In life, he was raised by Crystalsmith Kangor, who taught him the concepts of infinity and endlessness.
First idea, what do you think? If anyone is still in need of assistance, let me know.
Interesting idea, but I have two suggestions
1. The Reborn keyword is usually associated with mummies rather than just undead (there are exceptions though), so you might want to find some different art
2. Instead of calling it "a silenced copy of this minion", you should just have it say "a 4/7 dragon".
I enjoy Pathfinder in Apex Legends and Widomaker in Overwatch. They both use grappling hooks, which are awesome in my opinion. Although I've never played it, the art for the video game Shovel Knight is pretty cool. So I decided to combine my favorite video game weapon with an awesome title and there we go ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I'm guessing you went with Grover as your avatar since he has a grapple move aswell
I enjoy Pathfinder in Apex Legends and Widomaker in Overwatch. They both use grappling hooks, which are awesome in my opinion. Although I've never played it, the art for the video game Shovel Knight is pretty cool. So I decided to combine my favorite video game weapon with an awesome title and there we go ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I'd be fine seeing him HOF'd. He's not broken, but he just isn't fun to play against in my opinion.
That's because he's a finisher.
It's never fun to lose.
Fair point, but at least most other finishers require some amount of set up other than "oh I drew this now I can do 6". Savage Roar and Unleash the Hounds require there to already be a board, Kill Command needs a Beast most of the time, you need to have 10 mana to pyroblast, etc. The exception to my argument is Fireball, but considering tempo mage is dead atm I'm not concerned about it.
My guess would be that the game is only looking for how many minions are added to your side of the game board, not how many minions the player summons in general.That is also why [Hearthstone Card (Faceless Corrupter) Not Found] only counts for one.
There's a difference between even a full face hunter deck, and a mindless SMOrc deck. A lot of the people on ladder play the deck like the latter, certainly, but the only reason to build towards that path is if you simply don't have the cards to build a stronger list.
- Spellzerker is for Rapid Fire first and foremost, as AliRadicali suggests above. It also has a little more relevance in the later stages of the game because these hunter decks expect to lose the board at some point - and any juggles hitting minions are worthless to you at that point (and arguably even earlier given your game-plan).
- Animal Companion wins out over Wolfrider because while the deck expects to lose the board at some point, there's no reason to just throw away all board pressure on turn 3 without really being pushed to do so. Note that with Dwarven Sharpshooter and Phase Stalker in these decks you have strong early-game board potential, and remember that controlling the board adds up to more damage over time than just throwing everything at face from turn 1.
- I may be wrong (I haven't spent a lot of time on Hunter stats lately), but my assumption is that Timber Wolf is a two-of because Unleash is often your win condition. You want to be able to reliably burst out after losing board. Specifically in that circumstance, it's doubling your Unleash damage for only 1 additional mana outlay. There may be other benefits I'm not seeing because I don't have the deck in front of me right now.
- EDIT: Didn't see the Bomb Toss question. My answer is I have no idea, other than maybe an alternate late-game plan trying to set up a big Spellzerker turn. It's absolutely not something I'd run, personally, unless I was teching against Mage specifically.
- It's important to recognise that this deck is not a mindless SMOrc deck - and in fact, such decks don't really exist outside of budget ladder-grind decks. Your early game should absolutely be about early board, and getting out Dwarven Sharpshooter and Phase Hunter. Midgame is about minimizing what you have to let through on board while pushing more damage. Late game - which for this deck means around turn 7 or 8 - is where you accept the board is lost and make a push to set up lethal. Accept the loss of board to activate a big Wolf-Unleash and push through everything you can. Knowing when to trade and when to push is a fundamental skill of any aggro deck, and in spite of what memes will tell you, 'always face' is not an acceptable answer.
no offense, but stop circlejerking over how face HUnter is "not as braindead as the plebs would have you believe)
The deck is simple and to the point. You push as much face damage as fast as you can. Board only matters if it threatens your life or can heal your opponent. Dwarven Sharpshooter is only ever used against minions to stop your opponent from value trading so you get more face damage in.
