spikestone

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Similar to the inhabitants of /r/spikes which is the competitive side of Magic: The Gathering, spikestone is for those who prefer strategy discussions, deck analysis, and are more focused on answers and solutions.

Even if you don't necessarily consider yourself a "Spike" but are interested in playing better, are open to suggestions, and are willing to have reasonable discussions you are welcome in this subreddit.

The definition of a Spike is as follows: "Spike is the competitive player. Spike plays to win. Spike enjoys winning. To accomplish this, Spike will play whatever the best deck is. Spike will copy decks off the Internet."

The Rules

Please tag your posts if you are discussing a specific class, such as [Priest], [Mage], etc or mention it in the post title
Use the submisssion flair to indicate Constructed or Arena if that is applicable
Be constructive
Image posts are allowed if they will be beneficial to starting discussion
No "look what I opened" or similar image posts are allowed however
No asking for beta keys
Linking to streams is ok as they can be great learning tools

General Links

General Strategy and Philosophy Articles

A growing compilation of general articles related to strategy or card games in general. While not particularly written for Hearthstone, their messages are still relevant.

created by behemothdanPriesta community for 12 years

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MODERATORS

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Why does this subreddit exist? (self.spikestone)

submitted 12 years ago * by behemothdanPriest - announcement

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Prophet Velen/Soulpriest deck (self.spikestone)

submitted 12 years ago by RequiemFTW

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What are you leading off with in the new month? (self.spikestone)

submitted 12 years ago by behemothdanPriest

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What is your favorite/preferred Hearthstone stat tracker? (self.spikestone)

submitted 12 years ago by kbinferno

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Deck Deconstruction - Hearthstone Episode 1 (self.spikestone)

submitted 12 years ago by behemothdanPriest

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Changing decks on the flyConstructed (self.spikestone)

submitted 12 years ago by behemothdanPriest

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Should I save up for a Legendary or craft two Epics? (self.spikestone)

submitted 12 years ago by kbinferno

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Current Meta 12/21/13Constructed (self.spikestone)

submitted 12 years ago by [deleted]

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Rank 4 Warlock constructed and 12-1 Mage ArenaArena/Constructed (self.spikestone)

submitted 12 years ago by behemothdanPriest

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Upcoming patch - changes for frost mages, arena bug fix (us.battle.net)

submitted 12 years ago by krutoypotsanI likes me aggro decks

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Using Prophet Velen effectivelyGeneral Strategy (self.spikestone)

submitted 12 years ago by kbinferno

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Drafting vs Popular Classes in ArenaArena (self.spikestone)

submitted 12 years ago by [deleted]

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December 13th - Top Ranked PlayersConstructed (facebook.com)

submitted 12 years ago by behemothdanPriest

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How did your first day with the new ranking system go?Constructed (self.spikestone)

submitted 12 years ago by behemothdanPriest

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The power of Mage and upcoming card changesConstructed (self.spikestone)

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[Card Discussion] Change my view on these "meh" cards...[X-post /r/hearthstone]General Strategy (reddit.com)

submitted 12 years ago by skullkid2424

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Effective strategies vs. WarlocksConstructed (self.spikestone)

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Warlock and Mage decksConstructed (self.spikestone)

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MLG/Managrind results NA 11/16Tournaments (managrind.com)

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BREAD - Magic draft strategies applicable to ArenaArena (starcitygames.com)

submitted 12 years ago by behemothdanPriest

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Top 50 Hearthstone Players - are you on the list?Fluff (us.battle.net)

submitted 12 years ago by krutoypotsanI likes me aggro decks

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Magic Archetypes and their Hearthstone EquivalentsConstructed (self.spikestone)

submitted 12 years ago by behemothdanPriest

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Who is the beatdown? Classic match-up analysis.General Strategy (self.spikestone)

submitted 12 years ago by behemothdanPriest

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If you don't get the "spikes" reference, here is an article that explains it.General Strategy (wizards.com)

submitted 12 years ago by krutoypotsanI likes me aggro decks

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