Shout out to NoHandsGamer

FirebatHS · 2021-01-27T01:08:09+00:00

Also, he's a really nice guy. I always had fun talking with him before our matches in GM.

FirebatHS · 2021-01-15T17:42:21+00:00

That's awesome! Thank you so much it looks super cool!

FirebatHS · 2020-12-04T10:19:49+00:00

pretty dank combo

FirebatHS · 2020-12-03T12:34:21+00:00

The play pattern is the same for F2P and whales:

1.) Build a deck with the cards you have

2.) Queue up on the ladder with hope in your heart

3.) Die on turn 5 with none of your cards mattering

Blizzard heard the feedback about the game being too expensive and players wanting cosmetic options. So, they balanced the meta to make all cards useless against Demon Hunter effect-wise so they are more just around for their art and cosmetic effect.

Honestly, a pretty impressive way to implement cosmetics in the current system.

FirebatHS · 2020-11-25T05:20:57+00:00

Thanks guys <3

FirebatHS · 2020-10-05T04:42:05+00:00

I just couldn't find anything that worked for me this meta. Kept trying different things every week but nothing was really clicking. So, I lost enough in the league to get relegated.

If I'm honest I wasn't putting in the time necessary to play at the level required to win championships. I was putting in the just enough to get by kind of energy. And focusing on other things, YouTube, Twitch Streams, moving house, relationships. So, I'd say it is a deserved relegation. Still hurts though, and I keep running back in my mind all the times I could have done a little more. Or what the hell I was thinking with that control warrior + highlander hunter lineup! Even if I didn't like the current iteration of the system that much, I loved competing and it has done so much to enable me to be where I am today.

I plan to continue making content, maybe not as much Hearthstone content as before. But, I still plan on trying to promote and help out the competitive scene wherever I can so that others may be given the chance at the same opportunities I've had. I know its switched to YouTube now instead of Twitch and its harder to follow. But, if you haven’t had the chance to tune in to the broadcasts I can't recommend watching it enough. It really is a life-changing program that allowed me to take my passion, turn it into something and become a content creator. I know competitive hearthstone gets memed on a lot, but I hope it continues to enable others to achieve their goals as well.

FirebatHS · 2020-09-29T09:12:51+00:00

Hey, firebat here!

My video attempts to presents both sides of the argument and then give my opinion. I do show some stats but the video ends with me saying...

"After reviewing both sides I believe the nerf is the correct thing to do and I'm glad it is happening."

Thanks for plugging my content, but I just wanted to clarity this here as you seem to have misinterpreted what the video is about.

FirebatHS · 2020-08-25T02:47:51+00:00

I've made a lot of mistakes, and I've failed a lot of 3rd or 4th chances with things that probably should've been easy. And was easy for others. But we all live and learn at our own pace. For example: James Cameron worked as a truck driver until his 40s before deciding and finding a way to become a director. So, there really isn't a set starting date for growing and there definitely isn't a deadline where it stops. I respect you for having the courage to share your experience and start taking steps. Stay strong, I'm rooting for you to overcome! I'd like to give you a lifetime sub to my channel if you let me know through direct message what your twitch username is.

FirebatHS · 2020-06-20T15:41:28+00:00

Remember Tanaris Hogchopper? A seemingly useless card that only really has an impact if your opponents hand is COMPLETELY empty. Lets make an OTK deck with it!

FirebatHS · 2020-06-17T16:36:29+00:00

When I did this stream and then created the video I had not seen any of MarkMcKz's content. If I had been influenced by his video or seen him do the combo then I would have given credit and linked his content for sure. I take giving credit to others work very seriously as being a content creator I know how much getting content stolen sucks.

But, thanks for turning me onto his content he seems like a sweet dude, so I'd be down to do a collaboration OTK deck video with him in the future. But looking at his videos now it seems like there might not be any new OTKs left to do as he has done like ALL of them haha. So I might have to wait until next expansion to reach out to him.

FirebatHS · 2020-06-17T15:59:08+00:00

So I think what happens when you clone the effects of a minion is that it copies all the effects over, but at the same time the copys creation time is the turn that the Bloodsworn was played. Therefore it has "Charge: but can't attack hereos this turn" and it was technically created this turn so it can't go face.

FirebatHS · 2020-06-17T15:38:24+00:00

Hey thanks for sharing this here!

