Like several other members of the WoW media and press fansites, I received an invite into the Hearthstone beta for the weekend. And it is a blast. It can be crazy addicting. Actually, the addicting part I find is just opening boosters and packs (and that’s going to be a problem for a future Hearthaholic).
I’ve played CCGs for many years. I started playing Magic: the Gathering around 1994. My first set was 4th edition and gradually played on and off throughout the years. Was never much of a deck builder though. This card flopper preferred piloting instead of construction. During two headed giant or 3v3 tournaments, I let my friends put together decks and I just played whatever they gave me. I specialized in playing control decks but shifted to aggressive creature based decks.
I’ve unlocked all the basic cards for Priests, Hunters, Mages, and am working on a Paladin right now.
The following deck is a fun list I put together designed to live long enough to go straight for the opponent’s dome. It’s not meant to be super competitive or to be used in ranked play. Not without significant tweaks.
Deathmage
- (1) Elven Archer x 2
- (1) Leper Gnome x 2
- (1) Mana Wyrm x 2
- (2) Frost Nova x 2
- (2) Doomsayer x 2
- (3) Arcane Intellect x 2
- (3) Ice Barrier x 2
- (3) Ice Block x 1
- (3) Vaporize x 1
- (3) Coldlight Oracle x 2
- (3) Silverback Patriarch x 2
- (4) Fireball x 2
- (5) Azure Drake x 1
- (5) Stormpike Commando x 2
- (7) Flamestrike x 2
- (8) Pyroblast x 2
- (8) Ragnaros the Firelord x 1
Every card is designed to go straight to the opponents head, protect my head, or draw more cards. I could probably tune it better. Maybe take a closer look at the Frost spells. I didn’t realize I could freeze opponents directly.
Anyway, I’ll post some more deck ideas and lists that I come across. I’ve encountered some neat and potent ones. Right now, hunter decks are extremely powerful. But more details on that in a different post!