We've been lucky enough to have some snow stay on the ground over the past couple of weeks, but damn, it ain't what it used to be. I need to move further North.
I lose, I guess. I'd generally try to test for it first with other minions. Honestly, this deck is just for fun, the Quest version is a much better "OTK"
Poison Cup is some sexy removal for a hard black control deck. I really want to a creature-less or low creature mono-black deck but it currently lacks any finisher. Been messing around the Skyclave Shade and Underworld Dreams to pick apart an opponent.
Once again, god I love this art. The alt-art is also so wonderful.
Thanks for all the feedback guys. Since Circus Puppeteer was well received, I will go with him. My only doubt is about power level. Made two versions, one epic (4/3/4 status and Shadow Madness over Potion of Madness effect) and a rare (2/2/3 status and Potion of Madness effect).
I think the thing I am looking most forward to would be a way to involve the Graveyard. I continually reference MTG as I played it so much, and I hope that Hearthstone will avoid some of the pitfalls that Wizards went through with their CCG.
With that in mind, when the Odyssey cycle hit, the mechanic that blew very old school gamer out of the water was the fact that they made the graveyard matter. I would love to see what they come up with for it. The idea of reanimation isn't lost because Priest has been doing it forever. But even something like a spell that says, "Discover 2 minions in your deck. Put all copies into the graveyard" would be wicked for reanimation and deck thinning.
Every card released that is for a class is dual-class.
You can build decks with two classes.
They release some dual-class cards every expansion.
My interpretation was that Dean meant #3, which I agree with. Though, a new constructed mode that lets you dual-class like dual-class arena would be amazing.
Because right now Priest can cheat out something like a Scrapyard Colossus, you kill it, then next turn they cast a few spells and resurrect 3 copies of 1 dead minion. But with an actual Graveyard, if only one Colossus is in the Graveyard and they cast 2 Resurrects and an Eternal Servitude, they’d find nothing pops up after the first Resurrect. Because once that one Colossus comes back to life, the Graveyard is empty.
So it takes away their infinite army of the dead by resurrecting actual dead minions, not infinite copies of dead minions.
MtG uses this mechanic, and takes it a step further having an Exile mechanic. When Exiled a card doesn’t go to the graveyard. It’s just gone! I think resurrected creatures in MtG get exiled when they are removed a second time too.
AnAngryBadger - I like Sideshow Shuffler more than Strongarm's Hammer. The problem with the Hammer is that Plush Bears are kind of a Rogue thing, with the Ticket Master. Not a fan of shifting them to the Warrior, increasing their stats, and giving them Taunt; at that point you might as well make it something completely different, like a "4/4 Admirer" or something.
anchorm4n - I think I prefer the Chameleos-esque Priest version of Gazleau. The Silence + double version is a finisher card, basically, and will be played as such. At least it would be minion-related and not a filthy combo, so there is that, but I still don't think people will be happy with it *shrugs*
DavnanKillder - I think the text of the Puppeteer is a little janky, but I still prefer it over Opening Act. Just clean up the text - look to the other mind control cards for examples - and you're good to go.
Wailor - Felfire Juggler is definitely wordy, but it's also more interesting than Grim Fortune so I say "go for it".
shatterstar1998 - Remember that it's Fan of Knives, not "Fan of Knife". Beyond that, it should be okay? It's an AoE clear in Rogue; I'm surprised people are high on it given what I usually read is "argh but my class identity" lol :/
DestroyerR - Seems fine; playable, even. Could combo well with Rush or Charge minions who have used their attack already; theoretically, they would be able to attack again.
ChickyChick - Not a fan of Circus Trickster just straight-up giving a Mage spell to the Rogue, even if it's fairly low-impact. The two-player Sidequest is interesting, but not something I ever expect to happen, so…that leaves Exotic Species as my choice.
Demonxz95 - Already gave you my thoughts, but I'll reiterate that I think it's weird to abandon the Guardian Animals playstyle in the very next set vis-a-vie drawing the animals from your deck. I like the card; I just think the timing of it is off.
