This has to be the worst hearthstone meta i have ever played in, it’s either hyper aggro that ends the game on turn 5, hyper aggro that basicly has a near OTK combo (the 3 cost elemental that can easily get 10-15 dmg vs a more control based deck) Or ressummon zilliax infinute times. There is 0 variety it’s either standard pirate/elemental package in a new class or just zilliax warrior. what happened to the days where you can defend an aggro deck and it runs out of steam eventually???
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You can still defend vs aggro decks. Ive defeated quite a few aggro elementals and Pirate DH/Shaman with Big Spell Mage (Lifeguard + Star Power on t4-5; Sleet Skater to gain armour to put me out of Lamplighter OTK range).
Elemental Rogue is busted, though. Aint no way to stop Sonja + Shadowstepped Lamplighter except for a well-timed Explosive Rune.
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The saddest part to me is that the goal of “giant OTK from compiled hand without really engaging in the game” is seemingly the actual developmental goal. The number of games where the opponent just drops whatever turn after turn until they compile the giant in-hand bomb that you can’t defend due to the turn-by-turn style of Hearthstone is crushing the playability. This meta is young still (and at least there is a new thing ruining it beyond Brann/Reno), but if this is the actual plan, a decade of this being my only game will end in sad scenes of just waiting to see if the opponent has drawn the unstoppable. Bored dread every turn is not exactly the feeling that will sell me a product.
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When the meta revolves around doing 30 damage in a single turn, 2 minutes into a match, you know the game’s mechanical aspect lacks quality, and that’s by design.
People can defend it all they want, at the end of the day, it’s still extremely flawed.
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Sounds luke you bad at the game its the best meta in years period if yiu want someyhing boring go play solitare. The devs did the best job in years and the most classes in over 5 years have decks that are viable and the win rates between them all are balanced.
On think that forsure needs a change is warrior but they gonna have to do a small rework of some cards or the class is gonna be in the dumpster.
Please go play solitare and do not ruin this amazing expansion for the rest of us! k plz thx bye!
yeah this is genuinely the most miserable state standard has ever been in
control warrior was always a frustrating obnoxious deck
then they added boomboss which was already an insanely un-fun, toxic card
then they added brann
then they added zilliax
then they added hamm
i love the devs but surely they realise that taking cards straight out of people’s decks is not a fun mechanic? with cards like symphony of sins or tickatus it was at least random and usually not too detrimental
but targetting minions?
and destroying 9 cards for 3??? like dude what are they cooking
the rest of the meta is just boring uninteractive aggro
paladin is still incredibly strong and for the most part not even using any PiP cards
combo decks are frustrating because theres not really any setup or skill involved, elementals are just tempo
the chalice combo decks are pretty fun and fairly balanced though
but yeah the game is just not playable rn, even if the balance seems ok, the meta is just miserable
ive been playing the dalaran heist instead of standard bro 
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it destroys 18 cards actually, remember double battle cry with brann.
The meta is solitaire
Btw, they’re sending out questionnaires asking people why they’re not playing the game anymore and why they’re not spending any money on it anymore so you may be happy with the current state but it looks like enough people aren’t that the bean counters have noticed
I just answered my third one in a month
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There’s a bunch of board interaction in this meta if you are playing something proactive.
I got that as well.
While i hit legend this month i cant wait for something to be done with concierge Druid and unkilliax.
Rest if meta is alright.
Just last game i was at seven mana with 38 health and 30 health worth of minions and still got chaliced down by the druid. He got off 12 with +4 spell dmg
Being here to witness Blizzard’s downfall is a blessing.
It’s really tragic. Blizzard was the gold standard for game developers for a long time. Bought my first computer just to play the original Diablo. Had friends that were big into the original Warcraft and Starcraft was a cultural phenomenon
The studio is a shell of its former self now. I have zero interest in playing the new wow expansion, Diablo 4, and I’ve just about given up hope that anything’s going to get any better with Hearthstone
More studios need to be run like Larian. Keep the corporate fox out of the henhouse. Let artists create art
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And even if you somehow managed to survive all that, and your board is wiped, you have 1 turn to gain all that health back and build another huge board because the Tourist is going to replay 80 damage worth of BS again.
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Armoring decks have less to fear from Lamplighter, but every other class that can’t do that is very vulnerable to being burned down in one turn regardless of what they’ve done. Lamplighter is fine in most classes, as you’re stuck playing elementals round after round to power it up. It’s only Rogue that really abuses the heck out of it with its cheap bounce cards. Rogue doing degenerate things with Battlecry cards is a timeless Hearthstone tradition.
I hate the current game, Badlands was a great expansion aside from the early Warlock Azerite Snake, once they hit that the rest of the meta was great.
You would have to hit like 10 super unfun decks in this meta, it’s really awful.
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