In that case, however, it was more likely due to the complexity of the deck, while Quest Rogue is not on that level.īack at BlizzCon 2015, after the Patron nerf, Blizzard senior designer Mike Donais told Dot Esports that Patron was “a weak deck across the board.” Instead, what led to the nerf was how bad it felt to lose to Patron, especially in one turn. Like Quest Rogue, Patron didn’t have the greatest winrate. In this case the comparison is pretty apt. So is he right? Given his experience in card games, and indeed experience in card game development, he is unsurprisingly on the money.Įvery time a strategy like Quest Rogue, that is borderline impossible to disrupt, makes it to the fore, it’s impossible not to think of Patron Warrior. If you don’t want to play aggro, conceding can often be your best option. Quest Rogue has basically no counterplay and is impossible to stop once it gets rolling-unless you are already playing an aggro deck to counter it. While the deck isn’t necessarily the most powerful overall in the meta it has an oppressive effect on the ladder experience, Kibler says. Now experienced Hearthstone player and Magic: the Gathering hall of famer Brian Kibler has set out why he thinks the deck is problematic. Within days of the set’s release some were calling for it to be nerfed. Needless to say the deck has been polarizing. 5/5s with charge, or stealth, or powerful battlecry effects costing just one or two mana. Once the quest reward is unlocked, all your minions are then 5/5s. The quest requires players to play four of the same type of minion-something that is easily achievable with Rogue’s bounce cards. Quest Rogue on the other hand has taken on something of a life of its own.
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Warrior requires a series of Taunt minions to be played, and after years of giving the class powerful tools to make this deck happen, Blizzard finally get their wish. The only two quests that have made a dent in the meta are Rogue and Warrior. Each one was a simple accumulation of cards played, with many of them completely unachievable in the meta game. The new legendary spells represented a whole new way to play Hearthstone and, seemingly, a potentially powerful slow deck strategy.Īs the cards were revealed one by one, however, that enthusiasm dissipated. You can sign on to Hearthstone and take these decks for a spin right now.As soon as quests were announced for the Journey to Un’Goro, players were excited. No matter how fun a particular card may look, you should still craft with extreme caution. As the expansion progresses the top decks and archetypes will slowly start to emerge. Remember, the expansion is in its infancy.
Shaman fans should definitely give this one a try, particularly if you already own Shudderwock.ĪAECAaoIBqfuAu/3ArmZA72ZA4SnA+GoAwzeBY0I7/EC8fwCioADrZEDtJEDipQDxpkDu6UD1aUD+aUDAA= This Hero Power allows you to pay two mana and causes your Battlecries to trigger twice for the turn. This card requires you to play six Battlecry cards and rewards you with the Heart of Vir’naal. The new Shaman Quest card Corrupt the Waters. This list is Language Hacker’s early take on Quest Shaman.
Mihai “Languagehacker” Dragalin is one of the best Hearthstone players in the world. It also has one of the most promising new Quest cards out of any of Hearthstone’s classes. Shaman is a class that was in an interesting spot near the end of Rise of Shadows.