Board 8 > Hearthstone Discussion Topic - August 2018 Edition: Mecha'thun Cometh.

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Korayashi posted...

ColZach posted...

SaintAkira7 posted...

ColZach posted...

Whats up?

Yeah, there's a way to gift friends through battle net accounts. I've never done it, but that's how streamers gift the giveaways they have. So I'd have to gift you a pack if my pet card turns out shite, and vice versa if it turns out it isn't. Low stakes, but I've always felt having a stake in anything makes it more interesting.

Oh absolutely, even a tiny shake (a dollar) just gives so much legitimacy to any bet. You are on, sir! Lets make it clear though. If pocket galaxy doesnt make it into a tier 2 deck within a month of release, you owe me a pack. If it does, I owe you a pack.

Deadline September 7th?

You guys should probably clarify the bet a bit. Chances are it will be in at least a tier 2 deck at some point within the first month just by people trying the card out, does that count if it no longer is by September 7th

See, I was thinking the first round of Druid nerfs won't hit until around September 7. That Blizz will give it a month to evaluate Druidstone, and then the card might see play afterwards.

Think moving it to October 7 would be a fairer measure?
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Mecharoo
Designation: Constructed
Power: 2
Frequency: 2

This is possessed villager only a mech, which is better and it's neutral. I like at this and think would I rather run the mech 1/3, argent squire, firefly, or this? And I like those 3 cards better for various reasons in different decks right now. If you're building a mech deck maybe you can toss this in, but even in those I think you still probably want to run firefly and the 1/3. I think this will pop up but somewhat infrequently after the dust settles.

Menacing Nimbus
Designation: Arena
Power: 3
Frequency: 4

This is pretty good in elemental decks. The thing is I don't think shaman elemental decks are going to be good. Like right now the deck is worse than Mage elemental lists (and that's not a good deck). I do think this is a pretty good two drop overall. But having 2 health is pretty lame these days. Great in arena though where a 2 mana 1/1 (with discover) saw play.

Microtech Controller
Designation: Arena
Power: 2
Frequency: 2

You make a nice wide board for 1 health minions to be defiled. This also matches in poorly to things like a lot of common 1 drops. It's also bad with Prince 2 in zoo. I mean you can say "but I can magnetic these after." You can but only after your opponent took good trades first and now you have to make bad trades into their damaged minions. This is not going to see play. Okay in arena.

Piloted Reaper
Designation: Not played
Power: 1
Frequency: 1

The initial stats are just too weak and the effect is too inconsistent. Not even played in arena because you can't even make sure you have two drops for this.

Research Project
Designation: Meme
Power: 4
Frequency: 5

Clearly for like a combo mage or something. Will see play in decks like that. Book of Specters is still better in minion based mage decks. I don't expect combo mage decks to be good, but I do expect this card to be run in those 100% of the time and within those decks be one of the cards that helps it a lot.

Rocket Boots
Designation: Not Played
Power: 1
Frequency: 1

This probably could have cost 1 mana. Would be interesting if they also attached "and deal 1 damage to the minion" and kept the cost at 2.

Rusty Recycler
Designation: Not Played
Power: 1
Frequency: 1

It's a mech, it has taunt. But it costs 6 mana. The mech tag is not worth like an entire 2 more mana over Stega.

Secret Plan
Designation: Not Played
Power: 1
Frequency: 1

Secret hunter will obviously try this out but quickly find it's not good. Most hunter secrets are like not great and secret hunter often runs some they don't want to in their lists only for spell stone.

Shooting Star
Designation: Constructed
Power: 1
Frequency: 1

A card that's great with spell damage, and awful without it. Like right now Mage does not need this and in like the best case you stuck a spell damage minion (which are stated poorly) and used this. Or played one (which again are stated poorly) and used this. Like by the time that happens you have a ton of removal.

Skater Bot
Designation: Not Played
Power: 1
Frequency: 1

This is a worse faithful Lumi. Even in decks that want to magnetize a 1/1 boost is not meaningful enough when you lose the 1/1 on board.
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Spirit Bomb
Designation: Constructed
Power: 3
Frequency: 2

How many episodes is this going to take to cast? This costs 2 and doesn't so zoo doesn't want this. This leaves other warlocks. Cube/Control probably wants to run shadowbolt for 4 HP removal. This leaves even warlock. Right now they run 6 two drops or so. The 2/4 taunt demon and beetles are probably staples. Which leaves the last two (which are gnomes, doomsayers, or gastropods). I think with doomsayers being cut we might see like 5 two drops and 1 of these in even. This is a great arena card.

Spring Rocket
Designation: Arena
Power: 2
Frequency: 2

This is like that c'thun card that did the same thing. That card did not see a lot of play and I don't expect this one to either. In arena though it's decent but phoenix for 1 more mana is an entire 1/2 more in stats.

Steel Rager
Designation: Arena
Power: 2
Frequency: 2

This card is not awful but it's like really bad versus any deck that doesn't play minions or just plays small ones and such. In arena where minion based stuff is common this is decent but often times will not get great value.

Topsy Turvy
Designation: Constructed
Power: 3
Frequency: 5

This will most likely see play as a 1 of in all combo priests. The fact that this can also swap an enemy minions attack and defense is worth noting.

