Yes, but the problem is that you're not doing cool 4/4 lackey combos until turn 6, where a lot of the time you probably already used your lackeys cause they synergize with your earlier magic carpet/4 mana 8/8 play. Considering that Warlock only has four cards to get lackeys (the cable rat and recruiter), I just don't see warlock drawing fast enough to justify a 5 mana 4/4
First of all, I would like to mention that there are still some cards from the SOU set, which haven't been revealed yet. The devs told us before, that they would implement new lackeys and new lackey generators with each Year of the Dragon expansion. We got to see how the new reinforcement would look like and how shaman and warrior would be able to produce more of them 1/1s. Now, I can't find the article, where the devs told us how shaman and warlock would get more synergies for the lackeys, but it would be kinda awkward to receive Dark Pharaoh Tekahn and EVIL Recruiter without a generator alongside it. But EVEN IF warlock doesn't get a class specific one, I'm more than sure how we would see yet another neutral card, that would take that role.
Yes, but the problem is that you're not doing cool 4/4 lackey combos until turn 6, where a lot of the time you probably already used your lackeys cause they synergize with your earlier magic carpet/4 mana 8/8 play.
It's true, that Tekahn doesn't affect the early-game and he would most likely join the party either in the late mid-game or just in the late-game, but that's what I like about him. Right now only Arch-Villain Rafaam and, to some extent, the Sea Giants allow zoolocks to enter the late-game without getting completely smashed by warrior's control tools. Tekahn gives them another push, so a warlock could decide to save some of his lackeys, in order to make them bigger later on. Regarding the inevitable question about whether or not being ultra aggressive with the 1/1s would be more beneficial for the player - I would say it really depends on the board state you are in. If you manage to build a wide board early on and inflict tons of damage with it, it would be better to try ending the game asap before the opponent gets the chance to recover from it. But if you stumble upon a huge resistance, like the case with control warrior, then imho you should definitely save most of the lackeys for the legendary.
Btw I personally think, that there would be a new zoolock variant coming in SOU - it would be something a bit more mid-rangy, which would utilize a strong Lackey package, Magic Carpet and Riftcleaver (probably Diseased Vulture as well). This would be the case, if slower decks appear on the ladder and you want to have a smoother late-game strategy. Regarding whether or not EVIL Cable Rat would be useful in either zoolock variants, I want to say that only time would tell. If the lackey package proves to be strong enough, then I could see some players running the rat for additional 4/4s.
[edit] After reading some comments in the news article, I must agree with you that the rat wouldn't be all that helpful. If people want to generate more lackeys, they could add Barista Lynchen in their decks. I drafted her in arena twice and in all honesty she overperformed in my games there. People used to run her in Pogo Rogue not long ago, so I don't think that she would be a meme in a zoolock deck.
When Twitch was not so popular probably a burnout streamer will be a bad call, but today many streamers do that as a job and HS give a very big visibility considering its numbers so they keep playing it even if they're not enjoying the game anymore. The only thing that matter at that point is if they keep a professional attitude instead of just ranting here and there.
Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron: I'm crafting this day 1 and once again enjoying the chaos created by our Lord and Savior... Seriously speaking, I like it because I see it as a card I'd play in a Deck I'd use when Ranked pissed me off and I just want to have some fun in Casual...
Gotta give it to Scarlet Weaver for having so many options to apply its cost reduction to, whether it's Tundra Rhino into Dire Frenzy or a Savannah Highmane for 1 mana, or even the new Dirty Rat type card coming along with it, Wild Bloodstinger, the tempo never ends. I'm only hoping that all this wonderful beastie support will be applicable to our new unannounced quest, which might be my favorite card once it's revealed. Who knows!
Is Tekahn more of a fit for a control deck? Lackeys have their use here and there for Control Shaman, so I could see warlock decks trying their own way to utilize them for early and late game.
Seems like warlock has some cards that can go for both play styles. EVIL Recruiter (another Uldum card) seemed to me it could fit in both aggro and control, and perhaps Diseased Vulture, as hero power on turn 6+ would kick in the extra minion.
Maybe I'm just hoping so. Excluding mage's shenanigans (freeze until you conjurer's calling) only warrior and shaman seem to play the slow game well in the current standard meta, and Saviors of Uldum looks like it's pushing sticky minions and murloc floods.
/and count me in on the crowd that would like to see a working, winning dragon deck in THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON. Dragon Shaman is actually fun (and hey, a class not usually one with the dragons), but it's lacking a few cards to be consistent. I might try it with the shaman quest card if I land it.
I guess the honeymoon is long over and HS is proving it‘s sustainability right now.
Content producer dropping out for personal reasons is perfectly normal. As long as this is not happening in large numbers, new faces can take their place.