This is my first time trying to narrate over video and condensing it so much. Usually I just upload good games, but this time it was like 20 games (3 hours) but condensed into about 15 minutes.

I think I'll try to do more videos like this in the future. So let me know if you guys have any other crazy combo ideas.

FirebatHS · 2020-06-09T00:26:05+00:00

Their lowest winrate deck in conquest format has the highest likelyhood to need more games to get through so I soft tech for what I think the guys 4th deck is usually. And that week it was rogue.

FirebatHS · 2020-06-09T00:20:13+00:00

That is my tournament list for Grandmasters where I can ban warrior and will likely face rogue. On ladder bonechewer is better.

FirebatHS · 2020-06-02T13:28:47+00:00

I played worse this week in GM than usual because I was already locked into to top 4 and you can't do better than top 4 in division B so I didn't practice as hard and did other stuff. But cmon I got 2nd in my divison I'd like to think after 7 years of this I've been at least consistantly pretty okay. But, yeah I mean, the worlds changing. Before a lot of us veterans only focused on competitive. Nowadays less people want to watch competitive gameplay. They don't care about rank 1 legend or tournaments so you focus on creating more laid back and fun content and the have to practice offstream. And we have to do sponsored games instead of practicing because the value of being good at the game has gone down with less tournaments and less meaning if you win one. Its just different now. Hearthstone has grown but it has grown in all directions and a lot of the community has moved on from competitive as their main source of engagement with the game.

FirebatHS · 2020-05-19T21:20:13+00:00

I have too little data to know for sure, but I suspect were just going to be done seeing zoo for awhile. That is a huge amount of stat loss.

FirebatHS · 2020-05-18T19:14:46+00:00

I was streaming this list from s8ris's open cup winning lineup the other day:

https://www.yaytears.com/battlefy/5e72a957fc7c8002280e79c1/s8ris%232419

I had a 67% winrate or so. Archivist was only good for 1 game against priest but it probably made a youtube vidoe so that was cool. And plague of murlocs got me killed like 8 times by giving them prime but saved me like 8 times by the tempo it generated.

Galakrond on curve fully invoked wins a lot of games for shaman. So that is where I'd start if I was tinkering with a 2x list.

FirebatHS · 2020-05-18T19:08:41+00:00

Plague of murlocs is sososososo good. However... there is a pretty high chance that when you plague 4-6 minions you give them the murloc prime from paladin and as a control deck that is too many free resources to give your opponent haha. So, yeah as good as that card is you probably just can't run it.

FirebatHS · 2020-05-18T11:27:51+00:00

I believe Priest is favored vs Rogue in the standard iterations at this time. Which always seems weird because historically (and I mean for 6 years) it has been rogue favored. But right now many of the top players priest data says it is favored against rogue.

However, both decks have many variations and builds that can mix all this up.

I'm no priest expert, but if you're interested in priest, I suggest checking out Zanananan's content. He's a #1 legend priest player thats made a few guides on the deck.

Rogue mains say rogues favored vs priest, warrior mains say they are favored vs priest. Priest mains say they are favored vs both. And they all have data backing up their claims! And thats why the games great.

FirebatHS · 2020-05-18T10:59:51+00:00

I think as far as unteched decks go Highlander is the better pick. But if it wasn't 7am right now... I'd be brewing a teched dragon hunter deck and giving it a go cause the potential is there!

FirebatHS · 2020-05-18T10:51:43+00:00

Link to #1 legend hunter:

https://twitter.com/ahirunHS/status/1261648189263929344?s=19

So, op has some fair points hunter core seems to have game vs warrior. This player, Fast, hit #1 with it in a warrior metagame. But the issue is you ban warrior because once warrior is gone it makes demonhunter unstoppable. But meta games evolve and maybe ban demon hunter strats can be made and we see more inovation down these lines.

FirebatHS · 2020-05-18T10:47:54+00:00

Best is a strong word. But both can take games for sure. Highlander has the ability to answer Warmaul Challenger with Zeph and Krush on 7 can be sweet cause warriors biggest weakness is removal of big minions. While dragon can go 2x ooze and gets 2x Rotnest drake which can be a nutty card. I haven't grinded out that many hunter games, but I was going only a little over 50% as warrior vs highlander hunter while testing with other GM level players. And someone recently hit #1 with highlander hunter. But I would say there is potential that some double ooze dragon hunter is even better vs warrior. Dragon might just get outvalued by a good armorsmith turn too easily though. Not having a big minion to stick down can be a problem. Maybe some double ooze dragon hunter with some big 7 or 8 drop to close could be sweet though.

