You can also constantly cast Unstable Evolution and keep going face with each new evolution. You can silence deathrattles like Kangor. You can use cards like Scarab Egg far a cheap and efficient wall. You can have an infinite wall with Armorsmith and Lab Patron.
Actually, you can do a whole lot more stuff than the two things you suggested, especially since you are almost guaranteed to see people just playing their Standard (i.e. Plague Death Knight) or autocomplete decks in your first 5 games, letting you try out whatever seems cool to you.
Have fun, for one second in your life.
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Counterfit Coin + Flik Skyshiv is quicker and more brutal.
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Decent 7-3 Midrange deck. Offers "box" cards, stability, defensive options.
Synergy: Barov doesn't kill your quest-buffed recruits : aura effects > "set to 1".
Patches is just efficient deck-thinning, subs: pen-flinger/lost in the jungle.
Stewart can be subbed by Kangor/Stand Against Darkness or Prince Liam for fun.
I had one game where I completed the quest twice, played second Cariel= 2x 5/5 dude wall :D
### Brawl Deck
# Class: Paladin
# Format: Wild
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# 1x (1) Blessed Goods
# 1x (1) Desperate Measures
# 1x (1) First Day of School
# 1x (1) Knight of Anointment
# 1x (1) Patches the Pirate
# 1x (1) Rise to the Occasion
# 1x (1) Sinful Sous Chef
# 1x (3) Lord Barov
# 1x (3) Stewart the Steward
# 1x (6) Sunspot Dragon
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*auto-complete deck* = beat wanderer
big shaman to win from 2-3 tries (saved-HP between runs makes it TOO EASY imo, but I'm glad to be done w this nonsense)
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Behold my updated Provin'G list, tested in 30+ games.
Excavation Specialist + ALACRITY, or TOPPLE = reliably play Proving Grounds on T5 or T6 to win the game.
The minion mix is very friendly-fire safe, while also offering high power, taunts, hulk-clears, and a khartut.
Use your early removal and especially Illidari studies STRATEGICALLY.
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# 2x (1) Illidari Studies
# 2x (1) Sigil of Alacrity
# 2x (2) Immolation Aura
# 2x (2) Multi-Strike
# 2x (3) Aldrachi Warblades
# 1x (4) Excavation Specialist
# 2x (4) Flanking Maneuver
# 2x (5) Burning Blade Acolyte
# 2x (5) Imprisoned Antaen
# 2x (5) Topple the Idol
# 1x (6) Khartut Defender
# 2x (6) Proving Grounds
# 2x (7) Silver Vanguard
# 2x (8) Hulking Overfiend
# 2x (8) Illidari Inquisitor
# 2x (10) Scrapyard Colossus
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Fun restriction to build good (restricting) decks around. Enjoy!
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is this worth playing without Shaw?
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I made some improvements:
1. Curator package: OWL, PRIM.DRAKE, ORACLE
2. Brewmasters: Never be forced to wait for second Deathspeaker again! Remember this combo costs 7 mana, not 6.
3. Reduced deathrattle "drawers" to 3, adding Thalnos (useful with second defile, coil)
4. Abyssal Enforcer > Hellfire.
Mulligan: keep only combo pieces and Curator; against Shaman keep one clear
Save time: ALT+F4 when you pull off the combo, then start Hearthstone again so you can begin your next game without waiting for the animations. Thanks to Don Cachopo in comments for the hint, I tried it and it works!
Reminder : Defile is programmed to repeat a maximum of 15 times, so with 2 juggles that's 30 dmg (not counting any juggles that land on enemy minions before defile clears them) Get more minions on your board before you start the combo if you think it won't be enough.
# 2x (1) Dark Pact
# 2x (1) Mortal Coil
# 2x (1) Runic Egg
# 1x (2) Bloodmage Thalnos
# 2x (2) Defile
# 2x (2) Knife Juggler
# 2x (2) Novice Engineer
# 2x (3) Coldlight Oracle
# 2x (3) Deathspeaker
# 2x (3) Ironbeak Owl
# 2x (4) Ancient Brewmaster
# 2x (4) Gnomish Inventor
# 2x (6) Necrotic Geist
# 2x (7) Abyssal Enforcer
# 1x (7) The Curator
# 2x (8) Primordial Drake
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### Dragoozle
# Class: Hunter
# Format: Standard
# Year of the Mammoth
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# 2x (1) Candleshot
# 1x (1) Hunter's Mark
# 1x (2) Acidic Swamp Ooze
# 1x (2) Dirty Rat
# 2x (2) Explosive Trap
# 1x (2) Freezing Trap
# 1x (2) Misdirection
# 2x (2) Netherspite Historian
# 1x (2) Wandering Monster
# 2x (3) Deadly Shot
# 1x (3) Eaglehorn Bow
# 2x (3) Stitched Tracker
# 1x (4) Prince Valanar
# 2x (5) Bloodworm
# 2x (5) Cobalt Scalebane
# 2x (6) Seeping Oozeling
# 1x (7) The Curator
# 2x (9) Sleepy Dragon
# 1x (9) Ysera
# 1x (10) Deathwing
# 1x (10) Deathwing, Dragonlord
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This is my off-region hemet warrior list. Despite my limited collection, I believe my list is quite tight, especially in the "late" game. )
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