Honestly it was the first time I tried it. Reaching legend will probably be a one-time achievement for me and now I'm just having fun and collecting wins for the golden heros. To answer your question: of course it gets harder the higher you climb, but all in all I had a lot more short sessions than those mentioned 2 hour grinds. On one or two days I settled with one gained win or even just the point where I started. You simply have to accept those days and can compensate on a better day when you netted your two wins easily and have plenty of time and a good feeling. The rule should not becoma a dogma, it's an orientation to help you stay focused while at the same time keeping the game enjoyable. (And it could be any number of wins per day for you, it completely depends of your personal situation)
That's true, I'm very thankful for the current state of the game. The year of the dragon really feels great so far, very diverse meta and no overlords as of now. Plus there are still a few working combo decks left (I use Jepetto Hunter from time to time), they're just not that consistent and that's fine for me, too.
Yeah, it's really sad how a lot of people behave on the internet. But then I never stop trying and get rewarded sometimes. Two days ago I took a Face Warrior to ladder (lots of rush, lots of weapons, a few buffs) and got friended by a mage I beat. Instead of insulting me, he thanked me for the game which was a welcome change from the current meta and asked for the deck list. There ARE nice people out there.
Really cool idea, I did something similar last season. Got to rank 4 around half of the month and decided to try reaching legend for the first time. Instead of grinding for hours (and surely losing my temper and my concentration), I set myself the goal to win 2 more games than I lost every day for the rest of the month. So some days, I played only two games, later I had to play for two hours to make that progress of plus 2 wins from where I started that day. But in the end, it worked out: I reached legend and did so without tilting once and in a way shorter time than I expected.
So having made that experience and considering yours, that seems a really great way to play :) Because, in the end it's still a game and I dont want to walk away from it angry.
Thanks for your feedback, really cool ideas! I guess I will try two versions: the original with the carpets and an alternative one with the suggested Novice Engineer and Bronze Gatekeeper.
Just one more try to defend the carpets: I have tried pogo decks in their current state for some time now. While I usually have not much problems to get the cycle going, I feel like the deck lacks tempo. It's cool to be able to put out a stream of growing bunnies, but they have no immediate impact on the board and thus I often loose to opponents who largely ignore me. The idea behind magic carpet was to solve that problem by simultanously developping a board myself and clearing or at least decimating the opponents side. As RandomGuy already pointed out, lackeys can help with that task, too. Natakashiis taunt minions take the same direction but in a more passive way. It remains to be seen which version works out better.
On a second thought, what do you think about adding Galvanizer? 0 cost bunnies and a discounted Bronze Gatekeeper or Zilliax could be really great. (Dumb question: does Magic Carpet trigger on discounted 1-drops?)
I noticed quite a few people are looking forward to try and make Pogo-Hopper work as soon as the buffs go live, so I created this thread to discuss our ideas for this deck. Here's my take on it:
Nice idea, though the early game looks really vulnerable. What are your results with the deck (and on which rank)? How about a Belligerent Gnome (or even two)? Do you have a suggestion for a substitution for dorian? +1 from me :-)
Best season ever, playing since 2015. I had no plans whatsoever for it, but I shot from rank 12 to rank 4 with only two losses before even half of the season was over and decided to try to make it to legend for the first time. Got that gold last friday :-)
The best thing is the huge variety of the meta though. My last 5 games were against mech hunter, zoo lock, token druid, conjurer mage and tempo rogue. Add control warrior and murloc shaman to the list and you get a top tier deck for 7 of the 9 classes. I love it!
I’ve already prepared a pogo hopper deck with Tak Nozwhisker and Magic Carpet. Especially the last could really make it work this time. Rogue has so many bounce cards and with the hoppers gaining rush they might really become a threat. The big issue will be consistency but the mana reduction helps out with this one as well, as Witchwood Piper now draws hoppers exclusively.
im currently on mobile and will post the deck tomorrow if anyone’s interest
Just wanted to come back to a) state “I told you so” and b) celebrate FIRST TIME LEGEND with mech hunter 🎉
Sinti was right after all, of course Missile Launcher is a key card. What helped me make the last few steps was teching in one copy each of Explosive Trap, Unleash the Hounds and Bronze Gatekeeper. Good luck to everyone out there climbing with any sort of mech hunter
Thank you for all the work you put into this site. Thank you for dedicating huge parts of your lives to other people. You are great and we will be waiting for you to come back, no matter how long it takes
Tried out Archmage Vargoth in Gallery Priest... I guess Resurrect Priest won’t stay dead for long after the rotation hits :D
Then wanted to have some fun with Gonk Druid in casual but quit after the fifth try hard net deck in a row. I really hope someone will find a way to may Gonk consistently work someday
I’m not entirely sure if Zayle can be played in standard at all. Maybe the card just provides special decks for the adventure, thus improving the experience playing it more than once... I don’t have the time to dig out the source at the moment, but something in the announcement gave me that impression
Honestly it was the first time I tried it. Reaching legend will probably be a one-time achievement for me and now I'm just having fun and collecting wins for the golden heros. To answer your question: of course it gets harder the higher you climb, but all in all I had a lot more short sessions than those mentioned 2 hour grinds. On one or two days I settled with one gained win or even just the point where I started. You simply have to accept those days and can compensate on a better day when you netted your two wins easily and have plenty of time and a good feeling. The rule should not becoma a dogma, it's an orientation to help you stay focused while at the same time keeping the game enjoyable. (And it could be any number of wins per day for you, it completely depends of your personal situation)
That's true, I'm very thankful for the current state of the game. The year of the dragon really feels great so far, very diverse meta and no overlords as of now. Plus there are still a few working combo decks left (I use Jepetto Hunter from time to time), they're just not that consistent and that's fine for me, too.
