Would give a like for this comment if I could. 😉

And Ixilan was Un’Goro with Magic cards – I guess both companies pay close attention to what works for the other one.

Discard DK.

Battlecry: Summon all minions you discarded this game.

Remember my words. 😉

Finally we get to know why Fiery War Axe was nerfed to 3 mana … the missing piece for Baku Control.

I really don’t think Baku should be rated as high as Genn. More like 5/10 (but as you wrote: really hard to tell without knowing any new cards).

Good read! Thanks for that.

Sometimes I wonder who’s responsible for that top level marketing over there at that small indy company.

Sure, the tool could be amazing. But released only im China? Only for PC? Without any ‘official’ announcement? That is very unprofessional.

Same with the Year of the Raven stream … sure it’s okay to cancel it due to technical problems. But cancelling it without a new date? Am I the only one who’s checking the internet daily for any goddamn news regarding the new Hearthstone year?

And what do we get instead? Arena changes coming, yeah! But wait … WHEN will those changes happen? Hmm …

Regarding overcomplicated thinking: I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. 😉

Hi there!

Good analysis, thank you for it.

Some thoughts:

Nature’s Champion – Just wondering why you didn’t mention Battlecry?

Hand of Salvation – Maybe I have some screwed up logic here: If you absolutely need to kill 2 minions, start by killing the bigger one. If you don’t have to kill 2 minions, just kill the smallest non-deathrattle minion. Isn’t it just that simple and all the ‘playing around’ you need regarding HoS and Redemption?

And I really hope that some of those cards are not seen as often as Basics or Commons (Crackling Doom and Blazing Longsword, to be exact).

Happy gaming!

‘…it will also set the ‘power level’ of your deck equal to the power level of each of the 30 picks and there is nothing you can do about that…’

That’s a very relevant point – I wonder if the power levels of the 30 picks are somewhat equalized so that you’ll get a ‘normal’ deck regarding overall power level or if you could get extremely (un)lucky with your picks.

Regarding the ‘elimination of picking skills’ … I think that it actually is more interesting to decide between 3 equally powerful cards. As you point out it might take away the skill to identify the best card (tbh most of the time the best pick was clear anyway and many players use tools like HearthArena) but with this system you need more skill to identify the best card for your deck.

In other words: it takes different skills, not less skills imho.

Happy gaming!

Yeah, if nothing else works, a personal oppinion would be just fine. 😉

When first reading the first line about lowering the requirements to complete quests, I thought they meant the actual quest cards from Un’Goro … 😉

Well written!

One thing: What I’m always missing with this guides is the matchup percentages against the other top decks – yes, I understand that this means more work and less timeliness of data, but in my opinion this is the most interesting part.

You only need 7 Stonetusk Boars to take down N’Zoth. o.O

Never thought about how … erm … illogical that actually is.

What happened? Was he afk? 😉

It actually is not possible to win with druid. Well maybe if you’d play against druid and go first. Otherwise. No. Fucking. Chance.

I second that. Very solid and complete work!

I really like all of it; the entry fee and the idea of different formats.

My idea for quiet some time now:

Tavern Brawl = stays as is
Casual = No ranking system, ‘cosmetic’ rewards for invested playtime
Ranked = ‘Usable’ rewards like actual cards, dust; in game ranking list – best players get invited to special monthly constructed events
Arena = ‘Usable’ rewards like actual cards, dust; in game ranking list – best players get invited to special monthly Arena events
Tournament = point rewards to qualify for HCT and other ‘pro’ events

Maybe it would be good to cut ‘Ranked’ entirely and let Arena take it’s part. idk tbh.

Zola is very good with nearly every minion in this deck, depending on the situation.

Hungry Crab = Kill more Murlocs
Prince Keleseth = More buff
Tar Creeper, Chain Gang = More taunt

Well, I think you get the point.

That said, I don’t think Zola is that important. But it fits the curve and I don’t know what to run instead of her, to be honest.

Call to Arms thins the deck, hence making you combo faster. Moreover, the minions it gets are all ‘quality’ minions that help to survive the earlier game.

Are you complaining that it takes some time to open the packs? That’s … interesting. o.O