Figured we should have a thread to share tips and strategies for the latest and IMO greatest solo adventure. Having a lot of fun with this one despite lots of losses! After hitting my head against the wall trying to beat chapter 1 on heroic, I finally managed it using an odd deck I didn't think would work. 

Class/Power/Deck: Mage, Burning Wit, BURN!

Treasures: EVIL Propaganda, Scepter of Summoning, Crystal Gem, Hyperblaster

Started trying to go for an inspire deck since you'll get lots of use out of the Burning Wit hero power, but after getting Scepter as my 2nd treasure I went for big minions. Ended up with a nice mix of big spells and legendary minions. Managed to get lucky and pull EVIL Propaganda as the spell to reduce cost in one of the bartender stages, and had a "reduce random card to zero cost" proc on a Sunreaver Warmage. Most fights were over quickly thanks to lots of removal and early play of big minions that were hard to deal with like Sneed's Old Shredder and Rhonin. 

Can't remember who I had for the first 6 bosses, but the last three were Ar'ha, Noz and Gallywix of course. Here's how I handled them:

Ranger Ar'ha was easy. I let her fill her board with 1 and 2 attack creatures, didn't kill the coin cache, and just went straight for face with my higher attack minions. She went for face too, but with such low attack minions she couldn't kill me first. Seems like her AI isn't coded to sacrifice her weak minions to make room for stronger battlecries.

Noz Timbertail was a tough fight early, but I managed to steal his board which included Shaku, the Collector using an early EVIL Propaganda. After that I played Giggling Inventor to protect Shaku and kept stealing his rogue cards which were great for keeping his board clear. I managed to get an Ogre Ninja which got the +2 attack from his hero power and that sealed the game.

Gallywix was very difficult. Had to be careful and play around his hero power by making sure the first card I played each turn was one I didn't mind him copying. Probably very obvious strategy, but when you play a regular coin as the first card he will copy that and replace it with a Gallywix coin. Helped me get out some good minions early. Ended up stealing a Burgly Bully with Sylvanas Windrunner later in the fight to gain some extra coins to bait out his hero power.

Hope this is interesting and/or helpful. Look forward to seeing other folks post their strategies! I'm working on Chapter 2 Heroic right now, will post back with more if there's interest.

Mech Warrior vs Big Shaman.  Someone didn't think this play all the way through...

Hey guys, I have been kinda bored of HS recently, and from experience, the best way to get back into it is to build a new deck. 

As of now, I have three golden classes (warrior, shaman, and druid), and I am eyeing warlock to be my fourth, not only because he looks cool, but the class is so much fun. 

So finding a deck wasn't hard, but I need your help narrowing it down. First, let me start with what I already eliminated and why:

I eliminated standard in general for two reasons:

1) The only archetypes are zoo and handlock.

2) I've played zoo to legend two seasons ago, so I don't really want to play that again soon. I've been experimenting with handlock, but it's really bad... I went from rank 2 back to 3. 

So I turned my head to good old wild, which I really haven't played in a few months. The five decks that I am looking at right now are as follows:

1) Renolock. Missing: Zola (replacible?), Kazakus, Godfrey, and Mal'Gantis. 

Pros: Competitive, and looks pretty fun. Cons: Not great Big Priest matchup, which I hate. Also, it's pretty expensive. 

2) Darkest Hour Warlock: Missing: 2 Bloodbloom, 1 Darkest Hour, Mal'Gantis, 2 nerubian unraveler, Ysharaj (not even gonna try to spell that, and replaceable?)

Pros: Looks pretty fun when it works, faster than Renolock, and a better priest matchup

Cons: probably not the best competitive deck, could get boring after a while?

