Is Aya Blackpaw still a viable craft? i love playing jade decks and control decks. I just do not know if it is worth the 1600 hundred dust to only be limited to three classes. What do you think?
Aya Blackpaw can be a very versatile craft. Jade/Evolve/N'Zoth/Jadelemental Shaman all love her, as well as Jade Druid and Jade Rogue. Definitely some of my favorite decks to play and she's very strong in all of them. If this style of deck is enjoyable for you, she'll definitely see plenty of use.
Aya is useful, but not required in Evolve Shaman. I've toyed with crafting her, but the fact that it rotates out in Spring 2018 kinda keeps me from going ahead.
Jade decks are still strong, but they are losing popularity. I dont see many jade nowadays. Jade druid almost disappeared on ladder because of quest rogue and pirates meta. Some shaman decks only use Jade Claws and Jade Lightning for tempo.
Jade decks are still strong, but they are losing popularity. I dont see many jade nowadays. Jade druid almost disappeared on ladder because of quest rogue and pirates meta. Some shaman decks only use Jade Claws and Jade Lightning for tempo.
Jade decks are super bad in Standard ladder. And you even said why. You can't afford tempo loss anymore or you've been eaten alive.
In Wild Jade Shaman should be ok due to slower meta.
Jade decks are still strong, but they are losing popularity. I dont see many jade nowadays. Jade druid almost disappeared on ladder because of quest rogue and pirates meta. Some shaman decks only use Jade Claws and Jade Lightning for tempo.
Jade decks are super bad in Standard ladder. And you even said why. You can't afford tempo loss anymore or you've been eaten alive.
In Wild Jade Shaman should be ok due to slower meta.
And Aya is auto-include in every Jade deck ofc.
Super bad is a bit harsh. Jade Druid is still strong, having good matchups against slow Paladins, Priests, Mages and Warriors. It's worst matchup is Quest Rogue, but this deck is losing popularity. And well, even though Jade Shaman per se is no longer such a strong deck, the jade package is run in many other shaman decks, like Token, Evolve-Control and Elemental. Jade Rogue isn't very viable, but its strong Deathrattle synergies might make it strong in the next expansions.
Aya is a really strong card, if not essential, to all these decks. I crafted her recently, and don't regret it
Because it's the end of the season. Believe me in 3 days ladder will be filled with Quest Rogues again.
Aya is not as good as it was suppose to be 3 months ago, what I want to say.
If next expansion will bring slower meta - most likely Jade decks will return. Right now Jade decks (and other slow decks using some Jade inclusions) are T3 imo.
So right now I don't think she's a good crafting oiption.
If you didn't have her during her biggest glory, it seems to be quite useless now and there is many better card to craft. But if you still love Jades and believe to them, why not. It's not too bad, but also not so good in this meta.
Because it's the end of the season. Believe me in 3 days ladder will be filled with Quest Rogues again.
Aya is not as good as it was suppose to be 3 months ago, what I want to say.
If next expansion will bring slower meta - most likely Jade decks will return. Right now Jade decks (and other slow decks using some Jade inclusions) are T3 imo.
So right now I don't think she's a good crafting oiption.
It depends what do you miss and for which decks. What mode you are going to play and so on. I'm only saying Jade decks are not good for Standard meta right now. So Aya being good card by herself has no real place in the meta right now.
If you have everything you need just save the dust for next set.
Is Aya Blackpaw still a viable craft? i love playing jade decks and control decks. I just do not know if it is worth the 1600 hundred dust to only be limited to three classes. What do you think?
Aya was a must-craft card in the prior meta...now she's not as important. I do still see people play Jade Druid and Jade Shaman decks, but they're not as good as some of the other decks that are in the current meta. Although, the Shaman is better than Druid. Personally, I'd keep doing what your doing...playing without it and saving your dust. When the next batch of cards come...she may become useless and you only got to use her for a month or so. It is likely that there will be a new "must-have" legendary and you'll have dust available for it.
It depends what do you miss and for which decks. What mode you are going to play and so on. I'm only saying Jade decks are not good for Standard meta right now. So Aya being good card by herself has no real place in the meta right now.
If you have everything you need just save the dust for next set.
I play on standard and I ussualy either play shaman, warrior, or rogue. I do not really play any other hero. And I have the useful legendaries for those classes
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Is Aya Blackpaw still a viable craft? i love playing jade decks and control decks. I just do not know if it is worth the 1600 hundred dust to only be limited to three classes. What do you think?
i want to play evolve shaman, im missing only 1 card and its aya... dont feel like crafting it for only one deck..
im using "master of evolution" and rarely change it to " hammer of twilight" instead, its performing well.
we need an expert about this, do we really need aya
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Aya Blackpaw can be a very versatile craft. Jade/Evolve/N'Zoth/Jadelemental Shaman all love her, as well as Jade Druid and Jade Rogue. Definitely some of my favorite decks to play and she's very strong in all of them. If this style of deck is enjoyable for you, she'll definitely see plenty of use.
Aya is useful, but not required in Evolve Shaman. I've toyed with crafting her, but the fact that it rotates out in Spring 2018 kinda keeps me from going ahead.
won 400+ matches as a rogue with aya and got rank 5 in 2 seasons and golden rogue ..... for me its great
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Jade Druid is still very strong in ladder ..... Jade + Elemental Shaman is also strong deck
I myself played Jade rogue with n'zoth and had 65% winrate
I think you should go for crafting her, but remember this that she will rotate out next year.
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If you didn't have her during her biggest glory, it seems to be quite useless now and there is many better card to craft. But if you still love Jades and believe to them, why not. It's not too bad, but also not so good in this meta.
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