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So, I finally crafted Genn a couple days ago, and already I've fallen for Even Shaman. So I decided to start a thread for anything and everything Even Shaman - lists, strategies, matchups or just stories. Any insight welcome. I'm currently at 10-4 with the deck at ranks 5-4, however I rotate between two lists: one with walking fountains, corpsetakers and some extra hex action; the other with thunderheads, likkims and some extra overload cards like zap and that 4 mana BRM 'gain X attack' boy. Would love to hear from folks who run/ran either or both.

So, yeah, Even Shaman archetype. Hope this is enough to start a discussion!

Ok. So you start your game of HS. Both are at 1 mana, nothing too crazy can happen. Then, all of a sudden, a couple of turns later, some really crazy stuff happens and you (or your opponent :)) is dead or completely done for on board. 

So I think we all agree this should not be possible at turn 1 (no fun there). But what would the minimal turn be to have a crazy comeback/miracle/combo/insane-rng turn?

Turn 2? Turn 3? 4? 5?

I am not talking about aggro decks who try to kill you by turn 5 if you do not react by using cheap resources.

But we have some typical examples, like Khadgar's mountain giant army on turn 5 or a very big van Cleef very early, or a board full of pimped murlocs with bloodlust. Stuff like that.

Just got my 500th win with Warrior, completing my set of Golden Heroes! Yes, I made a post just to brag, but I'm really proud of it. Ok, enough about me. Who else wants to brag?

A while back I randomly had the thought - could Hearthstone add 0 health minions into the game?

I immediately thought that it's actually impossible, but on second thought - it could have a deathrattle? But that idea sounds pretty stupid imo.
Why make a card that needs to instantly die when being played?

I thought again and wondered if these types of minions would work if they had a magnetic effect?
That'd remove the problem of them instantly dying, but then again, another magnetic card that will probably be used to hit the opponent's face is probably a bad idea.

What are your thoughts? :)

Sometimes your opponent just has the best possible cards. Say a perfect curve, the exact right response for your board, having lethal just in time, or exactly the right removal (yes Warrior I look at you). I can't help feel a little desparate and sometimes just concede far too early since I do not believe I can come back.

What is the best way to cope with this emotions? Just play on and play as good as possible? Get more chocolate? Kick the door/dog/wall?

Hi

   Priest left meta? only nomi in T3?

Hmm ...

  Zerek and Lazul joined for reprodu.. äh replication.

Very enjoyable to play beating metadecks.

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still testing but feels solid.

I checked out Hearthpwn almost every day, because it was the best site out there, had a good sense of humour about itself, was creative, and I could trust it.  But I never made an account, because I've hated Curse for maybe a decade.  It was weird for me to be loving a site in their shady empire.

Thanks for making the new site, Flux and team!  Sorry for how you got treated in the process.

I'm left with 4 classes to turn golden (Druid/Hunter/Shaman/Warrior) but I can't find any Deck from those classes that intrigues me so I'd be happy to see some Decklists or even just Deck ideas from you guys.. It doesn't matter whether the Deck is Wild or Standard and the cost isn't a problem either... Just please do not suggest Aggro or Tempo Decks because I can't play those properly and don't find them interesting in the slightest... Combo Decks are what I like the most but I wouldn't mind Control either as long as it's not fatigue based...  

I'm guessing this isn't a front page article due to the happenings of that other site...  Posting here so you guys are informed :)

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I've tried out several iterations on Dr. Morrigan lock and I feel like I have found a somewhat viable version (rank 10 atm, but from experience it would fare as well on rank 5). Feel free to critizise the card choices, almost a third of them are still floating.

My feeling is this is still a sleeper tier-3 deck ^^. At least it is fun and original, and from time to time that's what HS is all about, right?

Shiftlock

Wild · Unknown Warlock · by Nuagoo · 6 years, 9 months ago

• 1 Mortal Coil x 1
• 1 The Soularium x 1
• 2 Baleful Banker x 1
• 2 Plot Twist x 2
• 3 Augmented Elekk x 2
• 3 Hellfire x 2
• 3 Shadow Bolt x 1
• 4 Shadowflame x 1
• 4 Siphon Soul x 1
• 5 Dollmaster Dorian x 1
• 5 Rotten Applebaum x 1
• 6 Aranasi Broodmother x 2
• 6 Dr. Morrigan x 1
• 7 Amani War Bear x 2
• 8 Deranged Doctor x 1
• 8 Fel Lord Betrug x 1
• 8 Lord Jaraxxus x 1
• 8 Mosh'Ogg Enforcer x 2
• 8 Splitting Festeroot x 1
• 8 Twisting Nether x 1
• 10 Sea Giant x 2
• 12 Mountain Giant x 2

12,320 Dust 990 0 Copy Deck Code

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Easiest way to win. Kripp had a video on this. Beat Heroic on is first try with this trick. Easy to set up and easy to execute.
What a pain when the opponents have high health though. 

Hi all. I've been trying (without success it has to be said) to build a deck with all Three Princes in it. That's Valanar, Keleseth and Talderam. It's proving.... difficult? 

 Here's the deck list for your perusal. Any ideas on how to make it better would be gratefully received. The only caveat is this: The Royalty must stay! 

