Most of my experiences playing it have been bad, and I'm thinking about taking it out of my highlander deck. And when you think about it, it makes sense. If you play a defensive deck and you're on turn 9 or 10, you will generally need something to swing the game in your favour, or at least keep you alive. When you play Alexstrasza, you literally spin a Russian roulette where you either basically shoot yourself in the head, or just outright win the game. A similar card to Alexstrasza would probably be Yogg. But you see, unlike Alexstrasza, Yogg was actually fun.
Perhaps this card would work better in an aggressive deck, but from what I see most highlander decks are mostly defensive. Regardless, even if you were to use it in an aggressive deck, honestly, If you aren't already in the lead by turn 9, Alextrasza most likely won't save you.
I think you are just using it wrong. You use it as a midrange card that has to be played on curve.
However such is not the style of Highlander decks. They are Control decks, meaning you control the game until your opponent is out of ressources, and only then you reveal your win conditions.
Alexstrasza is huge value for its cost. Your opponent will need an answer against three Dragons on your board, and if he is out of answers you win.
I actually think highlander hunter is all about tempo and swing turns. Not about controlling the game.
Alextraza is just one of the swing tools you have in this deck. I tend to play it on curve quite often. Beside the scenarios when im already at very bad or at very good conditon, meening the game is still open, it almost always feels like a great, or at least a good play.
Maybe its just my experience, but personally, i would never cut it out.
I fully understand how you came to that conclusion. Dragonqueen Alexstrasza is often stuck in hand and may low roll. Furthermore, sometimes playing her implies a huge risk and unless we get some good dragons, we might be dead next turn.
It often happens, especially if we focus too much on personal experience, that certain cards don't perform for us. Confirmation bias makes things even worse ...
The truth is this card is insanely powerful and probably the reason why highlander decks are still somewhat competitive. Whatever you feel about this card, DO NOT put it out of your deck :)
People usually thing win condition is the same as win alone card, Alex made this mistake more often because she can win games alone when highroll in battlecry.
The other 29 cards matter and highlander is challenger to balance things and resources.
Except of course, highlander hunter, the class have 30 cards broken even using one of each.
lol alex is not a swing tool you supposed to play it when you are safe so you can put high amount of pressure on board in one turn or in multiple turns.
You never "shoot yourself in the head" with Dragonqueen ... there are literally no "bad" outcomes, only outcomes that are really good or less good. Yogg can pyroblast yourself in the face for example, and dragon queen has no such equivalent.
Yogg is a come from behind card, but terrible when you're even or ahead. Dragonqueen is great when you're even or ahead to potentially become a win condition ... but doesn't do much when you're behind.
Also... is a dragon, which matters a lot for most modern highlander decks.
The average dragon stats are pretty massive, so it's almost always an incredible amount of mana cheating. It can definitely be risky if you don't have anything to play with it. There are some 1 cost spells that alleviate that, though. In Highlander mage, for example, Ray of Frost, Malygos's Frost Nova, or Malygos's Polymorph can swing the initiative back to your side.
Alex should be played in every highlander deck except Wild Reno Priest.
If you drop it on 9 without thinking then yes she sucks just like every other card in the game, you need to identify the turn when she would swing the board in your favour, Eg: try to bait out removal before playing here.
Alex should be played in every highlander deck except Wild Reno Priest.
If you drop it on 9 without thinking then yes she sucks just like every other card in the game, you need to identify the turn when she would swing the board in your favour, Eg: try to bait out removal before playing here.
Getting two zero Mana cards without wasting any deck slot for them is certainly viable for Reno Priest as well.
Alex should be played in every highlander deck except Wild Reno Priest.
If you drop it on 9 without thinking then yes she sucks just like every other card in the game, you need to identify the turn when she would swing the board in your favour, Eg: try to bait out removal before playing here.
Getting two zero Mana cards without wasting any deck slot for them is certainly viable for Reno Priest as well.
It is not a bad card in Reno Priest but it is by far the worst Highlander support card in the deck. When meta is too aggro Reno Priest should drop DQA. In other meta Highlander decks (both Wild and Standard), it is an auto include.
Lol what!? I mean, I suppose I prefer this to a 1 millionth complaint thread, but what!?
She’s absolutely ridiculous. She is tempo and value baked into a single card. Playing her proactively onto an empty or non threatening board is game over for many classes.
She can Lowell, but a lowroll for alex is still a highroll compared to any other single minion in standard you could spend that much mana on.
Two faerie dragons is one of the lowest of rolls, and even that on an empty board is insane for 9 mana and only one card. She generates value that often generates more value as well.
The only consideration I have is, if you always find yourself playing it from behind, why are you always losing by turn 9 in the first place?? Because if you are ahead or even, the card is obviously insane value. If sometimes you are losing and desperate for a solution you can play it and hope for a miracle, but it's not supposed to be like that every game. Maybe you are piloting your deck wrong or maybe your deck is too greedy
I honestly don't find her that good in Highlander Hunter Usually You've won by then or could still win... So She's a card that you can't play early that locks up that spot in your hand and is only win more. Where she is win more she's often bad. I find her to be good in Quest Warlock which is a midrangeish control deck (it has tools to damage the other sides face anyway.) and can also get her free. I'm sure shes okay in other decks. I do think she doesn't make great sense in Hunter. She's only okay there.
Good luck dealing with Brann Turn 7, Zixor Turn 8, Alexstrasza Turn 9 and Nagrand Slam Turn 10 :D
Highlander Hunter served me well during my climb to Legend in Post-Twin Slice-Nerf Meta, as the amount of DH's who could snipe Hunter are far decreased.
