Hearthstone Arena 4: Practise Makes Perfect

[Mando Knight]

I don't think we've drafted a Paladin recently. Fight with honor, challenger.

[Lethologica]

Trogg Paladin (is that a thing? that should be a thing), let's go.

[heronbpv]

Another vote for the paladin draft.
And trogg for the hunter draft.

[Hamste]

Ok, paladin it is

Aldor Peacekeeper/Secret Keeper/Deathlord


Class: Druid/Mage/Paladin

Spoiler: Deck so far

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1. Aldor Peacekeeper/Secret Keeper/Deathlord

Seems like an easy Aldor but figure I should ask first.

[heronbpv]

Aldor for consistency.

[Mando Knight]

Follow de rulez.

[Hamste]

Ok, Aldor selected

Faerie Dragon/stormwind knight/young dragonhawk


Class: Druid/Mage/Paladin

Spoiler: Deck so far

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1. Aldor Peacekeeper/Secret Keeper/Deathlord
2.Faerie Dragon/stormwind knight/young dragonhawk


Soft Removal 1

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[Lethologica]

I have an irrational love for Faerie Dragon. I'm glad the choice isn't difficult.

[Landis963]

Trogg smash stoopid!

Class: Hunter/Shaman/Warrior

Pick 22: Spectral Knight, Unleash the Hounds, Gurubashi Berserker.

Spoiler: Deck

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Pick	1	2	3
1	Questing Adventurer	Madder Bomber	Sludge Belcher
2	Ogre Magi	Darkscale Healer	Dread Corsair
3	Tundra Rhino	Flying Machine	Deadly Shot
4	Desert Camel	Dark Iron Dwarf	Timber Wolf
5	Acolyte of Pain	Pit Fighter	Stormwind Champion
6	Force-Tank MAX	Gnomeregan Infantry	Scarlet Crusader
7	Blackwing Corruptor	Tomb Spider	Silverback Patriarch
8	Core Rager	King of Beasts	Gnomish Experimenter
9	Raging Worgen	Bloodsail Raider	Antique Healbot
10	Steamwheedle Sniper	Faceless Manipulator	Gladiator's Longbow
11	King's Elekk	Starving Buzzard	Bloodsail Raider
12	Webspinner	Silverback Patriarch	Anubisath Sentinel
13	Salty Dog	Puddlestomper	Drakonid Crusher
14	Murloc Tinyfin	Starving Buzzard	Frostwolf Warlord
15	Dark Iron Dwarf#2	Gnomeregan Infantry	Starving Buzzard
16	Jeweled Scarab	Spider Tank	Burly Rockjaw Trogg
17	Sen'jin Shieldmasta	Windfury Harpy	Arcane Shot
18	Harvest Golem	Dragonhawk Rider	Chillwind Yeti
19	Animal Companion	Darkscale Healer	Spider Tank
20	Powershot	Explorer's Hat	Wailing Soul
21	Stormwind Knight	River Crocolisk	Stonesplinter Trogg
22	Gurubashi Berserker	Unleash the Hounds	Spectral Knight
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For the Lich King!

[Anarion]

Take dogs.

[Lethologica]

unleash the hounds
then watch them sit around
waiting for you to put the leashes back on

[thirsting]

Unleash the Faerie.

[Gandariel]

Unleash, faerie dragon

But most importantly: why did you not pick up River Crocolisk?

Trogg is veeery sightly better in some cases, but you're Hunter.
"We haven't picked up any beast synergy yet " is not a good argument:
you know for a fact you're gonna probably be offered some, so be sure to pick up beasts if possible (especially in cases like this where you pay such a small opportunity cost in taking the beast)

[Landis963]

Unleash, faerie dragon

But most importantly: why did you not pick up River Crocolisk?

Trogg is veeery sightly better in some cases, but you're Hunter.
"We haven't picked up any beast synergy yet " is not a good argument:
you know for a fact you're gonna probably be offered some, so be sure to pick up beasts if possible (especially in cases like this where you pay such a small opportunity cost in taking the beast)

We're at card 21. Whatever beast synergy we can pick up will be very limited. Maybe if we'd gotten Croc in the first half of the run, but not now.

Let slip the hounds!

Class: Hunter/Shaman/Warrior

Pick 23: Scavenging Hyena, Dire Wolf Alpha, Deadly Shot

Spoiler: Deck

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Pick	1	2	3
1	Questing Adventurer	Madder Bomber	Sludge Belcher
2	Ogre Magi	Darkscale Healer	Dread Corsair
3	Tundra Rhino	Flying Machine	Deadly Shot
4	Desert Camel	Dark Iron Dwarf	Timber Wolf
5	Acolyte of Pain	Pit Fighter	Stormwind Champion
6	Force-Tank MAX	Gnomeregan Infantry	Scarlet Crusader
7	Blackwing Corruptor	Tomb Spider	Silverback Patriarch
8	Core Rager	King of Beasts	Gnomish Experimenter
9	Raging Worgen	Bloodsail Raider	Antique Healbot
10	Steamwheedle Sniper	Faceless Manipulator	Gladiator's Longbow
11	King's Elekk	Starving Buzzard	Bloodsail Raider
12	Webspinner	Silverback Patriarch	Anubisath Sentinel
13	Salty Dog	Puddlestomper	Drakonid Crusher
14	Murloc Tinyfin	Starving Buzzard	Frostwolf Warlord
15	Dark Iron Dwarf#2	Gnomeregan Infantry	Starving Buzzard
16	Jeweled Scarab	Spider Tank	Burly Rockjaw Trogg
17	Sen'jin Shieldmasta	Windfury Harpy	Arcane Shot
18	Harvest Golem	Dragonhawk Rider	Chillwind Yeti
19	Animal Companion	Darkscale Healer	Spider Tank
20	Powershot	Explorer's Hat	Wailing Soul
21	Stormwind Knight	River Crocolisk	Stonesplinter Trogg
22	Gurubashi Berserker	Unleash the Hounds	Spectral Knight
23	Dire Wolf Alpha	Scavenging Hyena	Deadly Shot
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And no sooner than I say that...

