Hearthstone

[Kugyince]

I usually don't hold off to craft a legendary. Just craft what I need when I need it.

[Dudebro]

But you agree he shouldn't craft lower level stuff? Crafting isn't very fruitful so it's easy to waste your dust.

[Kugyince]

Originally Posted by Dudebro

But you agree he shouldn't craft lower level stuff? Crafting isn't very fruitful so it's easy to waste your dust.

I disagree but I will admit it's just personal preference on what to craft.

I crafted commons and rares all the time until I had full sets of each. The way I saw it is that I'd rather play a very solid all around deck than an okay-ish deck with a legendary card in it. Again, personal preference.

[Dudebro]

I don't mean legendaries I mean epics and rare, as opposed to common.

[Kugyince]

I do recommend that most players start with a zoolock deck. It is a very cheap aggro/control deck that even legendary players play.

Here is the version I run:
Soulfire x2
Power Overwhelming x2
Flame Imp x2
Leper Gnome x2
Undertaker x2
Haunted Creeper x2
Ironbeak Owl x1
Knife Juggler x2
Nerubian Egg x2
Harvest Golem x2
Shattered Sun Cleric x2
Void Terror x2
Hellfire x1
Dark Iron Dwarf x2
Defender of Argus x2
Doomguard x2

You'll notice their are no epics or legendaries in the deck. The variant I run is designed for early board control and strives to win by turn 7.

[Dudebro]

Ironbeak Owl is one of my favorite cards, is that weird?

[Kugyince]

Yes.

[Dudebro]

It's a nice cheap silence, pretty boss.

[Kugyince]

I only use it because the damn Sludge Belchers are so prevalent. Most decks outside of Handlock don't run it. There are almost always better options.

[Dudebro]

It's the cheapest all class silence card, right? For the price of one spellbreaker you can have two owls. That being said I usually use one of each. I also like to use a brewmaster or two so having a cheaper silence comes in handy.

[Kugyince]

New record for me and the season is only half-way through!

[psimaster]

I can't believe I forgot about crafting. Dammit.

[Kugyince]

Originally Posted by psimaster

I can't believe I forgot about crafting. Dammit.

I fixed your Hunter deck for you:

Hunter's Mark x1
Flare x2
Tracking x1
Leper Gnome x2
Undertaker x2
Webspinner x2
Explosive Trap x1
Freezing Trap x1
Snake Trap x1
Haunted Creeper x2
Ironbeak Owl x1
Loot Hoarder x2
Mad Scientist x2
Eaglehorn Bow x2
Animal Companion x2
Kill Command x2
Houndmaster x1
Loatheb x1
Savannah Highmane x2

[Dudebro]

Why two flare? That seems oddly specific.

[Kugyince]

One could argue that two Flare cards aren't enough.

Cycles through the deck, highly effective against Hunter/Mage/Pally.

Also tonight:

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Rank 4 baby!

[Dudebro]

I get that it's a great draw card for the cost but the other two stats are situational. If your opponent isn't using stealth or secrets it's kind of a wasted slot. Or at least a slot that could have a draw card that's an actual minion or something. That being said it would come in very handy for people using secrets, those can be a real pain in the ass.

[Kong]

I think the benefit is it's like paying with a 28 card deck instead of a 30 making it more likely to draw the more important cards.

[Kugyince]

Exactly, Kong. It thins out and cycles your deck. It also works as a utility card. The one mana cost allows you to use it at any time. The two mana for a card draw 1/1 could be better used to activate the Hunter's shot ability. It's an effective card draw any time you have one spare mana left your turn.

[Dudebro]

Don't get me wrong I'm not saying it's a bad choice I'm just saying it might not be the best choice, especially for someone starting out. Then again I tend to lose a lot so what do I know.

[Kugyince]

Originally Posted by Kugyince

Here is the version I run:
Soulfire x2
Power Overwhelming x2
Flame Imp x2
Leper Gnome x2
Undertaker x2
Haunted Creeper x2
Ironbeak Owl x1
Knife Juggler x2
Nerubian Egg x2
Harvest Golem x2
Shattered Sun Cleric x2
Void Terror x2
Hellfire x1
Dark Iron Dwarf x2
Defender of Argus x2
Doomguard x2

Here is the adjusted version I've been running for the last three days, tweaked for the current meta-game.

Soulfire x2
Power Overwhelming x1
Abusive Sergeant x2
Flame Imp x2
Undertaker x2
Voidwalker x2
Zombie Chow x2
Dire Wolf Alpha x2
Haunted Creeper x2
Knife Juggler x2
Nerubian Egg x2
Harvest Golem x2
Shattered Sun Cleric
Dark Iron Dwarf x2
Defender of Argus x2
Doomguard x2

[Dudebro]

I mean no offense I swear but that deck seems like the same damn thing I see all the time when I play. Either blizzard needs to add more viable cards or people need to be more flexible with their decks, I'm not sure which.

[Kugyince]

There's about 6 or 7 popular deck builds right now. It changes as the game changes.

Currently I'm encountering a lot of aggro hunter, miracle rogue, secrets mage, and swarm shaman.

Handlock and Death priest have gone out of favor in the current meta.

It's a constant flux of two or three decks being popular so two or three decks that counter the popular ones become the meta. As those two or three counter decks become more popular than two of three decks that counter those become the new meta game.

That is how you rank up and play the meta. You try and adjust before the mass populous does. Counter the counter, so to speak. Tonight my zoolock countered everything that was being played. Tomorrow zoo will be most likely be popular and I'll probably switch to my Control Mage or make a Death priest deck to counter all the zoo I'll face.

[Kugyince]

Pulled a great card today!

[Dudebro]

Just got this card after not playing for a while-

[Kugyince]

I've seen some miracle rogue versions that run that card.

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Also, I pulled a second Deathwing today. It's too bad you can't trade cards with friends. I ended up disenchanting it and had enough to buy a Sylvanas Windrunner.