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[Mobius and pet octopus]

Top 5 legends? Hard to really pick just 5.

Raza
Aya
Shakru
Bristle whatever paladin legend
kazakus
wrathion
Sally
Don Cho

Hopefully I get some luck with my packs. There are a lot of legends this time around that I want.

 

[Peléo]

So, maybe this was discussed and I missed it, but that 1 mana 1/2 Pirate that gets +2 atk when you have a weapon seems insane to me.

Found it:


This card is nuts. In Rogue especially, but also Aggro/Face warrior cuz FWA is always in the starting hand right? This is a 1 mana 3/2 in those decks and (probably) can't be removed on T1 without coining for most classes. For a tempo/aggro deck like the aggressive Rogue/Warrior variants, this card is insane.

Yes, exactly. It's a better Cogmaster, since the effect is much harder to lose. As Papercuts said, it also summons Patches most of the time.

 

[wiibomb]

So 20 legendary cards, what is everyone's top 5?

Raza The Chained
Kazakus
Kun the Forgotten King
Aya Blackpaw
Sergeant Sally

Honorable mention:

Don Hancho, I know it can both targets be hard removed, but I think they are pretty sweet even if they do

 

[slightconfuse]

this seems like a solid card

 

[Mobius and pet octopus]

So sick of shamans rolling perfect totems over and over and over again. It's just so wrong, this guy gets a healing totem to save his taunt. Then 2 taunts in a row... wtf.

 

[bunbun777]

I really don't know yet but initial gut feeling is...(no particular order)

Sally
White eyes
Inkmaster Solia
Kazakus
Raza

Really like patches and the war legendary too.

And Wrathion too!

 

[Rockk]

Kazakus
Inkmaster Solia
Raza
White Eyes
Hobart Grapplehammer

Patches is auto-include in pirate decks but isn't really insane. Aya Blackpaw is probably really good as well but it depends if a Jade deck is really all that great then miracle rogue or midrange shaman.

 

[ZealousD]

this seems like a solid card

It's a psuedo-board clear when comboed with Ravaging Ghoul or Whirlwind. But it might be too awkward and you'd rather run Revenge instead.

 

[Measley]

So 20 legendary cards, what is everyone's top 5?

Since I suck at names....

New Druid legendary
White Eyes
Kazakus
New Pally Legendary
Wrathion

That new Warlock legendary isn't bad either.

 

[thepotatoman]

The legendaries I'm going to craft, in order, is probably:

Kazakus
Don Hon'Cho
Aya Blackpaw
Wickerflame Burnbristle
White Eyes
Mayor Noggenfogger
Sergeant Sally
Raza the Chained

Mayor Noggenfogger probably isn't good but seems like a ton of fun. Some others seem good but not super high priority for my playstyle.

 

[Otnopolit]

My name for him: Eviscerated Weasel.

 

[squidyj]

Oh yeah WTF. 1 mana 3/2 and a 1/1? Pirates are real. Aggro is going to be strong just from this. You don't even need other Pirates maybe. Just play aggro and face cards.

counterargument,
turn 1 I play mistress of mixtures.
You play this dude? do you have a 1 mana weapon you can coin?
maybe you do play this dude and you get patches
turn 2 I play jade claws and either clear your 1/2 or your 1/1 depending on whether you sent patches to my face.
your turn 2 I have a 2/1 weapon, a 2/1 body, and a 1/1 body. Is a deck with a bunch of shitty pirates going to run aoe for that?


I think if you're going first, or if you have n'zoths first mate you should be okay?

 

[Finalow]

Warlocķ legendary is bad feelsbadman

it's good ... in Wild.

or maybe if Renolock decides to play (many) more demons, but I doubt it.

 

[Yaboosh]

My name for him: Eviscerated Weasel.

I don't get this one.

Why is this useable? Trying to dilute your opponent's deck? By diluting your own?

 

[Otnopolit]

I don't get this one.

Why is this useable? Trying to dilute your opponent's deck? By diluting your own?

I can see it working in Hunter. It's, at least, a 1/1 one drop with a neat effect that can change the course of the game. Houndmaster it, use one of the new buff-beast-card-in-hand. It doesn't seem all that bad to me if Reno decks end up being a mainstay in the meta.

 

[sibarraz]

I honestly don't know how the meta will shape this thursday.

 

[thepotatoman]

Oh, I didn't realise Weasel went to your opponent's deck. I guess it's a beast, so it's not diluting hunter decks as much as it would dilute other decks.

It's just a pretty funny card that will at least see some play through the Maelstrom Portal summoning it.

 

[wiibomb]

I don't get this one.

Why is this useable? Trying to dilute your opponent's deck? By diluting your own?

