The new event starts this Friday in TESL. Here are the details.

Take a chance this weekend with the newest event in The Elder Scrolls: Legends: the Lucky Gauntlet!

Lucky Gauntlet: December 20 - 23

In the Lucky Gauntlet, the usual Field and Shadow Lanes are swapped out for a larger, five-creature Field Lane and a special three-creature Lucky Lane. Creatures summoned into the Lucky Lane gain a random keyword, which could lead to all kinds of serendipitous plays!

Will that last-minute Guard or Charge creature come to save the day? Only one way to find out! Entry in the Lucky Gauntlet costs three (3) Event Tickets or 500 Gold, with up to three runs allowed.

The Lucky Gauntlet begins Friday, December 20 at 12pm ET and closes at 12pm ET on Monday, December 23. Events in The Elder Scrolls: Legends change regularly, so check in often to see what new challenges await!

If you're a competitive player, or if you just want to see what the pros are using, be sure and take a look at the Top 16 Decks for the recent Promises by Firelight Qualifier.

You can also catch the full replay below!

EDIT: Restarting fixed the problem

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Hey, just checking if anyone else encountered this bug: I'm currently missing all basic cards except for Mark of the Wild. This results in me not being able to play any of my decks in standard... (It shows them missing and gives replacement options, I can't find them with the collection manager search or by reducing the set to basic cards)

Pretty sure this bug was introduced with the latest patch?

Hey everyone, just want to share my favorite deck of the new expansion so far. Give it a spin! Let me know if you have ideas for improvement.

https://outof.cards/hearthstone/decks/10789-mc-kronx-feat-big-g

I'm not gonna lie I've been very annoyed this expansion which is unusual for me and have actually thought about quitting for good. This is not one of "those" threads but I do feel that the tempo of this game is causing problems and whatever nerfs are made will just push something with better tempo to the top. 

Now tempo is a key part of this game, I remember 1 mana Mana Wyrm and I'm not trying to push out aggro at all but I mean even some control  and midrange have a strong aggro presence these days. The only thing I think that would slow down general tempo is to increase the deck size.  Then maybe we might see some more interesting decks, Aggro may have to include more draw to keep their tempo but I really feel something has to be addressed. What are your thoughts? 

Is the new performance update out already? What are the changes?

ALL THINGS HOLY!

I'm a F2P and have been mostly playing Arena. Got a golden Legendary and thought I would have a see what I could swap it for, if there were any decks I could build. Turns out I have just enough dust to build Galakrond Shaman. I'm probably not playing it very well, but even so, it smashes all over other decks.

I can see why the more regular/invested players are calling this out. It'll be a couple of days of fun for me, but no doubt a real PITA for most people.

Wowzah. Glad that there is a balance patch coming.

Wouldn't it be better, to show just threads in the latest deck discussions and not single posts?

As it is now, every new post is displayed, which leads to the section being full with posts for one deck. 

I think, that it would be better and more diverse, if more decks could be shown there.

So just the threads/deck discussions with the latest posts, not the latest posts itself. 

BR, kramerofboandls 

We had a few spoilers today, all revealed on the ECQ stream earlier.

New spoiler from Scarlatch on Discord!

Here are the results for the latest Gauntlet event in TESL (yes, there are still players showing up).

Congratulations to the top 100 players from this weekend's Allegiance Gauntlet!

