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Fireside gatherings and such? I have not heard anything official yet. 

https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/hearthstone/t/battlegrounds-mmr-updates/19392

hee they update the mmr calculator inententional
also what do you think should there be a montly reset 
i think that should be nice

So I play Wild basically exclusively. I'm not a particularly good player—the highest I've ever gotten was about Rank 10—but I still like to think I have a rough idea of how the meta plays out. I wrote all this in about an hour and then spent another hour editing it. Enjoy.

Shrubadier - 1 Star - This is just a bad card.

Aeroponics - 2 Stars - Treant Druid is bad.

Strength in Numbers - 2 Stars - Token Druid will be bad and it's anti-synergistic with current Jade Druid lists.

Treenforcements - 1 Star - Just run Living Roots.

Goru the Mightree - 2 Stars - Treant Druid is bad.

Embiggen - 2 Stars - Assuming the cost modification works on the same principle as Academic Espionage, this is counter-synergistic to Jade Druid and it doesn't fit into any other archetype.

Secure the Deck - 1 Star - Doesn't fit into any deck except *maybe* Token Druid, and Token Druid will be bad.

Breath of Dreams - 3 Stars - Highlander Dragon Druid will be a Tier 3 deck.

Emerald Explorer - 3 Stars - Highlander Dragon Druid will be a Tier 3 deck.

Ysera, Unleashed- 3 Stars - Highlander Dragon Druid will be a Tier 3 deck and you may occasionally see it in Jade Druid because some weirdo thought their Jade Idols needed help pressuring the board in the late game.

Stormhammer - 1 Star - Eaglehorn Bow is better.

Diving Gryphon - 1 Star - Hunter doesn't have enough Rush minions to justify this card.

Veranus - 2 Stars - While cool, Hunter doesn't have enough AoE to justify this card.

Clear the Way - 1 Star - This is just bad.

Corrosive Breath - 1 Star - Dragon Hunter will likely never be a thing.

Primordial Explorer - 1 Star - Dragon Hunter will likely never be a thing. Just run Spider Bomb and Venomizer and play Mech Hunter.

Toxic Reinforcements - 3 Stars - I can imagine a world where some of the more aggressive Hunter decks run this. Also fits into Spell Hunter, although Spell Hunter isn't very good right now.

Dragonbane - 1 Star - Will never hit what you want it to hit.

Dwarven Sharpshooter - 3 Stars - Every non-Spell Hunter deck will at least consider this card.

Phase Stalker - 4 Stars - Really good card in non-Reno Secret Hunter. While that deck isn't good now, I think this raises its power level considerably by greatly improving the decks consistency and early game.

Elemental Allies - 4 Stars - I find it very hard to believe 1-Mana Draw 3 will ever be bad.

Violet Spellwing - 3 Stars - At best, it's the 30th card in your Tempo Mage.

Mana Giant - 5 Stars - Better Arcane Giant.

Rolling Fireball - 3 Stars - It's a removal spell that you'll see occasionally. Weigh the pros and cons of the other removal cards around the same cost when building your deck.

Dragoncaster - 4 Stars - Huge payoff and I think Control Highlander Mage will be able to fit some sort of dragon package into a deck.

Arcane Breath - 2 Stars - Just run Primordial Glyph.

Chenvaala - 5 Stars - This card is the nuts in any aggressive Mage deck.

Malygos, Aspect of Magic - 4 Stars - Will be one of the best cards in Control Highlander Mage.

Azure Explorer - 1 Star - Just run Cosmic Anomaly.

Learn Draconic - 5 Stars - It's a 1-Mana 6/6.

Lightforged Zealot - 5 Stars - Amazing payoff for Pure Paladin. It's a 0-Mana 4/2 attached to a Truesilver Champion.

Lightforged Crusader - 5 Stars - Amazing payoff for Pure Paladin. This is a 7-Mana 7/7 that draws 5 cards.

Sky Claw - 5 Stars - AoE attack buff that also puts 3 new mechs on the board. Mech Paladin is Tier 1 deck already.

Righteous Cause - 4 Stars - Fits nicely into Odd Paladin. You don't mind playing this turn 1 if it starts in your opening hand.

Bronze Explorer- 1 Star - Every Paladin deck has better cards.

