The solo adventure was available on my EU account before the legendary quest appeared. I dutifully completed Ch 1 but didn't receive the quest reward. Now the quest is displayed in my quest log but I don't know how to activate the reward - I've defeated the final boss again but it makes no difference.
Has anyone had a similar experience or, better yet, can suggest a workaround?
It should be. Normally happens half way through an expansion release so I'm hoping it's imminent, but have heard no mention of it over the last few days.
Thanks for this info, it's really helpful. I've played the deck today and think I'm gradually improving with it.
What you're saying about mulligans for different matchups really makes sense - I was keeping Risky Skipper and Armorsmith irrespective of matchup, and a lot of the time they're been dead cards. This has been compounded by the fact that I must have faced only one or two Demon Hunters all weekend - my local meta (EU D5ish) has been warriors, rogues and druids for the most part.
It's a deck with a lot of decision-making to be done, which is one of the things I like about it. A few I'm still wrestling with are when to tempo out a Sky Raider and when to hold on to him as a cheap Risky Skipper activator. Similarly, I think I sometimes let Armorsmith sit in my hand too long, waiting for the Risky Skipper / Armorsmith / other cheap minions combo, whereas it may have been correct to have played it out a bit early and settled for using it to gain 3 or 4 armour, or even just as a soft taunt.
There are plenty of complex decisions in the late game too, and I also think I can be a bit greedy with these. I get that Grommash Hellscream is primarily there as a finisher, but sometimes I think I need to use him as board control - the same goes for holding on to Risky Skipper or Sword and Board as a combo activator for him. Similarly, with [Hearthstone Card (Blaster Boom) Not Found], I tend to wait with him too long, hoping to play him with Risky Skipper on to an empty board to shower the enemy hero with bombs. I need to get better at recognising when he's best played with fewer than three bombs in the deck, as a board control option, or (on the very rare occasion) as a vanilla 7/7.
All in all, plenty to keep me busy. It's fun to be trying to get my head round a deck like this, expecially when the meta is starting to stabilise and some are starting to find it a bit stale.
It's the vs list, except I've added a second Brawl instead of Deathwing, Mad Aspect. I may craft DW if he proves to be core, but I feel the archetype is still settling down. I'm mulliganing for Skipper, Armorsmith, Corsair, Ancharrr and Sky Raider, as per hsreplay data, but I suspect I need to vary this more depending on the matchup. Also think I'm playing too aggressively atm. Have been watching a few streamers (Zeddy, Rarran), so I'm sure I'll get the hang if it eventually, but I've got a way to go yet :)
Thanks to all. I crafted Grom and Ancharrr last night and have been having lots of fun with bomb warrior. Still learning the deck, so not great with it yet, but it's exactly what I was hoping for - a fun, powerful deck that takes some time to master.
Thanks for these posts - very considered and insightful info that is a big help.
Also glad to see that there appears to be a consensus, in that Ancharrr and Grommash Hellscream are the two best options for crafting. I'm gonna hold fire until the vs report comes out tomorrow (a final bit of wavering) and, unless something drastic happens between now and then, reckon I'll craft them both. Who knows, maybe I'll even pack a Grommash after the tavern brawl tonight :)
So I'm desperate to play some of these hot new warrior decks that are storming their way up ladder, but am unsure what my best crafting options are.
I currently have The Boom Reaver, Blastmaster Boom and Armagedillo, plus two of each class epic from the Classic, Rise of Shadows and Ashes of Outlands sets and the cards from the Galakrond's Awakening solo adventure. I also have a big pile of dust, but the reason for that is that I'm very stingy about what I craft with it!
I'm looking for advice on what are currently the best legendaries to craft for the class, as I see a lot of different variants of pirate, bomb/control and enrage warrior, all of which seem to use different combinations of the cards listed below:
Grommash Hellscream - appears in a lot of decks, and is Classic, so shouldn't rotate
Ancharrr - seems to be a must-have, but is from Year of the Dragon, so will rotate sooner
Deathwing, Mad Aspect - seems to be less ubiquitous than other legendaries, plus it's Year of the Dragon
Kargath Bladefist - Year of the Phoenix, so will stick around for a good while, but only seems to be used occasionally
Teron Gorefiend - another Phoenix card, and neutral, but seems to be declining in popularity since egg warrior gave way to enrage builds
So, what should I invest in? I'm looking for fun, competitive decks, but also value for dust. I also subscribe to the philosophy of 'craft decks, not cards', but figure many of the cards I've listed above will fit into a range of warrior decks.
