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Build This Double Old God Deck For Double The Fun

Kripp has published a couple of his decks after Whispers of the Old Gods launched and I wanted to share one I really enjoy playing with. I made quite a few changes to this deck to combat aggro and zoo in that I replaced Sap, Thalnos & Xaril with Eviscerate and Beckoner of Evil(I also don't currently own Xaril, or else I'd run her in my deck). I also replaced Loot Hoarder with Undercity Huckster as they trade a bit better with early game at 2/2 and get you the draw you need off your opponent instead of drawing from your deck.

This is a very fun deck to play if you have the cards for it and since it contains two old Golds that raises the win conditions considerably.... Read All

I Heard The Whisper And Serve C'Thun

By the time it was official Blizzard was releasing a new Hearthstone expansion I was excited as I thought the game was getting a bit stale. When Blizzard first talked about standard mode, I was interested and liked the constant rotation of cards entering and leaving the game. I was heartened when they said everyone was getting a free C’thun, some support minions and a few free packs. Like many I also had reservations as they were removing the Naxxramas expansion and Goblins VS Gnomes and placing them in Wild. As a huge Naxxramas fan this was painful but after finally playing Standard mode and the new Whispers of the Old Gods expansion I can firmly say this is the best... Read All

Moments Like These....

Pic says it all lol.

Pally was at 30 health when I passed my last turn. He attacked my refreshment vendor taking him to 27... then drew the final piece if the combo (PS, the 2nd Power Overwheling was off of dark peddler, this is a Reno C'Thun combo deck lol

jdodson Admin wrote on 05/17/2016 at 05:03pm

This is awesome. I still have many classic legendaries to collect and Leroy Jenkins is one of them.

You also had a pretty good hand too even with this incredible burst condition.

JaBo Post Author wrote on 05/19/2016 at 05:33am

Finally!!

http://i.imgur.com/LR6IKy9.jpg

JaBo Post Author wrote on 05/19/2016 at 05:35am

I need to find my old post from last August-ish that shared my levels of each class and wins. Shaman was the last one, followed by warlock.

I really don't like shaman lol

JaBo Post Author wrote on 05/19/2016 at 05:59am

For the record, my wins are sitting at:

Warrior - 288
Shaman - 169
Rogue - 175
Paladin - 238
Hunter - 373
Druid - 349
Warlock - 159
Mage - 239
Priest - 500+ (who knows)

Says I have 3266 total wins... but I don't know all what is added up to get that. If only the class wins, then that leaves 1,276 wins for Priest, and I did think it might be 1000, so what's another 276 lol.

Still only an 11 win arena run (can't get that 12 cap) with 1643 total wins in arena.

jdodson Admin wrote on 05/19/2016 at 06:42am

Nice. I finally hit rank 12 today. I've never done better so I am feeling pretty good. It's with a fun mid range Hunter deck:

JaBo Post Author wrote on 05/21/2016 at 05:26am

I saw you at rank 12 or 13. That's great man! It takes some good effort to get there. I have a struggle to get too much lower (or higher depending).

jdodson Admin wrote on 05/21/2016 at 03:11pm

Yeah, I am focusing on how to play around certain kinds of class cards. It's got me a few times where my board gets wiped but I totally played into it. I have to mentally remind myself, this could be coming how do we play to that.

JaBo Post Author wrote on 05/23/2016 at 10:32pm

Yeah for sure. Like always be prepared for a brawl. If you control the board, don't flood it. The best T8 play can sometimes be to just attack, use power, pass. I miss Loatheb for that very thing. Was great to throw him out and know they can't flame strike next turn.

JaBo Post Author wrote on 05/23/2016 at 10:33pm

I realized what my most missed card is when I played priest finally... Light bomb... Nothing like it

jdodson Admin wrote on 05/24/2016 at 03:25am

I am glad light bomb is out TBH. Priest has lots of removal options.