Sanctuary - 5 Stars - Every Paladin deck will at least consider this, and every aggressive Paladin deck will run this because it's a 1-Mana 3/6 Taunt.

Amber Watcher - 5 Stars - Antique Healbot sees play in Wild. This is Antique Healbot with +1/+3.

Dragonrider Talritha - 3 Stars - Might see play in Pure Paladin.

Nozdormu the Timeless - 4 Stars - This is actually very relevant for any slow Paladin deck, as all of a sudden you get access to every answer you could have to deal with Aggro.

Sand Breath - 5 Stars - I think this will be a very good card in Pure Paladin.

Whispers of EVIL - 3 Stars - Never ignore 0-Mana spells.

Grave Rune - 3 Stars - This is a very powerful effect, but I don't know if you'll see it in any deck other than Big Priest.

Disciple of Galakrond - 1 Star - Random Priest cards aren't good, and Galakrond Priest isn't good.

Murozond the Infinite - 4 Stars - Counter all the big plays by making the same big play and then also getting an 8/8.

Chronobreaker - 4 Stars - Better Duskbreaker.

[Hearthstone Card (Mindflayer Kaarhj) Not Found] - 2 Stars - This is a good value card, but I don't think it fits into any Priest archetypes.

Breath of the Infinite - 3 Stars - Priest didn't need any more AoE. Pick and choose your AoEs to respond to the meta.

Envoy of Lazul - 1 Star - Curious Glimmerroot wasn't very good, this won't be either.

Fate Weaver - 1 Star - Random Priest cards aren't good and neither is Galakrond Priest. Just run Emperor Thaurissan.

Time Rip - 1 Star - Rnadom Priest cards aren't good, Assassinate isn't good, and Galakrond Priest isn't good.

Galakrond, the Unspeakable - 1 Star - Galakrond Priest isn't good. Just run Shadowreaper Anduin, which lets you keep all your actually good Priest cards.

Bloodsail Flybooter - 5 Stars - Really good in any aggressive Rogue deck. This includes Odd Rogue.

Stowaway - 2 Stars - Would be 1 Star but Academic Espionage Rogue is my favorite meme.

Flik Skyshiv - 4 Stars - You can never have enough Vilespine Slayers.

Necrium Apothecary - 3 Stars - This is a 5 Star card when Dane plays it.

Dragon's Hoard - 4 Stars - Class-specific Legendaries are actually pretty good and the fact that this Discovers means it's less likely to whiff.

Candle Breath - 1 Star - Dragon Rogue will not be a deck.

Waxadred - 2 Stars - Doesn't fit into any Rogue deck and certainly doesn't make its own new archetype.

Umbral Skulker - 4 Stars - I can imagine a Galakrond Tempo Rogue deck and this is a really good payoff for that deck.

[Hearthstone Card (Praise Galakrond) Not Found] - 2 Stars - This is really bad and will only be sometimes run in Galakrond Tempo Rogue.

Galakrond, the Nightmare - 4 Stars - Galakrond Tempo Rogue will be a deck and this card is incredible payoff for such a deck.

Seal Fate - 4 Stars - Galakrond Tempo Rogue.

Squallhunter - 5 Stars - Flamewreathed Faceless wasn't good enough according to Blizzard.

Dragon's Pack - 4 Stars - Really good Invoke lover.

Invocation of Frost - 4 Stars - Glacial Shard with Rush.

Galakrond, the Tempest - 3 Stars - Oddly enough, this is actually not the best payoff card of Galakrond Shaman.

Storm's Wrath - 5 Stars - Mark of the Lotus is a 6-Star card.

Surging Tempest - 1 Star - Just run Tunnel Trogg.

Corrupt Elementalist - 4 Stars - Solid Galakrond support card.

Bandersmosh - 2 Stars - The average Legendary minion is bad.

Nithogg - 1 Star - Very slow.

Cumulo-Maximus - 5 Stars - It's almost a Fireball with a 0-Mana 5/5 on it.

Lightning Breath - 1 Star - Dragon Shaman isn't a deck.

Rain of Fire - 1 Star - Just run Defile.

Dark Skies - 1 Star - Just run Defile.

[Hearthstone Card (Zzeraku) Not Found] - 2 Stars - Not awful, but it doesn't fit into any Warlock archetype and it's too slow.

Valdris Felgorge - 3 Stars - I think it might make it into Renolock but I'm not sure.

Abyssal Summoner - 1 Star - Handlock hasn't been a good deck for years.

Crazed Netherwing - 2 Stars - Control Warlocks don't run dragons and Dragon Warlock isn't a thing.

Nether Breath - 2 Stars - Control Warlocks don't run dragons and Dragon Warlock isn't a thing.

Veiled Worshipper - 3 Stars - Galakrond Warlock has potential.

Fiendish Rites - 1 Stars - Galakrond Warlock has potential, but this doesn't. Just run Grim Rally.

Dragonblight Cultist - 3 Stars - Galakrond Zoolock has potential.

Galakrond, the Wretched - 3 Stars - Galakrond Zoolock has potential.

Ritual Chopper- 5 Stars - Thank God we nerfed Fiery War Axe.

Awaken! - 4 Stars - This is actually pretty good when you compare it to Swipe.

Ramming Speed - 3 Stars - Sure, I guess.

Sky Raider - 4 Stars - This is a bold assumption, but Pirate Warrior might actually be a deck again.

EVIL Quartermaster - 3 Stars - Solid card. Warrior decks will consider it, but not all of them will run it.

Scion of Ruin - 5 Stars - That's a lot of value.

Ancharrr - 4 Stars - Pirate Warrior is back.

Molten Breath - 4 Stars - Dragon Warrior has actually had potential for a while.

Galakrond, the Unspeakable - 5 Stars - The best Galakrond.

Deathwing, Mad Aspect - 1 Star - This is bad when r/customhearthstone made it, and it's bad when Team 5 made it.

Evasive Chimaera - 1 Star - Build-a-Beast can't use this.

Grizzled Wizard - 1 Star - Hero Powers are expensive.

Tasty Flyfish - 1 Star - Dragon Warrior, the only Dragon deck with potential, will not run this.

Fire Hawk - 3 Stars - 3-Mana 6/3 isn't actually that bad. Not great, but not bad.

Goboglide Tech - 1 Star - Just run any Magnetic card.

[Hearthstone Card (Living Dragonhawk) Not Found] - 1 Star - Too hard to use as an effective counter to Frost Nova.

Hippogryph - 2 Stars - Pretty good with Build-a-Beast. That's about it.

Skyfin - 1 Star - Dragon decks aren't aggro decks.

Gyrocopter - 1 Stars - This doesn't have Magnetic.

Blazing Battlemage - 3 Stars - Generally 1/3 minions are better, but this isn't awful.

Hoard Pillager - 4 Stars - Pirate Warrior is back. Really this is good in any aggressive deck that runs weapons.

Parachute Brigand - 4 Stars - Pirate Warrior is back.

Troll Batrider - 3 Stars - It's OK.

Scalerider - 1 Star - Payoff isn't good enough for Dragon decks.

Evasive Wyrm - 3 Stars - Not awful.

Big Ol' Whelp - 3 Stars - Spell Damage +1 and worth more than +1/+1.

Evasive Feywing - 2 Stars - Good filler. Bad card for Wild.

Blowtorch Saboteur - 1 Star - Floaty Unseen Saboteur. Neither will see play.

Dragonmaw Poacher - 3 Stars - Tech card against dragons. Better than Dragonslayer, but still not that great.

Faceless Corruptor - 4 Stars - Big buff but you can't use it as fast face damage.

Platebreaker - 1 Star - It's a 5-Star in my heart because it means Armor Druid will never be good.

Cobalt Spellkin - 4 Stars - Lots of value in a single card.

[Hearthstone Card (Frizz Kindlefrost) Not Found] - 4 Stars - Might see play in Dragon Warrior.

Tentacled Menace- 3 Stars - Potentially a tech card for Midrange decks against Aggro decks? I don't know.

Depth Charge - 1 Star - Just run Doomsayer.

Bad Luck Albatross - 3 Stars - 3-Mana 4/3 Deathrattle: If your opponent is Highlander, win the game.

Dread Raven - 1 Star - Rogue would rather use Pogo-Hopper.

Kobold Stickyfinger - 1 Star - Would be 5 Stars if it was printed during Kobolds and Catacombs.

Transmogrifier - 1 Star - Your cards are better than random Legendaries.