Nirast - I like the 5-mana Fiery Trapeze the most. The 4-mana is too strong as a board-wide buffer, and the 6-mana version is worse than Command the Illidari in all situations except the most desirable outcome, at which point it's just a slightly-cheaper but worse Expendable Performers.
Edit: I like the Darkmoon Bladegorger more, although the obvious name for this card is taken already lol (Sword Eater)
I appreciate the kind words - making people enjoy the game in their own way is probably the main reason why I keep looking for off-meta decks every single day.
Welp, seeing as my ideas haven't been received that well, I've decided to go in a totally different direction (ignore the typo):
Feedback:
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anchorm4n: Latest rendition is a pretty interesting idea. Card is probably a bit overtuned, seeing as Glitter Moth never say any play. Yes, Bip also doubles the attack, but this doesn't change the fact it's an extremely win-more card that requires a board to not be garbage.
AnAngryBadger: No one wil ever play Shuffler, too random. The Hammer is more interesting. It feels a little weak right now, but I have no idea how to balance it.Maybe 3/3/2 that summons 3/3s?
DavnanKillder: Circus Puppeteer could probably cost 2. The wording could be streamlined to "Battlecry: Gain control of an enemy minion with 2 or less Attack. Deathrattle: Give it back." (You'd give nothing if the minion died). Opening Act is a very high-roll card, but I absolutely love the design. It's strong, but I don't think it's broken.
Wailor: I really like both. Juggler isn't that broken IMO, and Grim Fortune is just a guaranteed Doomsayer for double the cost. Really nice cards.
shatterstar1998: Really strong card, this could easily be Sprint + Flamestrike for just 6 mana. I know Sprint is pretty trash, and Flamstrike isn't that great either, but I think a combination of the two is busted. I like the flavor, but I think the name is a little subdued compared to the effect.
DestroyerR: Cool concept, but way too situational. Would see more play if they appeared at the start of your turn, or something.
ChickyChick: Circus Trickster would make more sense mechanically in Scholomance, not sure how you'd fit the art the though. I like the other two better, Zombeasts are always fun, and Darkmoon race is a unique twists on quests.
My ranked play is largely copy/paste since I prefer playing Duels & Arena (not so much, lately). Never been a fan of running the top tier netdecks so I use these. Absolutely loving these deck spotlights, Avalon. Keep up the great work! I'm off to try some duels paladin.
Yes, it was a joke. I marked it with the winking smiley at the end. Too bad so many user can`t see the difference. ^^
I think HS has overall moved in the right direction (not in every aspect, but "in total") and I am excited what the devs are planing for this year. :)
I hope they extend their habit to make more balance changes to Wild too. The only major problem I have with HS at the moment is the lack of care for Wild.
Snowpocalypse
Snowpocalypse
We've been lucky enough to have some snow stay on the ground over the past couple of weeks, but damn, it ain't what it used to be. I need to move further North.
Vargoth/Mask of C'thun Combo
I lose, I guess. I'd generally try to test for it first with other minions. Honestly, this deck is just for fun, the Quest version is a much better "OTK"
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Poison Cup is some sexy removal for a hard black control deck. I really want to a creature-less or low creature mono-black deck but it currently lacks any finisher. Been messing around the Skyclave Shade and Underworld Dreams to pick apart an opponent.
Once again, god I love this art. The alt-art is also so wonderful.
Hearthstone's Dean Ayala Answers Community Questions - The Full Recap
As an old school MTG player, this post resonates with me.
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Fond Fairewell - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Thanks for all the feedback guys. Since Circus Puppeteer was well received, I will go with him. My only doubt is about power level. Made two versions, one epic (4/3/4 status and Shadow Madness over Potion of Madness effect) and a rare (2/2/3 status and Potion of Madness effect).
3 Rising Off-Meta Decks in the Fresh Mid-January Hearthstone Meta
Yes: Skipper into Armorsmith into a bunch of small crap means a huge ton of armor.
