I've been playing this game for a quite long time now (2 Years) All I've done this entire time was opening card packs and that was all for me
Would like to switch to Arena instead of just opening packs , Want to know is there are any special tips in picking cards ? Because whatever deck I make up in Arena draft will get me 0-4 wins
Arena is quite different from constructed. You need to learn which classes are strong and which are weak, because meta is not the same in both modes. You also need to learn how to draft accordingly for that class. For example: some classes like rogue/paladin don't need many 2-mana drops, whereas hunter/priest you need to make sure you have a strong early game.
I suggest you look up some of the infinite arena players/pro arena streamers out there, and watch their replays and analize what's going on. See what their decision making is and why, and how that differs from what you would have chosen. I like to watch Shadybunny's youtube channel, it's a great resource. If anyone knows another player I'd be happy to hear.
Arena is quite different from constructed. You need to learn which classes are strong and which are weak, because meta is not the same in both modes. You also need to learn how to draft accordingly for that class. For example: some classes like rogue/paladin don't need many 2-mana drops, whereas hunter/priest you need to make sure you have a strong early game.
I suggest you look up some of the infinite arena players/pro arena streamers out there, and watch their replays and analize what's going on. See what their decision making is and why, and how that differs from what you would have chosen. I like to watch Shadybunny's youtube channel, it's a great resource. If anyone knows another player I'd be happy to hear.
Thank you , I'll reconsider this
Last night I went for an Arena raid and went straight 2 lose (Unlucky) Then won 3 times in a row , My point is Arena is really dependent on your luck (Both in card draws and Opponent's draws as well) and You made a good point about each class having it's own deck archetype and therefore drafting style of each class must be different in order to make a decent arena deck
I also recommend watching some infinite Arena players on their Twitch channels, when they are streaming
In my opinion, the good ones to learn are:
https://www.twitch.tv/shadybunny (usually around 10:00 CEST / 01:00 PDT / 04:00EDT - 17:00 CEST / 08:00 PDT / 11:00 EDT Tuesday - Sunday)
(He really likes to take his time and explains every move, so you have time to think "what would I do" and then see what He did. He finished on best Arena player's Leaderboards on EU many times)
ADWCTA's and Merps's channel, they also explain their move's. They also run a Podcast about Arena meta - once a week - on Sunday's. Next one will be TODAY (Sunday/Monday 13th/14th August, starting at 7 P.M. EDT / 1 A.M. CEST). Every podcast is uploaded on their YT here:
They also post their 12-win runs, which happen on stream. As a sidenote - they also finished on the best Arena player's Leaderboards, but they don't go for it every month (they have their real-life work too). Merps finished as number 1 in July 2017 on NA server.
However, Kripp and Hafu tend to play really fast, so it might not be the best way to learn in my opinion.
And to the topic of Drafting: it depends. The drafting pool of cards differs a little. Some classes have easier time building aggressive / Aggro deck (Hunter, Paladin, Rogue), while others usually play in Control-style (Mage, Priest). It depends what cards you get offered.
Sometimes you don't get enough early-game cards, so you have to draft more mid-range cards and so on. It really comes with your experience.
As a drafting helper tools, you can use HearthArena.
Update: sorry I made a small mistake, so correction here:
Lightforge - Arena focused podcast - from ADWCTA and Merps (Grinninggoat) - starts at 6 P.M. EDT / 12 A.M. CEST, 13th/14th August (today's midnight for CEST time).
And it starts each week at the same hour. It lasts usually around 1 hour to 1,5 hour and after it they play co-op Arena run as well.
I think Hafu has the best arena stream, she doesn't play that fast (and she takes her time in the draft phase, unlike Kripp). The chat isn't full of meme spammers either. Plus she is easy on the eyes as it were ;)
I also think you should watch shadybunny on twitch. From him the biggest thing i learned was that while drafting, always look at the vanilla stats first because the synergy wont always happen. of course curve is important too. Just from these two simple drfting tips, my average has increased by 1.5 wins this month
I've been playing this game for a quite long time now (2 Years) All I've done this entire time was opening card packs and that was all for me
Would like to switch to Arena instead of just opening packs , Want to know is there are any special tips in picking cards ? Because whatever deck I make up in Arena draft will get me 0-4 wins
Arena is quite different from constructed. You need to learn which classes are strong and which are weak, because meta is not the same in both modes. You also need to learn how to draft accordingly for that class. For example: some classes like rogue/paladin don't need many 2-mana drops, whereas hunter/priest you need to make sure you have a strong early game.
