Hearthstone

A fucking Rogue just swashburgled out a World Tree on turn 5 versus my druid deck that doesn't even run World Tree. Feels bad man.

I feel like this should not work like this at all

Cube lock is probably one of the worst decks to play against in the history of this game

I don't have much desire to get rank 5, and I'm like rank 6 or 7. I dunno, if rotation doesn't make me enjoy the game I might be done. Especially if we still haven't seen ranked changes

slippery said:

I don't have much desire to get rank 5, and I'm like rank 6 or 7. I dunno, if rotation doesn't make me enjoy the game I might be done. Especially if we still haven't seen ranked changes

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Yup, really need a change to ranked ladder.

I ended up getting a $20 gift card, so bought packs... making it the only money I spent this new expansion.

I also disenchanted a lot of dupes I've had collected over the years and have been able to make a couple meta decks: Spiteful Priest & Cube Warlock

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I've been playing Spiteful the most. Gaining ranks pretty easily. At 8 right now, might get 5 just on accident. I'm not particularly trying hard, just playing on a tablet in the evening.

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Biggest issue I see right now is that the meta decks are EXTREMELY powerful. Which seems to happen every time we get this many cards in the system.

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Seems like Aggro Paladin & Murloc Paladin are the top winrate decks right now, even though playrate is about half of Priest & Warlock. Priest & Warlock combined makeup 39% of the ladder. Hunter/Mage/Rogue/Paladin combine for 48% of the ladder. The remaining 13% is Warrior/Shaman/Druid.

Winrates: The Paladin decks are showing 57%, aggro druid/Spiteful Priest/Tempo Rogue at 55% and Cubelock is actually sitting at 52%

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It's a minion battle game. You're not seeing any combos outside Cubelock, and even then it's not even the main win condition. You aren't seeing any real gameplan or strategic play. It's just play the biggest dudes and clear your opponents biggest dudes. It's a big RNG game of who gets their Creeper/Bonemares drawn & played and who wrests board control first.

For Spiteful Priest it's about drawing the AoE dmg dragon in time to clear the board.
For Aggro it's about getting your captain & Creepers

Yawn.

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I look forward to the rotation, so far it's always proven to be the best meta with the most diversity, but at this point I really yearn for a new ladder or ranked mode.

Next Rotation removes:
Whispers of the Old Gods, One Knight in Karazhan, and Mean Streets of Gadgetzan.

Key decks destroyed:
Jades / Raza / Kazakus
Pirate Package
Pirate Warrior
Evolve Shaman
Aggro Druid
Secret Hunter
Secret Mage
Murloc Paladin
Dragon Priest
Big Priest

Some of the cards being removed that have seen play:

Exp Name Class Cost
MSG Jade Idol Druid 1
MSG Mark of the Lotus Druid 1
ONK Enchanted Raven Druid 1
OG Mark of Y'Shaarj Druid 2
MSG Jade Blossom Druid 3
OG Feral Rage Druid 3
OG Fandral Staghelm Druid 4
OG Mire Keeper Druid 4
MSG Jade Behemoth Druid 6
MSG Kun the Forgotten King Druid 10
MSG Jade Spirit Druid, Rogue, Shaman 4
MSG Aya Blackpaw Druid, Rogue, Shaman 6
MSG Alleycat Hunter 1
OG On the Hunt Hunter 1
OG Fiery Bat Hunter 1
ONK Cat Trick Hunter 2
ONK Kindly Grandmother Hunter 2
MSG Rat Pack Hunter 3
ONK Cloaked Huntress Hunter 3
MSG Kabal Lackey Mage 1
ONK Babbling Book Mage 1
ONK Medivh's Valet Mage 2
OG Cabalist's Tome Mage 5
MSG Kabal Crystal Runner Mage 6
ONK Firelands Portal Mage 7
MSG Kabal Courier Mage, Priest, Warlock 3
MSG Kazakus Mage, Priest, Warlock 4
OG Vilefin Inquisitor Paladin 1
MSG Wickerflame Burnbristle Paladin 3
OG Rallying Blade Paladin 3
OG Ragnaros, Lightlord Paladin 8
MSG Pint-Size Potion Priest 1
MSG Potion of Madness Priest 1
MSG Kabal Talonpriest Priest 3
MSG Greater Healing Potion Priest 4
OG Shadow Word: Horror Priest 4
ONK Priest of the Feast Priest 4
MSG Drakonid Operative Priest 5
MSG Kabal Songstealer Priest 5
MSG Raza the Chained Priest 5
MSG Dragonfire Potion Priest 6
MSG Counterfeit Coin Rogue 0
ONK Swashburglar Rogue 1
OG Undercity Huckster Rogue 2
OG Shadow Strike Rogue 3
OG Evolve Shaman 1
MSG Jade Claws Shaman 2
MSG Devolve Shaman 2
ONK Maelstrom Portal Shaman 2
MSG Jade Lightning Shaman 4
OG Flamewreathed Faceless Shaman 4
OG Thing from Below Shaman 6
MSG Jade Chieftain Shaman 7
OG Possessed Villager Warlock 1
ONK Malchezaar's Imp Warlock 1
MSG Bloodfury Potion Warlock 3
OG Darkshire Councilman Warlock 3
MSG Blastcrystal Potion Warlock 4
MSG Crystalweaver Warlock 4
MSG Abyssal Enforcer Warlock 7
OG N'Zoth's First Mate Warrior 1
MSG Sleep with the Fishes Warrior 2
OG Bloodsail Cultist Warrior 3
OG Ravaging Ghoul Warrior 3
OG Bloodhoof Brave Warrior 4
MSG Alley Armorsmith Warrior 5
MSG Mistress of Mixtures 1
MSG Patches the Pirate 1
MSG Dirty Rat 2
ONK Netherspite Historian 2
ONK Barnes 4
MSG Doppelgangster 5
MSG Finja, the Flying Star 5
ONK The Curator 7
ONK Medivh, the Guardian 8
OG C'Thun 10
OG N'Zoth, the Corruptor 10
OG Yogg-Saron, Hope's End 10
OG Y'Shaarj, Rage Unbound 10
ONK Arcane Giant 12

Bonemare will still exist, aggro will still exist, but removing the pirate package from every deck is going to have some big repercussions: does Creeper still get played?

Cubelock doesn't lose much at all
Spiteful Priest loses key dragon cards: Drakonid & Nethersprite... possibly can replace. The Spiteful package is still playable without dragons I think.

Warrior and Shaman already the worst classes and will lose a lot of their best cards

Aggro Hunter doesn't lose much other than secrets & pirates. Already a strong class becomes even stronger most likely.

Deathknights still strong, might see some new ones work
Quests might make a comeback