But yeah, i've been getting more comfortable with a power pass. When I saw people do it I was surprised but it makes sense to work with what you have or pass in some situations.

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Spent Sunday Praising Yogg at The Taco House - My First Local Hearthstone Tournament

So this might not come as a surprise to anyone that reads Cheerful Ghost regularly but I enjoy a good game of Hearthstone every now and again. For quite some time i've seen that there is a regular Hearthstone gathering at The Original Taco House off Powell and I finally made it out for my first event. I'll set the mood with the Taco House bracket rules below...

"Single Elimination Conquest Format. Up to 24 people may enter. First come, first served. Each player will create four decks of unique classes. At the start of each best of five series, each player will inform their opponent of the four classes that they have brought. The opposing player will choose one of the... Read All So this might not come as a surprise to anyone that reads Cheerful Ghost regularly but I enjoy a good game of Hearthstone every now and again. For quite some time i've seen that there is a regular Hearthstone gathering at The Original Taco House off Powell and I finally made it out for my first event. I'll set the mood with the Taco House bracket rules below...

"Single Elimination Conquest Format. Up to 24 people may enter. First come, first served. Each player will create four decks of unique classes. At the start of each best of five series, each player will inform their opponent of the four classes that they have brought. The opposing player will choose one of the four decks that will be banned from play. The players will proceed with standard Conquest rules with their three remaining decks."

Needless to say the couple days before the event I was nervous. Will I totally shit the bed and lose my ass off? I wasn't sure but I played quite a few ladder matches to prepare and tried honing my four decks with a friend*. With it being my first event I also decided to keep my expectations manageable in that I simply wanted to walk away with one game win. As it turns out I did win a single game and considering my free-to-pleb status was happy with how it all turned out.

My first bracket was a buy, which basically means I wasn't paired with anyone and I moved to the second tier automagically. If you don't have a certain amount of participants people will buy up to the next bracket. My first proper bracket match went well and I won with my Warrior. The person I was paired with was great so getting a win was something I didn't expect. The second match I won with my Shaman and then lost the third match with my Rogue. I proceeded to lose the next match and then took the bracket with a final win. Totally unexpected and very happily I took a bathroom break while I collected all my nerves for the next match up.

In the third bracket I didn't fair as well but was happy to have an exceptionally fun moment where my Warrior brawled while I had Sylvanas to steal their fully shielded Tirion Fordring. That epic play didn't seal the match as they handily stomped me for the win. The remaining games of that bracket were also lost sealing the day with a showing I am really proud of.

I couldn't have played a tournament at a more fun venue as The Taco House as it was my favorite haunt when I lived over in SE Portland. Having such an awesome community at an event was really incredible and if you are on the fence about heading down to the Taco House I can say everyone was friendly and accommodating. I plan on hitting up another event and if you are in the neighborhood and want to toss down a few cards with some very good players in Portland I recommend you check it out.

https://www.facebook.com/OTHSEPowell/

* I want to thank Bina for helping me focus things down to my better decks for the tournament.

One of The Most Fun Tavern Brawls To Date - Hearthstone Dailies For Ghosts: ep. 12 Top 2 Brawl

In this episode of Hearthstone Dailies for Ghost we play Tavern Brawl and the Top 2 scenario. This is an especially crazy episode in that this brawl is so unique it created a ton of really fun winning scenario's. Check the video for some fun 2 card decks you can try. Let me know some of your fun moments from the brawl in the comments!

Hearthstone Dailies For Ghosts: ep. 11 Final Whispers Packs & New Decks

The Old Gods is out and with it come a bunch of new decks and strategies. In this episode I open the final 10 free Whispers of the Old Gods packs(spoiler alert, I open a Legendary and 2 epics) and then play some matches with my new Warlock Zoo, Pirate Warrior and C'thun Rogue.

I also recently crafted my first legendary Sylvanas Windrunner. She has been a great addition to my decks and it was well worth the dust!

Hearthstone Explained In This Fun Animation

If you were wondering how Heartstone works this animation explains it pretty well.