OnTopic: Dragonqueen is certainly an EXCELLENT legendary
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Most of my experiences playing it have been bad, and I'm thinking about taking it out of my highlander deck. And when you think about it, it makes sense. If you play a defensive deck and you're on turn 9 or 10, you will generally need something to swing the game in your favour, or at least keep you alive. When you play Alexstrasza, you literally spin a Russian roulette where you either basically shoot yourself in the head, or just outright win the game. A similar card to Alexstrasza would probably be Yogg. But you see, unlike Alexstrasza, Yogg was actually fun.
Perhaps this card would work better in an aggressive deck, but from what I see most highlander decks are mostly defensive. Regardless, even if you were to use it in an aggressive deck, honestly, If you aren't already in the lead by turn 9, Alextrasza most likely won't save you.
Am I just using the card wrong?
I think you are just using it wrong. You use it as a midrange card that has to be played on curve.
However such is not the style of Highlander decks. They are Control decks, meaning you control the game until your opponent is out of ressources, and only then you reveal your win conditions.
Alexstrasza is huge value for its cost. Your opponent will need an answer against three Dragons on your board, and if he is out of answers you win.
I actually think highlander hunter is all about tempo and swing turns. Not about controlling the game.
Alextraza is just one of the swing tools you have in this deck. I tend to play it on curve quite often. Beside the scenarios when im already at very bad or at very good conditon, meening the game is still open, it almost always feels like a great, or at least a good play.
Maybe its just my experience, but personally, i would never cut it out.
I fully understand how you came to that conclusion. Dragonqueen Alexstrasza is often stuck in hand and may low roll. Furthermore, sometimes playing her implies a huge risk and unless we get some good dragons, we might be dead next turn.
It often happens, especially if we focus too much on personal experience, that certain cards don't perform for us. Confirmation bias makes things even worse ...
The truth is this card is insanely powerful and probably the reason why highlander decks are still somewhat competitive. Whatever you feel about this card, DO NOT put it out of your deck :)
1) Great way to open a paragraph...almost too many details to count. You've really drawn the reader in.
2) Don't
3) No...it doesn't
4) Yes, very.
People usually thing win condition is the same as win alone card, Alex made this mistake more often because she can win games alone when highroll in battlecry.
The other 29 cards matter and highlander is challenger to balance things and resources.
Except of course, highlander hunter, the class have 30 cards broken even using one of each.
lol alex is not a swing tool you supposed to play it when you are safe so you can put high amount of pressure on board in one turn or in multiple turns.
You never "shoot yourself in the head" with Dragonqueen ... there are literally no "bad" outcomes, only outcomes that are really good or less good. Yogg can pyroblast yourself in the face for example, and dragon queen has no such equivalent.
Yogg is a come from behind card, but terrible when you're even or ahead. Dragonqueen is great when you're even or ahead to potentially become a win condition ... but doesn't do much when you're behind.
Also... is a dragon, which matters a lot for most modern highlander decks.
If your closest comparison to Alexstrasza is Yogg then yes, you're playing her wrong
The average dragon stats are pretty massive, so it's almost always an incredible amount of mana cheating. It can definitely be risky if you don't have anything to play with it. There are some 1 cost spells that alleviate that, though. In Highlander mage, for example, Ray of Frost, Malygos's Frost Nova, or Malygos's Polymorph can swing the initiative back to your side.
Alex should be played in every highlander deck except Wild Reno Priest.
If you drop it on 9 without thinking then yes she sucks just like every other card in the game, you need to identify the turn when she would swing the board in your favour, Eg: try to bait out removal before playing here.
Getting two zero Mana cards without wasting any deck slot for them is certainly viable for Reno Priest as well.
It is not a bad card in Reno Priest but it is by far the worst Highlander support card in the deck. When meta is too aggro Reno Priest should drop DQA. In other meta Highlander decks (both Wild and Standard), it is an auto include.
She can be combo'd with The Amazing Reno to give you a rebuild kick start if you save the bonus dragons.
But I do find her sticking around my hand longer sometimes now vs when she first arrived.
Lol what!? I mean, I suppose I prefer this to a 1 millionth complaint thread, but what!?
She’s absolutely ridiculous. She is tempo and value baked into a single card. Playing her proactively onto an empty or non threatening board is game over for many classes.
She can Lowell, but a lowroll for alex is still a highroll compared to any other single minion in standard you could spend that much mana on.
Two faerie dragons is one of the lowest of rolls, and even that on an empty board is insane for 9 mana and only one card. She generates value that often generates more value as well.
She’s bonkers good.
Calling the best card in the meta bad.
Or maybe you are using her in wild, in wild she sucks most of time cuz too many bad dragons
What am I reading o,o
The only consideration I have is, if you always find yourself playing it from behind, why are you always losing by turn 9 in the first place?? Because if you are ahead or even, the card is obviously insane value. If sometimes you are losing and desperate for a solution you can play it and hope for a miracle, but it's not supposed to be like that every game. Maybe you are piloting your deck wrong or maybe your deck is too greedy
stop crying op and get gud...
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I honestly don't find her that good in Highlander Hunter Usually You've won by then or could still win... So She's a card that you can't play early that locks up that spot in your hand and is only win more. Where she is win more she's often bad. I find her to be good in Quest Warlock which is a midrangeish control deck (it has tools to damage the other sides face anyway.) and can also get her free. I'm sure shes okay in other decks. I do think she doesn't make great sense in Hunter. She's only okay there.
Good luck dealing with Brann Turn 7, Zixor Turn 8, Alexstrasza Turn 9 and Nagrand Slam Turn 10 :D
Highlander Hunter served me well during my climb to Legend in Post-Twin Slice-Nerf Meta, as the amount of DH's who could snipe Hunter are far decreased.
OnTopic: Dragonqueen is certainly an EXCELLENT legendary