The Odd Warrior bots I play against must be broken or badly coded. All they ever do is hero power and rope out while never playing any minions or anything!
“Skelemental” of course! Not sure why we’re even arguing here. The more obvious better name is of course Boner Mage! You know… because the skeletons… their, well…
The “spooky” part of those Mage lists is the skeletons! Therefore, “Spooky” is interchangeable with “Skeleton”, or “Skelly” for short. Which leads us to the name Skelly Mage.
It should work based on the text, but yeah... I watched the video waiting to see it, and more importantly see what his plan was after both decks were gone. I was as disappointed as Mark to see it not happen. My guess is that every card in the deck has a marker of whether it was included in the build or generated, and even though they swapped decks they are still not generated cards so they aren't counted as haven't not started there, even though they didn't start there. If you will excuse me I'm hungry. Talking about Blizz coding got me in the mood for some spaghetti!
A streamer. That's all I really know, because I personally never watch him. I've tried, but he's always in a shitty mood and complaining about everything whenever I have tried. So I'm not sure if that's him playing a character or if he subjects himself to playing a game he absolutely hates for the sake of Twitch views. Either way, I agree with Flux that it would be better for all involved if he just stopped playing HS.
Fair point! I do kind of see how they are using the two to work together (kind of) but ultimately, yeah... it is a little strange. Even the combined interactions like I described seem a little labored really so that's why I was thinking I have no idea if any of these cards will be good or not. But as long as the 7/7 can be summoned for free by Razorfen I'm sure we'll see someone trying to make it work.
I think the shuffle minion is meant to reduce the amount of cards in hand so that maybe you don’t discard too many resources with this legendary. So basically when combined with the weapon the intent seems to be play cards and/or shuffle them back to your deck. Then with very few cards in hand and weapon online play the 7/7, swing weapon to replace what discarded. But with Razorfen Beastmaster who needs to worry about playing this guy from hand, right?
Not sure how good it’ll be but DH has in the past been a class to just spam small stuff, go face, and scam some quick wins. With the 7/7 it could do more of that, but if you don’t have control of the board it could get some value via your opponent getting spooked and trading into it but not much else.
I am happy though to see a few things like Bibliomite as I always liked trying Ping Combo DH with Metamorphosis, and shuffling pieces back in when it’s too soon could help.
the 3 mana 4/4 would be at worst. At best a SHR survives a turn and you get a cheap buff for value trading or just going face. Meta breaking? No. Could it be good in a board-based meta? Yeah. Depending on the meta this could still see play outside of just straight up Dude decks. As someone who plays Wild I'm curious to see if it would make the cut in Odd Paladin. But most likely it'll be like you said, if they are a Renathal Odd Paladin maybe. Too many other cards to include in that deck to slot this in, unless you're talking extra card slots in general.
Would be great to get sub-tribes for stuff like this, or even an expanded list of tribes like "Orc" or "Human" and stuff like that. I'm surprised we didn't get some Horde and Alliance symbols added to some cards to create some sort of faction specific interactions. But maybe in the future.
There are also Dread Imps from Dreadlich Tamsin, Seeds of Destruction, and Impfestation, imps off of Fiendish Circle, Imp Gang Boss, Piggyback Imp and its token, Bloodbound Imp, [Hearthstone Card (Imp Swarm) Not Found], and Wicked Shipment in Standard to put imps on the board. These of course are not super strong cards but could be great for Imp shenanigans, and the amount of imps you can generate also help to Infuse the new Rafaam. Bloodbound Imp could help the Warlock Questline make a comeback with additional impish strategies (maybe...)
One more that comes to mind for Wild is Imp-losion. Also Jumbo Imp could finally get the respect he deserves in an Imp deck. Invoking Galakrond, the Wretched is another way to generate Imps, or using the Gala HP. And who could forget the amazing Mad Summoner?! SOOOO MANY IMPS!!! Or you could summon a never ending Imp portal with Neeru Fireblade who I forgot is still Standard, or the original warlock quest Lakkari Sacrifice. There are a few others I'm sure, but after being reminded that Impbalming is a card I am not listing anymore. Any others are just bad and not going into an Imp deck anyway.
EDIT: Actually Doubling Imp could be good. But is it going to make the cut over the new 4 mana 3/3 that can summon two copies instead of one? No, but it might make the cut over other garbage imp cards I've already listed off. :) Probably better than Imp Master too. And Rafaam's Scheme... Imprisoned Scrap Imp though! Especially with the copying imps could be nice.
Rustsworn Initiate also makes an imp token. Blood Imp. And how could Malchezaar's Imp ever be forgotten? Witchwood Imp and Desk Imp round out the list. I said I was stopping and not naming every imp card... but I did it anyway. Well, at least it's here if anyone is looking for an extensive imp listing.
Yeah, I loved Ey’sor decks. You just had to have good mulligan and early draws to get rolling. The nerf to Bloom actually makes this a lot harder to get double Ey’sor early. But that occasional turn 2 double Bloom into Ey’sor and Totemic Reflections was a hell of a turn! If even one survives until turn four the Splitting Axe got you going again!
The Odd Warrior bots I play against must be broken or badly coded. All they ever do is hero power and rope out while never playing any minions or anything!
Indeed! I'm also someone with a dry, sarcastic sense of humor that (judging by those downvotes) most people on the forums don't appreciate.
I freaking LOVE VLDL!!! I knew what it was going to be before I even clicked your link! And also, the downvotes... some people have no sense of humor.
Refusing to have tea as an actionable offense?! I’ll be going to Blizzard jail a lot then, because tea is garbage water!
