I guess I should be glad that Team 5 implemented a hard cap to the Rewards Track. Otherwise I would most likely continue to gather XP until the very last day, lose my freaking mind and even more of my spare time.
Hit Level 151, with two more weeklies and a couple of dailies to spare. I estimate that I'm gonna reach 165 by next week, maybe even 170. Nothing's gonna stop my rampage towards 200!
I'm still spending a looooot of time with Mercenaries. I just play traditional Hearthstone to complete daily quests, then I spend the rest of my playing time grinding out my Mercs. I still haven't finished Blackrock Mountain level though, I can't get past Rend Blackhand. Gotta find a guide on how to do that.
Excited for the upcoming expansion announcement! Any day now.
I just hit lvl 220 and my XP achievement count stopped at 85%. I´m still waiting for the DH and Rogue ones (along with the mystery ???), other than that I´m missing two Paladin, one Priest and two Shaman quests, because I don´t have required legenderies (and there is no way I can complete Snowball Fight! achievement, forever stuck at 8/10).
@Tetsuo Assuming you mean normal level, I´ve beaten Rend Blackhand with Mukla, Krush, Anacondra comp, I was lucky to pull "To the death" tho, which made it easy. Other than that, my other trio is the infamous Nature comp consisting of Malfurion, Guff and Bru´kan. With this build I´ve beaten all of the normal bosses and I´m half through the heroic Blackrock. Don´t know which comp do you use, but it might be worth a try :)
If I recall correctly, I beat Rend with a fire team. Loads of AoE and I sacrificed Gruul for his nasty ability. I also guess summoned minions are useful to eat up that ability but haven't tried it.
@Alleria & @allthehype: Thanks for the suggestions! Unfortunately I don't have some of the mercs you suggested (I've maxed out Bru'kan and Guff Runetotem, but I've yet to accumulate enough coins for Malfurion Stormrage lol), and I haven't been using Gruul at all so I'll need to level him up first. I nearly beat Rend Blackhand yesterday with a combination of Xyrella, Varden Dawngrasp, Blademaster Samuro, and some other orcs. What I did was keep buffing up Samuro's attack so he'll always be targeted by Rend's 200 damage ability, then using Whirling Blade on the same turn so he's immune when that 200 damage strikes. Unfortunately I mistimed a freeze by Varden so my Mercs died to a hailstorm of fire from those damn dragons.
But thanks for linking to that guide! I'll get more tips from there.
@Alleria & @allthehype: Thanks for the suggestions! Unfortunately I don't have some of the mercs you suggested (I've maxed out Bru'kan and Guff Runetotem, but I've yet to accumulate enough coins for Malfurion Stormrage lol), and I haven't been using Gruul at all so I'll need to level him up first. I nearly beat Rend Blackhand yesterday with a combination of Xyrella, Varden Dawngrasp, Blademaster Samuro, and some other orcs. What I did was keep buffing up Samuro's attack so he'll always be targeted by Rend's 200 damage ability, then using Whirling Blade on the same turn so he's immune when that 200 damage strikes. Unfortunately I mistimed a freeze by Varden so my Mercs died to a hailstorm of fire from those damn dragons.
But thanks for linking to that guide! I'll get more tips from there.
Beat Rend blackhand easily with diablo. Just a level 3 fire stomp and you're golden.
If you get the passive that deals fire damage for every enemy dead from a fire attack, then its just a OTK on turn 2.
@Alleria & @allthehype: Thanks for the suggestions! Unfortunately I don't have some of the mercs you suggested (I've maxed out Bru'kan and Guff Runetotem, but I've yet to accumulate enough coins for Malfurion Stormrage lol), and I haven't been using Gruul at all so I'll need to level him up first. I nearly beat Rend Blackhand yesterday with a combination of Xyrella, Varden Dawngrasp, Blademaster Samuro, and some other orcs. What I did was keep buffing up Samuro's attack so he'll always be targeted by Rend's 200 damage ability, then using Whirling Blade on the same turn so he's immune when that 200 damage strikes. Unfortunately I mistimed a freeze by Varden so my Mercs died to a hailstorm of fire from those damn dragons.
