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Nibbler89
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
884 Posts
November 20 2013 21:52 GMT
#261
Priest thought steals me twice and blizzards me three times before I draw any blizzards. I only had 2 blizzards in my deck. Lost from fatigue.
GulpyBlinkeyes
Profile Joined October 2009
United States1449 Posts
November 20 2013 22:39 GMT
#262
On November 21 2013 02:36 woodszilla wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 19 2013 10:40 futility wrote:
I just did an arena and got offered 1 creature below 3 casting cost. That's not really fun.


This. This just happened to me. And I'm priest, so that lack of a turn 2 play is extra shitty. Also, I got a legendary pick between Captain Greenskin, Tinkmaster Overspark, and King Mukla. Thanks anyway.


Yeah, I just had similar experience on priest. The draft started out incredible-- I got Rag, two mind controls, and Illidan within the first 5 or 6 picks. The next several rounds had some extremely good 4-6 drops against some extraordinarily terrible low cost cards, so I ended up taking the high cost cards again, even though my curve was starting to get a little lopsided. With about half the draft done, I was mostly holding cards that were 4+, so I figured, "Okay, that's a little heavy on the late game, but I'll pick up enough early game cards from here on out to survive and I'll crush face in the end."

And then... basically nothing came up that cost 3 or below, except the occasional boar or murloc. I think I ended up with only ~6 creatures that were 1-3 drops. It was pretty awful, especially since (like you said) priest's hero ability does basically nothing to help out during the early game when you've got nothing on the field. I could never get any kind of control of the board, so all my amazing mid/late game cards were worthless by the time they came out.

Definitely taught me to start worrying about my mana curve earlier on that I usually do. I've got to leave more buffer for bad luck.

WhX
Profile Joined May 2011
Germany778 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-20 22:47:08
November 20 2013 22:45 GMT
#263
3-3 run with a mage deck. I had some incredible bad luck, without any useful spells. All I got was 2 secrets, and a cone of cold (which is nice, maybe I should've considered myself lucky after getting my hands on it). No flamestrike, no polymorph, no fireball, blizzard, obviously no pyroblast and other useful spells. It would've been acceptable if I got a few nice minions, but even in this regard I got a ton of bad ones or had to choose 1 of 3 pretty good cards.

I lost the first game badly, managed to win three times in a row only to get crushed in games 5 and 6.

That happened 2 days ago and right now I don't even think about playing arena. That was the worst...

Edit: Should've made a screenshot, it was ridiculous. And I'm actually pretty decent when it comes to drafting, this time I had some terrible luck.
hootsushi
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany3468 Posts
November 20 2013 22:46 GMT
#264
On November 20 2013 19:08 Hairy wrote:
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On November 20 2013 18:18 Barrin wrote:
Is there really no exception to the "wait until 3-star master before doing Arenas" rule?

If you feel confident, just go for it. I just got a 9-win arena on my 4th attempt and I'm just 1* Diamond at the moment. I'd really recommend watching some drafting videos from this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_GNfdbP7ZfIJNyTSZh1jNQ?feature=g-high-crv

Watching him explain the drafts, and the thought process behind it, really helped my drafting I think.


Just go for it I guess, I have no clue how you should be able to hit 3-star master without cards from packs/crafting. At diamond level I just got mobbed up by people with really good decks. Playing without something like Argent Commander seems impossible on master.
woodszilla
Profile Joined November 2013
United States64 Posts
November 20 2013 23:54 GMT
#265
On November 21 2013 07:39 GulpyBlinkeyes wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 21 2013 02:36 woodszilla wrote:
On November 19 2013 10:40 futility wrote:
I just did an arena and got offered 1 creature below 3 casting cost. That's not really fun.


This. This just happened to me. And I'm priest, so that lack of a turn 2 play is extra shitty. Also, I got a legendary pick between Captain Greenskin, Tinkmaster Overspark, and King Mukla. Thanks anyway.


And then... basically nothing came up that cost 3 or below, except the occasional boar or murloc. I think I ended up with only ~6 creatures that were 1-3 drops. It was pretty awful, especially since (like you said) priest's hero ability does basically nothing to help out during the early game when you've got nothing on the field. I could never get any kind of control of the board, so all my amazing mid/late game cards were worthless by the time they came out.



