Deeprun Engineer getting banned means we can finally enjoy dual class arena. Thanks Blizzard! Must say that I had my doubts if they would address this issue before launching the new set.
And it looks like it’s bugged already! It says gain +1/+1 but goes from a 2/2 weapon to a 3/1 weapon in the example video. Maybe they recently updated it to add a durability and the video was made when it just gained attack
Early signs are promising... already faced two Big Priests running Vanndar (in Diamond 3 fwiw), and not a single Mage or Questlock. Fingers crossed that he makes plonking down several very large mans a viable strategy in more classes than just Warrior!
New version of the card, which is more balanced than the first two (I think) and collides less with other cards in this thread. As always, feedback is welcome.
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In general, I'd like to point out that I'm not a fan of cards that cannot be played normally, since they don't seem very believable. More specific feedback inside the spoiler:
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Demonxz95
I like it, it has a lot of personality. The Battlecry part specially is very flavorful.
linkblade91
Elise is very similar to your Mecha'zoth, but I think it's very cool otherwise. Discover synergy is not very common, which makes this card stand out.
About Xavius, as I said, I'm not a fan of unplayable cards.
BloodMefist
Even if Warlock has a bunch of ways to summon Demons without paying their cost, I still don't like the fact you can't play this card. I get the synergy it has with targeted discards, but if it costed 10, it would barely change besides the fact you could play this card if you run out of discard effects.
R
The idea itself is very cool (my second favorite after linkblade's Elise, probably), but it needs some polish:
Is it meant to discard its cost while in your hand or always? If it's the first you should reword it as "Whenever you Corrupt a card while this is in your hand, reduce its cost by (1)", if it's the later as "Costs (1) less for each card you've Corrupted this game".
The artwork is already used by Sweet Tooth's corrupted version, so I'd change it.
This is a very minor nitpick, but the name is a bit eh. I'd give it a name more related to corruption, madness or Y'shaarj (since his effect had to do with Corrupt).
Neoguli
I dislike effects like Miranda Coastmoor, but Coral Lurker is quite cool. That said, since it uses Tradeable, the watermark should be Stormwind or Deadmines (I think Deadmines is better because it's a sea-themed card).
FieselFitz
Brogon is super dangerous, because he could potentially be played on turn 1. Graazek is cool, but I believe it should damage all other minions instead of all characters. This way, it excludes Graazek himself and the heroes (AoE which damages your hero is usually a Warlock thing exclusively)
Fedrion
I like Totem synergy, but the randomness might be a bit too much, since Totem Goliath exists. Maybe you should use a custom watermark to avoid its coexistence with it. Also, the word "Totem" should start with capital T.
Nirast
Pretty funny card. I'd probably give it Taunt, though.
AeroJulwin
I love the stupid pun in its name and the concept is also quite cool. Not sure how to tweak the numbers. That's usually the part I struggle the most with :/
BasilAnguis
Pretty cool concept, which ties well with the greed part of its name. It starts being ok after being Traded twice, which I'm unsure how easy or hard it is to pull off. The watermark should probably be Stormwind, since it is Tradeable.
While I think Drek'thar is the most likely to be meta (huge in Zoo), I'll pick Vanndar because he's my last hope for making both Big Warlock and Big Druid work.
Why do they split the playerbase by alliance/horde with the legendaries and the whole theme, but then only offer the alliance half a bundle skin? And it's the same character as the legendary! Seems quite boneheaded. There should either be: a) 2 skins in the bundle, b) 2 different bundles with different skins, c) a neutral/unrelated character as the bundle skin, d) even if it's a faction-aligned skin, it at LEAST should not be the same character as an already important legendary faction leader card. HOW did they land on this decision i will never understand.
OH MY GOODY GOODNESS Tamsin's hero power is "Fragrant Phylactery" and in book of mercs she had Tamsin's Perfume it wasn't perfume it was a phylactery which is how shes rezzed as a lich in alterac now the art is even phylactery looking!
Yuu get 3 minions on the board for 4 mana on T3/T4, that should tell you something :) Not saying Stormpike isnt interesting, but will you get to even play anything in his deck.
Ysera's only as good as dragons are in the current meta. And dragons are pretty strong right now, especially with Tarecgosa and Prized Promo-Drake. As far as tribe-centric heroes go, she's definitely one of the better ones. Then both Galewing and Cookie essentially get a free minion every 3 turns, which is always powerful even if that minion isn't one you necessarily need. Otherwise there are definitely some questionable choices in all of the different tier ranks
Personally I like the Alliance more - but at the end I choose the horde legy, because I play more aggro than control decks so the legy fits my playstyle more.
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Hearthstone's Upcoming Expansion 'Fractured in Alterac Valley' Brings Horde vs Alliance Rivalry to Hearthstone in Full Swing!
I strongly prefer control decks so easy Alliance for me.
Hearthstone 21.8 Patch Notes Are Here - Choose Your Golden Legendary, Balance Changes, Battlegrounds Updates, Mercenaries Buffs, & More
Deeprun Engineer getting banned means we can finally enjoy dual class arena. Thanks Blizzard! Must say that I had my doubts if they would address this issue before launching the new set.
Lots of good stuff in this patch overall!
Expensive Tastes - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Ha ha I am going to lose
New Cards Revealed for Fractured in Alterac Valley Including the Legendary Drek'Thar & Vanndar Stormpike
And it looks like it’s bugged already! It says gain +1/+1 but goes from a 2/2 weapon to a 3/1 weapon in the example video. Maybe they recently updated it to add a durability and the video was made when it just gained attack
Big Demon Hunter
Portrait: Demonbane Illidan
Cardback: Legion
New Druid Hero - Wildheart Guff
Both texts says "mana cristal" instead of "empty mana cristal", so you can play some 1 mana card when you play the hero at T5.
