Hearthstone not being prepared includes bugs. I tried Odd Demon Hunter in wild and when the last game started, Baku didn't upgrade my hero power. The two games before that it worked fine. Didn't change anything in between, checked for even cards afterward. No idea what happened.

I had 90 packs from the preorder and 24 on top from gold.

Got golden Maiev Shadowsong from the bundle and then opened Lady Vashj, Reliquary of Souls, Metamorphosis, Kargath Bladefist, Evocation, golden Shadowjeweler Hanar and Magtheridon. So 7 out of 114 which is already great. I day 1 crafted Kayn Sunfury and Baku and am still considering both hunter legendarys. 

What really made my day was the best pack I ever opened:

What about King Phaoris? Seems like a good fit with all the spells and might even become an alternate win condition.

Feedback, second try. Please excuse the fact that I tried to strike to the point, I don't mean to be harsh but am still pissed I deleted my first iteration of this post.

@GameTheory345:

@TheHoax91:

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@unknown creator: My favorite entry so far is the Demon Hunter Legendary that destroys empty mana crystals and draws that many cards. It's innovative without breaking the rules, fits the class identity and would be really strong without being OP. Great work!

I just managed to delete 45 minutes of feedback when I edited my post. So, here's my card which is meant to target one of hunter's prime weaknesses, card draw. I made it cost one more than Darkshire Librarian because the battlecry and the deathrattle are switched and the effect can be exploited by emptying your hand or silence. Flavor-wise I liked the thought of a track hound gone rabid who first helps you hunt down your prey but then turns on you.

Please tell me what you think about it, while I rewrite my thoughts about your cards. *sigh

Here's my idea for this week. The card targets one of hunter's prime weaknesses: draw. I made it cost one more than Darkshire Librarian because the battlecry and the deathrattle are reversed and it targets 2 cards instead of 1. Obviously this can be exploited by emptying your hand (doesn't work on curve) or silence. I liked the flavour of a Track Hound gone rabid who helps you find your prey and then turns on you. Witchwood seemed to fit best. Let me know what you think about it!

Feedback time!

linkblade91:

TheHoax91:

shaveyou:

MenacingBagel:

Xarkkal:

Conduit:

KANSAS:

thepowrofcheese:

Hordaki:

Demonyz95:

Almaniarra:

Fedrion: Your idea is cool but the stats are really bad for you. Imagine plying this and your opponent answers with BEEEES!!!, Swarm of Locusts (that's almost an OTK!), Knife Juggler or some such. It would be completely unplayable against zoo decks.

Nirast:

Wailor:

I'll go with a highlander build for the first games because that way I can test a maximum number of cards and see what works.

Good luck to the finalists! My favourite is the Paladin card which eats your Silver Hand Recruits. I like the effect of the thief priest card even better, but I had to deduce some points for the card text, which made me a little sad. Such a great idea!

After the first few days I must say I really like the new system. Each single game feels harder then on the old ladder and I think I lose more games because of it. But then the star multiplier kicks in and that just makes up for all of it. So my personal experience is that the new system encourages me to play more. I reached diamond 3 yesterday, which is the second highest I ever achieved in wild and might be an indicator for the climb being a bit too easy. But then I had no multiplier from diamond 5 onwards so maybe it's just fine.

Thanks for featuring "my" deck (I surely wasn't the first one to come up with it)! I understand the hate it gets, it's a frustrating archetype to play against. I'm currently grinding out the last 50 wins to the 1.000 hero portrait with this out of nostalgia. Back when I started playing Hearthstone (summer/autumn 2015?), Tempo Mage was the first really competitive deck I built. It was centered around Mana Wyrm (pre nerf at 1 mana), Sorcerer's Apprentice and Flamewaker. Good times!

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I hit legend last month and started with an 11 star multiplier. 

What really shocked me though was even if I lost several games in a row (it happens to us all), my multiplier remained the same. So there is no cost to losing games... at least in that sense.

But then I hit Platinum 5 today. I still had a 2 star multiplier. So I only need to win 15 stars to hit legend, and I get two stars per win, and only one per loss. (I'm almost there.)

