So i've played HS for few years, and never was able to reach the legend or even rank higher than 8 i guess. But after Witchwood i've finally climbed to rank 2 (barely) for the first time in my life lol)) I was playing my own version of Odd Paladin (so still not that big of an achievement i guess, cuz most ppl say Odd/Even pals r OP =) but i just can't move higher than Rank 2, when i reach Rank 2 i always drop back to Rank 3 or even 4. I played about 100 matches at rank 4 and higher already (if not more), and it really feels like i've pushed my deck to the limit lol)) So i'm looking for deck suggestions specifically good at top ranks in current meta. Considering my collection, if possible, cuz i miss A LOT of meta cards. I have about 1400 dust tho + some gold buffer to play arenas, so i can create few Epics or like 1 legendary in the next couple days.
First a disclaimer, I'm a rank 5 in standard, so take my advice with a grain of salt since it sounds like you're already ahead.
With that said, I have been playing Odd Paladin a lot, experimenting with it a lot and even made 3-4 of my own variations of it (some of which are way more fun to play but have lower win rate). While swapping cards, as well as looking at winrates on HSReplay, here is what I'm noticing:
Some variants run 1 Vinecleaver, some run 2, adding a 2nd Vinecleaver seems to improve the winrate on average about 2-3%
Some variants run Corridor Creeper, some don't, adding Corridor Creepers to your deck seems to similarly improve your win rate about 2-3%
WIth that said, this is in standard, and I know nothing about wild aside from the fact that Odd Paladin is significantly stronger than the standard variant thanks to cards like Quartermaster, Muster for Battle, etc.
I only reached rank 2 this season myself but I got there playing taunt druid in standard. It's not the best deck and it would be easier to reach legend with something like paladin but I'm trying to get the golden druid hero right now (;
I was playing the newer version of shudderwock shaman (I've dubbed it KeleWock Shaman) and was doing pretty well. It seems to be able to hang better than the old Shudderwock Shaman with Keleseth and elementals along with the board clears and healing it already had. Only problems I had was not getting board clears agains odd. When I did get board clears I won. Faced TONS of paladdins yesterday and was still at 60% wr.
I can suggest the following, either stick with your own deck or try the following two:
a) Burn Mage or b) Malygos Druid
Both are powerhouses in the current meta on account of it being a lot slower than usual. There are other decks I could recommend but they have a really steep learning curve so you might not have time to learn them on a competitive level.
If you wish to obtain lists for the two aforementioned decks let me know and I'll provide you with tried and tested ones. Good luck on this final day! ^^
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I think odd pally is a good deck to do it with, you just gotta get a little bit lucky queuing into winnable matchups and then win the games. If you're winning games then you should keep playing, take a break if you lose a couple in a row or fall back down a rank or something. Good luck man. (Your collection is private btw)
I think odd rogue is better at punishing people for poor draws. You can achieve >50% win rate on that alone with that deck haha. I also find it more fun than odd paladin because I think the paladin is more of a one trick finisher with Level Up! or a Sunkeeper Tarim (from Stonehill Defender of course). I can't really think of many other solid semi-budget meta choices right now at the top (I'm hovering around 2-4 myself this month, haven't been able to play too much). Maybe a token druid? With cards like Branching Paths and Violet Teacher? I imagine it would play similar to your odd paladin, just with better buffing cards on curve.
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I definitely can't say that Odd Pal is bad considering results i've achieved already, but i was on Rank 2 about 10 times if not more, i mean it goes like that: i reach rank 2, get 1-2-3 stars and after that i always start to lose and move back to rank 3 or 4 somehow, even if it's not a lose-streak, it just takes a bit more time)) P.S. didn't even knew collection is private by default, guess now it should be visible.
Never tried Stonehill Defender in this deck, seems like an interesting choice. For druid decks i miss too much cards: no Hadronox, Aviana, no Kun, not even single Brancjhing Paths lol, im just unlucky with druid epics and legs for some reason))
And i've actually tried Odd Rogue a lot (about 50 games in prev. month) and it seem to not work for me at all, i played mostly control decks, so Odd Rogue is just too hard for me - i think such deck type called "tempo" and well, i'm just real bad at making right decisions it seems =\ I've played only Miracle Rogue at times of GvG i guess, and Quest Rogue before it got nerfed. So not my way i guess, at least at current period of time)))
Looks interesting, i've tried spell hunter back in the days - but i have no Rexxar DK and also miss both To My Side - can craft only one of em (1500 dust atm). And i'm not actually sure - is DK that good for hunter? or it's not crucial for this deck, i just got feeling that crafted beasts rly help to keep the steam in mirror matches back in the days, but then again - how bad will it be with DK but without To My Side's... P.S. btw bounced to rank 3 and back to rank 2 again in Nth time lol
I miss just DK, have Rhok, as i said i played spell hunter (without Rhok it makes no sense anyways lol)) but i just realized that u posted a deck for Standard so it's not for me.
Well to me it looks like only RenoLock still works, Cube and Control get rekt more often, but i miss 1 legendary in each warlock deck: Kazakus, Umbra & Godfrey. So don't sure - maybe it matters, but still - to me warlock's winrate is less than Odd Pal or Even Sham... P.S. I also tried OTK Velen Priest and C'Thun Taunt Druid, but this month i can't even reach Rank 2, bouncing between 5 and 4))
So i've played HS for few years, and never was able to reach the legend or even rank higher than 8 i guess. But after Witchwood i've finally climbed to rank 2 (barely) for the first time in my life lol)) I was playing my own version of Odd Paladin (so still not that big of an achievement i guess, cuz most ppl say Odd/Even pals r OP =) but i just can't move higher than Rank 2, when i reach Rank 2 i always drop back to Rank 3 or even 4. I played about 100 matches at rank 4 and higher already (if not more), and it really feels like i've pushed my deck to the limit lol))
So i'm looking for deck suggestions specifically good at top ranks in current meta. Considering my collection, if possible, cuz i miss A LOT of meta cards. I have about 1400 dust tho + some gold buffer to play arenas, so i can create few Epics or like 1 legendary in the next couple days.
