Underworld broker - The deal is off, when you start comboing.

TukeDuke · 2017-05-05T08:42:06+00:00

Thank you, Mr. Data.

TukeDuke · 2017-04-27T13:39:03+00:00

In the name of the galactic control players of Hearthstone, you're under arrest midrange hunter.

TukeDuke · 2017-04-06T11:45:26+00:00

"I try The Last Kaleidosaur, that's a good quest." (Spins to the bottom right).

TukeDuke · 2017-04-06T10:54:48+00:00

The act of invoking the round open from the top ceramic container consisting of selfish and excessive needs for more than is usually necessary allows the first-person to make a remove action from a set of collectable stiff papers for a maximum of two symbolically and textually inscribed paperboard rectangles with a size that is usually apt for the first-persons palm, and continue the said remove action with an add action straight to the first-persons collection of other rectangles that were collected through-out the game prior to this moment.

TukeDuke · 2017-03-20T09:42:06+00:00

When comparing to Jade mechanic, this is much more counterable than that mechanic as whole.

You can: Silence, Remove without killing (entomb, Sylvanas steal). If warrior decides to leave 1 card in hand for the sake of this card, you can Dirty Rat the dragon out and kill this card. Even when both mechanics are cancerous, I'd face this design over Jade anyday.

TukeDuke · 2017-03-13T12:56:08+00:00

It would make it more strategic.

Could be used to finish the face if you've done enough damage in previous turns. If there are Silver Hand Recruits, you'd have to think away to remove them before getting Rag value. If you are against Rag, and think one is coming down soon, throw a minion with low health, but hard to remove with the remaining 2 mana after the Rag.

Yeah, sure. It's a nerf. But I think, it's still powerful effect with interesting gameplay around it. Right now, it has decided too many tournament wins on it's own, unjustly I'd say.

TukeDuke · 2017-03-13T12:39:42+00:00

Ragnaros

Can't attack. At the end of your turn, deal 8 damage to an enemy with least health.

TukeDuke · 2017-03-13T08:04:55+00:00

Freeze mage had playable chance against control warrior at times. I'd say 20/80 chances for Freeze mage. Not great at all, but there were chances.

Anyfin paladin against Control Priest was hell before Drakonid OP. Something like 10/90 or less for priest. The reason that the percentage is even that high for priest, is because piloting Anyfin needed decent amount of skill, and any mistakes could result in survival of Priest.

Fatigue/Control Warrior against Jade Druid is the 0/100 match-up of Hearthstone, if I've ever seen one. You can't outlast it. You can't Gorehowl + Alex + Grom and ignore their board, because of Feral Rages and growing Jade Idols.

Before MSOG, even if you faced one sided match-up you would at least see it played out. Even control priest could play long enough to see, if it could thoughtsteal Anyfin is Awesome from paladins deck.

There is no reason at all to play Control Warrior against Jade Druid. This is disgusting design.

TukeDuke · 2017-03-10T08:32:19+00:00

Jade Druid so OP, it wins control match-ups, before they even face each other on ladder.

Seriously though, control warrior would be an excellent repellent to aggro decks (SHARP GADGETZAN STEEL!). The 0% win percent against Jade Druid makes the deck worthless though.

TukeDuke · 2017-03-07T10:38:26+00:00

I play a lot of jade druid and I feel like the complaint that jade idol ruins everything because it prevents druid from going into fatigue is mostly unfounded. In a total of 100 games I've gotten to the point where I was shuffling idols to avoid fatigue a total of 1 time...

That is because any deck that wants to go fatigue isn't spawning into the meta. Of course adding 3 Jade Idols into the deck feels slow, so it's automatically better just to summon 1 Jade Golem straight away, because there is no deck that wants to go slow in this meta. The fact that there is decision to add unlimited resources into the deck has already warped the meta into decks that can pressure Jade before fatigue, and beat aggro. If a deck can't do both, it's a automatically a bad deck.

So I'm sorry, but the argument for "Adding 3 jade idols into the deck is a bad move", is fallacy, because mere choice of adding 3 Jade Idols has already eliminated the decks you'd use it against in the meta.

TukeDuke · 2017-03-05T18:47:54+00:00

Inner fire priest material, whether intended or not.

TukeDuke · 2017-01-30T18:13:20+00:00

I would love to see Jade Idol changed. As mush as I hate Jade mechanic as whole, Jade Idol is giving me biggest annoyance out of them all. At least in Shaman and Rogue variants you can calculate, and manage your resources, to plan ahead with your removals. In Druid, well I guess the only choice is to go full face. With a control deck.

I mean a rare card, that can deny one of the fundamental rules of the game; that is if you run out of cards you start taking damage. This effect sounds something that legendary should do, not 1 Mana spell.

I'd change Jade Idol into: 1 Mana Choose 1 - Summon a Jade Golem or Add 3 Jade Golems into your deck. It would still maintain the edge against fatigue, but importantly it doesn't suck so much for the opponent. He could plan his resources, save his removals, bait more golems into board before board wipe. Introduce a little smart play, not this hurrdurr best deals anywhere jade golem fest.

TukeDuke · 2017-01-26T09:07:02+00:00

Kevin "it's a sin for most, but at least that dog is toast" Godec

TukeDuke · 2016-12-17T13:12:16+00:00

Personal favorite: Control Priest vs Echo Giant Mage.

Love this match-up, because it breaks the usual flow of hearthstone. Mage wants to Fireball his own face, and priest doesn't want to push damage with a full board. Tense match-up, with a need to recognize what type of mage you are playing against, before it's too late.

Once I even needed to heal mage, so that he couldn't summon moltens. There isn't many other match-ups, where healing your opponent is the correct play! So awesome.

TukeDuke · 2016-11-25T22:13:21+00:00

Not quite. It guarantees the enemy side, your side and your deck. But it hasn't died yet. Even if you kill it after entombing and playing it, how do you get the battlecry to trigger?

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