Hearthpwn

First of all congrats on hitting legend! In spite of the changes to the ranked ladder, it is still an accomplishment.

It is easier to hit legend on this ladder. This is due to the fact that the games with no bonus stars for win streaks was reduced. The fact that there are no win streak bonus is what makes the climb from 5 to legend the hardest part of the ladder and this system reduces it from a net 26 wins to a net 16 wins from 5 to legend.

With the new system I was able to hit a personal best and hit legend on day 1! So it is easier than it was in the past, but don’t let people bash your accomplishments on here.

If you're new, I would recommend just waiting a while on Wild. If you don't disenchant cards as they rotate, you will eventually build up a wild collection. (Yes, this does take a long time.) Apart from that, if you want to start playing now, there are two strategies depending on how much dust/money you're willing to spend:

-Cheap option: Pick a single wild deck that seems fun/good to you and craft the cards you need. This option will vary in price depending on the deck you pick.

-Medium option: This option has better long term viability for playing Wild but it also is harder. You can build a strong Wild collection by crafting individually strong cards in the Wild set that are good across many different decks. Some cards that come to mind are Loatheb, Thaurissan, etc. If you want to go down this route, it may take longer to get a single "good" deck, but you will eventually have a very strong Wild collection. For specific cards to craft, there are many videos talking about what cards are most important in Wild; I personally recommend Solem for this.

If you're looking for specifically strong decks, Quest Mage decks are very dominant right now. For a long term deck, I have always found that Renolock performs well for me even with the varying metas. This deck also utilizes a lot of strong neutral legendaries that will help to strengthen your collections for other decks.

Got day one legend with token Druid. It’s performing really well right now, especially if you don’t find yourself running into too many mech paladins

I think the most important thing to remember is that it's only an MMR system while you have a star multiplier. With an MMR system, you should theoretically average out to exactly a 50% win rate, but you'll still be progressing due to the multiplier as well as winstreak bonuses. Once you lose your multiplier, you are faced against people who are at your rank, which then allows you to climb if you are better than others at the rank. I was able to hit legend on the first day with this new system so I am a bit biased, but I think it's largely an improvement over the old system. I also think that the addition of more leagues and ranks makes you feel like you are constantly progressing which should make the grind feel better for all players.

This feels really good to get off! Holy christ.

Any Replacement for Magtheridon?

The main thing is that it's a brawl though. You're supposed to have some fun with it, not just play more pirate warrior lol