toddhunter
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You know what feels worse than that? Playing nothing but hyper aggro netdecks.
Give them a well played and hope you play them again.
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Hearthstone |OT6| C'THUN for President! Why pick the lesser evil?
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You know what feels worse than that? Playing nothing but hyper aggro netdecks.
Give them a well played and hope you play them again.
that deck is shite tho, its very hard to win half of your game with it
Stephen_drewz
Member
I was so excited for a fresh start in Hearthstone but I am really not enjoying this new meta 
Shaman taunts driving me mental, Paladins with over the top divine shielding, feel forced to play a ping class. Vsing Cthun decks for me right now feel like either kill them before they get him out or GG.
Been wanting to get better at Arena for quite a while, I know some of these WottG cards will be in arena too but I think it might finally be time I focus on that.
Shaman taunts driving me mental, Paladins with over the top divine shielding, feel forced to play a ping class. Vsing Cthun decks for me right now feel like either kill them before they get him out or GG.Been wanting to get better at Arena for quite a while, I know some of these WottG cards will be in arena too but I think it might finally be time I focus on that.
That astral communion deck is just another netdeck copied from some streamer, I'd rather face a real deck that has actual skill involved in piloting it.
That doesn't actually make me feel better. I know it's a garbage deck--I lost that game because my opponent won a series of coin flips that happened before the game even started. First, he got to go second, which that deck desperately wants. Then, he drew innvervate and Astral in his opening hand--out of a 30 card deck. He won purely based on the opening hand.
Not so bad, right? He has no cards going into turn two, maybe I can make something happen. Nope, he topdecks Rafaam, which by the way guarantees him a turn 3 play as well.
I'm very tilted. The card might as well read "Flip two coins. If both come up heads, deal lethal damage to the opponent's hero."
Fun and interactive.
toddhunter
Member
I was so excited for a fresh start in Hearthstone but I am really not enjoying this new meta
Been wanting to get better at Arena for quite a while, I know some of these WottG cards will be in arena too but I think it might finally be time I focus on that.
I'm not enjoying it right now but it might be because i've made bad decks and am not ready to go on a crafting binge. 12k dust, going to craft it alllllll.
LucidMomentum
Member
All C'Thun needed to do was hit my face and I would've won.
Nah, he clears the board.
RNGesus hates me tonight.
Nah, he clears the board.
RNGesus hates me tonight.
If they are like me, only half my cards are great and the rest are weak trash that causes me to lose. It all depends on the draws.
EDIT: Arena is now way better than the period between WOG announce and release. That was a dark time.
bronkonagurski
Member
Decided to try out the new flavor of Zoolock with the new cards. Holy shit what a broken deck lol.
poppedcollar69
Member
my astral communion decklist is pretty good... maybe good enough to break into single digit ranks
I don't think I've had a single draw game and I'm been playing well over a year now.
So you're mad about a 25% chance of winning? You're also forgetting the part of the card that says "if either is tails, you lose the game". It's a stupid deck. You lost to bad luck almost immediately, move on to the next game, that's only two minutes of your Hearthstone career gone.
I learned pretty quickly that just because somebody sunk a lot of time into the game doesn't mean they're all that good. Especially at whatever rank you are, or they're probably testing a deck in casual.
Also always persevere to rank 20 each month for rewards.
toddhunter
Member
It happens every now and then and is kind of a dick move.
So yeah, do it whenever possible.
If their portrait blew up, it didn't count as a win or a losa for either player.
That was me
I feel like a 2nd Azure Drake is a better replacement for Hammer of Twilight. I've never really been convinced by Doomhammer in midrange decks. The main focus of this deck is board control, which I don't think Doomhammer does particularly well.
I liked having Defender of Argus instead of the 2nd Tuskarr. I used to always have 2 Arguses in Midrange Shaman. It has a lot more competition now with Flamewreathed Faceless and Master of Evo, but I still think it warrants a spot. Partly because it's important to get value out of your hero power. Sometimes with Shaman, your hero power does nothing and each time that happens, you've wasted 2 mana. I guess another option would be a 2nd Flametongue, which also does what I'm talking about and helps with the totem synergy as well.
