I played MtG from the very start, had about 50K cards, sold them to form a good foundation of what would end up becoming the down payment on my house. I was an MtG super fan. That being said, I think that HS is infinitely better.
The main two things for me are easy card organization and easy pick up and play whenever and wherever. Paper Magic was atrocious on both of those fronts, and digital Magic just looks like a mess to me.
I also love the cost and quick playability of HS. I pay $50-80 three times a year, and I end up with most of the cards. This is more than reasonable. I just paid $70 for Just Cause 4, but I know I won’t still be playing it four months from now. I could do the same with Tomb Raider or Red Dead. And yet 5 years later and I’m still playing HS every single day. I think there is massive value and return on investment. And the fact that I can play it on the toilet, in line at a KFC drivethru, or whatever is phenomenal.
My last comment will be about the ‘meta’. Can I just suggest that you forget the meta? Don’t try to follow it. Just make your own decks and then refine them. You will have a million times more fun. All I do is make my own deck designs, and I have tremendous win rates. However, I stay between rank 25 and 10, and play just enough to finish quests, and then I play against friends and my kids. I’m a 30-45 minute per day HS player, which might now sound like a lot, but it allows you to have a life outside the game, and it means that I’ve maintained my love of the game since it launched, AND I have practically all the cards and card backs, so there’s that.
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Y'all are gonna hate me for saying this but it needs to be said.
I know we all loved him, but Ben brode's tenure as game director (WOG -> K&C) was simply bad for HS, giving us super OP (garbage) sets. Four months until his legacy is gone from standard and Good riddance.
I'm really looking forward to playing viable decks that aren't broken.
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Tempo shaman with Doomhammer. Always a fun ride. Remember face is the place. Don't forget your phantom freebooters.
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Mid-range tempo FTW.
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Regenerate + auchenai soul priest = degenerate
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Tome of Intellect value!
Edit: actually with arcane artificer this is probably pretty good in quest mage
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Pretty sure you're wrong about this. The card is basically stitched tracker without a body. However, if it's three beasts, u draw them as well (ie: 4 cards).
I didn't watch the video so I may be wrong, but I suspect that's how it works.
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Is that you, blackwing corruptor? My how you've grown (and got a dragon tag of your own!)
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Actually, killing ur own minions has long been a part of zoolock. Power overwhelming and shadowflame have often been staples in zoo decks. This is probably the best cube destruction spell in warlock inventory at the moment.
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Full board -> rabble x2 -> star aligner -> gg
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Who am I? None of your business!.....but tiny!