Hearthstone Arena 0-3: We Are The 12.5%

[Destro_Yersul]

Unless they've changed things recently, no it doesn't.

Went through an arena run and added friends who would take me. Nobody was really close to my record. At 0-0 I beat a 2-1, at 1-0 I beat a 3-1, at 2-0 I beat a 1-2, then a few people wouldn't accept, then at 3-2 I lost to a 6-1.

Yes it does.

[Lethologica]

Unless they've changed things recently, no it doesn't.

Went through an arena run and added friends who would take me. Nobody was really close to my record. At 0-0 I beat a 2-1, at 1-0 I beat a 3-1, at 2-0 I beat a 1-2, then a few people wouldn't accept, then at 3-2 I lost to a 6-1.

It's been match-by-W/L for at least a year, and I'm pretty sure it was that way in beta. Perhaps you queued at a particularly inactive time.

[Gandariel]

So, I tend away from hearth arena etc for rating cards like that, so I'm not quite sure which cards you're referring to. I think all my 1's are solid.

Lightwarden is a subpar card since you're not Priest and Southsea Deckhand is subpar because you don't have enough weapons.

Leper gnome is actually good in your deck, since it's hyper aggressive enough.

Also, congrats :)

[Anarion]

Lightwarden is a subpar card since you're not Priest and Southsea Deckhand is subpar because you don't have enough weapons.

Leper gnome is actually good in your deck, since it's hyper aggressive enough.

Also, congrats :)

Yeah those were the three. Leper gnome is good in that deck, but it must either have appeared late so it could be evaluated properly or been in a terrible pack. The other two are subpar, though good insofar as they are 1 drops in an aggressive deck.

[Lethologica]

Time for some more games!

Game 5: vs. Shaman. We trade back and forth a lot, but I play my Geddon for a small immediate advantage and regret it a few turns later when he has a mountain of weenies on the board. I never quite catch up. 3-2

Game 6: vs. Shaman. I have Infiltrator in hand, that's cool. Early tempo puts me board up and Swipes help maintain it. I stall out a bit around turn 8, Hex kills my momentum entirely, Fire Elemental secures his board advantage, and Thunder Bluff Valiant secures the win with all those totems build off board advantage. 3-3

Pretty sure I played like **** this entire run. Got a legendary out of it!...it's Blingtron. Got dust out of it!

Jormengand has the next run.

[Gandariel]

Whooooa, you disenchanted Blingtron?

It's really fun to play (and actually pretty legit)

You basically run a variant of Mech mage, with Water Elementals, Snowchuggers and Blingtron.
You play blingtron (possibly taking out his weapon too), freeze his face with a minion or a frostbolt, and kill him. The average weapon (statistically) is more or less a 4/2, and even if you don't get the freeze on his face, when you're playing Mech Mage your opponent is very wary of trading away more of their Health.

[Jormengand]

THRALL/VALEERA SANGUINAAR/ANDUIN WRYNN

Well then... seems that my paladin/warrior dominance isn't happening any time soon.

[heronbpv]

@Lethologica:
Sad run is sad.

@Jormengand:
I vote Priest, I would like to continue to see our perfomance on drafts with this class.

@GAAD:
Spin to win is the pick here.

[Anarion]

I vote rogue cuz I'm interested in seeing a stronger overall draft and also, doesn't Jorm just feel like a rogue to you?

[Olinser]

THRALL/VALEERA SANGUINAAR/ANDUIN WRYNN

Well then... seems that my paladin/warrior dominance isn't happening any time soon.

Shaman! ALWAYS TEH SHAMAN

[Lurkmoar]

I got a DLC voucher for this game. I don't play it myself and I have no clue what cards will be given from it, but does anyone here want the code?

[GAAD]

A)Lurky, you're in the wrong thread. You want the main HS thread. But if you seriously have free cards you don't want, as a free to play player I'll take them. Just PM me the code; if it's legit I'm pretty sure I know where to input it.

B)Drafterino: Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Decklist:

1:

2:
Ancestral Knowledge
Annoy-o-tron
Flametongue Totem 2
Mad Bomber
Totem Golem
Whirling Zap-o-Matic 2
3:
Arcane Golem
Injured Blademaster
Ironforge Rifleman
4:
Fireguard Destroyer
Refreshment Vendor
5:
Doomhammer
Spiteful Smith
6:
Master Jouster
7+:
North Sea Kraken

Pick 18. Fen Creeper/Dread Corsair/Jungle Panther

[Lurkmoar]

Well, frak. I'm embarrassed. Apologies.

[Mando Knight]

Doomhammer comes out too late and has too little Attack for the Dread Corsair payoff, so either the Fen Creeper or the Jungle Panther. I'm leaning more towards the Panther.

