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Turn 3. Full health Injured BM on board. 2 Onyx Bishop and a resurrect in hand.
Shaman uses Hex.
Fuck priest.
Its fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine. I'm sure one day the Unicorn will come save us.
Mobius and pet octopus
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I am running a 1 of arcane giant in malygos rogue. So far it's pretty good. Against paladin I got a 0 mana arcane giant plus a 10/10 van cleef in the same turn. It got cleared by lucky second equality, but then I won off malygos anyway. Xaril and tomb pillager are so good for it.
More recently I was playing a midrange hunter. Turn 8 rolls around and my giant is 7 mana. He plays highmane. I sap and lines up the giant for 6 mana, so pretty good turn even on it's lower end impact imo.
I am also testing out barnes. No disgusting plays so far. But I've gotten close to a disgusting play and even a 3/4 + 1/1 turns out to be pretty good tbh. I've gotten auctioneer but no combo follow up. One match I was close to guaranteeing ET but then I top decked it and played it anyway. So far the jury is out, but I like it.
More recently I was playing a midrange hunter. Turn 8 rolls around and my giant is 7 mana. He plays highmane. I sap and lines up the giant for 6 mana, so pretty good turn even on it's lower end impact imo.
I am also testing out barnes. No disgusting plays so far. But I've gotten close to a disgusting play and even a 3/4 + 1/1 turns out to be pretty good tbh. I've gotten auctioneer but no combo follow up. One match I was close to guaranteeing ET but then I top decked it and played it anyway. So far the jury is out, but I like it.
Was that taunt minion Twilight Geomancer? That card gives C'Thun taunt.
Mobius and pet octopus
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I am now thinking that arcane giant is worth running in miracle rogue. I was borderline before, thinking it might just not be as good as other variants. But after playing it some in malyrogue, which is sometimes conservative with spells, it's still pretty hot. Xaril and tomb pillager just provide so many additional cheap spells. I've gotten giant to 0 many times. Once I got giant down to 0 and played a 14/14 van cleef in the same turn. Lost to second brawl and some top deck shenanigans, but was game winning in a lost scenario otherwise.
so because I am lacking some cards and not enough dust to make them, i decided to do a little modification on my old deck i posted from he hearthpwn link.
I was thinking avenging wrath+equality late game if i needed it since I don't want to run with double pyro (cause I want to minimize the risk of getting it from barnes). I might just change it to another enter the coliseum.
I'm going to try a barns + dragon deck deck if I can get enough dust to make some of the better dragons
I was thinking avenging wrath+equality late game if i needed it since I don't want to run with double pyro (cause I want to minimize the risk of getting it from barnes). I might just change it to another enter the coliseum.
I'm going to try a barns + dragon deck deck if I can get enough dust to make some of the better dragons
Randomizer123454444
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Oh goddamn heroic chess was nasty. 10+ tries until I got the perfect setup and beat him with 1 card left in my deck.
Almost time for EU unlock of 2nd wing, I'm excited
Almost time for EU unlock of 2nd wing, I'm excited
I have not hit maly with Barnes yet but so far I had it giving me Emperor, free coin with pillager, and gadgetzan, other times at minimum you get spell power, so be ready to play spells before you play it, having backstab or prep helps before you play this. I don't see why one should not play this in many decks really, there is not much of a downside or build around requirement, The only bad hits for me are SI7s which I mulligan for anyways and Edwin, everything else is positive effect.
Yes.
That taunt minion was dead though.
I guess "wherever it is" applied even though I don't have C'Thun in the deck list.
Weird though since that's a battlecry, and I thought battlecry doesn't activate when stolen.
Mobius and pet octopus
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Just had a pretty good game with barnes pulling emperor thaurisan on turn 4 with maly rogue. https://hsreplay.net/uploads/upload/r879XDAWsgEgDS52rscSUX/
Also, 0 mana arcane giant.
Also, 0 mana arcane giant.
Essentially, C'Thun had taunt when your opponent played it because Twilight Geomancer gave him taunt whenever it was played. You just didn't see the graphic for it because the visual was programmed to appear after its battlecry resolved.
of course, my luck, barnes pulls out the 1 doomsayer in my deck the second time i play him. why should i expect anything but that
I met some resurrect/onyx bishop priests
I met some resurrect/onyx bishop priests
Watching now.. I'm pretty shocked at how early he used his first brawl.
Your play against his Sylvanas was very bold, but it worked out well. Nicely done!.
Mobius and pet octopus
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I haven't ran into any aggro decks. The fastest deck was dragon warrior or midrange hunter.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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Hearthstone perpetuates aggro decks by having laddering be a total grind. An aggro deck finishes a game in a fraction of a time controls deck do meaning you'll simply climb faster. Even midrange is considerably faster than the absolute waste of time control vs control is.
I got a couple Zoolocks, a Shaman and a Dragon Warrior.
Didn't see a single Karazhan card in 6 games.
If you're playing the same old decks, especially aggro, the DAY new cards release: You are a boring motherfucker.
Mobius and pet octopus
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Yeah, dropping van cleef was probably a bit too much lol. I was just wishing for a sap topdeck off auctioneer and it never came, so I just made a hasty decision.