I love ramp druid, and that card looks amazing, I can't wait to see crazy 20 mana otk combos.
Hearthstone's Upcoming Expansion 'Fractured in Alterac Valley' Brings Horde vs Alliance Rivalry to Hearthstone in Full Swing!
Early signs are promising... already faced two Big Priests running Vanndar (in Diamond 3 fwiw), and not a single Mage or Questlock. Fingers crossed that he makes plonking down several very large mans a viable strategy in more classes than just Warrior!
Patch 21.8 Battlegrounds Changes Introduce a New Armor System and Hero Tiers, Tamsin Added, Diablo Buffs, Balance
Yeah all three of them seem T2 to me. Obviously they are good, why are you telling me their hero powers?
Expensive Tastes - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
New version of the card, which is more balanced than the first two (I think) and collides less with other cards in this thread. As always, feedback is welcome.
Feedback
In general, I'd like to point out that I'm not a fan of cards that cannot be played normally, since they don't seem very believable. More specific feedback inside the spoiler:
About Xavius, as I said, I'm not a fan of unplayable cards.
Hearthstone's Upcoming Expansion 'Fractured in Alterac Valley' Brings Horde vs Alliance Rivalry to Hearthstone in Full Swing!
While I think Drek'thar is the most likely to be meta (huge in Zoo), I'll pick Vanndar because he's my last hope for making both Big Warlock and Big Druid work.
Fractured in Alterac Valley Has Two Pre-Order Bundles - Mega Bundle Adds Vanndar Stormpike an Alternate Hero
Why do they split the playerbase by alliance/horde with the legendaries and the whole theme, but then only offer the alliance half a bundle skin? And it's the same character as the legendary! Seems quite boneheaded. There should either be:
a) 2 skins in the bundle,
b) 2 different bundles with different skins,
c) a neutral/unrelated character as the bundle skin,
d) even if it's a faction-aligned skin, it at LEAST should not be the same character as an already important legendary faction leader card.
HOW did they land on this decision i will never understand.
Patch 21.8 Battlegrounds Changes Introduce a New Armor System and Hero Tiers, Tamsin Added, Diablo Buffs, Balance
Glad Mythrax is back, huge improvement for menagerie.:)
New Cards Revealed for Fractured in Alterac Valley Including the Legendary Drek'Thar & Vanndar Stormpike
That new Hunter weapon sure looks like fun!
Patch 21.8 Battlegrounds Changes Introduce a New Armor System and Hero Tiers, Tamsin Added, Diablo Buffs, Balance
OH MY GOODY GOODNESS Tamsin's hero power is "Fragrant Phylactery" and in book of mercs she had Tamsin's Perfume it wasn't perfume it was a phylactery which is how shes rezzed as a lich in alterac now the art is even phylactery looking!
Hearthstone Adds New Mecha Skins for the Base Heroes - Available in Bundles or Individually
These are giving me faced machon vibes.
New Cards Revealed for Fractured in Alterac Valley Including the Legendary Drek'Thar & Vanndar Stormpike
Yuu get 3 minions on the board for 4 mana on T3/T4, that should tell you something :) Not saying Stormpike isnt interesting, but will you get to even play anything in his deck.
Patch 21.8 Battlegrounds Changes Introduce a New Armor System and Hero Tiers, Tamsin Added, Diablo Buffs, Balance
Ysera's only as good as dragons are in the current meta. And dragons are pretty strong right now, especially with Tarecgosa and Prized Promo-Drake. As far as tribe-centric heroes go, she's definitely one of the better ones. Then both Galewing and Cookie essentially get a free minion every 3 turns, which is always powerful even if that minion isn't one you necessarily need. Otherwise there are definitely some questionable choices in all of the different tier ranks
Fractured in Alterac Valley Has Two Pre-Order Bundles - Mega Bundle Adds Vanndar Stormpike an Alternate Hero
Edit: nope.
Hearthstone's Upcoming Expansion 'Fractured in Alterac Valley' Brings Horde vs Alliance Rivalry to Hearthstone in Full Swing!
Drek'Thar is such a buff to Big decks, especially Shaman, Priest and DH! NVM, I can't read.
Hearthstone's Upcoming Expansion 'Fractured in Alterac Valley' Brings Horde vs Alliance Rivalry to Hearthstone in Full Swing!
Personally I like the Alliance more - but at the end I choose the horde legy, because I play more aggro than control decks so the legy fits my playstyle more.
Hearthstone's Upcoming Expansion 'Fractured in Alterac Valley' Brings Horde vs Alliance Rivalry to Hearthstone in Full Swing!
Drek'Thar will surely have the cooler diamond portrait
Hearthstone's Upcoming Expansion 'Fractured in Alterac Valley' Brings Horde vs Alliance Rivalry to Hearthstone in Full Swing!
FOR THE ALLIANCE
Fractured in Alterac Valley Has Two Pre-Order Bundles - Mega Bundle Adds Vanndar Stormpike an Alternate Hero
that's the best mega-bundle yet. pity since i went f2p though
Hearthstone's Upcoming Expansion 'Fractured in Alterac Valley' Brings Horde vs Alliance Rivalry to Hearthstone in Full Swing!
Both the Legendary's looks fun to play :)
You can put them in play allready - nice
New Druid Hero - Wildheart Guff
A new Legendary Druid Hero, Wildheart Guff, has been revealed!
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