You have to draw Carnival Clown with Prismatic Lens. It reduces the cost of the clown, so you can corrupt it with one of the other cards in the deck. You will basically never corrupt Clown fairly, only when it's reduced to a low cost with Prismatic Lens.
If you do get Y'Shaarj with Lens, you can just play it as a 10/10; I've won a few games that way.
That's a fantastic idea! It sounds even better than Mimiron's Head. I had considered Kobold Stickyfinger, but Blingtron does his job far better. Thanks for the suggestion!
The potential for this is almost limitless. You can double up on Swampqueen Hagatha and the Drustvar Horrors, play Barista Lynchen to get a huge reload turn, or get 5 Dopplegangsters for a huge Evolve. It's very easy to complete in any deck that would want the effect, and the fact that it's usable every turn makes it a supercharged Brann Bronzebeard. The first two quests seemed a bit iffy, but this one is undeniably awesome!
This is a very good post! I had no idea about Ra-den and Lei Shen's connections to Uldum and the Tol'vir. I was wondering why exactly Lei Shen was chosen for the bundle, but this makes perfect sense.
In WoW, Tekhan's role in the story is that he aligned his tribe with Deathwing in order to cure the Curse of Flesh and make the Neferset entirely stone, as opposed to the fleshy Ramkahen tol'vir. It could be that the objective in Uldum is to resurrect Deathwing. Many people have speculated that the third set is Deathwing/Dragon Soul related based on the color scheme, and it could be that Tekhan and Rafaam's plan succeeds and we see the third expansion based around a revived Deathwing attempting a second Cataclysm and the heroes' desperate attempt to stop him. This would certainly fit the Year of the Dragon theme, as there is hardly a more iconic Dragon in Warcraft than Deathwing.
In Hearthstone, "end of turn" effects are only triggered at the beginning of the end of turn step, not in the middle of it. Goblin Prank kills a minion when the end of turn step begins. When Vargoth cast Goblin Prank, because the end of turn step had already begun, Goblin Prank did not kill him during that turn. The Goblin Prank buff lasts until the beginning of an end of turn step, at which point the buff kills the minion, which is what happened. This is the same reason why Vargoth casting Shadow Essence and getting Lich King/Ragnaros won't trigger their effects immediately. Y'Shaarj works the same way.
As LyraSilvertongue previously said, my ideal format too is one where all cards are in their pre-nerf form. This format would be insane, and very unbalanced, but it would represent a true battle of titans, with the game's greatest decks battling it out. Is Naga Sea Witch fast enough to beat Undertaker? Can 2 mana Fiery War Axe, Charge Patches and 3/2 Small-Time Buccaneer beat out 2 mana Frost Nova and 5 mana Blizzard Freeze Mage? Can anything stop Star Aligner with 0 mana 2 crystal Innervate, 5 mana Spreading Plague and pre-nerf Nourish/Wild Growth? I'd love to see which decks ended up as the kings of such a format.
The only exception I would make is for Reckless Experimenter and Shadowboxer, as those cards were pre-emptively nerfed, in the sense that the overpowered deck that would have featured them never actually existed. Dreadsteed is similar, but I don't think Dreadsteed/Defile is broken enough to merit any changes in this format.
Ideally, you would unlock the format by buying a bundle (available for gold or cash) that gave you the special pre-nerf versions of all the cards, fully golden and undisenchantable with a special rarity gem, for use only in the format. I love Wild because it has the most powerful decks Hearthstone has to offer, and I'd love to see this format (Untamed seems like a fitting name) as the Vintage to Wild's Legacy.
Today, I opened a golden The Caverns Below. I hadn't played Quest Rogue since the original nerf (dusted it to make Aya Blackpaw), but I think I've fallen in love. Cards like Daring Escape, Valeera the Hollow, Vicious Scalehide and EVIL Miscreant are such a huge step up from my original experience playing the deck with just Fire Fly and Igneous Elemental. It's such a blast to play, with so many interesting ways to both complete the quest and win afterwards. Hopefully future sets continue to add great cards to the deck, as it has instantly become one of my favorites.
I welcome this, but I sincerely hope that it isn't a replacement for Choose Your Champion. Hopefully the playoffs of the Grandmasters will have some sort of CYC event, as it'd be a real shame to go from 1-4 packs to a guaranteed 2, even though the EV is roughly the same.
Lei Shen is one of the most badass characters in Warcraft history, and the bundle is both a good value and a boost to the game's esports scene. This is a fantastic bundle, and I'm so glad to see the Thunder King finally represented in Hearthstone. Hopefully more stuff from Pandaria is on the way!
You have to draw Carnival Clown with Prismatic Lens. It reduces the cost of the clown, so you can corrupt it with one of the other cards in the deck. You will basically never corrupt Clown fairly, only when it's reduced to a low cost with Prismatic Lens.
