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GTO posted:For me I find I get legend when a deck really clicks and is both fun for me to play but also I feel I understand how every card synergises with every other card and what all the interactions are, plus knowing how the deck counters or does its best not to lose against every other deck. This is how I got first time legend in August with handlock. Just picked it back up after burning out for two months and it's still insanely fun to play and incredibly powerful if you know what you're doing.
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Starsfan posted:As others have said, making legend without the Star bonus is much more about playing a certain deck really well than playing the best deck at an average level.. For me most recently it has been deathrattle DH, which has never been considered anything more than a tier 3 deck in play rate or win rate recently, but it fits my preferred playstyle really well and I've learned a lot of the game within the game of how to try and counter play against other decks which may arguably be stronger in the meta right now. This is a really useful and insightful post
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Nov 10, 2021 22:34
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and the claw won! posted:They banned Frost Lich Jaina and the other death knights from arena for power level reasons. And yeah they've changed offering rates of specific cards from time to time. Good luck with your Sneedses! still faced a paladin/mage the other day who discovered Frost Lich Jaina off Kabal Courier, though. he emoted "wow" soon as it happened, but I only learned why some time later 
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Nov 11, 2021 00:30
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Amoeba102 posted:It's good enough at whatever MMR i'm at to win more often than not. Most people are probably happy for it to not be quest mage, then they get blown up on turn 8. You have to keep an eye on the numbers, knowing how much damage you can do on any given turn, before your turn starts so you don't have to race the rope so much. You can often get in a bit of chip damage to get them to 27 or below so that a 6 ignite turn starting from 2 is enough. But sometimes you can get them down to 20, which is enough for 5. But if you cast any ignite you get on earlier turns, then it's just easier. If you're doing 6 casts on your combo turn, but you've cast it once so you start from 3 damage, then your total damage would be 33. Tried making this work today! Super fun way to play.
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Nov 11, 2021 01:29
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is that Edwin portrait / card back purchasable with gold? i don’t have much atm so wasn’t sure if the option exists or not
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Nov 11, 2021 01:43
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Strawberry Panda posted:Tried making this work today! Super fun way to play. Glad you like it.
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Cry Havoc posted:is that Edwin portrait / card back purchasable with gold? No, not from what I can tell at least.
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Nov 11, 2021 10:29
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ah darn thanks, guess i’ll keep saving up regardless
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Nov 12, 2021 04:16
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I re-crafted Warlock quest and Flesh Giants to find out that Handlock is the most fun high-tier deck RN.Cry Havoc posted:ah darn thanks, guess i’ll keep saving up regardless I think they've stated that all portraits eventually will end up purchasable through gold, you might have to wait a while though.
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Nov 12, 2021 12:00
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yeah i mean rogue seems to have one of the fewest alt portraits but there’s still enough to keep decks varied I’m thinking more about getting enough missing DoD cards for the dragon coin - what would be the better legendary to craft, ancharr or dragon queen alex? haven’t tried pirate quest warrior in wild, is it really that good / fun? or would alex be the safer craft - there doesn’t seem to be any good highlander decks atm though
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Nov 12, 2021 16:06
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wild pirate quest warrior is super powerful and the quest tutoring ancharr is a big part of why, so if you have any interest at all in the deck, it's a safer craft than alex
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Cry Havoc posted:yeah i mean rogue seems to have one of the fewest alt portraits but there’s still enough to keep decks varied I'd go Ancharr. My "try before you buy" policy is still in place, so just message me the next time you see me on and you can play a few games with it. I have a couple of different Wild Quest Pirate built at the moment.
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Nov 13, 2021 16:37
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I am ready for the return of nearly completely unsupported Freeze Shaman.
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I love when they wait so long between revisiting or enhancing underperforming archetypes that whatever poor support it had before is rotated by the time it comes around again.
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Nov 13, 2021 23:24
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I think my favorite thing about Freeze Shaman is the idea that DK Thrall's hero power was originally 'Freeze a minion' but they felt like that was too unfun... in a set where they released DK Rexxar and DK Guldan (with preexisting Cubelock decks).
