02-12-2014, 05:19 AM
Is anyone still playing this? I am, and I'm learning a lot. I've never played card games like this in a competitive setting, so early on I was getting trounced. I'd win a couple of matches and feel good about myself, then lose like 5 in a row and feel shame. I'd retool my deck and do a little bit better, and feel less shame. I still lose a lot, but I am learning.
Here is what I have learned. Pro card players are free to mercilessly critique me.
Cards on the board in your control + cards in your hand are key. The absolute worst mistake you can make while playing Hearthstone is to run out of cards to play. If you rely on getting a new card to play on your next turn, you're gonna have a bad time. Don't blow all your mana gems to play every card in your hand, just because you can. Any card that allows you to draw another card is worth itself.
When a card does damage to multiple targets, don't use it on a single target unless you REALLY have to.
Your health is usually irrelevant, until you get low enough that your opponent can kill you in the next turn with the minions he has on his/her side.
Trade cards at less than a 1:1 ratio. If it costs you 1 card to kill multiple minions, go for it. If it costs you more than 1 card to kill a single minion, think about it some more.
Here is what I have learned. Pro card players are free to mercilessly critique me.
Cards on the board in your control + cards in your hand are key. The absolute worst mistake you can make while playing Hearthstone is to run out of cards to play. If you rely on getting a new card to play on your next turn, you're gonna have a bad time. Don't blow all your mana gems to play every card in your hand, just because you can. Any card that allows you to draw another card is worth itself.
When a card does damage to multiple targets, don't use it on a single target unless you REALLY have to.
Your health is usually irrelevant, until you get low enough that your opponent can kill you in the next turn with the minions he has on his/her side.
Trade cards at less than a 1:1 ratio. If it costs you 1 card to kill multiple minions, go for it. If it costs you more than 1 card to kill a single minion, think about it some more.