In Wild you cannot run the same armor package, but you have Tank Up! and you could try something like this:
Wild · Odd Warrior · by Avalon · 5 years, 8 months ago
[Game] Card Treasure Hunt (The Resurrection Attempt)
Yeah, it's about an interaction with Coldlight Oracle and the riddle card.
Hearthstone's Dean Ayala Answers Community Questions - The Full Recap
Fatigue Sign, that's all.
[Game] Card Treasure Hunt (The Resurrection Attempt)
Coldlight Oracle. Or this riddle about another card?
Hearthstone's Dean Ayala Answers Community Questions - The Full Recap
I think the thing I am looking most forward to would be a way to involve the Graveyard. I continually reference MTG as I played it so much, and I hope that Hearthstone will avoid some of the pitfalls that Wizards went through with their CCG.
With that in mind, when the Odyssey cycle hit, the mechanic that blew very old school gamer out of the water was the fact that they made the graveyard matter. I would love to see what they come up with for it. The idea of reanimation isn't lost because Priest has been doing it forever. But even something like a spell that says, "Discover 2 minions in your deck. Put all copies into the graveyard" would be wicked for reanimation and deck thinning.
3 Rising Off-Meta Decks in the Fresh Mid-January Hearthstone Meta
Thanks for this decks! OTK W is fun. You are supposed to pull the armour out of the Armorsmith and Risky Skipper combo? Is there a Baku version of it?
Game Developer, Dean Ayala on Dual-Class Cards in Hearthstone - "Good Chance We'll Revisit Dual-Class"
I see it as one of three things:
My interpretation was that Dean meant #3, which I agree with. Though, a new constructed mode that lets you dual-class like dual-class arena would be amazing.
Game Developer, Dean Ayala on Dual-Class Cards in Hearthstone - "Good Chance We'll Revisit Dual-Class"
I think they meant the former, as in the future of Hearthstone would be dual-class cards.
Hearthstone's Dean Ayala Answers Community Questions - The Full Recap
Because right now Priest can cheat out something like a Scrapyard Colossus, you kill it, then next turn they cast a few spells and resurrect 3 copies of 1 dead minion. But with an actual Graveyard, if only one Colossus is in the Graveyard and they cast 2 Resurrects and an Eternal Servitude, they’d find nothing pops up after the first Resurrect. Because once that one Colossus comes back to life, the Graveyard is empty.
So it takes away their infinite army of the dead by resurrecting actual dead minions, not infinite copies of dead minions.
MtG uses this mechanic, and takes it a step further having an Exile mechanic. When Exiled a card doesn’t go to the graveyard. It’s just gone! I think resurrected creatures in MtG get exiled when they are removed a second time too.
Fond Fairewell - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Sorry for the lateness; here's my feedback:
AnAngryBadger - I like Sideshow Shuffler more than Strongarm's Hammer. The problem with the Hammer is that Plush Bears are kind of a Rogue thing, with the Ticket Master. Not a fan of shifting them to the Warrior, increasing their stats, and giving them Taunt; at that point you might as well make it something completely different, like a "4/4 Admirer" or something.
anchorm4n - I think I prefer the Chameleos-esque Priest version of Gazleau. The Silence + double version is a finisher card, basically, and will be played as such. At least it would be minion-related and not a filthy combo, so there is that, but I still don't think people will be happy with it *shrugs*
DavnanKillder - I think the text of the Puppeteer is a little janky, but I still prefer it over Opening Act. Just clean up the text - look to the other mind control cards for examples - and you're good to go.
Wailor - Felfire Juggler is definitely wordy, but it's also more interesting than Grim Fortune so I say "go for it".
shatterstar1998 - Remember that it's Fan of Knives, not "Fan of Knife". Beyond that, it should be okay? It's an AoE clear in Rogue; I'm surprised people are high on it given what I usually read is "argh but my class identity" lol :/
DestroyerR - Seems fine; playable, even. Could combo well with Rush or Charge minions who have used their attack already; theoretically, they would be able to attack again.