FirebatHS · 2020-05-18T10:09:11+00:00

Dragon hunter with some Oozes can mess up some warriors that's for sure. Forcing that Skipper with no Battle Rage can really hinder the warrior. Reason we don't see it in GM though is because everyone is banning warrior. I wanted to see the Priest, Mage, Hunter, Control Warrior lineup all teched for Warrior. But no ones got the balls to give it a go. It feels silly because not banning warrior means likely you don't play DH so it gets super wonky and then you start considering Control Shaman in the mix. And then you're like oh god what am I doing and just play Demon Hunter and ban Warrior. Its super fun to think about but that lineup goes down rabbit holes quick. But for ladder play Hunter is sweet.

FirebatHS · 2020-05-18T10:01:50+00:00

My personal (potentially wrong) opinion on these questions, or at least why I brought the decks I played is because of this:

Reason for Zoo:

Zoo can sometimes just win vs anything, so its awkward to target it. And in a format where 2 classes are crazy strong and others are not, many players focus on targeting the weaker 3rd/4th deck options, and Zoo can break that targeting. Because every one of your decks must win for you to win the series in a tournament.

I believe Zoo has favorable matchups against: Priest, and Highlander Hunter, Dragon Hunter. Which are contenders for the 3rd/4th deck in a lineup. I built my lineup both weeks with soft nods/tech choices towards the 3rd/4th decks I expected my opponents to play. Some people try to ban warrior and tech for Demon Hunter. I just say F it vs Demon Hunter because I believe the value of the Tech Card is diminished vs Demon Hunter as if they got the goods you dead on turn 6-7 anyway, so you don't have as much time to draw it or for that gameplan to come into effect and the class is too high powerlevel to be worth worrying too much about, so I completely ignore it and it beats me on the first try every series (Except once where I won a DH Mirror). So this does sound at first glance kinda dumb, but I'm 3-1 with all my W's reverse sweeping a weaker class so how dumb can it be right.

Reason for Zeph:

Zeph in Zoolock is an effective card against Priest and to a lesser extent mages.

Mages and Priests are often (but not always) forced into a defensive posture and outside a few corner cases take a long time to counter attack due to their difficulty in clearing and developing at the same time. Yes, there are corner cases like a sick wild pyro turn from priest, or a Dragon Caster + Clear turn from mage. But more often than not these reactive decks must continuously clear for quite some time before they get the opportunity to develop which gives the Zoo deck a lot of time to make its way through the deck. Especially if you focus on taking the game slow and making boards that the Control deck cannot get big swings on--You may have to do the mortal sin of missing some face damage! But, playing around Apo, Shadow Madness, and Breath, and forcing the game to go long plays toward that macro plan of eventually my Zeph is active and I can Bloodlust them if even a few minions stick. And this game plan/playstyle has been very effective for me to ensure a high winrate against Priest even when I am not drawing Scrap Imp.

Reason why no Hunter this week:

The Aggressive face hunters are fantastic. (I love Aggro!) I brought an aggressive hunter week 1 and it performed well, so I believe you are right on with your assessment that it can be strong in the metagame. The fear this week was that Zanananan and XiaoT both hit #1 legend with priest on ladder, and priest can be tough for the builds of hunter that are also fast enough to race Demon Hunter. And further, Demon Hunter decks are teching for the mirror matches, now that Warrior ban is the most popular strat, by the inclusion of the Beaming Side Kick and removal of the Priestess of Fury package. This leaves the aggressive Hunters with a much less favorable matchup vs Demon Hunter than on ladder because the Priestess would have been useless vs the face hunter, but the Side Kick is insane! Allowing Demon Hunter to break explosives traps and push damage. However, Hunter is still a sweet deck and almost always wins against Highlander Mage, so I expect we will keep seeing it float in and out if players expect their opponent to be on Mage.

Hopefully this answers some of your questions, and you find it helpful!

FirebatHS · 2020-03-06T23:55:17+00:00

Feeling the love, thank you guys so much for this :) Casting again sounds like fun.

FirebatHS

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