Every deck needs piloting to some extent, you're not special. the deck is literally 80% direct damage, it's as straight aggro as it gets.
If you're playing Face Hunter for the board then you're probably losing more games than you have to. You don#t win by having the board, you win by your opponent not having enough to kill you before you finish him off.
There are a substantial number of decks in the meta that can easily steamroll Face Hunter if you don't play for the board in the early game. Zoo Warlock, Galakrond Warrior, Mech Paladin, Token Druid, Pirate Warrior, etc. The deck is a lot more skill-testing than some would think.
Great article, I've been experimenting with my own Galakrond Warrior (running the Into the Fray package) to moderate success. I'll definitely try out your version!
Feels weird to say, but I'm not sure if Sea Giant is great in this deck. You usually don't start doing things until turn 3, and I haven't been able to swarm the board fast enough to get him out consistently. Not sure if I agree that Jumbo Imp is the right replacement, but unless we go into a more token-based meta I'd strongly consider cutting it.
I've been experimenting a lot with Dragon Shaman since I opened Nithogg. I think I'm 9-10 at rank 5, but with some refinement it could be pretty good. Lightning Breath is insane, but I was surprised by how bad Squallhunter seems to be.
Interesting idea, but I have two suggestions
1. The Reborn keyword is usually associated with mummies rather than just undead (there are exceptions though), so you might want to find some different art
2. Instead of calling it "a silenced copy of this minion", you should just have it say "a 4/7 dragon".
I really like it, seems balanced.
Yep, love that guy too
I enjoy Pathfinder in Apex Legends and Widomaker in Overwatch. They both use grappling hooks, which are awesome in my opinion. Although I've never played it, the art for the video game Shovel Knight is pretty cool. So I decided to combine my favorite video game weapon with an awesome title and there we go ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Fair point, but at least most other finishers require some amount of set up other than "oh I drew this now I can do 6". Savage Roar and Unleash the Hounds require there to already be a board, Kill Command needs a Beast most of the time, you need to have 10 mana to pyroblast, etc. The exception to my argument is Fireball, but considering tempo mage is dead atm I'm not concerned about it.
I'd be fine seeing him HOF'd. He's not broken, but he just isn't fun to play against in my opinion.
Terribly. You might have a chance if you get a Subdue, but this deck didn't turn out nearly as good as I hoped it would.
Great guide, looking forward to playing this when I have the time.
One of the better cards to get randomly off of Galakrond's invoke, maybe a dragon galakrond priest could work?
My guess would be that the game is only looking for how many minions are added to your side of the game board, not how many minions the player summons in general.That is also why [Hearthstone Card (Faceless Corrupter) Not Found] only counts for one.
There are a substantial number of decks in the meta that can easily steamroll Face Hunter if you don't play for the board in the early game. Zoo Warlock, Galakrond Warrior, Mech Paladin, Token Druid, Pirate Warrior, etc. The deck is a lot more skill-testing than some would think.
Good changes, looking forward to the upcoming tournaments.
Any good replacement for Barista?
Same to you, long live the Dread Ravens of the world!
Happy holidays to all!
Is there a reason [Hearthstone Card (Sir Finely of the Sands) Not Found] isn't included?
Great article, I've been experimenting with my own Galakrond Warrior (running the Into the Fray package) to moderate success. I'll definitely try out your version!
Feels weird to say, but I'm not sure if Sea Giant is great in this deck. You usually don't start doing things until turn 3, and I haven't been able to swarm the board fast enough to get him out consistently. Not sure if I agree that Jumbo Imp is the right replacement, but unless we go into a more token-based meta I'd strongly consider cutting it.
I've been experimenting a lot with Dragon Shaman since I opened Nithogg. I think I'm 9-10 at rank 5, but with some refinement it could be pretty good. Lightning Breath is insane, but I was surprised by how bad Squallhunter seems to be.
Pretty powerful, thanks!