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Hearthstone |OT4| The warsong has ended, please patron other decks
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Mobius and pet octopus
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How about that. He gets malygos off unstable portal. I got competitive spirit off saraad. But he then plays it into mirror entity.
Yup. I might try to focus on a bunch of mage this season since I really love the versatility you have with their secrets.
irfaanator
Banned
think im gonna drop dragon warrior for dragon priest this season. trying to make a dragon paladin deck now with the tgt cards. i think it looks alright
Lone_Prodigy
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4/5 wins in Tavern Brawl with Boom Bot. 0/1 with Annoy-o-Tron.
At least we got Chillmaw and Eadric amirite?
irfaanator
Banned
thinking about using eadric in the pld deck. but i dont got him
....Eadric?
Mobius and pet octopus
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I got a confuse off saraad. And then I got a burgle off saraad and a confuse off burgle. This card is so confusing, I almost lost because I forgot it would switch my 3/1 into a 1/3.
It was a pretty cool game though. I got that shadowfiend that reduces cards you draw by 1 cost. Then got antonidas off comboing that shadowfiend with azure drake. My next draw got me a sorceress apprentice so that was antonidas for 6 + apprentice for 1, which gave me a 1 mana confuse and a 2 mana vaporize which he ran chromagus into because who plays around vaporize. 2 turns later double fireball to face for exact lethal with hero power.
It was a pretty cool game though. I got that shadowfiend that reduces cards you draw by 1 cost. Then got antonidas off comboing that shadowfiend with azure drake. My next draw got me a sorceress apprentice so that was antonidas for 6 + apprentice for 1, which gave me a 1 mana confuse and a 2 mana vaporize which he ran chromagus into because who plays around vaporize. 2 turns later double fireball to face for exact lethal with hero power.
Servbot #42
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i finally crafted Alexstrasza guys! I just wanted to play control warrior with alex and i had mixed success so far, getting rekt by secret paladins. It's definitely a deck i have to practice more. might try to get legend with it, switching decks every season seems cool.
Mobius and pet octopus
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Eadric is awesome. It is great when you're ahead since all your minions trade up or go face. And it is still great when you are behind because its a 3/7 that has a huge impact.
There are times when it isn't great though, like freeze mage or against shamans where you might actually be buffing their totems. I'm not sure why people don't play it in more lists, except for the fact that patron warrior still exists and perhaps people still don't want to play control paladin.
I think it's more that most people doing paladin are either aggro or secret. I do run him in my midrange and like it a lot though, I'm surprised people don't play the deck more because it's been really strong for me.
BananasWithGuns
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Fuck this shit.
Little bastard drew twice and lost me the game.
Little bastard drew twice and lost me the game.
Servbot #42
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crazygambit
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Golden Blood Imp, Demonfuse, Inner Fire and Earth Elemental. Pretty bad overall.
Unless you're on the other end, in which case it is a nose dive.
Storm Prelude
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Is it me or EU servers are having issues?
I keep getting disconnected from Hearthstone every game or two. :/
I keep getting disconnected from Hearthstone every game or two. :/
That's the joke. It's a 7 mana minion and a class one on top of that. A Control Paladin would much rather have Dr Balanced than Eadric for the 7 mana slot.
Mobius and pet octopus
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Not necessarily. You're giving your opponent something to BGH.
We have been over this many times. It's the bots that make Dr Balanced actually balanced. BGH is a band aid to the problem, not the cure.
Mobius and pet octopus
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This is not about whether or not dr. boom is balanced. You're changing the subject.
I am saying that if given the choice between Eadric the Pure and Dr Balanced for the 7 mana slot... just about ANY Paladin deck would pick Dr Balanced. Sure if a super heavy Control Paladin wanted Eadric the Pure then they would put it in but usually not a the expense of Dr Balanced (they would have both).
Dr Balanced being targeted by BGH doesn't actually change this, people still run Dr Balanced with impunity.
The whole defense of the card from Blizzard was "well there aren't enough 7 drops in the game so of course Dr Balanced gets picked". Well they added a Paladin 7 drop and people don't care, they still pick Dr Balanced.
For narrow cards like Eadric, it needs to be so overwhelming when it does work as to be game winning in order to justify running it against an unknown field.
Harrison was like that last season because of Patron, and Eadric is no Harrison.
Harrison was like that last season because of Patron, and Eadric is no Harrison.
It's just the same as the Shredder situation at the 7 mana slot. It's not that Eadric the Pure is a bad card, I actually think it's a good, usable card but when you are in that mana slot you can't have too many big drops and you want the best of the best for each slot.
Chillmaw is the only 7 drop that contests Dr Balanced's spot in a deck because of its synergy (it being a dragon itself on top of having a powerful effect). And I would say that you can run Dr Balanced in that Dragon Priest and still do work.
Chillmaw is the only 7 drop that contests Dr Balanced's spot in a deck because of its synergy (it being a dragon itself on top of having a powerful effect). And I would say that you can run Dr Balanced in that Dragon Priest and still do work.
Mobius and pet octopus
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I hit legend in gvg with a control paladin deck that didn't run dr. boom. I would have loved eadric. I don't think you should speak for others or make grand assumptions about what other people would do if they were given the choice.
Dr. boom being targetable by bgh is a big deal in control decks, because the more threats that you can run that don't have easy answers wins you control vs control matches. Dr. boom is not necessarily ran in paladin because they don't often run other threats with 7 attack, therefore the BGH is often useless when dr. boom is not being ran.
I would run dr. boom in control paladin in a meta where there are rogues and shamans, because it significantly improves those match ups for the deck. But not necessarily in secret paladin where I am dead if I don't answer a turn 6 MC properly.
