Also: If I remember correctly, I've gotten to legend 9 times so far. Only on one occasion I've beaten the final boss on first try. It's almost like a jinx, I always run into my worst matchup or suffer from the worst possible draw RNG. I fully understand people like Alleria who get frustrated by that but all I can say is that you have proven already that you belong in Legend by reaching rank 1 full stars and getting there is just a matter of time.
Good luck to everyone who's trying!
Thanks anchorm4n for your kind words. I guess I really gave up too soon. You guys make me want to go for it once again.
And thanks R for the deck, I´ll definitely try it. I´ve added you to my friends list :) Even if you won´t hit Legend this month, the next one you will get some bonus stars to get you up quicker, so it might get easier. But you still got plenty of time, so you can do it! Good luck!
It isn't that bad for me, but I do know this kind of ladder anxiety you're talking about. What helped me enormously when I reached legend for the first time was setting up daily goals when I got close. I had reached diamond 5 several times but never managed the grind that follows after that. So I decided to play until I had achieved 3 more wins than losses every day and it worked out pretty well. Sometimes I've played only three games that way, sometimes it took 20. It also helped to know that there were a few days in reserve so having no time to play or only achieving one or two more wins than losses wasn't a big issue.
tl;dr: If the big goal scares you, break it into smaller parts.
Also: If I remember correctly, I've gotten to legend 9 times so far. Only on one occasion I've beaten the final boss on first try. It's almost like a jinx, I always run into my worst matchup or suffer from the worst possible draw RNG. I fully understand people like Alleria who get frustrated by that but all I can say is that you have proven already that you belong in Legend by reaching rank 1 full stars and getting there is just a matter of time.
A good tip for climbing is checking out popular tier list websites, like Tempostorm. It can give you your opponent's decklists while you fight them which is a huge advantage for you if you are unfamiliar with the meta.
Another practice that I do not see being communicated to new players often is thinking about why you are one play over another, and what your opponent can do about it. It seems very basic, but spending 30 seconds to think about your play can be the difference between winning and losing. Sometimes you will find the one-minute turn timer is too short.
There will always be strong decks, and people will play them. These are not the only decks being played, and they are not unbeatable!
Freeze Shudderwock Shaman, APM Mage, Reno Warlock, Even Warlock, Even and Odd Paladins, Odd Demon Hunter, Big/Rez Priest, Sword of a Thousand Truths Priest, Overload Burn Shaman, Pillager Rogue, and others can all be played with some success. I have been having fun with a home brew Tempo Ping Mage that can beat Pirate Warriors. It struggles a little against Mages and Hunters. Big Deathrattle Rogue is also pretty fun!
Bottom line is that if you are having a bad time in Wild, I’m sorry to hear that! I do believe there are some needed balance changes for those two decks and some cards in Mage. But to say Wild is unplayable?! I’m sorry… That’s incorrect!
Yeah I have nothing against the meta persay it seems to punish a lot of traditional deck building styles like midrange or many forms of spell control.
Youre either the aggro, the one combo deck always Ahiri, or you're just grindy board value card pile.
So I think in general Champs just seem bad right now, like trying turbo level something or build around in general. It would explain why Poros is doing as well as it's doing its just grindy value beef.
Is anyone else having issues with the Edwin Vancleef portrait? When I make a deck usining it, it consistently replaces the hero with the basic mage hero in deck selection. It also shows up blank when creating a deck and choosing a class.
Edit: Edwin also appears as any other hero when in the deck list sidebar.
He is a must, he won me a ton of games. One bad draw but then all 3 of your key cards right at the top is invaluable for consistency. Right now I’m working on a few non-odd non-even paladin decks.
Glad to see you back mate! Deck looks a lot of fun. Can it win against QL warrior/hunter at least 50%?
Do you really think it's worth running Polkelt? He's a dead card by itself and drawing Baku is such a dead draw in Wild! I could see myself trying the deck without it and focusing on the tempo game until I draw the finishers naturally.
