Anyone using Kazakusan with any success competitively? I wonder how it fares against The Juggernaut. Since a control Druid shell seems to be enough against QL hunte
Holy moly, you managed to find a use for Maiev Shadowsong! That alone deserves a candy! Hiding Beardo to free 3 mana during the combo turn is a neat idea. However, a turn 6 Beardo/Maiev is a pretty dead turn (as slow as Thaurissan was/is. Remember warlocks use a very slow Runed Mithril Rod and the deck is still a powerhouse).
I don't know if a heavier emphasis on cycle, deck emptying and board clears/heals shouldn't be better against aggro. Stuff like Call to Arms, Kangor, loot hoarders, Solemn Vigil... At least that was my very old list. Yours probably is better suited for the modern days!
Oh, I found a libram version of Exodia too in my library of old decks. It's also more defensive and relies on discounted librams and tour guide for the OTK. There are so many ways to build the deck. The key, I think, is cheating Uther the earliest and Nozdormu seems to be the best for that, right?
Mage's legendary and 10 mana spell indeed look promising. I like your suggestion of a big-spell mage shell trying to discount LPG, acting as a control mage and using a 1-mana Haleh as a finisher with a load of dmg spells from hand (APM style...?) Could use some experimentation. Regarding the 10-mana summon 2 dragons... Unless it is cheated very early I don't believe it's fast and consistent enough. Not many dragons have taunt or rush (and Big decks haven't been really good in a long time)
About Mi'da, I kinda liked it... Until you reminded me Reno Jackson is a thing lol. Even still, an interesting card with good keywords. Let's keep an eye on it.
BTW, I hope at the end of these reviews you sum it up answering the most important question. Is Onyxia's Lair worth its gold price for us Wild-only players??
I can see it working in BIG/Duel Paladin in Wild, since you ramp to 10 mana on turn 4 with Nozdormu, drop this on 5, clears any aggro board (pesky pirates) and is left with an immune 8/8...
What about Raid Boss Onyxia in here? Should remove any aggro board (pesky pirates) and leave you with an immune 8/8.
I'd also consider other options that have a better board impact (or rush/taunt at least), so the Ragnaroses don't fit very well because they won't save you against an aggro horde. So: Brasswing, Varian, King of Stormwind (drawing you a rush and a taunt minion AND gaining those attributes), Goliath, Sneed's Masterpiece, Primordial Drake could be considered.
(I'd even drop Uther of the Ebon Blade in here, because why not? 10 mana at T5 is so tempting)
Hey WILD guys. One of you could write an article analysing Onyxia’s Lair impact (or lack thereof) on Wild. I’m particularly not optimistic regarding the legendaries (maybe the priest one in Reno Priest?), just a couple commons for QL hunter. Anyway, it doesn’t seem to be worth the gold price. Whaddya think?
Thanks for deck and guide. Awesome as always. I always loved exodia paladin too and Shirvallah above all. I used to run her with Zola, which was basically a Reno turn against aggro when they thought they had you. Then Uther DK followed etc... Good times
A WILD non-curated Wild would be a nightmare and a wasteland, just as Classic. It's doing relatively fine as is now, it just needs the same attention Standard gets in terms of balance. How on earth warrior and hunter questlines weren't dealt with yet? Or [Hearthstone Card (Sorceress Apprentice) Not Found]? Why no Wild tournaments, even smaller scale ones... They're being stupid to neglect their Eternal mode. Still, here we are... since Beta and Wild-only player.
Still, I'm hoping they'll finally address it this next patch.
Looks fun! How often does it win?
This is AWESSSSOME!!! Thanks!
haven’t played druid in ages, but I’m ready to give it a try with this
Anyone using Kazakusan with any success competitively? I wonder how it fares against The Juggernaut. Since a control Druid shell seems to be enough against QL hunte
Holy moly, you managed to find a use for Maiev Shadowsong! That alone deserves a candy! Hiding Beardo to free 3 mana during the combo turn is a neat idea. However, a turn 6 Beardo/Maiev is a pretty dead turn (as slow as Thaurissan was/is. Remember warlocks use a very slow Runed Mithril Rod and the deck is still a powerhouse).
