Hearthstone Arena 4: Practise Makes Perfect

[thirsting]

Blackwing Tech, because of what Lethologica just said

[Seerow]

Alright, Blackwing Tech wins by a hair. New pick time!


12: Moonfire/Aberrant Berserker/Naturalize

DRUID DRAFT
01: Mulch/Wisps of the Old Gods/Forbidden Ancient
02: Hungry Dragon/Starfire/Infested Tauren
03: Voodoo Doctor/Ice Rager/Silverback Patriarch
04: Senjin Shieldmasta/Force Tank MAX/Nerubian Prophet
05: Stormwind Knight/Evolved Kobold/Nightblade
06: Giblin Stalker/Nerubian Prophet/Raven Idol
07: Infested Tauren/Mogu'shan Warden/Aberrant Berserker
08: Reckless Rocketeer/Stonesplinter Trog/Polluted Hoarder
09: Ship's Cannon/Shieldbearer/Moonfire
10:Leeroy Jenkins/Foe Reaper 4000/Deathwing, Dragonlord
11: Anubisath Sentinel/Blackwing Technician/Windfury Harpy

Spoiler: Curve

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2: MMM
3: MMS
4: MM
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2:
Giblin Stalker
Stonesplinter Trog
Ship's Cannon

3:
Mulch
Ice Rager
Blackwing Technician

4:
Stormwind Knight
Aberrant Berserker

6:
Starfire
Nerubian Prophet

7:
Foe Reaper

Spoiler: Notes

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[thirsting]

I'd take Naturalize. I know the drawback is bad, but it's still a one mana kill-a-minion card. At the end game, when the opponent is at low health but drops a Bog Creeper or other big taunt, you'll be glad you've been saving this in your hand.

[Lethologica]

Naturalize is even more tempo than Mulch, but a worse trade-off. Your opponent better not have room to breathe after you play it. I don't think it's as bad as rankers do, but I'd still take Berserker here.

[Gandariel]

I vote for Berserker as well.

[Temotei]

Berserker for the current draft.

[Yael]

Berserker, for the win.

[Seerow]

If you had told me at the start of this draft I'd be picking up two aberrant berserkers I'd call you crazy. Especially over hard removal. Then again, that's why I'm in the thread, my normal arena performance is not good! So we'll see where this goes.

New pick!

13: Twisted Worgen/Darkscale Healer/Mark of Y'Shaarj


DRUID DRAFT
01: Mulch/Wisps of the Old Gods/Forbidden Ancient
02: Hungry Dragon/Starfire/Infested Tauren
03: Voodoo Doctor/Ice Rager/Silverback Patriarch
04: Senjin Shieldmasta/Force Tank MAX/Nerubian Prophet
05: Stormwind Knight/Evolved Kobold/Nightblade
06: Giblin Stalker/Nerubian Prophet/Raven Idol
07: Infested Tauren/Mogu'shan Warden/Aberrant Berserker
08: Reckless Rocketeer/Stonesplinter Trog/Polluted Hoarder
09: Ship's Cannon/Shieldbearer/Moonfire
10:Leeroy Jenkins/Foe Reaper 4000/Deathwing, Dragonlord
11: Anubisath Sentinel/Blackwing Technician/Windfury Harpy
12: Moonfire/Aberrant Berserker/Naturalize

Spoiler: Curve

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2: MMM
3: MMS
4: MMM
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6: MS
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Spoiler: Cards By Cost

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2:
Giblin Stalker
Stonesplinter Trog
Ship's Cannon

3:
Mulch
Ice Rager
Blackwing Technician

4:
Stormwind Knight
Aberrant Berserker x2

6:
Starfire
Nerubian Prophet

7:
Foe Reaper

Spoiler: Notes

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[Lethologica]

And we have no beasts, of course. Well, no matter. Let's have us a buff. Not that Healer is bad, of course.

[Temotei]

If you had told me at the start of this draft I'd be picking up two aberrant berserkers I'd call you crazy. Especially over hard removal. Then again, that's why I'm in the thread, my normal arena performance is not good! So we'll see where this goes.

If you hadn't gotten Mulch/Starfire, I may have said Naturalize over Berserker. But with those, you can afford to go with another decent minion.

