Difficult to answer without knowing your collection and what you like to play. There are good cards in GA but if you just want Reno, it might prove too expensive
Difficult to answer without knowing your collection and what you like to play. There are good cards in GA but if you just want Reno, it might prove too expensive
Reno is the card I'm most interested in, but the other useful cards are cool too.
I've been meaning to play mage for a few months and was going to spend some dust, but I had to hold back due to the state of the meta. I generally like midrange and control decks.
There's not much time before next expansion. I would give a pass, this is too much investment for the cards, which may become unplayable (oh well it is a possibility if Galakrond decks get powercrept). . Also if you have 360 gold and you want to do it solely with gold, then you will enter the next expansion with close to 0 gold and you will be way behind the others.
The only two good Galakronds now are Priest and Rogue. Quest Warlock > Gala Lock and other Galakronds suck. Not worth it imho.
1) 4 legendaries, 6 epics, 22 rares and 28 commons. Even if you were to dust them all, this is 2780 dust which is in line with the expected dust worth of 28 packs 2) Risky Skipper (Chapter 3) which is a core card in both Enrage Warrior and Bomb Warrior (both very good meta decks) 3) The Amazing Reno (Chapter 4) which is a core card in Highlander Mage and Escaped Manasaber (also Chapter 4) which is also an auto-include in most Highlander decks 4) Rotnest Drake (Chapter 3) which is a key card in Dragon Hunter and Highlander Hunter 5) Rising Winds (Chapter 2) which is also core in Spell Druid 6) Scalelord (Chapter 3) which is a solid addition to Murloc Paladin 6) Various other cards that have occasionally seen play in meta decks: such as: Sky Gen'ral Kragg which is auto-include in Quest Shaman and Quest Warrior (if anyone plays those), Skyvateer (Stealth Rogue), Frenzied Felwing (various aggro decks)
So overall the dust value of the adventure is on par with that of 28 random packs, but the quality of the cards is significantly higher and therefore it is definitely worth spending gold on the adventure rather than on anything else
TBH I would not take the decision based on a deck that works today (such as warrior's). We have a saying, "if you want to follow fashion, means that you are already out of It". A deck that is T1 today may disappear in some weeks.
Although the meta will change with the next expansion, I’d be surprised if there are many mage decks that don’t run Reno while it’s in standard.
He already has almost no gold. If he is about to farm for the adventure, he will most likely have 0, when the expansion hits. You are assuming in the new expansion there will be no more important cards than Reno, which is false, because we don't know. Also, even disregarding expansion, Reno will rotate out in a few months either way - it's a short term investment.
If you are a F2P player (which the guy seems to be), you need to carefully manage your gold and not spend it on the cards, which will rotate out soon (yes, few months is pretty soon for a f2p player). I can't imagine, how one Reno can be more beneficial to a F2P player, than 25 packs of the newest expansion.
Also there is a chance Reno WILL become irrelevant - all you need to have is an aggro meta. Reno already was dropped at the start of this format, simply because turn 10 clear was a ridiculously greedy play vs DH and in most games the card was simply sitting in your hand doing nothing. And then you were dead. Only after nerfs people added Reno, Kalecgos and other greedy cards back, simply because entire meta slowed down.
There is no evidence behind assuming the next meta won't be aggro focused. And if it will be... Good luck having Reno, but no gold to buy a single pack of the new expansion.
Although the meta will change with the next expansion, I’d be surprised if there are many mage decks that don’t run Reno while it’s in standard.
He already has almost no gold. If he is about to farm for the adventure, he will most likely have 0, when the expansion hits. You are assuming in the new expansion there will be no more important cards than Reno, which is false, because we don't know. Also, even disregarding expansion, Reno will rotate out in a few months either way - it's a short term investment.
If you are a F2P player (which the guy seems to be), you need to carefully manage your gold and not spend it on the cards, which will rotate out soon (yes, few months is pretty soon for a f2p player). I can't imagine, how one Reno can be more beneficial to a F2P player, than 25 packs of the newest expansion.
Also there is a chance Reno WILL become irrelevant - all you need to have is an aggro meta. Reno already was dropped at the start of this format, simply because turn 10 clear was a ridiculously greedy play vs DH and in most games the card was simply sitting in your hand doing nothing. And then you were dead. Only after nerfs people added Reno, Kalecgos and other greedy cards back, simply because entire meta slowed down.
There is no evidence behind assuming the next meta won't be aggro focused. And if it will be... Good luck having Reno, but no gold to buy a single pack of the new expansion.
I don't agree with most of what you said apart from one thing -'There is no evidence'. Pretty much invalidated most of your own points.