Jormengand: Rogue.

[Anarion]

Doomhammer comes out too late and has too little Attack for the Dread Corsair payoff, so either the Fen Creeper or the Jungle Panther. I'm leaning more towards the Panther.

I like the panther better. It's likely to trade well and Fen creeper always feels too costly for what it's doing.

Jormengand: Rogue.

Yes! *Hi fives Mando Knight.*

[Jormengand]

I vote rogue cuz I'm interested in seeing a stronger overall draft and also, doesn't Jorm just feel like a rogue to you?

Funny, I would have thought that a truenamer-lover would feel more like a mage than a rogue.

THRALL/VALEERA SANGUINAAR/ANDUIN WRYNN
Argent Commander/Cutpurse/Arcane Nullifier X-21

[thirsting]

I'd like to say Cutpurse, because it's new and interesting... But it really should have stealth. Argent Commander is likely much more useful. Chaaaarrge!

[Olinser]

So I legit felt bad in my last arena match.

Turn 1 I coined an Unstable Portal and got Stalagg. Dropped him on turn 3. Then dropped a Duplicate. He killed Stalagg I got 2 more.

A couple turns later I dropped an Effigy. Lost some random minion - got King Mukla.

I legit felt bad.

[Anarion]

Cutpurse is interesting. I think he's very good to drop in the first few turns or in combination with removal. If he lives a turn, you get +1 mana and combo turns on for every card you've got. That's really strong. But, if you play him early, he's weaker than average stats and suffers from the same problem as pint-sized summoner: you need to stick him for a whole turn to do anything. So, I'd say no, go with the Argent commander. Way more consistent.

[Lethologica]

GAAD: Jungle Panther.

Jormengand: Argent Commander.

[Jormengand]

Better to command the silver than take the gold.

THRALL/VALEERA SANGUINAAR/ANDUIN WRYNN
Argent Commander/Cutpurse/Arcane Nullifier X-21
Gang up/Spider Tank/Boulderfist Ogre

[thirsting]

Both minions are pretty good, but early game might be safer bet. Spider Tank.

Gang Up just does not work in Arena, usually..

[Lethologica]

Ghost in the Shell is better than Attack on Titan.

[Jormengand]

But how is it going to tank for us if it only has 4 hit points?

THRALL/VALEERA SANGUINAAR/ANDUIN WRYNN
Argent Commander/Cutpurse/Arcane Nullifier X-21
Gang up/Spider Tank/Boulderfist Ogre
Razorfen Hunter/Undercity Valiant/Buccaneer

[Lethologica]

Edge to the Valiant, but it's a close call. Buccaneer is a darn good 3-drop.

[Anarion]

Tough one. Bucaneer is really strong early and can enable some really interesting mid to late plays (play him and then as assassins blade).

Leth's probably right, but I'm going to say Bucaneer just to make it so someone else has to weigh in.

[The_Jackal]

Tough one. Bucaneer is really strong early and can enable some really interesting mid to late plays (play him and then as assassins blade).

Leth's probably right, but I'm going to say Bucaneer just to make it so someone else has to weigh in.

Buccaneer is crazygonutz. He may only be a one drop, but he pretty much commands removal. Versus any of the six classes that can't readily remove him with the hero power, he's got insane upside. Undercity Valiant is basically Ironforge Rifleman with better stats. Meh.

[Mando Knight]

I really like the Buccaneer on paper. He's like a 1-drop version of Goblin Auto-Barber that can be played better on curve. Rogue's hero power is the strongest of any of them if you have to play it instead of a 2-drop, and the Buccaneer lets you answer an enemy 3/2 with your knife instead of the Buccaneer, which actually does fit well with the Rogue playstyle since you'll still have another swing afterward. If your opponent decides to hero power him instead of playing a 2-drop, you can keep tempo with a 2-drop instead, and they'll still be behind on board.

[Jormengand]

Yarr!

Okay, I'm going to autopick the next one to save time.

THRALL/VALEERA SANGUINAAR/ANDUIN WRYNN
Argent Commander/Cutpurse/Arcane Nullifier X-21
Gang up/Spider Tank/Boulderfist Ogre
Razorfen Hunter/Undercity Valiant/Buccaneer
Dire Wolf Alpha/Oasis Snapjaw/Tournament Attendee
Acidic Swamp Ooze/Conceal/Ogre Brute

Genuinely not sure which of the minions is better, but I imagine it's Ogre Brute.

[Lethologica]

Ooze is my preference. Weapons are good. Killing weapons is therefore also good. And he's playable on curve if need be.