Yea I think I literally have 1 1 drop (worgen) and 2 2 drops (and one is loot hoarder). I have a glut of 3 drops, so maybe it'll work out... Just going to lose the tempo early on most of the time, so rush decks are going to crush me.
RuiBarbO
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
United States1340 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-21 03:09:35
November 21 2013 03:08 GMT
#266
Currently up 1-0 as Paladin. Started out well against a Priest, but as we both ran out of cards in hand he was at like 27 health and Lightwell on the board to my 2. But he was out of cards and the one topdeck that could have saved him (Mind Control Tech) did not grab my 7-6 Venture Co. Mercenary. And thus did the power of late game Silver Hand Recruits reveal itself to me.

Will post a deck list when I figure out how to do that

EDIT: Also thank goodness he didn't draft any Holy Novas or Mind Controls.
Can someone please explain/how water falls with no rain?
Ristle
Profile Joined October 2013
United Kingdom30 Posts
November 21 2013 14:12 GMT
#267
I went 6-3 with a windup hunter deck with 6 traps, and now I'm 0-2 with what I thought was a legitimate rogue deck, given my options.

Against the last mage:

Turn one
Pass, I have no 1 drops outside Deadly Poison
Mana Wyrm, coin, Mirror image.


Turn two
I think I need to move all that ASAP. Drop Acidic Swamp Ooze.
Mirror Image, Arcane missiles. Kills my ooze. Hits me with Wyrm for 4 or 5, can't remember if coin counted.

Basically, I could do nothing to get through his 4 taunts and he just spelled anything I played for the next 4 turns till I conceded. I have never been so thoroughly destroyed, let alone in arena. I wish I could draft combos like that.
Hairy
Profile Joined February 2011
United Kingdom1169 Posts
November 21 2013 14:59 GMT
#268
Well I drafted my 4th arena this afternoon, this time as Priest.....

"oh, alarmobot. No thanks"
"another alarmobot? Sorry, no thankyou"
"ANOTHER alarmobot? Really? Could I not have something nice, like Mind Control?"


No, no I can't. No Holy Nova, no Mind Control :| This is going to be interesting....
Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits
Massami
Profile Joined November 2013
Brazil12 Posts
November 21 2013 15:44 GMT
#269
Finally, on my 4-5 Arena I manage to get 9 wins, with a shaman deck without any AoE in my deck.

I tought I would get crushed but turned out my deck was pretty solid.

Ohh, and i didnt get a flametongue toten either :c
ILoveCoffee
Profile Joined May 2011
Malaysia164 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-21 16:11:33
November 21 2013 16:11 GMT
#270
9-1 with warrior with ~20 2-4 mana cards, such an aggressive deck had quite a few games ending at turn 4-5
gingerfluffmuff
Profile Joined January 2011
Austria4570 Posts
November 21 2013 16:13 GMT
#271
On November 22 2013 01:11 ILoveCoffee wrote:
9-1 with warrior with ~20 2-4 mana cards, such an aggressive deck had quite a few games ending at turn 4-5

Hell yeah, well done mate :D.
・゚✧:・゚+..。✧・゚:・..。 ✧・゚ :・゚ ゜・:・ ✧・゚:・゚:.。 ✧・゚ SPARKULING *・゜・:・゚✧:・゚✧。゚+..。 ✧・゚: ✧・゚:・゜・:・゚✧::・・:・゚・゚
RuiBarbO
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
United States1340 Posts
November 21 2013 21:49 GMT
#272
4-3 with Paladin. Best thing about it is I understand why I lost, which is more than I can say for a lot of arenas. Every game I lost, my opponent had some card that drew 2-3 extra minions. Then the last game was against a mage who had two blizzards and two flamestrikes, so yeah.

The most annoying thing? 5 gold for going 4-3. Plenty of dust though... :/
Can someone please explain/how water falls with no rain?
Goibon
Profile Joined May 2010
New Zealand8185 Posts
November 22 2013 02:33 GMT
#273
The 7 imp deck went 7-3, the losses being poor imp usage. Like one game i should have won if i'd attacked with my stealth imps, another i lost because i attacked with them. Really tricky. Cause they're dead cards if they just sit there and your other minions boosted toughness doesn't help. More taunts would've been nice.

