Hirumredx, AKA The Duel Logs, started a Hearthstone channel a couple weeks ago. For anyone who doesn't know, he's a super-prolific World of Warcraft and YuGiOh content creator, mostly in the form of Top Tens.
It's basically junk food content, but it's good. I thought the channel deserved a little spotlight since he doesn't seem to be advertising it anywhere.
I haven't found them all, but I can say that at least half of them are Kaldheim cards, which should reduce the search space for some of them. I will note that Kaldheim had a strong troll theme. The others I found had a pretty strong winter theme in their name or riddle.
More of a fun deck than a competitive deck - but this deck is capable of winning games and getting you through the ladder. Kazakusan from the Onyxia's Lair miniset is more of a fun inclusion - the problem is games not lasting long enough to play him!
After this deck highlight, I just had to buy some packs to accumulate the last bit of dust to craft Reliquary of Souls allowing me to finally play the deck. So far I'm 4-0 climbing from D5 to D4 and can't wait to play this deck some more. I like it a lot!
To my knowledge I didn't encounter any tier 1 decks in these 4 games, but could I actually be on to something here? Most of my ideas don't work out this well.
Making such a massive change, bigger deck and health, would likely destroy aggro decks as a playstyle. Destroying fundamental gameplay is not a good idea.
The Magic Arena clues are definitely the most challenging since it's card database is also the largest compared to the other card games. However, if I remember correctly 1 of the moderators did mention in the past that the answers will trigger for all non unique cards you might encounter browsing the card database.
Anyways, all the clues are closely related to this event's theme and were quite solvable. There was only 1 that gave me the hardest time ever to find the answer because I kept wandering down the wrong rabbit hole.
Just keep going and try to finish the whole thing if you want. I really hope that one of my previous comments about me giving hints sparsely did not have the opposite effect.
I also wonder why there is so little hint discussion going on. Myself including, there is only a handful of active people in this thread. Unless the usual gang of previous events stopped visiting OoC I cannot imagine why it is so silent this time around.
Well, I do not even really care about that I managed to complete the entire event. I mean, it looks nice to be in the top spot of the leaderboard, but for most of the non-Hearthstone clues I just clicked on a lot of links on this wonderful site not even bothering to read some of the clues beforehand. Having said that, I do read them afterwards to understand the correlation. In a way, it is like reaching Legend, I just spent way too much time doing the climb and anyone can do it eventually.
Asking for hints is fine, I did the same. I am just saying that I personally will not immediately respond and give away all the answers too quickly because the moderators have spent their time to create this quality content for us to enjoy.
Off topic, English is also not my native language so that probably makes me a foreigner as well 😂
The only thing that matters here is our common ground: To discuss about our favorite pastime and hobby called 'Hearthstone' in a friendly manner.
(... which we have been doing for several years already, time flies when you are having fun.)
You´re all very kind and friendly (and very helpful) here, that´s why I love this site and I´m staying :)
Yulon/sinestra/brightwing is absolutely the best thing that came out of this horrible set of tasks. To be honest I wouldn't even have seen it if it weren't for task 8. Too bad the dps from this team is so low it could never truly be top tier in pve.
Chi-ji being able to slot neatly into fire teams is another thing I discovered while completing the tasks. Being able to heal and combo with geddon definitely puts it one step higher than rag in pve.
Im not as optimistic about the way team5 handled this event though. Tasks 4 (annointed blade) and task 8 can go take a jump off a cliff far as Im concerned. The sheer levels of luck required, and Im still convinced that no casual fan that didn't grind from day 1 can go through this. I very nearly ragequit on task 8 myself.
I grinded some of the new Mercs by a good portion.
Sinestra - Halfway there: I unlocked all the equipments and I am at task 14ish; abilities are at 2 or 3. Mana Barrier 3 is bonkers: makes your Dragons almost unkillable, especially in combination with [Hearthstone Card (Mana Brooch 4) Not Found] (maxed).
Yu'lon - Love it so much. [Hearthstone Card (Jade Gust 5) Not Found] is maxed, Enveloping Mist 4 is almost there and then Pearl of Yu'lon is going to be my main concern. Probably one of my favorite Mercs.
Niuzao - Abilities at 2 or 3, and I still have to unlock one equipment. Not very hot on this one.