[Hamste]

Picked Faerie Dragon

River Crocolisk/Noble Sacrifice/Archmage


Class: Druid/Mage/Paladin

Spoiler: Deck so far

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1. Aldor Peacekeeper/Secret Keeper/Deathlord
2.Faerie Dragon/stormwind knight/young dragonhawk
3. River Crocolisk/Noble Sacrifice/Archmage


Soft Removal 1

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Also pick Direwolf I think. Synergy with hounds and it is a two drop.

[heronbpv]

Direwolf for Hunter, crocolisk for Paladin.

[neriractor]

Dire crocolisk.

[Gandariel]

We're at card 21. Whatever beast synergy we can pick up will be very limited. Maybe if we'd gotten Croc in the first half of the run, but not now.

Whops. Didn't think we were so far ahead in the draft. My bad.
Well. I probably would have still taken the Croc, but it would have been much more debatable.

Vote for dire wolf and Crocolisk.

[Hamste]

Selected the river croc. Will the trend of always picking the left card continue?

Ogre Magi/Frigid Snobold/Murloc Tide Hunter

Class: Druid/Mage/Paladin

Spoiler: Deck so far

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1. Aldor Peacekeeper/Secret Keeper/Deathlord
2.Faerie Dragon/stormwind knight/young dragonhawk
3. River Crocolisk/Noble Sacrifice/Archmage
4.Ogre Magi/Frigid Snobold/Murloc Tide Hunter

Soft Removal 1

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[GAAD]

I'm Ready/Not Ready for the next pick now.

[thirsting]

Lets really make this "pick always the left one" draft

[Hamste]

Felt the vote was unlikely to stray away from Ogre Magi so I picked it. Looks like the trend of always pick the left will stop with this pick though.

Sacred Trial/Humility/Worgen Infiltrator

Class: Druid/Mage/Paladin

Spoiler: Deck so far

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1. Aldor Peacekeeper/Secret Keeper/Deathlord
2.Faerie Dragon/stormwind knight/young dragonhawk
3. River Crocolisk/Noble Sacrifice/Archmage
4.Ogre Magi/Frigid Snobold/Murloc Tide Hunter
5. Sacred Trial/Humility/Worgen Infiltrator

Soft Removal: 1
Spell power: 1

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[thirsting]

No! Abort the left pick thing! Abort!

Um.. Humility is very annoying, but I'd rather have that along with the Peacekeeper's 3/3 body in a card.. So voting the rare good one mana minion, sneaky wolfman

[heronbpv]

Another vote for the infiltrator. Humility could be good, with a wild piromancer. But even so, not besides the worgen.

[Anarion]

Worgen is the pick there. He's a great 1 mana guy.

[Hamste]

Picked Worgen and then auto picked chillwind yeti.

Unstable Ghoul/Archmage/Spiteful Smith

Class: Druid/Mage/Paladin

Spoiler: Deck so far

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1. Aldor Peacekeeper/Secret Keeper/Deathlord
2.Faerie Dragon/stormwind knight/young dragonhawk
3. River Crocolisk/Noble Sacrifice/Archmage
4.Ogre Magi/Frigid Snobold/Murloc Tide Hunter
5. Sacred Trial/Humility/Worgen Infiltrator
6. Murloc Raider/Chillwind Yeti/Shield Bearer
7. Unstable Ghoul/Archmage/Spiteful Smith

Soft Removal: 1
Spell power: 1

Curve
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[Lethologica]

alpha dire wolf
catty craftsman
er
craftswoman

[thirsting]

Spiteful Smith. Lets hope for some weapons, but even without them, she's the most cost-efficient .. thing, here.

[PsyBomb]

Hate Unstable in Paladin, so Spiteful Smith is my vote.

[Hamste]

Spiteful smith it is

Silverback Patriarch/Antique Heal Bot/Evil Heckler

Class: Druid/Mage/Paladin

Spoiler: Deck so far

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1. Aldor Peacekeeper/Secret Keeper/Deathlord
2.Faerie Dragon/stormwind knight/young dragonhawk
3. River Crocolisk/Noble Sacrifice/Archmage
4.Ogre Magi/Frigid Snobold/Murloc Tide Hunter
5. Sacred Trial/Humility/Worgen Infiltrator
6. Murloc Raider/Chillwind Yeti/Shield Bearer
7. Unstable Ghoul/Archmage/Spiteful Smith
8. Silverback Patriarch/Antique Heal Bot/Evil Heckler


Soft Removal: 1
Spell power: 1
Weapon Synergy: 1

Curve
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