A new Epic Shurima Spell, Stoneweaving, has been revealed! [runecardimg rating]937[/runecardimg] Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating! Learn more about Empi…
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A new Common Shurima Unit, Sai Scout, has been revealed! [runecardimg rating]939[/runecardimg] Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating! Learn more about Empire…
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A new Common Shurima Landmark, Hibernating Rockbear, has been revealed! [runecardimg rating]940[/runecardimg] Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating! Learn mo…
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A new Common Shurima Landmark, Salt Spire, has been revealed! [runecardimg rating]943[/runecardimg] Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating! Learn more about E…
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A new Rare Shurima Spell, Unraveled Earth, has been revealed! [runecardimg rating]945[/runecardimg] Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating! Learn more about E…
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Ign published an interview with some informations about the new gamemode that OOC hasn't covered yet. So I thought I'd give you a short summary of all the new information: -Mercenaries has its own 15…
Ign published an interview with some informations about the new gamemode that OOC hasn't covered yet. So I thought I'd give you a short summary of all the new information:
-Mercenaries has its own 15 person dev team that is actively working on the mode for over 11 months. The dev team also includes Paul Nygen who pitched the idea of the Dungeon Run mode.
-Mercenaries was originially planned as an 2v2 mode, but they then settled on the rogue-lite (I know the devs are calling it a rogue-like, but a rogue-like with permanent progression is per definition a rogue-lite) and rpg mechanics
- they refear to the runs as "levels" (they also did that other times they talked about it)
- equipment can come from "drops in levels" or from other sources
- the max level could be level 30 ("level 1 to, say, 30")
- the endgame is about enhancing your characters and equipment
- There will be an heroic option
- some abilities will be better against certain bosses
- a lot of endgame gameplay will be about figuering out how to counter a certain boss
- Jaina and the Lich King will be bosses
- You can see what the enemy will do in the pve parts. That's not the case for pvp
- As a result the pve part will be more about puzzles, and the pvp about bluffing and playing mind games (probably not the card Mindgames )
- they announced the mode at Blizzconline to show everyone that Hearthstone is doing more than just releasing expansions.
Bonus from an GamesPredetor Interview I stumbled across:
-The mode will have no mana system and the abilites are cooldown based instead
- example abilities could be a simple attack or a Dragon breath that either deals damage, or heals an ally.
- they think that the mode will be really deep
- fights will reward you with xp and "resources"
All of this sounds super exciting and I can't wait to learn out more.
A new Rare Shurima Unit, Khahiri the Returned, has been revealed! [runecardimg rating]931[/runecardimg] Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating! Learn more abo…
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A new Common Shurima Landmark, Ancient Preparations, has been revealed! [runecardimg rating]926[/runecardimg] Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating! Learn mo…
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A new Common Shurima Unit, Aspiring Chronomancer, has been revealed! [runecardimg rating]928[/runecardimg] Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating! Learn more …
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A new Rare Shurima Unit, Xenotype Researchers, has been revealed! [runecardimg rating]929[/runecardimg] Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating! Learn more abo…
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A new Common Shurima Unit, Khahiri the Student, has been revealed! [runecardimg rating]930[/runecardimg] Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating! Learn more ab…
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A new Epic Shurima Spell, Promising Future, has been revealed! [runecardimg rating]933[/runecardimg] Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating! Learn more about …
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A new Rare Shurima Landmark, Preservarium, has been revealed! [runecardimg rating]932[/runecardimg] Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating! Learn more about E…
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So we have a new keyword to examine that is going to be very hard to evaluate properly. How exactly do countdown and prediction interact with one another. If I had to guess predict is likely very…
So we have a new keyword to examine that is going to be very hard to evaluate properly.
How exactly do countdown and prediction interact with one another.
If I had to guess predict is likely very similar to scry from mtg you get to peak your top card and see if it goes on top or the bottom
So the objective is to buff random allies then dig for them
As for the countdown landmarks I think they are solid you get the effect on your next attack turn effectively, and every next attack turn after.
