considering last expansions i do believe the game is walking away from a control perspective. even the control warrior we had was basically just like this midrange rush but with extra steps, i mean Rattlegore was already being dropped.
control warlock is the only deck that exists right now that has the classic, stall removal and drop big late bombs to close the game including a hero card providing never end 6/6 minion. and also screws with opponents deck with tickatus.
yeah it gets chewed up by aggro hunter but i think thats a good thing, cause usually control cant deal with hyper aggro, only in HS that was available. HS is turning away from that and embracing the old and classic way of control beats midrange beats aggro beats control
in other words, pick a deck and roll the dice, hope you don't queue into hard counters. seems like a very healthy and fun meta.
"earned" by virtue of being a well-known streamer/creator.
I dont want, in no way, take away their own merit and hard work, but this is a kinda poor argument, like rich getting richer (talking in general sense, not about these particular streamers/creators). They have gotten invited to events in the past, which helped them grow, so they get invited again, because they have a bigger audience now, which makes them they grow even more, so they get invited again, because they have an even bigger audience now, and the cycle continues.
considering last expansions i do believe the game is walking away from a control perspective. even the control warrior we had was basically just like this midrange rush but with extra steps, i mean Rattlegore was already being dropped.
control warlock is the only deck that exists right now that has the classic, stall removal and drop big late bombs to close the game including a hero card providing never end 6/6 minion. and also screws with opponents deck with tickatus.
yeah it gets chewed up by aggro hunter but i think thats a good thing, cause usually control cant deal with hyper aggro, only in HS that was available. HS is turning away from that and embracing the old and classic way of control beats midrange beats aggro beats control
Here's an updated Lissandra, now related to just straight-up summoning 8+ cost minions instead of requiring them to die. Is this better?
Also changed the watermark because of...(*suspicious voice*) reasons.
Feedback:
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cydonianknight - I like the first GP. The second iteration is just a fancy Bomb, whereas the former creates decision-making for the opponent.
ChickyChick - At least he doesn't have Taunt; that would be crazy lol. My main concern is that you've eliminated any real potential to clear him via minion-damage, so a couple of buffs on Taric would make him really difficult to remove.
ElSabidon - Welcome :D We love to see new participants! As for Garen, while I understand the desire to reflect his League kit - I was very tempted myself - I feel like the spirit of the competition was to translate the LoR cards to Hearthstone. Demonxz95 has never even played League of Legends, so he has no frame of reference for what you're trying to accomplish, unfortunately. Still, I like the connection to whirlwind effects; that's something interesting. And for being your first entry ever, your card is very well executed, with the custom watermark and no glaring errors.
Nirast - I really like the idea of adding onto the T-Hex instead of just building a bunch of tiny minions; that's very unique. However, I'm not sure why Heimer needs to have Immunity. Yeah he's fragile, but straight-up Immunity is powerful and scary.
Demonxz95 - I prefer Jinx, despite my aversion to Aggro. She's aggressively-statted as she should be, and translates the LoR effect well. I don't think she needs any AoE; that would be very scary.
anchorm4n - "Battlecry: Choose an enemy minion and attack it." has a name already, and it's "Rush" lol :P Despite Demon's aversion to putting LoR characters in existing sets, I like Jarvan Prime. Might be too similar to Deathwing, Mad Aspect, but all well. Although I'm mad I didn't think of Ashe before you did, because I really like that one too. Freeze Shaman ftw haha
NerdyMcNerd - I like Viktor: straight-forward and a good execution of his LoR playstyle, but "didn't start in your deck" can mean a lot of things so he's quite versatile as well. I think you're good to go :)
Wailor - Heimer is interesting, but I feel like he should specify somewhere on his card that his Turrets are special, at least in some capacity. You'll learn what they do eventually, sure, but in the interest of clarity it should maybe be mentioned. What about "After you cast a spell, summon a 0/2 Apex Turret that can damage enemy minions."? Just a thought. I like MF, but damaging her friends is kind of weird.
KANSAS - I like Nautilus a lot. Warlock burning their cards infuriates me, so getting them back in some capacity would be really helpful. We just got cards related to it, as well, so it's topical. The number "4" should probably be spelled out, no? Other than that the wording seems fine.
