Deck Spotlight: Modded's Blitzlock, History of the Meta, Ben Brode's Tweets

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Deck Spotlight: Modded's Blitzlock

In today's Deck Spotlight we're taking a look at Modded's aggro Warlock, the Blitzlock! This deck is the "spiritual successor" to Modded's UnLock, a deck that was previously spotlit in the summer. This aggro deck has been designe to trade more often than your normal Charge Warlock, but to also kill your opponent faster than your typical Zoo. With this greatness does come a couple of flaws though, and if you notice a lot of Taunt heavy decks in your area on the ladder, you may want to swap decks until you get away from it.

The deck clocks in at  2,600 Arcane Dust, but if you're a member of the Leeroy Jenkins disenchant club, or just want a more budget friendly version of the deck, Arcane Golem is a suitable substitution. Be sure to read the full deck guide to learn the ins and outs of the deck, or check it out below if you'd like to dive right into playing it.

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History of the Meta

During the America Regionals, a video titled The History of the Meta was played on stream during a break. It's since been uploaded to Youtube for everyone to enjoy. Ben Brode, Eric Dodds, and Mike Donais discuss how the meta has evolved over time, and even mentioned an older card that never made it into the final game! Does anyone else remember the Freeze Mage Nerf?

Envenom - Double your weapon's Attack this turn. 3 Mana. Rogue Only. Because that isn't OP!

The video was removed. Sorry about that.


Ben Brode's Tweets

Senior Game Designer of Hearthstone, Ben Brode, answered some questions on The Twitter this evening.

Quote from Ben Brode

Any plans to change the Warlock hero power?
No, though we still are keeping an eye on warlock as a whole. (Source)

Thoughts on Undertaker? Thoughts on making him power up when a friendly deathrattle is triggered instead of on minion plays?
Undertaker is powerful. Currently no plans to change him, though. (Source)

Why does Undertaker get +1/+1 instead of +X/+0 like every other "When (A) happens, Gain +/+" card?
There are plenty of "When X happens, gain +1/+1" cards. Unbound Elemental. Secret keeper. Questing Adventurer. Gruul. Etc.
Sorry, should have said 1-drop. Undertaker feels way way stronger than Lightwarden and Mana Wyrm.
He's strong, but we don't just nerf cards because they are strong. (Source)

When are you guys gonna buff cards that are literally never used (instead of nerfing good cards). I want to use Shadowform
Probably never. Though new cards sometimes cause old cards to become better. (Source)

Was envenom ever in game for public consumption? I can't find remnants of it on any wiki or Hearthstone historical site.
I don't think so - it became Blade Flurry.
Yikes. Was Deadly Poison in the game while Envenom was around? Sounds more frustrating than Miracle for bad matchups.
It was the most frustrating thing possible (Source)

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