous reactions to what may initially seem like small things, but Lifecoach's stream brings a mix of entertainment and skill that not many others do.

You can find Lifecoach's stream over at: www.twitch.tv/lifecoach1981

Forsen

Sebastian "Forsen" Fors only started streaming regularly recently; however, it speaks volumes that his stream has blown up in the fashion it has. Forsen is an extremely good player, placing well in multiple weekly cups as well as being a multiple-time ESGN Fight Night participant - having 3:0'd players such as Nyhx and given Kitkatz and Ek0p extremely tight series', it's easy to see why people watch him. Forsen is famous for his Miracle Rogue play, which is an extremely hard deck to play correctly and mulligan for correctly, so if you're interested in improving your Rogue play, Forsen's stream is probably the one you're most interested in.

You can find Forsen's stream over at: www.twitch.tv/forsenlol

Amaz

Jason "Amaz" Chan's stream is one of the most popular on Twitch, and has been since he started streaming. A professional player currently playing for Root Gaming, Amaz is not just a good streamer, he is also an excellent player. Currently the NESL King of the Hill, where he is the only player to ever retain the King of the Hill, he also reached the top 4 of Dreamhack Bucharest. Amaz is famous for his Priest play and is one of the most innovative players around when it comes to playing Anduin; he is incredibly interactive with his viewers and makes a point of answering nearly every question in chat. Amaz's stream is incredibly fun, and his quirky personality and over-the-top reactions as well as his trademark luck make his stream a very entertaining one.

You can find Amaz's stream over at: http://www.twitch.tv/amazhs