3) As writing cubelock I crossed it out because of how EXPENSIVE it is

4) Mecha'Thun Warlock: Missing: Mecha'Thun (lul), Bloodbloom, cataclysm, Hemet (is there a version that doesn't run him?), Solarium (probably replacible), Godfrey

Pros: Fun, good big priest matchup

Cons: expensive, especially if those two legendaries aren't replacible

5) SN1P-SN3P OTK (fast version) Missing: solarium, thalnos

Pros: Good priest matchup, very cheap

Cons: Doesn't look super top tier, huge reliance on the snip snap draw

So my question to you is: which deck should I craft (if any), and do you have any other fun decks that I am missing/should try?

Sorry this is a few years long, and thanks for any answers in advance.

This may come off as a rant but I'm a little tired of Mech Warrior still being so proliferate as it is.  It's just not fun when they get Boom on curve and then proceed to just grind out the rest of the game with constant nearly infinite answers.  Nerfing Archivist to 9 mana didn't change much.  All it did was force warriors who get the coin to just hold onto it.

As for Dr Boom Mad Genius himself.  I honestly don't see how he wasn't hit with the recent nerfs a few weeks ago.  Not only that but it restricts design space and balance for the next 2 expansions this year for any neutral or warrior mechs releases, since they have to assume rush will be in play when that mech is used in warrior decks, thus lowering the power of any possible neutral mechs in the future.

My proposal is simple:  Warriors are a control class, but they don't need a passive RUSH mechanic given to every mech they play the rest of the game.  An easy, simple, elegant solution is to take away the passive of Dr Boom (No more rush) which forces warriors to play more proactively.  The hero power can stay roughly the same as it was with ONE exception.

Since my suggestion would take away the passive of ALL mechs the warrior plays no longer having rush I would suggest that the hero power Micro Squad be given rush instead.  That way warriors can still magnetize onto them and have rush in a RNG fashion, which fits in with Dr Boom's theme of being "random and crazy".

Sorry if this comes off as a rant.  It probably is in retrospect.  I'm just tired of facing them game after game.  Sure I can win against them sometimes, but that doesn't negate the fact that the card as it stands is overly oppressive in the meta.  

I've read and heard some people say they hate wild and some love it.   Where do you stand on it?

I recently just started playing Wild almost exclusively.  I got tired of seeing the same decks over and over again in standard and I was struggling to rank up so I figured I would play Wild and at least see some different decks and cards for a while.  I didn't start playing Hearthstone until around the time Knights Of The Frozen Throne was released so I missed everything that came before it.  After I got my golden Rogue hero I decided to try and get the golden Shaman which I am about 50 wins away.   I even bought and played through all the Adventures that were released so I could have access to some older cards without having to spend all my dust (which I ended up doing anyways lol). 

I'm still enjoying playing wild more than standard but i'm afraid of getting burned out again because its still a lot of the same decks which is mostly resurrect Priest  (which is just BS but i'll save that for the salt thread).   I've read and heard some people say they hate wild and some love it so i'm curious to hear this communities opinion.  Do you like it?  Hate it?  What would you change?  I don't think we should be allowed to use cards from current expansions.  It should only be cards that have rotated out.  That way there is a bigger difference between standard and wild.

I will post more decks another day.

Hakkar is an interesting idea with this.

Is there a report feature on this website already? If so, I couldn't find it.

I'm asking because the last post of this thread https://outof.cards/forums/hearthstone/deck-building/697-wild-odd-warrior-best-list has been up for a day. And I'm pretty sure both the user and post don't have a place on this website ;)

I will clarify what I meant by that: If you remember well, on Hearthpwn, we used to access Mana Curve/Cards first, followed by Guide Editor where you can write a guide/name the archetype and such. In OutofCards, they are separated by two buttons. What if they are merged under "Edit" button so that we can switch between sections with the help of toggles? Rather than saving each time, one-time save would be convenient.

I'm sorry that my English isn't that good. So, what do you think of this idea?

Not to be confused with "cardimg gold" script, which I'm aware of. Let's say I want to show Pyros. It shows normal. However, I can't show its golden version with "cardgold" or "card gold" script. So, I will ask: Isn't this feature implemented or is there a way to show golden card thumbnail within words?

