Hearthstone is one of the most popular card collection games developed by the notorious Blizzard company. Even at the beta testing stage, the project attracted the attention of a wide audience. People gave away tens of dollars and bought keys to the CBT. And all this in order to be among the first to try out the new brainchild of Blizzard. Interest in the game has not faded even now, two years after the release. In contrast, Hearthstone is only gaining momentum. For example, in May last year, it was found that the game was downloaded by more than 30 million players. These are pretty impressive numbers. So what makes Hartstone so attractive to gamers? You will find the answer to this question in this article.
Why is Hearthstone so popular?
What is the secret to success? Everything is pretty simple. The first elephant on which the game rests is the free play play. You don’t have to pay a dime to play Hartstone. All that is needed is to go to the Blizzard official website and download the client. Of course, there is a Donat system in the game, but nevertheless, no one forcibly forces users to inject real money. You can play comfortably without any investment.
Another advantage is simplicity. At the heart of Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft are legendary CCIs such as Magic: The Gathering and Berserk. Blizzard took the basic concept and mechanics of the above projects and greatly simplified them. The result was an interesting and at the same time simple game that even a child can appreciate.
Regular updates are another feature of Hartstone. The guys from Blizzard do not forget about their project and constantly release updates. At least once every six months, a new adventure or patch comes out that contains more than a hundred maps. This adds variety to the game.
Classes
Hartstone also boasts an abundance of classes. The game has 9 characters available, which you can play for from the very beginning. Each class has a unique set of cards and the strength of the hero, so the characters have strengths and weaknesses. For example, the Hunter is able to inflict a lot of damage to the enemy hero (rush), but he does not show himself well in the control of the table. The paladin, on the contrary, is able to gain control over the field without any special problems, but he has obvious problems with the pace of the game.
In this article we will talk about one of the most popular and interesting classes of Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft. We will discuss Warlock (aka Warlock, Gul'Dan). Want to see what the most effective Warlock decks in Hearthstone look like? Then this article will help you with this.
Class parsing
If you are familiar with the expression “sacrifice small for the greater”, then this class is for you. Indeed, most Warlock cards do harm to the character in every way (for example, they cause damage, discard cards, break mana crystals, etc.). Nevertheless, in return, Warlock gets incredibly strong creatures and powerful spells. Perhaps the most striking example is the Fiery Demon card. It costs only one mana and at the same time has very high characteristics - 3/2. But when the demon enters the field, the hero takes 3 points of damage, which is pretty unpleasant.
Warlock's class ability works by analogy. It costs two mana and allows you to draw a card from the deck. In fact, this is very cool, because every move you can get an additional card. Thanks to this ability, Warlock never has problems with firewood. However, in addition to two mana crystals, Warlock loses 2 HP.
In general, Warlock has very strong cards with great potential. Warlock decks in Hearthstone boast powerful monsters, table sweeps, and even heal. However, you have to pay in full. To play well for Warlock, you must always follow the indicators of CP. You should be especially careful when playing against rush and OTC decks. For example, Face Hunt or Frost Mage can easily overcome Warlock.
Top Decks: Warlock in Hearthstone
Since Warlock is a fairly popular class, many decks were invented for this character. The best players from around the world puzzled over the overall strategy, combinations and combination of cards. As a result, we have a lot of interesting and noteworthy decks. But not every one of them can take a legend. In this part of the article, we will look at the top Warlock decks in Hearthstone. With their help, you can not only achieve high performance in a rating game, but also win at various tournaments and championships.
Perhaps the best Warlock deck in Hearthstone is Handlock. This deck was developed back in the CBT. But even after two years, it does not lose its relevance. Of course, during this time it was greatly transformed, cards from new add-ons appeared in the deck. However, the strategy and essence of the deck remained the same. The Handlock deck aims to turn a major class flaw (self-inflicted damage) into an advantage. For example, the Fiery Giant card (10 mana) with 8/8 stats costs 1 mana less for each damage received by the hero. A warlock, using his cards and ability, can lower his HP and call upon such a powerful creature (or even two) for 0 mana. And in order not to die from some kind of "Block of Fire", in the deck there is an "Ancient Healer", "Siphon of the Soul", "Lord Jaraxxus".
Hearthstone’s demon deck is very popular. Demonlock boasts excellent table control. Control is provided by sweeps and powerful class creatures that become even stronger from the synergy of demons. In addition, the presence of saving cards, like the same "Ancient Healer", which heals in difficult times, is encouraging. However, this deck is quite expensive. Indeed, such legendaries as “Lord Jaraxxus” and “Mal'Ganis” must be present in it. What can I say about the epics.
Hearthstone Warlock deck for beginners
Not everyone has the dust to craft the necessary cards. Warlock decks in Hearthstone are quite expensive. In such cases, you have to get out and collect light decks, which are based on standard cards. Budget decks contain a minimum of legendaries and epics. It is for this reason that they are not competitive. Therefore, achieving high results with such a deck is not an easy task. Perhaps the best base cards for budget decks are Fire Demon, Demon of the Abyss. Among the inexpensive cards worth noting are “Horror of the Abyss”, “Horror Watch”.
Fan decks
Also quite often, players make fun decks. They are not meant to win. The main goal of such decks is to get maximum pleasure from the game. One of the most interesting decks in recent times is Malilock. The strategy of the deck is to call Malygos and the subsequent OTC of the opponent with the help of cheap Warlock spells. Despite the fact that the deck is fun, it shows itself well in meta. Some players even managed to take “Legend” with it.