I was kind of hoping they'd let Baku and Genn return at the end of the year as sort of a "what could have been"....y'know letting us try all the Odd and Even decks that presumably would have influenced Standard if they hadn't retired early.
Part of me still believes this will be the case in the last month before the rotation hits, just because decks like Odd Mage and Even Hunter have so much potential yet will never see any play in Wild whatsoever. Also Even Rogue....Even Rogue with a 4-mana Raiding Party makes my Peepee hard.
It works the same for Tough. And I imagine a 0-mana Thermongenic Beam.
I can see the logic: the unit was assigned damage; the amount of damage happened to be 0. To go back to your example: if I had a Crimson Curator out, you cast Grasp of the Undying on it, and then I burst a Prismatic Barrier, I think the game would assign -0 HP to the Curator, +0 HP to your nexus, and grant me a crimson card. Similarly, if you Chain Vest instead, I think the game would assign -2 HP to the Curator and +2 HP to your nexus.
The thing that bugs me a little is that frostbite works differently: 0 attack units don't strike, so they never technically deal damage which is apparently different from dealing 0 damage. It's a bit far out, but that's the reason why brittle steel can stop a Teemo/runecard]vor Ezreal effect.
Frostbite makes sense though, because units specify that they must strike in order to deal damage. A unit with 0 attack is unable to strike so it's never classified as "dealing damage"
I'm getting beaten pretty badly at (bronze?) rank 3 while playing the Yasuo deck on the front page. Perhaps I'm playing it wrong or this just isn't a good deck for this level? Should I switch to an aggro deck?
that Yasuo is outdated after the nerfs. Inspiring Mentor was a huge part of its success and that guy isn't nearly as useful anymore.
Going aggro is always the best choice if you have limited cards. Spiders will always be good, but there's also the Noxus-Piltover aggro that doesn't even need champions.
With the way you guys rigged the shuffler Algorithm people can run 3-6 champions and maybe like 3-6 followers and 28+ spells. This isnt MTG, stop thinking it is. Control decks in MTG require multiple colors of mana, as well as the cards to deal with the board. A mentally handicapped child with no eyes and 33 IQ could play your version of a "Control" deck, please stop sipping off the special ed juice can and balance your fucking game holy shit. The fact you actually paid someone for the last set of balance changes, and then an even more special ed in the mind person was like "OH MAN THESE CHANGES LOOK GOOD I APPROVE". If the world was run by Riot we would be worse off than the stone age. How much do you require people to spend on the game to change the shuffler algorithm?
oh ok, that explains a lot. I really see this working much better with pre-nerf Inspiring Mentor.
Also think that in any case the deck needs 3 Yasuos to actuallly work in any capacity....and Zed just doesn't really feel useful in any case other than to draw out removal.
I will say that when the deck does play out like it's supposed to it's basically unbeatable. Intimidating Roar can basically win games by itself and Bladetwirler can even oneshot.
Was playing against a Heimr deck and he filled his entire board...so I just Roar'd him and the punched his face for 20 with Fae (and a few others) when he couldN't block.
Unfortunately in a meta where Fioras, Ezreals and Heimers are running around, people are really stocking up on removals, so most 3-health minions don't tend to last very long.
Maybe it's just me but that Yasuo deck plays like hot garbage. Most of the time you don't have anything to do for the first few times because you missed Inspiring Mentor and noww your Navori COnspirator is useless and at that point you're just kind of stuck until you actually get yasuo who will get instantly removed because your opponent isn't a complete moron who doesn't run removal.
Genuinely confused as to how that deck is supposed to win any matchup unless you draw the absolute nuts every time
on the flipside what made HEarthstone popular was the complete disregard for depth in favour of easy to pick up gameplay with flashy animations and a low skillcurve for deckbuilding.
WHen you lose a game in Hearthstone it's most likely going to be RNG or other factors out of your control, which is great for people who don't wanna have to overthink every single turn just to be able to win a game.
Also, I'd recommend the one Freljord spell that buffs two allies for 3 health permanently, since you want to keep your guys alive for as long as possible.
Well If I am running freljord I might as well run alpha wildcat it's a +1/+1 Darius without the need to level up, I might want to run bloodsworn pledge.. maybe.. but I don't have any copy of that card and I am out of rare wild cards :/
shouuld also consider Pack Mentality and more card draw in the form of Avarosan Sentry.
The way I see it your winning strategy is to get a bunch of Yetis out for cheap and then use Trifarian Assessor to refill your hand and outressource your opponent.
Pack Mentality is like For Demacia! but tribal and overwhelm.. it's kind of.. too slow and too win more, if I don't have a lot of yetis or elnuks on the board it's not worth it.. I don't like For Demacia! as a stand alone it leaves you vulnerable to so much stuff by having not much mana to play.
I agree it can be a finisher but I doubt I could find a use for the card.. I Might actually run Might now that you mention the overwhelm finishers.. it's much more flexible.. maybe I will remove the elnuk meme (too highrolly..) and put the Avarosan Sentry and Mights(might also works with the Trifarian Assessor!).
yeah the whole elnuk package is sort of wasted.
