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    17.2.1 Balance Patch Planned for Early Next Week

    Posted: 15 May 2020 10:02 AM PDT

    Just got 10/10 double golden portraits.

    Posted: 17 May 2020 02:56 AM PDT

    I played budget decks to Legend again: Legend-capable budget decks in Ashes of Outland

    Posted: 17 May 2020 05:03 AM PDT

    I played budget decks to Legend again: Legend-capable budget decks in Ashes of Outland

    While having a large collection is useful in Hearthstone, it is by no means necessary to succeed in the game to a fairly high level.

    Many streamers have completed free-to-play Legend climbs, where they start a new account and work towards a single top-tier deck and climb to Legend in a matter of days. The current favorite way to do so is to choose the free new player Rogue deck and build from there, and it is indeed the most effective way to reach Legend quickly.

    However, my approach is a little different. I climb to Legend with cheap decks from a variety of classes, most of the time without a single Epic card, although some of the classes are only playable if you add a couple of Epic cards in the decks, and some classes cannot be played on a budget at all.

    During Ashes of Outland, I have climbed to Legend with budget decks twice: after the first nerf patch and after the second nerf patch. I believe my approach is closer to a genuine free-to-play player experience: playing multiple classes but not having all the cards to build the meta decks for any of them. (I would expect long-term F2P players to be able to build a couple of full meta decks for every expansion, but they would probably still need to play budget decks for some of the classes.)

    Ashes of Outland is actually a fairly nice place to be on budget decks. There is, of course, Demon Hunter, which is the strongest budget class ever thanks to a plethora of free cards, but success is not limited to one class. In fact, the majority of classes can reach Legend right now with budget or semi-budget decks.

    In this post, I will take a look at a collection of Legend-capable budget decks for multiple classes.

    Budget Tempo Demon Hunter (840 dust)

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    https://preview.redd.it/m6vtbqwdcbz41.jpg?width=1025&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=754f9a8e1afea696178b44cf296d80e2057275ce

    Deck code: AAECAea5AwT5rgPMugPWvgP5yAMNlwb9pwOLugO9uwPXuwPgvAO6xgPHxgPZxgPXyAP3yAP+yAPyyQMA

    Tempo Demon Hunter is incredibly powerful and fairly easy to play. My budget version includes the Raging Felscreamer / Priestess of Fury package, but also some actual tempo plays with Questing Adventurer and Mana Burn.

    Mana Burn at the right moment is back-breaking and the card is extremely good at protecting your Questing Adventurer. Without access to the expensive power cards – Warglaives of Azzinoth, Kayn Sunfury, and Metamorphosis – the Questing Adventurer package gives the deck the power it needs to succeed.

    Gameplay video: https://youtu.be/3n3qyYCRIKs

    Budget Aggro Demon Hunter (720 dust)

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    Deck code: AAECAea5AwLMugPUyAMOlwb9pwP5rgOLugPXuwPgvAPWvgO6xgPHxgPZxgP3yAP5yAP+yAPyyQMA

    The deck can also be built as a faster version without the Priestess of Fury package. In this variant, controlling the tempo of the game is even more important, and well-timed Mana Burns and Questing Adventurers are the keys to success.

    Gameplay video: https://youtu.be/MGFPhb8tbcY

    Budget Face Hunter (1240 dust)

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    Deck code: AAECAR8AD6gCyQSIBZIF7QaXCNsJ/gzzpwP5rgP7rwP8rwOiuQP5ugP/ugMA

    Face Hunter remains a powerful alternative for climbing the ladder. Thanks to Scavenger's Ingenuity, the deck also works without Toxic Reinforcements, so it is one of the cheapest ways to climb to Legend with something else than Demon Hunter.

    Gameplay video: https://youtu.be/ASP0D7oL0WI

    Budget Dragon Hunter (1280 dust)

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    Deck code: AAECAR8AD6gCyQThBJcI/gyKrQP5rgP7rwP8rwPnsAP/sAOFsQOHsQP/ugPZvgMA

    Dragon Hunter struggles more on a budget than Face Hunter because giving up on Stormhammer and Rotnest Drake hurts. The upcoming nerf to Priestess of Fury may help the deck a little because then Evasive Wyrm can kill a Priestess.

    Gameplay video: https://youtu.be/Y4sHCFiGHj0

    Budget Midrange Hunter (1200 dust)

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    Deck code: AAECAR8AD6gCtQPJBJYGlwjFCP4M+a4D+68D/K8DorkD/7oD1r4D174D2b4DAA==

    This is the deck that I completed my Legend climb in May. The deck targets Demon Hunter and Warrior by playing cards that make them as uncomfortable as possible, including early Enrage minions.

    Unfortunately, it has an abysmal matchup against Priest, so increasing Priest numbers may make life difficult for it.