It's got an actual 'of' in the name. I want to give a hint but have already so many and feel that not all the usual players have had a chance to see it yet.
Blizzard doesnt have to support people financially you know?
I actually rather see Kripp than other people and I will literally not see the event, not because I don't like the changes, but because I only watch Kripp. So yeah, I might not mattrr in the end, but considering the replacements get 200-400 viewers while Kripp gets closer to 8k taljs about what they are taking off the menu here.
For real. I really dislike Slyssa now. She doesn't play constructed, her streams are bland, she doesnt talk or explain except obvious stuff. She doesn't take risks. She just went in for the money and I sincerely hope she doesnt get a chance to be in any other blizzard event ever.
Alright, I decided to keep Nautilus since he was my favorite champion in LoR, but I scrapped the original design in favor of something simpler that keeps the same flavor.
This is meant to be used similar to Siamat or Zilliax. It's useful and fits into several different decks, but it's rather tame in terms of how powerful it is.
After playing with and against Lissandra/Trundle in both ladder and gauntlet. I came to change my opinion on the deck. Long story short I still think it's top tier but I wouldn't say that it's overpowered, cheap or anything like that. Allow me to elaborate:
-The deck has a favorable match up against aggro but also has bad match up in the form of Deep, Renekton/Sejuani and Lee Sin/Zoe.
-Realistically speaking you can only pull The Matron into watcher combo late game (Turn 9 and beyond), while it is possible to pull the combo as soon as turn 8 that require you to have a Glimpse Beyond in hand to clear some space since in your field your already have a Lissandra, Frozen Thrall, Trundle and two ice pillars, this is unlikely to happen since in order to pull the combo you need all the above + Fading Memories and Spectral Matron. and don't give the whole with ramp you can get as soon as turn 7, the best versions of the deck don't use ramp cards and does that do are not even tier 3 decks.
- That being said i do think that Lissandra does need a nerf, she already generate a frozen thrall and in her level 2, make your nexus tough and give an alternate win condition. Why does she also give a AOE spell each turn for free?
First it was "Nozdormu appreciation day", then a whole championship with streamers with all decks having Nozdormu and now i keep seeing lists including Nozdormu everywhere... blizz really did screwed up its design so bad that needs to make a " Nozdormu acceptance campaign" or something?
Memory unlocked: One of my friends on the group project drew this fantastic cartoon of Jonathan Edwards nearly falling off of cupped hands over a pit of fire for our poster presentation.
I'd love to get a grip of Rush Warrior. I have most of the cards and it's really fun to play, but the few times I've taken it to ladder I've lost. I'd love to get some pro tips from you guys to settle on a list and play it correctly. I don't have E.T.C. or Whatley, but I might craft Playmaker.
I've always enjoyed the rush warrior archetype so I was glad to see this iteration started doing well. I gave it a shot this weekend and definitely wasn't disappointed.
If you're looking for a good guide I'd recommend the one made by NoHandsGamer (https://youtu.be/WlLYVodFfoA) in which he covers general playstyle, mulligans and showcases gameplay against different decks.
As for replacements; ETC is covered in the video. I'd say Whatley is one of your better draw engines but if you really want you can replace him with something like a Battle Rage. Considering all your rush cards give you the initiative you'll almost always be able to make favorable trades and should be able to get some good draws out of it. Playmaker seems pretty key though. It's one of your snowballing threats and therefore very important.
Alternatively, you could wait two more days and see what kind of build viciousSyndicate come up with.
This is indirectly related to the main topic, but one issue I have with these "non-competitive"* events is the number of current and former Grandmasters that are invited to participate. These people are already supported financially by Blizzard (or were in the recent past), as well as being given a regular platform to showcase their competitive talents through the Masters Tour and Grandmasters streams.
Blizzard could kill two birds with one stone by opening up their slots to other streamers: they could improve representation, all while shining a spotlight on up-and-coming community members. People like dreads, educated Collins, sunglitters, shadybunny, etc. could have their day in the sun and have a chance to grow their audience, which ultimately leads to a larger community of fans of Hearthstone as a whole.
* I mean by that tournaments that don't feed into the Masters/Grandmasters/Worlds system.
Yup, read "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" in American Lit I. I was buffed. My classmates: buffed. People I'd never met but would in the future: buffed.
