Basic Deck Building

When looking for a deck to use, whether for laddering or just for fun, there are two main routes you can take. First, you can "net-deck," or copy a deck that someone else has created from the internet.

I am back with another Naxxramas Arena card review. I am going to finish up with the class cards. I am going to give each new card a value from 1 to 4. Here is how I break down the values:

What is the first card you would craft for each class?

This article will focus on how to go about the process of creating and modifying a specific deck type based on the cards you have available, and the type of games you will be using the deck for.

In many competitive card games, drawing cards gains access to additional choices of play. This is often considered one of the fundamental aspects in becoming a better player. However, the drawing mechanic needs to be considered in its full context. The designers of Hearthstone have two major imposed limits to the card drawing mechanic; maximum hand size and fatigue.

This week we’ll be taking a look at the Druid class. The key aspect of the Druid class in Hearthstone is “versatility”. Druids have a great variety of solid options in deck building, even in only the basic card set. Druids themselves can be considered a typical ‘jack of all trades’ type class. They have a mix of spell damage, physical damage through Hero attacks and solid minions with multiple types of abilities that allow Druid players to really go whatever way they want in deck construction. This we’re changing things up a little bit in that we’re going to take a look at our first “theme” deck. This Druid deck’s theme: Murlocs!

This week we’ll be taking a look at the Warrior class. Warriors in Hearthstone use a combination of weapons, high amounts of armor, and various minions to defeat their opponents through brute force. Although it doesn’t offer as much “out of the box” power as Hunter, our basic warrior deck still has some strong card synergy and possesses the same aggressive feel that made Warriors a lot of fun to play in World of Warcraft. I’ve played an MMO Warrior for 8 years so I’ve got high hopes for the CCG version!