I suggest you look up some of the infinite arena players/pro arena streamers out there, and watch their replays and analize what's going on. See what their decision making is and why, and how that differs from what you would have chosen. I like to watch Shadybunny's youtube channel, it's a great resource. If anyone knows another player I'd be happy to hear.
I also recommend watching some infinite Arena players on their Twitch channels, when they are streaming
In my opinion, the good ones to learn are:
https://www.twitch.tv/shadybunny (usually around 10:00 CEST / 01:00 PDT / 04:00EDT - 17:00 CEST / 08:00 PDT / 11:00 EDT Tuesday - Sunday)
(He really likes to take his time and explains every move, so you have time to think "what would I do" and then see what He did. He finished on best Arena player's Leaderboards on EU many times)
https://www.twitch.tv/grinninggoat (streaming times - 7 P.M. EDT / 1 A.M. CEST - 11 P.M. EDT / 5 A.M. CEST)
ADWCTA's and Merps's channel, they also explain their move's. They also run a Podcast about Arena meta - once a week - on Sunday's. Next one will be TODAY (Sunday/Monday 13th/14th August, starting at 7 P.M. EDT / 1 A.M. CEST). Every podcast is uploaded on their YT here:
https://www.youtube.com/user/adwcta/videos
They also post their 12-win runs, which happen on stream. As a sidenote - they also finished on the best Arena player's Leaderboards, but they don't go for it every month (they have their real-life work too). Merps finished as number 1 in July 2017 on NA server.
Others I could recommend are:
https://www.twitch.tv/retrogold
https://www.twitch.tv/nl_kripp
https://www.twitch.tv/itshafu
However, Kripp and Hafu tend to play really fast, so it might not be the best way to learn in my opinion.
And to the topic of Drafting: it depends. The drafting pool of cards differs a little. Some classes have easier time building aggressive / Aggro deck (Hunter, Paladin, Rogue), while others usually play in Control-style (Mage, Priest). It depends what cards you get offered.
Sometimes you don't get enough early-game cards, so you have to draft more mid-range cards and so on. It really comes with your experience.
As a drafting helper tools, you can use HearthArena.
http://www.heartharena.com/
They have their drafting helper application:
http://www.heartharena.com/overwolf
Or you can use some Tier List's like for example Lightforge (ADWCTA's and Merps list):
http://thelightforge.com/TierList
Also, you have to know, that HearthArena app isn't always correct. You will learn it with time :)
Update: sorry I made a small mistake, so correction here:
Lightforge - Arena focused podcast - from ADWCTA and Merps (Grinninggoat) - starts at 6 P.M. EDT / 12 A.M. CEST, 13th/14th August (today's midnight for CEST time).
And it starts each week at the same hour. It lasts usually around 1 hour to 1,5 hour and after it they play co-op Arena run as well.
Thank you all guys , I will definitely give the streamers a try if I could
I just made a shaman deck in Arena and I have 3 wins in a row atm (Not at one time , Simply 1 game per night ... just to have different opponents)
I think Hafu has the best arena stream, she doesn't play that fast (and she takes her time in the draft phase, unlike Kripp). The chat isn't full of meme spammers either. Plus she is easy on the eyes as it were ;)
Arena is not dependent on luck. Good arena players will consistently get 5+, while many others consistently get 0, 1, or 2.
Do you really think Krip and Hafu get lucky hundreds of matches in a row?
Anger is the punishment we give ourselves for someone else's mistake.
I also think you should watch shadybunny on twitch. From him the biggest thing i learned was that while drafting, always look at the vanilla stats first because the synergy wont always happen. of course curve is important too. Just from these two simple drfting tips, my average has increased by 1.5 wins this month
Check out my fun evolve decks
Evolve C'thun: http://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/743008-evolve-cthun
Evolve Jade: http://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/753851-evolve-jade
Evolve Elemental: http://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/813707-evolve-elemental