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Nov 13, 2021 23:54
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Disargeria posted:I love when they wait so long between revisiting or enhancing underperforming archetypes that whatever poor support it had before is rotated by the time it comes around again. Maybe they'll have several isolated, poorly supported archetypes in Standard that eventually, when they pile up in Wild, will make something worthwhile.
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NorgLyle posted:I think my favorite thing about Freeze Shaman is the idea that DK Thrall's hero power was originally 'Freeze a minion' but they felt like that was too unfun... in a set where they released DK Rexxar and DK Guldan (with preexisting Cubelock decks). And DK Jaina
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Nov 14, 2021 00:55
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Jolly Jumbuck posted:Maybe they'll have several isolated, poorly supported archetypes in Standard that eventually, when they pile up in Wild, will make something worthwhile. This does kind of happen sometimes. Dragon pally was never really a thing but now it has a critical mass of dragons available to it in wild. The other problem is that newer cards tend to have more power creep, so really old archetypes suffer from their older cards being way too fair to play nowadays.
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Nov 14, 2021 01:35
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Freeze shaman didn't really have anything going for it though. Moorabi was supposed to be the big payoff card and it didn't see any play at all. The axe that destroyed frozen minions was complete garbage as well.
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Nov 14, 2021 01:45
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My dream for hearthstone is that a freeze shaman legendary gets spoiled every expansion and there never being an actual freeze shaman meta deck.
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Nov 14, 2021 05:25
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Chernabog posted:Freeze shaman didn't really have anything going for it though. Moorabi was supposed to be the big payoff card and it didn't see any play at all. The axe that destroyed frozen minions was complete garbage as well. supposedly Freeze Shaman was going to be really strong, but at some point a few weeks before the release of the expansion they decided that Freeze Shaman felt too terrible to play against, so they nerfed the key cards into oblivion and released Moorabi knowing that it was a joke.
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Nov 14, 2021 06:27
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Has anyone else tried Shadowrattle Priest (or whatever, that's what Kibler calls it atleast) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_os71eAGhzY I'm not sure how great it really is, but I have gotten to D5 with it and it is a LOT of fun to play.
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Nov 14, 2021 06:37
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Orange Crush Rush posted:Has anyone else tried Shadowrattle Priest (or whatever, that's what Kibler calls it atleast) Yes, I ripped this from someone a day or so after the miniset dropped when I played a fatigue game against it as deathrattle hunter. It is deeply hilarious to play, especially against other ‘big’ decks that cannot even hope to hang with your degeneracy I really hope that it’s not going to be a meta breaker after the mage nerfs, I don’t think I could handle 15-20% of ladder being endless clown games
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Nov 14, 2021 07:16
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It should lose to lock if nothing else. I just wish priest had any cool portraits.
