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    205 82 Posts Joined 05/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 6 months ago

    First of all thank you OP for the thread. I am afraid Outof.cards is more dead than alive regarding to little response on the forums. 

    I too find the meta very much crowded with evolve (quest) shamans. The deck seems indeed very strong an consistent so its not surprising its that popular. 

    Even before the desert hare evolve combotthe deck had some pretty strong combos with fleshshaper evolve or the double burn damage from lackeys/wasps/lifedrinkers.

    None of all of these ever felt fair to play against. Sure, some late druid turns or some things combo priest can do don't feel very fair either. But the amount of those combos in quest shaman combined with the insane draw and value generation makes the deck a bit too strong. 

    Yeah, and this results in meeting 7-8 shamans in 10 games in higher ranks definitely makes the meta boring and stale. 

    And no, I couldn't make out a solid counter to it which seems not very healthy for the game. 

     

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    205 82 Posts Joined 05/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 6 months ago

    Is it possible to link your primary account first and link the alternate account after receiving the packs from the first one?

    Does anyone know? 

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    205 82 Posts Joined 05/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 6 months ago

    Warlock has Nemsy. I'm very fond of her and she is still easy to get. 

    I am also very much disappointed in the use of the old voicelines which is definitely just lazy. Anduin is boring af with or without the 1000 wins. 

    But meh, probably for most of the blizzard fanbois the new portrait doesn't have to be nice on its own. It's just for showing off purposes I suppose. 

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    205 82 Posts Joined 05/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 6 months ago

    Thx again to the team for the reminder. I´d be even more thankful for another advice on the crafting.

    As I very seldom play Arena, what´s the favoured classes atm and which are the most op cards to pick?

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    205 82 Posts Joined 05/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 6 months ago

    Can't find? C'mon man, this can't be so hard?

    Ever heard of hs replay or vicious Syndicate? 

    In reply to warrior 1000wins
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    205 82 Posts Joined 05/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 7 months ago

    The problem lies also in the power creep and massive inflation of formerly good cards. The game is pretty old already an millions of players grinded so much value for their collection over the years. Even if they paused for a while many players still overwhelm newbies in the "higher" ranks.

    It's very hard for budget players to compete with this. Blizz already made the start easier and more beginner friendly with more card packs at the beginning and the additional lower ranks. Maybe they should do it again so every beginner was able to craft at least one semi competitive deck once reaching the "higher" (<25) ranks. 

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    205 82 Posts Joined 05/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 7 months ago

    Two packs. Streamed nearly 15 hours

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    205 82 Posts Joined 05/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 7 months ago

    You are  right. This deck is dominating the meta atm.

    Also Reno decks made a comeback as well. 

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    205 82 Posts Joined 05/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 7 months ago

    I am not sure but I guess I have a positive win rate with thief rogue. Of course it's no hard counter and depends very much on if you get your buffed weapon online and they don't draw the nuts.

    But most of the games are at least even and often you can completely wreck them which is very satisfying. 

    In reply to Secret Burn Mage
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    205 82 Posts Joined 05/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 7 months ago

    Very good comments so far. Have to agree to all that was said. 

    I really hope they print even more support for the rogue quest. It's not far from being able to compete with the other top decks. Discover would help a lot. But I think Blizzard is afraid to overextend and make it broken. Anyway, it will fuel my wild steal rogue which already works really well.

     

    As for paladin, idk. Didn't they say already they wouldn't be printing any more mechanics from one expansion like magnetic oder reborn?

    So there won't ever be any more ways to activate the quest, which makes it not only boring but also weak.

    Also, I don't like the concept of deathrattle paladin very much.

    The druid quest makes it a combo deck already with Nomi. Just like in the year of the raven. You have sort of a ramp and a strong shell of op midrange cards to compensate for the tempo loss. To fend of aggro, stay alive and draw until you have your winconditon(s) in the late game. They even printed Elize for it as it appears. 

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    205 82 Posts Joined 05/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 7 months ago

    I play a similar deck at lower ranks with the quest atm. Though I have Zilliax I don't use him in favor of bazar mugger cause it provides more value and can finish the quest.

    Heal is not so much an issue once you have the cheap removal with the quest reward and the tempo is almost the same. 

    In reply to Starter Thief Rogue
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    205 82 Posts Joined 05/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    If the pity timer is somewhat > 350 packs why would someone ever want to trigger it? Seems like a huge waste of money or gold for to small a reward. 

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    205 82 Posts Joined 05/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    Mage can easily stall for several turns with freeze effects and win with or without clearing the board. So there is not a real need for this one card to clear a complete board (not to mention to include it into a current deck would be questionable).

    Mage can very well deal with one big minion. Just permafreeze oder polymorph plus ping solves your huge minion problem. 

    But yeah, maybe there will be a full and unconditional boar clear in one of the expansions to come. But right now mage is in a very good spot. 

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    205 82 Posts Joined 05/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    It think one of the most important advantages toward cutlass is indeed the resistance to weapon removal and the cheap cost. 

    Versus aggro 2 mana remove a minion without health loss for two turns is very strong and less loss of tempo than cutlass.

    Versus control (warrior really) its a very strong damage dealer or removal he can't break like cutlass which is a huge deal in the matchup

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    205 82 Posts Joined 05/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago
    Riftcleave. I'm mostly a wild player so I can't wait to include it in my Even Warlock!

    I am also looking forward to include Riftcleaver in my Even Warlock and make more value out of Guldan which I crafted way to late to be honest. 

     

     

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    205 82 Posts Joined 05/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    Why would it need the 5 Mana slot if you need to combo it with another cheaper damage spell anyway? 

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    205 82 Posts Joined 05/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    Rogue deathrattle?

    How long can this go on? 

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    205 82 Posts Joined 05/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

     

    Packfiller obviously. 

    I'll definitely open at least four of this. One for every epic card I'd want to have instead. 

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    205 82 Posts Joined 05/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    Thank you Flux and your team. 

     

    You deliver as always =) 

    In reply to reveal the new cards
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    205 82 Posts Joined 05/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    I don't like it. The effect is random, the artwork looks like a chameleon with wings. 

     

    It's a mediocre legendary I won't be too happy about to get it from the next brawl pack. 

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