Toxicologist
Designation: Constructed
Power: 4
Frequency: 5

This is played in one deck and that's kingsbane. It replaces the combo one because even though the stats are worse the deck doesn't really care about that and this is cheaper. Kingsbane lists are pretty inflexible in a lot of areas so I don't see it keeping both. Not a good card in any other deck but strong in that one.

Upgradeable Framebot
Designation: Constructed
Power: 4
Frequency: 4

This is a deceptively strong card I think. 1/5 for 2 mana is a lot of stats and it just wants to be magnetized the next turn. Your opponent probably can't remove this and then you can just like make a really strong trade with this.

Venomizer
Designation: Arena
Power: 2
Frequency: 3

While I don't think this is good enough to see constructed play I do think in arena this is decent. Poison is a powerful effect even if you just plop this down. The issue is that it's hunter and you often don't have good board position.

Violet Haze
Designation: Arena
Power: 2
Frequency: 2

This is like thoughtsteal but worse. Deathrattle rogue is not going to be a thing.

Wargear
Designation: Constructed
Power: 4
Frequency: 5

This is a strong card that will see play in basically every mech deck.

Weapons Project
Designation: Constructed
Power: 2
Frequency: 2

As anti weapon tech I this is not as good as ooze imo because like some classes (like rogue, paladin, etc) can really use that extra weapon and you're like not getting a minion while destroying a good one. Yes you can combo this with ooze but if you're doing that I think you should just like play a different card. This might pop up from time to time though.

Whirliglider
Designation: Not Played
Power: 1
Frequency: 1

If someone can make these goblin bombs a thing, tell me.
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Facing hadronox druid. He had to kill hadronox once for only 2 taunts, lich king and a 4 mana 3/6 guy. Cool. Then he has to play Army of the Dead and it burns a Witching Hour. Sweet!

I've played DK Rexxar and I get the 5 mana echo rush Mukla. He only has a few cards in his deck, and I'm going to have a chance to burn one...the other card in my hand is Deathwing...oh baby, we have a chance right? If it hits the other Witching Hour, we just win, right???

Wrong. On his turn, my Wandering Monster summons the discard demon, he hits it again, and I have no hand now. /concede

SaintAkira7 posted...

Korayashi posted...

ColZach posted...

SaintAkira7 posted...

ColZach posted...

Whats up?

Yeah, there's a way to gift friends through battle net accounts. I've never done it, but that's how streamers gift the giveaways they have. So I'd have to gift you a pack if my pet card turns out shite, and vice versa if it turns out it isn't. Low stakes, but I've always felt having a stake in anything makes it more interesting.

Oh absolutely, even a tiny shake (a dollar) just gives so much legitimacy to any bet. You are on, sir! Lets make it clear though. If pocket galaxy doesnt make it into a tier 2 deck within a month of release, you owe me a pack. If it does, I owe you a pack.

Deadline September 7th?

You guys should probably clarify the bet a bit. Chances are it will be in at least a tier 2 deck at some point within the first month just by people trying the card out, does that count if it no longer is by September 7th

See, I was thinking the first round of Druid nerfs won't hit until around September 7. That Blizz will give it a month to evaluate Druidstone, and then the card might see play afterwards.

Think moving it to October 7 would be a fairer measure?

October 7 is fair!

Annoy-o-Module
Designation: Constructed
Power: 2
Frequency: 4

Right now a 3 mana 2/4 taunt/divine shield (albeit with a condition) is not played. Is it worth 1 mana for a mech tag and always having those things to be worth it? I think so. But does that make this played? I don't know. 2/4 for 4 is like a really bad spot on the mana curve for this card. Paladin though really wants mechs and this into Wagear is a strong consideration. So while I don't think this card is strong I do think it will see play because of deck synergy.

Arcane Dynamo
Designation: Arena
Power: 2
Frequency: 2

This is a win more card in arena. Like if you can play this somehow you probably don't need the spell and it's like insurance. The stats are just too low to play in any other situation since you can't even cast the spell in the same turn. So yeah it's a more consistent ethereal conjurer in the case that you almost always get a spell you'd want to use, but the low stats and worse mana cost is too much of a hindrance.

Astral Rift
Designation: Arena
Power: 2
Frequency: 2

Good for value but overall not a great card in arena. If you see this against like slightly below average cards I'd take this.

Blightnozzle Crawler
Designation: Arena
Power: 3
Frequency: 3

I think this is an average card. Like in constructed rogues gameplans don't need this and again decks that could use this are not going to be good. In arena it's like in the best case you drop this and trade into a 3 HP minion with a dagger and a big dude with the poisonous but what's probably going to happen is a larger minion trades favorably with this and then your opponent just kills the 1/1 themselves.

Celestial Emissary
Designation: Not Played
Power: 1
Frequency: 1

Stats are low and the other 2 mana 2/1 mage elemental is just better.

Crystology
Designation: Constructed
Power: 4
Frequency: 4

What was that card that drew those 1 costs minions? That was good right?

Cybertech Chip
Designation: Arena
Power: 2
Frequency: 2

This is infest for 1 less and with mechs. That's better I think. Still not good enough to be played in constructed. In arena infest seems some very fringe play.

Dendrologist
Designation: Constructed
Power: 3
Frequency: 1

This is not a bad card that won't see play mainly due to it costing two in druid. But still has better constructed weight than arena. In arena you like never get the battlecry but it's a 2/3 for 2 which is fine.

Dyn-o-Matic
Designation: Not Played
Power: 1
Frequency: 1

I mean this is like a frothing dream. But still not played because the stats are too low and the battlecry is too inconsistent.