I say it‘s normal, not irrelevant though! It‘s crazy how important the content surrounding HS is. Fortunatly we got people like Kripp and Kibler that probably won‘t stop for quite some time
So long? All the dragon cards from RoS and most paladin cards in RR were midrange/control cards. They may not have had a big impact on the meta but it is certainly not the case that only small minions have been pushed in pally for ages.
Anyway, unless warrior is toned down there's really no space for other control decks in the meta, and since pally has never had the tools for extreme value decks (akin to burgle rogue) it is going to struggle to compete with warrior in long games. In other words, pally has plenty of recently added midrange/control tools, but the meta just doesn't let them thrive.
Plaguebringer, the card which replaced Vanish in the basic set, is in my opinion a very poorly designed card. Constantly with their talk about class identity, Blizzard talks about how the Basic and Classic sets should give new players a good example of what a class does and what it's strengths and weaknesses are in a fairly simple manner. The Basic set especially should be very easy to understand, since those are the first cards a new player will have access to. So why, then, does Plaguebringer make use of the Poisonous keyword when no other card in the Basic set mentions it? This would lead new players to believe that Rogues are good at abusing Poisonous minions, which hasn't proven to be the case. They only barely have the most Poisonous minions/generators of all classes (Rogue has 7, Hunter has 6, Druid has 5) and as far as I know, only one of which (Envenom Weapon) has seen any serious competitive play in Kingsbane Rogue. I would be fine if this card we're in the Classic set, but I think it's a very poor design for a Basic card.
There's so many good ones! My favourite card revealed so far though has got to be Murmy. It's one of the best art this expansion for me; So much energy and character!
Played the game during Beta but left the game for a couple of years or so. My card collection is unsuitable for Standard but I can use all my older cards in Wild. And no, I don't want to dust all my old cards.
New Warlock Minion - Dark Pharaoh Tekahn
First of all, I would like to mention that there are still some cards from the SOU set, which haven't been revealed yet. The devs told us before, that they would implement new lackeys and new lackey generators with each Year of the Dragon expansion. We got to see how the new reinforcement would look like and how shaman and warrior would be able to produce more of them 1/1s. Now, I can't find the article, where the devs told us how shaman and warlock would get more synergies for the lackeys, but it would be kinda awkward to receive Dark Pharaoh Tekahn and EVIL Recruiter without a generator alongside it. But EVEN IF warlock doesn't get a class specific one, I'm more than sure how we would see yet another neutral card, that would take that role.
It's true, that Tekahn doesn't affect the early-game and he would most likely join the party either in the late mid-game or just in the late-game, but that's what I like about him. Right now only Arch-Villain Rafaam and, to some extent, the Sea Giants allow zoolocks to enter the late-game without getting completely smashed by warrior's control tools. Tekahn gives them another push, so a warlock could decide to save some of his lackeys, in order to make them bigger later on. Regarding the inevitable question about whether or not being ultra aggressive with the 1/1s would be more beneficial for the player - I would say it really depends on the board state you are in. If you manage to build a wide board early on and inflict tons of damage with it, it would be better to try ending the game asap before the opponent gets the chance to recover from it. But if you stumble upon a huge resistance, like the case with control warrior, then imho you should definitely save most of the lackeys for the legendary.
Btw I personally think, that there would be a new zoolock variant coming in SOU - it would be something a bit more mid-rangy, which would utilize a strong Lackey package, Magic Carpet and Riftcleaver (probably Diseased Vulture as well). This would be the case, if slower decks appear on the ladder and you want to have a smoother late-game strategy. Regarding whether or not EVIL Cable Rat would be useful in either zoolock variants, I want to say that only time would tell. If the lackey package proves to be strong enough, then I could see some players running the rat for additional 4/4s.
[edit] After reading some comments in the news article, I must agree with you that the rat wouldn't be all that helpful. If people want to generate more lackeys, they could add Barista Lynchen in their decks. I drafted her in arena twice and in all honesty she overperformed in my games there. People used to run her in Pogo Rogue not long ago, so I don't think that she would be a meme in a zoolock deck.
Are burnt out streamers good for HS?
When Twitch was not so popular probably a burnout streamer will be a bad call, but today many streamers do that as a job and HS give a very big visibility considering its numbers so they keep playing it even if they're not enjoying the game anymore. The only thing that matter at that point is if they keep a professional attitude instead of just ranting here and there.
Legend Wackey Lackey Handlock
Imagine this deck with the addition of Dark Pharaoh Tekahn
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Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron: I'm crafting this day 1 and once again enjoying the chaos created by our Lord and Savior... Seriously speaking, I like it because I see it as a card I'd play in a Deck I'd use when Ranked pissed me off and I just want to have some fun in Casual...
Quest Trading - Play A Friend!
Battletag: Jody #2424
Region: EU
Trade Only?: Yep
Two Uldum Card Reveals - Dark Pharaoh Tekahn & Vilefiend + NEW LACKEY!