Control paladin is not a popular archetype so I don't see how you know who cares about eadric or not in control paladin anyway. Hell, control paladin was barely even played in gvg so I don't even understand how you think you can speak on this as if it is a factual certainty.
Currently both the Midrange Paladin and the Control Paladin decks run Dr Balanced. The slower Secret Paladin runs Dr Balanced as well. It's only the hyper aggressive Paladin decks that don't run the card and even they sometimes have it in their deck because balance.
So what if you got Legend without playing that card? Can you say for sure that if you had played the card in the deck it would've made it more difficult to get that rank? I got Legend with Zoolock before Dr Balanced was introduced, I would loved to have had Dr Balanced in that deck back in the day.
I have been getting Rank 5 easy without playing Dr Balanced in my Grim Patron deck. So what? The card is still ridiculous and it would be the first card I would put in my deck if I needed a big threat (which Grim Patron doesn't need because it's a combo deck). BGH be damned, that dwarf is going to die to one boom bot anyway (and the other bot is going to take out an Azure Drake).
So what if you got Legend without playing that card? Can you say for sure that if you had played the card in the deck it would've made it more difficult to get that rank? I got Legend with Zoolock before Dr Balanced was introduced, I would loved to have had Dr Balanced in that deck back in the day.
I have been getting Rank 5 easy without playing Dr Balanced in my Grim Patron deck. So what? The card is still ridiculous and it would be the first card I would put in my deck if I needed a big threat (which Grim Patron doesn't need because it's a combo deck). BGH be damned, that dwarf is going to die to one boom bot anyway (and the other bot is going to take out an Azure Drake).
Mobius and pet octopus
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Hell yeah I can say it would've been harder, because I am giving my opponent an answerable card I know that they are running. Even trump ran paladin without dr. boom, in a midrange build, and his reasoning was the exact same as mine.
You point out that dr. boom doesn't fit in grim patron. Well, it doesn't necessarily fit in control paladin either. I don't even understand your source for this information you're pulling out of thin air.
But whatever, you seem to be intent on pushing your opinion around as if it is fact.
Leeroy Jenkins created a strategy that revolved around trying to defeat your opponent in one turn without requiring any cards on the board. Fighting for board control and battles between minions make an overall game of Hearthstone more fun and compelling, but taking 20+ damage in one turn is not particularly fun or interactive
Leeroy Jenkins created a strategy that revolved around trying to defeat your opponent in one turn without requiring any cards on the board. Fighting for board control and battles between minions make an overall game of Hearthstone more fun and compelling, but taking 20+ damage in one turn is not particularly fun or interactive
Leeroy Jenkins created a strategy that revolved around trying to defeat your opponent in one turn without requiring any cards on the board. Fighting for board control and battles between minions make an overall game of Hearthstone more fun and compelling, but taking 20+ damage in one turn is not particularly fun or interactive
Fuck Blizzard. Fuck Patron Warrior. Fuck Hearthstone.
Leeroy Jenkins created a strategy that revolved around trying to defeat your opponent in one turn without requiring any cards on the board. Fighting for board control and battles between minions make an overall game of Hearthstone more fun and compelling, but taking 20+ damage in one turn is not particularly fun or interactive
Leeroy Jenkins created a strategy that revolved around trying to defeat your opponent in one turn without requiring any cards on the board. Fighting for board control and battles between minions make an overall game of Hearthstone more fun and compelling, but taking 20+ damage in one turn is not particularly fun or interactive
Fuck Blizzard. Fuck Patron Warrior. Fuck Hearthstone.
BananasWithGuns
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Three games I've lost today to top deck Animal Companion that was Huffer. Game sure is fun.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
consistency is (not) key
Part of the reason I only play when I have a couple daily quests available or it's near the end of the season is that reason. Low to no interaction decks or hyper-aggro decks are the cancer preventing me from playing longer than I should want to.
Many of the interactions that I do have are predicated around RNG too. I end the season at a high enough rank and all but I'm just finding the game to be increasingly frustrating.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
I usually forget until I use Lightbomb then I'm like "oh, fuck, right"
BlackBuzzard
Banned
Beginning of the season meta is such pure cancer. Can we just take the nerf bat and change Hunter Hero power to summon a 1/1 beast.
Mobius and pet octopus
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Yep, when the tryhards come on around prime time.
my first two matches were against patron warriors, only won one because they didn't play it right.
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thepotatoman
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Ugh. Why do I never see streamers lose 2-3 in the arena because the terrible player you get at 2-2 gets really really lucky?
He drafted a Questing Adventurer combo deck, double wisp plus moonfire played turn 3, and then accounted for the fact he had no cards by simply getting the perfect topdeck every single turn. Those 3 cards were the only cards I saw that were clearly drafted to use with Questing Adventurer.
Maybe arena pros would have still found ways to win that, but still feels bad.
He drafted a Questing Adventurer combo deck, double wisp plus moonfire played turn 3, and then accounted for the fact he had no cards by simply getting the perfect topdeck every single turn. Those 3 cards were the only cards I saw that were clearly drafted to use with Questing Adventurer.
Maybe arena pros would have still found ways to win that, but still feels bad.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
Random fel reaver in druid... didn't even see any mech synergy lol. Destroyed him though.
Yeah there is a new aggro Druid deck a lot of folks are running now. It isn't based on mechs. Mostly face damage.
I tried it and haven't had a ton of luck with it, but I am rotating through all nine deck slots now so don't really have a good sample size.
Mobius and pet octopus
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Did I queue up the wrong deck? I don't remember making a murloc paladin deck!
And then a turn later after he cleared both warleaders and 1 murloc knight, I got another warleader!
BlackBuzzard
Banned
Get fucked you tree humping jackass.
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