And to further add to my previous post, I'm kind of embarrassed that I forgot to mention Targus' reports from this very website. Every week they get you a good summary of all of hsreplay's data. Even if you don't have hsreplay premium the article provides you with a lot of insight in good builds and what decks are proving to be the strongest at the higher levels.
Are those still happening? I've found them a really useful distillation of the hsreplay data, but noticed they've kinda tailed off over the last few weeks.
Hi all. I've had an idea to make the new non dupe rules and all these free rares being dished out as end of season rewards even better.
Wouldn't it be a good idea if, once you have all the rares available from standard expansions, you start to get awarded rares from wild expansions? The dust value is exactly the same but it continues to widen your collection, meaning that newer players get to develop their wild collection without having to commit to buying a bunch of packs.
I've had a think and can't really see much of a downside, other than that you can't stockpile duplicate cards in order to potentially cash in on balance change refunds, as many of us did recently with Priestess of Fury, Crimson Sigil Runner, etc.
Don't see there being any more overtly 'pure' cards released, as all of the current ones are from year of the dragon. A shame, as it's a really cool concept
Anyone else not getting the full de value on the nerfed cards? I got full dust refunds on sigil runner and priestess (golden and non-golden), but scrap imp, scavenger's, hanar and blackjack are all displaying the usual de value when I select them. Is it just me, or am I doing something dumb?
Just another consideration to add to this discussion - I'm pretty sure some of the chat at the beginning of year of the Phoenix was that team 5 would be introducing a new mode that will capitalise on your old/unused/wild cards. Might be worth hanging off until we know more about that, if you can
A fine idea. Just did the same. Will post back when I get a response.
So here's the deal...
The solo adventure was available on my EU account before the legendary quest appeared. I dutifully completed Ch 1 but didn't receive the quest reward. Now the quest is displayed in my quest log but I don't know how to activate the reward - I've defeated the final boss again but it makes no difference.
Has anyone had a similar experience or, better yet, can suggest a workaround?
It should be. Normally happens half way through an expansion release so I'm hoping it's imminent, but have heard no mention of it over the last few days.
Would a super secret arena reset be too much to hope for too?
Thanks for this info, it's really helpful. I've played the deck today and think I'm gradually improving with it.
What you're saying about mulligans for different matchups really makes sense - I was keeping Risky Skipper and Armorsmith irrespective of matchup, and a lot of the time they're been dead cards. This has been compounded by the fact that I must have faced only one or two Demon Hunters all weekend - my local meta (EU D5ish) has been warriors, rogues and druids for the most part.
It's a deck with a lot of decision-making to be done, which is one of the things I like about it. A few I'm still wrestling with are when to tempo out a Sky Raider and when to hold on to him as a cheap Risky Skipper activator. Similarly, I think I sometimes let Armorsmith sit in my hand too long, waiting for the Risky Skipper / Armorsmith / other cheap minions combo, whereas it may have been correct to have played it out a bit early and settled for using it to gain 3 or 4 armour, or even just as a soft taunt.
There are plenty of complex decisions in the late game too, and I also think I can be a bit greedy with these. I get that Grommash Hellscream is primarily there as a finisher, but sometimes I think I need to use him as board control - the same goes for holding on to Risky Skipper or Sword and Board as a combo activator for him. Similarly, with [Hearthstone Card (Blaster Boom) Not Found], I tend to wait with him too long, hoping to play him with Risky Skipper on to an empty board to shower the enemy hero with bombs. I need to get better at recognising when he's best played with fewer than three bombs in the deck, as a board control option, or (on the very rare occasion) as a vanilla 7/7.
All in all, plenty to keep me busy. It's fun to be trying to get my head round a deck like this, expecially when the meta is starting to stabilise and some are starting to find it a bit stale.
Thanks mate, that's a kind offer.
For anyone interested, my decklist is as follows:
### Control Bomb Warrior
# Class: Warrior
# Format: Standard
# Year of the Phoenix
#
# 2x (1) Risky Skipper
# 2x (1) Shield Slam
# 2x (1) Sky Raider
# 2x (1) Sword and Board
# 2x (2) Armorsmith
# 2x (2) Battle Rage
# 2x (2) Corsair Cache
# 1x (3) Ancharrr
# 2x (3) Bladestorm
# 2x (3) EVIL Quartermaster
# 2x (3) Shield Block
# 2x (4) Wrenchcalibur
# 2x (5) Brawl
# 1x (5) Captain Greenskin
# 1x (7) Blastmaster Boom
# 2x (7) Bloodboil Brute
# 1x (8) Grommash Hellscream
#
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It's the vs list, except I've added a second Brawl instead of Deathwing, Mad Aspect. I may craft DW if he proves to be core, but I feel the archetype is still settling down. I'm mulliganing for Skipper, Armorsmith, Corsair, Ancharrr and Sky Raider, as per hsreplay data, but I suspect I need to vary this more depending on the matchup. Also think I'm playing too aggressively atm. Have been watching a few streamers (Zeddy, Rarran), so I'm sure I'll get the hang if it eventually, but I've got a way to go yet :)
Thanks to all. I crafted Grom and Ancharrr last night and have been having lots of fun with bomb warrior. Still learning the deck, so not great with it yet, but it's exactly what I was hoping for - a fun, powerful deck that takes some time to master.
