Hearthstone Arena 4: Practise Makes Perfect

[heronbpv]

@Draft:
Got the Partner, cause I think I really need another 2-drop to be played on turn two. Though, from now on, things will certainly favor 3-drops more, for curve reasons.

Class: Class: Paladin/Mage/Warrior

Spoiler: Picks

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01. Grim Patron/Revenge/Arcane Golem
02. Bolster/Thrallmar Farseer/Murloc Tinyfin
03. Ironfur Grizzly/Obsidian Destroyer/Fen Creeper
04. Murloc Tinyfin/Flesheating Ghoul/Burly Rockjaw Trogg
05. Cleave/Tinkertown Technician/Anubisath Sentinel
06. Hungry Dragon/Obisidian Destroyer #2/Ice Rager
07. Inner Rage/Bloodsail Raider/Death's Bite
08. Novice Engineer/Rampage/Mukla's Champion
09. Death's Bite #2/Cogmaster/Silver Hand Knight
10. Screwjank Clunker/Shield Maiden/Commanding Shout
11. North Sea Kraken/fen Creeper/Earthen Ring Farseer
12. Fiery War Axe/Evil Heckler/Youthful Brewmaster
13. Cleave #2/Dire Wolf Alpha/Flesheating Ghoul
14. Screwjank Clunker/Frothing Berserker/Jeeves
15. Leper Gnome/Youthful Brewmaster/Cleave #3
16. Anubisath Sentinel/Stormwind Champion/Spectral Knight
17. Southsea Deckhand/Hungry Dragon #2/Jeweled Scarab
18. Leper Gnome/Bloodfen Raptor/Gurubashi Berserker
19. Flame Juggler/Pit Fighter/Ogre Brute
20. Sparring Partner/Questing Adventurer/Fencing Coach

Spoiler: Mana curve

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Current: Bloodfen Raptor #2/Volcaninc Drake/Raging Worgen

Speaking of which... Worgen?

[neriractor]

worgen is pretty decent.

[heronbpv]

@Draft:
My thoughts exactly. Also, instapicked Slam, over the garbage I was given...

Class: Class: Paladin/Mage/Warrior

Spoiler: Picks

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01. Grim Patron/Revenge/Arcane Golem
02. Bolster/Thrallmar Farseer/Murloc Tinyfin
03. Ironfur Grizzly/Obsidian Destroyer/Fen Creeper
04. Murloc Tinyfin/Flesheating Ghoul/Burly Rockjaw Trogg
05. Cleave/Tinkertown Technician/Anubisath Sentinel
06. Hungry Dragon/Obisidian Destroyer #2/Ice Rager
07. Inner Rage/Bloodsail Raider/Death's Bite
08. Novice Engineer/Rampage/Mukla's Champion
09. Death's Bite #2/Cogmaster/Silver Hand Knight
10. Screwjank Clunker/Shield Maiden/Commanding Shout
11. North Sea Kraken/fen Creeper/Earthen Ring Farseer
12. Fiery War Axe/Evil Heckler/Youthful Brewmaster
13. Cleave #2/Dire Wolf Alpha/Flesheating Ghoul
14. Screwjank Clunker/Frothing Berserker/Jeeves
15. Leper Gnome/Youthful Brewmaster/Cleave #3
16. Anubisath Sentinel/Stormwind Champion/Spectral Knight
17. Southsea Deckhand/Hungry Dragon #2/Jeweled Scarab
18. Leper Gnome/Bloodfen Raptor/Gurubashi Berserker
19. Flame Juggler/Pit Fighter/Ogre Brute
20. Sparring Partner/Questing Adventurer/Fencing Coach
21. Bloodfen Raptor #2/Volcaninc Drake/Raging Worgen
22. Stonetusk Boar/Gnomeregan Infantry/Slam

Spoiler: Mana curve

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Current: Battle Rage/Arcanite Reaper/Nightblade

Now, I do have ways of injuring my own minions, thanks to both Revenge and Death's Bite, so should I consider and pick Battle Rage for the potential card draw, or should I just pick the Reaper?

[Lethologica]

This is such a Reaper curve.

[thirsting]

Someone's going to choke on over-abundance of heavy weapons. Not sure if it's you or the enemies

[heronbpv]

@Draft:
Time to split my enemies minions in half with my face.