And if you feel personally attacked by that statement… good! :)
“Skelemental” of course! Not sure why we’re even arguing here. The more obvious better name is of course Boner Mage! You know… because the skeletons… their, well…
Sexy AF!
The “spooky” part of those Mage lists is the skeletons! Therefore, “Spooky” is interchangeable with “Skeleton”, or “Skelly” for short. Which leads us to the name Skelly Mage.
I’ll meet you at the playground, 3pm ET.
When I saw the updates to Warhorse Trainer and Promotion I thought, "The Odd Paladin list I've been messing around with just got better!"
I agree! Also, nerf (cards I have golden copies of) because they are too (shiny)!!!
It should work based on the text, but yeah... I watched the video waiting to see it, and more importantly see what his plan was after both decks were gone. I was as disappointed as Mark to see it not happen. My guess is that every card in the deck has a marker of whether it was included in the build or generated, and even though they swapped decks they are still not generated cards so they aren't counted as haven't not started there, even though they didn't start there. If you will excuse me I'm hungry. Talking about Blizz coding got me in the mood for some spaghetti!
You had me at “free packs”!
Three, but yeah. Easier to test for them.
A streamer. That's all I really know, because I personally never watch him. I've tried, but he's always in a shitty mood and complaining about everything whenever I have tried. So I'm not sure if that's him playing a character or if he subjects himself to playing a game he absolutely hates for the sake of Twitch views. Either way, I agree with Flux that it would be better for all involved if he just stopped playing HS.
Fair point! I do kind of see how they are using the two to work together (kind of) but ultimately, yeah... it is a little strange. Even the combined interactions like I described seem a little labored really so that's why I was thinking I have no idea if any of these cards will be good or not. But as long as the 7/7 can be summoned for free by Razorfen I'm sure we'll see someone trying to make it work.
I just built a Face DH and got a one and done victory for the week.
I think the shuffle minion is meant to reduce the amount of cards in hand so that maybe you don’t discard too many resources with this legendary. So basically when combined with the weapon the intent seems to be play cards and/or shuffle them back to your deck. Then with very few cards in hand and weapon online play the 7/7, swing weapon to replace what discarded. But with Razorfen Beastmaster who needs to worry about playing this guy from hand, right?
Not sure how good it’ll be but DH has in the past been a class to just spam small stuff, go face, and scam some quick wins. With the 7/7 it could do more of that, but if you don’t have control of the board it could get some value via your opponent getting spooked and trading into it but not much else.
I am happy though to see a few things like Bibliomite as I always liked trying Ping Combo DH with Metamorphosis, and shuffling pieces back in when it’s too soon could help.
Already thinking how I can use this in a Ping Mage list! Imagining a Wild list where Mordresh does 40 damage in one turn!
the 3 mana 4/4 would be at worst. At best a SHR survives a turn and you get a cheap buff for value trading or just going face. Meta breaking? No. Could it be good in a board-based meta? Yeah. Depending on the meta this could still see play outside of just straight up Dude decks. As someone who plays Wild I'm curious to see if it would make the cut in Odd Paladin. But most likely it'll be like you said, if they are a Renathal Odd Paladin maybe. Too many other cards to include in that deck to slot this in, unless you're talking extra card slots in general.
Would be great to get sub-tribes for stuff like this, or even an expanded list of tribes like "Orc" or "Human" and stuff like that. I'm surprised we didn't get some Horde and Alliance symbols added to some cards to create some sort of faction specific interactions. But maybe in the future.
There are also Dread Imps from Dreadlich Tamsin, Seeds of Destruction, and Impfestation, imps off of Fiendish Circle, Imp Gang Boss, Piggyback Imp and its token, Bloodbound Imp, [Hearthstone Card (Imp Swarm) Not Found], and Wicked Shipment in Standard to put imps on the board. These of course are not super strong cards but could be great for Imp shenanigans, and the amount of imps you can generate also help to Infuse the new Rafaam. Bloodbound Imp could help the Warlock Questline make a comeback with additional impish strategies (maybe...)
One more that comes to mind for Wild is Imp-losion. Also Jumbo Imp could finally get the respect he deserves in an Imp deck. Invoking Galakrond, the Wretched is another way to generate Imps, or using the Gala HP. And who could forget the amazing Mad Summoner?! SOOOO MANY IMPS!!! Or you could summon a never ending Imp portal with Neeru Fireblade who I forgot is still Standard, or the original warlock quest Lakkari Sacrifice. There are a few others I'm sure, but after being reminded that Impbalming is a card I am not listing anymore. Any others are just bad and not going into an Imp deck anyway.
EDIT: Actually Doubling Imp could be good. But is it going to make the cut over the new 4 mana 3/3 that can summon two copies instead of one? No, but it might make the cut over other garbage imp cards I've already listed off. :) Probably better than Imp Master too. And Rafaam's Scheme... Imprisoned Scrap Imp though! Especially with the copying imps could be nice.
Rustsworn Initiate also makes an imp token. Blood Imp. And how could Malchezaar's Imp ever be forgotten? Witchwood Imp and Desk Imp round out the list. I said I was stopping and not naming every imp card... but I did it anyway. Well, at least it's here if anyone is looking for an extensive imp listing.
Yeah, I loved Ey’sor decks. You just had to have good mulligan and early draws to get rolling. The nerf to Bloom actually makes this a lot harder to get double Ey’sor early. But that occasional turn 2 double Bloom into Ey’sor and Totemic Reflections was a hell of a turn! If even one survives until turn four the Splitting Axe got you going again!