Hi, I like playing Wild. There are a lot of different cool deck... this time I'm in mood to play Odd Warrior. My pick was Zeddy's. Doing fine right now.

What I ask here is there any card it would be good to replace? Squeeze some other tech card? I'm especially interested how important is Elysiana? Some decks run Azalina, too. For what? To copy Reno and stuff? Elysiana has a high played winrate. Rover has served me very well vs. aggro and I wouldn't cut him. This dilemma regarding Elysiana is connected to questions can Odd Warrior deal with anything slow without her and how many slow decks one can encounter post rank 5? I encountered Reno Warlock in the first match which ended in a draw (surprised Brann + Oracle to kill us both), but I would have won if Elysiana was in my deck. What about Direhorn Hatchling and Elise to help with fatigue? Or just discover Direhorn through Stonehill? Or simply pray for luck / give up in beating good slow decks.

Zola? I don't have her.

Another help I need is regarding macro strategy vs. certain decks. Playing Wild for half an year I got a lot of experience, still there's a lot to learn, especially now with Odd Warrior. So... Big Priest is unwinnable? Is there any theoretical way to beat Big Priest? What about Jade Druid? No Geist, no party? Are there any other polarizing decks vs. Odd Warrior except these two? I guess, in Wild you just need to accept these kinds of polarization and move on... What about this new Quest Mage and Exodia?. Exodia seems fine if I burn a combo piece. Good matchups should be: most aggro decks like Odd Paladin, Odd Rogue, Murloc Shaman, Aggro Druid, Pirate Warrior and stuff... then Even Shaman; Even Warlock balanced matchup... Thanks god, Kingsbane is down, because I remember destroying Odd Warrior with him very often.

They will arrive somewhere in July. If I do not open Classic packs (from brawls/ watching a friend) waiting for the new cards there will be a chance to find them or the content is "frozen" when I get the pack? thakns

Hello, I am using firefox 67.0.4 windows 10 if that matters, when I press the "leave comment" button I am not taken to the page where I left the comment and it seems as if the button does nothing but in fact if I refresh the page it does post the comment.. it happens both in the forums and the comment section of articles and it worked before today.

I didn't try other browsers or posting via phone yet.

Edit: seems like it doesn't happen when opening a thread. but it does happen with the edit button.

TLDR: 1.) Advertising a change to bombs (summoning minions instead of doing direct damage) 2.) Not directly implied, but: Bombs should do 3dmg 3.) Nerfing Bomb Warrior this way could nerf Big Priest in Wild (simultaneously nerfing two 1-2 tier decks) 4.) I do realize that there exist counters, but having only consistent counters that need 20+ min to win the game might not be healthy for the game overall

So yes, I'm passively ranting against Bomb Warrior and Big Priest since like two months. Ans YES, THIS THREAD MIGHT AS WELL BE IN SOME OF THOSE THREATS - BUT I want to discuss a solution and not the problem... (This is more about wild than standard, but hey there are some interactions that still concern standard players)

But first look at some problems/interactions with:

1. Concerning Big Priest: If you're still looking for reasons to nerf this, well... (No, the deck is NOT OP, but contrary to other decks you win against aggro and control decks still have to invest time AND thought into beating you)
2. Concerning Bomb Warrior: Hell yeah, a new theme in standard! However, bombs interact with: Reno Decks (adding additional cards of the same kind), Spell card draw (denies Far Sight, gets drawn by Spirit of the Frog), Spells overall ([Hearthstone Card (Dragons Fury) Not Found], Grand Archivist)
3. But since they cast on draw, they DO NOT interact with cards like Zul'jin, Wild Pyromancer, etc (which is consistent in itself, I give you that)

My proposal to change (nerf/buff) this mechanic:

All bomb generating cards create a proxy card (for your opponent) that reads 'When drawn, summon a 1/1 bomb that deals 5 damage to your hero'. (I still do advertise the 3dmg bombs...)

