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Hearthstone |OT| Why tap cards when you can roll need [Naxx final wing out now]
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Aquavelvaman
Banned
Played heroic baron as priest.
Killed his three horsemen in the usual ways (
). Used ooze on his two swords. I played two minions for the rest of the game, which he removed, and he frostbolted my face a couple times, but that was it. I just healed myself and passed, since my deck had almost no minions, and he just tapped himself into fatigue and didn't do anything at all. For the last 5 turns he just passed with 10 cards in hand, counter fitting cards and then taking fatigue. I finished with 30 hp.
Killed his three horsemen in the usual ways (
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, science + smite, holy fire + deathlord hit
, science + smite, holy fire + deathlord hitMobius and pet octopus
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Played heroic baron as priest.
Killed his three horsemen in the usual ways (). Used ooze on his two swords. I played two minions for the rest of the game, which he removed, and he frostbolted my face a couple times, but that was it. I just healed myself and passed, since my deck had almost no minions, and he just tapped himself into fatigue and didn't do anything at all. For the last 5 turns he just passed with 10 cards in hand, counter fitting cards and then taking fatigue. I finished with 30 hp.sw
The best way to beat heroic baron imo is to use cabal shadow priest on one of the horsemen. Then your hero is immune to damage. Shadowword pain on the other two. SO easy.
You don't live to turn 6 too often, nor does the stolen horseman for more than one turn.
Yeah I thought I was being clever Facelessing his Horsemen on turn 5 then Cabaling the other two on turns 6 and 7 but they rarely if ever last a full turn. He pretty much ALWAYS had removal in his hand just waiting. I beat him but it took a few tries.
Banning cards is BS though. I'm still really disappointed in these heroics. The class challenges are better design than the cheaty heroics that just break the games rules to create a challenge.
Banning cards is BS though. I'm still really disappointed in these heroics. The class challenges are better design than the cheaty heroics that just break the games rules to create a challenge.
hypersheep
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Really doomsayer and equality aren't even that great against Heroic Rivendare. If you clear the other three horsemen too fast, he just gets his sword and hits you for 8/9 every turn and you die. I'm guessing the developers only banned those two cards because they didn't want the encounter to be a burn race that would be over by turn 5.
Huh I've already encountered 3 Warlocks who AREN'T playing zoo or handlock on ladder, it looks like they just threw together some sort of standard value control deck with Azure Drakes, Yetis but they also have Naxx cards like Eggs with Hellfire/Mortal Coil to activate them. Admittedly I'm playing on the lower ladder ranks ~15 because I'm only going on ranked to do my dailies this season but I would have expected more zoo and bots. Maybe the bots already at rank 5 haha.
That's the good thing with adding cards, creates new decks so it's not as stale. Already ran into the baron shaman deck, 3 nerubian eggs was fun to kill, then get owned by.
TheSadRanger
Banned
So I finally got heroic Gothik down, four horseman was much easier IMO. For Gothik I used
Motw and savage roar were pretty useful on the spirits. I also had a really good starting hand and first draw. 2x Nerubian egg with Savage Roar and Innervate, was able to drop both eggs on turn 2 and pop em both on turn 3.
I tried a priest using auchenai soulpriest/mass heal with divine spirit/inner fire on the big spirits. I could get close but I just couldn't seal the deal.
Naturalize on his 5/6 minion for a cheap kill and also to make him bleed cards, also used coldlight oracle for the same purpose and to keep my card draw up.
Motw and savage roar were pretty useful on the spirits. I also had a really good starting hand and first draw. 2x Nerubian egg with Savage Roar and Innervate, was able to drop both eggs on turn 2 and pop em both on turn 3.
I tried a priest using auchenai soulpriest/mass heal with divine spirit/inner fire on the big spirits. I could get close but I just couldn't seal the deal.
They weren't very effective though, they're definitely worse than regular zoo because putting in cards like Azure kind of works against the benefit of Warlock's hero power. If they wanted to play like that there are other classes that work better with those cards.