I can see how this could be used, I have gotten screwed a lot by drawing a disruptive excavated evil, this can be buffed, then killed and disrupt the opponents deck..

not overly good or anything like that

 

[Mobius and pet octopus]

It's also another body for n'zoth, and hunter usually doesn't fill the entire board with n'zoth anyway.

I don't see this being better than another choice but... maybe.

 

[slightconfuse]

I don't get this one.

Why is this useable? Trying to dilute your opponent's deck? By diluting your own?

I need to draw flamestrike

*Draws wesal instead *

 

[squidyj]

i'm looking forward to trolden noggenfogger videos.

 

[Dahbomb]

Just saw the Warlock Legendary....

God damn it Blizzard.... you were so close!


Demon Renolock in Wild is going to be a thing though.

 

[wiibomb]

i'm looking forward to trolden noggenfogger videos.

I like this legendary just for the amount of lols it could make, I want o see it in action

 

[Htown]

I don't get this one.

Why is this useable? Trying to dilute your opponent's deck? By diluting your own?

Anti-Reno tech. Drop two and find a way to kill them, and none of the Reno-styled cards work.

also half decent as buff targets for hunter's cards that buff beasts in hand, in a pinch, because they only cost 1, but otherwise i dunno

 

[Levi]

Play two Weasel Tunnelers and disrupt Reno deck's from being able to activate!

Top Five Legendaries? For me it's the three tri-class cards, Inkmaster and Grapplehammer. There are others that I like but those are the ones I'm going to craft if I don't open them.

 

[QFNS]

The Weasels as anti-Reno tech aren't good enough to run unless every damn deck (or very close) is Reno-style. Hunter MIGHT want to do it just because they are beasts and therefore Kill Command, but no one else would even think of them. Kinda a weird card to print actually.


My top 5 Legendaries:
Raza The Chained (drool)
Kazakus (double drool)
Inkmaster Solia (probably not as awesome as I want her to be, but yolo)
Kun the Forgotten King
That Warlock one (Just for the Wild implications, Imagine him + Mal'ganis! LOLOLOL)

 

[Finalow]

Weasel seems more of a joke card, I don't see it ever being played in *actual good* decks.

giving the opponent a chance to draw a useless card? Sure, but you waste space in your deck for it, which is worse.
even in Hunter, running Weasel instead of the new Alleycat or Fiery Bat or whatever other good 1 drop so that you may or may not give the opponent a useless draw? Nah.

 

[Nirolak]

I quite like the expansion as a whole.

There are very few completely pointless cards, with most of the less good cards either being build arounds or tech cards.

There's a wide variety of new ideas to promote different playstyles, either now or when future sets rotate in/out.

The legendary quality looks way up from previous sets, and even the dumber ones look like they at least be fun.

Whether the game becomes dominated by a few decks or not, at least the card set as a whole is trying to do something new.

 

[squidyj]

So 20 legendary cards, what is everyone's top 5?

Aya Blackpaw
White Eyes
Kun
hobart
Han'Cho

 

[V-Faction]

I quite like the expansion as a whole.

There are very few completely pointless cards, with most of the less good cards either being build arounds or tech cards.

There's a wide variety of new ideas to promote different playstyles, either now or when future sets rotate in/out.

The legendary quality looks way up from previous sets, and even the dumber ones look like they at least be fun.

Whether the game becomes dominated by a few decks or not, at least the card set as a whole is trying to do something new.

The very shake-up Hearthstone was looking for. These next 4-5 months will be most excellent.

 

[Finalow]

I honestly don't know how the meta will shape this thursday.

my prediction is that we will see a lot of - Jade Golem decks (Druid), something Priest (Dragon), midrange Shaman with the new legendary, Renomage/lock and some aggro decks (Warrior, most likely) trying to counter Jade Golems.

 

[Farewell]

So it's intented that your oppenent can see which cards are buffed in your hand, stupid decision if you ask me. You can basically see if paladin has any spells in his hand.

https://mobile.twitter.com/ThePlaceMatt/status/803349027626557440

 

[Shinypogs]

The new hunter secret is so disappointing compared to the other secrets this expansion. I'll use it but I'm going to grumble about the lack of real tactics involved with it. Still, I'm excited for the new expansion and the chance to play with new deck types. Plus watching my favourite streamers mess around with stuff while they try and figure out the best new combinations.

 

[toddhunter]

The very shake-up Hearthstone was looking for. These next 4-5 days will be most excellent.

Fixed that for you.

It'll be aggro hunter and aggro warrior and whatever seems to counter aggro the best.