Why would this be preferable? (Pros:)

• It creates a consistent and bearable counter against Big Priest in Wild (yes, I do realize BP might not be the best deck but it is frustrating to play against from rank 50 to legend 1000+)
• You do get a possibility to counter the bombs (Silence/Evolve)
• Interesting interaction with token decks

Cons:

• Dr Boom needs to be reinvented
• (Open for suggestions)

Minions have all the fun! I want to be able to line up a couple of spells and then get a reward like a combo or magnetic effect for spells. Say if you manage to cast a fireball and a frostbolt after one another they melt to become a frostfire bolt doing extra damage. For instance. Only rogues have that atm. Or each consecutive spell in the same turn gets mana reduction. Stuff like that. Or being able to enhance a card in your hand with a spell without the opponent seeing which card you buffed. Some crazy stuff with spells. A spell to revive a spell you cast earlier that game (aka resurrect on spells). A pyroblast! when you have 2 crits in a row would also be nice to have.

I know that Akali, the Rhino and Sweeping Strikes interaction works as intended if adjacent minions are Overkilled but is Darius Crowley and Sweeping Strikes interaction fixed? I don't have Darius so I can't test the interaction by myself but I remember this interaction still wasn't fixed. Is it still the case? Can someone confirm it?

I mean, I read this 2 years ago;

https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/4x3i6l/reno_jackson_is_a_dragon_theory/

and They revealed Nozari after Peter Whalen said something about the protector of Dalaran as "the mighty, the incredible powerful dr..." in this video;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_taTpyXKYE

now we are getting -probably- LoE related expansion;

This theory also answers why League of Explorers helps Dalaran to fight with E.V.I.L.

Also, Nozari has almost same effect with Reno Jackson. They both heals fully our heroes.

That's all, it may be silly thought but it is what I can't stop thinking.

I'm not seeing it on the frontpage so i'm posting it in here:

https://old.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/c44v2p/i_made_another_summary_of_answers_from_last/

Content:

"POSSIBLE" SPOILERS FOR THE NEXT EXPANSION

- Another potential "spoiler" for Loe and desert as we didn´t see any other desert kind of expansions than Loe?

- There is a card in the next expansion that was really hard to create and a lot of people worked at it.

- We might see a Finley one day again.

- There will be a few meme cards in the next expansion. (They have few of them for every expansion.)

​

WILD:

- Possible nerf for Big Priest in Wild would be primary Barnes, because nerfing all the ressurect effects would kill every other deck types (probably).

- Mike was also asking about what Wild people want to nerf in Big Priest.

- They are getting a ton of questions about Big Priest in Wild.

- Mike is actually playing wild a lot and his favorite deck is Reno Mage with N'Zoth. (Didn´t share his decklist tho :/)

- SNIP SNAP is not being really played in Wild so no nerfs needed.

- Naga the Sea Witch didn´t have that big winrate, but she was nerfed because It wasn´t fun to lose against that combo.

- It´s "possible" that we will see a balance patch for wild. (Probably not tho, might be answered in general.)

​

POSSIBLE FEATURES, DESIGN, UI, CARDS, ETC

- More "Glowing" types around cards has been already discussed but nothing to announce. (Mike said an example that they wanted to do a special red glow around E.V.I.L cards.)

- There might be a new hero card with Bartender Bob in the future.

- Removing "The Darkness" from the random generating cards (Evolve, Summon effects, etc) has been discussed and it might happen in the future.

- Expansion hints (as we saw with New Year announcement) are made to not spoil anything and they might be done to confuse players.

- We might see a new board design in the future with cards placed on it facing down to show everyone better your cardback and also clicking on the cardback would show it´s full art. (But it was just an idea and Mike said that it would be hard to get done.)

- Indicator for Hagatha´s token (Drustvar Horror) will be added in the future because a lot of people is asking about that.

- In the future we might see George as a playable hero skin, but they are hearing our feedback about who we want to see.