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First a disclaimer, I'm a rank 5 in standard, so take my advice with a grain of salt since it sounds like you're already ahead.
With that said, I have been playing Odd Paladin a lot, experimenting with it a lot and even made 3-4 of my own variations of it (some of which are way more fun to play but have lower win rate). While swapping cards, as well as looking at winrates on HSReplay, here is what I'm noticing:
WIth that said, this is in standard, and I know nothing about wild aside from the fact that Odd Paladin is significantly stronger than the standard variant thanks to cards like Quartermaster, Muster for Battle, etc.
I only reached rank 2 this season myself but I got there playing taunt druid in standard. It's not the best deck and it would be easier to reach legend with something like paladin but I'm trying to get the golden druid hero right now (;
I was playing the newer version of shudderwock shaman (I've dubbed it KeleWock Shaman) and was doing pretty well. It seems to be able to hang better than the old Shudderwock Shaman with Keleseth and elementals along with the board clears and healing it already had. Only problems I had was not getting board clears agains odd. When I did get board clears I won. Faced TONS of paladdins yesterday and was still at 60% wr.
I can suggest the following, either stick with your own deck or try the following two:
a) Burn Mage or
b) Malygos Druid
Both are powerhouses in the current meta on account of it being a lot slower than usual. There are other decks I could recommend but they have a really steep learning curve so you might not have time to learn them on a competitive level.
If you wish to obtain lists for the two aforementioned decks let me know and I'll provide you with tried and tested ones. Good luck on this final day! ^^
I think odd pally is a good deck to do it with, you just gotta get a little bit lucky queuing into winnable matchups and then win the games.
If you're winning games then you should keep playing, take a break if you lose a couple in a row or fall back down a rank or something.
Good luck man. (Your collection is private btw)
I think odd rogue is better at punishing people for poor draws. You can achieve >50% win rate on that alone with that deck haha. I also find it more fun than odd paladin because I think the paladin is more of a one trick finisher with Level Up! or a Sunkeeper Tarim (from Stonehill Defender of course). I can't really think of many other solid semi-budget meta choices right now at the top (I'm hovering around 2-4 myself this month, haven't been able to play too much). Maybe a token druid? With cards like Branching Paths and Violet Teacher? I imagine it would play similar to your odd paladin, just with better buffing cards on curve.
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Odd paladin cries if it faces nothing but control warlock. I've queued into 4 evenlocks in a row and lost my rank 1.
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Well, standard is too boring for me, so i never was higher than Rank 18 or so in last year i think, just toooo boring lol))
I only do quests in standard.
But my version of Wild Odd Pal has 1 Vinecleaver, 0 Corridor Creepers, Dire Moles, Acherus Veterans and even 0 Argent Squires. Cuz with these versions i was struggling even on rank 15 (maybe was just playing it wrong, don't sure), but i have x2 Steward of Darkshire, Warhorse Trainer and Sword of Justice, also x2 Owls and 1 Stand Against Darkness. Guess that's most important changes which distinguish my version of this deck. Oh and also i use secrets: Avenge, Competitive Spirit, Noble Sacrifice.
P.S. x2 Righteous Protector, Quartermaster, Level Up! & Muster for Battle - r obvious, so it's a boilerplate for such decks.
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This worked for me and a couple other people you can see in comments.
I definitely can't say that Odd Pal is bad considering results i've achieved already, but i was on Rank 2 about 10 times if not more, i mean it goes like that: i reach rank 2, get 1-2-3 stars and after that i always start to lose and move back to rank 3 or 4 somehow, even if it's not a lose-streak, it just takes a bit more time))
P.S. didn't even knew collection is private by default, guess now it should be visible.
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Never tried Stonehill Defender in this deck, seems like an interesting choice. For druid decks i miss too much cards: no Hadronox, Aviana, no Kun, not even single Brancjhing Paths lol, im just unlucky with druid epics and legs for some reason))
And i've actually tried Odd Rogue a lot (about 50 games in prev. month) and it seem to not work for me at all, i played mostly control decks, so Odd Rogue is just too hard for me - i think such deck type called "tempo" and well, i'm just real bad at making right decisions it seems =\
I've played only Miracle Rogue at times of GvG i guess, and Quest Rogue before it got nerfed. So not my way i guess, at least at current period of time)))
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Looks interesting, i've tried spell hunter back in the days - but i have no Rexxar DK and also miss both To My Side - can craft only one of em (1500 dust atm). And i'm not actually sure - is DK that good for hunter? or it's not crucial for this deck, i just got feeling that crafted beasts rly help to keep the steam in mirror matches back in the days, but then again - how bad will it be with DK but without To My Side's...
P.S. btw bounced to rank 3 and back to rank 2 again in Nth time lol
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Yeah DK and Rhok are both required for the deck to win consistently. No late game otherwise.
I miss just DK, have Rhok, as i said i played spell hunter (without Rhok it makes no sense anyways lol)) but i just realized that u posted a deck for Standard so it's not for me.
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Well to me it looks like only RenoLock still works, Cube and Control get rekt more often, but i miss 1 legendary in each warlock deck: Kazakus, Umbra & Godfrey. So don't sure - maybe it matters, but still - to me warlock's winrate is less than Odd Pal or Even Sham...
P.S. I also tried OTK Velen Priest and C'Thun Taunt Druid, but this month i can't even reach Rank 2, bouncing between 5 and 4))
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