Speaking of Even/Odd decks, I still believe we're going to see Odd Rogue back (my 1st legend deck) with some more powerful inclusions down the line. Are you working on any other Even/Odd decks? Odd questline druid looks juicy too.
Ok I'm getting really steamed now. I haven't been able to cue up against the AI in weeks, no matter how crappy and mismatched my squad is. So I said, fine, I'll play "fair" and bring my A-game mercs. EVERY SINGLE opponent has maxxed out Lich King who PERMANENTLY slows all my mercs, completely locking me out of every game. I tried various strong comps: nature combos, holy combos, get killed every time. Mind you, I'm playing CASTERS, who can kill the Lich King quickly. It just doesn't matter. By the time he's dead, Cairne comes in and does the same damn thing.
Either you're a whale who bought the best legendaries, or you've grinded them out with INSANE time commitment. I guess the rest of us are just screwed.
I borrowed this deck from someone on my friends list. I didn't have a lot of dust. Luckily all I needed for this deck was a quest and some cards from the new addons (got Mr. Smite for free).
I haven't had a chance to play for a couple of years. So I didn't have any bonus stars. The internet is sooo slow here. Occasionally I get disconnected, which also makes me angry and nervous. So I play only in the evening or at night, so that there are fewer lags.
Thank you all for the words of support. At the moment I'm playing the quest pirate warrior deck in wild mode. I'm progressing quite well, but I don't know if this deck is good enough to reach Legend. I am at the Platinum X for now. I will try my best this month. I wish the same to everyone else. Good luck!
I´ve heard pirate warrior is very good now in Wild. What deck do you play? Anyway, good luck on your climb! If you´re Plat 10 already, you can be Legend this month, if you keep playing. Still got some bonus stars left? What I did was climbing few ranks a day and when I started to be too nervous, I continued the next day. Fingers crossed for you! Keep us informed here!
Thank you all for the words of support. At the moment I'm playing the quest pirate warrior deck in wild mode. I'm progressing quite well, but I don't know if this deck is good enough to reach Legend. I am at the Platinum X for now. I will try my best this month. I wish the same to everyone else. Good luck!
Quest warrior is the best and easiest deck in the format. Know that if you play even somewhat well you should be able to reach legend without any struggles with that deck. ...if that helps at all.
Just make sure you're dropping Rokara on 5/6, consistently.
Thank you all for the words of support. At the moment I'm playing the quest pirate warrior deck in wild mode. I'm progressing quite well, but I don't know if this deck is good enough to reach Legend. I am at the Platinum X for now. I will try my best this month. I wish the same to everyone else. Good luck!
Man the tier list is straight up out the window right now.
https://lor.mobalytics.gg/stats/regions
When you actually examine the up to date win rates for decks the existing tier lists are essentially useless.
We have seen a massive number of decks drop to a barely playable winrate like 51%
So I'll list only the decks that are currently 53% and higher, yes the list is kinda scuffed.
1. Kenin Ahiri 57% combo is doing well into the grindy card piles people are running
2. Spider aggro 57% yeeep good old Elise perhaps the best vanilla champ
3. Pirate aggro 56% never went anywhere always was good always will be
4. Lurk 55% the most resilient midrange deck in Runeterra will always have a place
5. Pantheon 54% Whiteflame is a good card bro
6. Rally Zed 54% you know the drill
7. Darkness 53% solid control
8. Poros 53% grindy aggro
Everything else has dropped to 0 like a bullet. Plunder midrange get out of here, poppy decks gone, yordle burn gone, Sion never knew yeee, Akshan who? Lee Sin what?
Honestly it's time for a new mobalytics tier list because all these nerfs, plus the recent buffs, plus meta defining grindy cards like white flame have absolutely upset the meta.
After I thought about it, you are right. And I am in such situation at the moment.