Giving a minion +2 hp is probably better than evolving it.
Quest Trading - Play A Friend!
Battletag: Lallygag#2631
Region: Eu
Trade Only?: Yes
I'll show and you go first
Still available as of 15.18
Done
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[Hearthstone Card (Diseased Vulture) Not Found] has a pretty cool art
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High Priest Amet, can be used many different ways.
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Gotta give it to Scarlet Weaver for having so many options to apply its cost reduction to, whether it's Tundra Rhino into Dire Frenzy or a Savannah Highmane for 1 mana, or even the new Dirty Rat type card coming along with it, Wild Bloodstinger, the tempo never ends. I'm only hoping that all this wonderful beastie support will be applicable to our new unannounced quest, which might be my favorite card once it's revealed. Who knows!
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I am going to try Zoo Priest once more, Grandmummy can be it!!
Honestly, hope is high but it is difficult for one card to lift an archetype.
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Dark Pharaoh Tekahn, cause I want to get my golden warlock portrait with zoolock quickly ;)
Two Uldum Card Reveals - Dark Pharaoh Tekahn & Vilefiend + NEW LACKEY!
Is Tekahn more of a fit for a control deck? Lackeys have their use here and there for Control Shaman, so I could see warlock decks trying their own way to utilize them for early and late game.
Seems like warlock has some cards that can go for both play styles. EVIL Recruiter (another Uldum card) seemed to me it could fit in both aggro and control, and perhaps Diseased Vulture, as hero power on turn 6+ would kick in the extra minion.
Maybe I'm just hoping so. Excluding mage's shenanigans (freeze until you conjurer's calling) only warrior and shaman seem to play the slow game well in the current standard meta, and Saviors of Uldum looks like it's pushing sticky minions and murloc floods.
/and count me in on the crowd that would like to see a working, winning dragon deck in THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON. Dragon Shaman is actually fun (and hey, a class not usually one with the dragons), but it's lacking a few cards to be consistent. I might try it with the shaman quest card if I land it.
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My favorite card is Dinotamer Brann because i love summoning me king krash lol.
Are burnt out streamers good for HS?
I guess the honeymoon is long over and HS is proving it‘s sustainability right now.
Content producer dropping out for personal reasons is perfectly normal. As long as this is not happening in large numbers, new faces can take their place.
I say it‘s normal, not irrelevant though! It‘s crazy how important the content surrounding HS is. Fortunatly we got people like Kripp and Kibler that probably won‘t stop for quite some time
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Two Uldum Card Reveals - Dark Pharaoh Tekahn & Vilefiend + NEW LACKEY!
Are you crazy are you out of your mind?!!
Uldum Paladin Card Reveal - Micro Mummy
So long? All the dragon cards from RoS and most paladin cards in RR were midrange/control cards. They may not have had a big impact on the meta but it is certainly not the case that only small minions have been pushed in pally for ages.
Anyway, unless warrior is toned down there's really no space for other control decks in the meta, and since pally has never had the tools for extreme value decks (akin to burgle rogue) it is going to struggle to compete with warrior in long games. In other words, pally has plenty of recently added midrange/control tools, but the meta just doesn't let them thrive.
Know I'm Late to the Party, but Let's Talk About Plaguebringer
Plaguebringer, the card which replaced Vanish in the basic set, is in my opinion a very poorly designed card. Constantly with their talk about class identity, Blizzard talks about how the Basic and Classic sets should give new players a good example of what a class does and what it's strengths and weaknesses are in a fairly simple manner. The Basic set especially should be very easy to understand, since those are the first cards a new player will have access to. So why, then, does Plaguebringer make use of the Poisonous keyword when no other card in the Basic set mentions it? This would lead new players to believe that Rogues are good at abusing Poisonous minions, which hasn't proven to be the case. They only barely have the most Poisonous minions/generators of all classes (Rogue has 7, Hunter has 6, Druid has 5) and as far as I know, only one of which (Envenom Weapon) has seen any serious competitive play in Kingsbane Rogue. I would be fine if this card we're in the Classic set, but I think it's a very poor design for a Basic card.
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High Priest Amet, because not only does it look awesome, I think it will help put Priest back on the map.
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My favorite card is Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron!
Just because I love playing some RNG card, you never know what will happen in this card!
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There's so many good ones! My favourite card revealed so far though has got to be Murmy.
It's one of the best art this expansion for me; So much energy and character!
What got you into Wild?
Played the game during Beta but left the game for a couple of years or so. My card collection is unsuitable for Standard but I can use all my older cards in Wild. And no, I don't want to dust all my old cards.
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I like Mogu Cultist the best and I am curious how to get this one going.
What got you into Wild?
Wild is generally fun to play IMO. More choices in the collection, and more crazy stuffs over there :-)