I finished with 6.8 wins this month, a bit above my historic average (6.58). Of course I won't cut into the list with only 17 Arena runs... I wish Blizzard could lower the needed number of runs, I work and study, so reaching 30 isn't possible for me. 20 would be reachable by much more players, and it's still a reasonable number to avoid variance.
Anyway, a good month for me. The surprise was Hunter, with a 8.2 average (12-1,11-3 and 2x 5-3) including my first 12 win ever with the class (I'm saying surprise because it has always been a class I tend to avoid picking). Now I'm only missing Priest to complete the 12 win fest with every hero. My most picked was of course Rogue (my best class and the one I enjoy the most playing with), with 7 runs and a 7.7 win average.
I'd put Hunter up there with Mage, Rogue and Paladin as one of the best few classes so not too surprising, though that's a great average for them. Nice! 30 is a lot of runs for sure, especially if you're aiming for this challenge where you're hoping to hit at least 7 or so wins per run - that makes each run pretty damn long.
I finished with 6.8 wins this month, a bit above my historic average (6.58). Of course I won't cut into the list with only 17 Arena runs... I wish Blizzard could lower the needed number of runs, I work and study, so reaching 30 isn't possible for me. 20 would be reachable by much more players, and it's still a reasonable number to avoid variance.
Anyway, a good month for me. The surprise was Hunter, with a 8.2 average (12-1,11-3 and 2x 5-3) including my first 12 win ever with the class (I'm saying surprise because it has always been a class I tend to avoid picking). Now I'm only missing Priest to complete the 12 win fest with every hero. My most picked was of course Rogue (my best class and the one I enjoy the most playing with), with 7 runs and a 7.7 win average.
I'd put Hunter up there with Mage, Rogue and Paladin as one of the best few classes so not too surprising, though that's a great average for them. Nice! 30 is a lot of runs for sure, especially if you're aiming for this challenge where you're hoping to hit at least 7 or so wins per run - that makes each run pretty damn long.
Yes, I'll be picking Hunter more often for sure. And yes, it's a lot of runs really. My average time per run must be around 80-90 minutes, so there's no chance to reach 30 in a month sadly.
After last month I had a pretty solid winrate, I'd love to see if I can make the top 100... So. With the only rule being "I'm not going to eyeball other players with high winrates (outside of fellow Hearthpwn users, because good luck to you!) , is there anything I should know before jumping in? Whether it's actually serious advice or whether you care about updates or a way to make the push even more fun, I'm looking forward to playing some Arena with you fellow grinders. :)
I only did 14 runs last month, but I had a nice 7.07 average. Going to take a serious shot at the June arena leaderboard.
Must resist playing Warrior and Shaman for an entire month
Good start so far: 11 and 9 wins with Rogue, 8 wins with Paladin.
One arena a day and a dream. Good luck everyone.
I just had a 12-2 Shaman run today, lul. Don't even think they're in that bad of a spot atm. Firmly in the middle of the pack if the top 3 isn't there.
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Regular NA Arena Leaderboard player. Reached #1 in NA arena leaderboard in May 2018 with a 9.07 average!
I'm 6 runs in with a 8 win average so far. But now I'm forced to pick between a bottom tier class: Shaman, Druid, and Warlock.
Which class do you think is the most consistent of the three?
Druid seems to have the tools to go the aggressive route. Going midrange or control with Druid seems bad because they lack AOE and hard removal spells.
Shaman has lots of control spells and healing mechanics, but the quality of their minions makes me hesitant that the class can play the long game. It seems like you have to hope and pray for elemental synergy if you want to play the value game with this class. Aggro also seems harder to build in Shaman than in Druid.
Warlock has lots of removal and AOE spells like Shaman, but Warlock has a better hero power.
To me Warlock seems like the most consistent class of these three. But aggro Druid can be a thing so I'm also thinking about that. Aggro and tempo drafts have been key to my 8 win average this month and my 7 win average last month.
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4x Top 150 arena player #95 June 2017 6.80, #108 Aug 2017 7.67, #127 Feb 2018 Wildfest 7.7, #33 Nov 2018 7.53
HCT Challenger Finals qualifier: 2018 Season 1, 2, 3
I'm glad they expanded the amount of players listed each month. Constructed is very competitive and having only the top 100 cuts a lot of big name players.
That's nice of them having a bigger list. Will probably help me out in June since with my new job I definitely don't have the luxury to do 60 runs to increase my average.
Totally thought there were only Constructed players for a minute tho.