Eureka!
Designation: Constructed
Power: 4
Frequency: 5

This probably sees play in some sort of OTK deck or like control/value shaman thing. In that deck this is a very strong card because it's a COPY and you probably cheat out the minion for cheaper. This sees play in those decks 100% of the time.

Extra Arms
Designation: Constructed
Power: 2
Frequency: 2

So basically you'll play this or the elixir. The elixir is probably better.

Fireworks Tech
Designation: Constructed
Power: 3
Frequency: 4

I think this is a good card especially with hunters mech DR stuff going around.

Galvanizer
Designation: Meme
Power: 5
Frequency: 5

Will probably only see serious play in a meme type otk deck if one exists but be a staple in that deck.
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Giggling Inventor
Designation: Constructed
Power: 4
Frequency: 4

I think this is a very strong card in mech decks. Like it helps against aggro because it summons two divine shield taunts. It's really bad if mossy horror tech becomes more prevalent. But often times think of this as like mech spreading plague. You can probably magnetize something the following turn.

Mechanical Whelp
Designation: Arena
Power: 3
Frequency: 2

This will see play in paladin sometimes because they can use it the most. Not quite good enough for constructed imo.

Meteorologist
Designation: Not Played
Power: 2
Frequency: 1

Hand Mage is not going to be a thing.

Missile Launcher
Designation: Tech
Power: 2
Frequency: 1

This might be a very rare tech card but it's not a good one because it happens too late in the game.

Mulchmuncher
Designation: Constructed
Power: 4
Frequency: 5

Will only see play in treant druid but be a card that defines that deck.

Necrium Blade
Designation: Not Played
Power: 2
Frequency: 1

I think that this is worse than the hunter one that does a similar thing. This is just such a low tempo card in a lot of cases for rogue.

Nethersoul Buster
Designation: Meme
Power: 2
Frequency: 1

An interesting card that like I think I saw used with big meme potential in a show match. Still probably not good.

Omega Assembly
Designation: Arena
Power: 4
Frequency: 4

4/5 for 5 is not the worst thing ever. But like the value you get in arena in a class that is like top dog in the format right now. This is incredible there.

Omega Medic
Designation: Constructed
Power: 3
Frequency: 3

This is simply a good stated minion a priest can play early with a strong omega effect. Priest often times don't have good 3 drops. Even so it's just a good card, not great.

Pogo-Hopper
Designation: Constructed
Power: 5
Frequency: 5

I think this is going to be a real deck and that it might be pretty strong. This will be like the strongest card and face of the deck. Expect to see a lot of these the first couple of days.

Replicating Menace
Designation: Arena
Power: 3
Frequency: 3

I think this card is probably about equal in terms of power in the formats. Like Eggnapper is never played but this is a mech and has that synergy. For 1 more mana you get an extra mech you can potentially wargear. In arena eggnapper is played and is decent.

Security Rover
Designation: Not Played
Power: 1
Frequency: 1

So like that hogger card is not played. In arena the stats are too low and you'll get like one trigger off of this.

Shrink Ray
Designation: Constructed
Power: 2
Frequency: 2

This might see some minor tech in like a control paladin (which won't exist). They just don't need this card.

Soul Infusion
Designation: Constructed
Power: 2
Frequency: 1

An interesting card I don't think is quite good enough to see play. Like lets say instead of this you have a flame imp in your hand. I mean I'd rather play a 2/1 and a 3/2 than just a 4/3 or even a 5/4 in zoo most of the time for the same number of cards.

Spark Drill
Designation: Arena
Power: 2
Frequency: 2

Like Steel Rager. Only it costs 1 more for some added benefit.
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The Mecha'thun animation is completely underwhelming.
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ColZach posted...

October 7 is fair!

Cool. It's a deal.

*virtual handshake*
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Spark Engine
Designation: Constructed
Power: 2
Frequency: 3

You know if the rush minion was a mech this would be insane. Still played I think because of Flametongue.

Spider Bomb
Designation: Constructed
Power: 4
Frequency: 4

This will see play in mech hunter. It's a strong card.

Storm Chaser
Designation: Constructed
Power: 4
Frequency: 5

So like you can fetch like volcano or that single sided ancestral call with this card. This will see play in a few Shaman decks. I mean 4 mana 3/4 draw a card would be played, this is even better than that in a lot of cases imo.

Test Subject
Designation: Constructed
Power: 3
Frequency: 5

Will see staple play in combo priest. Maybe only as a 1 because by itself it's a pretty minion but with other tools it can really push a lot of value.

Unpowered Mauler
Designation: Not Played
Power: 1
Frequency: 1

1 health and mech is not good enough for this condition to attack.

Void Analyst
Designation: Constructed
Power: 3
Frequency: 4

So like if demon zoo is a thing again this is played. Even so, I think most people will find heal zoo to be better. Even so this is a staple card in demon zoo.

Voltaic Burst
Designation: Constructed
Power: 2
Frequency: 2

Might see some play because of flametongue.
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I've been on vacation for the last week-ish so I haven't really thought about Hearthstone other than 15 minutes a day to finish quests, meaning it's been easy to not think about the wait for the expansion.

Now that I'm back, it's hitting me that we're less than 24 hours away and I'm extremely hyped!
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I've got an 80g quest if anyone wants to play. Just waiting for my game to update on the client.
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davidponte posted...