Wrathion - It's a Human and not a Dragon, so I haven't paid much attention to it.
Chi-Ji - So satisfying to play, and it's (relatively) free for everyone! I love casting [Hearthstone Card (Blazing Song 5) Not Found] into [Hearthstone Card (Firestorm 5) Not Found].
Just finished my 1000th win with Shammy last night - Yay!
As far as the original 9 classes goes, I only have left to work on Druid (780) and Mage (968) - and of course, Demon Hunter ... far behind, with 143 wins on record. I have to be patient for this one and remember that it took me since Naxx to get almost all the OG's to the 1000 marks - it'll take some time too to gring DH to 500 & 1000.
Wishing you all a good luck in your quest for achieving the complete set - if such is your target ;)
As someone who's never bought a Mercs pack (neither with gold or cash), I recently completed the Chi-Ji Questline and boy, it was a struggle.
In the end, the total MVPs were Yu'lon, Sinestra and Brightwing - they carried me through multiple tasks.
Although some tasks were really dumb (yep, #8 and #9: I am talking about you), this event left me satisfied, as it rewarded me a rather strong Merc and a lot of coins, so I hope they'll do more of this in the future.
Good job! I have only invested a little in Mercenaries, though I play it a lot. These tasks have been very challenging, but like you say, the rewards are decent. I'm on the final one now, and have not yet attempted it. I'm thinking Anduin, Brightwing, Sinestra. My newer mercs, like Yulon and Chi-Ji, are not upgraded enough to make the cut
I just realized that somebody (actually you) had already asked for a hint to this one. Normally I search before asking, but there was so little hint discussion this time, I got used to just asking. And it was hidden under a spoiler tag (unnecessarily imo), so that made it a bit harder to find. Sorry about that. I found the answer thanks to that last hint though.
That makes all the Hearthstone clues for me. Normally I solve the whole thing thanks to hints given, but since there's been a lot less hint discussion this time, perhaps I should quit now. Otherwise I might end up flooding this comment page with hint requests. Almost did just with Hearthstone hints.
As someone who's never bought a Mercs pack (neither with gold or cash), I recently completed the Chi-Ji Questline and boy, it was a struggle.
In the end, the total MVPs were Yu'lon, Sinestra and Brightwing - they carried me through multiple tasks.
Although some tasks were really dumb (yep, #8 and #9: I am talking about you), this event left me satisfied, as it rewarded me a rather strong Merc and a lot of coins, so I hope they'll do more of this in the future.
Ok, I’m calling out for help. I have no idea how to clear task 8 (heroic Lokholar). I don’t know what comp to use or how to play it. My beasts/dragons of reasonably high level are Alex, Brightwing, Mukla, Krush, Blink fox and Trigore.
That was my comp (except I used Sinestra instead of Trigore). I think the main thing is to get lucky with treasures. For example, my Brightwing picked up the "your mercs take 10 less damage this turn" treasure, and that was key, especially on the turn when Lokholar attacked 5 or 6 times.
Just an FYI: that amazing passive that immediately snipes summoned minions does not work on him, since the guys he summons are mercs, not minions (as opposed to Ahune, against whom it works great!).
Leveling up Sinestra if you have her is well worth the time. She's amazing in PvP as well.
Yep, there is also that fact (if you recall what the patch notes first stated) we were not supposed to get all 10 tasks available all at once. The final 2 would've only unlocked today if everything went according to the original schedule. Although that would still leave more than a week of "blank Toki space" for the fastest crowd. If they wanted to play around that, they probably should've gone with "1 special task daily" implementation.
Chi-Ji is meant to be that alternative Toki for the event duration. ;) They just didn't quite think about how people who might rush through the event in the first few days might react to seeing a blank space for the remainder of it.
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yeah it's just an easy way to do the 5 win weekly quest if you don't feel like doing BG's. It should be banned.
Hirumredx/Duel Logs has a Hearthstone channel
Hirumredx, AKA The Duel Logs, started a Hearthstone channel a couple weeks ago. For anyone who doesn't know, he's a super-prolific World of Warcraft and YuGiOh content creator, mostly in the form of Top Tens.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChesPu9qcY7spOA0ApTWcew/featured
It's basically junk food content, but it's good. I thought the channel deserved a little spotlight since he doesn't seem to be advertising it anywhere.