My apol... ASTOUNDING!

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 05/07/2016 at 10:35pm

That was perfect! Loved it.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 05/07/2016 at 10:38pm

LOL They should make more of these with the other Heroes and cards.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/08/2016 at 02:53am

Greg: I hope so too.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 05/08/2016 at 09:53pm

I'm glad I'm not the only one tired of losing all the time. I like the game, but playing against other people makes me feel awful. In fact, I'm not sure I can think of a game that makes me feel as terrible as this one does. That's pretty much why I don't play it. I don't like playing against other people and losing so much.

Jordan, I'm not sure if what you shared is worth it. You can probably find strategies all around the Interwebs for free. I'd certainly like to find some that will help, but I think if I invested some time into it I could probably find some really good info out there. Let me know if you decide to get this and if it really helps.

(BTW Jon, if you have some really good resources and tips, please share!)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/08/2016 at 11:35pm

Greg: I removed that post and banned the user, it was SPAM to some ebook or something. I've had users create accounts from the same place that person did and they post similar SPAM.

I understand not liking to lose, I get that. I lose all the time, but I win some and win more now but I had some ROUGH patches that took along time to push through.

I'm going to consult with a friend about what we'd do if we started now and wanted to play. I thought about that today and I want to write something about it.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 05/09/2016 at 12:32am

I consider you an expert in the game. I was hoping you could post something for those of us that suck. I know you've provided at least one link. I think if I spend some more time searching for help w/ Google, I can figure it out and get better. I'm really hoping that the game really does match me with similar players. I figure since I lose so much, maybe I can get matched with someone else who does, so that I don't have to suffer loss so often and hard. LOL

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/09/2016 at 03:50am

Haha yeah. I'll see what I can come up with, thanks for letting me know!

Travis Admin wrote on 05/10/2016 at 04:38pm

Jon, I totally agree with Greg that a "What to do when starting Hearthstone now" would be helpful. I've only ever really dabbled with it in the past, playing a few matches here and there, but it's a bit daunting if you haven't kept up with it.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/10/2016 at 05:12pm

Travis and Greg: What format would a guide help you? A video or a post? Both?

Thinking about this and I want to do something, which could be fun.

Travis Admin wrote on 05/10/2016 at 05:40pm

I learn better from reading than watching videos but I think I'm an outlier. With a video you can say a lot more while also showing what you're doing. A video with highlights in text?

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 05/10/2016 at 06:39pm

Something to read might be easier to constantly access. A video might be easier to make though. To start, I'm interested in how to build a good deck. I've used the Deck Builder, but that might not be good enough. So, if you wanted to show a video about how to build a good deck (with each Hero) and some things that could go into, that'd be great. Keep in mind, we don't have the awesome cards that you do.

If we had a post here on the site that we all could see, then other players (especially our members) could also provide input. It would also give us a place for questions and comments. You could also share some good resources you've found on the interwebs. :)

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 05/10/2016 at 07:12pm

Flawless victory today, I'm stopping there since I finished all my Quests!!! I've deleted all of my decks and have decided to remake them as needed for Quests. I had one win left to get with my Shaman and I got it. I also had to win 3 with any Hero and then 2 with Rogue or Druid. So, I rebuilt those decks using the Classic recipe and got my 3 needed wins. I'm really happy that I completed my Dailies.

One of the things about this game is that you can attack the player or their creatures. So, I'm thinking it's probably best to try to kill their creatures off if you can. Then you can "go face" as Jon likes to say in his videos. LOL

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 05/10/2016 at 07:48pm

Just a random strategy that I used a lot in the beginning:

When creating a deck, use the filter to find minions with "Taunt." Stack your deck with these and then keep hitting face. Your opponent will have to worry about clearing the taunt enemies before getting to your hero. Of course this isn't a fool proof strategy, but it works fairly well.

