Every Hearthstone player needs to hear this! 

Ranked anxiety was a massive issue for me playing League of Legends, the cool part about Hearthstone and other card games is that when you hit a rank, you earned that rank and can't demote past 5 ranks.

It's nice hearing a positive, encouraging message on the internet once in a while. Thanks Zeddy.

As someone who has been playing since GvG, I’ve only made legend 3 times. It took years to get there and because I love the deckbuilding aspect I built my own decks to get there. And I am more happy I did it with my own builds rather than net decking.

i’ve been playing hearthstone since 2016 and haven’t hit legend yet. i always hit diamond 5 or 3 but just haven’t had the time to sit down and hit legend. i remember my first time getting to diamond 5 and being shocked when my star bonus went away for wins, its really tough you just gotta have the mindset and a broken deck that can barely be countered

Thank you for saying this. Today I hit Platinum 5 for the first time and I have been playing for 10 years. Last month I reached Platinum 10 for the first time, both are a major accomplishment for me.

Great video, Zeddy. The problem (to me) is that there are a lot of cards and mechanics that leave a player feeling cheated. When it gets to a point where you can't play around things, you end up with two people playing solitaire against each other.

I reach Legend rank almost every month for the past two and a half years, and every time it's always a struggle because of that darn x10 multiplier. The only ones who say reaching Legend is easy are the kids who play HS all day. But for me, at 38 with a job, it's always a crazy challenge, and I'm truly proud of it.

My advice is don't even try to get to legend, especially in wild. Diamond rank is pure suffering. You only face the same 3 annoying decks over and over. Stay in gold, people actually have fun there.

Thank’s for the video ! Glad to finally hear that legend is hard to reach ! I’ve never been legend, but in early january I was rank 1, 3 stars for the first time, then I lost everything back to rank 5. Still grinding today, this is hard but I’m motivated. Thank you for your positivity! Edit : finally got to legend for the first time today, the grind was worth it haha

Thanks Zeddy! I just hit legend after playing this game for almost 10 years now. I can understand the frustration with reaching that rank. Definitely wasn't an easy feat. Hearing you mention the ladder anxiety was refreshing as well! I experience this too. Please keep it up! This video is really worth watching and hearing.

Thank you for making this video Zeddy. I myself took about 6 years to reach legend rank. I thought it was never possible for me as I wasn't willing to grind that much. I did feel great achieving it and I typically don't get past diamond 3 each season.

Since release, been playing the same archetype: Big Shaman Last year, since all these years, I hit legend for the first time. Still playing Big Shaman. Nothing feels better than coining a muckmorpher/ancestor's call into [insert big bs in the latest expansion]. If opponent can deal with it, great! I've got way more where that came from! Epic battles always abound

Calling out the Hearthstone Pro Community for it's toxic practices wasn't on my list for Zeddy HS 2024, but man is it good hear. Your message is awesome and I hope more people who play Hearthstone can hear that their voice matters outside of the pro-bubble echo-chamber.

Thank you for this video but just for all the people out there. In the most seasons I play in ranks around 100-200 wild legend but still feel this anxiety to fall down thousands of ranks because I lose ten matches in a row. But for me even I lost that many times I know I will win sooner or later again and for all players if you lose a bunch of time. Don’t give up. Better games come. Do a break, try a different mode etc. and most importantly don’t forget: it’s just a video game.

I really appreciate you putting out this video. Solid advice, sharing some of your own troubles, and making it relatable. Thank you, Zeddy.

I really appreciate this video. Been making a push to try and get legend this month but been bouncing around between D4-D3 and it’s been frustrating. But it is what it is and I appreciate the advice in this video.

Such a great message to the new and old players, straight from the salt lord himself. I’ve been playing since open beta and have reached legend a few times but I keep coming back to play meme decks and decks that are enjoyable to me. Sure there are Uber-refined decks that counter every card I play, but taking a break has always been an option. Appreciate your videos Zeddy!

Watched this in the middle of a tilt on my climb to legend. What a great video. You have my respect.

ever since i started getting into hearthstone more, i find your videos, and then see very useful and enjoyable content. may it be about decks, etc; i'm glad to watch them as a regular gold player.

Thanks for this video Zeddy. I hit Diamond 10 for the first time yesterday. Which is probably not a big deal for some, but dang i was happy about it!

