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I'm playing gala secret rogue since was doing quite well with it last month, though I made it to legend with spell druid. 

 do you think its still viable now that it has been hit majorly with the update, i have been hearing a lot about shaman making a comeback now but i think its a hoax personally haha

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What are people using in standard now? I play mostly wild, but once you get to diamond its all Priest and DH. So i switch back and forth

 ive been using higlander hunter but idk how it will be fairing now especially with all the new nerfs broski, hopefully we get some people hop in and help us out with that, but it has gotten me so far as to diamond 8 so far

My climb to legend continues guys, haha, been a while since ive been on here, but i had taken a small break,but im back at it!!! Now looking into the new expansion, and the fox card that adapts according to the game map. Do you guys see any new suitability for this card in any decks, and any ideas of climbing to legend with the new nerfs that have come into play, and with demon hunter now practically being dead, what do you guys think about highlander hunter for my grind to the top especially with the fact that DRAGON QUEEN ALEXSTRAIZA has been nerfed????

Hope everyone has been doing well guys!!!

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Dude good luck. It’s not much different because I’m such a low legend rank I’m playing people who are in the gold or diamond tier.

 

I hope you get there! I also have found success with highlander hunter and that’s what I played with before pirate warrior. 

 Thank you mariners, like i stated above the hustle to legend has been getting harder, and harder the closer it get to the end of the month but with constant dedication i think its possible ive just go to wait, and see it we can get it. Thanks for the support!!!!

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any highlander and you’ll easily hit high legend. It’s simply extremely overpowered and comes down to who draws the highlander cards first. Boring meta and boring games but it is what it is.

 Oooo, Oooo, no, no, no, no.  Many times over no.

First of all, most folks have no idea how to use Zephrys.  Seriously, look at the next 100 times someone plays Zeph against you.  I bet real money that at least 90 (and probably more like 97) of those times, Zephrys will simply be EITHER an extra removal spell (be it single removal or twisting nether) OR a turn-2 tempo play that yields a Wild Growth or Backstab for a turn 1 play.  Now, both of those plays can be the correct method to use him that game, but there are lots of other ways to use him that just don't appear in the repertoire of most players.

Second of all, people have a bad habit of blowing their wad on DQ Alex by playing out all three of the dragons on one turn.  SOMETIMES, or more accurately, against SOME classes (I'm looking at you, druid/DH) that's the way to go.  Apply the impossible-to-resist pressure and just win the game.  But against my pet priest, for example, that's usually just a way to cause me to spend my plague of death and feel good about it.  Again, though, most players don't show the awareness of the difference in situation between a turn 9 druid and a turn 9 priest when they're thinking of these sorts of things.

 

And finally, depending on what you mean by "high" legend, there has only ever been one climb I've ever done in over 30 trips to the top #100 legend that I considered easy.  That was the single month where we had Grim Patron Warrior before Warsong Commander was nerfed for a second time.  Even then, the only reason it was an easy climb was because you had one deck that was incredibly difficult to play, and clearly had advantages over 100% of the rest of the field.  It just became a question of who would alter their deck to sell out against the mirror match the most, and that person was apparently me, because I'm pretty sure the last 17 matches that month were ALL mirror matches.

Unnerfed Patron Warrior was on a power level unheard of today.  All the popular decks out there have something that beats them rather frequently.  So no, I don't think there's a pick that's going to float anyone to top 100 legend on easy streak.

 

Sorry I haven't dropped in yet, Tony.  Busy week.  I'll keep an eye out for you this weekend to see if you're streaming at all, otherwise, hopefully catch you next week.

 Nah completly understand my, ive gotten as high as diamond 2 then idk if i hit a skill cap, or everyone and there mother is attempting to reach legend this month for whatever reason, and ive been going agains a lot of legend decks in that near top end diamond, but its ok though i have 3 or 4 days left to see if we can make it happen but its been getting harder and harder as the days go on ironicly. Will continue to put in the hustle though to see if we can get it, other wise, i guess i will have to wait for this upcoming season again haha, looking forward to seeing you in the stream soon!!!!

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The stats refer to Bronze-Gold only and are not really indicative of the true strength of each class. Not saying that Priest is the most powerful class, just that the HSReplay stats don't  mean much on their own

I'm quite sure that particular stat showcase is the only showcase left that looks at all ranks. I've limited the meta overview to legend (as I have premium), and the result is that the strongest Priest deck sits at a 15th place in tier two with a 51,32% winrate. Significantly lower than the decks above it with Highlander Hunter hitting 56,65% at #1.

 so then you would say highlander hunter is at #1 then at lower/higher tier ranks of play?? i dont have premium so thats why i ask

 I also don't have premium. If you click on 'Meta' and see on the right, the default stats are for 'Bronze through Gold', with just 'Bronze', 'Silver' and 'Gold' offered as alternatives. In my opinion only results at diamond 5 or better are truly reflective of the relative strength of each deck as at lower ranks the results are often skewed by poor play, especially for the difficult-to-play decks.

 i agree, the deck is relatively in my opinion low skill cap to pilot except when you start getting very situational games where it really depends on draws or probability of stuff getting countered from RNG

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any highlander and you’ll easily hit high legend. It’s simply extremely overpowered and comes down to who draws the highlander cards first. Boring meta and boring games but it is what it is.