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Nov 14, 2021 08:01
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lazul for life
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Nov 14, 2021 08:32
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I have a bunch of priest options but I only ever use CHADUIN. (rewards track completion portrait)
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Nov 14, 2021 08:44
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I copied this from someone I lost to. I didn't get their whole list so I did some improvising using a similar list. I'm sure it could be better but it's a lot of fun as is. Power Overwhelming on Anklebiter is hilarious and it also enables some massive swings even if you don't have Battlemaster in play. Plus it's a Shadow spell so Tamsin can make it an +8/+8 boost for 1 mana lol. I feel like I should make space for Anetheron somehow but not sure what to cut: ### Windlock # Class: Warlock # Format: Wild # # 2x (0) Raise Dead # 2x (1) Animated Broomstick # 2x (1) Kobold Librarian # 2x (1) Power Overwhelming # 1x (1) The Soularium # 2x (1) Touch of the Nathrezim # 2x (1) Tour Guide # 2x (2) Cheaty Anklebiter # 2x (2) Cult Neophyte # 2x (2) Defile # 2x (2) Drain Soul # 2x (3) Backfire # 1x (3) Tamsin Roame # 1x (5) Loatheb # 1x (6) Battleground Battlemaster # 2x (10) Flesh Giant # 2x (20) Molten Giant # AAEBAcn1AgT6Do+CA/LtA8f5Aw3OBtwK58sC8tAC14kDlc0Dm80D184DwdEDi9UDk+QDg/sD56AEAA== # # To use this deck, copy it to your clipboard and create a new deck in Hearthstone Edit: swapped Loatheb for Anetheron, going to try swapping Neophyte for Shadowblade Slinger. Makes the deck worse against Odd Quest Hunter, probably better against everything else. Desert Bus fucked around with this message at 18:21 on Nov 14, 2021 |
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Hours later, this is much better lol: ### Windlock # Class: Warlock # Format: Wild # # 2x (0) Raise Dead # 2x (1) Animated Broomstick # 2x (1) Kobold Librarian # 2x (1) Power Overwhelming # 1x (1) The Soularium # 2x (1) Touch of the Nathrezim # 2x (1) Tour Guide # 2x (2) Cheaty Anklebiter # 2x (2) Defile # 2x (2) Drain Soul # 2x (3) Backfire # 1x (3) Tamsin Roame # 2x (4) Runed Mithril Rod # 1x (5) Loatheb # 1x (6) Battleground Battlemaster # 2x (10) Flesh Giant # 2x (12) Mountain Giant # AAEBAcn1AgT6Do+CA/LtA8f5Aw3OBuEH58sC8tAC14kDlc0Dm80D184DwdEDk+QDvfEDg/sD56AEAA== # # To use this deck, copy it to your clipboard and create a new deck in Hearthstone
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Nov 15, 2021 00:05
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Last chance to play Quest Mage or Garrote Rogue 
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https://twitter.com/PlayHearthstone/status/1460306704931950597 it's time, bring on the freeze shaman cards
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Low-rolled all morning to 3-9 with my Ignite Mage. Last few weeks were much better, like last week was 5-2 for the weekly. I was 1 turn, 1 damage, or 1 mana off of a few of those games, and my opponents just always seemed to have exactly what they needed. It's been rough.
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I'm actually looking forward to playing Quest Rogue and dunking on all Libram Paladins and Handlocks coming up.
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Glad everyone agreed that Charge and mana cheat were lovely mechanics, yet here we are with Mr. Smite and Big Deathrattle Hunter.
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Is Garotte rogue even that good? It seems like a weird nerf choice.
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Nov 16, 2021 01:07
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Will shaman be the only class with 4 schools of magic to choose from?
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Did anyone do the new Book of Mercs when it came out? I couldn't even be bothered to finish it, though I did start it. I've also started just not bothering to do the daily tasks with Mercs, even though I still have finishing the 3 new BRM and heroics on my mental to do list.
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Acerbatus posted:Is Garotte rogue even that good? It seems like a weird nerf choice. Quoting from the latest VS report: quote:Garrote Rogue has gotten much stronger following Deadmines and looks like a clear Tier 1 deck at top legend. Not only did it get an upgrade in the form of a new card (Cutlass), the meta has become much more favorable to it. Lifesteal DH was a top counter pick that helped curb Garrote’s power before Deadmines, but the rise of Celestial Alignment and Quest Warrior has crippled its standing in the meta, and Garrote Rogue is now almost uncontested at higher levels. Celestial Druid is favored against Garrote Rogue, but to a lesser degree. It’s also a much weaker deck, with a lower play rate compared to pre-Deadmines LSDH.
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Garrote rogue is considered by a lot of pro players as the strongest deck in the history of hearthstone, gated only by how difficult it is to play well. It's basically the d6 memes but actually backed by data. It's basically the new patron warrior
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It also has a pretty unfun to lose against 30 damage (or maybe just less) single turn combo finisher (empty the deck, add some spell damage and pull all the garottes in one go). Which is quite impressive to watch but sucks.
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Scrub-Niggurath posted:Will shaman be the only class with 4 schools of magic to choose from? Mage has 4. Mask of cThun is shadow.
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