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Hearthstone's Upcoming Expansion 'Fractured in Alterac Valley' Brings Horde vs Alliance Rivalry to Hearthstone in Full Swing!

Early signs are promising... already faced two Big Priests running Vanndar (in Diamond 3 fwiw), and not a single Mage or Questlock. Fingers crossed that he makes plonking down several very large mans a viable strategy in more classes than …

4 years, 5 months ago
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All 14 Hearthstone Deadmines Rare Cards Revealed

I could see it being experimented with in a deck like Libram Paladin or some sort of board buff-y Paladin--for example, play [card]Libram of Hope[/card] to protect a couple small minions, then if the 8/8 survives, go face with it …

4 years, 5 months ago
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All 14 Hearthstone Deadmines Rare Cards Revealed

I feel like [card]Suckerhook[/card] would be quite good in Warrior or Paladin, but the issue I see with it as a Shaman card is that the weapons Shaman currently runs are [card]Auctionhouse Gavel[/card], [card]Whack-a-Gnoll Hammer[/card], [card]Doomhammer[/card], and the odd [card]Boggspine …

4 years, 5 months ago
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The Best Standard Hearthstone Decks According to Blizzard for Stormwind's Big Nerf Patch

Tier 3 at best at most rank brackets, according to the data. Poison Rogue is only tier-2 at brackets with lots of Warlock and Mage. Check out the matchup spreads in the latest Vicious Syndicate report or the matchup spreads …

4 years, 8 months ago
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New Legendary Druid Questline Revealed for United in Stormwind by 4Players - Lost in the Park

My first thought was, "Oh no, now there's two 'mE gO fAcE' classes." Then I brightened up when I realized Demon Hunter is probably a better comparison. Then my heart sank when I realized Demon Hunter is probably a better …

4 years, 9 months ago
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A New Priest Legendary Has Been Revealed for United in Stormwind by Wronchi - Seek Guidance

And [card]Primordial Protector[/card], which specifically tutors [card]Purified Shard[/card]...

4 years, 9 months ago
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A New Priest Legendary Has Been Revealed for United in Stormwind by Wronchi - Seek Guidance

If Priest has enough survivability this expansion, I foresee a lot of people complaining about [card]Primordial Protector[/card]...

4 years, 9 months ago
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Priest isn't dead, stop whining

Gotcha! Makes sense. I might reinstall and try your list plus N'Zoth--I've always run him primarily to get an extra [card]Lightshower Elemental[/card] (kinda like DH uses him mainly to get a third [card]Illidari Inquisitor[/card]), which can be really big sometimes, …

4 years, 9 months ago
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Priest isn't dead, stop whining

Curious as to the omission of [card]N'Zoth, the Corruptor[/card], since HSReplay stats peg it as the third-highest-winrate card in pre-nerf Control Priest. Is it a question of diminished value (I noticed the pirates are omitted too), or is it just …

4 years, 9 months ago
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Druids and Priests are Getting Nerfed! Blizzard Announces Card Nerfs for Gibberling, Apotheosis, and Renew

Really, really appreciate your thoughtful analysis here! I think the issue for me (and therefore a small section of players at least and a majority at most) is primarily what you touched on in your third point: the real winners …

4 years, 9 months ago
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Druids and Priests are Getting Nerfed! Blizzard Announces Card Nerfs for Gibberling, Apotheosis, and Renew

That's the thing though--certainly it was one of the highest winrate cards in the deck, but it was right in line with a bunch of other cards. If I correctly understand "overtuned" to mean "significantly higher than average winrate," it …

4 years, 9 months ago
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Druids and Priests are Getting Nerfed! Blizzard Announces Card Nerfs for Gibberling, Apotheosis, and Renew

[card]Southsea Scoundrel[/card] was also decent vs. Hunter as a way to prevent [card]Warsong Wrangler[/card] buffs on [card]Trampling Rhino[/card] or as a combo with [card]Apotheosis[/card]. The turn before you needed to heal, you could use your Scoundrel to try to discover …

4 years, 9 months ago
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Druids and Priests are Getting Nerfed! Blizzard Announces Card Nerfs for Gibberling, Apotheosis, and Renew

Not that Priest wasn't a problem at high legend... but now that [card]Apotheosis[/card] got nuked from orbit, I'm pretty sure I've played my last game of Hearthstone this expansion, and I suspect this is the case for quite a few …

4 years, 9 months ago
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All Forged in the Barrens Mini-Set "Wailing Caverns" Card Reveals for June 1

Sorry, I probably got a little too deep in the weeds there and wasn't super clear. I know [card]Savory Deviate Delight[/card] is a Rogue card--the point I was making about it was that Snake Spell Druid would probably get countered …

4 years, 10 months ago
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All Forged in the Barrens Mini-Set "Wailing Caverns" Card Reveals for June 2

I can't confidently speak for those who downvoted your comment (I didn't, btw), but I personally only downvote comments if I disagree with an opinion and someone else has already fully explained my reasons for disagreeing (otherwise I'll comment instead …

4 years, 10 months ago
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All Forged in the Barrens Mini-Set "Wailing Caverns" Card Reveals for June 1

I'm interested to see how Druid and [card]Savory Deviate Delight[/card] are going to interact... I don't think [card]Celestial Alignment[/card] is the way to go, and I also don't think [card]Lady Anacondra[/card] will see much play after the first couple weeks …

4 years, 10 months ago
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All Forged in the Barrens Mini-Set "Wailing Caverns" Card Reveals for May 28

Or delete him! That's what I'll be going for... if Warlock is ever part of the meta, I'm running Mutanus in every deck. Payback time... I hope...

4 years, 11 months ago
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The Cards We're NOT Going to Miss When Rise of Shadows Rotates

Love the list! I know you're not able to hit every annoying card in a list like this, but I'm just curious how high [card]Aranasi Broodmother[/card] and [card]Magic Carpet[/card] rank for others here? I've always hated how it feels to …

5 years, 1 month ago
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Dean Ayala's Community Q&A #8 - Social Features, Future of Shaman, Charge Combos, Top Legend Rewards, Pre-Release

Might be misinterpreting, but I think the point HuntardHuntard was making is more of "the collective voice of players at lower ranks is weighted too heavily by the devs," not that they shouldn't have a voice. That said, I do …

5 years, 1 month ago