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Quote from Wrathblade >>

u don't like solitaire?!  and a complete disregard for board?  this takes so much skill in a full skill all pros Meta LUL

 Honestly though, I think the most skill driven meta we've had in a long time was when Rise of Shadows came out.

I feel like ever is a strong word. It's absolutely been worse than this. Trust me lol.

I feel like that is a matter of opinion. I personally love this meta. I may hate where warlock is at but I still find my own fun with it. I'm a huge quest fan as well as meme decks I always finish between D5 and Legend depending on how much time I have.

Nice list!

I'd cut 2 hell fires and a pit lord for 1 flesh giant and 2 darkglare

Quote from BigDeal >>

This deck is impossible to counter in wild.  I stole multiple boars with sylvanas, silenced some, etc, etc.  doesn’t matter.  They just use @#$&* spells to get them back then use that broken Raise the dead card anyways.  Why is this deck allowed to do this? Why is your mana reduced to one? Don’t we have enough moron proof "sorry I win and you can’t interact or stop me" decks already? Seems we do with Mage and Warlock causing misery everywhere.  Just eliminate OTKs, quests and other shenanigans from the game and let’s play the right way.  If normal play is too hard for certain players then try checkers. 

 Might consider checking out the salt thread. You might fit in better there.

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I don't think we necessarily need a meta where games go past turn 10, except when both players whiff on their combos. But some cool win conditions are basically unplayable before turn 10, like Cthun or Priest Quest. And the non-viability of those saddens me.

 So which is it? Why even let players get to 10 mana crystals? Why even print 10-Cost cards?

If they changed maximum mana to 7 crystals, how long before people start saying a 7-turn game is way too long?

Quests should be free, not take up a card slot and both players should start with 3 crystals, like battlegrounds. Nobody wants games to last more than four turns.

 Not everyone feels that way. I sure don't. While it would be cool to have quests not take up a hand slot, I'd enjoy the game less if we started with 3 crystals. Constructed Hearthstone isn't battlegrounds for a reason.

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Quote from ScrotieMcB >>

I don't think we necessarily need a meta where games go past turn 10, except when both players whiff on their combos. But some cool win conditions are basically unplayable before turn 10, like Cthun or Priest Quest. And the non-viability of those saddens me.

 So which is it? Why even let players get to 10 mana crystals? Why even print 10-Cost cards?

If they changed maximum mana to 7 crystals, how long before people start saying a 7-turn game is way too long?

 Personally, I really like metas that offer every type of deck. I'd like it if we could get back to a little bit of everything.

Quote from BA5 >>

You find it expansive? @lordoftheclaps.

I feel you get a lot more cards for your money. I also feel you get more from the their 'Rewards Track'.

You get a good amount of starter decks as a new player.

Also when Wizards bans a card you get a full refund for each copy you have plus you get to keep the card.

Also the have good daily offers (up to 95% off!).

I only preorder once when a new block comes out.

With the gold i saved from playing i can often buy another 40+ packs when i new block comes out .

Not to mention 'the Vault'.

 All of that is very valid @BA5. I haven't pre ordered anything on Arena. I came in the middle of a set ( I can't remember what set) It was just rough to me from a wild card stand point. I should have been more clear.

Quote from BA5 >>

Go to MtG Arena.

 As an avid lover of MTG and Hearthstone. I think Arena is a great product that is far too expensive. MTGO is much better in regards to price. But Arena is a much more visually appealing client. 

just tried it and its fun af got 1W 10L with it in Diamond got straight from D2 to D5 with no stars!!!
seemed like a fun deck but its absolutely trash you gotta be insanely lucky to draw what you need fast enough before the enemy recks your anus...
concept is fine but I hardly believe this even after proper rework could work for climbing...
as said in the video 8W 2L but I swear you had to be unbelievably lucky in drawing to get 8W in legend
I do confirm it is fun but cant climb with it at all

Deck of Lunacy Mage meta was way worse, same with Priest meta before the expansion, but of course people will always go "omG tHE woRST mEtA" about every current meta.

In priest meta people would just concede to avoid 30-50 minutes priest mirrors and many just stopped playing because of the huge amount of priests.

Have you considered including Kodobane? He is a good combination with Mankrik and with control-y hunter in general.
Further, as you said you dont want to face race, I dont really see the point of mankrik + also imprisoned felmaw.

Also, I would cut either Kazakus or Rinlings Rifle as they block each others 4-cost slot. 

Lastly, I think Pandaren Importer is just simply a bad card, the poisoneous scorpid would probably fill this role better (epsecially with broomstick)

In other news hellfire sits in ur hand and does nothing. Back to you  in the news room.

You might want to play some arenas ! The standard meta is pretty crazy right now ! I just sneaked my way to legend to get the extra epic, and now I'm playing arenas, and it's quite refreshing, after the standard nonsense ! Arena seems well balanced, so far it's been a battle for the board with reborn and deathrattle minions, some lackeys, and some corrupted stuff ! I think that would be a good way to get your hands on some more gold, and cards !

Hey everyone!

Patch is live and I miraculously haven't faced a single quest warlock, quest mage, hunter or paladin in my one game played so far.

Nerfs were a success! Woohoo! Praise Yogg!

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Quests should be free, not take up a card slot and both players should start with 3 crystals, like battlegrounds. Nobody wants games to last more than four turns.

 Great idea!!!! While we're at it, let's just let the computer build our decks, play our cards, hell even craft new cards for us. Hearthstone idle, here we come!!

For those of us with an attention span longer than 2 minutes, a 4 turn game sounds like torture. A sizable portion of the HS community (myself included) considers battlegrounds to be Hearthstone for Dummies.

For farming/collection building purposes, I recommend getting to Diamond 5 in any ranked mode every month, which gives you a free epic and 1 less than the most amount of possible packs. With the new ranked floor system, it is a lot easier than in the past. I also recommend Arena If you can average 4-5+ wins per run, you can obtain packs at a discount or even for free (depending on how many wins). Completing the Tavern Brawl each week will grant a Classic pack. There is a new rule now that you can't get duplicate cards in packs unless you already have all the cards for that rarity, so keep that in mind when crafting and disenchanting.

Arena can also be a good way to enjoy using the new cards without owning them, including cards that may not see as much play in constructed. Because the new XP system is roughly based on time spent in game and game mode (last time I checked), in a sense it's a lot easier to go infinite in Arena.

In terms of fun, Arena is my favorite mode at the moment, but casual Wild is fun as well. If I wasn't FTP, I would probably also play more Standard and Duels.

Also, if you missed out on any expansions, you are guaranteed to get a legendary within the first 10 packs, I think

Make sure you save 2000 gold for the next mini-set of cards. Other than that just spend on packs or arena if you're good at it.

I don't recall if solo adventures have anything crucial, you might check hsreplay for decks.

For solo content:

Good times are mostly found in the dungeon style adventures. You only get packs for Dalaran heist and uldum, which I think should be old packs sadly. This style is just for fun and can to some extent be replaced by duels which offers rewards and has some kind of meta in it.

The books are decent but I would only play them if I'm tired of every other mode more or less. They give a pack but i don't think it's worth the time if you're having more fun elsewhere. I tried two of the mercenary ones yesterday. Was nice but nothing compared to normal pvp

For standard

Nerfs coming today. Gonna be exciting to see if they're efficient. Very explosive meta. Not for the chill value trade deck building, but great if you want to test out your speed combo or high pressure burst deck.