I've got an 80g quest if anyone wants to play. Just waiting for my game to update on the client.

I'm on if you still need someone, though I'm not sure if you're on my friends list or not.
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Camden posted...

davidponte posted...

I've got an 80g quest if anyone wants to play. Just waiting for my game to update on the client.

I'm on if you still need someone, though I'm not sure if you're on my friends list or not.

sounds good
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Academic Espionage
Designation: Constructed
Power: 4
Frequency: 3

This is a hard card to judge because of how varied the actual results are going to be. But I think replacing a card in your deck a lot of times when it only costs 1 is pretty good in a lot of cases. It lowers some consistency but I think it really pushes the reach and power rogue has. Still, this probably on sees play in some versions as a 1 of.

Astromancer
Designation: Constructed
Power: 2
Frequency: 1

So a 7 mana 5/5 is just bad but has better stats than spiteful summoner. But I don't think hand mage is going to be a real deck and lets say you want to use this in like BSM (for a while I ran a spiteful summoner bsm list quite similar to the deck recipe in high legend). Which was good when SS was 6 mana, but 7 is just too much for an effect I consider to be worse in the decks it would go in.

Augmented Elekk
Designation: Constructed
Power: 4
Frequency: 5

A staple in probably a lot of different rogue decks now. Dropping this into strider or like this into AE could make some powerful future game states. Let's not forget about PogoHopper. Might even see play in like DMH.

Beryllium Nullifier
Designation: Not Played
Power: 1
Frequency: 1

The stats for mana cost are just way too low even with the magnetic tag.

Crystalizer
Designation: Constructed
Power: 5
Frequency: 5

I think this is an incredible card. It's good for zoo and warrior in particular. Like in warrior you can use it for battle rage, to get shield slams off, and just for early board presence. In zoo it's a 1/3 that you can use on turn one to help active happy ghoul faster. Expect to see this card a lot.

Dreampetal Florist
Designation: Constructed
Power: 2
Frequency: 2

Okay so like the thing here is malygos druid really doesn't need to play this card to work. So it's really for togwaggle/azalina combo druid imo. Getting even one of those discounted means you can play both cards in the same turn and if you have innervate or biology project always be able to do the entire thing in one go. I think this will be tested in like a full combo set but people will start to cut this because it's a 7 mana 4/4. However, I do think this will pop up as one ofs from time to time.

EMP Operative
Designation: Tech
Power: ???
Frequency: ???

This is 100% a tech card. The stats are really bad. Like dragon slayer is at least serviceable. If the meta is like a ton of mechs I don't even know if this sees play. Worth noting, it says mech and not enemy mech. Also, is this the waifu card of the set?

Ectomancy
Designation: Constucted
Power: 4
Frequency: 2

This might sneak in as a one of in like cubelock along with blood bloom. Like after a skull summons doomguard on a turn you cube and pact it. And then you bloodbloom and play this to summon 2 more doomguards. Worth exploring, but I'm not sure if that will be like the prevalent line because it's like does cubelock really need to do that? And in other cases it's not as good. It also means you almost always have to run bloodbloom which is a questionable card imo.

Glowstone Technician
Designation: Constructed
Power: 2
Frequency: 2

So handbuff paladin never took off. It's hard to say if this is better in arena or constructed. When handbuff was in arena it was incredible there and I expect this to be good there too. I think with rush minons and such this might see fringe play.
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Just won a game against a Mage in arena where he had 30 health and I was at 1 with nothing but an Earthen Ring Farseer in play because I topdecked a panda.
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Goblin Prank
Designation: Constructed
Power: 2
Frequency: 4

So a lot of times this is like on 5 play and egg and this and get a trade and also get a 5/5 at the end of it. I think that the hunters death rattle stuff really makes this not suck. I also think that sometimes if you get a cheaper zombeast with a good DR or even attack type effect this can also help there too. I don't think this is like a powerful card by itself but it's in a class that has a competitive deck that can use it well.

Holomancer
Designation: Not Played
Power: 1
Frequency: 1

It's a 5 mana 3/3. If you can play this without it getting killed you either probably have won the game or are on your way to being OTKed.

Juicy Psychmelon
Designation: Constructed (Wild)
Power: 5
Frequency: 3

I think that this is an absurdly strong card that's in a class that doesn't really need it that much. This goes in like one deck probably and that's Togwaggle druid. In wild it fetches the entire combo. I think this will be tested in several standard decks too to vary success. I think most people will settle on 1 or 0 copies of it.

Loose Specimen
Designation: Not Played
Power: 1
Frequency: 1

So like the mech one this one is like friendly minions. So I mean like the obvious thought is to cheat this out. But all the current minions in all version of DR/recruit style hunter are better than this.

Necrium Vial
Designation: Not Played
Power: 1
Frequency: 1

Even with access to prep the card by itself costs too much in a deck type I don't think will be good.

Necromechanic
Designation: Constructed
Power: 5
Frequency: 5

Probably becomes a staple in all DR hunter decks and mech decks. If bomb decks become a thing this is run in those too. Might only be played as a 1 of, but this is a very strong card that might start to define a deck.

Omega Agent
Designation: Arena
Power: 4
Frequency: 4

I mistakenly put this on the omega assembly review instead. So that all still stands.

For that matter

Omega Assembly
Designation: Constructed
Power: 3
Frequency: 4

I think this sees some play in warrior mech decks. Giving them rush with doctor boom can be strong.