I hit diamond 5 for the first time tonight after playing Hearthstone since Witchwood. I have played all the modes to differing degrees, but something about these last two months made me want to try for legend. I’m feeling the ladder anxiety, but your advice is solid and I’ll try abide by it. Appreciate the positive vibes, thank you for your hard work!

Thanks for sharing as someone who's hard stuck in diamond it was really encouraging to hear about your troubles with the ladder as well.

God it's like you're talking through me. Right on brother. Been playing since launch, and I hit legend for the first time in October, and then 2nd time last month. It is hard. It is dedication and tons of games with very small advantages, playing to your outs, all that. Love your message, brother.

Thanks for this. It's so timely to me. I hit Legend tonight for only my second time. The first was way back in the Madness at the Darkmoon Faire set. So it's definitely been a long time coming !

Great video! Been fighting MANY years (2016) to try to get to legend and earn that legend card that (I think) still comes with it. I've never really ever taken a break from the game, as I seem to enjoy getting those daily quests done. But my confidence gets shredded pretty quickly when I try to climb in Diamond. I often get blown away, and I just stop trying. Plus, getting only one star for the odd winning streak is deflating. Proud that I've made it to D6 twice. Lately I've been asking streamers where to ask better players for help getting to legend. Most just say to watch streamers you like and learn their strategies. I guess that's where I have to leave it. Thanks again for your words.

Very nice video Zeddy. The ladder anxiety part resonated with me a lot. Thanks for the helpful words!

So true. It took me a long time to hit legend, too. Standard took the longest. And to stay high up you have to play way more than most have time for and most players will need to netdeck. I like to make my own decks and play those decks almost exclusively, so I mostly spend my time at diamond or lower. As long as I have fun its good. You don't have to be Legend to have fun.

My overall experience with HS: Been playing since beta and I playing ~8-12 hours a week depending on if I'm enjoying the game. My highest rank ever is Diamond 10 and I've never had motivation to reach legend, it doesn't matter to me. Having fun and enjoying the game in small amounts is what matters to me. I will experience intense games where I feel my heart will jump out my chest (maybe anxiety, not sure) but I never feel the need to grind hours on end to achieve the "mythical legend status". Honestly don't care if others criticize me and comment on my rank, it's never bothered me. Also spent probably over $500 on the game over the years and don't regret it.

That was a well done video Zeddy. I talked about your video with my brother (we are playing hs since the beggining) and it was Good to hear your nice thoughts and stuff. c:

The most frustrating thing about this game is when you win 3- 5 games in a row then all of a sudden you face a bot that has the exact counter / random card generation to beat your deck. It never fails

I think this is one of the best videos of yours I have seen. Thank you for your positivity.

Good video Zeddy. I've been playing for >8 years, just about every day. I play for gold so I don't have to spend much money on the game. I've never gotten above mid-Gold level and have never tried to go higher. I play casual except for the weekly 5 ranked wins or getting the season card backs. Just thought I'd represent for Casual HS Nation.

What a great video. I have played on and off since launch, took a 10 month break at the start of 2023, never had so much fun since I came back. Never spent a penny on the game, but with the cards I got coming back, the mini sets I buy with gold, I now have 3 or 4 great decks. I hit Diamond 10 today for the first time ever, and for me it was a literal punch the air moment. I'll try and push on, but pleased with what I have achieved. Also enjoying Battlegrounds too. Am now at the point where I think I will get the Tavern Pass next expansion, would be nice to have some cosmetics and the like, and might do the same for BGs. I don;t really talk about the game much online, but get a huge amount from your videos, and this one was just what I wanted to hear today. So thanks!

Thank God someone finally said it it’s exactly how I feel as well especially when facing priest or rogue people say they are not top-tier, but whenever I face them I get cheesed and I feel like I get them over 50% of my matches I’ve noticed I’ve even stopped streaming it as much and people in my community always bring it up to me and I feel bad because I wanna make them happy but at the same time I don’t want to feel bad playing the game

I've hit diamond 5 yesterday will push more until the end of the month! Thank you for this video I like the positive message.