I as an example lost on a job interest against a Woman with a Child because she was hot. the Boss of that corporation said it to me...
Womans cry and cry but they dont see their values and their privileges. and that makes me angry!
and if you look into
companies you ever see at least 1 super hot woman. And thats why she is the best? no its because she is hot. and a better man lost because of her his job. We had 10 000 years of humanity and womans have rights since 80 years and everything since then goes bad.. why you cant see this? let them be in the kitchen and get childrens and raise them. thats all what womans are for!
Right this week is a bit of a challenge, but I'll try my best. I've got two ideas for Gangplank, both involve the idea of detonating his Powder Kegs. The first version doesn't specifically mention the Powder Kegs, but is much simpler and easier on the eye. The second version is pretty much identical to the Bomb Warrior stuff, but with a more powerful explosion. I'll do feedback later, as this time I'll probably be focusing less on flavour (because of my unfamiliarity with the game) and more on balance so it'll take some time.
Looking for a good post-nerf deck that isn't Hunter or Paladin
in other words, pick a deck and roll the dice, hope you don't queue into hard counters. seems like a very healthy and fun meta.
Women to Get More Representation in Hearthstone Events Going Forward; Kripparrian & RegisKillbin Replaced in the Crossroads Inn-vitational
I dont want, in no way, take away their own merit and hard work, but this is a kinda poor argument, like rich getting richer (talking in general sense, not about these particular streamers/creators). They have gotten invited to events in the past, which helped them grow, so they get invited again, because they have a bigger audience now, which makes them they grow even more, so they get invited again, because they have an even bigger audience now, and the cycle continues.
Looking for a good post-nerf deck that isn't Hunter or Paladin
considering last expansions i do believe the game is walking away from a control perspective. even the control warrior we had was basically just like this midrange rush but with extra steps, i mean Rattlegore was already being dropped.
control warlock is the only deck that exists right now that has the classic, stall removal and drop big late bombs to close the game including a hero card providing never end 6/6 minion. and also screws with opponents deck with tickatus.
yeah it gets chewed up by aggro hunter but i think thats a good thing, cause usually control cant deal with hyper aggro, only in HS that was available. HS is turning away from that and embracing the old and classic way of control beats midrange beats aggro beats control
Riot Announces Runeterra's First World Championship - $200,000 Prize Pool
A really good pool for a first championship. I don't remember correctly Hearthtone's, but I think it was 100.000 or something like that.
Riot Announces Runeterra's First World Championship - $200,000 Prize Pool
This is great news.
Legendaries Of Runeterra - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Here's an updated Lissandra, now related to just straight-up summoning 8+ cost minions instead of requiring them to die. Is this better?
Also changed the watermark because of...(*suspicious voice*) reasons.
Feedback:
cydonianknight - I like the first GP. The second iteration is just a fancy Bomb, whereas the former creates decision-making for the opponent.
ChickyChick - At least he doesn't have Taunt; that would be crazy lol. My main concern is that you've eliminated any real potential to clear him via minion-damage, so a couple of buffs on Taric would make him really difficult to remove.
ElSabidon - Welcome :D We love to see new participants! As for Garen, while I understand the desire to reflect his League kit - I was very tempted myself - I feel like the spirit of the competition was to translate the LoR cards to Hearthstone. Demonxz95 has never even played League of Legends, so he has no frame of reference for what you're trying to accomplish, unfortunately. Still, I like the connection to whirlwind effects; that's something interesting. And for being your first entry ever, your card is very well executed, with the custom watermark and no glaring errors.
Nirast - I really like the idea of adding onto the T-Hex instead of just building a bunch of tiny minions; that's very unique. However, I'm not sure why Heimer needs to have Immunity. Yeah he's fragile, but straight-up Immunity is powerful and scary.