I was slowly but surely completing bounties... until I came to 4th zone (Blackrock Mountain), where it got really hard and I am stuck on Highlord Omokk... (Normal difficulty)
I found Old_Guardian guide on reddit, "How to complete every Heroic Bounty" and realized, I need Malfurion to complete the Nature comp, which helps in many bounties. So I was farming Fallen Guardians on Heroic (2nd Zone - Felwood) for Malfurion coins. Just unlocked him few days ago.
On Heroic mode, I completed Felwood (2nd Zone), but I already see, Winterspring Heroic (3rd Zone) will be too hard.
I'm leveling Malfurion now, slowly upgrading him. Apart from that, I can say I am just stuck, until I max Malfurion now.
It also depends. Malfurion was available to grind coins in 2nd zone. Other Mercs can be locked ONLY in 4th zone... so what then? Casual player will not get there in any reasonable time or at all. This way he won't be competitive in PvP either (If he ever had some hope to be competitive at all).
Welcome back and many thanks for the deck list. Good guide also. Odd mage has been a favorite of mine for quite some time. I messed around with a similar deck recently but unfortunately could not make it work. It's fun but overall much too weak. Might give it another try later though.
Reminder: Full Dust Refunds for Alterac Valley's Drek'Thar and Vanndar Stormpike Cards End on January 10
thanks for the reminder
Reminder: Full Dust Refunds for Alterac Valley's Drek'Thar and Vanndar Stormpike Cards End on January 10
Conceding gives you the 10 honor per game?
Reach Legend Rank
Thanks anchorm4n for your kind words. I guess I really gave up too soon. You guys make me want to go for it once again.
And thanks R for the deck, I´ll definitely try it. I´ve added you to my friends list :) Even if you won´t hit Legend this month, the next one you will get some bonus stars to get you up quicker, so it might get easier. But you still got plenty of time, so you can do it! Good luck!
Quest Trading - Play A Friend!
Battletag: boandlkramer#2912
Region: EU
Trade Only?: Yes, you first
done
Reach Legend Rank
It isn't that bad for me, but I do know this kind of ladder anxiety you're talking about. What helped me enormously when I reached legend for the first time was setting up daily goals when I got close. I had reached diamond 5 several times but never managed the grind that follows after that. So I decided to play until I had achieved 3 more wins than losses every day and it worked out pretty well. Sometimes I've played only three games that way, sometimes it took 20. It also helped to know that there were a few days in reserve so having no time to play or only achieving one or two more wins than losses wasn't a big issue.
tl;dr: If the big goal scares you, break it into smaller parts.
Also: If I remember correctly, I've gotten to legend 9 times so far. Only on one occasion I've beaten the final boss on first try. It's almost like a jinx, I always run into my worst matchup or suffer from the worst possible draw RNG. I fully understand people like Alleria who get frustrated by that but all I can say is that you have proven already that you belong in Legend by reaching rank 1 full stars and getting there is just a matter of time.
Good luck to everyone who's trying!
Quest Trading - Play A Friend!
Battletag: Patch#1787
Region: NA
Trade only? : Yes, you go first
Thank you, BattleFury#11150!
Reach Legend Rank
A good tip for climbing is checking out popular tier list websites, like Tempostorm. It can give you your opponent's decklists while you fight them which is a huge advantage for you if you are unfamiliar with the meta.
Another practice that I do not see being communicated to new players often is thinking about why you are one play over another, and what your opponent can do about it. It seems very basic, but spending 30 seconds to think about your play can be the difference between winning and losing. Sometimes you will find the one-minute turn timer is too short.
You can do it.
Weekend of Wild Hearthstone Decks - Egg Warlock, Dragon Paladin, Burgle Rogue, & More!
There will always be strong decks, and people will play them. These are not the only decks being played, and they are not unbeatable!
Freeze Shudderwock Shaman, APM Mage, Reno Warlock, Even Warlock, Even and Odd Paladins, Odd Demon Hunter, Big/Rez Priest, Sword of a Thousand Truths Priest, Overload Burn Shaman, Pillager Rogue, and others can all be played with some success. I have been having fun with a home brew Tempo Ping Mage that can beat Pirate Warriors. It struggles a little against Mages and Hunters. Big Deathrattle Rogue is also pretty fun!
