I think you are confusing "Mana cheating" with "Overpowered (OP)". Mana cheating is playing or summoning a minion earlier than expected. Using your example, If you play a vanilla 2-mana 6/6 on turn 2 (or turn 1 with coin), you are not mana cheating, you are just playing an overpowered card that the game designers created to be played on turn 1-2.
Said that, I think Galakrond and lackeys are overpowered and unhealthy. The amount of value you can get from lackeys (especially Rogue's Galakrond) is insane. Also, why lackeys and Galakrond are E.V.I.L exclusive? Why didn't they allow these mechanics to be played for all classes (with another name and lore)? That causes an unbalanced metagame. But somehow it is still funny.
You're a new player and so it's possible you just had a streak of bad luck, but over the course of thousands of matches you'll play if you stick to this game, rng will balance out. You'll be extremely lucky sometimes, and unlucky at other times, but most of the time luck is just average.
If you're too upset by loosing to rng, maybe a card game isn't for you. Try chess or something.
I play YuGiOh and Pokemon TCG competitively as well, where there isn't as much "randomness". It's fun and all, but I can image that if a 300k game is lost due to RNG it must be really frustrating.
You missed the yogg-saron fiesta during 2016 competitive scene
I usually play every turn as best as I can. Sometimes, if I play JUST to the lethal I screw it up. If I play every turn to the best it can be played, I am setting up good habits. My opponent is free to concede at any time.
I wish for my opponents to play at their best all the time, every time. I play this game to the challenge of it. If you want to be lazy and short cut a turn - that is on you.
If me, playing at my best, every turn, every time is upsetting to you that it is unfortunate.
I would suggest that you learn to relax a bit. Perhaps find where the concede button is and use it when you feel you have lost the game. This will protect you from getting upset that your opponent is playing the best turn he/she can. It may save some precious moments for you and your opponent. And you will feel like a superior human being.
One of the key aspect of playing "the best as you can" is efficiency. It is crucial to avoid wasting mana, actions, and most important: time.
If you have lethal, the BEST play is always kill your opponent directly (unless you are completing a Quest or you want to show something to your opponent, etc). Of course you can think and plan a tricky lethal. But if you overplay it, you are not playing at your best, you are just missplaying and wasting resources.
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2 Frost Giant is too much. I would put 1 Kezan Mystic or Flare for countering Secret Mage
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Hunter's Mark back to 1 mana (or even back to 0 mana)
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I use to pack Kesan Mystic. Eater of Secrets is pretty bad against other classes. SI:7 Infiltrator is another option, or Flare if you play hunter
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Hunter: 6200 wins approx.
Rest: < 200
btw, congrats
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Even Secret hunter from 11 to 5.
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I think you are confusing "Mana cheating" with "Overpowered (OP)". Mana cheating is playing or summoning a minion earlier than expected. Using your example, If you play a vanilla 2-mana 6/6 on turn 2 (or turn 1 with coin), you are not mana cheating, you are just playing an overpowered card that the game designers created to be played on turn 1-2.
Said that, I think Galakrond and lackeys are overpowered and unhealthy. The amount of value you can get from lackeys (especially Rogue's Galakrond) is insane. Also, why lackeys and Galakrond are E.V.I.L exclusive? Why didn't they allow these mechanics to be played for all classes (with another name and lore)? That causes an unbalanced metagame. But somehow it is still funny.
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Complaining while playing a top tier deck...
Awful mulligan btw
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Any current Galakrond/lackey/highlander deck. What's the point of deck building if you just get your answers from other cards?
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Greetings, Traveller
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Well, at least you have chicken.
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You missed the yogg-saron fiesta during 2016 competitive scene
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One of the key aspect of playing "the best as you can" is efficiency. It is crucial to avoid wasting mana, actions, and most important: time.
If you have lethal, the BEST play is always kill your opponent directly (unless you are completing a Quest or you want to show something to your opponent, etc). Of course you can think and plan a tricky lethal. But if you overplay it, you are not playing at your best, you are just missplaying and wasting resources.
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Because you will go wide against shaman on purpose
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Really cool deck!
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Hex to 5 mana