If you do get Y'Shaarj with Lens, you can just play it as a 10/10; I've won a few games that way.
That's a fantastic idea! It sounds even better than Mimiron's Head. I had considered Kobold Stickyfinger, but Blingtron does his job far better. Thanks for the suggestion!
Fortnite has drops for watching streams. It seems very likely that Blizzard will enable drops on Hearthstone streams in the same way.
https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/youtube-drops
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Can't wait to play Wild Token Beast Druid with BEEEES!!!, Corridor Creeper, Knight of the Wild, and Addled Grizzly!
Done :)
The potential for this is almost limitless. You can double up on Swampqueen Hagatha and the Drustvar Horrors, play Barista Lynchen to get a huge reload turn, or get 5 Dopplegangsters for a huge Evolve. It's very easy to complete in any deck that would want the effect, and the fact that it's usable every turn makes it a supercharged Brann Bronzebeard. The first two quests seemed a bit iffy, but this one is undeniably awesome!
This is a very good post! I had no idea about Ra-den and Lei Shen's connections to Uldum and the Tol'vir. I was wondering why exactly Lei Shen was chosen for the bundle, but this makes perfect sense.
In WoW, Tekhan's role in the story is that he aligned his tribe with Deathwing in order to cure the Curse of Flesh and make the Neferset entirely stone, as opposed to the fleshy Ramkahen tol'vir. It could be that the objective in Uldum is to resurrect Deathwing. Many people have speculated that the third set is Deathwing/Dragon Soul related based on the color scheme, and it could be that Tekhan and Rafaam's plan succeeds and we see the third expansion based around a revived Deathwing attempting a second Cataclysm and the heroes' desperate attempt to stop him. This would certainly fit the Year of the Dragon theme, as there is hardly a more iconic Dragon in Warcraft than Deathwing.
In Hearthstone, "end of turn" effects are only triggered at the beginning of the end of turn step, not in the middle of it. Goblin Prank kills a minion when the end of turn step begins. When Vargoth cast Goblin Prank, because the end of turn step had already begun, Goblin Prank did not kill him during that turn. The Goblin Prank buff lasts until the beginning of an end of turn step, at which point the buff kills the minion, which is what happened. This is the same reason why Vargoth casting Shadow Essence and getting Lich King/Ragnaros won't trigger their effects immediately. Y'Shaarj works the same way.
As LyraSilvertongue previously said, my ideal format too is one where all cards are in their pre-nerf form. This format would be insane, and very unbalanced, but it would represent a true battle of titans, with the game's greatest decks battling it out. Is Naga Sea Witch fast enough to beat Undertaker? Can 2 mana Fiery War Axe, Charge Patches and 3/2 Small-Time Buccaneer beat out 2 mana Frost Nova and 5 mana Blizzard Freeze Mage? Can anything stop Star Aligner with 0 mana 2 crystal Innervate, 5 mana Spreading Plague and pre-nerf Nourish/Wild Growth? I'd love to see which decks ended up as the kings of such a format.
The only exception I would make is for Reckless Experimenter and Shadowboxer, as those cards were pre-emptively nerfed, in the sense that the overpowered deck that would have featured them never actually existed. Dreadsteed is similar, but I don't think Dreadsteed/Defile is broken enough to merit any changes in this format.
Ideally, you would unlock the format by buying a bundle (available for gold or cash) that gave you the special pre-nerf versions of all the cards, fully golden and undisenchantable with a special rarity gem, for use only in the format. I love Wild because it has the most powerful decks Hearthstone has to offer, and I'd love to see this format (Untamed seems like a fitting name) as the Vintage to Wild's Legacy.
Today, I opened a golden The Caverns Below. I hadn't played Quest Rogue since the original nerf (dusted it to make Aya Blackpaw), but I think I've fallen in love. Cards like Daring Escape, Valeera the Hollow, Vicious Scalehide and EVIL Miscreant are such a huge step up from my original experience playing the deck with just Fire Fly and Igneous Elemental. It's such a blast to play, with so many interesting ways to both complete the quest and win afterwards. Hopefully future sets continue to add great cards to the deck, as it has instantly become one of my favorites.
I welcome this, but I sincerely hope that it isn't a replacement for Choose Your Champion. Hopefully the playoffs of the Grandmasters will have some sort of CYC event, as it'd be a real shame to go from 1-4 packs to a guaranteed 2, even though the EV is roughly the same.
Never apologize for featuring Esparanta! He one of the best Wild deckbuilders when it comes to creative and wacky decks.
Lei Shen is one of the most badass characters in Warcraft history, and the bundle is both a good value and a boost to the game's esports scene. This is a fantastic bundle, and I'm so glad to see the Thunder King finally represented in Hearthstone. Hopefully more stuff from Pandaria is on the way!