Anyone have an idea what ranks the top ranked players are currently? I'm guessing like high plat or diamond, but afaik there's no leaderboard posted yet.
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I like Expeditions more than I was expecting. Never enjoyed Arena in HS but I like how you can refine your deck the more wins you get. I'm currently 5, 7, 7, and just waiting to draft my fourth trial.
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The progress towards those vaults is not going to be easy, racking up all that XP weekly :( I hope I can pull 2-3 Expeditions because those give a burst of XP (as long as I am winning). 2000 max per Trial, so if I do 3 Expeditions, 12000 maximum. For the basic clown that I am, I think 6000-8000 range is likely.
Re: Vault rewards
Each level above 10 just gives you a capsule of 4 commons + 1 rare and a handful of dust. Unclear how much due to the dust nerfs, but presumably <250, which was in the original graphic.
I realized that there's no point in saving XP unless I didn't think I was getting lv 10 next week. The rewards for 10 -> 11 -> 12 -> 13 are the same for each upgrade, so going from 12 -> 13 this week is the same as 10 -> 11 next week.
Each level above 10 just gives you a capsule of 4 commons + 1 rare and a handful of dust. Unclear how much due to the dust nerfs, but presumably <250, which was in the original graphic.
I realized that there's no point in saving XP unless I didn't think I was getting lv 10 next week. The rewards for 10 -> 11 -> 12 -> 13 are the same for each upgrade, so going from 12 -> 13 this week is the same as 10 -> 11 next week.
I've been playing swim's Braum/Vlad midrange deck, and let me tell you, that is the most complex deck I think I've ever played in any card game. Every combat is a massive puzzle of trying to maximize damage.
Well I've been having the worst luck with Matchups and intial deck rolls. Is a Demacia-Noxus deck just not viable?
Also it seems like everyone I lose against has a "Gimmick" of sorts going for them that they tripled down on - Particularly flooding their deck with Recall or Barrier cards and having them be a Hard-Counter to basically everything my D/N deck can throw at them. Should I be following their lead and maximizing the amount of LOLNO cards in my deck?
Recurring pattern so far for me in lost matches has been being able to Blitzkrieg the other sides Nexus down to 10 or lower during the early rounds before the high-cost cards come into play without them ever touching my Nexus, but then getting steamrolled after that point readily.
Also it seems like everyone I lose against has a "Gimmick" of sorts going for them that they tripled down on - Particularly flooding their deck with Recall or Barrier cards and having them be a Hard-Counter to basically everything my D/N deck can throw at them. Should I be following their lead and maximizing the amount of LOLNO cards in my deck?
Recurring pattern so far for me in lost matches has been being able to Blitzkrieg the other sides Nexus down to 10 or lower during the early rounds before the high-cost cards come into play without them ever touching my Nexus, but then getting steamrolled after that point readily.
I've been playing a similar list that I worked on in the closed beta periods and if the oracle sight thing didn't exist, I'd be lost lol. I can't tell you how many unexpecting players don't use that thing and are shocked when they take 50 dmg in 1 attack phase
Sure, here's my deck import code: CEAAEBYBAMCQYFY2EYXDOBYBAABREFA3DUTCOAQGAEAAODAWFIWDGBQBAMBAIBQJCYZQ
It's obviously got some pretty glaring flaws in it, only winning about half my matches with it. Probably going to remove the "Can't Block" cards in favor of something else since in practice and intent they seem only good for an early-game Blitzkrieg and little else.
I gotta say, I was pretty down on Piltover in the closed beta, but it's been a decent splash for me. I'm running a Freljord midrange deck, and I include Piltover for the spot removal, not even the champions. Mystic Shot, the X-mana beam card, and Braum have just blown out early aggro and midrange threats, allowing my Trynd to close the game out.
Final reached Vault level 10. the win that got me there was stressful as hell until i got a helpful draw of some Overwhelm. i had only 3 HP left by the end.
the expedition would possibly get me to 11, i assume? or should i save my token for next week
the expedition would possibly get me to 11, i assume? or should i save my token for next week
That's the way I am. Using the Oracle has won me several games. At the same time, there's been games where I've actually punted with lethal in the attack step and just didn't use my Transfusion correctly or my Death Lotus. It's insanely complex.
Yes. You can also cheese it with PvP surrenders.
And if you have two computers, you can create a second account and have it surrender to you to cheese PvP wins.
Yes, but after about 10 defeats it wills stop giving you XP til the next day.
so thats Trial 1. that second loss was a Heim teemo build. he didn't attack me once my deck was seeded, and i died to a shroom
Got a great moment yesterday in a game. I had my levelup Tryndamere + 1/1 health followers, I can't remember how many. The point is I had to put everything to block his attack and I would lose everything including Tryndamere due to a quick attack. He even used the Braum (goodbye/hello) emoji for BM.
Except... I had judgement, ended up cleaning the board. Then he used the crying Poro emoji.
Obviously, next round I opened with attack and won, lol.
Except... I had judgement, ended up cleaning the board. Then he used the crying Poro emoji.
Obviously, next round I opened with attack and won, lol.
When did you start? The first twenty matches I think I lost every one. It'll all come together for you eventually and you'll begin to stomp people back.
