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I agree with the suggestion someone floated that Fatigue damage shouldn't be passed to the other player as a result of the Warlock Quest.  Before fatigue?  Fair game.  But after is just too damn much.  Far too strong of a reward for cycling through your deck when being out-of-cards should be considered a penalty (and is for every other class).

Example:
Warlock draws their last card - deck is now empty.  They play a Backfire for 6 damage in fatigue (1, 2, 3-dmg respectively for each card).  Then hero power for another 4-dmg, plus whatever they have left to play / minions to attack on board. 

Obviously it doesn't happen all the time, and to be perfectly honest, I think Warlock is pretty overrated and killable with one of the many aggro decks in the meta.  Hell, even my Quest Hunter has an easy time with them as long as I don't draw like absolute dogs***. 

It's an unpopular opinion, but I'm having fun.  Maybe it's because the game feels new to me after skipping most of the last expansion (and a full-year before that).  I've been play testing as many meta decks as my dust would allow, and out of Handbuff/Secret Paladin, Elemental Shaman, Deathrattle DH, Quest Mage, Aggro Priest, and Quest Lock (Hand, Face, and Zoo/Combo) -- I hated Warlock the most.  The Handlock version was fine, but the other two are just pure doodoo.  I understand how to play them and can pull off the win condition just fine, but I don't understand why people are forcing them into play. 

Ironically, the two decks I ended up liking the most aren't even the popular meta decks.  They are Quest Hunter and Quest Paladin.  The former deck reminds me of how I wish Lock and Load would have worked back when it was released.  I always wanted to "rapid fire" my hero power, similar to how Highlander Raza Priest used to play.  And then Quest Paladin plays a lot like the GvG aggro Paladin mixed with Odd-Baku Paladin.  Flood and buff, just like the Muster for Battle + Quartermaster combo.

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It is the worst it has ever been for people that enjoy playing control decks or slower midrange decks or people that like value cards, it is a fantastic meta for people that enjoy combo decks or aggro players that dont mind playing against combo decks.

Shango hit it right on the head with this comment.  Control decks can't stand on their feet without their opponent having extremely horrible draw and RNG.  I think part of the problem is a lack of board clears.  I know they exist, but I feel like they are either too week or cost too much to be effective.  Gone are the days of the stupidly OP Dragonfire Potion.

Anyway, I'm having fun farming with my two preferred decks.  I was able to streak from Bronze to Gold with relative ease while also learning about the other deck archetypes.  If anything, I think it's great that there are so many viable decks at the moment; but there should be at least 3-5 midrange/control lists to balance the aggro, even if it's only at the higher ranks of Plat/Diamond.  I personally think there won't be any more impactful balance changes, and that the meta is pretty settled until the next mini-set or expansion.  Sucks but it's the truth.

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I can't get the BBcode to work. 

Battletag:  Savaajj#1870 ,  Battousai#1216

Region:  NA
Usual Play Times:  Afternoon / Late Night
Level of Experience:  What's below expert?  Yeah, that!
Preferred Heroes:  Paladin, Hunter
I’m Looking For:  Buddies! Oh, quest share and spectating too :)

Didn't even need dragons (aside from activators).  Deck plays well enough.

https://hsreplay.net/replay/SGHYPgnBLktC8TPnMcmX9e

Great deck!  Full guide plz :)

I voted Ooze since it's still commonly used.

Combo Druid and Midrange Paladin (pre-TGT).

I just got hit with this combo.  Came to say I'm impressed +1

Maly Druid.

Suggestions for Corpsetaker replacement?

Topic.

I realize some of you don't use deck trackers, but don't let that discourage you from giving an approximation.  It can be from Wild or Standard, past or recent.

*This may become a stealth-brag thread, so if you intend to lie -- at least make it believable  :)

Trash topic.

Aggro decks in general wreck theory decks in the first few days of a new expansion.  If you're running into them often, default to their counters.

This gives me hope that even paladin might still be viable once the nerfs hit.  Thanks for sharing!