Also, playing Arena forces you to use cards you might not usually use, and play them in combinations you might not have thought of :)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/11/2016 at 06:16am

Having board advantage is good. If you don't take care of creatures they will roll you so yeah, that's a great strategy.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 05/11/2016 at 06:42am

That is a good idea, Adam. I've seen people attack some of my creatures with their Hero, which at first I thought wasn't a good idea, because they took Hero damage, but I have realized that it's better to sacrifice a few Health to prevent more damage. My games (wins) were beautiful today. I cleared their side of the board and "went face" quite a few times. Oh it was lovely. A while ago, I nearly killed an opponent twice, but they managed to refill their health a couple of times and took me down in the end.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 05/11/2016 at 02:00pm

The same thing happened to me yesterday! I was playing against a Warrior who was super armor heavy. I did a ton of damage upfront, but when he finally killed me, he had 10 health, but 31 armor lol. But those loses are usually good learning experiences :)

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Hearthstone Dailies For Ghosts: ep. 10 Whispers Of The Old Gods Launch Day Pack Opening & Trololo

In this special episode of Hearthstone Dailies for Ghosts I open 50 packs of Whispers of the Old Gods cards. After some unforunate technical launch day glitches I start things up.

A couple notes:

I open the worst Legendary you can. WHICH ONE? Find out.

I open the second worst? Legendary you can.

Is the game Trolling me?

That said I consider this a pretty lucky set of opens even though I didn't get so lucky in opening Legendaries. One saving grace was that it was a golden so I can craft a proper Legendary.

I am a free to play player and these packs were purchased entirely with gold.

JaBo wrote on 04/27/2016 at 03:44am

Jelly of that gold Journey Below, I am tempted to craft 2 (for 800 each lol). I been playing raptor rogue and that card is boss... (and getting golds off of it is better obvi)

JaBo wrote on 04/27/2016 at 03:48am

BTW, props to you for doing the free to play.. and yeah, thank God that leggie was gold at least lol. I mean... would have been better to get a gold leggie of a playable guy unless you don't care about golds and just want the dust.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/27/2016 at 05:28am

> Jelly of that gold Journey Below

Yeah, it's nice. I play so many crazy golden cards off it. Mostly pulling Golden Xaril which I may craft. Xaril is SOOO good. At this point I may craft Sylvanis or Xaril. I have enough to craft 2 legendaries BUT that might not be the best thing as filling in other places may be better strategically.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/27/2016 at 05:31am

> BTW, props to you for doing the free to play..

It's actually been OK. Lots of really dry spells grinding for gold. Months of only opening the one free Tavern Brawl classic pack or the one you can occasionally get from quests. That said, Hearthstone is still very fun and I enjoy playing a lot. It was harder earlier on but now that I have a pretty good collection things are much better.

> thank God that leggie was gold at least lol. I mean... would have been better to get a gold leggie of a playable guy unless you don't care about golds and just want the dust.

Agreed. Now I can craft a proper Legendary. I keep golden cards most of the time. Glad I did in the case of blade flurry because when it was nerfed I got 800 dust! I keep all my cards, golden or otherwise unless I need the dust, which is rare. Usually I spend dust on commons & rares but this time may be different.

Still unsure entirely what to craft so i'll hold off a week or so to decide. It's easier to spend dust and gold than get it back

JaBo wrote on 04/27/2016 at 04:10pm

Well, I'll provide some feedback of new ones as I use them. I have all but 3 of the new legs. Between the packs and 16k dust, I just grabbed almost everything.

New ragnaros is boss.

I put together a divine shield paly deck and added him as a topper (using challenger too). The priest I was playing literally shut me out all game.

T1 cleric keeps me from pooping a soldier he can kill and heal/draw from. So I put out the +1/+1 secret for team and wait.

When I finally play, I put out the 3/3 that gives shield to 1 toughness creatures. And I put out the defender secret. He pains the 3/3 and swings in to my now unprotected 2/1 secret defender. Kills it and heal/draws....

