Random spells generally favor the caster. Sample size has to be fairly large to draw any real conclusions so brief trends are irrelevant. I haven't seen anything yet that indicates there's any selective process in play. Most of the time the spells are irrelevant or in my favor. But last night I lost my first rebuild turn after playing Reno to him casting Forbidden Words.
I am willing to admit that I love this card even with the hero power.
The Amazing Reno works spectacularly well with Dragonqueen Alexstrasza. You play Dragqueen first and then don't play the dragons she pulls. Next turn play Reno to clear the board then drop your 2x 0 cost dragons down.
I was able to do this last night vs a full board of Ysera dragons and other big boys. I was dead to rights vs his full health but ended up winning the following turn after dropping Alexstrasza to drop him to 15 and another dragon after the clear.
I almost dropped my phone we he cast Puzzlebox yesterday.
Honestly I'd rather have the default Hero Power for 1 damage instead of Reno's replacement.... most games... occasionally it does some good. But the effect is very strong and any armor is always helpful for Mage. I'd of course rather he cost 8 mana though.
Meh, I kinda like this Reno and will keep in my Highlander deck for now. I wish he had a better hero power. But I like that you can play him based on the field and setup your rebuild cards in hand before playing him. Kinda have to wait for your opponent to be all in for full effect.
But I don't think I will be cracking rank 10 this month with the current meta.
So far my experience has been that the random spells are much more often in my favor. Like 9-1. That's probably a little high. Occasionally the spells are huge.
So... is the hero power as bad as we thought? Technically it says random spells but not random targets. Does there seem to be any non-randomness in the targeting of the random spells?
I know that it's highly unlikely, but I will try to get him into play later today.
uhh what? as a general rule in Hearthstone if the player is not casting the spell himself the targets will always be random. So for example if the Reno hero power played Fireball, it can choose any target on the field. And spells with specific targets like shadow of Death will target one of the 5 attack minions or do nothing if there are no 5 attack minions.
So... is the hero power as bad as we thought? Technically it says random spells but not random targets. Does there seem to be any non-randomness in the targeting of the random spells?
I know that it's highly unlikely, but I will try to get him into play later today.
Reposted in Pepper thread.
Just to confirm in case anyone is wondering... Poof! Does not remove dormant minions.
Random spells generally favor the caster. Sample size has to be fairly large to draw any real conclusions so brief trends are irrelevant. I haven't seen anything yet that indicates there's any selective process in play. Most of the time the spells are irrelevant or in my favor. But last night I lost my first rebuild turn after playing Reno to him casting Forbidden Words.
I am willing to admit that I love this card even with the hero power.
The Amazing Reno works spectacularly well with Dragonqueen Alexstrasza. You play Dragqueen first and then don't play the dragons she pulls. Next turn play Reno to clear the board then drop your 2x 0 cost dragons down.
I was able to do this last night vs a full board of Ysera dragons and other big boys. I was dead to rights vs his full health but ended up winning the following turn after dropping Alexstrasza to drop him to 15 and another dragon after the clear.
I almost dropped my phone we he cast Puzzlebox yesterday.
Depends on how much you want to win.
Honestly I'd rather have the default Hero Power for 1 damage instead of Reno's replacement.... most games... occasionally it does some good. But the effect is very strong and any armor is always helpful for Mage. I'd of course rather he cost 8 mana though.
Meh, I kinda like this Reno and will keep in my Highlander deck for now. I wish he had a better hero power. But I like that you can play him based on the field and setup your rebuild cards in hand before playing him. Kinda have to wait for your opponent to be all in for full effect.
But I don't think I will be cracking rank 10 this month with the current meta.
Dust it? So the meta will never change?
So far my experience has been that the random spells are much more often in my favor. Like 9-1. That's probably a little high. Occasionally the spells are huge.
I'm still new.
So... is the hero power as bad as we thought? Technically it says random spells but not random targets. Does there seem to be any non-randomness in the targeting of the random spells?
I know that it's highly unlikely, but I will try to get him into play later today.
No it is not. His hero power is "At the start of your turn cast a random spell." I am looking at it right now.
I got him in my hand in Tavern Brawl last week but the game didn't last long enough to play him.
Why do I get the feeling that we be forced to play this card by the meta regardless of how much we may dislike the hero power.
Pizzlebox is overrated.