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# Class: Mage
# Format: Wild
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# 2x (1) Arcane Artificer
# 2x (1) Babbling Book
# 2x (1) Daring Fire-Eater
# 2x (1) Dire Mole
# 1x (2) Prince Keleseth
# 1x (3) Prince Taldaram
# 1x (4) Prince Valanar
# 2x (5) Azure Drake
# 2x (5) Blast Wave
# 2x (5) Cabalist's Tome
# 2x (5) Dragon's Fury
# 2x (5) Servant of Yogg-Saron
# 2x (6) Blizzard
# 2x (7) Flamestrike
# 1x (9) Dragoncaller Alanna
# 1x (9) Frost Lich Jaina
# 1x (10) Kalecgos
# 1x (10) Pyroblast
# 1x (10) Yogg-Saron, Hope's End
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# To use this deck, copy it to your clipboard and create a new deck in Hearthstone

Will we see any Community Compendium for Rise of Shadows? I can't recall seeing it on Hpwn, but always enjoyed them for the past expansions.

Can the editors use data collected there or agreement denies it?

Please, anyone, give me any advice againts quest mage. I only play aggro, because i have a really small chance to win againts it. I put an Eater of Secrets to my decks, so i can finish them, but it's not enough.(Addational info: Rank4-5:I played jade druid, then i switched to murloc shaman, and now odd paladin)

I predict that the Hearthstone Team will support Thief Priest as a new archetype in the next expansion. For one, they have already printed multiple Legendaries for this archetype, including Talanji and Madame Lazul. Plus, one of the Boomsday cards that they decided to buff was Cloning Device, which could only ever see play if Thief Priest got more synergy cards like Talanji. This next piece of evidence is a little shaky, but in the solo adventures one of the buckets is "What's Mind is Mine", which indicates that Blizzard already thinks of Thief priest as its own archetype. However, Thief priest cards have printed before (such as Archbishop Benedictus) without them following up with synergy cards, so this could just be empty speculation. What do y'all think? Will Thief Priest finally become a deck next expansion?

So, I'm a fan of the fun and crazy variety of characters in Warcraft lore, and messing around with them in card form is one of the main reasons I play this game. Everything from human knights to lovecraftian old gods to robots is fair game for these characters. That being said, a lot of well-known characters have yet to make an appearance in Hearthstone. What lore characters do you think are overdue for an appearance in hearthstone, and would you rather see them as a Legendary or a hero?

Just looking for opinions or synergies I might've missed...

Secret Weapon Hunter ( Bloodscalp Strategist Experimenting)

Wild · Unknown Hunter · by ARES · 6 years, 9 months ago

• 1 Candleshot x 2
• 1 Secret Plan x 2
• 1 Springpaw x 2
• 2 Bloodsail Raider x 2
• 2 Explosive Trap x 1
• 2 Freezing Trap x 1
• 2 Headhunter's Hatchet x 2
• 2 Wandering Monster x 1
• 2 Youthful Brewmaster x 2
• 3 Bloodscalp Strategist x 2
• 3 Cloaked Huntress x 2
• 3 Eaglehorn Bow x 2
• 3 Hench-Clan Thug x 2
• 3 Stitched Tracker x 2
• 4 Dread Corsair x 2
• 5 Lesser Emerald Spellstone x 2
• 10 Zul'jin x 1

3,180 Dust 690 0 Copy Deck Code

This one so far has had an above 50% winrate, which for it's cost and considering it's jank, is pretty good. Deck relies on SMOrc-ing so maybe taunt silencing could work.. also the obvious Deathstalker Rexxar backup plan. Thoughts?

I have been wondering about the hero power selection in the heist adventure and it seems like the hero powers in the adventure might be alternative hero powers in common play in the future..

Of course not in the same balance since they are a bit overturned for the adventure but a toned down version (or even buffed) might be something that might appeal to team 5 to implement into HS in the future..

Think about it many cards/archtypes team 5 tried to push failed due to lack of consistency, for example "freeze" tempo mage(the one with tempo freeze cards) or overload shaman, or rush/enrage tempo warrior decks..

I think such decks have been held back by the lack of support in the hero powers, there seem to be some hero powers that might support those archtypes while still being basic enough for the game.

I will give my idea about implementing the heist hero powers into standard play will try to keep it as brief as possible as this post is already too long anyway.

Do note that I am  balancing them around "the effects cost either 0 mana or 1 mana and a drawback"

By upgraded I mean the baku hero power.

Mage: 2 mana freeze an enemy. upgraded: and deal 1 damage to it

Shaman: 2 mana draw a card overload (1), 1 mana might be too OP, at 2 mana it enables overload synergy easier, while having a clear draw back. upgraded: draw 2 cards.

Hunter: opportunist from heist is perfect as is +2 attack is balanced by the fact you need to have rush or already present minions to activate it. upgraded: +3 attack

Priest: 2 mana lower the attack of a minion by 2 until your next turn. upgraded: by 3

Rogue: 2 mana burgle a card from another class (not sure might be too OP, no idea how to nerf it but it's a "0 mana" effect) upgraded: burgle 2 cards.

Warrior:2 mana deal 1 damage to a friendly minion give it +2 attack upgraded: +3.

Druid: 2 mana give a friendly minion +1/+1. upgraded: +2/+1

Paladin: 2 mana give a friendly minion divine shield. upgraded: I am actually not sure.. maybe the other one supporting hand buff is more healty.

Warlock: 2 mana, take 2 damage deal 2 damage. upgraded: 3 damage taken/dealt

Now are you thinking how would they reward them to players.. well there IS a pointless system currently that tracks your hero level that level is totally pointless from level 10, it could after level 30 for example unlock the alternate hero powers which you will choose on deck building, also the hero power will need to show up on the hero portrait for clarity so you can mulligan for it better.

What do you think will blizzard/team 5 introduce such a change in the future, and used heist as a testing ground for this feature?