Next draft was a terrible Paladin deck which went 3-3 or something. Curve was just way too mid heavy, with zero late game. I think my only 5+ was the guy that heals your hero, and zero card draw. Now i'm playing a similarly bad Shaman deck with a high curve and no early game (very few damage spells, and a tonne of 4+). If i can get all of my low cast spells in my opening turns it's ok, but lol. Curve is everything.

I also kill myself with my own doomhammers which is something i need to be careful with. Not sure i'll ever draft 2 of them in the same deck again.
Leenock =^_^= Ryung =^_^= Parting =^_^= herO =^_^= Guilty
GGQ
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Canada2653 Posts
November 22 2013 05:22 GMT
#274
My first 9 win! Played as Jaina, was not at all sure about the deck but with enough early game minions that I could trade efficiently, I finished 9-2. Definitely not the best deck I've drafted but good draws I guess.

More interesting, one of the paladins I beat had no fewer than 5 argent protectors...
FetTerBender
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany1393 Posts
November 22 2013 08:00 GMT
#275
First 9 wins with Rexxar. 5 Buzzards, 2 Unleash the Hounds and a deck stacked with Beasts and Summon Animal Companion are pretty strong in arena...
There's a fine line between bravery and stupidity.
asaed
Profile Joined September 2011
United States1412 Posts
November 22 2013 08:03 GMT
#276
Lost to a priest the other day with 3 mind controls. The game was still ridiculously close and I only lost after I played a legendary post seeing 2 MCs get used. I just didn't think he'd have three and draw them all.
Galatians 2:20
Derrida
Profile Joined March 2011
2885 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-11-22 11:18:11
November 22 2013 10:45 GMT
#277
just drafted this pally deck, didn't play yet. so far im performing bad in arena (played like 6-8 times, best is 5 wins), 2 star plat in constructed. any feedback is MUCH appreciated

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so many secrets
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Big G
Profile Joined April 2011
Italy835 Posts
November 22 2013 11:52 GMT
#278
6) 2/3s for 2 mana are a bit underwhelming, I'd probably pick Guardian of Kings over River Croc

7) farseer is one of the worst cards unless you have already a couple of Blessing of Kings... but even then, Direwolf Alpha is a better pick (especially in Paladin/Shaman)

19) Blessed Champion is terrible, both Abom and Holy Wrath are better

23) same, Faerie Dragon is clearly better. BBB is... bad
Derrida
Profile Joined March 2011
2885 Posts
November 22 2013 11:55 GMT
#279
On November 22 2013 20:52 Big G wrote:
6) 2/3s for 2 mana are a bit underwhelming, I'd probably pick Guardian of Kings over River Croc

7) farseer is one of the worst cards unless you have already a couple of Blessing of Kings... but even then, Direwolf Alpha is a better pick (especially in Paladin/Shaman)

19) Blessed Champion is terrible, both Abom and Holy Wrath are better

23) same, Faerie Dragon is clearly better. BBB is... bad


hmm ok thanks! for 19 i was thinking if I go Abom, all my minions are low HP so i could be screwing myself. for 23 i was thinking too many 2-3 drops. was i wrong?
#1 Grubby Fan.
Arolis
Profile Joined October 2010
United States496 Posts
November 22 2013 12:09 GMT
#280
Was 2-2 in my last Arena as a Rogue and I thought it was pretty much over. My draft had a single 4 drop and it was that 2-5 rare that gives +1 spell to adjacent creatures. Not exactly Yeti status. My early game cards had no synergy with each other so I couldn't burn people down fast enough. In game 5 I decided to slow my play down a ton and focus on tradng my 2's and 3's super efficiently in the midgame while praying I draw some of my 5+ cards eventually.

Went 6-3 in the end. All my losses were to Priests which I guess isn't too surprising. I entered the late game at a disadvantage most games and Priests are generally very strong in the late game.

I haven't played many card games and the Arena draft style format is completely new to me. I feel like this run was super educational so hopefully I can get to my first 9 win soon.
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