Hey I just watched this video and get legend for first time it was great experience. Tanks for motivation Zeddy ❤

Thank you Zeddy, this video will definitely help struggling players gaining more confidence! I’ve been playing HS since the beginning and I finally hit Legend! Your point on the anxiety is true and it’s completely normal, take a break, practice and most of all HAVE FUN! And about those toxic players and opinions, ignore them. Sucks for them that they need to waste time on being an Elitist. It’s just a game XD Thanks for being awesome Zeddy! Big love

Great video Zeddy. You’re truly a man of the people! I agree with everything you said, but most of those idiots that make those comments are just insecure trolls that love bashing people to make themselves feel better. Gotta ignore them and don’t feed them. They survive off your reactions so just don’t give them any. Also, as for Legend or climbing, I couldn’t care less about Legend. If I played this game a ton I would go insane with all the broke cards and mechanics. I just play to complete quests or just set little goals. Like win 3 games then just turn it off and play something else. It’s helped me maintain my Hearthstone sanity and I can still enjoy the game without too much frustration.

Anxiety is the only thing holding me back from playing Hearthstone on a regular basis. I've hit Legend and it was such a great feeling, not just skill wise, but that I conquered my anxiety.

I have been playing and watching Hearthstone videos for several years and I can state that this is the BEST general video I have seen about the game - Everything you say Zeddy is FACT - Thank you for an incredible video

Well said Zeddy. I have been playing HS since 2014 and I hit legend for the first time last year. It felt amazing! And I hit legend 3 times more since then. Great support video, liked!

awesome video Zeddy. I’ve always followed you, but a video with such a positive message is just a 10/10

Thanks Zeddy - that's really insightful. I have found it really difficult to get to legend myself this month considering I play daily which is playing on my mind a lot. I usually do climb to legend but for some reason I am really struggling this month, I keep dropping to zero star in diamond 5. Maybe the meta right now is not catered towards the decks I want to play.

The right questions should be something like: "Why am I doing this?" and "Is it worth it?" Journey > Goal Once it is clear in your head that changes everything in my opinion. You could get so much like testing your resilience and dedication towards a high end goal. For me, once I enjoyed every game and starting laughing at my own dumbness and "opponent's luck" was when I was able to reach that legend threshold consistently. It's just a game yes, but you can learn so much about yourself. But that's just my take on that :) Now I just try to complete as much achievements as I can to vary classes and gameplay, usually hovering around D5. Of course, thanks to your guides Zeddy. Keep up the good work, cheers mate!

I only get to legend when there's a super fast aggro deck available. Win or lose fast time efficient and it's usually wild for me cuz it's even faster. I got to legend 4 months in a row thanks to crappy secret mage, even totem shaman, aggro pirate shadow priest and mill ramp druid were available in a strong spot for the meta. Otherwise I stop my grind at diamond 5 and just do quests every 3 days and never log again. This game became repetitive long ago. All I need is for them to screw up so much so that I can stop my addiction. And a personal thing I'm gonna share is squelching people as soon as game starts. It just works. After 17k (win only) games, I came to a point of not wanting to hear any emotes.

This was awesome advice, thanks Zeddy!

Bro I love this full screen look and you should stick with it! Looks very sleek and professional.

Thanks for the video! I remember back in the day when there were no floor ceilings and you could go all the way from diamond 1 down to gold level. And the reward was given according to the rank you finished, so I regularly stopped playing a day or two before the end of the season to get the better reward, afraid of losing rank. Was very frustrating! Oh, and I haven’t reached legend ever. Dad legend multiple times but never actual legend.

Thank you for making this video Zeddy, especially for giving the importance to the legend rank for those of us who have not yet reached it.

Keep up the good work Zeddy. More positivity, we always going to lose on a PvP game. Its all about the mind set, if you want to hit legend every season, you'll get ladder anxiety. If you want to have fun plays, it doesn't matter the rank If you are stuck trying to hit legend, change your play patterns, learn mulligans, when to pop up, what your deck is week against, when to control the board, when to ignore everything and go face. Keep practicing and you will get there, and get a card back to show for it 😉! Watch top player to learn from their mistakes, but you'll only get better with you keep playing Don't let the anxiety get the best of you

This is a good video, felt good to hear haha thanks for the good content as always

Zeddy, your class progress absolutely blew my mind. HOLY CRAP!