Dragonqueen Alexstrasza - 4 Stars - Will see play in Highlander Dragon Mage and Highlander Dragon Druid.

[Hearthstone Card (Dragonbreeder) Not Found] - 4 Stars - Will see play in Dragon Warrior, Highlander Dragon Mage, and Highlander Dragon Druid.

Chromatic Egg - 1 Stars - Wait when did I start reviewing r/customhearthstone cards?

Hot Air Balloon - 2 Stars - Maybe Mech Paladin? Maybe SN1P-SN4P Warlock? I dunno.

Camouflaged Dirigible - 2 Stars - Maybe SN1P-SN4P Warlock but probably not.

Kronx Dragonhoof - 5 Stars - Best card in the set.

Shu'ma- 2 Stars - Cool card but it probably isn't good.

Sathrovarr - 4 Stars - Surprisingly good in Renolock. All you need to do is get 1 big minion to stick.

Devoted Maniac - 3 Stars - Might make it into a Galakrond deck, but it will be the worst Invoker in your deck.

Evasive Drakonid - 3 Stars - Rest in peace, Soggoth the Slitherer.

Shield of Galakrond - 4 Stars - This is a really good minion in any Galakrond deck.

Twin Tyrant - 3 Stars - OK I guess.

[Hearthstone Card (Utgarde Grapplesnipers) Not Found] - 1 Star - You definitely do not run enough Dragons to make this work.

Wing Commander - 4 Stars - This is a 4-Mana 8/5 in Dragon Warrior.

Wyrmrest Purifier - 2 Stars - Fun with Hakkar, the Soulflayer.

Zul'Drak Ritualist - 1 Star - This card is beyond bad.

So as I understand it, we might be able to choose a team to support and vote to “win” maybe. So my question is if we get to vote or something along those lines, who would you choose? 

Personally I would choose EVIL, because I feel like they have been working the hardest to get where they are in the story. 

Pretty self-explanatory: now that the new Full Stats screen has been unveiled, take a screenshot of your fancy Battlegrounds stats, and share it with us! How many wins do you have? What's your biggest minion ever created?

Here're mine:

I haven't played much, as you can see, but I have been fairly successful nevertheless. Not a champion at the game, but I'm happy with my 5000 rating.

Like the title said. I disenchanted additional copies (worth 20 dust so not too much) and didn't get it. Restarted HS and still had the same amount.

Also, it doesn't affect creating or disenchanting specific cards. Only additional copies button.

I'm sure this has been discussed but I did a brief search and didn't find a thread about it so hear I am.  

Why do people quit right before you are about to beat them?  I really don't understand why, if i'm in the process of attacking do they quit?  Just seems like poor etiquette to me.   Do they get something out of denying me the winning blow?  That's just sad.   

Now, I hate when someone has lethal and they are still playing cards instead of winning and I usually quit in that instance.  I think that is also poor etiquette because  I feel like they are wasting my time.  

What do people do in game that drive you nuts?

I was a bit surprised to see that no other neutral Invoke cards were printed. Only having 4 Invoke cards to choose from is pretty limiting in deck building potential. The fact that the two neutrals Devoted Maniac and Shield of Galakrond look pretty bad really hinders Galakrond decks. I was really looking forward to building a tempo Galakrond Dragon Warrior deck, but out of Warrior's two Invoke cards, only Ritual Chopper fits the deck. Awaken! might be ok in slower, more controlly Galakrond Warrior decks, but for a tempo warrior, its just bad.

With Ritual Chopper looking like the only good Invoke card Warrior has access to, I was thinking Rummaging Kobold could be used to get more copies of it, similar to how Jade Shaman has used it in the past to get more Jade Claws. I plan to try this out in a Menagerie Galakrond Warrior deck when the expansion launches.  What are your thoughts and ideas on the best way to fully upgrade Galakrond?

They havn't announced the card preview stream.

Does this mean that there isn't one for this expansion?

I hope so,cause knowing that some people already know what decks are strong killed my hype the last 2 times.

Just ran across an article on PCGamer, and looks like a streamer may have leaked a new Sylvanas Windrunner hero skin on stream. No other details yet, but here's the link to the article. 

https://www.pcgamer.com/sylvanas-windrunner-is-coming-to-hearthstone-as-a-new-hero-skin/

A new Common Warlock Spell, Rain of Fire, has been revealed!

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