Bottom line is that if you are having a bad time in Wild, I’m sorry to hear that! I do believe there are some needed balance changes for those two decks and some cards in Mage. But to say Wild is unplayable?! I’m sorry… That’s incorrect!
Weekend of Wild Hearthstone Decks - Egg Warlock, Dragon Paladin, Burgle Rogue, & More!
90% of the time I play a deck with Frizz I draw her after drawing the dragons I want to discount!
If she was printed today, I wonder if her effect would discount dragons in your deck AND hand?!
Up To Date Winrates Post Patch
Yeah I have nothing against the meta persay it seems to punish a lot of traditional deck building styles like midrange or many forms of spell control.
Youre either the aggro, the one combo deck always Ahiri, or you're just grindy board value card pile.
So I think in general Champs just seem bad right now, like trying turbo level something or build around in general. It would explain why Poros is doing as well as it's doing its just grindy value beef.
Big Hotfixes Going Live For Hearthstone Fix Maestra and Various Exploits, Achievements Get Fixed in Patch 22.2
Is anyone else having issues with the Edwin Vancleef portrait? When I make a deck usining it, it consistently replaces the hero with the basic mage hero in deck selection. It also shows up blank when creating a deck and choosing a class.
Edit: Edwin also appears as any other hero when in the deck list sidebar.
Quest Trading - Play A Friend!
Battletag: Natexdzero#2738
Region: EU
Trade Only?: Yes, you first
DONE
Magister Dawngrasp's Odd Mage - Wild Hearthstone Full Deck & Guide
He is a must, he won me a ton of games. One bad draw but then all 3 of your key cards right at the top is invaluable for consistency. Right now I’m working on a few non-odd non-even paladin decks.
Magister Dawngrasp's Odd Mage - Wild Hearthstone Full Deck & Guide
Glad to see you back mate! Deck looks a lot of fun. Can it win against QL warrior/hunter at least 50%?
Do you really think it's worth running Polkelt? He's a dead card by itself and drawing Baku is such a dead draw in Wild! I could see myself trying the deck without it and focusing on the tempo game until I draw the finishers naturally.
Speaking of Even/Odd decks, I still believe we're going to see Odd Rogue back (my 1st legend deck) with some more powerful inclusions down the line. Are you working on any other Even/Odd decks? Odd questline druid looks juicy too.
Can we talk about Mercenaries?
Ok I'm getting really steamed now. I haven't been able to cue up against the AI in weeks, no matter how crappy and mismatched my squad is. So I said, fine, I'll play "fair" and bring my A-game mercs. EVERY SINGLE opponent has maxxed out Lich King who PERMANENTLY slows all my mercs, completely locking me out of every game. I tried various strong comps: nature combos, holy combos, get killed every time. Mind you, I'm playing CASTERS, who can kill the Lich King quickly. It just doesn't matter. By the time he's dead, Cairne comes in and does the same damn thing.
Either you're a whale who bought the best legendaries, or you've grinded them out with INSANE time commitment. I guess the rest of us are just screwed.
Reach Legend Rank
Invalid Deck ID
Edit: How to post a deck here? I copied this code directly from the game.
I borrowed this deck from someone on my friends list. I didn't have a lot of dust. Luckily all I needed for this deck was a quest and some cards from the new addons (got Mr. Smite for free).
I haven't had a chance to play for a couple of years. So I didn't have any bonus stars. The internet is sooo slow here. Occasionally I get disconnected, which also makes me angry and nervous. So I play only in the evening or at night, so that there are fewer lags.
My battletag is Rakio#21759 by the way. :)
Up To Date Winrates Post Patch
I liked most of changes in the patch but man was that Sion nerf stupid.