Thanks for these posts - very considered and insightful info that is a big help.
Also glad to see that there appears to be a consensus, in that Ancharrr and Grommash Hellscream are the two best options for crafting. I'm gonna hold fire until the vs report comes out tomorrow (a final bit of wavering) and, unless something drastic happens between now and then, reckon I'll craft them both. Who knows, maybe I'll even pack a Grommash after the tavern brawl tonight :)
So I'm desperate to play some of these hot new warrior decks that are storming their way up ladder, but am unsure what my best crafting options are.
I currently have The Boom Reaver, Blastmaster Boom and Armagedillo, plus two of each class epic from the Classic, Rise of Shadows and Ashes of Outlands sets and the cards from the Galakrond's Awakening solo adventure. I also have a big pile of dust, but the reason for that is that I'm very stingy about what I craft with it!
I'm looking for advice on what are currently the best legendaries to craft for the class, as I see a lot of different variants of pirate, bomb/control and enrage warrior, all of which seem to use different combinations of the cards listed below:
Grommash Hellscream - appears in a lot of decks, and is Classic, so shouldn't rotate
Ancharrr - seems to be a must-have, but is from Year of the Dragon, so will rotate sooner
Deathwing, Mad Aspect - seems to be less ubiquitous than other legendaries, plus it's Year of the Dragon
Kargath Bladefist - Year of the Phoenix, so will stick around for a good while, but only seems to be used occasionally
Teron Gorefiend - another Phoenix card, and neutral, but seems to be declining in popularity since egg warrior gave way to enrage builds
I also realise a lot of decks run Livewire Lance and Bloodsworn Mercenary, again cards from Year of the Dragon.
So, what should I invest in? I'm looking for fun, competitive decks, but also value for dust. I also subscribe to the philosophy of 'craft decks, not cards', but figure many of the cards I've listed above will fit into a range of warrior decks.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
Are those still happening? I've found them a really useful distillation of the hsreplay data, but noticed they've kinda tailed off over the last few weeks.
Hope he posts them again soon.
Love it. All of the Year or the Phoenix cardbacks have been awesome so far, and this one is no exception.
Hi all. I've had an idea to make the new non dupe rules and all these free rares being dished out as end of season rewards even better.
Wouldn't it be a good idea if, once you have all the rares available from standard expansions, you start to get awarded rares from wild expansions? The dust value is exactly the same but it continues to widen your collection, meaning that newer players get to develop their wild collection without having to commit to buying a bunch of packs.
I've had a think and can't really see much of a downside, other than that you can't stockpile duplicate cards in order to potentially cash in on balance change refunds, as many of us did recently with Priestess of Fury, Crimson Sigil Runner, etc.
So, whadda ya think?
Don't see there being any more overtly 'pure' cards released, as all of the current ones are from year of the dragon. A shame, as it's a really cool concept
Hey, no worries mate - nothing ventured, nothing gained :)
No golden leg, just a pyroblast and a bunch of rares/commons. Either my counting is out and I'm really unlucky, or it doesn't work.
Thanks for this. Pretty sure I'm at four just now, so I think I'm gonna take the plunge tomorrow. Will post back with my findings
Interesting. Do you know if the guaranteed legendary in the first 10 packs rule applies for golden classic packs distinctly from regular classic too?
It was on mobile, but the patch had already come through.
Just logged back in again and it's working fine now, but I'd double check the dust values before you hit the de button.
Either that, or I need to stop taking so much lsd...
Anyone else not getting the full de value on the nerfed cards? I got full dust refunds on sigil runner and priestess (golden and non-golden), but scrap imp, scavenger's, hanar and blackjack are all displaying the usual de value when I select them. Is it just me, or am I doing something dumb?
Just another consideration to add to this discussion - I'm pretty sure some of the chat at the beginning of year of the Phoenix was that team 5 would be introducing a new mode that will capitalise on your old/unused/wild cards. Might be worth hanging off until we know more about that, if you can