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[wiibomb]

I thought it was nothing higher than 5 mana would appear? That way the highest cost minion you could make would be a 10-drop.

oh I thought that was the total it could make, no more than 5 mana beasts as a result, my bad, sorry

 

[Blizzard]

One thing I just realized is this: if all of the classes get something similar to Zombeasts, control mirrors are going to turn into a huge shitshow. Worse than Golden Money duels.

And what if Mages get Zombspells? Can you imagine your opponent crafting things like Frost Nova + Frostbolt and Frost Nova + Ice Block multiple turns in a row?

I went from excited to concerned.

You don't enjoy playing against freeze mage now?

Brode is going to be like YOU ALL WANTED CONTROL META, ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!

 

[f0lken]

stranglehorn tiger is 5 mana already, I don't think that can appear in the choices

5 mana are ok, because you can create a 10 cost beast with two of them, is from 6 onwards.

Bittertide Hydra + Stone tusk boar = :O

Knuckles + Stonetusk boar = great

Mmmm I think stonetusk boar may be gone from standard soon lol

Also don't sleep on angry chicken :O Ok that was wishful thinking but imagine!

 

[Karsticles]

You don't enjoy playing against freeze mage now?

Brode is going to be like YOU ALL WANTED CONTROL META, ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!

Freeze Mage is combo, not control.

Freeze Mage honestly doesn't bother me. I have a lot of experience against the deck, and nearly all of my decks have answers. I still lose, but when I do it's within 1 turn of victory.

5 mana are ok, because you can create a 10 cost beast with two of them, is from 6 onwards.

Bittertide Hydra + Stone tusk boar = :O

9/9 charge for 6 mana. lol Okay, technically 8, so you're semi-crafting King Crush.

 

[f0lken]

Freeze Mage is combo, not control.

Freeze Mage honestly doesn't bother me. I have a lot of experience against the deck, and nearly all of my decks have answers. I still lose, but when I do it's within 1 turn of victory.


9/9 charge for 6 mana. lol Okay, technically 8, so you're semi-crafting King Crush.

Well yeah with a big downside of 3 damage to your own face, but the power of discover is that you choose what you need,still I am not even saying that is a great card, is an ok one IMO

Also I dodn't notice, but the hero cards just give you armor leaving your current health intact? Or did it have a 15 health base

 

[wiibomb]

Pantry Spider + Pit Snake.

Besides the 3/4, what would be the text of the result?

 

[Blizzard]

Are the tournament packs 1 per game won, or 1 per match?

 

[BananasWithGuns]

Here's some gameplay of the new cards.

Deathstalker Rexxar's effects and voice are pretty awesome.

https://youtu.be/wPPHIzRZLCo

Edit: Also, can't confirm this first hand but, I read someone saying Mike Donais said that with the Rexxar hero power your first choice will be a minion with unique text and the second choice will be a vanilla minion or minion with a keyword. That video doesn't debunk it at least.

 

[scarlet]

Are the tournament packs 1 per game won, or 1 per match?

Won, up to 4 packs, no bonus pack for final IIRC.

 

[Blizzard]

Won, up to 4 packs, no bonus pack for final IIRC.

I got cursed picking Kolento. At least he won 2 games so I guess that's 2 packs.

I'm not sure if he gets a second round or if he's out after a single round.

 

[slightconfuse]

I got cursed picking Kolento. At least he won 2 games so I guess that's 2 packs.

I'm not sure if he gets a second round or if he's out after a single round.

Kolento won his first match

 

[Blizzard]

Kolento won his first match

Huh, I could have sworn the Hearthstone bracket website said he lost 2-3, but yeah it shows 3-2. Hooray!

 

[scarlet]

I got cursed picking Kolento. At least he won 2 games so I guess that's 2 packs.

I'm not sure if he gets a second round or if he's out after a single round.

Pack is per match, not per game.

 

[Blizzard]

Pack is per match, not per game.

Oh, that's what I was trying to ask earlier. Sorry if I phrased it poorly. I figured 5 games = 1 match.

So I guess I get at least 1 pack.

 

[Blizzard]

Is there any deck that consistently does well against mage?

My current deck is 10-7, but 6 of those 7 losses have been against mage and paladin, about 50% each.

I am now playing my 3rd mage player in a row, and the last 2 have both used double doomsayer early.

 

[Eddie Bax]

Yogg still winning games at tournaments!

whatyearisthis.gif

 

[scarlet]

Is there any deck that consistently does well against mage?

My current deck is 10-7, but 6 of those 7 losses have been against mage and paladin, about 50% each.

I am now playing my 3rd mage player in a row, and the last 2 have both used double doomsayer early.

Priest, control pally, quest warrior, jade druid.

 

[Zoggy]

Prediction

Spoiler

aggro wins Lul

 

[FeD.nL]

Eh, I don't know, so far I'm not that excited. They actually haven't revealed any new mechanics, they just took two existing ones and gave them a Keyword and a new card type thats basically a spell.

Me neither. But perhaps that's also because of the way they decided to do this reveal. Was there a shareholder meeting this week or something that they had to get an announcement out of the door for?

It's also a bit disappointing that alt heroes don't get a Death Knight version, but expected I guess.

 

[Blizzard]

Prediction aggro wins Lul

If you're talking to me, I play mostly aggro and unfortunately it doesn't due to the amount of removal, freeze, and taunt available. Mage/priest/paladin are my big weakness and they're almost all I face at rank 14 recently.

