I went out and crafted Highlander mage (without the Reno hero card, as I do not have the full adventure just yet). I've always loved the idea of Highlander decks because of how versatile they can be.
How do you properly play it though? Do you just play as normal and pray you draw answers as you go? I guess it all starts with the mulligan and guessing right on if your opponent is aggro or control.
I might also yolo craft Highlander Hunter soon. I'm guessing all highlander decks pretty much follow similar strategies of just praying for that lucky card draw haha.
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Twitch name: Anatak15 NA Legend Season 48, 49, 52, 53, 54, 74
Seems like you have a pretty decent grasp of the concept anyway but check out some streams or videos on youtube of streamers and "pros" alike. There should be plenty of content for you to observe and study :) like this: https://youtu.be/tbqhVn9OjBM
Well it's not like every highlander is the same. Highlander Mage is a control, while Highlander Hunter is a straight up midrange deck for example, it has a reasonably balanced mana curve and you're usually playing 1 minion per turn on curve, no praying-for-answer involved. Of course you can draw badly and be aggroed early. It's a bit slower and more value-packed than your usual midrange-ish hunter builds such as Dragon Hunter, but it's not uncommon to actually wrap up straight on turn 7 with Dinotamer.
Last month I played Highlander Mage all over top 200 legend. Haven't had a chance to grind that far up this month, but the recommendations are the same.
You MUST keep in mind all of the things you'll have to get thru from the enemy when deciding how to use answers. For example, say you're playing against Token/Spell Druid. The one with Kael'thas and Exotic Mountseller and a bunch of draw and token stuff. You need to keep in mind that you have basically three major turns to get thru. You have the turn where he busts Kael thas. You have potentially a different turn where he does a full token generator plus Soul of the Forest. And you have a third turn where Mountseller comes down along with Ironbark and a bunch of random cheap spells for a board of beasts.
So, knowing those three turns are coming at some point during the game, you'll immediately see some answers are a lot more suited for one turn than another. Zephrys into Twisting Nether works for two of the three turns, but not the Soul of the Forest. Incidentally, this specific matchup should illustrate why it really is necessary to obtain the Reno hero card to play this deck at peak effectiveness.
Similar swing turns can be anticipated against other Highlander decks (brann turn, DQ Alexstraza turn, etc), Galakrond Rogue, and plenty of others. One of the annoying aspects of Highlander Mage is that it is not one of the best suited decks for fighting your average Demon Hunter, and in this particular meta, if you aren't either playing Demon Hunter or specifically playing to beat Demon Hunter (or both, I suppose), you may have some frustration headed your way.
All of that out of the way, it is worth noting that, in my learned opinion, the Highlander Hunter deck is FAR more powerful at the moment. Personally I favor the dragon package and some extra beef at the top of the mana curve (Nagrand Slam and Unleash the Beast, for example) than I do the secret package. But there are several successful versions.
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I went out and crafted Highlander mage (without the Reno hero card, as I do not have the full adventure just yet). I've always loved the idea of Highlander decks because of how versatile they can be.
How do you properly play it though? Do you just play as normal and pray you draw answers as you go? I guess it all starts with the mulligan and guessing right on if your opponent is aggro or control.
I might also yolo craft Highlander Hunter soon. I'm guessing all highlander decks pretty much follow similar strategies of just praying for that lucky card draw haha.
Twitch name: Anatak15
NA Legend Season 48, 49, 52, 53, 54, 74
Seems like you have a pretty decent grasp of the concept anyway but check out some streams or videos on youtube of streamers and "pros" alike. There should be plenty of content for you to observe and study :) like this: https://youtu.be/tbqhVn9OjBM
Well it's not like every highlander is the same. Highlander Mage is a control, while Highlander Hunter is a straight up midrange deck for example, it has a reasonably balanced mana curve and you're usually playing 1 minion per turn on curve, no praying-for-answer involved. Of course you can draw badly and be aggroed early. It's a bit slower and more value-packed than your usual midrange-ish hunter builds such as Dragon Hunter, but it's not uncommon to actually wrap up straight on turn 7 with Dinotamer.
Last month I played Highlander Mage all over top 200 legend. Haven't had a chance to grind that far up this month, but the recommendations are the same.
You MUST keep in mind all of the things you'll have to get thru from the enemy when deciding how to use answers. For example, say you're playing against Token/Spell Druid. The one with Kael'thas and Exotic Mountseller and a bunch of draw and token stuff. You need to keep in mind that you have basically three major turns to get thru. You have the turn where he busts Kael thas. You have potentially a different turn where he does a full token generator plus Soul of the Forest. And you have a third turn where Mountseller comes down along with Ironbark and a bunch of random cheap spells for a board of beasts.
So, knowing those three turns are coming at some point during the game, you'll immediately see some answers are a lot more suited for one turn than another. Zephrys into Twisting Nether works for two of the three turns, but not the Soul of the Forest. Incidentally, this specific matchup should illustrate why it really is necessary to obtain the Reno hero card to play this deck at peak effectiveness.
Similar swing turns can be anticipated against other Highlander decks (brann turn, DQ Alexstraza turn, etc), Galakrond Rogue, and plenty of others. One of the annoying aspects of Highlander Mage is that it is not one of the best suited decks for fighting your average Demon Hunter, and in this particular meta, if you aren't either playing Demon Hunter or specifically playing to beat Demon Hunter (or both, I suppose), you may have some frustration headed your way.
All of that out of the way, it is worth noting that, in my learned opinion, the Highlander Hunter deck is FAR more powerful at the moment. Personally I favor the dragon package and some extra beef at the top of the mana curve (Nagrand Slam and Unleash the Beast, for example) than I do the secret package. But there are several successful versions.
Helpful Clarification on Forbidden Topics for Hearthstone Forums:
Enjoying Americans winning in the Olympics is forbidden because it is political. A 14 plus page discussion of state-sponsored lawsuits against a multi-national corporation based on harassment, discrimination, and wrongful death allegations is apparently not political enough to raise an issue.