Reach Legend Rank
I´ve heard pirate warrior is very good now in Wild. What deck do you play? Anyway, good luck on your climb! If you´re Plat 10 already, you can be Legend this month, if you keep playing. Still got some bonus stars left? What I did was climbing few ranks a day and when I started to be too nervous, I continued the next day. Fingers crossed for you! Keep us informed here!
Weekend of Wild Hearthstone Decks - Egg Warlock, Dragon Paladin, Burgle Rogue, & More!
You can play but can't win because of Pirate warrior, wild is literally unplayable because only 2 decks you see pirate warrior or Odd hunter.
Reach Legend Rank
Quest warrior is the best and easiest deck in the format. Know that if you play even somewhat well you should be able to reach legend without any struggles with that deck. ...if that helps at all.
Just make sure you're dropping Rokara on 5/6, consistently.
Reach Legend Rank
Thank you all for the words of support. At the moment I'm playing the quest pirate warrior deck in wild mode. I'm progressing quite well, but I don't know if this deck is good enough to reach Legend. I am at the Platinum X for now. I will try my best this month. I wish the same to everyone else. Good luck!
Up To Date Winrates Post Patch
Man the tier list is straight up out the window right now.
https://lor.mobalytics.gg/stats/regions
When you actually examine the up to date win rates for decks the existing tier lists are essentially useless.
We have seen a massive number of decks drop to a barely playable winrate like 51%
So I'll list only the decks that are currently 53% and higher, yes the list is kinda scuffed.
1. Kenin Ahiri 57% combo is doing well into the grindy card piles people are running
2. Spider aggro 57% yeeep good old Elise perhaps the best vanilla champ
3. Pirate aggro 56% never went anywhere always was good always will be
4. Lurk 55% the most resilient midrange deck in Runeterra will always have a place
5. Pantheon 54% Whiteflame is a good card bro
6. Rally Zed 54% you know the drill
7. Darkness 53% solid control
8. Poros 53% grindy aggro
Everything else has dropped to 0 like a bullet. Plunder midrange get out of here, poppy decks gone, yordle burn gone, Sion never knew yeee, Akshan who? Lee Sin what?
Honestly it's time for a new mobalytics tier list because all these nerfs, plus the recent buffs, plus meta defining grindy cards like white flame have absolutely upset the meta.
Big Mercenaries Updates Coming Soon - New Zone, Bounties, Equipment Change, and Training Grounds
Still garbage. No RPG element to it at all. Zero. And it was billed as being at least partly RPG. Give me my money back.
Big Mercenaries Updates Coming Soon - New Zone, Bounties, Equipment Change, and Training Grounds
After I thought about it, you are right. And I am in such situation at the moment.
I was slowly but surely completing bounties... until I came to 4th zone (Blackrock Mountain), where it got really hard and I am stuck on Highlord Omokk... (Normal difficulty)
I found Old_Guardian guide on reddit, "How to complete every Heroic Bounty" and realized, I need Malfurion to complete the Nature comp, which helps in many bounties. So I was farming Fallen Guardians on Heroic (2nd Zone - Felwood) for Malfurion coins. Just unlocked him few days ago.
On Heroic mode, I completed Felwood (2nd Zone), but I already see, Winterspring Heroic (3rd Zone) will be too hard.
I'm leveling Malfurion now, slowly upgrading him. Apart from that, I can say I am just stuck, until I max Malfurion now.
It also depends. Malfurion was available to grind coins in 2nd zone. Other Mercs can be locked ONLY in 4th zone... so what then? Casual player will not get there in any reasonable time or at all. This way he won't be competitive in PvP either (If he ever had some hope to be competitive at all).
Magister Dawngrasp's Odd Mage - Wild Hearthstone Full Deck & Guide
Welcome back and many thanks for the deck list. Good guide also. Odd mage has been a favorite of mine for quite some time. I messed around with a similar deck recently but unfortunately could not make it work. It's fun but overall much too weak. Might give it another try later though.