Thanks, I'll have to see which of those would work with what I have. By end game I tend to have one one card in my hand due to no draws.
Divine Favor.
Hammer of Wrath.
Lay on Hands.
Holy Wrath (little bit more iffy on this one)
Blessing of Wisdom
Since Paladin is a white weeny deck, the Cult Master is a great card for the deck. Gadgetzan Auctioneer is great for any deck just about too. So is Nat Pagle. Loot horder is good too for low casting cost 2/1 card. Even better if you use the secret to bring him back again Loot horder dying with Cult Master out and the secret to bring him back is like 4 card draws for little effort. Also lets not forget the acolyte of pain. Another good card for any deck.
There are lots of cards there that allow for draws as well as having another beneficial action event take place along with the draw for paladin.
wow i just got fucked up by a priest
he dropped a 14/14 minion by round 4. i conceded after that.
Lightspawn?
EDIT:
Keep in mind that if you silence one, it goes down to 0 attack regardless of its health.
light spawn, power word shield, and then that other card that doubles a minion's health
= GGPO
Well, watching out for that sort of combination is a lot like watching out for a mind control on turn 10.
light spawn, power word shield, and then that other card that doubles a minion's health
= GGPO
wow i just got fucked up by a priest
he dropped a 14/14 minion by round 4. i conceded after that.
Any links to a guide on arena draw? Currently I'm 3-9 in arena. 2-6 in ranked and above 50% in casual. I just do casual now since I just want wins for quests.
wow i just got fucked up by a priest
he dropped a 14/14 minion by round 4. i conceded after that.
some early game plays can be insane
was in Arena as a Paladin versus a Rogue
played Turn 2 ability. Rogue plays Coin + Raging Worgen. Don't remember what I played for Turn 3, but Rogue killed a 1/1 token making it 4/2 and Rogue then killed something with Eviscerate or Backstab then put +4 Attack Cold Blood on Raging Worgen
didn't have anything to deal with a 8/2 Windfury Worgen on T4 or T5 so lost
I've won some games with doing Token + Knife Juggler T1 then T2 Argent Protector and bubbling Knife Juggler and that gets me enough of a lead that the other player can't deal with the Tempo lead especially if Knife Juggler ability kills a 1 Life creature on T2
I don't have any direct links to an arena guide, but I can give you some advice.
A big problem a lot of people have in arena is drafting. I had a friend who did lowsy in arena, and after watching him draft I saw he usually took every spell that was presented to him, and he ended up with no board presence. Arena, for the most part, revolves around good cost efficient minions.
Examples of some good arena picks are:
Azure Drake - 4/4 1 spell power 1 card draw for 5
Mind Control Tech- 3/3 for 3 (with an effect)
Earthern Farseer- 3/3 and 3 heal for 3
Argent Cancer, I mean commander- 4/2 divine shield charge for 6
Chillwind yeti -4/5 for 4
Bladefist Ogre- 6/7 for 6
Flame imp- 3/2 for 1
Senji Shieldbearer (or something)- 3/5 taunt for 4
I believe it's Trump who has the value test for arena cards. If a card has more attack+health/2 then mana cost, then it is good. If it has another benefit on top of it's stats, it is great.
Cards like these are so good because, besides hard removal, they are very difficult to deal with. Chillwind Yeti is especially great because he trades so well with minions that come before and after him. If a player throws down an Azure Drake (4/4 for 5), the yeti can deal with it and still have 1 life left (for 1 less mana as well).
Card draw is also super important, depending on your class. My 2 most played classes are rogue and warlock, and drafting is very different between them. Rogue is best with a lot of card draw, where with lock I usually doesn't worry about that. If you are making a deck (that isn't warlock) and you are 10 cards in with no card draw, start to raise your mana curve as you go on. If you have low cost cards with no card draw, you will run out during a game that goes past turn 7. Similarly, if you have a lot of card draw, you can put more cost efficient low mana cards in.
Spells can be good, sometimes great, but usually only when you have board control or are in need of a board clear. The best spells are usually lightning storm, flame strike, blizzard, swipe, concecrate, holy nova, ect.
Finally, always remember that cards carry value. If you use a minion, then the opponent uses 2 cards to clear it, it is an obvious good trade for you. Always keep in mind the card advantage, and make plays that will secure a late game advantage.
Also keep in mind that you can do all of this and still regularly finish 3-3...
It's fairly hard to finish 3-3 if you have a decent draft though. Even times I've had a mage draft with one flamestrike and no other spells (not a single poly or fireball), I still managed to get 7-3.
Man I really suck at Arena cuz I went 1/3, 2/3, and 3/3 all weekend.
Never did draft @ MTG so this is all new to me =X
Sometimes losses are just out of your control. If someone gets a great opener and you just happen to draw nothing but high cost cards, chances are you won't make a comeback.
Sometimes I have absolutely amazing decks and have gone 1-3 wins. Drafting isn't everything.
That is why you draft a good mana curve. You don't need 10 6+ mana cards. Sure, every once in awhile, you just get put up against that incredibly lucky silly early combo and lose, but the majority of the time that shouldn't be happening. You might not get the ideal starting hand, but you shouldn't be at turn 4 without a real play.
wow i just got fucked up by a priest
he dropped a 14/14 minion by round 4. i conceded after that.