Of course, if you disagree and your adjustments are working for you, and you're happy with how thing are going, just ignore what I've said.
Also Earth Shock is taking up the tech slot so, depending on the meta, adjust if necessary. It's a good answer for Darkshire Councilman and Paladin buffs. But if you're seeing a lot of C'thun decks, the Black Knight is insane.
I'm glad a few people have had success with the list. Have fun ladder climbing
Maybe I'll try in a bit, lol
Oh okay. I assumed loss since it said Defeat, but yeah, both blew up.
BananasWithGuns
Member
What Zero said. You should hit up ranked.
Ranks 25-20 will be a whole lot easier than what you'll find in Casual, especially this late in the month. Plus the rewards and card back at rank 20 are worth working toward, even if it's just one golden common.
Blood of the Ancient One, I have one already -_-
Giant Sandworm, I have two already -_-
don't worry, I'm sure you will open BGH, Lore and similar.
That was me
I feel like a 2nd Azure Drake is a better replacement for Hammer of Twilight. I've never really been convinced by Doomhammer in midrange decks. The main focus of this deck is board control, which I don't think Doomhammer does particularly well.
I liked having Defender of Argus instead of the 2nd Tuskarr. I used to always have 2 Arguses in Midrange Shaman. It has a lot more competition now with Flamewreathed Faceless and Master of Evo, but I still think it warrants a spot. Partly because it's important to get value out of your hero power. Sometimes with Shaman, your hero power does nothing and each time that happens, you've wasted 2 mana. I guess another option would be a 2nd Flametongue, which also does what I'm talking about and helps with the totem synergy as well.
Of course, if you disagree and your adjustments are working for you, and you're happy with how thing are going, just ignore what I've said.
Also Earth Shock is taking up the tech slot so, depending on the meta, adjust if necessary. It's a good answer for Darkshire Councilman and Paladin buffs. But if you're seeing a lot of C'thun decks, the Black Knight is insane.
I'm glad a few people have had success with the list. Have fun ladder climbing
I've just found between Thing From Below and Thunder Bluff, another Tuskarr is useful for consistent Totems. I've been liking Doomhammer just because it can help clear away the board before I finish, but Twilight is probably better. Earth Shock has saved my ass more than once.
I've found the deck just gets better value out of their cards than the other decks, even with overload the value of a Faceless or Totem Golem is usually heavily in my favor because they have to spend so much more in either mana or cards to take them down. Thing From Below is useful at almost any junction because of the stats. I'm not so much controlling the board by beating down minions as they are scrambling to knock me down which is the best place to be in.
Karsticles
Member
They really should let us cycle a card each turn.
Tentacles for Arms.
slightconfuse
Banned
Patron warrior is pretty fun. Glad to see its some what viable
Been using this deck
http://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/504074-legend-12-2-patron-wog
Blood to ichor is a OK replace meant for deaths bite
Been using this deck
http://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/504074-legend-12-2-patron-wog
Blood to ichor is a OK replace meant for deaths bite
LucidMomentum
Member
I love Patron Warrior. Probably my favorite Warrior deck to play with.
My Evo / Midrange Shaman is doing some work. Averaging 60% win rate and slowly climbing the ladder. On a win streak and I may just make it further than I did last month if I win a couple more. Super happy I'm starting to learn how to play better.
poppedcollar69
Member
you know whats really exciting? i think ive got a tiny knight of evil list that halfway works.
im not 100% about the summoning portal because i havent drawn it yet but you get the idea
im not 100% about the summoning portal because i havent drawn it yet but you get the idea
I played Reno Mage against a non-C'thun Control Warrior. I played Spellslinger. It gave him Thistle Tea, and when he played it, he got three Faceless Manipulators. He used it to clone Ragnaros twice on turn 10. I swear, Spellslinger is sometimes the worst and best card in the game. And the deck is not that strong in this meta. Okay against face hunters but aggro shaman just kills you before turn 6, and it doesn't have enough consistency to win control matchups.