 I like this current meta, i played since naxrammas, and i would say there were more OP/boring times back then like with OP Azure drake and such other cards, but thx for the tips cody. I am almost there, and hope to hit it before the end of the week!! Add me on on hearthstone if you would like to be featured either on my stream or next youtube video

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I don't know where this talk of highlander hunter being so good, I am 43% this season running into nothing but Rogues and Priests and demon hunters that gain control of the board dont give it up.

 if you want to get on, and practice with me while i pray some of the other decks so you can get the hang of it is completly fine with me. Like i said in the post below my average in 80 game thus far is 62% win rate so i kind of have the hang of it already except for the unintended RNG card matchups that luck wins them the game or where i might commit a small misplay, if you want to play just add me and we can try some stuff out

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I continue to believe Priest is the most powerful class at the moment, but the games tend to run into 20-25 turn range all the time, so if you're trying to actually climb in a timely fashion, that may not be the best call.

 ?? what am I missing?

 I could explain it, but Zalae does it a lot better, so I'll paraphrase him . . .

In basically every healthy meta, there's at least one deck, and sometimes several, that are difficult enough to play correctly OR require a large enough amount of per game time to continually take the wins, such that the average person who chooses to netdeck it isn't getting anywhere near the potential win rate.

A simple example in the last meta (prior to shaman/paladin buffs, etc.) was Brian Kibler's Highlander Quest Shaman.  I ran into that deck several times climbing the ladder, and it was painfully obvious that the players who copied it from him had no idea what they were doing.  In fact, I'm pretty sure they didn't even know what they didn't know, which is REALLY bad for trying to seriously climb the ladder.  I think that deck showed a 40%ish win rate, and was one of the few non-totem shamen out there.

But, we can simplify this easily.  The population of all priest players averaged together into one win rate will depress the potential win rate as compared to one expert-level Priest player far worse than say the population of all Aggro Hunters vs one expert-level Aggro Hunter player.  Different decks are harder to play than others, in a nutshell.  None of which necessarily validates my opinion regarding priest power, but I do know I hit #12 legend last month with it, so there's something to it.

 I completly understand, it just depends on the skill cap a person has with not just their deck, but understanding the gameplay overall. Being able to handle situational awarness of either going to hit face/or trading for a minion that has more value if left alive on the field, and can turn into a snow ball of devastating effects. Its something cool to be able to see a meta like the one right now, so being able too be in this type of circumstance is quite nice to not just have one OP deck that is blastering the rest. That said i've reach diamond 2 guys, and i'm almost there, and thank each one of you for helping me on my reach to diamond. My deck percentage with highlander hunter personally is 62% idk if its because of the way i pilot it, or the matchups that ive been getting, but its been a great journey thus far, and will continue to update you guys with my progress. Thanks for all the support guys!!!!

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The stats refer to Bronze-Gold only and are not really indicative of the true strength of each class. Not saying that Priest is the most powerful class, just that the HSReplay stats don't  mean much on their own

I'm quite sure that particular stat showcase is the only showcase left that looks at all ranks. I've limited the meta overview to legend (as I have premium), and the result is that the strongest Priest deck sits at a 15th place in tier two with a 51,32% winrate. Significantly lower than the decks above it with Highlander Hunter hitting 56,65% at #1.

 so then you would say highlander hunter is at #1 then at lower/higher tier ranks of play?? i dont have premium so thats why i ask

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The stats refer to Bronze-Gold only and are not really indicative of the true strength of each class. Not saying that Priest is the most powerful class, just that the HSReplay stats don't  mean much on their own

 what do you mean that they do not mean much by their own?? Kiind of confused??

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I climbed with pirate warrior but went on a 12-1 run to make legend and then went 4-11 since hitting legend haha. So I definitely feel like I kind of caught lightning in a bottle..

 Dang that crazy, but amazing run. I might try it out i played last night with the highlander hunter so far im in diamond 3 with a 5-5 run last night so getting there have 5 days left to reach the summint, and then get reset back i just want to reach legend already so.  How is it up there is it different than in the lower tiers of rank

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Whats up guys!!!!

I'm a new youtube streamer/Twitch Streamer starting out, and trying to reach out to get to legend for the first time!!! This is like my first real attempt to going full out to getting to legend, and possibly ranking high in legend. I listed a few decks and wanted to see your thought on them, and which one has the best possiblity to reaching higher, and right now i'm currently running with a Highlander Hunter Deck which is not that hard to pilot and has gottend me to Diamond 10 to the current moment. If you guys could please leave your thoughts down below, and thx for the support!!!!

 

 Update guys i'm made it to Diamond 4 so far 

Quote from Ravza >>

Priest isn't that strong, you can beat it playing a meta deck like HL hunter quite consistently. It is unfun to play against though and feels unfair. This game has a lot of stuff though which shouldn't exist in their present form. Like why is nozdormu a thing. No one will ever play it since it's not viable but the thing is it's stupid from a game mechanic perspective to have a card which limits the time a player gets on their turn. The time you get should be untouchable. But they will never change it. Just like priest has been unfair and unfun for years. It will never change.

 I can see what your saying Ravza yeah i could see the way certain conceps would not be removed just because of the simple fact that they help promote the very thing they were intentionally made to do. But i completly agree sometimes i get saved from nozderamu only because of the simple fact that i was thinking a turn ahead but sometimes it does catch me off gard like it take a look off the screen which can be a game chaing mechanic. But i compleltly agree some things will never change, and all we can do is just adapt ourselves to those circumstances x(

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I'm your sixth follower, catch you soon.

 Aight Awesome, thx for the support broski