Hearthpwn

Finally completed every BG Achievement today (2 are left that you can't complete right now as the heroes are not active).

My last was my Spicy Pretzel Mustard...Most of my achievements were completed between 8500 and 9500 however, to get BRB and Salty Pretzel Mustard I dropped much lower to around 5500. 

There were about 5 (Deryl, Illidan, Pyramid, Lich, and Rat King) heroes that were very tough to get first place with. A couple of general tips for some of the hard to finish hero's in first place:

*Sometimes you have to just almost ignore the hero power and try and top roll...mostly with Dragons/ Beasts/ Elementals. I know this sounds counter productive but with Deryl for example he is great at getting top 4, but when shooting for that #1 spot you can't sit at T4 and roll up on mechs and other divine shield minions like usual. You have to shoot for those top tier game finishers.

*If you can set your self up to stay on curve...leveling turns 2, 5, 7 and 9 is great but...if you can level back to back turn 7 and 8 and drop a triple for a T5 minion (Nomi, Mamabear, or Lightfang) that can win with any hero. If you can hit that, going 2, 5, 7, 9, 10 and hitting a triple for a Malygos that is your next best option.

*Playing for first place is much different then playing to finish top 4. Your risks are generally greater (see note above on when to level) earlier when going for that number 1 spot.

*Taking best option on the board until you can work into that win condition is important. When you lose a round, getting hit for 5-7 HP is way easier to manage then those killer 18-20 shots.

If you have specific questions or are looking for tips on a specific hero, I am all in to help...no pro here, just a casual gamer dude that thought this was a fun goal to accomplish.

Looked like a different deck from the shaman decks I usually see and I thought I would try it out.

9-1 From Rank 14 to 10. (Wins against 3 Hunters, 2 Mages, 2 Pallies, 1 Priest, 1 Warrior) Only loss was to a druid who with 1 life left on turn 10 used a Raven Idol and grabbed a Tree of Life to restore to full health. That game still lasted 19 turns (double the normal amount so far with this deck) and I lost.

Every other game I have started very strong and get a huge tempo shift at turn 4 or 5 and wind up just beating down with large minions. Great deck.

 Only losses so far are to zoo lock. Not every game to zoo is a loss either, just when I don't have "winaxe" to start off with.

Yep

Rank 14 to Rank 5 in one sitting while working from home...This deck is pro. Only lost 4 times:  Freeze Mage x 1, Control Warrior x 2 and Midrange Shaman x 1. The shaman match I never drew a 2 or a 3 drop the whole game and was dead by turn 8 (this can happen with any deck). Both control warrior games went down to the last cards. The Freeze mage game I had a poor draw and didn't have enough damage in before he was able to draw and Ice Block up.

My advice -

1. play this deck it rocks

2. get very very aggressive against freeze mage

3. play this deck on the aggressive side

Very solid deck. Two 7 game win streaks so far.

Rank 20 to Rank 13 in 90 minutes. Good so far...

whats crazy about this deck is how  unimposing it feels... then all of a sudden i have a 6/3 weapon with two small minions on the board and they are 15 health. Super fun deck to play and it is competitive.

It is no fun to lose though...

Same...supa lame...

Mana cost will need to be increased. This card is too strong solo and crazy amazing with combos. Just my initial opinion.

Also, I would like to know what class/ deck do you think is your worst match up?

A couple of questions Flood that deal with your thoughts on starting hands for this deck vs certain classes?

Against a Hunter with a coin:

Against a Hunter with no coin:

Against a Lock with a coin:

Against a Lock with no coin:

My question is simple, do you like my signature? Foo made it! 

Love the time you put in. Looks great with some fun thoughtful ideas.