Omega Defender
Designation: Arena
Power: 3
Frequency: 3

A 4 mana 2/6 taunt is already picked sometimes in arena. This just has upside. That said a 2/6 taunt is not actually good and this omega effect is not as good as the ninja one.

Omega Mind
Designation: Constructed
Power: 4
Frequency: 4

Probably the best omega card in the set. Can act as additional healing for tempo shudderwock decks. Like since it's a battelcry you just play this on 2 as a minion sometimes against aggro and after you get a shudderwock for 1 mana you can just heal with like a damage spell or something. Might be a little overkill. Don't know.

Power Word: Replicate
Designation: Not Played
Power: 1
Frequency: 1

We have vivid nightmare for combo. We don't need this.

Prismatic Lens
Designation: Meme
Power: 1
Frequency: 1

Probably a dumb meme here somewhere but like this card just looks really bad even in the best case.
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Reckless Experimenter
Designation: Constructed
Power: 5
Frequency: 3

Not 100% sure if this is a card that will work right away, but this is one of those things that you have to go back to and be like "how can I abuse this?".

Seaformium Bomber
Designation: Constructed
Power: 2
Frequency: 1

As funny as it sounds this might see some legitimate play in like shuffle rogue. (okay probably not but it's a thought). I'm sure people are going to test it out. The main issue is that even though I think the card is decent (Iron Juggernaut was played back in the day). But this card is not as good as that. It's like only good against certain decks. I do think this is much better in like a tournament format and even then it's questionable.

Star Aligner
Designation: Meme
Power: 1
Frequency: 1

Just wait until they make a 666 card.

Supercollider
Designation: Not Played
Power: 1
Frequency: 1

This is a card people will try out I think and start to cut because people will eventually start to play around this. On top of that it's a 1 attack weapon so you can't even use it to clear single minions or do face damage. It also costs 5.

Thunderhead
Designation: Constructed
Power: 5
Frequency: 4

This is a strong shaman card that might start to push its midrange decktype to playability.

Unexpected Results
Designation: Arena
Power: 2
Frequency: 2

You probably need to have +2 spell damage for this to be good enough to play in constructed. In arena though getting 2 random 2 drops for 4 is not the worst thing in the world.

Weaponized Pinata
Designation: Meme
Power: 1
Frequency: 1

I mean it has poor stats and you probably get a bad minion. At least Toki can give you like Rag or something.
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Camden posted...

Just won a game against a Mage in arena, where he had 30 health and I was at 1 with nothing but an Earthen Ring Farseer in play, because I topdecked a panda.

Commas added so this makes sense.

So why couldn't the mage just fireblast you 4 times? You're dealing 6 a turn. In that span, you could only hit him for 27. If you say fatigue, then I have to ask, weren't you also fatiguing?
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azuarc posted...

Camden posted...

Just won a game against a Mage in arena, where he had 30 health and I was at 1 with nothing but an Earthen Ring Farseer in play, because I topdecked a panda.

Commas added so this makes sense.

So why couldn't the mage just fireblast you 4 times? You're dealing 6 a turn. In that span, you could only hit him for 27. If you say fatigue, then I have to ask, weren't you also fatiguing?

Neither of us were in fatigue. I was topdecking, he had either one or two apparently useless cards in his hand because he never played them over the next couple of turns. Don't remember how many cards were left in our decks. I believe it went like this?

-I attacked him with the Farseer and pinged him to 26, then played the panda and replayed the Farseer.
-He pinged me to three and played nothing.
-I topdecked Bonfire Elemental, no battlecry. Attacked for six and pinged him down to 19.
-He pinged me to two and conceded. He still had another draw left to hit something, not sure why he didn't see it through. Also not sure what was in his hand that none of it was worth playing, I would have had to answer literally any minion he played.
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Boommaster Flark
Designation: Meme
Power: 2
Frequency: 2

If like bomb hunter does work this is like the king card for it. I mean in a best case you can maybe even do a lot of face damage. Like standalone I don't think this is a good card because it clutters your board with 0/2s that only have significant impact if they all go off at like the same time imo, but this is a staple card if it is run.

Crystalsmith Kangor
Designation: Not Played
Power: 2
Frequency: 4

If this was a mech it would be like a slightly worse shielded minibot. I don't think this is a good card but one that will see play because the two drop slot needs some help.

Dr. Boom, Mad Genius
Designation: Constructed
Power: 5
Frequency: 5

This is a card that can bring warrior back from the brink.

Dr. Morrigan
Designation: Meme
Power: 1
Frequency: 1

I mean you can use baleful banker or something and do some shenanigans but like it's an 8 mana 5/5 that you need to build a deck around to like do something remotely meaningful.

Electra Stormsurge
Designation: Constructed
Power: 5
Frequency: 5

This goes in like every shaman deck it can be. Just cut the weakest card for this one. Profit.

Flark's Boom-Zooka
Designation: Constructed
Power: 2
Frequency: 2

Okay I'm not 100% sure how this actually works. If the minion has 0 attack does it still attack? I mean you want to use this with death rattle stuff. The problem is that a lot of times you want to have those minions stick so you can cube them or in other cases play them from hand (like kat). There was that like card that summons the 7/7 or something when it dies. But this is a costly card with a lot of risk.