I was also just really brave about the whole situation knowing that I still had ET in the deck and I haven't used any of my burn and he is so low on hp. I just saw my hand and assumed I couldn't lose. In hindsight it was worse than I thought it would be lol.
Sorry but they're actually midrange decks.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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or not spending money/gold on the adventure, that's just a conceited attitude.
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thepotatoman
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Played Barnes and Arcane Golem in Yogg Druid and played Barnes and Kindly Grandmother in a no secret midrange beast hunter.
I still think Barnes might fit in Yogg Druid, just because of how useful it is when it hits one of your 3 best minions, and at worst it's like a third Mire Keeper for good stats across two bodies.
I don't think Arcane Golem fits. It's sometimes nice after a big token turn to make the board better against AoE, but that sort of thing is kinda what Onixia already does in a much more flexible way.
Kindly Grandmother seems to be the return of Haunted Creeper we expected it to be, though the one less health is very significant.
Barnes in midrange beast hunter needs more testing. I don't think Hunter likes the worst case scenario much at all, with it being a relatively slow tempo play and no beast synergy. But there's a lot of upside when it hits. Especially with Ragnaros, which is a very easy addition to the deck with or without Barnes.
I still think Barnes might fit in Yogg Druid, just because of how useful it is when it hits one of your 3 best minions, and at worst it's like a third Mire Keeper for good stats across two bodies.
I don't think Arcane Golem fits. It's sometimes nice after a big token turn to make the board better against AoE, but that sort of thing is kinda what Onixia already does in a much more flexible way.
Kindly Grandmother seems to be the return of Haunted Creeper we expected it to be, though the one less health is very significant.
Barnes in midrange beast hunter needs more testing. I don't think Hunter likes the worst case scenario much at all, with it being a relatively slow tempo play and no beast synergy. But there's a lot of upside when it hits. Especially with Ragnaros, which is a very easy addition to the deck with or without Barnes.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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EU is live
Wth Julianne opener, selfless hero into coined out taunt monkey into monkey
Wth Julianne opener, selfless hero into coined out taunt monkey into monkey
It's just bad luck. There are plenty of people trying out new decks, although there will always be people trying to take advantage of this experimental stage.
I look at it as an opportunity to prove if your deck is really any good. I've enjoyed beating top meta decks, especially aggro decks, with my "maelstrom malygos" shaman and my anyfin/n'zoth/yogg Paladin.
Mobius and pet octopus
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This is kinda nuts. https://hsreplay.net/replay/uB3KVdqMVLHVaxhibJyfoa
Just skip to turn 8.
My arcane giant starts at 9 mana and I end up playing it for 3. The guy's deck was pretty weak (rank 5 lol) but that miracle dream turn was an absolute miracle nightmare for my opponent.
Just skip to turn 8.
My arcane giant starts at 9 mana and I end up playing it for 3. The guy's deck was pretty weak (rank 5 lol) but that miracle dream turn was an absolute miracle nightmare for my opponent.
Portugeezer
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So, thought I would try it to see if Moat Lurker destroys a minion twice with Brann, it doesn't.
This card is going to be insane in decks with Sylvanas and whatnot...
This card is going to be insane in decks with Sylvanas and whatnot...
I just thought it was like bran + panda, it doesn't double put it back just the animation but it's not putting 2 in your hand
Mobius and pet octopus
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yeah, sorta. As a paladin I hate sap so in a way perhaps I was saving him some anguish from losing to sap lol
Is your turn 3 play here normal? Using shiv on face to cycle versus just curving out SI?
Familienoberhauptvogel
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I had Dorothee kill the killing blow, only fitting.
Mobius and pet octopus
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Which match are you referring to?
I think it's very situational. I try to get all the juice out of SSI agent if I think I can. Against more aggressive decks or decks that don't run heals, I am inclined to developed a minion more than usual. And it also depends on my hand.
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Oh wait, I see what match you are referring to.
I actually drew si7 agent off of shiv so i didn't have a choice there. Against warrior I probably would have shiv'd anyway because the ping from agent turns out to usually be pretty good against warrior and if he has fiery war axe I am just enabling him to get a large advantage right away.
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Just a random connected thought, sometimes making the play that your opponent cannot interact with is a great play. In this case, playing shiv also draws me 1 card closer to auctioneer or other cards that enable me to win the game. That 1 extra card draw actually let my auctioneer to get hit by emperor thaursian the next turn too. All worked out great tbh.
I think he just want cycle
I have basically zero experience with rogue. Watching trump play a malygos rogue makes me want to try it out, but i can't justify crafting such a niche card like Malygos. Maybe i will try a normal miracle rogue since i already have Edwin and could use Thalnos in my mage deck.
Mobius and pet octopus
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In old gods, miracle was definitely a better deck than maly rogue. It probably still is, but barnes definitely is a great reason to revisit the deck. And arcane giant is working out better than expected as well.
Also, they've very hard decks to learn.
It's not worth it unless there's a lot of priest. No good healing really limits rogue and they struggle against minions that are bad sap targets which are all of the old gods, rag, and the new arcane giant if it becomes popular.
Played a few rounds with grandmother and barnes in Hunter and decided to change out grandmother for loot hoarder. Much better for my version.
I would probably switch out Huge Toad, Flame juggler or Kings Elekk.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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I'd forgotten how much fun control pally is in standard. The draws can be so awful though.
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