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Was inactive during release. Should I spend my gold on the chapters? Are the cards worth it?
I'm interested on Reno, he's on chapter 4 though.
I have 360 gold, and haven't bought a single chapter. What do you guys say?
Go for it. Too much value
Difficult to answer without knowing your collection and what you like to play. There are good cards in GA but if you just want Reno, it might prove too expensive
10 cards from the adventure are seeing play at this point so its prolly worth it, just dont expect enjoyment from the experience
Reno is the card I'm most interested in, but the other useful cards are cool too.
I've been meaning to play mage for a few months and was going to spend some dust, but I had to hold back due to the state of the meta. I generally like midrange and control decks.
Go for it then...
There are good cards in GA but if you just want Reno, it might prove too expensive
Most cards in set proved both playable and useful.
If just for Reno, however, I'd give it up.
In the current meta if you play or want to play Rogue, Mage, DH, Hunter, Druid, Paladin, Warrior then yes otherwise no.
I brought it in Jan and still haven't completed it, cause I have no interest in PvE, and I was able to reach legend every month except Feb and March.
If you have patience you can craft them when they rotate. Also keep in mind that the new expansion may release in 2months.
On a pure dust level, youll probably get more from the expansion than the same value in packs.
There's not much time before next expansion. I would give a pass, this is too much investment for the cards, which may become unplayable (oh well it is a possibility if Galakrond decks get powercrept). . Also if you have 360 gold and you want to do it solely with gold, then you will enter the next expansion with close to 0 gold and you will be way behind the others.
The only two good Galakronds now are Priest and Rogue. Quest Warlock > Gala Lock and other Galakronds suck. Not worth it imho.
Especially if all you want is just Reno.
For the cost of 28 packs you get:
1) 4 legendaries, 6 epics, 22 rares and 28 commons. Even if you were to dust them all, this is 2780 dust which is in line with the expected dust worth of 28 packs
2) Risky Skipper (Chapter 3) which is a core card in both Enrage Warrior and Bomb Warrior (both very good meta decks)
3) The Amazing Reno (Chapter 4) which is a core card in Highlander Mage and Escaped Manasaber (also Chapter 4) which is also an auto-include in most Highlander decks
4) Rotnest Drake (Chapter 3) which is a key card in Dragon Hunter and Highlander Hunter
5) Rising Winds (Chapter 2) which is also core in Spell Druid
6) Scalelord (Chapter 3) which is a solid addition to Murloc Paladin
6) Various other cards that have occasionally seen play in meta decks: such as: Sky Gen'ral Kragg which is auto-include in Quest Shaman and Quest Warrior (if anyone plays those), Skyvateer (Stealth Rogue), Frenzied Felwing (various aggro decks)
So overall the dust value of the adventure is on par with that of 28 random packs, but the quality of the cards is significantly higher and therefore it is definitely worth spending gold on the adventure rather than on anything else
If you like Midrange/Control decks, Escaped Manasaber and the Amazing Reno are very powerful in LPG Reno Mage.
If you just want to play mage, spend your gold on the adventure, just consider that the expansion comes out in two months and will change the meta.
Although the meta will change with the next expansion, I’d be surprised if there are many mage decks that don’t run Reno while it’s in standard.
TBH I would not take the decision based on a deck that works today (such as warrior's). We have a saying, "if you want to follow fashion, means that you are already out of It". A deck that is T1 today may disappear in some weeks.
This is a must buy
He already has almost no gold. If he is about to farm for the adventure, he will most likely have 0, when the expansion hits. You are assuming in the new expansion there will be no more important cards than Reno, which is false, because we don't know. Also, even disregarding expansion, Reno will rotate out in a few months either way - it's a short term investment.
If you are a F2P player (which the guy seems to be), you need to carefully manage your gold and not spend it on the cards, which will rotate out soon (yes, few months is pretty soon for a f2p player). I can't imagine, how one Reno can be more beneficial to a F2P player, than 25 packs of the newest expansion.
Also there is a chance Reno WILL become irrelevant - all you need to have is an aggro meta. Reno already was dropped at the start of this format, simply because turn 10 clear was a ridiculously greedy play vs DH and in most games the card was simply sitting in your hand doing nothing. And then you were dead. Only after nerfs people added Reno, Kalecgos and other greedy cards back, simply because entire meta slowed down.
There is no evidence behind assuming the next meta won't be aggro focused. And if it will be... Good luck having Reno, but no gold to buy a single pack of the new expansion.
I don't agree with most of what you said apart from one thing -'There is no evidence'. Pretty much invalidated most of your own points.