[Anarion]

Mark is passable without a beast and superb with one, so I'd say pick it.

Also, Naturalize is a terrible pick. You pick it only in extreme situations of awful cards or if you have a very specific deck you've put together that will win on tempo. Giving the other person 2 cards is nearly always a loss.

Where Naturalize does shine is in existing alongside Raven Idol. Because that card is good and flexible, and sometimes it hands you Naturalize to kill a deathwing.

[Yael]

Picking Darkscale Healer will enhance your trades. I say, go for it! :D

[Seerow]

By my count Mark is ever slightly ahead, and thus becomes our pick after a good night's sleep.

14: Ice Rager/Lance Carrier/Bluegill Warrior

DRUID DRAFT
01: Mulch/Wisps of the Old Gods/Forbidden Ancient
02: Hungry Dragon/Starfire/Infested Tauren
03: Voodoo Doctor/Ice Rager/Silverback Patriarch
04: Senjin Shieldmasta/Force Tank MAX/Nerubian Prophet
05: Stormwind Knight/Evolved Kobold/Nightblade
06: Giblin Stalker/Nerubian Prophet/Raven Idol
07: Infested Tauren/Mogu'shan Warden/Aberrant Berserker
08: Reckless Rocketeer/Stonesplinter Trog/Polluted Hoarder
09: Ship's Cannon/Shieldbearer/Moonfire
10:Leeroy Jenkins/Foe Reaper 4000/Deathwing, Dragonlord
11: Anubisath Sentinel/Blackwing Technician/Windfury Harpy
12: Moonfire/Aberrant Berserker/Naturalize
13: Twisted Worgen/Darkscale Healer/Mark of Y'Shaarj

Spoiler: Curve

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2: MMMS
3: MMS
4: MMM
5:
6: MS
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Spoiler: Cards By Cost

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2:
Giblin Stalker
Stonesplinter Trog
Ship's Cannon
Mark of Y'Shaarj

3:
Mulch
Ice Rager
Blackwing Technician

4:
Stormwind Knight
Aberrant Berserker x2

6:
Starfire
Nerubian Prophet

7:
Foe Reaper

Spoiler: Notes

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[Lethologica]

Well, we're really scraping the middle of the barrel here. I'd rather scrape for 2-drops than 3-drops, and I don't think much of Lance Carrier, so I'll plump for the fish fighter.

[Anarion]

I like bluegill here. 2 mana for 2 damage is a fine if unspectacular card.

[Seerow]

That gives us 2 nothing, so we get an extra update today!

15: Cult Apocathery/Frostwolf Grunt/Bilefin Tidehunter

DRUID DRAFT
01: Mulch/Wisps of the Old Gods/Forbidden Ancient
02: Hungry Dragon/Starfire/Infested Tauren
03: Voodoo Doctor/Ice Rager/Silverback Patriarch
04: Senjin Shieldmasta/Force Tank MAX/Nerubian Prophet
05: Stormwind Knight/Evolved Kobold/Nightblade
06: Giblin Stalker/Nerubian Prophet/Raven Idol
07: Infested Tauren/Mogu'shan Warden/Aberrant Berserker
08: Reckless Rocketeer/Stonesplinter Trog/Polluted Hoarder
09: Ship's Cannon/Shieldbearer/Moonfire
10:Leeroy Jenkins/Foe Reaper 4000/Deathwing, Dragonlord
11: Anubisath Sentinel/Blackwing Technician/Windfury Harpy
12: Moonfire/Aberrant Berserker/Naturalize
13: Twisted Worgen/Darkscale Healer/Mark of Y'Shaarj
14: Ice Rager/Lance Carrier/Bluegill Warrior

Spoiler: Curve

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2: MMMMS
3: MMS
4: MMM
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6: MS
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Spoiler: Cards By Cost

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2:
Giblin Stalker
Stonesplinter Trog
Ship's Cannon
Mark of Y'Shaarj
Bluegill Warrior

3:
Mulch
Ice Rager
Blackwing Technician

4:
Stormwind Knight
Aberrant Berserker x2

6:
Starfire
Nerubian Prophet

7:
Foe Reaper

Spoiler: Notes

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[Lethologica]

Bilefin is respectable in the 2 slot.