1	EveKaufman	27	1
2	Macmilanov	27	2
3	milkSensha	27	3
4	MattOblivium	27	3
5	Wargamer_DE	27	3
6	DeuceCaboose	27	3
7	guyaverage	27	3
8	Risinhigh	27	3
9	Shinobuu	27	3
10	RegurKenaid	27	4
11	Risinhigher	27	4
12	xXTheBigOneXx	27	4
13	iDarkImmortal	27	4
14	SHADOWSandSILENCE	27	5
15	Laffigata	27	5
16	Brutuus	27	5
17	eyenie	27	6
18	Borshik	27	6
19	ElAlumbrao	27	6
20	New_Orlean	26	5
21	abybob	26	5
22	Nick_Shadow	26	5
23	citoplazma	26	7
24	Grefven	25	4
25	sergei2326	25	4
26	Brianr529	25	5
27	CalmSassarShow	25	5
28	Flash_86	25	5
29	vekstr	25	6
30	GusTheSafetyBus	25	6
31	Germanas	25	7
32	Panazee33	25	7
33	Renaldo876	25	7
34	Geldis_Sadri	25	7
35	Jimbo28	25	7
36	CasualSamurai	25	8
37	gumchoo	24	4
38	iCarnag3	24	5
39	Leshelm	24	6
40	elderscrollsandrei	24	6
41	MikeHuntJR	24	6
42	GeorgeBJJ	24	6
43	Elendar27	24	6
44	riman2012	24	7
45	qwimby	24	7
46	TOP7781	24	7
47	TheBobBilly	24	7
48	GoodJob	24	7
49	Emrysthemage	24	9
50	gyrocptn	23	3
51	Tradingwok	23	4
52	MysteriousMoss	23	4
53	Máni	23	5
54	Ikarus.	23	5
55	FireSoul1991	23	5
56	realdju	23	6
57	Keisha230	23	6
58	Charmeon	23	6
59	AinzOoalGawn	23	6
60	MaximusZH	23	6
61	Nitrochaos	23	7
62	inveson13	23	7
63	SergioLetsLive	23	7
64	earstring	23	7
65	MaxLees	23	7
66	restartedretard	23	7
67	ll_phoenix	23	7
68	Edvard18	23	8
69	IronPegasus_	22	3
70	simetra24	22	5
71	Sartrixa	22	5
72	tmo306	22	5
73	Avhust	22	5
74	Xer_20	22	5
75	noorcstoday	22	6
76	Grelor	22	6
77	Swictor	22	6
78	Akrot_NS	22	7
79	GrandTorpedowski	22	7
80	Ethosnet	22	7
81	tobeedog	22	7
82	KorbenDalas	22	7
83	BaronThane	22	7
84	Spurlos	22	7
85	Mandanga	22	7
86	ShortySA	22	7
87	Nijjaro-AZZ	22	8
88	daus_switch	22	8
89	Raccoonrider	22	8
90	eotinb	22	8
91	Yourockcancelthat	22	8
92	fenir	22	8
93	Zeyphyr	22	9
94	CygnusTerminal	21	4
95	Elboy	21	4
96	siralexsey32167	21	5
97	Propagandastyle87	21	5
98	ZAK77RU	21	5
99	G3RMANATOR	21	5
100	BamboGT	21	6

Wizards of the Coast just published a cool article that gives us some background on the characters we'll be seeing in Theros: Beyond Death.

The story of Theros is a tale for the ages, and one not to be missed. So, as we move through Theros Beyond Death previews, certain cards will come with a bit of flavor, worldbuilding, or important story moments. We'll collect those story moments right here. 

Note that for Theros Beyond Death, there are currently no plans for an ebook, so make sure to check out this page throughout preview season.

PREVIOUSLY, ON THEROS . . .

To fight the sun god Heliod, the forge god Purphoros created a sword capable of damaging the divine. The two gods battled, disrupting the celestial resting place of an ancient and powerful hydra: Polukranos, World Eater. Enraged, the hydra stormed through the mortal realm of Theros until it was sealed by Heliod and the hunt god Nylea.

The Planeswalker Elspeth arrived in Theros during the climax of Heliod and Purphoros's battle. She saw Purphoros' sword flung from his hands, and planeswalked away with it. She returned to Theros fifteen years later and faced an angry Heliod. But the god regained his bearings and realized Elspeth could help him, so he reforged the sword into the spear Godsend. Wielding this weapon, Elspeth was able to defeat the newly awakened Polukranos.

Meanwhlie, the satyr Planeswalker Xenagos had hatched a plan to ascend to godhood. By cultivating belief and devotion among his followers, he was able to transcend mortality and join the other gods in their home of Nyx. Xenagos planned to use his new status for ill, so Elspeth vowed to stop him. She journeyed to Nyx and stabbed Xenagos with Godsend, destroying him once and for all.

Fearful of her power and knowledge of the multiverse, Heliod stabbed Elspeth with her very own weapon, which shattered afterwards. Dying, Elspeth's soul became trapped in the Underworld of Erebos where it remains . . . for now.