Congratulations to everyone who made the lists! I only played 10 runs since my last post in the end of April. My average over the last 100 runs grew from 5.48 to 5.65 : ) At this speed it should be only like 6 months until I've reached the 6.0 average wins/run : p
My average is shifting between 6.9-7.1 which should be good enough for the bottom half of the NA leader board. But it would be nice to be finish in the top 100 and not the dumpster ranks.
I need to complete 7 more runs, RNG please be kind
Didn't know about the stealth meta changes and my tempo playstyle gets way more punished now that the new players are gone and each deck is basically defined by how much value your deck can churn out from nowhere.
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My last 7 runs were very bad and my average ended up at 6.8 which might squeak me into last place
In the end, I think I could have drafted slightly better and I could have played a lot better.
And I really hope Blizzard will announce a balance update for arena because I want to play every class equally and not focus on the top tier. Overall, I still had fun going for the leaderboard.
I won't have time to do the challenge next month so I'll just be derping around with my favorite arena classes Druid and Warlock and seeing if the weapon update made Warrior any better.
I completed my 30 runs for August with a 7.67 average, which is hopefully good enough for the leaderboard.
My three best classes are Rogue, Paladin, and Priest. I really need to improve with Druid, Warlock, Mage, and Hunter. I’m going to avoid playing Shaman and Warrior until I finish my 30 runs each month.
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4x Top 150 arena player #95 June 2017 6.80, #108 Aug 2017 7.67, #127 Feb 2018 Wildfest 7.7, #33 Nov 2018 7.53
HCT Challenger Finals qualifier: 2018 Season 1, 2, 3
Made a pretty crazy run this month, sitting at 8.2 solely in the KFT expansion. My frost festival record is worse lol this is probably the highest record I'll peak tbh
Was one of the first to jump on the Druid train and it was just just a slaughterfest. Had like a 9.2 avg with 12 druid runs before low rolling a couple of runs after that.
Will be interesting to see where I end up on this month with the Frost Festival first week and the first 3 weeks of KFT.
After last month I had a pretty solid winrate, I'd love to see if I can make the top 100... So. With the only rule being "I'm not going to eyeball other players with high winrates (outside of fellow Hearthpwn users, because good luck to you!) , is there anything I should know before jumping in? Whether it's actually serious advice or whether you care about updates or a way to make the push even more fun, I'm looking forward to playing some Arena with you fellow grinders. :)
I only did 14 runs last month, but I had a nice 7.07 average. Going to take a serious shot at the June arena leaderboard.
Must resist playing Warrior and Shaman for an entire month
Good start so far: 11 and 9 wins with Rogue, 8 wins with Paladin.
One arena a day and a dream. Good luck everyone.
4x Top 150 arena player
#95 June 2017 6.80, #108 Aug 2017 7.67, #127 Feb 2018 Wildfest 7.7, #33 Nov 2018 7.53
HCT Challenger Finals qualifier: 2018 Season 1, 2, 3
Regular NA Arena Leaderboard player.
Reached #1 in NA arena leaderboard in May 2018 with a 9.07 average!
Just beat a deck with Argent Horserider and Wobbling Runts. Cool
I'm 6 runs in with a 8 win average so far. But now I'm forced to pick between a bottom tier class: Shaman, Druid, and Warlock.
Which class do you think is the most consistent of the three?
Druid seems to have the tools to go the aggressive route. Going midrange or control with Druid seems bad because they lack AOE and hard removal spells.
Shaman has lots of control spells and healing mechanics, but the quality of their minions makes me hesitant that the class can play the long game. It seems like you have to hope and pray for elemental synergy if you want to play the value game with this class. Aggro also seems harder to build in Shaman than in Druid.
Warlock has lots of removal and AOE spells like Shaman, but Warlock has a better hero power.
To me Warlock seems like the most consistent class of these three. But aggro Druid can be a thing so I'm also thinking about that. Aggro and tempo drafts have been key to my 8 win average this month and my 7 win average last month.
4x Top 150 arena player
#95 June 2017 6.80, #108 Aug 2017 7.67, #127 Feb 2018 Wildfest 7.7, #33 Nov 2018 7.53
HCT Challenger Finals qualifier: 2018 Season 1, 2, 3
Which regions have the top 100's?
I'm glad they expanded the amount of players listed each month. Constructed is very competitive and having only the top 100 cuts a lot of big name players.
Americas region link http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/blog/20838076/top-hearthstone-players-may-2017-6-8-2017
4x Top 150 arena player
#95 June 2017 6.80, #108 Aug 2017 7.67, #127 Feb 2018 Wildfest 7.7, #33 Nov 2018 7.53
HCT Challenger Finals qualifier: 2018 Season 1, 2, 3
Made the 3peat. I'm pretty happy.