Flobbidinous Floop
Designation: Constructed
Power: 5
Frequency: 5

This goes into malygos druid probably right away. It'll be interesting how decks start to take out oakens to run this.

Floop's Glorious Gloop
Designation: Constructed
Power: 5
Frequency: 4

Instantly goes into like token druid, probably replaces the innervate that some people run. I can see this played in a lot of other druids too, like treant maybe. The only issue facing this card is that druid has a ton of cards they already want to play.

Harbinger Celestia
Designation: Not Played
Power: 1
Frequency: 1

This is a 4 mana get turned into a 1 drop.

Kangor's Endless Army
Designation: Constructed
Power: 5
Frequency: 5

This is the reason to play mech paladin.

Luna's Pocket Galaxy
Designation: Constructed
Power: 5
Frequency: 2

This is a very powerful card that I don't think goes into any mage deck right now that is competitive. Like maybe elemental mage. Like play this and after book of specters or something summon all the elementals. I think people are going to struggle to make this card work and have it slowly fade out of play until future sets.

Mecha'thun
Designation: Meme
Power: INSTATA KILL
Frequency: Every deck at rank 25 and legend 3000.

I'm sure people will try forever to make this work. Expect trolden to have a compilation of like the two people who do.
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Myra Rottspring
Designation: Not Played
Power: 1
Frequency: 1

The stats are just too low even with the potential value it gives.

Myra's Unstable Element
Designation: Constructed
Power: 5
Frequency: 5

Most likely goes into odd rogue as like the only draw. The 5 drops are generally weak in there so it can replace one of those. Also, pogo hopper rogue which can shuffle them into the deck can use this.

Stargazer Luna
Designation: Constructed
Power: 5
Frequency: 5

Instantly goes into every aggressive mage deck in the game.

Subject 9
Designation: Wild
Power: 3
Frequency: 3

I think this is good in wild secret hunter. But that's really it. Like drawing 5 secrets sounds good but they must be different. On top of that It's a 5 mana 4/4 which is low tempo. Mage already has arcanologist, they don't need this. Still strong in that one deck.

Tending Tauren
Designation: Constructed
Power: 4
Frequency: 4

This is like mini cenarius. The summons don't have taunt which is worse. This is a consideration for token druid and treant druid. Only interesting thing is if the former needs this.

The Boomship
Designation: Constructed
Power: 5
Frequency: 5

Like you can use this with that omega discover card to summon those 3 mechs you discovered. This is just a really strong card.

The Soularium
Designation: Constructed
Power: 5
Frequency: 5

100% into zoo. Maybe other certain warlock decks too. Quest warlock...

The Storm Bringer
Designation: Meme
Power: 5
Frequency: 1

I actually think this is a very strong card, especially in shaman. However, it costs 7 so it can't go into even shaman.

Whizbang the Wonderful
Designation: Challenge Mode
Power: ???
Frequency: ???

I might try to take Asia to legend with this.

Zerek, Master Cloner
Designation: Constructed
Power: 3
Frequency: 2

This is hard to evaluate because I think if this is played it goes with that 0/2 card that gets cards returned when it dies etc. So I think this is a good card that might just be cut.

Zerek's Cloning Gallery
Designation: Constructed
Power: 3
Frequency: 2

I mean you use this to summon some cards that have good deathrattles and such. I think at like max value this is very powerful but the average result will be average.

Zilliax
Designation: Constructed
Power: 5
Frequency: 5

Instantly goes into every mech deck.
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SaintAkira7 posted...

ColZach posted...

October 7 is fair!

Cool. It's a deal.

*virtual handshake*

Didnt see this earlier! Confirmed! October 7th

One of the things with Storm Bringer is you can get it from Witch's Cauldron

so I wonder if Odd Pally starts running that card just for the chance to roll it
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We live boys
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121 Packs

Golden Electra Stormsurge - Preorder Bonus
Dr. Morrigan - Free Legendary
Floop's Glorious Gloop
Luna's Pocket Galaxy
Crystalsmith Kangor
Zerek, Master Cloner
Whizbang the Wonderful
Subject 9
Zilliax

Solid. A few that potentially seem like they'll be good. I'm pretty happy I got Zilliax because that'll likely see play, and Luna's Pocket Galaxy is also something I specifically wanted. Whizbang for the memes is fun too.

I was having terrible luck for 80% of my pack opening until I opened Zilliax with ~20 packs remaining, then Zerek and Subject 9 in the same pack two packs later, boosting my count from what could have been 4 in 121 packs to 7 in 121 packs.
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163 packs.

>Preorder Goldie: MECHA'THUN (memes shan't be dreams this expac!)
>Free: Dr. Boom, Mad Genius (coo')
>Packs: Whizbang the Wonderful ("whelp" time to go for legend.)
Myra's Unstable Element (malygos rogue lezzgo)
Subject 9! (i want this to be good so bad (5 mana sprint that tutors and summons a 4/4 > some stupid melon... in my dreams))
Golden Secret Plan (What? It's the best Hunter card.)
Myra Rotspring (might be fun in a tess deck)
The Storm Bringer (wrong shaman legendary... Well maybe Kokoro'll be right)
Boommaster Flark (Second best hunter legendary in the set!)
Flark's Boom-Zooka (Third best hunter legendary in the set!)
GOLDEN Flobbidinous Floop (Let the druidstone commence!)
Harbinger Celestia (Part of me hopes we live in the world where this actually becomes anti-druid tech. Not much, mind, but part.)

