Big warrior is the first archetype that i'm going to play during the release day of Scholomance. I opted for a version with dragons. I want to have Molten Breath as an option in case i run into too many aggro decks. I also wanted to test Plagued Protodrake as an option for the deck. I calculated the average outcome of its deathrattle taking into account the pool of 7-cost minions available after the release of the expansion. There will be 43 minions in the pool. Around 60% of the time we will get a good or great outcome. This takes into account the stats, effects and keywords on the minions. Most of these have taunt and/or some upside. Some of them come with a situational effect that can be good or bad depending on the state of the game. Baron Geddon is a good example. You will be happy to see him against a token deck. But there will be situations where you are too low on health and he could be a huge liability. The best minion by far is Winged Guardian. A huge threat and a wall that's hard to break through. The worst outcome is Dinotamer Brann but out of 43 minions only 4 of them are truly awful.
I have seen many videos from Youtubers and streamers playing their own versions of the deck and Troublemaker seems pretty insane. Rattlegore also seems pretty good but i'm only going to test him if i get it from packs. It's not worth spending dust right now. I have serious doubts about Ceremonial Maul but i will test the card before dismissing it. And Athletic Studies seems like a pretty good way to fill your earlier turns. Any other suggestions? Should i cut Bulwark of Azzinoth and wait a little more before adding it to the deck? I appreciate any feedback.
The Boom Reaver honestly seems like a bait to me, it's really bad to hit off both Commencement and Dimensional Ripper and isn't worth the risk for the payoff the card gives. I'd also consider cutting some of the weapons for Livewire Lance it really helps patch up your early game while also providing an easy way to activate Coerce
I wouldn't run Athletic Studies in a deck with only one rush minion. And there are no rush minions in standard I really want in big warrior. Without it (and with it really), it's often going to be hard to activate spellburst on your Reaper's Scythe. Corsair Cache is out of your hand by the time you equip this, and your other cheap(ish) spells are removal effects - which don't go well with the weapon.
Ysera is too slow, in any format. Commencement is nowhere close to bringing it into relevance, IMO. Plagued Protodrake is similarily sloow - perhaps take out the former and one of the drakes, and add two Scrapyard Colossus? I also think The Boom Reaver is going to be too slow.
I wouldn't run Athletic Studies in a deck with only one rush minion. And there are no rush minions in standard I really want in big warrior. Without it (and with it really), it's often going to be hard to activate spellburst on your Reaper's Scythe. Corsair Cache is out of your hand by the time you equip this, and your other cheap(ish) spells are removal effects - which don't go well with the weapon.
Ysera is too slow, in any format. Commencement is nowhere close to bringing it into relevance, IMO. Plagued Protodrake is similarily sloow - perhaps take out the former and one of the drakes, and add two Scrapyard Colossus? I also think The Boom Reaver is going to be too slow.
Depending on how the meta shapes up you could run Batterhead and the discount is going to be pretty relevant in this case. The main reason i want studies is to be able to play something early on and still get a removal from it. Discover a rush minion accomplishes both. It's really tricky to use the spellburst effectively in Warrior. The class has too many situational spells. Athletic Studies isn't as situational so it's going to be one of the best activators, imo.
Ysera can generate some pretty good cards and those can be useful for many situations. There's a lot of variance in her outcomes so she isn't the most reliable card but i still want to try her. I'm going to use Scrapyard Colossus in a different shell. The card is just as slow as Ysera but less RNG. Plagued Protodrake is not 100% reliable as well but i'm taking the dragon tag in consideration. Molten Breath could be pretty valuable against aggro and the card needs quite a few dragons to activate reliably. The dragon shell probably isn't the best one considering other options like Troublemaker.
looks similar to what I made but reaper scythe is trash, thats something you would put in armor heavy control deck.
I'm a little worried about how consistently the spellburst can be triggered. Warrior has too many situational spells. But this is a good defensive weapon and the deck needs good defensive tools to survive. It's just too slow and vulnerable to hyper aggression and i believe Aggro DH is going to dominate yet again.