So cycling on turn 2, draw on 4, draw on 6, draw on 8
That's really strong and I think main deck landmark removal may be essential now and that's great
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They said on twitter that countdown cards destroy themselves so you only get the 1 2/2 or the 1 draw. That's not great
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so predict is look at top 3 put 1 on top
If this was mtg this would be a hugely powerful play effect in standard.
However in Runeterra digging for answers isn't common because board clears are over costed and situational.
Cheese's Custom Core set revamp Instead of doing 1 thread per class, I've decided to do a single master thread for my whole shit. Some changes happened for the classes I already posted before accord…
Instead of doing 1 thread per class, I've decided to do a single master thread for my whole shit.
Some changes happened for the classes I already posted before according to the feedback I've received. There are also some revamped cards that I shamelessly ripped off from other people's reworks (credit is given when it happens) because the main goal of this revamp is not to be creative.
Blizzard's official post on class identity is weird. It mixes class mechanics with strengths and weaknesses so most of the stuff doesn't make sense. The way I proceeded is completely different. I started by listing what should be the primary and secondary mechanics of the class, the strengths and weaknesses of the class as well as the archetypes available to it should follow from this list.
I say "core sets" a lot, but the Basic and Classic set are NOT interchangeable in their functions.
Tribal synergies are part of a class primary identity in only 3 cases
All other class-tribe associations are mostly a matter of coincidence as these tribes happen to fit in the class identity (eg pirates for Warrior/Rogue)
NOTE: If you're an Arena player, you will probably look at this set in horror since it contains a lot of cards that are or were notoriously very good or even outright cancer in this mode. There's really no way around it. The Basic set is supposed to be generalistic and versatile, this intrinsically makes it broken in Arena. If it were real, this Basic set would NEVER be part of any Arena rotation.
(as you can tell, I hate Freeze Mage)
Listed below are cards I considered adding to the core sets but didn't, either because they have a flaw that make them unfit for core sets, or because there was no room for them anymore.
9+ mana
7-8 mana
5 mana
4 mana
3 mana
2 mana
0-1 mana
TOKENS
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The following cards almost made it into my core sets, but didn't because there were no room left for them.
In terms of core set quality, Hunter is above average, although its sets aren't as good as Mage's or Rogue's. The main issue with Hunter's current set is its one-dimensionality. Up to 2017, Hunter was a one-dimensional class with an extremely linear gameplay. It had only one viable archetype (at best), oscillating between face and midrange.
After 2017, internal diversity increased: Egg, Cube, No-minion, Big, etc... Deathstalker Rexxar enabled late-game-oriented Hunter archetypes. Big Beast synergies enabled non-linear playstyles. One major constraint, as Blizz themselves noticed, is Hunter's lack of card draw. Lack of card draw intrinsically limits a class' design space. However Blizz developed workarounds such as card generation (Rhok'delar)or costly but powerful tutoring (Scavenger's Ingenuity, Ursatron) as opposed to general card draw, or "Recruit" mechanics.
![(4) Multishot[3]](https://i.imgur.com/ys6Lyr8.png)
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![(7) Bursting Shot[6]](https://hearthcards.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/60/ee/c3/6a/60eec36a.png)
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The following cards almost made it into my core sets, but didn't because there were no room left for them.
Mage is a mostly well-defined class. Blizzard's description of Mage's class identity is mostly accurate. The changes to my set are mostly polishing. Oh and also about nuking every combo piece of the fucking abomination that is Freeze/Exodia mage.
The following cards almost made it into my core sets, but didn't because there were no room left for them.
Paladin has some well-defined themes (i.e. buffs), but there are too few of them. Paladin has historically always been a swing class, meaning its power level from expansion to expansion varies greatly due to both its extremely shitty core sets, which means its class identity has always been all over the place.
For example, Silver Hand Recruit synergy is a theme that has been mostly underexploited except during the Odd Paladin era. It's strange that board-wide buffs is considered a Druid theme but not a Paladin one. It would fit better here.
Large heals, even though it's been a Paladin theme, have been weak and don't feel different enough from Priest ones.
I've tried to gather everything I coul that make Paladin class identity, however it's clear Paladin needs something more.
Finally, I've gotten rid of secrets in Paladin's core sets. Devs said in the past that they gave Paladin secrets because they wanted to give them to Rogue originally, but Rogue already had the Combo keyword and they thought Paladin was the next best thing. But Paladin's secrets have always felt out of place within the class and they were almost never viable (except for Avenge and during the TGT era with Mysterious Challenger). This doesn't prevent Paladin secrets to be re-introduced during rotations as it is the case for Rogue secrets right now.
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The following cards almost made it into my core sets, but didn't because there were no room left for them.
The following cards almost made it into my core sets, but didn't because there were no room left for them.
Rogue is a mostly well-defined class with identifiable strengths and weaknesses, as well as a lot of different themes.
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Fun fact: Adrenaline Rush existed in HS alpha but it costed 1 back then and was probably considered too OP.
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The following cards almost made it into my core sets, but didn't because there were no room left for them.
Shaman is a swing class. It has a lot of well-defined but underexploited themes, while its core sets are too meme-y. Even though Shaman has potential, the class is hard to balance. One can clearly see that Blizz doesn't really know what to do with it. Also, no, card generation is not a Shaman weakness.
Shamans wins by keeping board control. The longer it keeps the board, the more powerful it becomes. Shaman is also the best at burst damage. On the flip side they struggle to recover a lost board.
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Note: I strongly hesitated to change Shaman's basic totems but decided against it out of caution & conservatism.
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The following cards almost made it into my core sets, but didn't because there were no room left for them.
Warlock is weird because it's mostly defined by its HP. It's not that Life Tap is intrinsically better than other HPs, it's just that it's deck-defining. Life Tap alone guarantees that Warlock will always have two archetypes at its disponsal : "vomit your hand and reload" and "play Twilight Drake/Mountain Giant on turn 4", independently of any class cards. If class cards didn't exist, Warlock would be the only class that still feels unique because of its HP (MAYBE Hunter would also feel unique because of SMOrc).
Fortunately Warlock has a few other themes than defines it... but those themes are largely under-exploited.
TOKENS
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The following cards almost made it into my core sets, but didn't because there were no room left for them.
Warrior is probably the best designed class in the game. No overhaud needed here, just some edge polishing.
I strongly hesitated to un-nerf win axe or to change its stats, but I couldn't find anything good. RIP FWA. F.
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The following cards almost made it into my core sets, but didn't because there were no room left for them.
A new Champion Shurima Unit, Renekton, has been revealed! [runecardimg rating]902[/runecardimg] [runecardimg rating]914[/runecardimg] [runecardimg rating]903[/runecardimg] [runecardimg rating]904[/…
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What it will be about?? What is your guess?
I am sure this card has been made before but this is my take on it (Rarity, mana cost, class type) Based on the Yu Gi Oh card RAIGEKI which can only be a 1 of in decks so I made this card legendar…
I am sure this card has been made before but this is my take on it (Rarity, mana cost, class type)
Based on the Yu Gi Oh card RAIGEKI which can only be a 1 of in decks so I made this card legendary so it would only be a 1 of in Hearthstone and there are no classes in Yu Gi Oh so I made it neutral and Warlock already had DOOM! and Twisting Nether anyways and it would be cool as a neutral.
Simple but cool...I think?
Simple but cool...I think?
A new Champion Demacia Unit, Jarvan IV, has been revealed! [runecardimg rating]915[/runecardimg] Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating! Learn more about Empi…
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A new Rare Demacia Spell, Golden Aegis, has been revealed! [runecardimg rating]921[/runecardimg] Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating! Learn more about Empi…
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A new Epic Demacia Unit, King Jarvan III, has been revealed! [runecardimg rating]919[/runecardimg] Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating! Learn more about Em…
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A new Common Demacia Unit, Honored Lord, has been revealed! [runecardimg rating]922[/runecardimg] Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating! Learn more about Emp…
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A new Rare Demacia Unit, Gallant Rider, has been revealed! [runecardimg rating]920[/runecardimg] Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating! Learn more about Empi…
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A new Rare Demacia Spell, Cataclysm, has been revealed! [runecardimg rating]918[/runecardimg] Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating! Learn more about Empires…
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