I'm glad some of you guys see the benefits of this kind of approach to a Hero Power changing card! I think this version of the effect is quite interesting, since you have to make a choice of when to play it, so your opponent can apply pressure on you that forces you to wait until later to play the Legendary. Also, the alternate Hero Powers would be the same powerlevel as the original ones, so this card would not give you more lategame power, it would just allow you to build a deck with different synergies. For example, a more control-style Hunter Hero Power could let them make a viable control deck instead of being held back by their Hero Power.
Yeah there would not be another way to have hunter go the control route with just one card.
Did you know that the dinosaure in the Brann matchup of this weeks tavern brawl is vulnerable to poison?
I had the cloak bonus, so all cards cost half and played Worthy Expedition into Wardruid Loti with poisonous and stealth on turn 1. On turn 2, I attacked and killed the dino - game won!
He could even have died on turn 1 if the random attack did not hit face :
Thanks that poison helped me a lot :-) and finally defeated last boss of the brawl...
If its good against quest decks I will give it a try since I am getting a bit irritated by all the quest decks atm. I am curious how Malacrass is working out for you: do you ever need that one? I think I would rather have Siamat instead. And since you run Naga Sand Witch maybe Galaxy spell could be used anyway? To buff it to 5 again :).
And are the secrets worth it? And did you consider subject 9?
Hello Zwane, all the cards you mentioned I don't have so might be the reason I didn't put them in my deck. Malacras is nice in my opinion to get an extra copy of burn spells or zephrys. He is really slow though.
I'm not sure all secrets +secretkeeper are worth it yet, but getting more aoe increases the matchup vs murloc pally which I see quite often as well.
But if any of the cards work for you let me know. Then i might craft them
I can't seem to finish the final boss anybody got any luck with it?
I picked the treasure that gives your minions a passive plus 1/1 and then went all-in on the Token strategy which seemed to work well. However, I got lucky before the final boss as my 2nd treasure was the Robes that reduce your cards by half (but you can only play 2 per turn). Wispering Woods plus Power of the Wild into 2x Blessing of the Ancients burns down the boss before he gets going.
I picked captured flag (+1/+1) and boom (3 x 1/1 bots). Means you start with 3 x 2/2 that deal damage when they die. Good early pressure for later tokens.
Yeah those starts seem pretty good I'll try it out and let you guys/girls know, thanks!
Sandbinder is great to get zephrys or the deal 6 damage elemental. Both can give you lethal.
The goal of the deck hasn't changed but I'm hardly ever playing alex. Just hitting face with minions and than 16 direct damage from hand is typically enough.
My favourite Uldum moment was when the "complete my deck" feature from blizzard suggested a highlander mage build which I enjoyed and gotten my first ranked wins with mage :-)
Removed messenger raven and added vulpera. I feel the deck is still strong but it might need more consistency. If anybody had suggestions please let me know.
I was messing with the "complete my deck" option and it suggested me a deck with pyro, alex and the new naga card. Thinking on that it seemed like a good combo in a highlander priest shell so I tried to generate one.
It's probably not the next meta breaker but has been a lot of fun and gives me a bit of a raza priest vibe (although the combo is so much slower and weaker than that one)
I thought of Shadowreaper Anduin, but ultimately decided to not include him for two reasons:
Dragons are decently mid-high cost, so triggering the repeatable Hero Power would not happen as often as I would like for it to pay off
The card itself is rather high-cost, so it would limit the amount of other plays one could do in the same turn
I instead opted for two Shadowforms as their cost is lower, they can upgrade to three damage, and you can swap to it twice in one game! Makes for a much more versatile experience knowing you can Shadowform in a tight spot, hit Sir Finley and drop some Armor on Anduin, and still have the option to switch to Shadowform later in the game, when you're in a safer position.
That said, I'm sure the Shadowreaper would still be a decent addition! If you don't have two Shadowforms, swap one out with the hero card!
Good remarks. Actually looking a second time to the list there are already a lot of one offs. I would turn it into a highlander deck, include raza (all the hero powers for one mana!) add reno and spawn of shadows (Reno for heal; SoS for burst damage to your opponent)
At that time it's starting to actually look like my highlander priest in wild (using dragons) in which I added oblisk for the memes.
I'm playing this Highlander priest deck. The quest should go (not good enough) but couldn't let it go yet. The mindgame might sometimes help win the game ;-) currently close to r5. The big damage turn (possible in multiple ways) is mostly missed/ignored. Damage can go upto 26 (when the stars align) in a single turn. It's not an otk (which is why I wrote "otk") but more a control/tempo deck with a burst finish.
