Top 5 Duels Moments of the Week
Welcome back to another Top 5 Duels Moments of the Week! Because of how crazy Duels can be with all of its treasures, people experience a lot of crazy once-in-a-lifetime moments. Here, ANYONE can share some of their favorite experiences from their Duels games.
5: What an Eys'or
Disks of Legend is usually best with legendary powerhouses. But if you can just get a Grand Totem Eys'or to stick, even Hearthpwn user EulersApprentice will have trouble dealing with it.
4: Total Shenanigans
Super Rare Fully Heal Board Filler? Nah, how about a random Rogue Secret created by Mysterious Tome instead? There’s no better way to flex your RNG than to sabotage the opponent’s best card with something you happened to get that you didn’t need or ask for!
3: None are Utterly Nuttier than Cutterbutter
Let’s just play a Battlecry minion to get a card from Rally the Troops. What? It’s Scabbs Cutterbutter? This turn 1 just got interesting!
2: All the Awakening Eggs You Have
Usually, giving a Nerubian Egg Rush with Rocket Backpacks won’t help much. But since it keeps Rush, filling your board with them via Ancient Reflections will let you trade a bunch of 1/1s to get more 4/4s than Death Games ever could!
1: Plant a Greybough Foundation
When Hearthpwn user EulersApprentice loses one Greybough, Totem of the Dead will have 2 more take its place. Several annoying loops of dying then reviving 4/6 Taunts later, and you get an unbreakable wall that makes Hadronox look like a Spectral Spider. The opponent wants a piece of the action too, and snags copies through Eerie Stone. Now it’s a battle of sheer patience as they endlessly cycle through their infinite armies of legendary trees.
Thank you EulersApprentice for your submissions!
If you’re a fan of Duels, or even if you just play it casually, feel free to take a screenshot of your amazing moment and send it to us. We plan to share the best ones every week, so don’t be afraid to share if you have something unique you’ve experienced.
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Thank you and good luck in all your future Duels!
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Posted May 9, 2021 (Forged in the Barrens)is it only me which dont play duels?
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Posted May 9, 2021 (Forged in the Barrens)Actually, most people don’t really play Duels very much. I make these articles to unite those of us that still do!
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Posted May 8, 2021 (Forged in the Barrens)I've had a lot of satisfying moments in Duels. Now I'll have one more reason to screenshot future ones as well. Thanks RwW!
While we're waiting for that tier-list article, I wanted to share something about how I maximize my Duels enjoyment.
First off, resources/inspiration for deck-building matters, ofc, but because of the random nature of the Passives&Treasures, each run will be different. That's what keeps this mode interesting for me, unlike Standard. That's why I occasionally browse https://hearthstone-decks.net/duels-deck/ for inspiration, but I'm also analytical about each card in a line-up, and will often make changes to spice things up.
Secondly, it's cool that Blizz are doing balance patches to keep the net-decking effect at bay. I hope more ppl feel free to experiment with Heroic(paid) duels, without fear of being mauled by the same few archetypes. Unlike Arena, Duels is meant for those that see ridiculous OP-ness as fun, right? So lean into it and ask yourself "How do I want to break the game today?".
Thirdly, Duels is about playing with your Wild cards outside of Wild (and the rare constructed Brawl - I have so many ideas for better brawls!) - but at the same time, if you don't have some Legendary you saw in a 12-win decklist, just analyze its role and figure out a replacement or a similar game plan with the cards you do own! Example: Lyra the Sunshard goes the extra mile: https://hearthstone-decks.net/hearthstone-duels-12-win-priest-dsorrowya-mind-tether-shadow-word-void/
Fourthly: economics v enjoyment. I play once or twice a week quickly completing most quests on all three regions, EU being my main. This allows me to craft fun archetypes on my off-accounts, without feeling any remorse - that's what they exist for. Similarly with Duels, I crafted Prince Malchezaar at the dawn of Duels, when Kilmox + Dark Arts was broken enough to carry just about anything, and I had a LOT of fun discarding crap/expensive legendaries while extracting value from worthy, timely ones. I always play Heroic, even when I meme, coz my time is more valuable than my gold (wasn't the case when I started the two other accounts, as soon as the option was announced) but you can always meme in the free mode if putting gold down is likely to make you sweaty/salty about playing/losing.
Lastly, #5 tip: Cheat-Draft, and Class Selection
We've all been there, scratching our heads at 4 classes that haven't worked out well in the past. "Can I do anything with these?"
The answer is: "You'll need to find out yourself!"
If you're not sure how to build a good duels deck from scratch, just open your Collection, make a wild deck, and throw in around 20-25 cards you think MIGHT work well, either for a specific start (hero power + signature treasure), or in general for the class, then try them out! You'll be surprised how far you can go with a low-rarity low-curve deck that's focused on tempo (with rogue especially), and card draw -- your finishers can come in from the buckets and treasures, just focus on the essentials of deckbuilding for a specific archetype.
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Posted May 8, 2021 (Forged in the Barrens)does only ranked count??
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Posted May 8, 2021 (Forged in the Barrens)For sending in a screenshot? Nope. Whatever happens in any Duel is fair game!
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Posted May 8, 2021 (Forged in the Barrens)The Advanced Guide is on the way!
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Posted May 8, 2021 (Forged in the Barrens)I like this series :)