[Yael]

Lance carrier provides a nice buff, but those stats...

Bluegill Warrior provides more value, so I say that one.

EDIT: For some reason, my post got there a lot after.

Anyway, Tidehunter's always a solid arena pick.

[PsyBomb]

Agreeing with Bilefin.

[Anarion]

Hmm. I'm unsure here. Tidehunter isn't that great as a 2-drop. The apothecary isn't amazing on 5 either, but it stalls well and fills in this deck a little. Too many 2s can be bad. I'm going to say apothecary.

[Seerow]

I kind of agree that we're getting heavy on two-drops, but our friendly murloc duo edge out the value here, and I am not going to complain about that.

16: Mark of the Wild/Dragonkin Sorcerer/Lowly Squire


DRUID DRAFT
01: Mulch/Wisps of the Old Gods/Forbidden Ancient
02: Hungry Dragon/Starfire/Infested Tauren
03: Voodoo Doctor/Ice Rager/Silverback Patriarch
04: Senjin Shieldmasta/Force Tank MAX/Nerubian Prophet
05: Stormwind Knight/Evolved Kobold/Nightblade
06: Giblin Stalker/Nerubian Prophet/Raven Idol
07: Infested Tauren/Mogu'shan Warden/Aberrant Berserker
08: Reckless Rocketeer/Stonesplinter Trog/Polluted Hoarder
09: Ship's Cannon/Shieldbearer/Moonfire
10:Leeroy Jenkins/Foe Reaper 4000/Deathwing, Dragonlord
11: Anubisath Sentinel/Blackwing Technician/Windfury Harpy
12: Moonfire/Aberrant Berserker/Naturalize
13: Twisted Worgen/Darkscale Healer/Mark of Y'Shaarj
14: Ice Rager/Lance Carrier/Bluegill Warrior
15: Cult Apocathery/Frostwolf Grunt/Bilefin Tidehunter

Spoiler: Curve

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2: MMMMMS
3: MMS
4: MMM
5:
6: MS
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Spoiler: Cards By Cost

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2:
Giblin Stalker
Stonesplinter Trog
Ship's Cannon
Mark of Y'Shaarj
Bluegill Warrior
Bilefin Tidehunter

3:
Mulch
Ice Rager
Blackwing Technician

4:
Stormwind Knight
Aberrant Berserker x2

6:
Starfire
Nerubian Prophet

7:
Foe Reaper

Spoiler: Notes

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Pirate Synergy-1
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[Yael]

Hard, imo.

Lowly Squire gives a decent 1-drop that scales, but cannot trade unless you either cannot play something or sacrifice the drop (for 3 damage at turn 2). Mark of the Wild buffs, but I think that Dragonkin Sorcerer seems the choice here.

[Lethologica]

Another okay 4 over another 2-cost buff. Especially if you get more buffs later.

[Seerow]

Dragonkin Sorcerer seems to be the pick of the day. So we have another common pick... I thought you were guaranteed to get 5 rares per arena? We haven't seen one yet and are more than halfway through. Or is it 5 rare+?

Anyway, yet another dragon synergy offered to us, with the only dragon from the entire deck being Deathwing himself.

17: Blackwing Technician/Dark Iron Dwarf/Savage Roar


DRUID DRAFT
01: Mulch/Wisps of the Old Gods/Forbidden Ancient
02: Hungry Dragon/Starfire/Infested Tauren
03: Voodoo Doctor/Ice Rager/Silverback Patriarch
04: Senjin Shieldmasta/Force Tank MAX/Nerubian Prophet
05: Stormwind Knight/Evolved Kobold/Nightblade
06: Giblin Stalker/Nerubian Prophet/Raven Idol
07: Infested Tauren/Mogu'shan Warden/Aberrant Berserker
08: Reckless Rocketeer/Stonesplinter Trog/Polluted Hoarder
09: Ship's Cannon/Shieldbearer/Moonfire
10:Leeroy Jenkins/Foe Reaper 4000/Deathwing, Dragonlord
11: Anubisath Sentinel/Blackwing Technician/Windfury Harpy
12: Moonfire/Aberrant Berserker/Naturalize
13: Twisted Worgen/Darkscale Healer/Mark of Y'Shaarj
14: Ice Rager/Lance Carrier/Bluegill Warrior
15: Cult Apocathery/Frostwolf Grunt/Bilefin Tidehunter
16: Mark of the Wild/Dragonkin Sorcerer/Lowly Squire