But thanks for linking to that guide! I'll get more tips from there.
Beat Rend blackhand easily with diablo. Just a level 3 fire stomp and you're golden.
If you get the passive that deals fire damage for every enemy dead from a fire attack, then its just a OTK on turn 2.
Gotta max out Diablo then. Thanks for the tip!
I found a Rend Blackhand guide by OldGuardian on Youtube, and it looks like I had the right idea with the Samuro + Xyrella tandem, I just had the wrong mercs around them. He beat Rend with a budget team of Samuro, Xyrella, and Cariel as his main three, then Tavish, Millhouse, and Rokara on the bench.
Anyway, I'll update you guys once I've gotten past this obstacle. To keep this thread on topic though, I'm now at Level 159 on the track.
I´m at lvl 230 right now and at the same time managed to hit 1000 lvls total on Tavern Regular achievement - I chose Garrosh of Wrath as my 6th Tier 2 Hero skin. I´ve completed the last Rogue and DH XP achevements, but don´t know which % of completion I´m at, since the achievement counter is now broken (EDIT: after the fix it´s at 86% now). With mercenaries, I´m missing only two of them - Deathwing and Drek'Thar (and Leeroy Jenkins ofc), most of them are lvl 30, but only 8 of them are fully maxed out. I also finished Varden´s Book of Mercenaries, so I´m taking a little break until the new expansion - I´m at 8500 gold and hoarded 5 extra packs (2 Standard and three class packs), so I´m ready :D Good luck all, have fun! :)
I'm at level 185, and in progress on Varden's story. (Got a chuckle when Jaina told them: Pretty sure we'll be too busy dealing with the next catastrophe to hang out, but thanks for the invite.)
Alleria's comment reminded me to save the reward pack until after the new expansion drops. Any Tavern Brawl packs won't contain new cards, but class and Standard packs could.
I'm at Level 163. Same routine for me: I'm playing a lot of Mercenaries, only playing Standard to complete daily and weekly quests. I could've hit 165 but I failed to complete one weekly from last week.
I finally got through the Rend Blackhand bounty using the party that OldGuardian suggested: Cariel, Xyrella, Samuro, Rokara, Tavish, and Millhouse. I spent a couple of days farming coins for the mercs I needed and maxing out all of their equipment, so I was able to beat Rend easily. I'm now using the same team to blaze through Alterac Valley. I just finished the Lokholar bounty before taking a break from playing.
I still have 15 more levels to go before I can choose a Tier 2 hero skin. I'm still undecided on which one to pick between Priest, Mage, and DH. I'll cross that bridge when I get there, which should be in a couple of days!
I'm at Level 174. With the new weekly quests I'll be able to clear 180 within the week, but I'm worried the Battle Pass will reset before I can achieve my goal of reaching 200. Will the Battle Pass reset at the end of March or by the end of rotation? I've been burned before by something resetting before the new expansion even hit, I just can't remember if it's the battle pass or achievements.
I've finished the Alterac Valley level in Mercenaries, and I'm cleaning up the Leeroy Jenkins quests in Onyxia's Lair.
I'm at Level 174. With the new weekly quests I'll be able to clear 180 within the week, but I'm worried the Battle Pass will reset before I can achieve my goal of reaching 200. Will the Battle Pass reset at the end of March or by the end of rotation? I've been burned before by something resetting before the new expansion even hit, I just can't remember if it's the battle pass or achievements.
I believe the achievements reset (after patch on April 5th the old achievements will not provide XP but the new ones will provide it instead)
Level 212: Might get a bit more but seems like a good stopping point for progression. Got about 18 legendaries (with pass and spending gold on miniset). About the same as stormwind, a few more levels I believe. Not bad. Looking forward to the core set change and of course the new set. Think we got one more Colossal to see, love these big boys! Can't wait for Tuesday.
I am one game away from the XP needed to reach Level 299 on the track. Will be well over 300 once the track resets for Sunken City. I can't wait for the new expansion(!) - my plan is to grind standard and wild ladder until then to try and reach Diamond 5 before I play garbage decks and achievement farm in the new track.
