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Confirmed priest will be the best class next meta.
The Mango Sentinel
Member
Priest is lame as fuck. No class tilts me as hard.
Curious Glimmerroot is hard when you are playing at Rank 23
Hahaha true
Priest is best, screw the haters.
Hope Priest gets more stealing effects just to spite the salty 😈
Curious Glimmerroot is hard when you are playing at Rank 23
Nothing feels better when you guessed the right card on arena.
Portugeezer
Member
Priest wins by crushing opponents soul.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
One can only so often lose to their own Tirion.
Eight mana Mind Control has still left me thoroughly scarred.
Karsticles
Member
Mill Rogue vs. Marsh Queen right now. Should be interesting!
I still remember losing against priest as paladin to 3 Tirion and 2 Tarim while I had 0 in my hand.
Neat. That's a strong Arena card there, not sure if it is strong enough to see Constructed Play.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
I once had a priest play NZoth ressing 2+ Tirions. Greediest fucking deck I've seen in my life. It was basically auto lose against anything but Paladin.
Rehosted since I couldn't see it:
Source: http://www.hearthpwn.com/news/3109-new-card-revealed-sunborne-valkyr
It does sound like a decent arena card.
Source: http://www.hearthpwn.com/news/3109-new-card-revealed-sunborne-valkyr
It does sound like a decent arena card.
Ok wtf
http://m.ign.com/videos/2017/07/31/igns-exclusive-knights-of-the-frozen-throne-card-reveal
Archbishop Benedictus
7 Mana 4/6
Priest Legendary Minion
Battlecry: Shuffle a copy of your opponent's deck into your deck
http://m.ign.com/videos/2017/07/31/igns-exclusive-knights-of-the-frozen-throne-card-reveal
Archbishop Benedictus
7 Mana 4/6
Priest Legendary Minion
Battlecry: Shuffle a copy of your opponent's deck into your deck
Keyser Soze
Member
Hopefully someone is trolling IGN
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
FUCK! PRIEST!
I guess that's a way to counter jade idol.
Not sure if terrible
I guess that's a way to counter jade idol.
Remember last time this happened with purify.
Asking one last time before I dust my duplicate, does anyone suspect there is a chance the Warrior Quest is nerfed in the future? I wish there were a way to easily dust non-legendary duplicates.
On that note, here is some quest discussion. I'm a noob so I welcome high-level / experienced player opinions. Do you think Blizzard will try to modify the quests and/or make them playable through future cards, or do you think starting with Frozen Throne they will already dismiss the quest idea as a failed mechanic?
I did take some time researching and posting this, so if you disagree I would respectfully request you explain why.
All the quests and whether I think they're still dead from the Frozen Throne cards thus far:
Hunter: Still dead
Blizzard seems to be trying to push a slower Hunter archetype. Even if that works, however, I'm not sure this quest would ever be a good idea. You would have to play (not summon) 7 1-cost minions, and if you're trying for some sort of game-delaying control mechanic that's unlikely to happen in my opinon. No new compatible 1-drops have been revealed either.
Mage: Still alive
Blizzard is pushing more freeze effects that prevent the opponent from doing anything, so I suppose they're okay with turns where a player is largely helpless. I'm not sure the new cards really help the quest aside from helping the mage stay alive, however.
Paladin: Still dead?
No new Paladin spells have been revealed, and the underlying problem still exists of dropping your first turn to get a single powerful 5-cost minion later. Best case you get a windfury monster with some protective enchantments, but if there are taunts in the way then its usefulness might vary. I suppose one very slight improvement is that it's likely to end up with divine shield, and the new Bolvar + Light's Sorrow cards interact with that.
Priest: Maybe coming to life?
Only 2 priest cards have been revealed so this is hard to judge, but 2x Eternal Servitude could allow you to resurrect and summon a deathrattle minion pretty easily. In addition, 3 new neutral deathrattle cards have been added, including the 3/1 shallow gravedigger which generates another deathrattle card.
Rogue: Still super dead
This was nerfed so hard that it doesn't exist as a deck anymore even at the lowest tier. None of the new Rogue cards replace it, so unless the allegedly broken Death Knight Rogue card interacts, Blizzard may just be burying the quest for good.
Shaman: Still dead
There are no new murlocs, and all of Shamans new cards seem to be pushing a freeze archetype instead.
Warrior: Still alive?
With an apparent emphasis on control and games dragging out longer than ever, this deck may still be somewhat viable without major changes.
Warlock: Still super dead?
One new warlock card has been revealed that gains a bonus from discarded cards. Warlock also has a new board damage / clear spell. Is that enough to justify wasting your first turn and half wasting a later turn to gain two weak minions you can't use until a turn later? It seems very unlikely.