    Gameplay video: https://youtu.be/z0nhzNio8eM

    Budget Spell Druid (2260 dust)

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    Deck code: AAECAZICBP0C05wDsawDrroDDf4B9wPmBcQGuZQD4p8D3KID26UD5boD6LoD7LoD7roD77oDAA==

    I played the same Spell Druid list in April and in May and had excellent results both times.

    Without access to Rising Winds, I have opted to ditch Moonfires (not enough reliable draw to use them) and went for Worthy Expeditions instead. This gives the deck access to surprising tools, or sometimes just Rising Winds.

    Gameplay video: https://youtu.be/Hiww_Kkmnj4

    Budget Galakrond Priest (2700 dust)

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    Deck code: AAECAa0GAvYHyMADDh7cAZcCyQbTCpmpA5+pA9qsA/KsA/6uA82vA5O6A5u6A6+6AwA=

    Galakrond Priest is known for its plethora of Legendary cards, but it is actually possible to play the archetype without any, apart from the free Galakrond, of course.

    The budget version is a bit more control than the full-cost version because it cannot steal the opponent's win conditions as quickly.

    Sethekk Veilweavers give the deck access to surprising resources and provide the needed power to push through when you don't have your Galakrond.

    Gameplay video: https://youtu.be/r-OXZ2XEs-M

    Budget Galakrond Rogue (1440 dust)

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    Deck code: AAECAaIHAs0Dy8ADDrQBlwaIB90Ij5cD9acDua4D/q4Dqq8Dzq8DgrEDubgDu7gD1r4DAA==

    I struggled with Budget Rogue a lot. The Secret package without Hanar just did not seem to be good enough and eventually I moved to a vanilla Galakrond Rogue with Questing Adventurers and Cursed Vagrants as win conditions. Cursed Vagrant has proved to be hilarious, because most decks have no good way to deal with it. Except Priest. Sadly, the budget version is far worse than the full-cost version against Priest.

    Gameplay video: https://youtu.be/5LmnsFDTzDU

    Budget Spell Mage (2480 dust)

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    Deck code: AAECAf0EAk3CoQMOuwLJA6sE7QSWBZ+bA/+dA7+kA/SrA/GvA8G4A4y5A4G/A97EAwA=

    Spell Mage has been surprisingly good on a budget. Lots of direct damage and stall give me some Freeze Mage vibes when playing the deck.

    There are three Epic cards in the deck: two copies of Apexis Blast (the archetype payoff card) and one Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron. If you run out of options, Box can always bail you out.

    Gameplay video: https://youtu.be/zYzlS8Qg2DI

    Budget Warlock Zoo (1040 dust)

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    Deck code: AAECAf0GAA8woQKIBeMFzgfCCIidA/2kA/2nA/muA7W5A7a5A8e5A96+A9++AwA=

    Zoo is already a cheap deck to build, you only need a couple of Magic Carpets. Nonetheless, I decided to experiment with Carpetless Zoo, and the charge variant turned out to be playable even without the Carpet. I went 10-6 with this deck, but I only won games where I had the Scrap Imp by turn six at the absolute latest, so I don't know how I really feel about the deck. Nonetheless, it is another option for a budget player.

    Gameplay video: https://youtu.be/c6NC2mau_CM

    Conclusions

    That's budget decks for seven of the ten classes! Only Warrior, Paladin, and Shaman seem difficult to build on a budget: Warrior because of its reliance on Risky Skipper and Paladin and Shaman because the classes are fairly weak at the moment. You can play Murlocs with them, but they are quite lackluster. Perhaps after the next balance patch, I can find something for those classes too.

    You can always find my most recent decks on my Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/OldGuardian

    I also livestream my play and deck building on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/old_guardian

    This article was originally posted at http://www.kilkku.com/oldguardian/2020/05/best-hearthstone-budget-decks-ashes-of-outland-may-2020/

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    First 2 cards I could choose in arena were legendaries and chose for zephyrs and alex.

    Posted: 17 May 2020 04:56 AM PDT

    Fanart BG

    Posted: 17 May 2020 06:30 AM PDT

    An attempt on painting with Hearthstone's art style. Meet Talda of the Nightfall

    Posted: 17 May 2020 07:40 AM PDT

    [Wild] vS Data Reaper Report #22

    Posted: 17 May 2020 09:01 AM PDT

    Greetings!

    The Vicious Syndicate Team is proud to present the 22nd edition of the Wild Data Reaper Report. We are happy to continue this collaboration with the class experts from R/WildHearthstone.

    As always, special thanks to all those who contribute their game data to the project. This project could not succeed without the support of data contributors. The entire vS Team is eternally grateful for your assistance.