As usual, do not forget to save up some daily and/or weekly quests for the next Rewards Track to get a nice jumpstart.
I am currently struggling with the (near) impossible YoggChamp! achievement in ranked Wild for the past few days now. So far, literally none of my opponents are aware that I am trying to complete it. How I wish it did not exist at all (sigh).
Good luck with the final stretch y'all! See you on the other side 👋🔱🌊
I'm at Level 186. I have 9,655 gold in the bank, and I would've had 10k+ if I didn't buy some Mercs packs a couple of days ago. I'm seriously thinking whether to splurge my gold for the new expansion or buy Mercenaries packs. The new expansion doesn't excite me, honestly.
Only a week to go until rotation hits and the rewards track resets, so I think I'll be able to accomplish my personal goal of reaching Level 200. I just need to squeeze in time to actually play, because work is coming down on me like a ton of bricks.
I'm at Level 186. I have 9,655 gold in the bank, and I would've had 10k+ if I didn't buy some Mercs packs a couple of days ago. I'm seriously thinking whether to splurge my gold for the new expansion or buy Mercenaries packs. The new expansion doesn't excite me, honestly.
Only a week to go until rotation hits and the rewards track resets, so I think I'll be able to accomplish my personal goal of reaching Level 200. I just need to squeeze in time to actually play, because work is coming down on me like a ton of bricks.
Hope everyone else is happy with their progress!
Merc packs aren't really value for money though. Its way easier to just grind up for the merc you want than chancing it on packs. Besides, we're due to get three packs from beating Mi'da on April 5th anyway.
Sunken city may not look good, but its still the first expansion so its cards are likely to see play. Still better than spending it on mercs anyday.
Well, getting close to the end of this recent RT I´m at 265 lvl, expecting to end at 270, which is my highest yet (from previous 251, 255 and 268). I´m saving all my next Mondays Weeklies and three Daylies for the new RT. Knowing myself, I´ll probably buy TP again from day one. My XP achievement stopped at 86% done, and I´m more than ready for the next ones! :)
So how did it all went for you? Will you use all your quests to get higher or will you save them for next? Did you get higher or lower than the last time? Any other thoughts? Hope to see you in the next RTP 5.0 :D
Lvl 211 and my lowest level so far. all quest done now and will probably end at 213 or 214.
saving my weekly until tuesday with 3 daily lined up as usual and buying new reward track to support the game.
I really hope in the future that i can pick gold instead of packs in arena so i have a chance to buy cosmetic once in a while. but probably wont happen since blizzard is trying to force you to play standard
I've accomplished my goal of reaching rank 200. I'm gonna end this rewards track at Level 202. I could have reached as high as 208 based on the remaining quests I have, but I decided to save those so I can zoom up the next rewards track. I currently have 10,555 gold, which I'll spend on Sunken City packs.
How did everyone else do for this rewards track? I hope everyone was satisfied with their performance for this cycle, and most importantly, had fun doing it. See you all on the next progress thread!
@Iplaywhite: Thanks!
I guess I should be glad that Team 5 implemented a hard cap to the Rewards Track. Otherwise I would most likely continue to gather XP until the very last day, lose my freaking mind and even more of my spare time.
Hit Level 151, with two more weeklies and a couple of dailies to spare. I estimate that I'm gonna reach 165 by next week, maybe even 170. Nothing's gonna stop my rampage towards 200!
I'm still spending a looooot of time with Mercenaries. I just play traditional Hearthstone to complete daily quests, then I spend the rest of my playing time grinding out my Mercs. I still haven't finished Blackrock Mountain level though, I can't get past Rend Blackhand. Gotta find a guide on how to do that.
Excited for the upcoming expansion announcement! Any day now.
I just hit lvl 220 and my XP achievement count stopped at 85%. I´m still waiting for the DH and Rogue ones (along with the mystery ???), other than that I´m missing two Paladin, one Priest and two Shaman quests, because I don´t have required legenderies (and there is no way I can complete Snowball Fight! achievement, forever stuck at 8/10).