- Mike said that they should explore more Sha characters (Like Shaku the Collector), as they have a really cool strories to tell.

- One day we might see more quest cards.

- We might see a new permanent mode in the future (something like adventures).

- They already spoke about Nozdormu effect Tavern Brawl and longer turn-making cards but they were too hard to make, so they gave up on these ideas.

​

INTERESTING THINGS IN GENERAL

- Ben Brode actually hired Mike to work with him.

- They have a special "Button" in their office at Chad´s desk which is doing Ben Brode's laugh if they press it.

- Jason Chayes is not in the team anymore, but they are speaking to him time to time to discuss things.

A simple idea I had. 

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If anyone is still interested in World of Warcraft some interesting leaks just came out on 4chan. Some really interesting stuff. I will bullet point some of the stuff said.

• Next expansion seems to be related to the Dragon Flights gaining in power again. Dragon Isles and Shadowlands
• 4 allied races seem to be coming. Vuperia and mechagnomes of course. And Light Forged Undead for Alliance and a Pig race that isn't Quilboar for Horde
• Nya'lotha confirmed for 8.3. It's going to be 3 or 4 zones big similar to Argus size
• Sylvana's end goal was to prevent N'zoth from being released
• Suarfang is getting the axe this expansion to save Sylvanas it seems. Sylvanas risked her life to prevent N'zoth's full return. (she is also no longer the warchief next expansion)
• The team is considering merging the factions when Baine becomes the new Warchief. Warmode off will allow you to enter Alliance cities as horde and Horde cities as Alliance.
• If they go through with this plan it will also be possible to raid and join guilds with the opposite faction. When warmode is on you can kill the opposite faction again. (they might scrap this merger)
• Level cap confirmed going back to 60 and the new expansion content will bring it up to 70
• Tinker is the new class coming and it starts at level 50. Tank+healer+dps
• They have confirmed new "class skins" coming to the game. They used Necromancer as warlock, and Dragonsworn for druid as examples. HOWEVER it seems you need to re level a whole new character to use these new class skins. As in you need to start at level 1 and make a necromancer instead of just changing your warlock.

Last he said the patch 8.2 is hitting the 25th this month.

Two suggestions:

1. Please add a RSS feed for he main homepage news that you post

2. Please add some basic search functionality to the forums to prevent duplicate posts

Keep up the great work!

Hey yo,

I managed to claw my way up to 13 which was really fun (well once I got my first decent deck). I first used Midrange Hunter, then Silent Priest, then Token Druid and then finally Face Priest.

Now all of a sudden all I get is Warrior opponents and Mech Hunters, but mostly Warriors. I am obliterated pretty much every game now.

Any tips or tricks to defeat them? 15 - 13 seems like Warrior paradise. I never really hated a hero... but this steroid meathead is really annoying the hell out of me.

We know that with the teaser reveal it's going to relate to the League of Explorers.

Based on this image...

I can only guess that the 2nd expansion is going to be about the League delving into maybe the Temple of AQ? The symbols look like Heiroglyphs, and we know that the original League of Explorers expansion did have some references to Anubisath Sentinels and Jeweled Scarabs, so it's not entirely impossible to think they may do more "digging" in AQ temples.  

Based on the information that the entire "year of the dragon" is themed according to the devs.  We have the "Dalaran Heist" as the 1st expansion,  an unnamed League of Explorers style expansion for the 2nd image.  The 3rd image is not one I'm familiar with but it has what appears to be molten lava behind the card on the top, and a claw/tooth on the bottom.  I can only surmise that it may reference another expansion regarding Deathwing possibly Grim Batol?

Anyhow, what's everyone else's thoughts?

Back when Hearthpwn was the main hs site, forums discussing the movement of mind blast were not uncommon. I was against that idea, and I didn’t articulate my feelings in the most polite way. To anyone who may remember all of that stuff: You’re right and I’m sorry.