I tried this one too. Only played one game, beat a C'thun Druid with a nut draw by playing around his board clears. As before I'm pretty sure Priest rapes this deck, because it still can't bait out Excavated Evil very well. As soon as he gets a sense of what your plan is he'll save it for your patrons.
I tried this one too. Only played one game, beat a C'thun Druid with a nut draw by playing around his board clears. As before I'm pretty sure Priest rapes this deck, because it still can't bait out Excavated Evil very well. As soon as he gets a sense of what your plan is he'll save it for your patrons.
slightconfuse
Banned
Patron seems to struggle a bit against any aggro/tempo
Aggro yes, tempo not so much. Patron has always excelled at dismantling other midrange decks like Combo Druid and Tempo Mage.
irfaanator
Banned
im enjoying nzoth control priest. Doesnt seem super great but I like it.
someone used shadow word horror on me, my recruits died a terrible death. First time seeing the card be used.
Most important part of the game
Most important part of the game
irfaanator
Banned
3/4th of my decks are terrible dragon decks lmao. I felt bad b/c the last guy I played had a 15/15 cthun and couldve killed me if he killed my sylvanas earlier but he made some poor choices lol
toddhunter
Member
I still like my c'thun rogue. Dies horribly to some decks, but so fun to blade their minions and shadowstep a 42 attack c'thun.
slightconfuse
Banned
Wtf at this warrior kripp is playing, killed his whole board with yogg for no reason
yeah twice it froze up on the screen after i won, and i could do nothing but just close it and come back.
then the message shows up i lost my last ranked game because of a disconnect.
gonna play casual for the rest of the night then.
I'm trying all the new cards out. Only way to be certain that they actually suck.
SW:H does surprisingly well with all the Zoolocks and Shamans. It offers an alternative to Wild Pyromancer that Priests didn't need.
irfaanator
Banned
im running two embrace the shadows and they seem to be very good especially when you don't want to throw down an ASP. Haven't tested SW:H yet though
just wish it had a better animation, getting tired of red/blue/green fire. Specially with the art, how cool would it have been if a vortex opened up on one side of the board and all the minions that it could kill like struggle to stay on but get sucked in
Karsticles
Member
Damn, 7-2 with Hunter in Arena.
Also, funniest thing so far this expansion: this guy plays Servant of Yogg-Sauran, and the random spell it casts is Shadow Word: Fear. His entire board is 2 attack or less, and all of my minions are 3+ attack. Hahahahaha!
Edit: WTF, only 3 rewards for going 7-2. Is that new? It used to be 4, IIRC.
Edit2: OH SNAP, Hallazeal from the Arena pack!
Also, funniest thing so far this expansion: this guy plays Servant of Yogg-Sauran, and the random spell it casts is Shadow Word: Fear. His entire board is 2 attack or less, and all of my minions are 3+ attack. Hahahahaha!
Edit: WTF, only 3 rewards for going 7-2. Is that new? It used to be 4, IIRC.
Edit2: OH SNAP, Hallazeal from the Arena pack!
Oh man, the animations are so lazy. Fan of Knives is even bugged right now.
I'm trying a reno paladin right now for funsies. Wow is it ever stressful waiting for the draws. Jungle beast druid got me down to 4 and I top decked reno.
Also I did the best move I've ever done today some druid who played sylvanas and had a mire keeper. I had my sylvanas out first, so my death rattle would go off first and he would get something on my board. I had a keeper of uldaman in hand, so I use it on my sylvanas to make her a 3/3, ran her into the mire keeper and stole his sylvanas. Felt so good
Also I did the best move I've ever done today some druid who played sylvanas and had a mire keeper. I had my sylvanas out first, so my death rattle would go off first and he would get something on my board. I had a keeper of uldaman in hand, so I use it on my sylvanas to make her a 3/3, ran her into the mire keeper and stole his sylvanas. Felt so good
I would ask Brode if I could what the hell where they thinking with that card. It's broken as fuck
What is it, standard Control with Syl, Shades, Loot Hoarders, and Cairne?
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
Want to know perhaps the most degenerate use? Onyxia + evolve.
I think it's average. Master of evolution is great but evolve is more or less a win more card imho. You could probably use bloodlust for a faster impact.