Druid: Maybe coming to life?
Blizzard has already revealed some interesting neutral 5-or-more-attack minions (bonemare, necrotic geist, cobalt scalebane, sunborne val'kyr, nerubian unraveler), plus the druid-unique fatespinner. If it is possible to survive skipping turn 1 while also working some of these minions in, I could imagine this becoming at least somewhat viable. There might also be an unlikely combo with Hadronox if you use 5-or-more-attack taunt minions.
On that note, here is some quest discussion. I'm a noob so I welcome high-level / experienced player opinions. Do you think Blizzard will try to modify the quests and/or make them playable through future cards, or do you think starting with Frozen Throne they will already dismiss the quest idea as a failed mechanic?
I did take some time researching and posting this, so if you disagree I would respectfully request you explain why.
All the quests and whether I think they're still dead from the Frozen Throne cards thus far:
Hunter: Still dead
Blizzard seems to be trying to push a slower Hunter archetype. Even if that works, however, I'm not sure this quest would ever be a good idea. You would have to play (not summon) 7 1-cost minions, and if you're trying for some sort of game-delaying control mechanic that's unlikely to happen in my opinon. No new compatible 1-drops have been revealed either.
Mage: Still alive
Blizzard is pushing more freeze effects that prevent the opponent from doing anything, so I suppose they're okay with turns where a player is largely helpless. I'm not sure the new cards really help the quest aside from helping the mage stay alive, however.
Paladin: Still dead?
No new Paladin spells have been revealed, and the underlying problem still exists of dropping your first turn to get a single powerful 5-cost minion later. Best case you get a windfury monster with some protective enchantments, but if there are taunts in the way then its usefulness might vary. I suppose one very slight improvement is that it's likely to end up with divine shield, and the new Bolvar + Light's Sorrow cards interact with that.
Priest: Maybe coming to life?
Only 2 priest cards have been revealed so this is hard to judge, but 2x Eternal Servitude could allow you to resurrect and summon a deathrattle minion pretty easily. In addition, 3 new neutral deathrattle cards have been added, including the 3/1 shallow gravedigger which generates another deathrattle card.
Rogue: Still super dead
This was nerfed so hard that it doesn't exist as a deck anymore even at the lowest tier. None of the new Rogue cards replace it, so unless the allegedly broken Death Knight Rogue card interacts, Blizzard may just be burying the quest for good.
Shaman: Still dead
There are no new murlocs, and all of Shamans new cards seem to be pushing a freeze archetype instead.
Warrior: Still alive?
With an apparent emphasis on control and games dragging out longer than ever, this deck may still be somewhat viable without major changes.
Warlock: Still super dead?
One new warlock card has been revealed that gains a bonus from discarded cards. Warlock also has a new board damage / clear spell. Is that enough to justify wasting your first turn and half wasting a later turn to gain two weak minions you can't use until a turn later? It seems very unlikely.
Druid: Maybe coming to life?
Blizzard has already revealed some interesting neutral 5-or-more-attack minions (bonemare, necrotic geist, cobalt scalebane, sunborne val'kyr, nerubian unraveler), plus the druid-unique fatespinner. If it is possible to survive skipping turn 1 while also working some of these minions in, I could imagine this becoming at least somewhat viable. There might also be an unlikely combo with Hadronox if you use 5-or-more-attack taunt minions.
How could it not be terrible. But it's so crazy that i want the card regardless.
Karsticles
Member
@Blizzard: You can type a card's rarity in the search box while crafting. It helps with DEing.
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BigJonsson
Member
Fatigue priest.... Great
Keyser Soze
Member
We are going to see a Priest with 20/20 Jades no less than an hour after Expansion launch
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Well it does read "You win in fatigue"
Turns 1-N: Play Awaken the Makers and complete the quest
Turn N+1: Play Benedictus
Turn N+2: If you're not dead but you are hurt, play Amara to get 40 HP
Turns N+3 and following: Troll your opponent for 20 minutes
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
you become jade druid, you're just behind like 6 in jade count and lose
Karsticles
Member
The bolded is every Priest deck strategy since the game's inception.
Oh I 100% agree. I already committed to using the first 1-2 legendaries I get from Frozen Throne and only playing decks with them until rank 10, but after that my next goal will be to craft Benedictus and somehow attempt a remotely viable deck.
Indeed. This does give you a shot against control warrior though, even with their new grinder card.
That's Hilarious.
Karsticles
Member
Friendly tip: when a new expansion comes out, don't craft ANYTHING. Wait a month and let the high-spenders explore the new meta. Then craft.