    This Wild Data Report is based on 70,000 games since the most recent patch that included a nerf to Bloodbloom and Open the Waygate. In this report you will find:

    • Wild Decklists

    • Class/Archetype Distribution Over All Games

    • Class/Archetype Distribution "By Rank" Games

    • Interactive Matchup Win-Rate Chart

    • vS Power Rankings

    • vS Meta Score

    • Analysis/Discussion of each Class

    The full article can be found at: vS Wild Data Reaper Report #22

    As always, thank you all for your fantastic feedback and support. We are looking forward to all the additional content we can provide everyone.

    Reminder

    • If you haven't already, please sign up to contribute your game data. More data will allow us to provide more insights in each report, and perform other kinds of analysis. Sign up here, and follow the instructions.

    • If you're a long-time HDT contributor, you must download and install the latest plugin version (2.0.0.0) which we've released last week. Older plugins no longer work due to the new ranked ladder system.

    Thank you for your feedback and support,

    The Vicious Syndicate Team

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    While we're complaining about inconsistent grammar: the Inspiring quest's description is the only instance of Hero Power not having proper capitalization.

    Posted: 17 May 2020 01:39 AM PDT

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    Posted: 17 May 2020 06:19 AM PDT

    Paladin Classic and Basic Rework Version Two

    Posted: 17 May 2020 01:22 AM PDT

    Cards (mostly the recent expansions) translated from English to a bunch of random languages and back to English.

    Posted: 17 May 2020 03:15 PM PDT

    Dedicated to anyone who lost to a priestess before... (yes I won)

    Posted: 17 May 2020 05:58 AM PDT

    Looking for a Shaman Deck? I present Control Shaman

    Posted: 17 May 2020 11:43 AM PDT

    ‪ Check out the guide here: https://youtu.be/8XquFgIvako

    Hello Everyone! I am Rarran! I am a high legend NA player and I present to you Control Shaman.

    What Control Shaman has to offer: - Amazing board clears, especially if you can get hagathas scheme in mulligan - Witchs Brew, a card that can heal for 20 life x2 - The Shaman Galakrond - Freeze, this is very helpful against demon hunter - A lot of ways to deal with 2 health minions - The ability to play for fatigue - Plague of Murlocs, such a versatile card!

    Where Control Shaman fails: - No Value Generation, very hard to beat priest - Not a lot of proactive plays - You are Shaman

    General Mulligan: - Hagatha's Scheme, Lightening Storm, Invocation of Frost, Serpentshrine Portal

    Deck Code: AAECAaoIBP4Fhp0D47QD08ADDfUEsgatkQOKlAPFmQPhpQOQpwO3rQO5rQP+rgOqrwPQrwPbuAMA

    I hope you enjoy the deck :)

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    Porcupines go PewPewPew! Was this a bug? What are the odds of getting 4 in a row? Lol

    Posted: 17 May 2020 12:51 AM PDT

    Every time I Thoughtsteal a Warrior, I swear

    Posted: 17 May 2020 05:36 AM PDT

    Flashback of 2016 memories

    Posted: 17 May 2020 12:09 AM PDT

    Playing casually for 3 years without buying packs. Maybe it's time to buy something...

    Posted: 17 May 2020 07:04 AM PDT

    Does anyone know when this next story expansion is getting released?

    Posted: 17 May 2020 07:34 AM PDT

    It's been a while since the Ashes release and there's been no talk of it anywhere. If they do the four week release thing starting this Tuesday, it would end 2 weeks past the mid expansion season... and the card reveals would be starting up again fairly soon. I would have thought that it would be releasing soon to better spread out content during this expansion.

    Second question: is every story expansion from now on going to be like Galakrond's awakening and feature new cards? I think it would be better than packs, and be crucial for keeping an ever changing meta. On a side note, it seems that story expansion cards have no filler and almost all of them see play. That's why getting the single player content is almost like a whole other expansion to me. Based on the ratio comparison of "good" cards from single player —> main expansions.

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    Zephy - Mass Dispel

    Posted: 17 May 2020 03:35 PM PDT

    Been playing a lot of Highlander decks recently, and I usually pop out Zephy when I'm behind on board so I can regain control of the situation. However, I've hardly ever gotten him to offer [[Mass Dispel]], which sometimes screws me over against Cubelocks and similar decks with heavy a Deathrattle lean.

    I've found that he usually offers [[Hex]] to clear a Deathrattle minion, but against 2 and sometimes 3 Deathrattle minions, he will continue to offer Hex. I usually try to leave myself at 4 mana and leave only Deathrattle/passive minions on the board. No results.

    Is there any way I can better coax a Mass Dispel out of him? What scenarios is he more likely to offer it?

    TL;DR: Why won't genieboi make magic go poof?

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    'Bout to end this mage's whole career.

    Posted: 17 May 2020 05:15 AM PDT

    "Everyone, get in here!"

    Posted: 17 May 2020 12:18 PM PDT
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