All I know is that I have zero intention on playing at least until next expansion. I'm a low budget player, which means I need to focus on at most 3 classes to have a full collection. The 3 classes I enjoy are DH, DK and Warlock, I have the full collection for those. There isn't a single deck in those three classes I that are viable that I enjoy playing. The closest one is Blood DK, but as soon as I queue up as Blood DK I find IMMEDIATELY control priest, at which point I just concede and call it a day.

Sometimes diamond 1-5 feels like the worst place because it’s stuffed with aggro decks trying to get legend. Thx for the positive video

Great advise, thank for the video Zeddy :)

In my experience, a year ago, I was in Legend for the first time. The truth is that it's a bothersome and complicated process because the last five ranks the first time around are a martyrdom. Right now, I'm at diamond rank 3, and since I haven't been Legend again for a long time, it's as if I had never been there. My recommendation is not to give up. It really frustrates me when I'm at rank 3 or 2 and get dropped back to 5 - it has happened to me. Right now, all my friends are legend when just the day before, they were rank 5 like me. Don't compare yourselves, and don't get discouraged.

I played hearthstone for the first 3 years but was very busy in the corporate world so i had to stop playing, I'm now retired came back and started playing 4 seasons ago, previously in the first 3 years of the game I would get stuck Diamond5-1. The last two season i hit legend took some time to learn all the decks so you know what to expect. I can tell you now why i couldn't hit legend you just have to keep grinding and play when u feel good, and you are paying attention you are going to lose 10 in a row you might win 12 in a row eventually if you know how to play a good deck you will get legend it's a numbers game. Don't get anxious when you get in diamond or diamond 5 just realize if you keep playing u will hit legend. I completely agree with your advice after hitting legend for the first time in the last 2 seasons.

Great to see this type of video from yourself Zeddy :)

Nice Zeddy feels good once in a while. For the grind to legend, I never was able to succeed it on the old system. On the new one, however, it is somewhat easy to climb with the star booster to your last season ranking in a month so every month I would climb back and get one more star for the next one until I reached legend

Thanks for that important message zeddy. I have been more or less regular legend for the last 3 years, but i feel that without the changes of each rank from 5 to 3 stars i wouldn't have even tried. Once hitting legend that fear is allayed somewhat, but the nerves never go away, which is good in a way, as each time hitting legend is a great feeling. But i feel people forget why they play this game or in fact any game in the first place, to enjoy themselves! People feel it is only worth playing if they hit legend or for the elite players to hit top 100 or top 16, but the vast majority of players should remember, have fun first, and if you see you got to diamond 2 then maybe push for legend y playing optimised decks, but otherwise, just enjoy the fun decks even if they have a low win rate. Life is too short!

FTP tip, you can play all the top decks for free but you have to have multiple accounts. When you create a new account you can dust everything and easily make 1-2 top tier decks. I have 6 accounts when you include NA and EU and each account now has 60-80k gold. Do the daily quests against each other, takes about 30 minutes to do all the daily and weekly quests with premade decks like all battlecry, or a deck with scaled nightmare dragon that doubles its attack each turn to easily do the 200 damage quest.

Great video. I hit legend for the first time after the release of I think Scholomance and was playing since wing 2 of Naxx. It felt awesome. I missed legend the next couple months after that. The first 2 times I did it I did it playing decks that people hated, highlander priest with 2 mana Ilucia in August of that year and Soul DH after that. I eventually got to a point where I was hitting legend pretty consistently by the halfway mark of the month each month but it always felt like a relief to actually get there and that it was at least partly luck that got me that far. I haven't played since Renathal got nerfed because I simply stopped having fun. The game I'm sure is still good but I finished gameplay sessions too often feeling angry than happy and that to me signaled it was time for me to move on.

"Stay positive my friends" was very funny

Thanks for this Zeddy. Been playing every day more or less for nigh on ten yeas as a fee-to-play player and only this month made it to gold 2, my highest rank EVER. To a lot of people that's nothing, but to me it's an achievement and I'm happy. People play games for all sorts of reasons, and at the end of the day all that matters is that you have more fun than not.

The community needed this video, thanks man❤

I’ve been playing since closed beta. More some expansions than others, but I didn’t hit legend until I got over my “I wanna have fun vs play the meta” and played pirate warrior back when Rokara came out. Now I get it most seasons, it does take time, but it feels so good to see the legend symbol. Enjoy the game guys. If you wanna grind, grind. If not, just play.