11 in all, and I had none in the last 25-odd packs so I should be close to my next one.

notable missing epics: Psychmelon x1, Florist x1, I'm kinda high on Omega Mind x2 if you wanna count that. No missing rares or commons.

Can't complain here!
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I think I'm 3 rares short of having two of every rare and common.

I also opened 6 Weaponized Pinata's. Surprisingly not missing too many Epics. I noticed I was doing pretty well with getting them when opening packs.
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So I decided to keep track of my packs, took notes of epics, legendaries and any golden drops.

FR Myra Rotspring
05 Lunas Pocket Galaxy
07 epic
16 golden common
17 epic epic
22 golden rare
24 Harbinger Celestia
25 epic
30 golden rare
33 Whizbang the Wonderful
34 epic
36 golden rare
37 golden common, Zerek Master Cloner
38 golden common
42 epic
43 golden common
44 epic
46 epic
52 golden common
54 epic
55 epic
56 Subject 9
58 golden rare
59 epic
60 golden epic

On one hand, I didn't get any legendaries I wanted. On the other hand, I really don't know what the hell I actually wanted. I made 1,050 dust from golden cards and another 890 dust from extras though, and with the dust I already had and I can craft one if I finally find something that interests me.

Dupes? Only one card hit double digit copies this expansion, so no super large numbers this time.

10x Whirliglider
9x Spring Rocket
8x Gloopsprayer
8x Biology Project
8x Glow-tron
8x Eternium Rover
8x Goblin Bomb
8x Rusty Recycler

All these extra commons, but I never opened a single copy of Mecharoo. Strange. Literally every common except Mecharoo.

7x Nethersoul Buster

Seven of a single rare, when there's six different rares I didn't open a single copy of and another dozen or so I only had one of.

3x Loose Specimen (epic)

A total of eleven epics, and I got three of a single one.
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I threw Luna's Pocket Galaxy into my already existing Big Spell Mage, matched up against an Even Paladin, almost got killed after I spent a turn playing it and doing nothing else, and proceeded to win the game after drawing Jaina a few turns later.

Total minions played at 1 mana: Zero

Great stuff. 100% winrate so far.
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I made topsy priest but my apm is not fast enough

Then I made shuffle rogue and got paired with a mage and got a 1 mana aluneth

Hahahaha
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Got Soularium as my Golden.

Luna as my free leggo.

Haven't started opening yet.
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I opened the 40 packs I could afford with my gold, and I already have a full Priest Boomsday collection.

First games I played were with my Wild Big Rogue deck, and went 4-2.

### 8-drops baybee
# Class: Rogue
# Format: Wild

# 2x (0) Backstab
# 2x (0) Counterfeit Coin
# 2x (2) Cheat Death
# 2x (2) Eviscerate
# 2x (2) Mad Scientist
# 2x (2) Sap
# 2x (3) Fan of Knives
# 2x (3) Necrium Blade
# 1x (3) Sonya Shadowdancer
# 1x (4) Barnes
# 2x (4) Kobold Illusionist
# 2x (5) Sludge Belcher
# 1x (6) Sylvanas Windrunner
# 2x (7) Silver Vanguard
# 1x (8) Kel'Thuzad
# 1x (8) Ragnaros the Firelord
# 1x (8) Sneed's Old Shredder
# 1x (8) The Lich King
# 1x (10) Y'Shaarj, Rage Unbound

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Shamelessly stolen from Dane, but it was so much fun without a deathrattle trigger in Necrium, that I figured it'd be amazing with it, and so far, I can confirm it, at the very least, leads to hilarity a very high percentage of the time.

Had a game against Control Warlock where I started with the dream hand: Mad Scientist, Necrium Blade, Kobold Illusionist. In the next three turns, I drew a spell, the other Necrium Blade, and the second Illusionist. After Turn 4, I had a 3/3 and 1/1 Illusionist ready to perpetuate itself forever. The next turn, I topdeck Silver Vanguard. I purposefully allow one damage to go onto my 3/3, hoping for the Defile.

He takes the bait, and instead of setting off Infinite Illusionist like he was probably expecting, he is now staring down an 8/5 Lich King and 5/6 Sneed's Shredder.

"You win this time!"
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Expansion Day! Lets see that haul!

Boommaster Flark
Kangor's Endless Army
Zerek Master Cloner
Myra Rotspring
Myra's Unstable Element
Electra Stormsurge
Subject 9
Mecha'thun
Many Goldens
Many Epics

Seems like a good haul
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Counting the free legendaries, I got six in NA and three each in EU and Asia.

I got Zerek and Whizbang in all three regions. Feels like those are some pretty low odds. Also got Myra and Electra in two regions as well.

Edit: Spoke too soon, after getting Whizbang in EU and having two packs left I went ahead and made this post. Next two packs also contained legendaries, Dr Boom and Electra Stormsurge. Pretty sure that's the first time I've had legendaries in three straight packs.