Demonxz95 - I prefer Jinx, despite my aversion to Aggro. She's aggressively-statted as she should be, and translates the LoR effect well. I don't think she needs any AoE; that would be very scary.
anchorm4n - "Battlecry: Choose an enemy minion and attack it." has a name already, and it's "Rush" lol :P Despite Demon's aversion to putting LoR characters in existing sets, I like Jarvan Prime. Might be too similar to Deathwing, Mad Aspect, but all well. Although I'm mad I didn't think of Ashe before you did, because I really like that one too. Freeze Shaman ftw haha
NerdyMcNerd - I like Viktor: straight-forward and a good execution of his LoR playstyle, but "didn't start in your deck" can mean a lot of things so he's quite versatile as well. I think you're good to go :)
Wailor - Heimer is interesting, but I feel like he should specify somewhere on his card that his Turrets are special, at least in some capacity. You'll learn what they do eventually, sure, but in the interest of clarity it should maybe be mentioned. What about "After you cast a spell, summon a 0/2 Apex Turret that can damage enemy minions."? Just a thought. I like MF, but damaging her friends is kind of weird.
KANSAS - I like Nautilus a lot. Warlock burning their cards infuriates me, so getting them back in some capacity would be really helpful. We just got cards related to it, as well, so it's topical. The number "4" should probably be spelled out, no? Other than that the wording seems fine.
Women to Get More Representation in Hearthstone Events Going Forward; Kripparrian & RegisKillbin Replaced in the Crossroads Inn-vitational
Very true.
[Game] Card Treasure Hunt (The Resurrection Attempt)
It's got an actual 'of' in the name. I want to give a hint but have already so many and feel that not all the usual players have had a chance to see it yet.
Brawn... Power... Physique... Energy... Sturdiness... ________....
Women to Get More Representation in Hearthstone Events Going Forward; Kripparrian & RegisKillbin Replaced in the Crossroads Inn-vitational
Blizzard doesnt have to support people financially you know?
I actually rather see Kripp than other people and I will literally not see the event, not because I don't like the changes, but because I only watch Kripp. So yeah, I might not mattrr in the end, but considering the replacements get 200-400 viewers while Kripp gets closer to 8k taljs about what they are taking off the menu here.
For real. I really dislike Slyssa now. She doesn't play constructed, her streams are bland, she doesnt talk or explain except obvious stuff. She doesn't take risks. She just went in for the money and I sincerely hope she doesnt get a chance to be in any other blizzard event ever.
Legendaries Of Runeterra - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Alright, I decided to keep Nautilus since he was my favorite champion in LoR, but I scrapped the original design in favor of something simpler that keeps the same flavor.
This is meant to be used similar to Siamat or Zilliax. It's useful and fits into several different decks, but it's rather tame in terms of how powerful it is.
The Watcher ( More powerful than the champion )
After playing with and against Lissandra/Trundle in both ladder and gauntlet. I came to change my opinion on the deck. Long story short I still think it's top tier but I wouldn't say that it's overpowered, cheap or anything like that. Allow me to elaborate:
-The deck has a favorable match up against aggro but also has bad match up in the form of Deep, Renekton/Sejuani and Lee Sin/Zoe.
-Realistically speaking you can only pull The Matron into watcher combo late game (Turn 9 and beyond), while it is possible to pull the combo as soon as turn 8 that require you to have a Glimpse Beyond in hand to clear some space since in your field your already have a Lissandra, Frozen Thrall, Trundle and two ice pillars, this is unlikely to happen since in order to pull the combo you need all the above + Fading Memories and Spectral Matron. and don't give the whole with ramp you can get as soon as turn 7, the best versions of the deck don't use ramp cards and does that do are not even tier 3 decks.
- That being said i do think that Lissandra does need a nerf, she already generate a frozen thrall and in her level 2, make your nexus tough and give an alternate win condition. Why does she also give a AOE spell each turn for free?
Women to Get More Representation in Hearthstone Events Going Forward; Kripparrian & RegisKillbin Replaced in the Crossroads Inn-vitational
You don't because thats feeding the troll.
Women to Get More Representation in Hearthstone Events Going Forward; Kripparrian & RegisKillbin Replaced in the Crossroads Inn-vitational
If you read the article, you'd know that Regis reached out to the Hearthstone team first.
Women to Get More Representation in Hearthstone Events Going Forward; Kripparrian & RegisKillbin Replaced in the Crossroads Inn-vitational
I see your true colors, and that's why they banned you ^^
Invigorating Sermon Paladin Budget Deck List & Guide - Hearthstone Budget Deck Breakdown
First it was "Nozdormu appreciation day", then a whole championship with streamers with all decks having Nozdormu and now i keep seeing lists including Nozdormu everywhere... blizz really did screwed up its design so bad that needs to make a " Nozdormu acceptance campaign" or something?
