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    Bloodfeather 650 162 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years ago

    I have high hopes that Even Shaman will return to avenge the murder of Odd Shaman. Totem support buffs, unnerfed Flametongue Totem, perhaps an even cost version of Bloodlust

     

    And Freeze Shaman, yeah, LET'S BREAK THE ICE!

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    Bloodfeather 650 162 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years ago

    I would like to have Maiev, that would be great. But it probably hints at the future shop with Heroes.

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    Bloodfeather 650 162 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years ago

    This might be good in a Standard Shuffle Rogue, but I can't see it played anywhere else. You need a Midrange deck (this is not Aggro enough these days), that also cycles pretty fast.

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    Bloodfeather 650 162 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years ago

    I think this is too slow and I am not really enthusiastic about Tempo Priest. I suppose it will the old problem of Paladin, where you have a plenty of buffs and no board in a class with little draw.

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    Bloodfeather 650 162 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

    Why are you guys downvoting this? Gala Shaman was broken in Standard, yeah, but it played pretty fair for Wild standards.

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    Bloodfeather 650 162 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

    Well, I don't believe the number is  accurate. It's most probably the number of people who has played at least a single match in any game mode, not the amount of true active players. It's the new alt account you made to try out China meta and will abadon after a season; it's that guy who reinstalled the game out of nostalgia and played drunken Arena; it's that one person who tried BGs and didn't like it more than two days.

     

    I am not saying HS is a dying game, but there's serious marketing behind these numbers.

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    Bloodfeather 650 162 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

    I just realised the golden animation on this one is basically nonexistent.

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    Bloodfeather 650 162 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

    Based on outfits I guess Barrens/Stonetalon Mountains Safari. We've recently seen race themes, so Thousand Needles seems less probably (there used to be a racing ring on Salt Flats), and the colour scheme doesn't fit Desolace.

    On the other hand, we have seen Ironforge cardback and we didn't see much dwarves, so Badlands Safari with Dark Iron Dwarves, Explorer's League and Reliquary is still possible. I believe, however, that they will definitely subvert our expectations and there won't be a fourth Reno, neither third Brann.

     

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    Bloodfeather 650 162 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 2 months ago

    My top five:

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    Bloodfeather 650 162 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 2 months ago

    I don't know who downvoted this post, but this guy is right. Skillbased matchmaking won't help Arena.

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    Bloodfeather 650 162 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 2 months ago

    Yeah, but the argument is flawed. Darkglare is not an old deck, it has barely half a year. Reno Priest doesn't play with Lyra, Priest of the Feast and Velen+Mindblast combo, it has loads of new cards, arguably becoming broken with Polkelt. Secret Mage has changed the least, but it's still not the deck of the yore with Mana Wyrm, Flamewaker and heck, Aluneth!

    On the other hand, other decks like Jade Druid, Even Shaman or (excuse the exaggeration) Undertaker Hunter completely crumble to the decks above.

    I don't know what the solution is (Secret Mage is not broken because of power level of the cards, but the inherent synergy), but there is a problem and their excuse is just that, an excuse.

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    Bloodfeather 650 162 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 2 months ago

    I strongly disagree. The only good tech is Hex/Devolve/Devolving Missiles, Polymorph in Standard; anything that spawns minion for your opponents is pretty poor.

     

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    Bloodfeather 650 162 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 2 months ago

    By killing Priest's minions you are just digging your own grave as then they are able to resurrect all the copies that had died. If it was just one minion dying and being revived, you could fight for board and try to overwhelm them in a meaninful way. It would also make the tech cards much more impactful (if you decide to hamper your deck by tech cards, you should be rewarded - rn it works in like 50% of cases).

     

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    Bloodfeather 650 162 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 2 months ago

    I think graveyard change would automatically make HS more fun, as it would remove the main reason why Big Priest is unfair.

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    Bloodfeather 650 162 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 2 months ago

    Will try that, thanks :) but I feel that sooner or later I'll just give in and craft him, since he's a good swing board card in Shudderwock (and maybe one day Even Shaman will comeback as well) and I am maining Shaman.

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    Bloodfeather 650 162 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 2 months ago

    This looks really fun, and I am only missing the Lurker Below and some commons, I am really tempted!

     

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    Bloodfeather 650 162 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 2 months ago

    I was more concerned with Thrall at Ironforge, but I see how you meant it :)

     

    Edit: When is the next lore article planned? I love them!

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    Bloodfeather 650 162 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 2 months ago

    It's silly, but I really want to jam Odd Shaman with Earthfury Thrall portrait and this cardback on the ladder.

    (I know it's Ironforge and not Molten Core, but all lava matters to a Shaman!).

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    Bloodfeather 650 162 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 3 months ago

    This is what I would have imagined for Enhancement Shaman support, much more interesting than Whack-a-mole.

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