Spoiler: Curve

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2: MMMMMS
3: MMS
4: MMMM
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6: MS
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Spoiler: Cards By Cost

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2:
Giblin Stalker
Stonesplinter Trog
Ship's Cannon
Mark of Y'Shaarj
Bluegill Warrior
Bilefin Tidehunter

3:
Mulch
Ice Rager
Blackwing Technician

4:
Stormwind Knight
Aberrant Berserker x2
Dragonkin Sorcerer

6:
Starfire
Nerubian Prophet

7:
Foe Reaper

Spoiler: Notes

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Pirate Synergy-1
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[Yael]

Wow, I think Dark Iron Dwarf is the pick, as you only have one dragon in your deck. You could also risk it and wait for another dragon, picking the goblin. Err... Dark Iron Dwarf.

[thirsting]

Dwarf! It keeps getting better the better early game you have

[Seerow]

And another double update courtesy of quick agreeing responses! We take the Dark Iron Dwarf, allowing me to grow to twice the size of a regular dwarf!


18: Evil Heckler/Frostwolf Warlord/Wild Growth

DRUID DRAFT
01: Mulch/Wisps of the Old Gods/Forbidden Ancient
02: Hungry Dragon/Starfire/Infested Tauren
03: Voodoo Doctor/Ice Rager/Silverback Patriarch
04: Senjin Shieldmasta/Force Tank MAX/Nerubian Prophet
05: Stormwind Knight/Evolved Kobold/Nightblade
06: Giblin Stalker/Nerubian Prophet/Raven Idol
07: Infested Tauren/Mogu'shan Warden/Aberrant Berserker
08: Reckless Rocketeer/Stonesplinter Trog/Polluted Hoarder
09: Ship's Cannon/Shieldbearer/Moonfire
10:Leeroy Jenkins/Foe Reaper 4000/Deathwing, Dragonlord
11: Anubisath Sentinel/Blackwing Technician/Windfury Harpy
12: Moonfire/Aberrant Berserker/Naturalize
13: Twisted Worgen/Darkscale Healer/Mark of Y'Shaarj
14: Ice Rager/Lance Carrier/Bluegill Warrior
15: Cult Apocathery/Frostwolf Grunt/Bilefin Tidehunter
16: Mark of the Wild/Dragonkin Sorcerer/Lowly Squire
17: Blackwing Technician/Dark Iron Dwarf/Savage Roar

Spoiler: Curve

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1:
2: MMMMMS
3: MMS
4: MMMMM
5:
6: MS
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Spoiler: Cards By Cost

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2:
Giblin Stalker
Stonesplinter Trog
Ship's Cannon
Mark of Y'Shaarj
Bluegill Warrior
Bilefin Tidehunter

3:
Mulch
Ice Rager
Blackwing Technician

4:
Stormwind Knight
Aberrant Berserker x2
Dragonkin Sorcerer
Dark Iron Dwarf

6:
Starfire
Nerubian Prophet

7:
Foe Reaper

Spoiler: Notes

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[Lethologica]

I love Wild Growth, personally, but this isn't the draft for it. Warlord is coming down after a durable 4-drop at the moment, so it's at least decent. Heckler is probably the best card in the pack. But it's not a power play, or the best curve pick. I'd say Warlord by a nose, but this is mostly just a vote against Wild Growth.

[PsyBomb]

Actually, I think this is EXACTLY the draft for Wild Growth, given how stacked the 4-slot is turning out to be.

[Hamste]

Actually, I think this is EXACTLY the draft for Wild Growth, given how stacked the 4-slot is turning out to be.

Other than getting a 4 drop early, this deck doesn't actually want to accelerate into anything really. They have a foe-reaper and that is it for high cost drops.


I vote warlord.