 

[patchday]

My personal Top 5:

raza
inkmaster solia
Druid Legendary
Aya
Kazakus

So sick of shamans rolling perfect totems over and over and over again. It's just so wrong, this guy gets a healing totem to save his taunt. Then 2 taunts in a row... wtf.

like they used to say in vanilla WoW- 'nerf shamen plz blizz'. I was a Shaman main back then too that was the only class I played

 

[manhack]

I think Pirate Rogue might be the mech mage of this expansion.

 

[jgminto]

Pirate Warrior will be better than Pirate Rogue.

 

[Dahbomb]

So it's intented that your oppenent can see which cards are buffed in your hand, stupid decision if you ask me. You can basically see if paladin has any spells in his hand.

https://mobile.twitter.com/ThePlaceMatt/status/803349027626557440

I like this a lot. Less guessing and more skill involved.


I am overall liking this set a lot. Liking the neutral tech options, the themes of the gangs and the far less reliance on RNG. My only concern is that something broken is going to be discovered from this expansion and Blizzard is going to be too late to fix it which will put a black mark on the expansion.


And I told you guys about Druid Jade. Druid Jade is never going to lose against Control decks. Hell Jade decks in general win against control decks but Druid takes it to a different level where they win off of just one card.

 

[manhack]

Pirate Warrior will be better than Pirate Rogue.

As a pure face deck, I agree. Need to mess around with it a bit, but I see Pirate Rogue potential as a tempo deck with burst finisher.

Patches is nuts, the 1/2 Pirate is Cogmaster 2.0. We are just missing a Goblin Blastmage.

 

[patchday]

I like this a lot. Less guessing and more skill involved.


I am overall liking this set a lot. Liking the neutral tech options, the themes of the gangs and the far less reliance on RNG. My only concern is that something broken is going to be discovered from this expansion and Blizzard is going to be too late to fix it which will put a black mark on the expansion.

hard to imagine anything more broken then Yogg was but we will see soon wont we

 

[manhack]

My only concern is that something broken is going to be discovered from this expansion and Blizzard is going to be too late to fix it which will put a black mark on the expansion.

Sadly we might have to rely on Mid-range Shaman to keep a new broken deck in check, but at least this will help bring some balance to the game.

Hopefully is something is straight up busted they fix it quickly.

 

[Dahbomb]

Midrange Shaman might be too slow, you need more aggressive decks to keep Jade in check.

Stuff like Zoo or Aggro Shaman.

 

[sibarraz]

I hope to see the aggro/midrange/control cycle to be revived, but without the match ups being that gross

 

[Levi]

Midrange Shaman might be too slow, you need more aggressive decks to keep Jade in check.

Stuff like Zoo or Aggro Shaman.

Hard to imagine Zoo being good with all the AOE cards that are getting printed.

 

[Otnopolit]

Lots of fair valued tech cards. I'm seeing many tech cards that have decent stats, that become worth the value if they counteract your opponent's deck. This is the right way to do it; you don't run specific tech if the card it's attached to isn't powerful enough. You'd rather run the raw power card.

 

[sibarraz]

For me tech cards are only worthy on tournament settings where you have some grasp on against what are you playing. And a sideboard

Exception for this are cards like harrison jones since you already have a big chance of playing against a class that use weapons

 

[Dahbomb]

Hard to imagine Zoo being good with all the AOE cards that are getting printed.

Zoo will never not be good. Even with its one of its best counter Midrange Shaman out there, Zoolock put in work at tournaments and online.

If Jade Druid becomes the best deck in the game then Zoolock is still well positioned to counter it.

 

[Peléo]

I'm curious to see how powerful Grimy Hunter will be in the end. Wondering if it can replace Secret Hunter as the best deck of the class. In my opinion, Hunter got the best cards from the Goons faction and some of the already existing cards have strong synergy with them. Tundra Rhino for example, which is sometimes run in existing lists, can become insane if it gets a +2/+2, almost a Doomguard with no Drawback. Piranha Launcher is also a card I think has been a bit overlooked. The Piranhas are not meaningless (especially since they combo decently with Houndmaster, Rhino and Call of the Wild) and the damage adds up in the end. It has chances of becoming a 1-off card.

I've made a very rough sketch of what this deck would look like. Some of the cards are notably weaker (Smuggler's Crate, Knuckles, Piranha Launcher) and will probably be cut after some experimentation. The idea is to see if the core part (Shaky Zipgunner, Rat Pack, Dispatch Kodo) is strong enough to have a deck built around it.

 

[Farewell]

I like this a lot. Less guessing and more skill involved.

Hm i don't know, i mean it's like a spell damage+ minion shows all spells who will benefit from it in your opponents hand with a sparkle.

 

[FormallyFamicom]

Anybody know exactly how ranked rewards are generated? I'm curious to find out if I have a chance to get new cards in the chest if I wait until after Gadgetzan's release to open it.