Ow and it includes dragons because they are cool ;-)
Should have tried the combo priest earlier.. one big winstreak from r14 2 star to r10 4 star (yeah I know low level etc, still great stats..) could maybe an extra holy ripple and a grand mummy make it to the list after nerfes? It gives you some extra stats +heal fuel maybe?
Yeah you need to know how to play zephrys. He doesn't consider anything in hand. So first playing evisirate and than playing zephrys will give you lethal. Same with the coin. If you have it in hand instead of playing it for mana yet zephrys will not know you have 1 additional mana. It will offer the best card based on board state, health of heroes, and mana available. It does take into account if there are secrets but he won't know which secret it would be (the same as for every other player).
Yeah there would not be another way to have hunter go the control route with just one card.
* Deathstalker Rexxar walks in
O crap
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Thanks that poison helped me a lot :-) and finally defeated last boss of the brawl...
Hello Zwane, all the cards you mentioned I don't have so might be the reason I didn't put them in my deck. Malacras is nice in my opinion to get an extra copy of burn spells or zephrys. He is really slow though.
I'm not sure all secrets +secretkeeper are worth it yet, but getting more aoe increases the matchup vs murloc pally which I see quite often as well.
But if any of the cards work for you let me know. Then i might craft them
Yeah those starts seem pretty good I'll try it out and let you guys/girls know, thanks!
Alright I'm slowly optimizing the deck and it seems good when you run into enough quest shamans and rogues. The current iteration is this:
Sandbinder is great to get zephrys or the deal 6 damage elemental. Both can give you lethal.
The goal of the deck hasn't changed but I'm hardly ever playing alex. Just hitting face with minions and than 16 direct damage from hand is typically enough.
If you have some suggestions please let me know!
All the poor quest shamans ...
I can't seem to finish the final boss anybody got any luck with it?
Including most of the community
My favourite Uldum moment was when the "complete my deck" feature from blizzard suggested a highlander mage build which I enjoyed and gotten my first ranked wins with mage :-)
Removed messenger raven and added vulpera. I feel the deck is still strong but it might need more consistency. If anybody had suggestions please let me know.
I was messing with the "complete my deck" option and it suggested me a deck with pyro, alex and the new naga card. Thinking on that it seemed like a good combo in a highlander priest shell so I tried to generate one.
This is what I came up with so far:
It's probably not the next meta breaker but has been a lot of fun and gives me a bit of a raza priest vibe (although the combo is so much slower and weaker than that one)
Good remarks. Actually looking a second time to the list there are already a lot of one offs. I would turn it into a highlander deck, include raza (all the hero powers for one mana!) add reno and spawn of shadows (Reno for heal; SoS for burst damage to your opponent)
At that time it's starting to actually look like my highlander priest in wild (using dragons) in which I added oblisk for the memes.
I only see warriors which seem to (again?) Added the 7/7 which replaces your deck with new cards... Yawn
For the priest deck shadowreaper anduin could be a nice addition I guess? Otherwise very nice write-up!
I'm playing this Highlander priest deck. The quest should go (not good enough) but couldn't let it go yet. The mindgame might sometimes help win the game ;-) currently close to r5. The big damage turn (possible in multiple ways) is mostly missed/ignored. Damage can go upto 26 (when the stars align) in a single turn. It's not an otk (which is why I wrote "otk") but more a control/tempo deck with a burst finish.
Ow and it includes dragons because they are cool ;-)
Should have tried the combo priest earlier.. one big winstreak from r14 2 star to r10 4 star (yeah I know low level etc, still great stats..) could maybe an extra holy ripple and a grand mummy make it to the list after nerfes? It gives you some extra stats +heal fuel maybe?
Great idea, just doing the same thing!
I hate pally with tip the scales, everyfin is possible and all the charge minions.
Crappy bm-ing warrior beating my off meta hunter deck and being proud of it while I just try to have fun... Grrr
Yeah you need to know how to play zephrys. He doesn't consider anything in hand. So first playing evisirate and than playing zephrys will give you lethal. Same with the coin. If you have it in hand instead of playing it for mana yet zephrys will not know you have 1 additional mana. It will offer the best card based on board state, health of heroes, and mana available. It does take into account if there are secrets but he won't know which secret it would be (the same as for every other player).
Hope it helps reduce the salt next time :-)