Class: Class: Paladin/Mage/Warrior

Spoiler: Picks

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01. Grim Patron/Revenge/Arcane Golem
02. Bolster/Thrallmar Farseer/Murloc Tinyfin
03. Ironfur Grizzly/Obsidian Destroyer/Fen Creeper
04. Murloc Tinyfin/Flesheating Ghoul/Burly Rockjaw Trogg
05. Cleave/Tinkertown Technician/Anubisath Sentinel
06. Hungry Dragon/Obisidian Destroyer #2/Ice Rager
07. Inner Rage/Bloodsail Raider/Death's Bite
08. Novice Engineer/Rampage/Mukla's Champion
09. Death's Bite #2/Cogmaster/Silver Hand Knight
10. Screwjank Clunker/Shield Maiden/Commanding Shout
11. North Sea Kraken/fen Creeper/Earthen Ring Farseer
12. Fiery War Axe/Evil Heckler/Youthful Brewmaster
13. Cleave #2/Dire Wolf Alpha/Flesheating Ghoul
14. Screwjank Clunker/Frothing Berserker/Jeeves
15. Leper Gnome/Youthful Brewmaster/Cleave #3
16. Anubisath Sentinel/Stormwind Champion/Spectral Knight
17. Southsea Deckhand/Hungry Dragon #2/Jeweled Scarab
18. Leper Gnome/Bloodfen Raptor/Gurubashi Berserker
19. Flame Juggler/Pit Fighter/Ogre Brute
20. Sparring Partner/Questing Adventurer/Fencing Coach
21. Bloodfen Raptor #2/Volcaninc Drake/Raging Worgen
22. Stonetusk Boar/Gnomeregan Infantry/Slam
23. Battle Rage/Arcanite Reaper/Nightblade

Spoiler: Mana curve

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Current: Arcanite Reaper #2/Boulderfist Ogre/Refreshment Vendor

Hmm, Arcanite is value, Ogre is a big, decisive minion on 6, and Vendor is healing... Considering I have this many weapons, is it enough of a consideration? Or should I just go Ogre?

[Anarion]

@Draft:
Time to split my enemies minions in half with my face.

You are mistaken. Take the second reaper, and go face with both of them, not minions.

[thirsting]

I'd take big ogre. There's a lot of weapons already...

[heronbpv]

@Draft:
So, the idea behind the Reapers is to go face? Why is that?

Also, it's a draw between Arcanite and Boulderfist, so anyone else?

[Anarion]

The bolding is messed up in the spoiler, but if I'm looking at it right, reaper #2 would be two reapers, two death's bite, and one fiery war axe. That is the perfect number of weapons to draft an extremely aggressive aggro warrior. The deck is already really heavy on two drops as well.

So what we have here is a rare opportunity to draft a complete strategy rather than a pile of above average cards.

My priority for an aggro warrior after the reaper would be damage spells that can hit face and charge minions, followed by cheap efficient things and then expensive slow cards like ogre below that.

Edit: the strategy, by the by, is to use every card you draw to hit face as fast as possible, relying on the fact that weapons are really efficient damage per mana and your draws will be pretty consistent with 5 weapons. You can hit enemy minions in early turns if it means your own minions live an extra turn and get to go face, but after turn 4-5 this becomes unreliable so you just want to do damage to them as fast as possible at that point.

[Hamste]

Bloodsail Raider picked.

Tournament Attendee/Blackwing Tech/Clockwork Gnome

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
9.Kobold Geomancer/Mechwarper/Salty Dog
10. Nerubian Egg/Anyfin can happen/Angry chicken
11. Blackwing Corruptor/Stormwind Champion/Acolyte of pain
12. Frostwolf Grunt/Sacred Trial/Seal of Champions
13. Truesilver Champion/Gorilla Bot A-3/Evil Heckler
14. Shielded Mini-bot/Maiden of the Lake/True Silver Champion
15. Gnomish Inventor/Iron Beak Owl/Nightblade
16. Dragonkin Sorcerer/Chillwind Yeti/Gorilla Bot A-3
17. Competitive Spirit/Ancient Mage/Light's Champion
18. Cult Master/ Gorilla Bot A-3/Blessing of might
19. Consecration/Oasis Snapjaw/Light's Justice
20. Garrison Commander/Junkbot/Bloodknight
21. Magma Rager/Evil Heckler/Worgen Infiltrator
22. Wisp/Frostwolf Warlord/Guardian of Kings
23. Fossilized Devilsaur/Piloted Shredder/Refreshment Vendor
24. Eye for an eye/Gorubashi Berserker/Dancing Swords
25. Razorfen hunter/Blessing of Might/Cog Master
26. Stormwind Knight/Lord of the Arena/Seal of champions
27. Klvadir Raider/Ironfur Grizzly/Archmage
28. Bloodsail Raider/Seal of Light/Ironfur Grizzly
29. Tournament Attendee/Blackwing Tech/Clockwork Gnome

