Our second month into the mysterious Murder at Castle Nathria expansion, still uncertain as to who might've offed notorious Sire Denathrius. One thing for sure, it couldn't have been our esteemed swift dragon Nozdormu the Eternal! He is only ever here to help, once again with the bonus XP monthly quest that can provide a small yet welcome boost to your ongoing Rewards Track journey. Especially if you have yet to reach the levels 65 and 75 for the Uncraftable Golden Epic offering of Demolition Renovator (and also if you were lucky enough to dodge them in your packs thus far).
Currently active across all regions, this time around the special monthly quest arrives less than a week after the most recent set of Constructed balance changes. Does that increase our existing deck options? One would hope so!
Nozdormu Investigations Remain on the Murder Case
Nozdormu the Eternal is an integral part of the Core set (now with the 2022 tag), always there when you need to practice your 'speed Hearthstone' skills:
- As long as you have one quest slot open come server reset in your region on the 15th of each month, the Nozdormu quest will replace your regular quest of the day. It grants a lot more bonus XP, making it a worthwhile pursuit!
- This quest can also be rerolled away for a typical lesser one, if you really cannot stand it. But Nozdormu will be very sad, and you will lose out on your precious Rewards Track XP.
- In order to be eligible, simply remove a non-crucial card from one of your favorite decks and replace it with Nozdormu the Eternal. It's not like anyone remembers to switch back after they're done.
- Queue up for a game with your 'new' deck in any relevant game mode of choice and hopefully encounter another player with Nozdormu on their side, then have fun playing 'Speedstone'!
- You don't necessarily have to complete the quest as soon as you get it (it will actually remain in your log until refreshed), but there will likely be far fewer people trying to do the same later on.
- Winning or losing doesn't really matter for the quest completion, and opponents don't need to have Nozdormu the Eternal in their decks for it to count on your side - but just like with any other 'Play 3 games' quests, instant conceding won't add to overall progress. Luckily, the game will give you a warning if you attempt to quit the match too soon!
If you're trying to take your blitzing semi-seriously and not just queue up and go AFK for a while as the quest "completes itself", then as usual we recommend settling for any decks that aren't reliant on long combos or performing multiple actions in a single turn. Simplicity is the key, as any flashy, slow animations or Discover choices aren't particularly desirable (unless you happen to have lighting speed reflexes). 15 seconds is all you get to work with here!
Finding somebody who has also put Nozdormu the Eternal into their deck isn't such a common occurrence nowadays, especially on Ranked ladders (it's only 3 games per month for most players, after all). You can consider yourself quite lucky when you do, and should enjoy those turns storming by - it's possible to tell whether the effect is in play as soon as the mulligan phase wraps up.
Current Tavern Brawl
Well, it is the notorious Heroic Brawliseum of Wild category - if you have more than enough gold to waste and are feeling very brave, nobody could stop you from slotting Nozdormu the Eternal into your decks. Now, whether that would be considered a remotely sensible choice... you surely know the answer already.
Nozdormu Day Decks for September 2022
Following the latest package of balance changes, we've got a number of options at our disposal. Who knows, it might even be time to dust off a forgotten class or two (Paladin also exists, but most of the viable lists are all about the Pure archetype; no Neutrals allowed). And if you've got a bright idea for a homebrew deck where Nozdormu the Eternal simply belongs, don't hesitate to go for it!
And on the Wild side of things, the deck from Trimutius has been following the theme of Nozdormu and his Dragon companions more closely. They even seem to have found the Door of Shadows within the castle.
Got any other suitably swift decks where it feels like Nozdormu the Eternal just fits? Completing your quest as quickly as possible in Casual mode or bravely trying to climb the ranks at the same time? Let us know whether you've had any luck running into other Nozdormus in any game mode this month!
Comments
Went into Casual with a Control Shaman (threw out Kael for Noz). Procced just once - against a Priest - but I won all three so that's nice.
Every month I feel like an idiot putting an unplayable card in my deck just for some experience when none of my opponents ever played nozdormu. Why would you put nozdormu in a 40-card deck anyway...
I still occasionally bother hunting for a speed match (most of the time not drawing the X card that would've been Noz doesn't particularly affect the winrate) as it can be fun; but as it's also not so common, afk queueing into Wild or Casual and leaving it on is one of my alternatives.
First match I queued into was speedstone, much to my surprise as I didn't notice the Noz trigger at the start of the game. Forgot how it really increases the pressure of the match.
Gotta go fast!