@Tetsuo Assuming you mean normal level, I´ve beaten Rend Blackhand with Mukla, Krush, Anacondra comp, I was lucky to pull "To the death" tho, which made it easy. Other than that, my other trio is the infamous Nature comp consisting of Malfurion, Guff and Bru´kan. With this build I´ve beaten all of the normal bosses and I´m half through the heroic Blackrock. Don´t know which comp do you use, but it might be worth a try :)
♡ u 4ever
2008 - 2022
Tetsuo: There is a thread for that: https://outof.cards/forums/hearthstone/game-modes/mercenaries/18130-beat-that-bounty-boss
If I recall correctly, I beat Rend with a fire team. Loads of AoE and I sacrificed Gruul for his nasty ability. I also guess summoned minions are useful to eat up that ability but haven't tried it.
@Alleria & @allthehype: Thanks for the suggestions! Unfortunately I don't have some of the mercs you suggested (I've maxed out Bru'kan and Guff Runetotem, but I've yet to accumulate enough coins for Malfurion Stormrage lol), and I haven't been using Gruul at all so I'll need to level him up first. I nearly beat Rend Blackhand yesterday with a combination of Xyrella, Varden Dawngrasp, Blademaster Samuro, and some other orcs. What I did was keep buffing up Samuro's attack so he'll always be targeted by Rend's 200 damage ability, then using Whirling Blade on the same turn so he's immune when that 200 damage strikes. Unfortunately I mistimed a freeze by Varden so my Mercs died to a hailstorm of fire from those damn dragons.
But thanks for linking to that guide! I'll get more tips from there.
Beat Rend blackhand easily with diablo. Just a level 3 fire stomp and you're golden.
If you get the passive that deals fire damage for every enemy dead from a fire attack, then its just a OTK on turn 2.
Gotta max out Diablo then. Thanks for the tip!
I found a Rend Blackhand guide by OldGuardian on Youtube, and it looks like I had the right idea with the Samuro + Xyrella tandem, I just had the wrong mercs around them. He beat Rend with a budget team of Samuro, Xyrella, and Cariel as his main three, then Tavish, Millhouse, and Rokara on the bench.
Anyway, I'll update you guys once I've gotten past this obstacle. To keep this thread on topic though, I'm now at Level 159 on the track.
I´m at lvl 230 right now and at the same time managed to hit 1000 lvls total on Tavern Regular achievement - I chose Garrosh of Wrath as my 6th Tier 2 Hero skin. I´ve completed the last Rogue and DH XP achevements, but don´t know which % of completion I´m at, since the achievement counter is now broken (EDIT: after the fix it´s at 86% now). With mercenaries, I´m missing only two of them - Deathwing and Drek'Thar (and Leeroy Jenkins ofc), most of them are lvl 30, but only 8 of them are fully maxed out. I also finished Varden´s Book of Mercenaries, so I´m taking a little break until the new expansion - I´m at 8500 gold and hoarded 5 extra packs (2 Standard and three class packs), so I´m ready :D Good luck all, have fun! :)
♡ u 4ever
2008 - 2022
I'm at level 185, and in progress on Varden's story. (Got a chuckle when Jaina told them: Pretty sure we'll be too busy dealing with the next catastrophe to hang out, but thanks for the invite.)
Alleria's comment reminded me to save the reward pack until after the new expansion drops. Any Tavern Brawl packs won't contain new cards, but class and Standard packs could.
I'm at Level 163. Same routine for me: I'm playing a lot of Mercenaries, only playing Standard to complete daily and weekly quests. I could've hit 165 but I failed to complete one weekly from last week.
I finally got through the Rend Blackhand bounty using the party that OldGuardian suggested: Cariel, Xyrella, Samuro, Rokara, Tavish, and Millhouse. I spent a couple of days farming coins for the mercs I needed and maxing out all of their equipment, so I was able to beat Rend easily. I'm now using the same team to blaze through Alterac Valley. I just finished the Lokholar bounty before taking a break from playing.