Soft Removal: 1
Spell power: 1
Weapon Synergy: 1
Taunt: 1
Temporary Buffs: 1
Buff:2
Silence:1
AoE:1
Healing:1

Types:
Mech:2
Dragon:1
Beast:3 (1 coming from a summon)
Pirate:1

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[Lethologica]

This is still such a Reaper curve

and, ugh, but I guess pick up the Tech?

[Mando Knight]

Blackwing Tech is at least a mediocre 3-drop instead of a poor 1-drop. You might even get the situation where you can play it with your Faerie Dragon in hand.

[neriractor]

I´m gonna vote for clockwork gnome, spare parts can be pretty solid and I don´t think a mediocre 3-drop is that good.

[Gandariel]

I vote for clockwork gnome and..

Well my first instinct was Ogre, but I see the Aggro Warrior theme thing.

So yeah, go ahead and pick the weapon, hope your next picks let you finish that archetype, and play the deck accordingly

[heronbpv]

@Draft:
Welp, all of a sudden I'm aggro. Gotta reap these fools...

Class: Class: Paladin/Mage/Warrior

Spoiler: Picks

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01. Grim Patron/Revenge/Arcane Golem
02. Bolster/Thrallmar Farseer/Murloc Tinyfin
03. Ironfur Grizzly/Obsidian Destroyer/Fen Creeper
04. Murloc Tinyfin/Flesheating Ghoul/Burly Rockjaw Trogg
05. Cleave/Tinkertown Technician/Anubisath Sentinel
06. Hungry Dragon/Obisidian Destroyer #2/Ice Rager
07. Inner Rage/Bloodsail Raider/Death's Bite
08. Novice Engineer/Rampage/Mukla's Champion
09. Death's Bite #2/Cogmaster/Silver Hand Knight
10. Screwjank Clunker/Shield Maiden/Commanding Shout
11. North Sea Kraken/fen Creeper/Earthen Ring Farseer
12. Fiery War Axe/Evil Heckler/Youthful Brewmaster
13. Cleave #2/Dire Wolf Alpha/Flesheating Ghoul
14. Screwjank Clunker/Frothing Berserker/Jeeves
15. Leper Gnome/Youthful Brewmaster/Cleave #3
16. Anubisath Sentinel/Stormwind Champion/Spectral Knight
17. Southsea Deckhand/Hungry Dragon #2/Jeweled Scarab
18. Leper Gnome/Bloodfen Raptor/Gurubashi Berserker
19. Flame Juggler/Pit Fighter/Ogre Brute
20. Sparring Partner/Questing Adventurer/Fencing Coach
21. Bloodfen Raptor #2/Volcaninc Drake/Raging Worgen
22. Stonetusk Boar/Gnomeregan Infantry/Slam
23. Battle Rage/Arcanite Reaper/Nightblade
24. Arcanite Reaper #2/Boulderfist Ogre/Refreshment Vendor

Spoiler: Mana curve

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Current: Kor'kron Elite/Flying Machine/Loot Hoarder

Kor'kron right?

[thirsting]

*Sigh* Fiiiine, face. Either way, "For the warchief!"


Edit: And Clockwork Gnome for the Paladin - those simple spare parts can sometimes have amazing effects on the flow of the game. Sometimes.

[Mando Knight]

For Hellscream!

[neriractor]

elite is elite for a reason.

[PsyBomb]

Warrior: Elite, easy.

Paladin: Gnome, but I'm not happy about it.

[Hamste]

Clockwork Gnome acquired. Final card is a legendary.

