I can’t seem to be able to play any of my decks as it says I need to complete the apprenticeship. How, where, do I do this…
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I’m having the same problem.
I can’t play any of my decks either.
This makes no sense.
Unlock Demon Hunter via the Innkeeper
Secondly, completing the apprenticeship means playing in Ranked through the ranks 40-1. Upon completing, you will arrive at Bronze 10 and be rewarded a free deck to choose (Paladin or Mage are the best ones)
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Thanks, Jonius.
My next question, though, is how do I get through the ranks now that I can’t use any of the cards or decks they gave me?
I was really hoping this was a bug. Taking away our cards doesn’t make any kind of sense.
Same problem here. Does not make any sense to me. I cant really do much without any cards 
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Oh, your decks must be Wild now. Can you see them? You may be able to try and convert them to Standard (click on them in the Play Menu)
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It’s not even giving me a chance to choose Wild, Standard, etc.
When I choose the deck it says “30 Cards Require Completion of Apprenticeship.”
What is crazy is that these are the decks they gave me when I started. I didn’t alter them or anything. They’re just not letting me play the decks anymore.
Make a new deck I guess?
I am in the same boat. I had all my decks built out. I’ve played this game for years. Now it’s giving me this same message. It happened with a recent game update. I don’t even know how to do the “apprenticeship” to get them back. It doesn’t look like an option.
Using the “Play” Format. This brings me to playing a round with another player live.
The problem is advancing. I lose every time because players are using more advanced cards.
No wins = No progression.
Settings, Options, Click on Miscellaneous shows the “Skip Apprenticeship” as an option.
The only downside that I can find is losing the selection of a Full Deck from a particular class.
I have found Murloc Shaman to be a cost-effective option that still does very well in Diamond rank. (https://imgur.com/a/XTnpOhM)
This is the full decklist, with just 1 legendary, and only commons and rares.
Murlocs
Class: Shaman
Format: Standard
Year of the Gryphon
2x (0) Lightning Bloom
2x (0) Murloc Tinyfin
2x (1) Murloc Tidecaller
2x (1) Spawnpool Forager
1x (2) Cagematch Custodian
2x (2) Crabrider
1x (2) Firemancer Flurgl
2x (2) Lushwater Murcenary
2x (2) Lushwater Scout
2x (2) Murloc Tidehunter
2x (2) South Coast Chieftain
2x (3) Coldlight Seer
2x (3) Nofin Can Stop Us
2x (3) Voracious Reader
2x (3) Whack-A-Gnoll Hammer
2x (4) Felfin Navigator
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To use this deck, copy it to your clipboard and create a new deck in Hearthstone
I would replace Firemancer Flurgl with a second Cagematch Custodian, Prize Vendor or Rockbiter Weapon, but I have not tested it out.
The Core Set provides you with 4 rare and 4 commons already, saving you 560 dust. The total cost, if you’re missing all the cards is 2800 dust, only 1200 dust if you replace Flurgl with a cheap card.
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I looked at the cheapest decks on hsreplays and it seems the most efective core only deck is Control Priest.
Control Priest
Class: Priest
Format: Standard
Year of the Gryphon
2x (1) Crimson Clergy
2x (1) Holy Smite
2x (1) Psychic Conjurer
2x (2) Kul Tiran Chaplain
2x (2) Loot Hoarder
2x (2) Shadow Word: Death
2x (2) Thrive in the Shadows
2x (3) Lightspawn
2x (3) Shadowed Spirit
2x (4) Holy Nova
2x (4) Power Infusion
1x (4) Shadow Word: Ruin
2x (5) Temple Enforcer
1x (6) Cairne Bloodhoof
1x (6) High Inquisitor Whitemane
1x (8) Natalie Seline
1x (9) Onyxia the Broodmother
1x (9) Ysera the Dreamer
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To use this deck, copy it to your clipboard and create a new deck in Hearthstone
The win rate listed is 32% which is not even one in three, but it should be good enough for getting through apprenticeship since you can’t lose stars in there.
Having said that the cheapest deck with a good win rate seems to be Face Hunter.
Face Hunter
Class: Hunter
Format: Standard
Year of the Gryphon
2x (1) Adorable Infestation
2x (1) Demon Companion
2x (1) Intrepid Initiate
2x (1) Wolpertinger
2x (1) Wound Prey
2x (2) Headhunter’s Hatchet
2x (2) Imprisoned Felmaw
2x (2) Oasis Thrasher
2x (2) Quick Shot
2x (2) Scavenger’s Ingenuity
2x (3) Bearshark
2x (3) Pack Kodo
2x (4) Knife Vendor
2x (4) Piercing Shot
2x (5) Trampling Rhino
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To use this deck, copy it to your clipboard and create a new deck in Hearthstone
The win rate is listed at 54% which is pretty good and the total dust cost for crafting it is only 1200 dust which is probably the cheapest you’ll find. Hope this helps!