Yeah, it's really sad how a lot of people behave on the internet. But then I never stop trying and get rewarded sometimes. Two days ago I took a Face Warrior to ladder (lots of rush, lots of weapons, a few buffs) and got friended by a mage I beat. Instead of insulting me, he thanked me for the game which was a welcome change from the current meta and asked for the deck list. There ARE nice people out there.
Really cool idea, I did something similar last season. Got to rank 4 around half of the month and decided to try reaching legend for the first time. Instead of grinding for hours (and surely losing my temper and my concentration), I set myself the goal to win 2 more games than I lost every day for the rest of the month. So some days, I played only two games, later I had to play for two hours to make that progress of plus 2 wins from where I started that day. But in the end, it worked out: I reached legend and did so without tilting once and in a way shorter time than I expected.
So having made that experience and considering yours, that seems a really great way to play :) Because, in the end it's still a game and I dont want to walk away from it angry.
Thanks for your feedback, really cool ideas! I guess I will try two versions: the original with the carpets and an alternative one with the suggested Novice Engineer and Bronze Gatekeeper.
Just one more try to defend the carpets:
I have tried pogo decks in their current state for some time now. While I usually have not much problems to get the cycle going, I feel like the deck lacks tempo. It's cool to be able to put out a stream of growing bunnies, but they have no immediate impact on the board and thus I often loose to opponents who largely ignore me. The idea behind magic carpet was to solve that problem by simultanously developping a board myself and clearing or at least decimating the opponents side. As RandomGuy already pointed out, lackeys can help with that task, too. Natakashiis taunt minions take the same direction but in a more passive way. It remains to be seen which version works out better.
On a second thought, what do you think about adding Galvanizer? 0 cost bunnies and a discounted Bronze Gatekeeper or Zilliax could be really great. (Dumb question: does Magic Carpet trigger on discounted 1-drops?)
I noticed quite a few people are looking forward to try and make Pogo-Hopper work as soon as the buffs go live, so I created this thread to discuss our ideas for this deck. Here's my take on it:
What do you think? More draw, more taunt, more heal?
First thoughts on Pogo-Hopper after the buffs:
Nice idea, though the early game looks really vulnerable. What are your results with the deck (and on which rank)? How about a Belligerent Gnome (or even two)? Do you have a suggestion for a substitution for dorian? +1 from me :-)
Best season ever, playing since 2015. I had no plans whatsoever for it, but I shot from rank 12 to rank 4 with only two losses before even half of the season was over and decided to try to make it to legend for the first time. Got that gold last friday :-)
The best thing is the huge variety of the meta though. My last 5 games were against mech hunter, zoo lock, token druid, conjurer mage and tempo rogue. Add control warrior and murloc shaman to the list and you get a top tier deck for 7 of the 9 classes. I love it!
I’ve already prepared a pogo hopper deck with Tak Nozwhisker and Magic Carpet. Especially the last could really make it work this time. Rogue has so many bounce cards and with the hoppers gaining rush they might really become a threat. The big issue will be consistency but the mana reduction helps out with this one as well, as Witchwood Piper now draws hoppers exclusively.
im currently on mobile and will post the deck tomorrow if anyone’s interest
Just wanted to come back to a) state “I told you so” and b) celebrate FIRST TIME LEGEND with mech hunter 🎉
Sinti was right after all, of course Missile Launcher is a key card. What helped me make the last few steps was teching in one copy each of Explosive Trap, Unleash the Hounds and Bronze Gatekeeper. Good luck to everyone out there climbing with any sort of mech hunter
I wanted to let you know that the give away win resulted in the best pack opening I ever had. Out of my 52 packs I got 5! legendarys!!
Scargil, Fel Lord Betrug, Arch-Villain Rafaam, Blastmaster Boom, Barista Lynchen plus Vereesa Windrunner as the free legendary which came with the bundle.
Thank you so much!!
Thank you for all the work you put into this site. Thank you for dedicating huge parts of your lives to other people. You are great and we will be waiting for you to come back, no matter how long it takes
Ugh. Of course I meant bomb warrior. Shouldn't type half asleep. Thank you!
Tried out Archmage Vargoth in Gallery Priest... I guess Resurrect Priest won’t stay dead for long after the rotation hits :D
Then wanted to have some fun with Gonk Druid in casual but quit after the fifth try hard net deck in a row. I really hope someone will find a way to may Gonk consistently work someday
Great card for bomb [edit:] warrior, which really needs some defensive tools to survive. If you get this to curve out into Bronze Gatekeeper it’s huge
I’m not entirely sure if Zayle can be played in standard at all. Maybe the card just provides special decks for the adventure, thus improving the experience playing it more than once... I don’t have the time to dig out the source at the moment, but something in the announcement gave me that impression
Thanks a lot, I’m so happy 😃 First time I’ve won anything ever
Great combo for every rush card! Just think of Militia Commander for example.. This will see a lot of play.
I have never played Rogue but this card (and some others) really makes me want to try Pogo Rogue. Do you guys think it will be viable?