Foereaper/Baron Geddon/Deathwing

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
9.Kobold Geomancer/Mechwarper/Salty Dog
10. Nerubian Egg/Anyfin can happen/Angry chicken
11. Blackwing Corruptor/Stormwind Champion/Acolyte of pain
12. Frostwolf Grunt/Sacred Trial/Seal of Champions
13. Truesilver Champion/Gorilla Bot A-3/Evil Heckler
14. Shielded Mini-bot/Maiden of the Lake/True Silver Champion
15. Gnomish Inventor/Iron Beak Owl/Nightblade
16. Dragonkin Sorcerer/Chillwind Yeti/Gorilla Bot A-3
17. Competitive Spirit/Ancient Mage/Light's Champion
18. Cult Master/ Gorilla Bot A-3/Blessing of might
19. Consecration/Oasis Snapjaw/Light's Justice
20. Garrison Commander/Junkbot/Bloodknight
21. Magma Rager/Evil Heckler/Worgen Infiltrator
22. Wisp/Frostwolf Warlord/Guardian of Kings
23. Fossilized Devilsaur/Piloted Shredder/Refreshment Vendor
24. Eye for an eye/Gorubashi Berserker/Dancing Swords
25. Razorfen hunter/Blessing of Might/Cog Master
26. Stormwind Knight/Lord of the Arena/Seal of champions
27. Klvadir Raider/Ironfur Grizzly/Archmage
28. Bloodsail Raider/Seal of Light/Ironfur Grizzly
29. Tournament Attendee/Blackwing Tech/Clockwork Gnome

Soft Removal: 1
Spell power: 1
Weapon Synergy: 1
Taunt: 1
Temporary Buffs: 1
Buff:2
Silence:1
AoE:1
Healing:1

Types:
Mech:3
Dragon:1
Beast:3 (1 coming from a summon)
Pirate:1

Curve
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[neriractor]

Baron geddon, I guess?

[heronbpv]

@Hamste:
Holy cow mate...

Considering that you are a paladin, Geddon looks like a really bad move so... my vote goes to Deathwing, since it's the only other option available...
Damn these 2-pick rounds...

[thirsting]

Deathwiiing! Game will end, one way or other, once he's down

Baron Geddon can be great too, but he just sucks against enemy boards that are not made of minions with 2 or less health.. Deathwing doesn't

[Lethologica]

all-or-nothing gamble

[Mando Knight]

Go for POWER INCAAARNAAATE!

[PsyBomb]

Deathwing! For the ultimate in come-back cards, settle for no less.

[GAAD]

For Reaper is good value. Take it.

Oooooooooor I'm just being contrary ;)

[heronbpv]

@Draft:
Yay, a charging minion! Go face!

Class: Class: Paladin/Mage/Warrior

Spoiler: Picks; Now with more bold

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01. Grim Patron/Revenge/Arcane Golem
02. Bolster/Thrallmar Farseer/Murloc Tinyfin
03. Ironfur Grizzly/Obsidian Destroyer/Fen Creeper
04. Murloc Tinyfin/Flesheating Ghoul/Burly Rockjaw Trogg
05. Cleave/Tinkertown Technician/Anubisath Sentinel
06. Hungry Dragon/Obisidian Destroyer #2/Ice Rager
07. Inner Rage/Bloodsail Raider/Death's Bite
08. Novice Engineer/Rampage/Mukla's Champion
09. Death's Bite #2/Cogmaster/Silver Hand Knight
10. Screwjank Clunker/Shield Maiden/Commanding Shout
11. North Sea Kraken/Fen Creeper/Earthen Ring Farseer
12. Fiery War Axe/Evil Heckler/Youthful Brewmaster
13. Cleave #2/Dire Wolf Alpha/Flesheating Ghoul
14. Screwjank Clunker/Frothing Berserker/Jeeves
15. Leper Gnome/Youthful Brewmaster/Cleave #3
16. Anubisath Sentinel/Stormwind Champion/Spectral Knight
17. Southsea Deckhand/Hungry Dragon #2/Jeweled Scarab
18. Leper Gnome/Bloodfen Raptor/Gurubashi Berserker
19. Flame Juggler/Pit Fighter/Ogre Brute
20. Sparring Partner/Questing Adventurer/Fencing Coach
21. Bloodfen Raptor #2/Volcaninc Drake/Raging Worgen
22. Stonetusk Boar/Gnomeregan Infantry/Slam
23. Battle Rage/Arcanite Reaper/Nightblade
24. Arcanite Reaper #2/Boulderfist Ogre/Refreshment Vendor
25. Kor'kron Elite/Flying Machine/Loot Hoarder

Spoiler: Mana curve

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Current: Spectral Knight #2/Murloc Tinyfin/Arathi Weaponsmith

Arathi? And damn so many weapons...

[Lethologica]

Suffer!mo weapons mo problems