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Have been playing midrange Hunter and so far I'm 7-3, loosing to 3 C'Thun decks. The one agro I faced was Shaman and used Powershot to clear out his board and he top decked the rest of the match.

 I hope you are aware of how terrible power shot is

3cost 2 dmg that splits between 3 enemies

That's just not enough. Compare it to that waririr card deal 2 dmg to 2 random. Enemies 2 cost which is way superior and still not playable

I had the same problem on an iPhone.

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With elise.

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the first time i saw this card i thank that it was a joke but nope.. lol

 

only in arena when u dont have any better choice

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I disagree with the thought that Wild is for geniuses.  I think that there are a number of cards that destroy the balance and allow for certain classes to be dominant, regardless of changes and others to always be a tier below.  Healbot and Reno come immediately to mind.  Wild format is a way to keep those cards alive that players have won or crafted.  Standard will allow for expansions to be more balanced.  I may play some Wild but Believe that the true thinkers will be in Standard format.  Having to reinvent themselves each expansion; not simply build their entire deck around a single card.

Control Paladin has been a pet deck of mine for the last year and a half. I've taken it to about rank 5ish before I couldn't progress anymore. It has a ton of great tools for a heavy late-game deck, but the early game has not been there. If there is some early game love this expansion, my pet deck might actually become a real thing. Paladin cards are amazing but most of the good ones start at turn 4. We need 1-3 drops that can help stabilise board state. Something like a Bash for Paladin, because Hammer of Wrath is the most criminally overcosted card in Paladin, if not the game. If it cost 3, it would see so much more play.

I'm super excited for this card, but I hope it doesn't fall flat with a lack of 1-3 drop creatures/removal/weapons. 

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because they're essentially saying that they want everyone to keep playing the same decks.

 Although, you do not realize it won't be the same decks even in Wild when WotoG has a balanced and more varied approach to the game, do you?

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Lol, this thread is basically;

"Duhhh, I reached legend rank and cause I reached legend rank I'm duh expert of duh game, GG SCRUBS GO WILD BOO STANDARD, HA DAH STANDARD SCRUBS ARE SURE GONNA HAVE A BAAAAD TIME WHEN DEY REALIZE HOW DUMB DEY ARE A HA H AHA H HA WINKYFACE"

 

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Rogue gets Xaril, Warrior get this. 

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This community.... Just... Lol. Blizzard makes a reasonable change like add formats, people take the most bizarrely unreasonable stances on the decision.

You have Wild players looking down on Standard players, Standard players thinking a game without Boom is going to solve their problems, and players in general making absolutely crazy approximations about one mode dying because it's not as "good". Then there's the always-present-but-horribly-flawed idea that this whole thing would be solved if Blizzard just nerfed cards. Oh, also Blizzard's only justifiable reason for making this change is all about money; there are absolutely no benefits from a game design standpoint.

There are plenty of people who are just going to play each mode because that's what they prefer. There are plenty of those people in this thread who like each mode for their own reasons, which is why I think both modes are going to be great. The sky is definitely not falling. :)

 

 And  then there's the people who throw shit at the community any chance they get and say the most obvious stuff.

'' Why is everyone sharing their opinion about the new addition to the game? Just play what you want guys (SMILEY FACE).

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Stat wise better than Harvest Golem

 Yeah, but that's NOT a Mech, aha.

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Personally I can't wait for Wild. It's the format that's going to reward those players who have been around since the beginning and weren't dumb enough to de all their adventure/old cards as soon as they could. 

Wild's gonna be like an adults only resort - no kids allowed. 

 

 

 But didn't somebody say rewards will be restricted in Wild? Or did Blizzard even state anything about it?

Because if Wild is treated exactly like Standard, only in different ladders, everything is okay with me, but I really doubt that. It would not give them such a decent cash flow.

 The reward chest is available for the mide you get the highest, say you got rank 5 in wild and 14 on standard you get the 5 rank chest.

the only difference is that only Legendary Standard will earn blizzcon points.

As a Magic player I only play legacy but I'm far more excited for standard in Hs, because wild is not yet so diverse as Legacy in mtg. You only face 5 different decks in ladder currently with the occasional oddball, so standard will bring a lot of diversity and creativity with the abscense of overpowered staples.

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(no pun intended)

 You had one job etc., you were supposed to say punintended :(

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 There is a way to deal with them, it's called kill them first.

The problem is when combo decks become fast/stally/consistent enough to the point where killing them first is unfeasible.

Look at Oil Rogue and compare it to something like... old Patron Warrior.

I don't hate combo. I don't even hate OTKs. I hate playing a hard control list and having no interaction with them. There are no counterspells (Counterspell doesn't count...erspell), no instant speed removals, no effects like Lich's Tomb (Ice Block maybe), and bad sweepers. 

Combo is absolutely healthy for the game. Not being able to interact with OTKs isn't. As long as we can't have any control over our opponent's turn, OTKs need to not exist. Other combos are fine, like Grim Patron decks are now. It's strong, but it's not a one turn kill, and some decks are weak to it. Dreadsteed decks are another good example of healthy combos. I'm not kidding when I say that I've lost to several Dreadsteed decks when playing Control Warrior and Fatigue Mage. Also, the Djinni of Zephyrs decks in Priest are another good example.

If we're going to have Raging Worgen 32 damage combos, Force of Nature + Savage Roar 22 damage combos, Anyfin Can Happen30-40 damage combos, etc etc, then we need a way to do something about them, whether it's a counterspell, creatures that have prison/lockdown effects, or targeted discard.

Just my two cents, but it seems more than fair to me.

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 It would also be really boring to play the same matchup 5 games in a row. The only change Legend needs, if any is to make matchmaking more accurate.

 

 That's not really related to what I said, so I'm not sure how to respond or why you even posted it.

I was just saying it'd be a neat idea. Sideboarding could bring an entirely new tier of strategy to HS.

 you said best 2/3. I don't want to sit there playing 3 super long games in a row playing the same decks against the same person. Thats awful..

That would be best left as a new mode i.e. "tournament" not ladder.

 My point exactly.