Played since witchwood, got first legend 3 weeks ago. cheers

The only thing I’d personally like to devils advocate when it comes to players complaints being invalidated is specifically new/returning players complaining. I’m very glad the catch up packs seemed to bring in more new/returning players but good god the amount of complaints I’ve seen from them while simultaneously having horrible takes is really starting to get to me. I’ve even tried to help steer some people in the right direction and been met with childish responses and stubbornness. I think it’s really important you highlighted the idea that getting to legend is difficult and also I like to add high legend takes a lot of skill because the majority of the complaints seem to boil down to "I deserve a higher rank and only lose because the world/rng is out to get me." My hope is that with the next expansion the lack of free catch up packs will require these players to spend money to have meta decks and weed out the people that don’t seem to even enjoy the game.

When I realized the matchmaking algorithm is designed to hard counter your deck when you get close to your next rank, I stopped trying to hit legend and now I just play for fun. Waaaaaay more enjoyable when you play a game for fun, what a concept.

Thank you for this video!!! It means a lot for a working mom of 3 lol! I play every night after I put my kids to bed, I am currently at 2 platinum and trying to get as higher as I can!! It's an OBSESSION but also it's GREAT FUN! And unfortunately, sometimes people forget that Hearthstone is fun!

First time Legend this week, heart rate was way up for the last few games definitely stressful!

11:56 OMG Zeddy I am making similar video (about how to climb rank in hearthstone) right now!! What’s the coincidence 😂❤. Btw great video like always

As a free to play player I definitely agree with the last statement "hs is free 2 play but pay to play what you want" throughout the years I was able to put together a good collection of wild staples and today I can build pretty much all decks from tier 1/2 + some random ones that are now outdated, but it took a very long time and I always have to be cautious and not craft the "next crazy thing" just to test it, I always make sure that it's actually good in the meta before doing anything

My record for my rank used to be middle of platinum but right now im diamond 3 and ive always had ranked match anxiety. Im so close to to legend !!! I honestly never thought id make it this far.

Good one zed, love the message here 🎉

It happened to me back in 2015, not anymore. But it happens to me in Mortal Kombat 1, ranked anxiety is crazy there

Thank you for mentioning Ladder anxiety. More often than not when I reach 1 before progressing to the next level my mind keeps telling me "You will lose the next one, and the other one, now you will have to win 4 more for sure..."

I've always kind of hit a limbo in Hearthstone, Diamond 5 in Standard and ~7.5k in Battlegrounds. And honestly the best thing I've done is just stopped caring about my rank. I'm never going to be a top player, but I still do have fun playing, and at the end of it all, it's a game! So I'm just gonna have fun playing! Whether it's a Meme deck or just my favorite class, I've tried to just play for me, not for a rank that no one else will care about.

I’ve been playing on and off since 2014 and hit legend last November. I try and create my own decks so getting to legend with a custom deck was an achievement within itself. However I looked at it more as a ‘tick in the box’ than wanting to get to legend again.

as someone who has severe performance anxiety this means a lot. i apreciate the pep tall

I love the purpose of this video because I regularly state I dont play certain cards in my decks because I dont find them fun and I do see a lot of youd win more if you used them etc and its like I would rather have fun. OTK style solitaire hearthstone is not my thing if it is for others great but not for me. As well as the legend discussion I see that one a lot about how easy it is - people share how happy they they made diamond and instead of hyping them up people shut them down its not that easy.

The first time I hit legend was with slime warlock. I remember being so nervous that I could feel my heart leaping in my chest. It was 3 years after I started playing HS. Since then I've never played to achieve legend again, for college and work reasons. I started playing Hearthstone again, 3 months ago, and without spending a penny and I was able to get legend again. I believe that to achieve legend the mental factor is more decisive then if you play perfectly or something.

I will say that most people could get to Legend a lot quicker once they become a student of the game. The first three years I played hearthstone, I only played Mage decks that weren't competitive. Once I started playing competitively, and try new decks that I saw other players winning, I got to legend quicker. My first time I got to Legend, I actually took a two month break and detached from the stress of the grind, and I was finally able to do it with Frost DK when it was OP, then after that I got to Legend with Mage almost every single month. Once I started to learn from top players who spent many hours playing Mage, I was able to learn how to play the cards more optimally and which cards are best to add in the current meta.