I still have 15 more levels to go before I can choose a Tier 2 hero skin. I'm still undecided on which one to pick between Priest, Mage, and DH. I'll cross that bridge when I get there, which should be in a couple of days!
I'm at Level 174. With the new weekly quests I'll be able to clear 180 within the week, but I'm worried the Battle Pass will reset before I can achieve my goal of reaching 200. Will the Battle Pass reset at the end of March or by the end of rotation? I've been burned before by something resetting before the new expansion even hit, I just can't remember if it's the battle pass or achievements.
I've finished the Alterac Valley level in Mercenaries, and I'm cleaning up the Leeroy Jenkins quests in Onyxia's Lair.
I believe the achievements reset (after patch on April 5th the old achievements will not provide XP but the new ones will provide it instead)
BTW, level 203 achieved today.
-=alfi=-
Level 212: Might get a bit more but seems like a good stopping point for progression. Got about 18 legendaries (with pass and spending gold on miniset). About the same as stormwind, a few more levels I believe. Not bad. Looking forward to the core set change and of course the new set. Think we got one more Colossal to see, love these big boys! Can't wait for Tuesday.
Casual Dragon Cardgame enthusiast.
I am one game away from the XP needed to reach Level 299 on the track. Will be well over 300 once the track resets for Sunken City. I can't wait for the new expansion(!) - my plan is to grind standard and wild ladder until then to try and reach Diamond 5 before I play garbage decks and achievement farm in the new track.
One more week to go until rotation hits. W00t!
As usual, do not forget to save up some daily and/or weekly quests for the next Rewards Track to get a nice jumpstart.
I am currently struggling with the (near) impossible YoggChamp! achievement in ranked Wild for the past few days now. So far, literally none of my opponents are aware that I am trying to complete it. How I wish it did not exist at all (sigh).
Good luck with the final stretch y'all! See you on the other side 👋🔱🌊
I'm at Level 186. I have 9,655 gold in the bank, and I would've had 10k+ if I didn't buy some Mercs packs a couple of days ago. I'm seriously thinking whether to splurge my gold for the new expansion or buy Mercenaries packs. The new expansion doesn't excite me, honestly.
Only a week to go until rotation hits and the rewards track resets, so I think I'll be able to accomplish my personal goal of reaching Level 200. I just need to squeeze in time to actually play, because work is coming down on me like a ton of bricks.
Hope everyone else is happy with their progress!
Merc packs aren't really value for money though. Its way easier to just grind up for the merc you want than chancing it on packs. Besides, we're due to get three packs from beating Mi'da on April 5th anyway.
Sunken city may not look good, but its still the first expansion so its cards are likely to see play. Still better than spending it on mercs anyday.
Well, getting close to the end of this recent RT I´m at 265 lvl, expecting to end at 270, which is my highest yet (from previous 251, 255 and 268). I´m saving all my next Mondays Weeklies and three Daylies for the new RT. Knowing myself, I´ll probably buy TP again from day one. My XP achievement stopped at 86% done, and I´m more than ready for the next ones! :)
So how did it all went for you? Will you use all your quests to get higher or will you save them for next? Did you get higher or lower than the last time? Any other thoughts? Hope to see you in the next RTP 5.0 :D
♡ u 4ever
2008 - 2022
Lvl 211 and my lowest level so far. all quest done now and will probably end at 213 or 214.
saving my weekly until tuesday with 3 daily lined up as usual and buying new reward track to support the game.
I really hope in the future that i can pick gold instead of packs in arena so i have a chance to buy cosmetic once in a while. but probably wont happen since blizzard is trying to force you to play standard
I've accomplished my goal of reaching rank 200. I'm gonna end this rewards track at Level 202. I could have reached as high as 208 based on the remaining quests I have, but I decided to save those so I can zoom up the next rewards track. I currently have 10,555 gold, which I'll spend on Sunken City packs.
How did everyone else do for this rewards track? I hope everyone was satisfied with their performance for this cycle, and most importantly, had fun doing it. See you all on the next progress thread!