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Darkseeker's channel - 13th November update: KOtsosKOtsos' Reno Evolve Shudderwock Shaman - ft. Archivist Elysiana
27th February update: DannyJi's Shudderwock Shaman, ft. Kazakusan!
More of a fun deck than a competitive deck - but this deck is capable of winning games and getting you through the ladder.
Kazakusan from the Onyxia's Lair miniset is more of a fun inclusion - the problem is games not lasting long enough to play him!
Deck code: AAEBAaoIEPoOm8sCi84CoM4Cq+cC8+cCw+oC7/cCtZgDw7YDj84DqO4Dpu8DhvoD/Z8EhLAEB/a9At/EApLkA+PuA9OABLmRBJWSBAA=
https://youtu.be/er_FR1bR9y0
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Stop pogohopping, you miserable minors. It's just bloody annoying. Try to be creative.
Weekend of Wild Hearthstone Decks - Kazakusan Questline Demon Hunter, Dragoncaster Mage, & More!
After this deck highlight, I just had to buy some packs to accumulate the last bit of dust to craft Reliquary of Souls allowing me to finally play the deck. So far I'm 4-0 climbing from D5 to D4 and can't wait to play this deck some more. I like it a lot!
To my knowledge I didn't encounter any tier 1 decks in these 4 games, but could I actually be on to something here? Most of my ideas don't work out this well.
Blizzard Devs Confirm Next Year Will See More Board-based Gameplay, More Variety in Standard Hearthstone
Tell that to the devs, they destroyed control...
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The Magic Arena clues are definitely the most challenging since it's card database is also the largest compared to the other card games. However, if I remember correctly 1 of the moderators did mention in the past that the answers will trigger for all non unique cards you might encounter browsing the card database.
Anyways, all the clues are closely related to this event's theme and were quite solvable. There was only 1 that gave me the hardest time ever to find the answer because I kept wandering down the wrong rabbit hole.
Good luck, you can do it! 👍🏻
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Just keep going and try to finish the whole thing if you want. I really hope that one of my previous comments about me giving hints sparsely did not have the opposite effect.
I also wonder why there is so little hint discussion going on. Myself including, there is only a handful of active people in this thread. Unless the usual gang of previous events stopped visiting OoC I cannot imagine why it is so silent this time around.
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You´re all very kind and friendly (and very helpful) here, that´s why I love this site and I´m staying :)
Updated: Special Limited-Time Chi-Ji Event for Hearthstone Mercenaries Begins - Experienced Players, Get Ready for a Challenge
Yulon/sinestra/brightwing is absolutely the best thing that came out of this horrible set of tasks. To be honest I wouldn't even have seen it if it weren't for task 8. Too bad the dps from this team is so low it could never truly be top tier in pve.
Chi-ji being able to slot neatly into fire teams is another thing I discovered while completing the tasks. Being able to heal and combo with geddon definitely puts it one step higher than rag in pve.
Im not as optimistic about the way team5 handled this event though. Tasks 4 (annointed blade) and task 8 can go take a jump off a cliff far as Im concerned. The sheer levels of luck required, and Im still convinced that no casual fan that didn't grind from day 1 can go through this. I very nearly ragequit on task 8 myself.
Snowcapped
...strange
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Any advice on narrowing the search for Magic arena hints, since every card has two variants or more, and lots of them don't even have art?
Golden Hero Portrait - Completionist & Grind
Congrats Horus! 1k wins Shaman is so sick.
Updated: Special Limited-Time Chi-Ji Event for Hearthstone Mercenaries Begins - Experienced Players, Get Ready for a Challenge
I grinded some of the new Mercs by a good portion.
Sinestra - Halfway there: I unlocked all the equipments and I am at task 14ish; abilities are at 2 or 3. Mana Barrier 3 is bonkers: makes your Dragons almost unkillable, especially in combination with [Hearthstone Card (Mana Brooch 4) Not Found] (maxed).
Yu'lon - Love it so much. [Hearthstone Card (Jade Gust 5) Not Found] is maxed, Enveloping Mist 4 is almost there and then Pearl of Yu'lon is going to be my main concern. Probably one of my favorite Mercs.