I would honestly consider more Frostbite effects so you get to free trades in. You need to keep your guys alive or you have no chance of winning. I would also take out Braum (I get he's good with attack buffs, but he just doesn't really fit) and use something like Anivia or Tryndamere for lategame. Trynda for a giant beater and Anivia for the long value
Also, I'd recommend the one Freljord spell that buffs two allies for 3 health permanently, since you want to keep your guys alive for as long as possible.
Well If I am running freljord I might as well run alpha wildcat it's a +1/+1 Darius without the need to level up, I might want to run bloodsworn pledge.. maybe.. but I don't have any copy of that card and I am out of rare wild cards :/
shouuld also consider Pack Mentality and more card draw in the form of Avarosan Sentry.
The way I see it your winning strategy is to get a bunch of Yetis out for cheap and then use Trifarian Assessor to refill your hand and outressource your opponent.
Also, I'd recommend the one Freljord spell that buffs two allies for 3 health permanently, since you want to keep your guys alive for as long as possible.
I was kind of hoping they'd let Baku and Genn return at the end of the year as sort of a "what could have been"....y'know letting us try all the Odd and Even decks that presumably would have influenced Standard if they hadn't retired early.
Part of me still believes this will be the case in the last month before the rotation hits, just because decks like Odd Mage and Even Hunter have so much potential yet will never see any play in Wild whatsoever. Also Even Rogue....Even Rogue with a 4-mana Raiding Party makes my Peepee hard.
Shadow Isles done
Noxus at 19, presumably finished in two days
everything else at 8.
Probably going to go for P & Z next since it has the most cards I still want
Thank god for that, could you imagine a bunch of replicating Elusive Shadowseers that stay on the board indefinitely
I wish they'D stop pretending to nerf Elusives and actually implement a counter.
If they just added "can't block to half of them" there'd at least be a chance to race them
Frostbite makes sense though, because units specify that they must strike in order to deal damage. A unit with 0 attack is unable to strike so it's never classified as "dealing damage"
that Yasuo is outdated after the nerfs. Inspiring Mentor was a huge part of its success and that guy isn't nearly as useful anymore.
Going aggro is always the best choice if you have limited cards. Spiders will always be good, but there's also the Noxus-Piltover aggro that doesn't even need champions.
yeah maybe you should try and form a coherent sentence before you talk shit
and this is why you don't mix your drugs, kids
Runeterra: I AM SPEED
you live by the RNG
you die by the RNG
I don't think anyone expected him to be actually good, right?
oh ok, that explains a lot. I really see this working much better with pre-nerf Inspiring Mentor.
Also think that in any case the deck needs 3 Yasuos to actuallly work in any capacity....and Zed just doesn't really feel useful in any case other than to draw out removal.
I will say that when the deck does play out like it's supposed to it's basically unbeatable. Intimidating Roar can basically win games by itself and Bladetwirler can even oneshot.
Was playing against a Heimr deck and he filled his entire board...so I just Roar'd him and the punched his face for 20 with Fae (and a few others) when he couldN't block.
Unfortunately in a meta where Fioras, Ezreals and Heimers are running around, people are really stocking up on removals, so most 3-health minions don't tend to last very long.
Maybe it's just me but that Yasuo deck plays like hot garbage. Most of the time you don't have anything to do for the first few times because you missed Inspiring Mentor and noww your Navori COnspirator is useless and at that point you're just kind of stuck until you actually get yasuo who will get instantly removed because your opponent isn't a complete moron who doesn't run removal.
Genuinely confused as to how that deck is supposed to win any matchup unless you draw the absolute nuts every time
i was not aware there was a cap. Either way it's not 10k because i#m currently at 11k and no cap in sight.
alright, how do you have three Ledros on board and your opponent's Nexus is still at full...with no cards?
card skins, because that's how you properly milk the whales
on the flipside what made HEarthstone popular was the complete disregard for depth in favour of easy to pick up gameplay with flashy animations and a low skillcurve for deckbuilding.
WHen you lose a game in Hearthstone it's most likely going to be RNG or other factors out of your control, which is great for people who don't wanna have to overthink every single turn just to be able to win a game.
could...could it be....could the rumors be true? The impossible made real?
Ladies and Gentlemen, we could be looking at
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yeah the whole elnuk package is sort of wasted.
I would honestly consider more Frostbite effects so you get to free trades in. You need to keep your guys alive or you have no chance of winning. I would also take out Braum (I get he's good with attack buffs, but he just doesn't really fit) and use something like Anivia or Tryndamere for lategame. Trynda for a giant beater and Anivia for the long value
shouuld also consider Pack Mentality and more card draw in the form of Avarosan Sentry.
The way I see it your winning strategy is to get a bunch of Yetis out for cheap and then use Trifarian Assessor to refill your hand and outressource your opponent.
wouldn't Darius make sense in here?
Also, I'd recommend the one Freljord spell that buffs two allies for 3 health permanently, since you want to keep your guys alive for as long as possible.