In terms of inspiration, it's definitely not easy to come up with new things.
In terms of making the deck viable, you need to have clear what archetype you're playing (aggro, tempo, control or combo) and focus on what that archetype needs.
If you have some experience with the game, when creating a new deck, I'd say you should be able to make about 80% of the decklist without hesitation, the rest comes down to testing.
Edit: I've just realized that what I've said doesn't help much, I think it's a matter of experience. Deckbuilding is a skill that you need to build up just as any other. Good luck!
I have 64% winrate over 94 games with Highlander Hunter (EU, ranks 5 to legend, this season and the previous one), so I have no complaints.
Regarding Bad Luck Albatross, only deck I've seen running it consistently has been res priest, and honestly I'm quite relieved when they play it because it means they are less likely to resurrect taunt/heal/removal. It deactivates the best cards in my deck and makes my draws worse, but if they keep resurrecting it I can just go face and close the game early enough so that it doesn't matter.
Edit: I've just checked matchup-specific stats and realized that in all those 94 games only 6 were vs priest, so yeah, I don't usually have to worry too much about albatross lol.
Great list. Removing the Phase Stalker package is a bold move, but I can see why it's done. Also, inlcuding Injured Tol'vir is genius vs rogue.
Only things I weren't feeling were Worgen Infiltrator and The Black Knight. I replaced them with Mecharoo (for extra mech synergies) and Houndmaster Shaw (felt like I needed more 4 drops and allows you to use your low cost minions better in the mid to late game).
Dragonbane that just appears to be manually handled artillery for an airship in its card art. However, Ship's Cannon is not!
Dragonbane is a mech that shoots by itself, you can see the eyes and legs in the art and it shoots arrows from its mouth so I think it makes sense that he is a Mech(I tried looking for a full art but couldn't find one, for some reason all the links are broken :/)
But you can see there's a dude winding up the mechanism :/
I remember having a similar discussion some time ago regarding Ship's Cannon and Piloted Shredder. Why is one a mech and the other isn't? Both have to be operated in order to work.
Used to happen to me once every two games or so for months, and even though I usually managed to reconnect in time, it was really annoying. What solved it for me was switching to Wifi instead of the ethernet cable I was previously using.
Paladin needs draw. Divine Favor was too strong, but they need something to replace it. If mech paladin had a draw mechanic, it would be lower T1.
I feel like I'm missing something. Isn't Mech Paladin tier 1 already? Also, doesn't it have Crystology already?
It does, but from playing it various times at ranks 5 through 1 (legend still eludes me!), it runs out of gas way too fast. I've experienced this both when I play it and when I face it.
Mech Paladin is currently lower T2 according to Tempstorm. It looks much better according to HS Replay, and it is without a doubt the best Paladin deck right now.
Ah, I was checking HSreplay and Vicious Syndicate. It does run out of gas fast, but I think it could become too oppressive if it didn't.
I don't see Blizzard giving paladin more card draw anytime soon tbh, Crystology is busted and I doubt they'll put something on top of that. If anything, they could give some value generation (like Chopshop Copter).
Sidenote: I just checked the stats on crystology (in mech paladin) and it's has the highest mulligan, drawn and played winrate in the deck lmfao, I've never seen anything like that.
I don't know which rank you're playing at, but his turn 8 was incredibly dumb. If he counted right, he would've known you could trade away his minions. He should've attacked a whelp with his HP, instead of going face.
I completely agree, I think he forgot about the reborn on his Winged Guardian. It happened at rank 4, and if there's something I've learned through the years is that you're bound to find dumb plays no matter the rank lol.
For example, you can also see from the replay that he threw away an Embiggen in the mulligan.
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Those cards can only be obtained by unlocking the adventure (which you can do either by paying with gold or real cash).
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In terms of inspiration, it's definitely not easy to come up with new things.
In terms of making the deck viable, you need to have clear what archetype you're playing (aggro, tempo, control or combo) and focus on what that archetype needs.