Completely agree! I have been playing Hearthstone casually since the closed beta. I never missed unlocking the monthly card back for over five years, then I just got Burt out with no being able to play what I want… basically I got tired of playing zoo lock every day, lol!! I always thought that if I just had better cards I could easily hit legend… well two years ago I started coaching Hearthstone esports… it really brought me back to the game. Blizzard has, very graciously, provided us with competitive accounts with literal access to any card in standard… wile my skill has improved dramatically, legend still eludes me. Hit Diamond 1 for the first time yesterday, playing mining Pally, which zeddy is working hard to get nerfed… (please don’t Blizzard)… had previously hit Diamond 5 with personal account so having all the cards really didn’t make me any better of a player, lol!! My thought is that even though the game can be super frustrating it is also incredibly fun and worth playing… even in a Paladin dominated meta!

what decks are best to beat out the fckng brann+astolor combo cause im tired of losing to it :(

I used to be rank 3 in wild NA it was the most stressful time playing the game. I was so done with it, I deranked and lose games till I was facing gold players. That’s where the fun is at in HS.

Ive walked away from Hearthstone in the last 4/5 weeks, but I’ll always tune into Zeddy if he’s gonna make content like this Thanks Zeddy

Great Video Zeddy! I am a little frustrated right now, for sure. I wish there was a balance for all Classes. Everyone plays the "Best Decks" which are typically Druid, Paladin, or Rogue. It gets mundane for the casual player (like me) that just wants to play a class they enjoy, without losing to the same Decks over and over. Would love to see 50% across the board for all classes. I don't want to "learn" a class just because it's a better deck. Just give me some cards that match-up, well.

I took a break during the sif mage meta, was really upset by playing against it as an aggro player, and when i came back i enjoyed way more because mage is wayyyy less popular now

I love this video and definitely agree about how mentality while playing matters a lot. Like I am on the higher ranks of diamond but I just went 7-1 as Highlander Warrior? But why? Because this is simply a deck that lets me play optimally. It just clicks in my head. It makes sense. Therefore I play better and have more fun. Love the video. great job like always Zeddy.

Personally I normally just grind up to low diamond and then just play whatever I feel like playing at a given time. Normally I end up sitting at diamond 5 by the end of the month, but on some rare occasions where the fun decks are also strong I do tip into Legend. I just can't stick playing the meta decks for weeks at a time, and especially when those are hyper aggressive or other quick decks. Control decks are just more fun in general, and especially when you get those long games where it's actually a set of exchanges between you and your opponent.

I have reached legend several times and mostly each month end up in D5 because I did not feel the necessity to reach Legend and I don't like the meta sometimes. But I also supportive and very happy for the people that celebrate rank legend for the first time. And it is okay too if you can't reach legend asap, it doesn't mean you don't have the quality to reach legend.

You're totally right Zeddy. Thanks for this video! ❤

Great video, it felt great to sit down and hear you speak on these topics in such a way that made everything feel so relatable.

Zeddy is right. Been playing card games long time & still only Legend 3+ times. Mostly due to grind as everyone saying at the end. Able? Sure. Want to? Not really. Unless it's completely broken Darkglare or Embiggen Druid with 90%+ WR years past. Good times😅😂

4:21 Welcome to wild!!! The format were a lot of people play suboptimal decks that are just overwhelming frustrating to play against (resurrection priest, secret mage, mill lock druid, 50 shades of combos with zero interactions, where your opponent is just playing on it’s own, ever ragequitting because he did not had the time to OS you, or making you lose 20 minutes…). Those decks are not meta okay, I get it. But it means that I have to either be stuck with totem shaman to win (or the same 5 decks everyone play) or play my fun, idk, C’thun shaman for exemple, and get frustrated. I mean, it’s wild, let me use my collection !!! And I’m perfectly fine with losing, I don’t want to get legend, already done it several time. Just, not this way please !!! I want to play the game, not just watching my opponent do so ! Yes cards and decks can be bad and feel awful at the same time !!!

Great video!! I mostly play just to pass the time and have fun.

Thank you Zeddy, well said!

12:16. It sounds just perfect!

Love your vids Zeddy! Don't stop doing what ya doing.