 

[SonicXtreme]

hell of a comeback and win by the skin of my teeth with wild jade druid against renolock. my mark of the wild's sealed the deal hardcore. (i had 3 health on turn 8 going against an umbra, and he still had full health and a hand with nzoth and reno lol. pure deck management for the comeback)
https://hsreplay.net/replay/nee3ELGPHoC7bao5JgJh39

 

[Officerrob]

One of the worst mistakes I've ever seen by Mage

 

[veryslowhand]

Late to the brawl, what's good for it?

 

[pixelish]

Late to the brawl, what's good for it?

EVERYONE GET IN HERE

 

[Ladekabel]

Just watched the reveal from last night. Finally a Priest AoE that is cheap and deals one damage.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

Me neither. But perhaps that's also because of the way they decided to do this reveal. Was there a shareholder meeting this week or something that they had to get an announcement out of the door for?

It's also a bit disappointing that alt heroes don't get a Death Knight version, but expected I guess.

That's what gets me. The team can't be that small this cane be done and HS certainly doesn't lack the income to commission half a dozen more portraits and voice lines.

 

[Tacitus_]

Don't you do this to me Kolento

 

[Officerrob]

Amazing recovery from that massive first game blunder by Mage

 

[Miletius]

That's what gets me. The team can't be that small this cane be done and HS certainly doesn't lack the income to commission half a dozen more portraits and voice lines.

I dunno. After watching the reveal and Brode basically begging people to apply to to the team at the end I'm wondering if they might be seriously short staffed. I mean, at least, half wondering.

 

[pixelish]

Amazing recovery from that massive first game blunder by Mage

what did he do?

 

[Keyser Soze]

what did he do?

I was not fully paying attention, but it looked like he took too long deciding and the rope caught him before he completed his turn

 

[fertygo]

Amazing recovery from that massive first game blunder by Mage

Mage is an amazing player tho, everyone that knew him know he just caught off guard

I still not regretting my pick tho, win or lose

btw RDU actually good pick, he on highroll streak winning a lot in recent tourneys

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

I dunno. After watching the reveal and Brode basically begging people to apply to to the team at the end I'm wondering if they might be seriously short staffed. I mean, at least, half wondering.

Most of that worked can be commissioned to artists outside the team it just costs money.

 

[BananasWithGuns]

Thanks for the packs Rdu.

 

[pixelish]

as someone who doesn't follow the competitive scene, my random pick is paying off.

thanks rdu. who else swimming in packs now?

 

[Lagspike_exe]

I will buy the Naxx adventure when they put it back.
I'm done with paying for packs, no thanks Blizz.

 

[Dinskugga]

Damn the trailer was nice. The music the use from lich king intro is so damn good.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8xMnLuYJWo

Make me wanna see lich king intro. One of blizzards best

 

[Mobius and pet octopus]

They should have given double gold per 3 wins this week too. Greedy blizzard. Never supporting u again!

Spoiler

lul

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

when you're off by 1 health playing freezemage.

 

[FeD.nL]

That's what gets me. The team can't be that small this cane be done and HS certainly doesn't lack the income to commission half a dozen more portraits and voice lines.

Yeah it's strange and disappointing. Though I do wonder how much of this is because of poor planning of expansion content. Like if they have a good roadmap laid out what each expansion is gonna bring to the table I would assume there would be enough time to dedicate resources to something like Death Knight versions of alt heroes. Especially if that's the major hook of the expansion.

 

[gutshot]

How would Death Knight cards of the alt heroes even work? Would they be separate collectible cards? Or would the cards change into the alt hero once in your deck and you are playing with that hero?

I dunno. I can see why they didn't want to do it since it could be confusing.

 

[Tunoku]

I read that Midrange Hunter is supposed to he really good against Priests, but somehow it feels like I'm losing to it all the time. Any advice? What kind of cards am I looking for in my opener. Any tech if I really hate playing against the deck?

 

[Grief.exe]

I will buy the Naxx adventure when they put it back.
I'm done with paying for packs, no thanks Blizz.

I believe the old adventures are back right now, but you have to purchase them through the Blizzard site.

 

[Tacitus_]

I read that Midrange Hunter is supposed to he really good against Priests, but somehow it feels like I'm losing to it all the time. Any advice? What kind of cards am I looking for in my opener. Any tech if I really hate playing against the deck?

Just keep up the pressure as much as you can. Curving out well is important. Try to put out board states that they can't answer with just one card.

 

[carlsojo]

Not sure what's cooler, Void Anduin or Frost Malfurion with the ice antlers.

 

[Tunoku]

Just keep up the pressure as much as you can. Curving out well is important. Try to put out board states that they can't answer with just one card.

I've found Pack Rat to be really slow in the matchup. So I should probably look for all my 1s and 2s and Animal Companion? Do I want a Bow to deal with their 1/3 Cleric?

 

[veryslowhand]

EVERYONE GET IN HERE

Thanks! Worked great to get done a warrior quest also.

 

[scarlet]

How would Death Knight cards of the alt heroes even work? Would they be separate collectible cards? Or would the cards change into the alt hero once in your deck and you are playing with that hero?

I dunno. I can see why they didn't want to do it since it could be confusing.

Alleria will turn into DS Rexar

 

[FeD.nL]

How would Death Knight cards of the alt heroes even work? Would they be separate collectible cards? Or would the cards change into the alt hero once in your deck and you are playing with that hero?

I dunno. I can see why they didn't want to do it since it could be confusing.

The second.

Alleria would turn into Deathstalker Alleria instead of Deathstalker Rexxar as it is now. With how you're already choosing which hero you play your deck with I don't see how it could be confusing.

But ah well, it's not gonna happen and I find that a bit disappointing, Especially since this is the major new addition.

 

[Magnus]

I dig the idea behind Lifesteal. Elegant way to bring that in from WoW. I guess some old cards will gain that keyword in their text? (Hallazeal, etc)