NA: Myra Rotspring, Lunas Pocket Galaxy, Harbinger Celestia, Whizbang the Wonderful, Zerek Master Cloner, Subject 9
Asia: Zerek Master Cloner, Whizbang The Wonderful, Electra Stormsurge
EU: Myra Rotspring, Zerek Master Cloner, Whizbang the Wonderful, Dr Boom, Electra Stormsurge
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Crystalsmith Kangor (freebie)
Golden Gloop(preorder)
Golden Electra Stormsurge
Boommaster Flark
Luna's Pocket Galaxy
Subject 9
Zerek, Master Cloner

Free/preorder: Zerek, Golden Kangor
Packs (80/3/20):
Myras unstable element
MechaThun
Floop
Myra
Golden Boomship and Kangors endless Army (same pack)

6 from 103 packs isnt really great, I nearly hit the pity timer twice in that span. Still have ~1k gold for arena though, hopefully I can get back into a rhythm there.
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I had ulti-tier luck opening packs today, up until the end when I had a dry spell to finish.

Boommaster Flark (golden)
Stargazer Luna
Luna's Pocket Galaxy
Crystalsmith Kangor
Kangor's Endless Army
Zerek, Master Cloner (golden)
Zerek's Cloning Gallery
Myra Rotspring
Electra Stormsurge (free legendary)
Dr. Boom, Mad Genius (golden)
Harbinger Celestia

This was on 85 packs, not counting the gooseegg at the end.

22 total epics out of 27 unique cards, so a little light there by comparison.
8 missing rares, including a total whiff on Mechanical Whelp.
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azuarc posted...

I had ulti-tier luck opening packs today, up until the end when I had a dry spell to finish.

Boommaster Flark (golden)
Stargazer Luna
Luna's Pocket Galaxy
Crystalsmith Kangor
Kangor's Endless Army
Zerek, Master Cloner (golden)
Zerek's Cloning Gallery
Myra Rotspring
Electra Stormsurge (free legendary)
Dr. Boom, Mad Genius (golden)
Harbinger Celestia

This was on 85 packs, not counting the gooseegg at the end.

22 total epics out of 27 unique cards, so a little light there by comparison.
8 missing rares, including a total whiff on Mechanical Whelp.

You got more golden legendaries today than I have in four plus years. Congrats.
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My free legendaries were Morrigan and Golden Solarium

literally the first pack I opened gave me Dr. Boom

Then I got

Electra Stormsurge
The Boomship
Golden Luna's Pocket Galaxy
Crystalsmith Kangor
Kangor's Endless Army

Also got a bunch of the rares/epics I wanted, like Soul Infusion, Omega Assembly and Academic Espionage. This was in about 75 packs.
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Will list epics/legendaries I get here. Pretty sure I'll be at 98 packs to start. Update coming up in a bit
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40 packs in so far and I've pulled one legendary (aside from the free one and the free golden one). Hopefully there's some more. I need a Boom
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99 Packs

Free Legendary: Boommaster Flark
Free Golden Legendary: Whizbang the Wonderful, awwww shit

Legendaries:
The Soularium (Yay)
Zilliax
Luna's Pocket Galaxy
Myra's Unstable Element
The Boomship
Floop's Glorious Gloop
The Storm Bringer

Well, at least I got most of the class spells. >_>

Epics:
Glowstone Technician (x2, 1 golden)
Goblin Prank (x2)
Academic Espionage
Thunderhead (x2)
Juicy Psychmelon (Druidstone)
Necromechanic (x2)
Omega Mind (x2)
Prismatic Lens
Star Alligner (x2, 1 golden)
Loose Specimen (x2)
Dreampetal Florist
E.M.P. Operative
Unexpected Results
Beryllium Nullifier
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Camden posted...

azuarc posted...

I had ulti-tier luck opening packs today, up until the end when I had a dry spell to finish.

Boommaster Flark (golden)
Stargazer Luna
Luna's Pocket Galaxy
Crystalsmith Kangor
Kangor's Endless Army
Zerek, Master Cloner (golden)
Zerek's Cloning Gallery
Myra Rotspring
Electra Stormsurge (free legendary)
Dr. Boom, Mad Genius (golden)
Harbinger Celestia

This was on 85 packs, not counting the gooseegg at the end.

22 total epics out of 27 unique cards, so a little light there by comparison.
8 missing rares, including a total whiff on Mechanical Whelp.

You got more golden legendaries today than I have in four plus years. Congrats.

I got infinity percent more than I've ever gotten before, too.
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My amount of legendaries in 121 packs isn't looking so good anymore.
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Also ended up with 4255 dust disenchanting everything.
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The silliness begins: https://hsreplay.net/replay/E3SqPb9gT3Gvv6aVmsZz7A
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I made a Druid deck since this is now Druidstone. Looks pretty good.

### Whizbang is Wonderful
# Class: Druid
# Format: Standard
# Year of the Raven
#
# 1x (4) Whizbang the Wonderful
#
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#
# To use this deck, copy it to your clipboard and create a new deck in Hearthstone
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Korayashi posted...

99 Packs

Free Legendary: Boommaster Flark
Free Golden Legendary: Whizbang the Wonderful, awwww shit

Question to everyone here: If you had 3,200 dust sitting there on an account you didn't use to ladder on, just solely to play arena, is golden Whizbang a good 'dumb shit I'd never do on my normal account' way to spend it? Outside of finishing quests for gold, I use EU/Asia just to play arena, so while my gold gets used up the dust just sits there. I had 1,800 in one region so I decided to make Mecha'thun, but I've still got about 3,500 sitting there in another one and golden Whizbang looks like the next best use for the dust that Boomsday offers in said dumb shit category.

The only thing holding me back is most of the quests require you to play a certain class or type of card and Whizbang doesn't really lend himself well to finishing those quests.
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