Big warrior is the first archetype that i'm going to play during the release day of Scholomance. I opted for a version with dragons. I want to have Molten Breath as an option in case i run into too many aggro decks. I also wanted to test Plagued Protodrake as an option for the deck. I calculated the average outcome of its deathrattle taking into account the pool of 7-cost minions available after the release of the expansion. There will be 43 minions in the pool. Around 60% of the time we will get a good or great outcome. This takes into account the stats, effects and keywords on the minions. Most of these have taunt and/or some upside. Some of them come with a situational effect that can be good or bad depending on the state of the game. Baron Geddon is a good example. You will be happy to see him against a token deck. But there will be situations where you are too low on health and he could be a huge liability. The best minion by far is Winged Guardian. A huge threat and a wall that's hard to break through. The worst outcome is Dinotamer Brann but out of 43 minions only 4 of them are truly awful.
I have seen many videos from Youtubers and streamers playing their own versions of the deck and Troublemaker seems pretty insane. Rattlegore also seems pretty good but i'm only going to test him if i get it from packs. It's not worth spending dust right now. I have serious doubts about Ceremonial Maul but i will test the card before dismissing it. And Athletic Studies seems like a pretty good way to fill your earlier turns. Any other suggestions? Should i cut Bulwark of Azzinoth and wait a little more before adding it to the deck? I appreciate any feedback.
The Boom Reaver honestly seems like a bait to me, it's really bad to hit off both Commencement and Dimensional Ripper and isn't worth the risk for the payoff the card gives. I'd also consider cutting some of the weapons for Livewire Lance it really helps patch up your early game while also providing an easy way to activate Coerce
The big warrior deck thijs made looks super fun, I don’t have a code or anything but you should check it out.
I wouldn't run Athletic Studies in a deck with only one rush minion. And there are no rush minions in standard I really want in big warrior. Without it (and with it really), it's often going to be hard to activate spellburst on your Reaper's Scythe. Corsair Cache is out of your hand by the time you equip this, and your other cheap(ish) spells are removal effects - which don't go well with the weapon.
Ysera is too slow, in any format. Commencement is nowhere close to bringing it into relevance, IMO. Plagued Protodrake is similarily sloow - perhaps take out the former and one of the drakes, and add two Scrapyard Colossus? I also think The Boom Reaver is going to be too slow.
Depending on how the meta shapes up you could run Batterhead and the discount is going to be pretty relevant in this case. The main reason i want studies is to be able to play something early on and still get a removal from it. Discover a rush minion accomplishes both. It's really tricky to use the spellburst effectively in Warrior. The class has too many situational spells. Athletic Studies isn't as situational so it's going to be one of the best activators, imo.
Ysera can generate some pretty good cards and those can be useful for many situations. There's a lot of variance in her outcomes so she isn't the most reliable card but i still want to try her. I'm going to use Scrapyard Colossus in a different shell. The card is just as slow as Ysera but less RNG. Plagued Protodrake is not 100% reliable as well but i'm taking the dragon tag in consideration. Molten Breath could be pretty valuable against aggro and the card needs quite a few dragons to activate reliably. The dragon shell probably isn't the best one considering other options like Troublemaker.
I'll try using The Boom Reaver but i'm a little cautious about it. I like the card but he isn't the same without Dr. Boom, Mad Genius. I'll most likely cut him if he interferes too much on Commencement and Dimensional Ripper. I'll probably add Colossus of the Moon. Thanks for the feedback!
looks similar to what I made but reaper scythe is trash, thats something you would put in armor heavy control deck.
Fun > Meta
I'm a little worried about how consistently the spellburst can be triggered. Warrior has too many situational spells. But this is a good defensive weapon and the deck needs good defensive tools to survive. It's just too slow and vulnerable to hyper aggression and i believe Aggro DH is going to dominate yet again.
https://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/1357994-how-to-rip-dimensions-101
Slaps. Vargoth instead of prime what im currently playing
Fun > Meta