Women to Get More Representation in Hearthstone Events Going Forward; Kripparrian & RegisKillbin Replaced in the Crossroads Inn-vitational
[Weak men decide to become trans because women have privileges that they're jealous of.]
I don't know where to begin with this...
Invigorating Sermon Paladin Budget Deck List & Guide - Hearthstone Budget Deck Breakdown
Memory unlocked: One of my friends on the group project drew this fantastic cartoon of Jonathan Edwards nearly falling off of cupped hands over a pit of fire for our poster presentation.
Looking for a good post-nerf deck that isn't Hunter or Paladin
I've always enjoyed the rush warrior archetype so I was glad to see this iteration started doing well. I gave it a shot this weekend and definitely wasn't disappointed.
If you're looking for a good guide I'd recommend the one made by NoHandsGamer (https://youtu.be/WlLYVodFfoA) in which he covers general playstyle, mulligans and showcases gameplay against different decks.
As for replacements; ETC is covered in the video. I'd say Whatley is one of your better draw engines but if you really want you can replace him with something like a Battle Rage. Considering all your rush cards give you the initiative you'll almost always be able to make favorable trades and should be able to get some good draws out of it. Playmaker seems pretty key though. It's one of your snowballing threats and therefore very important.
Alternatively, you could wait two more days and see what kind of build viciousSyndicate come up with.
[Game] Card Treasure Hunt (The Resurrection Attempt)
Fleethoof Pearltusk?
Women to Get More Representation in Hearthstone Events Going Forward; Kripparrian & RegisKillbin Replaced in the Crossroads Inn-vitational
This is indirectly related to the main topic, but one issue I have with these "non-competitive"* events is the number of current and former Grandmasters that are invited to participate. These people are already supported financially by Blizzard (or were in the recent past), as well as being given a regular platform to showcase their competitive talents through the Masters Tour and Grandmasters streams.
Blizzard could kill two birds with one stone by opening up their slots to other streamers: they could improve representation, all while shining a spotlight on up-and-coming community members. People like dreads, educated Collins, sunglitters, shadybunny, etc. could have their day in the sun and have a chance to grow their audience, which ultimately leads to a larger community of fans of Hearthstone as a whole.
* I mean by that tournaments that don't feed into the Masters/Grandmasters/Worlds system.
Women to Get More Representation in Hearthstone Events Going Forward; Kripparrian & RegisKillbin Replaced in the Crossroads Inn-vitational
If its a better website why were you ever here? Cya
Invigorating Sermon Paladin Budget Deck List & Guide - Hearthstone Budget Deck Breakdown
Yup, read "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" in American Lit I. I was buffed. My classmates: buffed. People I'd never met but would in the future: buffed.
The deck/sermon works.
Women to Get More Representation in Hearthstone Events Going Forward; Kripparrian & RegisKillbin Replaced in the Crossroads Inn-vitational
I see your true colors shining through!
Women to Get More Representation in Hearthstone Events Going Forward; Kripparrian & RegisKillbin Replaced in the Crossroads Inn-vitational
I as an example lost on a job interest against a Woman with a Child because she was hot. the Boss of that corporation said it to me...
Womans cry and cry but they dont see their values and their privileges. and that makes me angry!
and if you look into
companies you ever see at least 1 super hot woman.And thats why she is the best? no its because she is hot.
and a better man lost because of her his job.
We had 10 000 years of humanity and womans have rights since 80 years and everything since then goes bad.. why you cant see this?
let them be in the kitchen and get childrens and raise them. thats all what womans are for!
Legendaries Of Runeterra - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Right this week is a bit of a challenge, but I'll try my best. I've got two ideas for Gangplank, both involve the idea of detonating his Powder Kegs. The first version doesn't specifically mention the Powder Kegs, but is much simpler and easier on the eye. The second version is pretty much identical to the Bomb Warrior stuff, but with a more powerful explosion. I'll do feedback later, as this time I'll probably be focusing less on flavour (because of my unfamiliarity with the game) and more on balance so it'll take some time.