Niuzao - Abilities at 2 or 3, and I still have to unlock one equipment. Not very hot on this one.
Wrathion - It's a Human and not a Dragon, so I haven't paid much attention to it.
Xuen - See Niuzao.
Chi-Ji - So satisfying to play, and it's (relatively) free for everyone! I love casting [Hearthstone Card (Blazing Song 5) Not Found] into [Hearthstone Card (Firestorm 5) Not Found].
Long'xin - I don't have it, so...
Golden Hero Portrait - Completionist & Grind
Just finished my 1000th win with Shammy last night - Yay!
As far as the original 9 classes goes, I only have left to work on Druid (780) and Mage (968) - and of course, Demon Hunter ... far behind, with 143 wins on record. I have to be patient for this one and remember that it took me since Naxx to get almost all the OG's to the 1000 marks - it'll take some time too to gring DH to 500 & 1000.
Wishing you all a good luck in your quest for achieving the complete set - if such is your target ;)
Updated: Special Limited-Time Chi-Ji Event for Hearthstone Mercenaries Begins - Experienced Players, Get Ready for a Challenge
Good job! I have only invested a little in Mercenaries, though I play it a lot. These tasks have been very challenging, but like you say, the rewards are decent. I'm on the final one now, and have not yet attempted it. I'm thinking Anduin, Brightwing, Sinestra. My newer mercs, like Yulon and Chi-Ji, are not upgraded enough to make the cut
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I just realized that somebody (actually you) had already asked for a hint to this one. Normally I search before asking, but there was so little hint discussion this time, I got used to just asking. And it was hidden under a spoiler tag (unnecessarily imo), so that made it a bit harder to find. Sorry about that. I found the answer thanks to that last hint though.
That makes all the Hearthstone clues for me. Normally I solve the whole thing thanks to hints given, but since there's been a lot less hint discussion this time, perhaps I should quit now. Otherwise I might end up flooding this comment page with hint requests. Almost did just with Hearthstone hints.
Updated: Special Limited-Time Chi-Ji Event for Hearthstone Mercenaries Begins - Experienced Players, Get Ready for a Challenge
As someone who's never bought a Mercs pack (neither with gold or cash), I recently completed the Chi-Ji Questline and boy, it was a struggle.
In the end, the total MVPs were Yu'lon, Sinestra and Brightwing - they carried me through multiple tasks.
Although some tasks were really dumb (yep, #8 and #9: I am talking about you), this event left me satisfied, as it rewarded me a rather strong Merc and a lot of coins, so I hope they'll do more of this in the future.
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Updated: Special Limited-Time Chi-Ji Event for Hearthstone Mercenaries Begins - Experienced Players, Get Ready for a Challenge
That was my comp (except I used Sinestra instead of Trigore). I think the main thing is to get lucky with treasures. For example, my Brightwing picked up the "your mercs take 10 less damage this turn" treasure, and that was key, especially on the turn when Lokholar attacked 5 or 6 times.
Just an FYI: that amazing passive that immediately snipes summoned minions does not work on him, since the guys he summons are mercs, not minions (as opposed to Ahune, against whom it works great!).
Leveling up Sinestra if you have her is well worth the time. She's amazing in PvP as well.
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Updated: Special Limited-Time Chi-Ji Event for Hearthstone Mercenaries Begins - Experienced Players, Get Ready for a Challenge
Yep, there is also that fact (if you recall what the patch notes first stated) we were not supposed to get all 10 tasks available all at once. The final 2 would've only unlocked today if everything went according to the original schedule. Although that would still leave more than a week of "blank Toki space" for the fastest crowd. If they wanted to play around that, they probably should've gone with "1 special task daily" implementation.
Updated: Special Limited-Time Chi-Ji Event for Hearthstone Mercenaries Begins - Experienced Players, Get Ready for a Challenge
I see, then if they can just solve this 'gap' issue it would be fine, at least for me.
Updated: Special Limited-Time Chi-Ji Event for Hearthstone Mercenaries Begins - Experienced Players, Get Ready for a Challenge
Chi-Ji is meant to be that alternative Toki for the event duration. ;) They just didn't quite think about how people who might rush through the event in the first few days might react to seeing a blank space for the remainder of it.