So I saw an unusual inclusion of Cairne Bloodhoof in a number of HCT decks, more specifically some Evolve shamans, tempo rogues and zoolocks, it was obviously a tech choice as every single player was playing highlander priesr and cairne shines in that match-up as it is really hard and annoying for priest to deal with 2 4/5 bodies back to back. My question is if he's good enough to be uaed on ladder as well an if you think he makes some other match-ups at least a little bit favorable to justify the inclusion.
Maybe on tounment setting, but on ladder Cairne still useless. Too slow vs aggro and even in matchup vs Priest it do improve your chances but doesnt tip the matchup in your favor.
ok so I am playing him in rogue (obviously) but I started to play him in evolve shaman also after I saw Purple's HCT lineup and I really like it.
he cut second primalfin totem and runs barnes/cairne/giant package. I started to test it in cash cups and other tournaments and it performed great! since 2 days I am play testing it on ladder and climbed from 1100 to top 500 legend = I can tell you it is decent!
Cairne is played a lot on ladder, especially in Tempo Rogue to ensure a Bonemare target and as an anti-Priest tech. It has seen 200% increase in play over the last two weeks and is rapidly becoming staple in Tempo Rogue. So, yes, it is definitely viable for ladder.
So I saw an unusual inclusion of Cairne Bloodhoof in a number of HCT decks, more specifically some Evolve shamans, tempo rogues and zoolocks, it was obviously a tech choice as every single player was playing highlander priesr and cairne shines in that match-up as it is really hard and annoying for priest to deal with 2 4/5 bodies back to back. My question is if he's good enough to be uaed on ladder as well an if you think he makes some other match-ups at least a little bit favorable to justify the inclusion.
I also saw him many times recently and I am very curious about that as well
Maybe on tounment setting, but on ladder Cairne still useless. Too slow vs aggro and even in matchup vs Priest it do improve your chances but doesnt tip the matchup in your favor.
ok so I am playing him in rogue (obviously) but I started to play him in evolve shaman also after I saw Purple's HCT lineup and I really like it.
he cut second primalfin totem and runs barnes/cairne/giant package. I started to test it in cash cups and other tournaments and it performed great! since 2 days I am play testing it on ladder and climbed from 1100 to top 500 legend = I can tell you it is decent!
Cairne is in the meta as a tech for the deck who can support it AND play bonemare
The card is so difficult to clear that it can often guarantee a target for a game winning 7mana bonemare
Cairne is played a lot on ladder, especially in Tempo Rogue to ensure a Bonemare target and as an anti-Priest tech. It has seen 200% increase in play over the last two weeks and is rapidly becoming staple in Tempo Rogue. So, yes, it is definitely viable for ladder.
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Very solid tech against priest, gives a good curve towards bonemare.
Meta is a lot slower after PW nerf. Games typically end on T8/T9 (or get locked down then) as opposed to T5/T6.