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Hearthstone |OT2| Created by Unstable Portal
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Yeah replace Ooze with Golem. The problem with Stormforged Axe is that it doesn't really kill off anything by itself with only 2 attack so that's why I'd even replace it with another Golem.
Honestly though you might be better off replacing the entire deck with a Mech deck but that obviously depends on whether you have all the Mech synergy cards.
It's still commonly played in Mech or Deathrattle (read: zoo) based decks, but you normally wouldn't play it in other decks because all the commonly played minions at 2-3 mana have 3+ health so it doesn't trade anymore. Thank GVG for the low mana minion power creep.
Mobius and pet octopus
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Instead of chow, I guess argent squire would be your second pick for an anti-aggro/early board 1 drop.
Harvest Golem was filler for 3 drops because 3 drops traditionally sucked.
But games are slower in Post-GvG Hearthstone and there are a lot more cards worth playing over Golem so the only decks that run it now are mech decks (and sometimes not even those, because Spider Tank and Tinker Town Technician are better for an aggro plan.)
CarbonatedFalcon
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Shade is good in Druid as a 3 drop. Particularly in certain matchups. Paladin and Shaman are most likely to cause you to lose value, but baiting out an AoE early for a shade is still usually a win.
Often it will be key in delivering a finishing blow or trading up after letting it grow. Too slow for most other decks though without ramp capabilities.
Often it will be key in delivering a finishing blow or trading up after letting it grow. Too slow for most other decks though without ramp capabilities.
Minsc
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Got Elite Tauren Chieftain through unstable portal and wanted to have some fun with it and see what the cards too, but my opponent surrendered next turn after putting it on the field. I just wanted to rock!
I actually got one in Arena from Unstable Portal too, interesting you can get cards you can't even draft from it... I mean I know it can give you cards from other classes you normally can't draft as a Mage (but can as the corresponding class), but Unstable Portal can seemingly give you cards that are normally not even permitted at all in Arena lol.
His arena entry is quite impressive tho
I still see a ton of Harvest Golems in Zoo/Deathrattle/Mech decks.
Not as staple as it was once before though.
Who won?
Mobius and pet octopus
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handlock plays 4 sludge belchers, 2 from faceless... makes no sense when he has molten giant and 2 defenders in hand. I won that game somehow.
Mobius and pet octopus
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Sometimes it just takes some time to figure out how to increase your chance to win against new decks. I haven't run into it enough to really judge it myself though. Haven't even played much this season and I am still low rank.
The mercy of combo decks is that once the combo is out, the game ends quickly (except in the case of Eggs), because it either wins the game or fizzles out.
Stalling control decks, however, are not as kind. You will watch yourself lose over the course of 30 minutes and you'll like it.
Stalling control decks, however, are not as kind. You will watch yourself lose over the course of 30 minutes and you'll like it.
Mobius and pet octopus
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With healbots and ice block... quite the pain in the ass to play against. Not many people seem to run it though.
NCR Redslayer
NeoGAF's Vegeta
Just opened a new pack and got my first legendary.
Now if I could ever use it...
The trick to fighting against Fatigue Mage is to silence the Deathlords, save removals for Doomsayer and to make sure they don't have a board at all (because they are always going to Echo the board).
I am not even kidding. If you silence the Doomsayer they will just Echo it again (unless you remove the 0/7 body which is actually a good idea). They can Echo the Deathlords but at least you will have less draw out from your deck to worry about.
I am not even kidding. If you silence the Doomsayer they will just Echo it again (unless you remove the 0/7 body which is actually a good idea). They can Echo the Deathlords but at least you will have less draw out from your deck to worry about.
partyphone
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deathwing hunter deck!!!
Mobius and pet octopus
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Seems like for rogue or perhaps just my deck, huge blade flurry wins the match. Just like every other match up. Clean board, leave them with dead echoes and coldlight oracles in hand.
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Speaking of blade flurry...
Just had an interesting match vs mage where he polymorphed gallywix, giving me a poly. The next turn I prep->poly his shredder, deadly poison, hit face, blade flurry, then play a 10/10 van cleef. Blade flurry being the MVP of that combo.
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Speaking of blade flurry...
Just had an interesting match vs mage where he polymorphed gallywix, giving me a poly. The next turn I prep->poly his shredder, deadly poison, hit face, blade flurry, then play a 10/10 van cleef. Blade flurry being the MVP of that combo.
tylerf
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I definitely learned this lesson by trying to play around a duplicate with dancing swords and coldlight on the board only to have it echoed anyway.
Professor Lich
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Does anyone know if there is a worthwhile Gazlow deck? I like the idea of his effect but I can't seem to get a deck to work.
He's just too slow. He's a worse auctioneer and nobody plays auctioneer anymore
Mobius and pet octopus
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He's just too slow. He's a worse auctioneer and nobody plays auctioneer anymore
I think of him more like a worse antonidas. If antonidas had low stats, only worked off 1 mana spells, and gave slow cards.
I woudn't mind having him in my Antonidas deck as an alternative use for all the spare parts.
Auctioneer digs for win conditions.
Antonidas creates win conditions.
Gazlowe creates mediocre minions that are too low impact and too late in the game. Also only works with 1-mana spells.
Professor Lich
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They should make it put minions on the board then!
Mobius and pet octopus
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I remain convinced it could work in a late game control deck.
Professor Lich
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Seems like he'd be even worse in arena considering how dependent he is on spells.
Gonna be a short stream
FormallyFamicom
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Kripp's Gazlowe Priest deck seems legit. Trump has considered running it in the future.
Professor Lich
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Thanks for the link, I'll have to check it out.
Brawndo Addict
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Ugh, lost to a Warlock in Arena who had Mal'Ganis and Leeroy on top of a solid deck. Meanwhile I got to choose between the crappy murloc and pirate for my one epic. Sigh.
Is Unstable Portal just a random minion or is there weighting as to the card quality behind the scenes?
Is Unstable Portal just a random minion or is there weighting as to the card quality behind the scenes?
daemissary
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I just got smashed by Trump in arena. To be fair, my deck was awful and I still managed 8-2 though.
krameriffic
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Anybody just watch this ESL Hearthstone game? Guy plays a Sneed's Shredder, it dies, spawns a Kel'Thuzad that revives the Sneed's. It dies again, and it spawns another Kel'Thuzad.
Yeah just saw it happen. Pretty sure now that the legendary you get is decided the moment you play it and duplicating it just gets you the same version with the same legendary attached to it. Had it happen with all the shredders I faced/played and that were resummoned due to some effect.
Little Nemo
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Not sure what's going on. In an arena match, they have a hovering card out. Saw it but it was never played. Timer isn't running down. I'd think I was dc'ed but they have emotes coming through and I can see them highlighting their cards. Any ideas?
Edit. I guess I was desynced or disconnected or something. When I didn't see them highlighting anymore I killed the program and went back in and I had my arena rewards. I thought if I could see them mousing over stuff I was still connected, but I guess not.
Edit. I guess I was desynced or disconnected or something. When I didn't see them highlighting anymore I killed the program and went back in and I had my arena rewards. I thought if I could see them mousing over stuff I was still connected, but I guess not.
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