I don't know if a heavier emphasis on cycle, deck emptying and board clears/heals shouldn't be better against aggro. Stuff like Call to Arms, Kangor, loot hoarders, Solemn Vigil... At least that was my very old list. Yours probably is better suited for the modern days!
Oh, I found a libram version of Exodia too in my library of old decks. It's also more defensive and relies on discounted librams and tour guide for the OTK. There are so many ways to build the deck. The key, I think, is cheating Uther the earliest and Nozdormu seems to be the best for that, right?
Mage's legendary and 10 mana spell indeed look promising. I like your suggestion of a big-spell mage shell trying to discount LPG, acting as a control mage and using a 1-mana Haleh as a finisher with a load of dmg spells from hand (APM style...?) Could use some experimentation. Regarding the 10-mana summon 2 dragons... Unless it is cheated very early I don't believe it's fast and consistent enough. Not many dragons have taunt or rush (and Big decks haven't been really good in a long time)
About Mi'da, I kinda liked it... Until you reminded me Reno Jackson is a thing lol. Even still, an interesting card with good keywords. Let's keep an eye on it.
BTW, I hope at the end of these reviews you sum it up answering the most important question. Is Onyxia's Lair worth its gold price for us Wild-only players??
Hunter is the clear winner here! I agree that regular QL Hunter may see an upheaval with Furious Howl and Dragonbane Shot. Definitely worth trying!
BTW, thanks for doing the Wild set review! Don't know if my suggestion played a role or not, but anyway.
I can see it working in BIG/Duel Paladin in Wild, since you ramp to 10 mana on turn 4 with Nozdormu, drop this on 5, clears any aggro board (pesky pirates) and is left with an immune 8/8...
What about Raid Boss Onyxia in here? Should remove any aggro board (pesky pirates) and leave you with an immune 8/8.
I'd also consider other options that have a better board impact (or rush/taunt at least), so the Ragnaroses don't fit very well because they won't save you against an aggro horde. So: Brasswing, Varian, King of Stormwind (drawing you a rush and a taunt minion AND gaining those attributes), Goliath, Sneed's Masterpiece, Primordial Drake could be considered.
(I'd even drop Uther of the Ebon Blade in here, because why not? 10 mana at T5 is so tempting)
Hey WILD guys. One of you could write an article analysing Onyxia’s Lair impact (or lack thereof) on Wild.
I’m particularly not optimistic regarding the legendaries (maybe the priest one in Reno Priest?), just a couple commons for QL hunter. Anyway, it doesn’t seem to be worth the gold price. Whaddya think?
Acolyte of Pain stares sadly at Whelp Bonker...
Monk class for Hearthstone inc
MTGA got so complicated with all its systems and game modes that it completely lost me...
Back to HS' simplicity, which btw was always the key to its success
Cool ideia man. Nice way of using that sweet Galvangar guy (you should bring that recently buffed Rokara hero tho).
Didn’t understand why those expensive dudes since there’s no way of cheating/recruiting them..
Amazing amount of work and kudos for him!
But as a Wild-only player…. gotta keep waiting for that one
Looks so cool!! Gonna test it tonight
Blizzard hire this guy
Thanks for deck and guide. Awesome as always. I always loved exodia paladin too and Shirvallah above all. I used to run her with Zola, which was basically a Reno turn against aggro when they thought they had you. Then Uther DK followed etc... Good times
Happy to win a Diamond Vanndar, as I picked Horde and already have Drek
A WILD non-curated Wild would be a nightmare and a wasteland, just as Classic. It's doing relatively fine as is now, it just needs the same attention Standard gets in terms of balance. How on earth warrior and hunter questlines weren't dealt with yet? Or [Hearthstone Card (Sorceress Apprentice) Not Found]? Why no Wild tournaments, even smaller scale ones... They're being stupid to neglect their Eternal mode. Still, here we are... since Beta and Wild-only player.
Still, I'm hoping they'll finally address it this next patch.
I know now why I'm so far behind then lol. Thanks for clarifying!