On the one hand, this is great. Maybe my MMR is higher than I suspected. My matches have for the most part been challenging, so it doesn't feel like I'm playing against easy opponents.

But if this keeps up, legend may become a quick breeze for those who've made it many times before (high MMR?) and much harder to others. Is that good? People who regularly make legend will get there faster.  I suspect by the end of the month we will see a much higher legend pool than we normally do, and "high" legend will be very different from "dumpster" legend.

Yeah, same experience here, no easy wins, but that's not too bad because the multiplier makes up to this.

But... there's still diamond after platinum so you've got 45 stars to go, don't you? And if I remember correctly, the star bonus ends at rank 5 diamond at the latest and there also is no more win streak bonus from there on. 

So the new ladder system kicked off yesterday and there are a few interesting things about it to observe. Personally, my first surprise was when I received a multiplyer of x10 when I "only" finished on rank 2 in march - x10 was communicated to be distributed to players hitting legend. I haven't played more than 10 games yet, but I must say the new system feels very rewarding, especially if you manage to pull off a win streak. Cruising through those ranks, seeing more and more rewards getting added to your chest feels cool (not to mention the first time achievements).

Much more important seems to be this blog post, though:

https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/hearthstone/t/faq-ranked-mode-overhaul-matchmaking/27937

One of the key infos is, that your multiplyer is determined EITHER by the rank you achieved the previous month OR your MMR, whichever is higher; now combine that with the statement that your MMR will only change slightly from month to month and you can conclude that you will keep a good multiplyer for a long time if you have a high MMR. On the other hand, having a low MMR but finishing in high ranks only gets you a bonus for the new month, no longtime benefits. 

So if get this correctly, Blizzard has modelled the new ladder system to be beneficial for long time players (who should tend to have a higher MMR than new players) for once.

Anyway, my first impression is very good - at the start of the season everybody gets at least 2 times the profit from winning than the loss from losing a game and that just feels nice to me. What are your thoughts about the new system?

I have your Carpet Demon Hunter deck on my list, as well as Xarkkal's Quest Hunter. I also descided to make a Highlander Demon Hunter deck because that looks like the best option to test as many new cards as possible in one go. I just threw in everything that looked interesting and somewhat synergystic to me:

Okay, these are my alternative versions for my Demon:

Number 1 doesn't fit the flavor so well, but has simplicity on its side. Maybe the Armor gain is too much?

Number 2 got a bit complicated but the huge weapon seems very fitting.

Thoughts? 

Thanks for the feedback! I must say that I agree with you, linkblade91, a tech card shouldn't be a legendary. I would even go further and say that a tech card shouldn't be a class card. So I decided to rework my idea. How would you feel about a battlecry that grants armor and equips a weapon? This would keep the flavour of the card and be way more versatile so people wouldn't be disappointed to get it from a pack (thanks for that notion, I'll always check this for my future entries!). It's gonna be hard to balance this as I still consider myself a card design noob, but I'll go with Uther of the Ebon Blade and Scourgelord Garrosh for references and show you where that leads me.

Thanks, that was quick! Regarding my card, I was wondering if there was an actual WoW in game demon who is known by name, hunts dragons and looks remotely like the art I used - even though I know that is a lot to ask... I couldn't find anyone who even matched one of those requirements and so made up the name.

Thanks for pointing out how your card is meant to work. I should have remembered that this effect was already in game. Looks like good synergy with Scavenger's Ingenuity.

This year looks to be the best ever with a new class, new rewards and all the cool cards they announced for the first expansion. I'm looking forward to try out as many as possible :-)

Here's my idea for this week. I have no clue about WoW lore and couldn't find a fitting character, so I made one up myself. If anyone could help me out on this part I would be very thankful, as well as for general feedback!

Feedback time!

All in all, there already are lots of very impressive ideas this week! 

Congrats to MathU! And don't give up Linkblade, your entry was my favorite this week ;-)

I just played against a Shaman who discoverd the Demon Hunter Hero Power through Sir Finley Mrrgglton. Just wanted to let you know. It looks pretty cool :-)