I'm very bad at this game. I've played it for quite some time and I don't know how to get better. Best I've ever done is reach rank 4, but I'm consistently struggling to get wins at rank 20. I try my best to play tier 1 decks and tech them appropriately. This is not a salt post or me ranting about RNG. I'm legitimately searching for advice on how to "git gud". So, if any of you could tell me anything that makes me less terrible at the game, that would be much appreciated.
I would play control decks. You will lose but it won't be entirely draw related. Teaches you the value of not curvestoning the whole game. Of course I imagine most people in the game go straight to pirate warrior or some other auto pilot deck, and then you get problems like yourself where you suddenly realize you are just bad at the game. That, and play arena.
1. Watch pros play. Ones that talk through why they do what they do.
2) Don't just think about your current turn. If you have time, or a crystal clear picture of what your turn is going to be, spend some time envisioning what your opponent might likely do the next turn or two; and then check your cards to see how efficient you can be as well, and THEN finish out your current turn.
3) when you are losing, constantly keep in mind what cards can save you (shadowreaper Anduin, deathwing, UI, dragonfire potion, etc). Use deck tracker if you have to. Knowing exactly how many cards can help you or will win you the game will help decide if it's worth it to play it out or not. Honestly knowing my outs has saved me a lot of time, AND a lot of games. I've saved time by conceding when I know I'm beat even if it's two turns away still. I've also won games that I shouldn't have by knowing my outs and cycling hard for them.
4) check your own replays to see if anything you did was a huge mistake or not.
5) if all of the above does not work, grab a high playing ranked player or strong buddy to spectate you and explain what they would have done differently and pick your bRain as to why you did certain plays.
1. Watch pros play. Ones that talk through why they do what they do.
2) Don't just think about your current turn. If you have time, or a crystal clear picture of what your turn is going to be, spend some time envisioning what your opponent might likely do the next turn or two; and then check your cards to see how efficient you can be as well, and THEN finish out your current turn.
3) when you are losing, constantly keep in mind what cards can save you (shadowreaper Anduin, deathwing, UI, dragonfire potion, etc). Use deck tracker if you have to. Knowing exactly how many cards can help you or will win you the game will help decide if it's worth it to play it out or not. Honestly knowing my outs has saved me a lot of time, AND a lot of games. I've saved time by conceding when I know I'm beat even if it's two turns away still. I've also won games that I shouldn't have by knowing my outs and cycling hard for them.
4) check your own replays to see if anything you did was a huge mistake or not.
5) if all of the above does not work, grab a high playing ranked player or strong buddy to spectate you and explain what they would have done differently and pick your bRain as to why you did certain plays.
I would play control decks. You will lose but it won't be entirely draw related. Teaches you the value of not curvestoning the whole game. Of course I imagine most people in the game go straight to pirate warrior or some other auto pilot deck, and then you get problems like yourself where you suddenly realize you are just bad at the game. That, and play arena.
Good luck!
In my defense, most of the games I've played in past meta include a healthy rotation of decks. I've played everything from Control Warrior to Aggro Shaman, nearly the entire spectrum. "Tier 1" decks is probably a misleading statement. About half of my wins come from N'Zoth Priest and Control Warrior, the other half coming from various types of Midrange and Aggro. I have tried your method of before, only playing control decks. I faced this same issue as before; just not winning enough. If I can achieve 4k MMR in Gwent with over a 60% winrate, then why in Hearthstone is it so difficult for me to maintain 30%?
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I'm very bad at this game. I've played it for quite some time and I don't know how to get better. Best I've ever done is reach rank 4, but I'm consistently struggling to get wins at rank 20. I try my best to play tier 1 decks and tech them appropriately. This is not a salt post or me ranting about RNG. I'm legitimately searching for advice on how to "git gud". So, if any of you could tell me anything that makes me less terrible at the game, that would be much appreciated.
Achieved Gold Priest- April 2017
I would play control decks. You will lose but it won't be entirely draw related. Teaches you the value of not curvestoning the whole game. Of course I imagine most people in the game go straight to pirate warrior or some other auto pilot deck, and then you get problems like yourself where you suddenly realize you are just bad at the game. That, and play arena.
Good luck!
If you can find a skilled player willing to help, you can learn a lot by having someone spectating your games and giving you pointers.
It's usually harder to get wins on lower ranks as the variety of decks is much larger, they are not all tier 1 and 2 decks.
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The things that helped me;
1. Watch pros play. Ones that talk through why they do what they do.
2) Don't just think about your current turn. If you have time, or a crystal clear picture of what your turn is going to be, spend some time envisioning what your opponent might likely do the next turn or two; and then check your cards to see how efficient you can be as well, and THEN finish out your current turn.
3) when you are losing, constantly keep in mind what cards can save you (shadowreaper Anduin, deathwing, UI, dragonfire potion, etc). Use deck tracker if you have to. Knowing exactly how many cards can help you or will win you the game will help decide if it's worth it to play it out or not. Honestly knowing my outs has saved me a lot of time, AND a lot of games. I've saved time by conceding when I know I'm beat even if it's two turns away still. I've also won games that I shouldn't have by knowing my outs and cycling hard for them.
4) check your own replays to see if anything you did was a huge mistake or not.
5) if all of the above does not work, grab a high playing ranked player or strong buddy to spectate you and explain what they would have done differently and pick your bRain as to why you did certain plays.
Hope this helps.
Achieved Gold Priest- April 2017