ChickyChick - Not a fan of Circus Trickster just straight-up giving a Mage spell to the Rogue, even if it's fairly low-impact. The two-player Sidequest is interesting, but not something I ever expect to happen, so…that leaves Exotic Species as my choice.
Demonxz95 - Already gave you my thoughts, but I'll reiterate that I think it's weird to abandon the Guardian Animals playstyle in the very next set vis-a-vie drawing the animals from your deck. I like the card; I just think the timing of it is off.
Nirast - I like the 5-mana Fiery Trapeze the most. The 4-mana is too strong as a board-wide buffer, and the 6-mana version is worse than Command the Illidari in all situations except the most desirable outcome, at which point it's just a slightly-cheaper but worse Expendable Performers.
Edit: I like the Darkmoon Bladegorger more, although the obvious name for this card is taken already lol (Sword Eater)
3 Rising Off-Meta Decks in the Fresh Mid-January Hearthstone Meta
I appreciate the kind words - making people enjoy the game in their own way is probably the main reason why I keep looking for off-meta decks every single day.
Hope you'll have fun some funny Duel! pulls!
Fond Fairewell - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Welp, seeing as my ideas haven't been received that well, I've decided to go in a totally different direction (ignore the typo):
Feedback:
anchorm4n: Latest rendition is a pretty interesting idea. Card is probably a bit overtuned, seeing as Glitter Moth never say any play. Yes, Bip also doubles the attack, but this doesn't change the fact it's an extremely win-more card that requires a board to not be garbage.
AnAngryBadger: No one wil ever play Shuffler, too random. The Hammer is more interesting. It feels a little weak right now, but I have no idea how to balance it.Maybe 3/3/2 that summons 3/3s?
DavnanKillder: Circus Puppeteer could probably cost 2. The wording could be streamlined to "Battlecry: Gain control of an enemy minion with 2 or less Attack. Deathrattle: Give it back." (You'd give nothing if the minion died). Opening Act is a very high-roll card, but I absolutely love the design. It's strong, but I don't think it's broken.
Wailor: I really like both. Juggler isn't that broken IMO, and Grim Fortune is just a guaranteed Doomsayer for double the cost. Really nice cards.
shatterstar1998: Really strong card, this could easily be Sprint + Flamestrike for just 6 mana. I know Sprint is pretty trash, and Flamstrike isn't that great either, but I think a combination of the two is busted. I like the flavor, but I think the name is a little subdued compared to the effect.
DestroyerR: Cool concept, but way too situational. Would see more play if they appeared at the start of your turn, or something.
ChickyChick: Circus Trickster would make more sense mechanically in Scholomance, not sure how you'd fit the art the though. I like the other two better, Zombeasts are always fun, and Darkmoon race is a unique twists on quests.
Demonxz95, linkblade91: Already gave my thoughs on Discord.
Nirast: Those cards suck! :p
3 Rising Off-Meta Decks in the Fresh Mid-January Hearthstone Meta
My ranked play is largely copy/paste since I prefer playing Duels & Arena (not so much, lately). Never been a fan of running the top tier netdecks so I use these. Absolutely loving these deck spotlights, Avalon. Keep up the great work! I'm off to try some duels paladin.
Snowpocalypse
Is it supposed to look like he's just nailing that guy's junk with every snowball, or is that just me?
Hearthstone's Dean Ayala Answers Community Questions - The Full Recap
Yes, it was a joke. I marked it with the winking smiley at the end. Too bad so many user can`t see the difference. ^^
I think HS has overall moved in the right direction (not in every aspect, but "in total") and I am excited what the devs are planing for this year. :)
I hope they extend their habit to make more balance changes to Wild too. The only major problem I have with HS at the moment is the lack of care for Wild.
Hearthstone's Dean Ayala Answers Community Questions - The Full Recap
Well I didn't have bad intentions... Just idk... nothing much said in this AMA, at least nothing of what interesting to me personally I suppose...