Did Blizzard not learn their lesson from Gonk Druid back in Rastakhan? Face Druid sucks.

Shamanst….i mean Hearthstone is looking fun these days. ????

I am not sure this fits in Darkglare. In Handlock or Reno? Certainly. I also agree this will be strong (Corridor Creeper anyone?) especially since Backfire is a thing. Realistically though that means you can’t drop this until Turn 4 at earliest. And there’s one copy. It depends on how the Standard meta rolls out but i bet Wild decks are glad to have it.

I know one thing: someone in Wild who plays Rogue will try this and people will hate on it way too hard. But it will be hilarious when it actually wins.

Blizzard: “we’re gonna print less Discover!”

Priest: oh yeah?

Darkglare Warlock will get a kick of this questline in Wild.

Oh hell, i forgot that card exists sometimes. But during OG Frozen Throne, man oh man. And that campaign in general – i still hear “Bonestorm” in my nightmares.

This card will be nasty in Wild. I can already see the Reno Priest theorycrafts now. Mwa ha ha!

It will see play. The Plaguelands flightpath is slow but works well in control (duh) like Priest. Versatile to an extent, but not overpowered.

It’s a challenging card but it can win the game in the right scenario or at least, steal a wincon. You have to know the opponent’s deck and the meta though. For instance, if you’re playing against a C’Thun the Shattered-based control deck, you could use Illucia to waste their C’Thun cards, making their wincon impossible to get. Or if you’re playing against Spell Mage and anticipating a Mask of C’Thun, flip and burn it. But it is easy to screw up and must be used wisely.

I don’t say that to be mean – I say that because I love Shaman. I just felt the class could use some focus when i made that comment – though it’s amazing how one card has changed everything with the last meta shift. I also really really want a deck that can use Ras Frostwhisper.

Have to agree. Really enjoying seeing some new faces. I for one would love a Scabbs Cutterbutter portrait. No offense to Valeera/Maiev.

Best of luck. Beating the Lich King nine times is an absolute pain in the buttocks. This site had a good guide though. Use it.

Great info but it was a bit light around tier 2 (i understand tier 1 is optimal, but luck doesn’t always pan that way).

I would love to see a drafting guide for Arena class-by-class – it’s a totally different ballgame than Standard/Wild and even Duels deckbuilding and would love to see more of that. I saw plenty of good suggestions in the article though – would just like more. Keep up the good work.

Sure does. Got some from Wild and Standard packs. I believe it ALSO counts on those “Year of the Pheonix” packs too. I would assume this also counts for class packs but you can’t but those straight up.

Good riddance. I hated that deck. I play Darkglare Warlock anyways which – while powerful – has obvious flaws. Wild is lopsided enough for many classes as-is.

Curious – what are you running? I have had some luck with Aggro Shaman with a good mulligan but it feels handicapped to me. The class seems all over the place right now and Wild is just as bad unless you go Murlocs – and that’s a tier 2 deck at best. This isn’t me being a smartass – i love Shaman and wonder what is working for others.

Yeah Shaman is a dumpster fire right now. They need to just buff the whole class at this point.

One of those “we’re out of ideas this week” brawls. Pray to RNJesus!

Well we all know Crabrider is screwed and Paladin will take a gut punch or two. I think Warrior will survive if they don’t touch Samuro but that card is getting a LOT of play in Warrior and Priest.

My educated guess on buffs, judging from Boomsday, which had a good spread between rarities (with legendaries and epics getting much of the buffs back then):

– Shaman buffs for sure. I don’t think they’ll touch any old-style “Spell Damage” cards (sorry, Ras Frostwhisper) but i could see a 1–mana reduction for Inara Stormcrash as reasonable. It’s hard to say what they will buff as the class just lacks direction right now. Murlocs, Elementals, Totems… where are we headed?
– Warlock is hurting so he will get buffs. I just hope it’s not the “empty deck” theme cards they buff because… gross.
– I could also see… never thought i would say this… DH getting buffs as well. The whole Deathrattle package has potential but just isn’t strong enough in current form.
– It may be time for Refreshing Spring Water to get a nerf. Two cards for zero mana in Spell Mage just feel broken.
– Both of Druid’s legends are not meta this cycle. Maybe one of those will get a cost reduction or a stat buff? (They often buff the cards that have low play rates, that’s kind of the point.)
– Rogue will be untouched. The class has several playable builds and a good toolset right now even after the Jandice Barov nerf.
– Priest is slow right now but playable. The legendaries are strong however so i expect lower-rarity buffs. Whether they touch Samuro could be key. Some cards from the “healing” theme of Priest (Lightshower Elemental, maybe?) could get buffed but that is risky, because those cards make Xyrella more effective. People are really hating on control this cycle.
– Hunter may be fine though i would keep an eye on Kolkar Pack Runner.
– Warrior will be fine if they don’t touch Samuro. Could hurt it if the card gets hit.
– Another mana increase for Sword of the Fallen, (2 mana for 2 secrets is still quite good), perhaps even for Hand of Adal as well. Paladin’s draw engine and deck thinning are quite strong right now.