Least it's not zoo though, so that's a plus. Maybe someday we'll see an all demon warlock deck be good....some day
Officerrob
Banned
Handlock?
MonorailCat
Member
God ... playing against these myriads of Zoo-Bots nowadays is so annoying.
They try to hide it by randomly targeting minions but it's still sooo obvious.
Great sign for the game if a Zoo-Bot is enough to get to legend ....
Edit: And now directly after that a Shaman Bot. It's getting out of hand!
They try to hide it by randomly targeting minions but it's still sooo obvious.
Great sign for the game if a Zoo-Bot is enough to get to legend ....
Edit: And now directly after that a Shaman Bot. It's getting out of hand!
Minsc
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If the bot code was improved (and said improvements are on the way), to the point you couldn't tell with visual elements or by the pacing of their turns... it'd make for an interesting observation in the sense you could be facing bots in 75% of your matches thinking you're playing real people every one... and I guess would you even care? If you think they're real people, I suppose not.
EnVy_CaLiBeR
Member
Nice. Can't wait to get my Golden Warrior.
I'm having trouble seeing the problem with the bots due to this. At least they don't BM.
...yet...
Control meta <3
I don't really like the games getting close to exhaustion... but there are some benefits. You get to fuck priests up their asses.
I won by stealing two, lol
Someone's streaming a Hearthstone bot playing Paladin, it's surprisingly good (or it's disappointing how brainless Hearthstone really is).
http://www.twitch.tv/tvjimboslice
http://www.twitch.tv/tvjimboslice
Lmao at this Zookeeper adding me (Control Warrior) because I'm pure trash, made 20 (!) mistakes and only won because of my perfect draws and of course immediately deleting me before I could respond. Poor babby didn't get what it wanted (
I'd rather play bots tbh, at least with those I won't have to imagine their sneering faces while they hammer down their double topdick of Soulfire and Doomguard for last-minute lethal.
(I'd rather play bots tbh, at least with those I won't have to imagine their sneering faces while they hammer down their double topdick of Soulfire and Doomguard for last-minute lethal.
Small team!!!!!!
How to beat Paladin as Priest.
Step 1: Make sure the Paladin does not have equality in his hand.
Step 2: Play Deathlord on Turn 3.
Step 3: On Turn 4, play Divine Spirit and Inner Fire. Hit face for 16.
Step 4: Paladin concedes.
Step 1: Make sure the Paladin does not have equality in his hand.
Step 2: Play Deathlord on Turn 3.
Step 3: On Turn 4, play Divine Spirit and Inner Fire. Hit face for 16.
Step 4: Paladin concedes.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Fascinating turn of events.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
I found it easy and did it on my first try. And my horseman never died.
How do you check for Equality before turn 3? I need to know.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
People already believe they are facing 75% bots lol... I still haven't seen a single one personally so I kinda doubt the numbers people are facing.
Mind Vison! =P
Seems legit! brb building deck
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
He meant this kind of mind vision
I can train you in the arts, just be forewarned it costs 25,000 usd up front with no refunds.
I'm amused by the people losing to them and still blaming anything but their play.
daemissary
Member
If I had to choose between playing against infinite bots or the people I've been playing against recently who take their full turn every turn, I'll take the bots all day.
You must be the only person to win against heroic Rivendare going in blind, grats I guess.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
Erm okay... might want to think about how you come off when communicating like this.
Crazy cluttered board states of Naxx.
Gothik was definitely the hardest boss.
It took me two hours just on that boss.
Horsemen(which I hated in vanilla, but beat it back then) wasn't bad but I messed up the 1st attempt
I fatigued him to death with Naturalize, Deathlord, Dancing Swords, and Coldlight. Threw in my own Abominations and Unstable ghouls to help keep the board clear. Super Value Swipes on Abominations deals 3 damage to all his minions.
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