That's nice of them having a bigger list. Will probably help me out in June since with my new job I definitely don't have the luxury to do 60 runs to increase my average.
Totally thought there were only Constructed players for a minute tho.
Regular NA Arena Leaderboard player.
Reached #1 in NA arena leaderboard in May 2018 with a 9.07 average!
Congratulations to everyone who made the lists! I only played 10 runs since my last post in the end of April. My average over the last 100 runs grew from 5.48 to 5.65 : ) At this speed it should be only like 6 months until I've reached the 6.0 average wins/run : p
I would have entered the list if it wasn't for the 30 cap needed. Meh, I have the win rate, I don't have the time.
How is everyone doing in the final stretch?
My average is shifting between 6.9-7.1 which should be good enough for the bottom half of the NA leader board. But it would be nice to be finish in the top 100 and not the dumpster ranks.
I need to complete 7 more runs, RNG please be kind
GL everyone :)
4x Top 150 arena player
#95 June 2017 6.80, #108 Aug 2017 7.67, #127 Feb 2018 Wildfest 7.7, #33 Nov 2018 7.53
HCT Challenger Finals qualifier: 2018 Season 1, 2, 3
I'm like 6.46 this month lol
Didn't know about the stealth meta changes and my tempo playstyle gets way more punished now that the new players are gone and each deck is basically defined by how much value your deck can churn out from nowhere.
Regular NA Arena Leaderboard player.
Reached #1 in NA arena leaderboard in May 2018 with a 9.07 average!
My last 7 runs were very bad and my average ended up at 6.8 which might squeak me into last place
In the end, I think I could have drafted slightly better and I could have played a lot better.
And I really hope Blizzard will announce a balance update for arena because I want to play every class equally and not focus on the top tier. Overall, I still had fun going for the leaderboard.
I won't have time to do the challenge next month so I'll just be derping around with my favorite arena classes Druid and Warlock and seeing if the weapon update made Warrior any better.
GL everyone :)
4x Top 150 arena player
#95 June 2017 6.80, #108 Aug 2017 7.67, #127 Feb 2018 Wildfest 7.7, #33 Nov 2018 7.53
HCT Challenger Finals qualifier: 2018 Season 1, 2, 3
Regular NA Arena Leaderboard player.
Reached #1 in NA arena leaderboard in May 2018 with a 9.07 average!
First time I made the arena leaderboard at #95!!! Very proud of myself.
I'm looking forward to the next expansion and I plan to go for the arena leaderboard again in either September or October.
Good Luck everyone :)
https://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/blog/20904302/top-hearthstone-players-june-2017-7-7-2017
4x Top 150 arena player
#95 June 2017 6.80, #108 Aug 2017 7.67, #127 Feb 2018 Wildfest 7.7, #33 Nov 2018 7.53
HCT Challenger Finals qualifier: 2018 Season 1, 2, 3
Top Hearthstone players for July 2017
https://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/blog/20961028/top-hearthstone-players-july-2017-8-7-2017
https://eu.battle.net/hearthstone/en/blog/20961028/top-hearthstone-players-july-2017-07-08-2017
https://kr.battle.net/hearthstone/ko/blog/20961028/2017년-7월-정규-야생-투기장-최종-순위-2017-08-08
4x Top 150 arena player
#95 June 2017 6.80, #108 Aug 2017 7.67, #127 Feb 2018 Wildfest 7.7, #33 Nov 2018 7.53
HCT Challenger Finals qualifier: 2018 Season 1, 2, 3
I completed my 30 runs for August with a 7.67 average, which is hopefully good enough for the leaderboard.
My three best classes are Rogue, Paladin, and Priest. I really need to improve with Druid, Warlock, Mage, and Hunter. I’m going to avoid playing Shaman and Warrior until I finish my 30 runs each month.
4x Top 150 arena player
#95 June 2017 6.80, #108 Aug 2017 7.67, #127 Feb 2018 Wildfest 7.7, #33 Nov 2018 7.53
HCT Challenger Finals qualifier: 2018 Season 1, 2, 3
Made a pretty crazy run this month, sitting at 8.2 solely in the KFT expansion. My frost festival record is worse lol this is probably the highest record I'll peak tbh
Was one of the first to jump on the Druid train and it was just just a slaughterfest. Had like a 9.2 avg with 12 druid runs before low rolling a couple of runs after that.
Will be interesting to see where I end up on this month with the Frost Festival first week and the first 3 weeks of KFT.
Regular NA Arena Leaderboard player.
Reached #1 in NA arena leaderboard in May 2018 with a 9.07 average!