November 2nd, 2013 was the second of many tournaments to come in the future! The tournament officially began at 2PM EST and there were 169 participants hungry for some Hearthstone. In the end it came down to Kithros and curi In the end, however, only one could be declared the winner andKithros beat out curi 3-1.
Moments after the dust had settle and the cards were electronically put away we had the opportunity to interview Kithros and investigate what made his deck beat out all the competition!
Name: Chris Stuemer Age: 21 Location: Ottawa, Canada
To see the remaining top decks for the 11/02/13 tournament click here.
Previous Games:
Pox Nora
Previous Wins at Other Competitive Tournaments:
I’ve never really played really competitively in tournaments before. I played a few Magic: The Gathering tournaments but not very seriously.
What made you decide to get into the competitive scene and enter the MLG/ManaGrind Tournament?
I felt I was really good at the game and I saw the tournament on the forums so I figured I’d try it. I wanted to prove that Rogues were good because I was kind of annoyed that everyone was saying how terrible of a class they were after the “nerf.”
What was your favorite part about the tournament itself?
I guess the tournament let me play my deck in a more competitive environment because being in masters three stars doesn’t really mean a lot so it let me try my deck where it was meaningful!
Who was your toughest opponent?
Well, the closest match was probably my second match, I would say the finals with curi, they were a very strong opponent but my second match was really close to being eliminated even though I don’t think the deck was as strong necessarily.
Were there any competitors you were glad you did not have to go up against?
To be honest, I don’t really know who was in the tournament at all I was kind of going in blind I guess. I don’t know who’s been in past tournaments or what not.
Will you be joining future MLG/ManaGrind tournament?
Probably, but it depends on how the time matches up with if I’m able to go to them or not.
What went through your mind when you won?
Well I’m not really sure what to say to that, I felt good for winning I guess?
Which archetype would have been the biggest threat to your main deck and why?
Really aggressive decks tend to give my deck a lot more trouble because if my deck can’t establish board control then the card draw minions they the opponent have control over how the trades are made. Defender of Argus and Dark Iron Dwarf won’t have anything to buff which makes them pretty inefficient also which kind of scared me with the last opponent because he was a warlock but I sideboarded out a lot of my deck so.
What makes some one consistently good at Hearthstone?
Well I guess you need to understand the strengths and weaknesses of every card. For example, when you should play and avoid to playing them. A lot of it is also knowing when you HAVE to make an inefficient trade rather than doing nothing because sometimes you won’t get a better opportunity.
How do you prepare for tournaments?
I didn’t really do anything out of the ordinary really. HAHA
What card brought the most utility in main deck?
Probably Backstab it’s really good for being 0 mana.
Any advice for people who are just getting into the game and want to improve?
It’s kind of hard for me to answer that because I don’t really know what kind of mistakes you make but pretty much you need to understand the basics of managing card advantage as well also make mana efficient trades at the same time. A lot of it just comes down to the basics of card advantage and tempo where you need to keep spending your mana and obtain card control.
Thank you Kithros and everyone else for coming out and competing in MLG/ManaGrind’s North American Tournament for Hearthstone. Please be sure to come back to see further announcements of when tournaments will be popping up.
November 2nd, 2013 was the second of many tournaments to come in the future! The tournament officially began at 2PM EST and there were 169 participants hungry for some Hearthstone. In the end it came down to Kithros and curi In the end, however, only one could be declared the winner andKithros beat out curi 3-1.
Moments after the dust had settle and the cards were electronically put away we had the opportunity to interview Kithros and investigate what made his deck beat out all the competition!
Name: Chris Stuemer
Kithros US 11/02/13
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Minion (24)
- 1x Bloodmage Thalnos
- 1x Edwin VanCleef
- 2x Argent Commander
- 2x Azure Drake
- 2x Defender of Argus
- 2x SI:7 Agent
- 2x Defias Ringleader
- 2x Harvest Golem
- 2x Dark Iron Dwarf
- 2x Loot Hoarder
- 2x Gnomish Inventor
- 2x Novice Engineer
- 2x Shattered Sun Cleric
Ability (6)
- 2x Backstab
- 2x Deadly Poison
- 2x Eviscerate
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Age: 21
Location: Ottawa, Canada
To see the remaining top decks for the 11/02/13 tournament click here.
Previous Games:
Previous Wins at Other Competitive Tournaments:
What made you decide to get into the competitive scene and enter the MLG/ManaGrind Tournament?
What was your favorite part about the tournament itself?
Who was your toughest opponent?
Were there any competitors you were glad you did not have to go up against?
Will you be joining future MLG/ManaGrind tournament?
What went through your mind when you won?
Which archetype would have been the biggest threat to your main deck and why?
Which Neutral cards do you favor and why?
What makes some one consistently good at Hearthstone?
How do you prepare for tournaments?
What card brought the most utility in main deck?
Any advice for people who are just getting into the game and want to improve?
Thank you Kithros and everyone else for coming out and competing in MLG/ManaGrind’s North American Tournament for Hearthstone. Please be sure to come back to see further announcements of when tournaments will be popping up.