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Changed the name of the 3/3 token spawned by The Beast to Pip Quickwit.

The day is saved, we couldn't have done without.

You can also see Guff as a Protector and Rag as a Caster.

Funfact: You can see the datamined Training Hall in the merc trailer.

Also crazy to think that mercenaries was originally supposed to come out during the darkmoon faire expansion. (Only known as new gamemode and confirmed to not be duels at that point)

For Priest Deck It all makes sense to me. The only change I've made is removing Desperate Prayer and added Holy Nova. I always try to include 2 dmg board clear on all my decks to clear an unfortunate Shadow Word Void turns before they get too big.

I got offered Rhonin's Scrying Orb and Totem of the Dead as treasures and I didn't get good Deathrattle buckets offered to me. I feel like I'm churning over my deck a bit fast and Rhonin's isn't doing much. (Except allows me to play quest and Crystaline Oracle at turn 1 If I'm lucky)

Hey there, glad to see you joining us once more!

With that Warlock deck I went 6-3: Manastorm stole quite a few wins, but then a double Battlecry Pirate Warrior killed me after a sequence of really unfortunate draws...

Since the score is so low, I didn't bother making screenshots and stuff.

For the Priest deck, I have to say that it may be heavily unrefined, so don't take my starting XV as untouchable: in fact, it should be the other way around!

See you in the submission thread then ;)

This sounds super fun. I've been really into Duels this past month. Will definitely partake.

Thanks again Avalon. Looking forward for a fun challange again.

I'm trying my chance with the Priest deck you suggested for now. Currently 5-2 and not feeling powerful at all I'd consider myself lucky If I can make it to 7 wins.

For Warlock deck I'll give It a try with Willow once I get offered Warlock.

You could play a Control deck to farm all those aggro decks

The perfect deck

Battletag: Szafirmag#2937
Region: EU
Trade Only?: Yes

Since I don't want to reach 12 wins with the obvious picks, I am trying to make some form of Demon Deathrattle Warlock work.

This is the list I came up with so far. Archwitch Willow seems like a solid inclusion, but I do not own it and I am not strong enough to craft it, especially since its days in Standard are numbered.

I included as much healing as possible in order to compensate for the rather high curve and to withstand the impact against the very aggressive decks that dominate the early matches. Tamsin Roame may be a good inclusion, but I wasn't able to make enough space for it.

The first Passive Treasure I picked was Robe of the Apprentice (more AoE damage for School Spirits and more recovery with Drain Soul), while I am yet to pick the second one. Immediately after, I got offered a second N'Zoth, the Corruptor, but had not early game at all and I lost to a Secret Hunter (yep, you read that right...).

Then I proceeded to get offered and pick Manastorm, as well as a heavy big Demon bucket, and now I am going to scam so many games on turn 3. I also have Blade of Quel'Delar, so assembling Quel'Delar would be HUGE.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Avalon's N'Zoth Demon Warlock - Master Duelist 1.3: Deathly Hallows

Duels · N'Zoth Warlock · by Avalon · 4 years, 11 months ago

• 1 Spirit Jailer x 1
• 1 Touch of the Nathrezim x 1
• 2 Drain Soul x 1
• 2 Plated Beetle x 1
• 3 Death's Head Cultist x 1
• 3 Luckysoul Hoarder x 1
• 3 School Spirits x 1
• 4 Fire Breather x 1
• 4 Voidcaller x 1
• 5 Envoy Rustwix x 1
• 5 Taelan Fordring x 1
• 7 Soulciologist Malicia x 1
• 8 Mo'arg Forgefiend x 1
• 9 Voidlord x 1
• 10 N'Zoth, the Corruptor x 1

5,740 Dust 933 0 Copy Deck Code

Quote From aposteljoe

What about a PvP Event with fully developed Mercs? Or a kind of draft format: every player get's X Packs and has to form a team from it.

These can be done, but they're not without problems. Using fully leveled mercs won't actually be representative of what players experience when it goes live. Meanwhile, using mercs straight from packs leaves them at level 1, when they only have 1 ability, so PvP won't be very engaging.

On top of all of that, people just don't have the same understanding of the game that they do with normal HS. One of the things that makes HS so good to watch is that you're in some sense 'passively engaged', because you can see the hand and the current board state, so you can consider what you would do in that situation. Until we've all had a chance to actually play it and internalise what the different characters can do, there will be a much greater disconnect when watching Mercs gameplay, with a lot of stuff just happening in front of you.

When all this is considered together, I don't really see what such an event achieves right now. That said, I could picture doing one ahead of the next batch of mercs characters being added. Then people can combine them with characters we already know and understand. 

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I'll be that person though: We are grateful for the generous on site gold rewards, but we can't spend it 😢

You don't have to feel like you're 'that person': in the end, your observation is legit.

Although I don't have enough information to actually provide you (all) an answer, I am confident enough to say that time will bring all the answers.

What about a PvP Event with fully developed Mercs? Or a kind of draft format: every player get's X Packs and has to form a team from it.

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The mode will be released tomorrow and there was no pre-release streamer event or similar. I'm used to be on the positive side for Mercenaries but for me that looks like Blizz is not very confident about the game (mode)...

Several streamers have been playing it for a while. That sounds like something similar to me.

I'm not sure the usual sort of streamer event would work very well with Mercs. because unlike normal HS you don't just get all the cards and everyone is on a level playing field. It takes time to level characters, and that process is a large part of the game. Hence why the drawn out stuff we've seen with a handful of streamers is more appropriate.

The mode will be released tomorrow and there was no pre-release streamer event or similar. I'm used to be on the positive side for Mercenaries but for me that looks like Blizz is not very confident about the game (mode)...

These OoC duels competitions are quite cool. I might participate in this one as I enjoy deathrattle synergies and Deathwing, Dragonlord has such a wicked deathrattle. (I'm just biased ofc 😁)

I'll be that person though: We are grateful for the generous on site gold rewards, but we can't spend it 😢

I do not own Awaken the Makers (I started playing a few expansions later), but I am seriously thinking about crafting it for this challenge.

My only two 12-win runs have both been Deathrattle Hunter, so hopefully I can make it a third. I quite like Deathrattle Druid as well, Greybough can get out of control with some of the Duels passives.

Step one was painful. I tried it a couple of times but "got lost" in the maze. Even with the tool was hard.

I'm having trouble with the second's step second part. I get the Crhonobraker and Bucaneer, but non of the numbers noted work. Anyone knows if Blizz changed it? Any hint on how to solve it?

Honestly, I think the meta is in a lot better place after three rounds of nerfs. There are some viable control archetypes with high win rates - Demon Hunter and Big Warrior. And Paly has midrange.

There is a problem with aggro decks being the very best decks to play, given they already have the advantage of enabling the quickest games. But I think we're on a much better path than we were two months ago.

If anyone adds N'Zoth, the Corruptor to their starting deck, they'll gain nothing but my humble respect.

We don't like going for the obvious choices: we always root for the underdogs!

Deathrattle themed challenge and not even show of deathrattle hero power of the hunter?