Ugg. I can only throw out soldier next turn (was holding blood knight). He steals it with cabal.

I cast the 5 mana 5 soldier spell and even throw off the resurrect secret (since I'm hoping my +1/+1 secret buffs my team). Well, he clears the board with excavated evil. But he doesn't kill the revived soldier. So my secret procs next turn to give me a lone 2/2 soldier. I trade it with the weakened cabal and I drop a mysterious challenger. He shadow words it. It comes back with 1 hp, he shadow words it again. FFS lol

I slam ragnaros down proudly knowing he's out of shadow word, fully expecting entomb tho. Heals me for 8.

He can't kill it. Next turn I give it +3/0 and divine shield, cast sword that buffs shielded minions by +1/+1, play my knight to steal shield to be a 6/6 himself, smash face for 13 (cadence procd too) and heal for 8.... It's gg from there.

JaBo wrote on 04/27/2016 at 04:15pm

Also, the new hogger was my last craft with my last dust... Not disappointed. Gotten so many creatures off him compared to they old one. Also.. Consider him as a defence to cthun. Each time he gets hit, instant new 2/2 body. If your board is empty and he plays Cthun, hogger can potentially proc 6 times before he dies, giving you 12 extra toughness to absorb the dmg. It's like an 18 health buffer against Cthun.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/28/2016 at 02:22am

I've heard many people say new Hogger is bad but he looks really good. Nice to hear you are having a good time with him and good to know about him soaking so much from C'Thun in a good way. I hadn't considered that before, but it makes sense!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/28/2016 at 02:27am

Bina and I got together tonight and challenged each other to the best out of three with these rules.

1. We pick a class for the other person.
2. You can only use Standard commons and basic cards.
3. You can only spend 5 minutes making the deck.

We went best of three and Bina won the series in our 3 matchup. It was really fun and I recommend it if people have friends to try it with. You can mix up the rules as you want too. I like the making the deck in a limited time though.

JaBo wrote on 04/28/2016 at 02:45am

I've been wanting pauper format! (Commons only) I like the time limit too

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/28/2016 at 03:14am

Right. It basically means, unless you cheat, you can't net deck and have to use cards that mostly everyone has. It was fun I played with cards I wouldn't otherwise.

JaBo wrote on 04/28/2016 at 03:36pm

That's why I like arena, too. Not to mention getting 5 copies of flame strike is just hilarious

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/28/2016 at 08:59pm

Did you get that at one point?

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/28/2016 at 09:00pm

> That's why I like arena, too.

Yeah, it's a great format. I don't love the 150 gold to play model though.

That said, I plan on playing more this year so that should be interesting.

JaBo wrote on 04/29/2016 at 03:23am

I have gotten 5 flame strikes before, yeah.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/29/2016 at 04:15pm

That's incredible!

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Hearthstone Dailies For Ghosts: Episode 9 Saying Goodbye To Cards Rotating From Standard

On this eve of The Whispers Of The Old Gods expansion launch I take a look back at the cards that will be rotating out of the new Standard game mode. First up I say goodbye and good riddance to some of my most disliked cards. Finally I round things off nearly shedding a tear for some of my most loved Naxxramas cards. It's a bittersweet time because the Whispers of the Old Gods expansion looks so great yet we are losing so many fun cards. I guess we will always have Wild!

Blizzard Releases The Entire Whispers of The Old Gods Card List

Hearthstone Lead Designer Ben Brode and commentator Frodan hosted a Twitch live stream earlier today where they played a couple matches with the new Whispers of the Old Gods card set. If you are interested in seeing Old Cards decks in action the stream is a must watch. All of the decks they played with were incredible fun to see and I am really interested to see how the game changes with so many new and crazy cards in play.

So Much Evil For Free

During the Old Gods launch on April 26th players will get 3 free packs for signing in as well as the free Old God Legendary C'Thun and two support minions. Today Blizzard also revealed that you will get a new quest that will... Read All