And I was watching Zetalot this morning and Shadow Isles is no joke.
Logically, if they have a perfect match making set up, you should only be winning about half of your matches in general o.o;
I suck at drafting. Is there a resource that can help? Even after memorizing like every card in the hearthstone base game I still couldn't figure it out there either.
so thats Trial 1. that second loss was a Heim teemo build. he didn't attack me once my deck was seeded, and i died to a shroom
The game is incredibly complex, more so than most card games I've played. There's an insane amount of depth in combat that takes a bit to wrap your head around, but then once you do, it sort of clicks.
On another note: are you using the Oracle? If not, make sure and use it OFTEN. It's probably the most powerful tool at your disposal on any given turn, especially turns 5-9.
Offensive gg emoters are the worse, but situations like this where you can stuff their shit back in their face feel so satisfying.
(This is coming from someone with a few Expeditions under their belt, but multiple Day 2 Limited GPs in MTG)
Drafting is something that takes time. Becoming a good drafter is all about doing it over, and over, and over... Then you start to understand the synergies.
Another good tip is to follow the BREAD model. Though this is an MTG article, BREAD is universal in Drafting modes.
In simplest terms for drafting in a CCG you want the most value out of every card rather than going for a strong strategy off the bat. As the game develops there will definitely be strong strategies but it's early on and keeping it simple should work. So for example a minion with great stats that has simple positives like healing or adding +1/+1 would be a better value than something with tons of spider synergy because you may not draft any other spider cards. Then there are just cards that are almost always good like high damage or removal cards and champions with easy quests to fulfill.
I like this MTG drafting guide. Check out the Bread and butter section. Same ideas but different game. https://draftsim.com/mtg-arena-draft-guide/#Drafting_Tips_and_Tricks
I'd recommend just watching some good players do it sometime.
Drafting is kind of an art that you just have to learn over time. You can learn what the best cards are in a bubble, but if you don't learn which cards play the best with each other you could still end up with a poor deck as a lot of times in a draft the best individual card isn't what is best for your deck. (though runeterra seems a bit more focused with the card packs, so it might be more true to just pick the best cards)
edit: as the two before me pointed out though, just grab the best cards early on because you don't know what your deck will do until a bit later :P
Yesterday I played against a mushroom deck. As soon as I saw that he used Puffcap Peddler, I made sure to shut that shit down as fast as possible, ended up taking down 2 of the puffcap peddler's (he still had one in the board). But I also always had at least 2 challenger units on my board to kill Teemo if he dared to summon him.
While I could have taken the remaining Puffcap Peddler with one of the challenger units, I didn't want to lose one and be left with a single challenger unit on the board. I really didn't want to risk him summoning Teemo and using a card to recall/kill the last challenger unit.
my teemo got really lucky with his draws, and i didn't get enough challengers in time.
anyway, trial ended at 4 wins. this is tough. need more shards so i can do another eventually. Elusives ruined me
I started on Saturday. Played all the tutorials and copied some deck I found online and used my cards as best as I could to match lol
Played 3 matches against people and I just got destroyed.
Wahts the Oracle? lol I haven't seent any mention of it in game. Haven't caught any streams either which I'll probably do later tonight.
yeah, they did an amazing job translating that little rat bastard over to CCG
The first three? Yeah that sounds about right. Hang in there, you'll get it.
And the Oracle is the eye in between the Nexus.
The Oracle is the little eye to the left of the field whenever you're attacking. When it's your action, you can mouse over it and it'll show you the results of all of the combat. Whenever an ability is added to the chain of spells, then you can also see how the battlefield will look after those resolve. It's SUPER helpful.
Holy shit. Can't wait to try it out in my next matches when I get home. Thank you both!
Playing this is like a breath of fresh air after my disappointment with Gwent Homecoming and Artifact. I may pick up Artifact again after the relaunch but I can't tell you how relieved I am that Initiative isn't a mechanic I have to deal with. I pretty much lost yesterday to this game and I can't wait to play out some more games after work.
Playing a janky Shadow Isles/Ionia deck that I'm really enjoying at the moment.
Playing a janky Shadow Isles/Ionia deck that I'm really enjoying at the moment.
Damn, I got catching up to do, I'm like level 9+3/4 ;(
But the real reason I came by (from: reddit)
Its perfect lol.
But the real reason I came by (from: reddit)
Its perfect lol.
The deck I'm working on is some kind of Noxus Demacia Rally Car racing insanity. I need to get more lucian's and kat's for it to work , but I think its gonna be disgusting with the Demacian 2/2 that gets +2+2 every time he attacks. Also, attacking someone twice on their round really messes with people's plans :D
I made a deck a few days ago for a daily of shadow isles and piltover & zaun which i've been slowly tweeking.
It's still not great, but it's at least amusing drawing about twice as many cards as someone else and always having card advantage only to play the guy that makes you discard your hand to deal 3 damage and draw 3 cards to trigger Jinx.
I pulled a teemo yesterday as well as some of the other mushroom people and slotted him in as well, so I will have to test with him in my deck as well.
which will be annoying when I'm trying to trigger Jinx, though half of the time I'm giving up cards I want with him anyway because of all the cards I draw with my deck lol.
FPS patch will be released in... 3 weeks:
