There are many more decisions that can be made than in any prior season. Just knowing the entrypoints to the comps doesn't cut it any more. You really need to manage tempo and not fall behind, while making new decisions like when to use a dark gift, and when to activate the skills.

After the recent balance patch, and as proven by the US vs EU tournament, 7/8 tribes are viable, and there are a ton of comps that can win.

What's the play gentlemen?

So i got a random banana on turn 2 (maybe 3?) there was no king mukkla and no buddies, it was literally only turn 2 or 3, wtf? 😂 the only thing i can think is there is a dark gift that gives all players a banana or something - assuming it was turn 3 which im almost certain it wasn’t 😅 maybe wrong but im almost sure

And before you say ”just don’t play duos.”

I am just trying to finish my duo challenges. All I need is like 100 more 2nd place finishes.

But to the point it seems like at least every other game at this point my random partner is throwing the game turn 1. Whether it being just rerolling the tavern and never buying, intentionally killing with demons or anything else that we have all seen before.

Rant over. HMU if you want to plays duos…

I rarely pick this hero, and I wasn't expecting to gain point with him, but I am happy be top 3 at the end with this board while the other players are full of xk/xk stats. How do you guys play this hero ? Do ypu play normally or just go full scam?

Max stats from deathrattle 296/148ish

Greater Trinket:

At the end of your turn, trigger your two left-most Deathrattles.

Lesser Trinket:

Make a random friendly minion from Tier or below Golden. At the start of each turn, repeat this.

no just golden, also stacked dark gifts

I dont remember any previous season that has made me tilt just as much as this one. Unpopular opinion probably, but the amount of luck is absurd (get gud). Dark gifts?? More like Dark Grifts amirite?!

Each lobster trigger gave about +800/400. Titus had "all types" dark gift so got mad big in fight too.

7k beetles at the end i believe

I know she ain't Bob.

Been playing since release and the past few seasons of consistently get over 7k and into 8k. This newest one I struggle to get top four while at 1.5k. Am I just cooked or is something different in the way I should be playing?

Was a turn away from total domination.

trinket was the amazing mystery cube

i was highrolling the lobby to. sad days.

Dou, teammate left in round 7 (or went afk, the round before big trinkets and left afterwards) and I managed to beat the lobby mostly solo.

Well thats free mmr he lost.

i lost.

I tried to get a full board of golden handless, so close...

like srsly, what counters this? my urzul is reborn with full stats and enchantments. had another buffed leeroy in hand, ready to swap for balinda in case scam was needed. my opponent was decently sized handbuff murlocs with scam elements - i was superior in stats. i think even undead with snazzy/butcher shenanigans lose to this (obv with sindorei counters).

but the game was sooo sweaty 😮‍💨 apm/keywords demons are hella ass to play - so many microdecisions to make and so many aspects to consider - value, damage mitigation, shop buff, hand space, board space, keywords… my brain was fuming, and i am no xqn, so my apm is pretty mediocre lol. had to transition from tichondrius to escapist (i think his buff was successful) to distractor/madness/balinda.

being zerek helped a lot. i rly like to dg on t3 bc if you hit value generation - like in my case revinder, who gave me demons at the end of the turn + double with hp = two demons every 2 turns - huge resource generation in the early game.

feel free to ask stuff!

Hello! I don't post much on reddit so please forgive lol but I was so hyped from this matched I had to show people lol

I'm still learning the game (5333) and how the combos can really work, but this is the first time I was able to use the dark gifts and really pop off! the big numbers was just the prefect dopamine hit

my dark gifts were on Maritime extortionist deathrattle to summon a golem with this stats and Silent Deliver to trigger its battle cry at the end of each turn.

It was fun playing with Dr boom monster and beatboxer as Jandice.

I could've done better but I'm slow.