NOW, WE RETURN TO THEROS . . .

New Eternal event starting Friday 12/20!

The giant Ixtol was the ancient Champion of Grodov, and built the arena that still stands in Xulta today. Prove your skill in single combat during this special event!

Bring a 75-card deck and prepare to battle with this special boss rule:

Your deck can only contain a single copy of all non-power cards! Each player starts with +3 Max Power.

Here’s what you need to know:

• This event uses the Throne format.
• You must select your deck when you join, and you cannot change decks between games in a run.
• The event costs 2,500 Gold or 200 Gems to enter.
• Each run is 7 games, win or lose.
• You may enter as many times as you like.
• There is no leaderboard.
• The Ixtol’s Challengers Event will run from Friday 12/20 at 10:00 AM MST (17:00 UTC) to Monday 12/23 at 4:00 PM MST (23:00 UTC)
• Note: This event does not grant QCP.

Run Rewards

Wins	Prizes
7	5 packs, 1 Silver Chest, 1 premium Rare
6	4 packs, 1 Silver Chest, 1 premium Rare
5	4 packs, 1 Bronze Chest, 1 premium Rare
4	4 packs, 1 Bronze Chest, 1 Rare
3	3 packs, 1 Bronze Chest, 1 Rare
2	3 packs, 1 Bronze Chest
1	2 packs, 1 Bronze Chest
0	2 packs of The Flame of Xulta

Take on the challenge starting this Friday!

Team Rankstar just released a new article by Bearsman6 that includes four new puzzles. In case you didn't realize, Mythgard has an amazing feature that allows users to import their OWN puzzles they created! It's pretty cool and will allow you to share challenging scenarios with other players.

Some personal background here: “Find Lethal” puzzles have always been one of my favorite aspects of card games, and it was initially one of the things I missed most when I pivoted away from Magic: the Gathering. There are already a few cool ones in Mythgard – with the most recent addition from Navy Seagull being particularly devilish!

Be sure and check out the entire article and his Mythgard puzzles HERE.

Here's a new video from MTG that explains the Escape mechanic appearing in Theros: Beyond Death.

They also had one a few days ago for a returning mechanic, Devotion.

And last week they had one explaining Enchantments, in case you missed it.

A new Rare Neutral Minion, Faceless Corruptor, has been revealed!

Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating!

Learn more about Descent of Dragons

Head on over to our dedicated guide for Descent of Dragons!

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Good or bad and why?

I guess the title says it all: when I use the deckbuilder most of the times it's just theorycrafting or building up ideas before I get to implement them into the game. For that reason, most of the times I prefer to keep the decks to myself, to just have a private list of decks I'm working on. I remember on the HPwn site there was the possibility to turn the "Unlisted" option on. Is it possible to have it here in the near future as well? Because I really find this site much snappier and mobile friendly, but I really can't save wip decks like this.

Thanks for the consideration, and a really good job for the site, I find it has a really big potential!

One Reddit user, MysteryMTR, commented on how slow Riot has been with any information about the dates for closed beta for LoR and a couple of Devs popped up to comment. They don't give us anything definite, but at least we know they're working hard on getting it ready as soon as possible! [source]

This is a good point, and from the outside I can imagine this being confusing or frustrating.

Underlying everything we communicate is the principle that we don't want to promise anything that we won't be able to deliver on. I think we've all experienced that as players, and Riot also has had to learn that lesson as developers.

As we're finishing our core game features for Launch, we also have to develop the capabilities to release those at quality, at scale, reliably and consistently. As more of the game is complete, we'll be able to more confidently predict when we'll have releases ready for players. But until then we're mostly just comfortable with the types of broad strokes that you've seen in our roadmap.

Exact dates WILL come, but we're not quite ready to announce anything yet.

I'm not going to confirm dates for you but I will say we are here, watching, reading, and working hard to make sure you can play your hearts out. We get happy every time we see players asking to play more. There's a lot of work to do to make sure we do well for even more players. Alas I will leave you with a "Soon ™"!

Make sure you participate in the Game Awards event featuring Ashiok and Elspeth in MTG Arena. It's available through 12/16 and you can earn 1 pack of Theros: Beyond Death (to open upon release) for each win, up to 3 packs. You also get to play with some cards that are normally unavailable, most notably a few of the legendary "Power Nine".

There are also a few honorable mentions in the pre-constructed decks too.

I tried both decks and they seemed pretty evenly matched. I had some trouble getting started, because multiple times it just seemed like I was outmatched by an opponent who had perfect answers. I switched decks and instead of astounding starts and ridiculous curves I continued to draw absolute garbage. After a little bit of persistence everything came out okay in the end and I walked away with 3 Theros: Beyond Death packs to put in my virtual stocking.

Don't be surprised if you face Ashiok decks that draw loads of additional cards or use removal on every single unit you put on the board, or you could find yourself up against the wall with white weenie tokens wildly swinging equipment in your face by your second turn. I'd love to see more events like this, which allow you to use unavailable cards in updated scenarios. Which deck turned out to be your favorite?

Taken directly from the official hs twitter:

https://twitter.com/PlayHearthstone/status/1205318038444077058

While it blows my mind that they thought that the expansion could launch in its current state, hopefully the action will be brutal and decisive. I've found it hard to even log in during the last few days which is pretty depressing given that this is typically the most fun part of the cycle. Fingers crossed that this puts things right.

Hi,

First things first, I am _not_ complaining about the existence (or of even the amount of) ads!

Recently whilst browsing through your website, I noticed a weird trend in the ads that got displayed to me, as a lot of them were advertising books from a certain publisher in Germany ("Kopp Verlag") that has a.... Not so nice reputation.

I'm not going into my issues with this publisher any further as this might (sadly enough) start some political discussions which (in my humble opinion) do not need to take place in the forum's for a card game. 

I assume that you do not have much of a decision on what your ad provider displays to me personally, but it puts your website, with good content which I like to visit regularly since it started in a sort of bad light... So... I don't know just wanted to let you guys know and maybe you can talk to your ad Provider to stop advertising right wing literature on you website? ^^"

PS.: So far it actually only happens on this site...

So I got tired to reading all the hate that people have had about Galakrond Shaman and decided to try playing it and ... WOW... that hate is pretty well deserved.  

I went into the deck completely blind and missing one Dragon's Pack, and I went on a 7 game winning streak.  I know that typically, the initial hate for a class goes to Hunter.  As a person that is adamantly against Hunter, I'm always up for Hunter being nerfed to the point where the class is eliminated.  But that is me.  

I honestly wanted to take the stance of, "This is just the initial release and there is always hate against the more aggro decks because combo and control has yet to be established." But man, that deck has a lot of synergy and flows really well.  

That being said, I honestly don't think that any one particular card would hinder the way that the deck functions.  I have read a number of threads where people are putting all the hate on 1-3 cards.  But really, the fact that you can summon a few 2/1 rush minions to help control the board, along with all the stuff that thunderhead can produce is kind of sickening.  

I just had to throw my astonishment out there to let those that hate the initial deck have valid concerns..  That's all

Zerek's Aviary

Wild · Unknown Priest · by swinkscalibur · 6 years, 4 months ago

• 1 Embalming Ritual x 2
• 2 Bloodmage Thalnos x 1
• 2 Dead Ringer x 2
• 2 Loot Hoarder x 1
• 2 Seance x 1
• 2 Shadow Word: Death x 2
• 2 Shadowy Figure x 2
• 3 Bad Luck Albatross x 2
• 3 Breath of the Infinite x 2
• 3 Omega Medic x 1
• 3 Vivid Nightmare x 2
• 3 Wretched Reclaimer x 1
• 4 Grave Rune x 2
• 4 High Priest Amet x 1
• 4 Psychopomp x 2
• 5 Leeroy Jenkins x 1
• 5 Mass Hysteria x 2
• 6 Zerek, Master Cloner x 1
• 7 Catrina Muerte x 1
• 9 Plague of Death x 1

11,920 Dust 829 0 Copy Deck Code

The deck is fairly tricky to play well. There have been decks out there with similar styles, however they usually don’t have Zerek and do add a Galakrond package. I found this version to be more consistent. 

A new Epic Warlock Spell, Dark Skies, has been revealed!

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