If you have some experience with the game, when creating a new deck, I'd say you should be able to make about 80% of the decklist without hesitation, the rest comes down to testing.
Edit: I've just realized that what I've said doesn't help much, I think it's a matter of experience. Deckbuilding is a skill that you need to build up just as any other. Good luck!
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I have 64% winrate over 94 games with Highlander Hunter (EU, ranks 5 to legend, this season and the previous one), so I have no complaints.
Regarding Bad Luck Albatross, only deck I've seen running it consistently has been res priest, and honestly I'm quite relieved when they play it because it means they are less likely to resurrect taunt/heal/removal. It deactivates the best cards in my deck and makes my draws worse, but if they keep resurrecting it I can just go face and close the game early enough so that it doesn't matter.
Edit: I've just checked matchup-specific stats and realized that in all those 94 games only 6 were vs priest, so yeah, I don't usually have to worry too much about albatross lol.
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Great list. Removing the Phase Stalker package is a bold move, but I can see why it's done. Also, inlcuding Injured Tol'vir is genius vs rogue.
Only things I weren't feeling were Worgen Infiltrator and The Black Knight. I replaced them with Mecharoo (for extra mech synergies) and Houndmaster Shaw (felt like I needed more 4 drops and allows you to use your low cost minions better in the mid to late game).
Edit: oh and I kept Kill Command in, I'm not sure if I trust Escaped Manasaber yet.
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But you can see there's a dude winding up the mechanism :/
I remember having a similar discussion some time ago regarding Ship's Cannon and Piloted Shredder. Why is one a mech and the other isn't? Both have to be operated in order to work.
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Ideas based on Firebat's most recent version: Licensed Adventurer, EVIL Genius, SN1P-SN4P.
Edit: Sky Gen'ral Kragg could work too I guess, although none of them run it (perhaps they have plenty of defense tools already).
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Fantastic entries!
Tiny nitpick regarding "Conquest of Draenor" though: isn't it Shattrath rather than Shattrah?
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Have a look at these and see if it helps:
https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/112209
https://gpugames.com/what-to-do-when-hearthstone-keeps-disconnecting/
My best advice would be contacting Blizzard directly though.
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Used to happen to me once every two games or so for months, and even though I usually managed to reconnect in time, it was really annoying. What solved it for me was switching to Wifi instead of the ethernet cable I was previously using.
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Oh and Firebat has recently uploaded a Maly rogue deck doctor to youtube. It's a short episode, but you might be able to gain some insight from it.
The biggest difference between the deck he plays and yours would be that he runs Bazaar Burglary just to be able to have active Questing Explorer, Licensed Adventurer and Sky Gen'ral Kragg, which not only help with the early game but also help your combo.
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Seeing that the toughest of your most frequent matchups are rogue and hunter, here are some ideas:
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Ah, I was checking HSreplay and Vicious Syndicate. It does run out of gas fast, but I think it could become too oppressive if it didn't.
I don't see Blizzard giving paladin more card draw anytime soon tbh, Crystology is busted and I doubt they'll put something on top of that. If anything, they could give some value generation (like Chopshop Copter).
Sidenote: I just checked the stats on crystology (in mech paladin) and it's has the highest mulligan, drawn and played winrate in the deck lmfao, I've never seen anything like that.
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I feel like I'm missing something. Isn't Mech Paladin tier 1 already? Also, doesn't it have Crystology already?
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Nice, I'll be trying it with some minor changes (-2xNine Lives, +2xBomb Toss, -2xCybertech Chip, +1xTracking, +1xDragonbane). I think Nine Lives works better in big deathrattle decks (with stuff like Oblivitron and Mechanical Whelp) and that Cybertech Chip isn't good enough (it gives you value and not tempo, and this is an aggro/tempo deck).
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I completely agree, I think he forgot about the reborn on his Winged Guardian. It happened at rank 4, and if there's something I've learned through the years is that you're bound to find dumb plays no matter the rank lol.
For example, you can also see from the replay that he threw away an Embiggen in the mulligan.