First a little bit about me. I began playing MTG at a very young age with friends and eventually ended up playing in FNMs and City/State tournaments. I was actually able to finish just outside top8 at state once in TX which at the time was heartbreaking but I now see as quite an accomplishment. I've also played in draft tournaments and the like when new sets were released. Anyway, those days are gone and now I've decided to go a bit more casual with hearthstone (not spending any money except on expansions). It was going great at first. I put together a VERY budget zoo and started having small success even though I didn't really have any good cards yet. Then I've also been playing arena a fair amount and have gotten a 6 and 7 streak which I'm happy with...probably average 3 wins though. This was 3 weeks ago.
Last night, I literally went 2 wins 20 losses over the span of 4 and a half hours (including an 0-3 in the arena...despite using the arena guides on here). This was playing a variety of the poor-man's decks I have made including midrange hunter, zoolock, control warrior, and control mage. It got to the point where I got so frustrated that I contemplated quitting Hearthstone since I REPEATEDLY got beat but insane topdecks or by decks with a bunch of legendaries. Of course I have had bad beats in Magic before but nothing EVER like this. I literally spent 4 1/2 hrs attaining 10g. This is a monumental problem for me with the game if this continues. There literally won't be an entry level for new players unless you are paying to play. It's great that the community is getting better but seriously wtf. I misplayed on only 2 or 3 games that actually resulted in a loss, and I can't say I'm mad at those. In fact, I love doing that because it means I won't make that mistake again.
My point here is that how can I compete with any other decks when literally ALL of the decks I face in rank 16 and Casual are full decks complete with legendarys and rares and such. I don't have a single legendary despite opening probably 25 packs. I'm not really looking for much help here since I feel pretty well read on hearthstone (have spent hours watching videos and looking at forums), I'd just like to know if there's anyone who has shared a similar experience to mine.
Legendaries aren't necessary. Get the most used common and rare cards and then use free to play (which means no legendary inside) decks and rank up.
You won't get to the top 10 of players without legendaries but you can easily get to the top ranks. What I would suggest you is stick to a single class, and try to unlock everything (everything viable of course) for that class.
Legendaries are great but there are always ways to exchange them for non-legendaries.
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I just wish that since we are so much closer to release that we will be able to see the rest of the cards. It's taking so long and I'm anxious and ready for this!
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I have opened at least 100 packs and have only opened three legendaries, two being Deathwing, and one being Jaraxxus. So lately I've been patient and keeping every card I have except for when I have extras, and dust them. It's great to have Legendaries, but it's better to have the cards to put them into a deck. I don't want to dust my collection and make a Legendary just to find out that I shouldn't have dusted particular cards. So I ended up enchanting a Leeroy and have put him to great use. My next will probably be Thalnos. Best of luck guys!
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This minion is useable in almost every deck, and can sometimes force some unfavorable trades. I use this fella in just about every deck I use right now.
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This is quite possibly my favorite class specific minion, I love how he looks in gold
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I love playing warrior, and this is my favorite warrior specific card/weapon. I am proud of finally getting my warrior to level 50 and finally have this weapon in gold.
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It's a three way tie for me, between faerie dragon, harvest golem (whom I lovingly call Spud), and Mortal Strike.