LOTI #017 – Legend of the Innkeeper – “Warrior Strategy Guide”
Intro:
Welcome to the Legend of the Innkeeper. I’m Vastidious and I’m Ariannwyn. We’re glad you could join us for our seventeenth episode.
This week we are talking about…
Updates:
What did you do this week?
Top 3 of the week – Warrior Cards
Vastidious – Brawl, Frothing Berserker, Mortal Strike (Grommash Hellscream)
Ariannwyn – (Brawl) Commanding Shout, Armorsmith, Death’s Bite
News
* TidesofTime had his winnings from China confiscated
http://www.gosugamers.net/hearthstone/news/28811-tidesoftime-had-wec-prize-money-confiscated-but-wec-promises-to-pay-him
Getting Better
Warrior
We decided to do Warrior this week, partly because I had a quest to win 5 games with Warrior. Warrior is the class I’ve played the least. When I went to look at Warrior decks to make, besides having a ton of cards I didn’t own, the decklists I found were… boring. But then I made my Pyromassacre deck, and have been having a blast with Warrior since. (Not a lot of wins, but lots of fun!)
The Warrior’s hero is Garrosh Hellscream (whom I don’t like!) who was Warchief of the Horde before the Siege of Orgrimmar. His hero ability is called “Armor Up!” which “Gains 2 armor”. This is essentially a way for you to gain extra health. Having the ability to gain armor allows you to be more efficient with Weapons, since it protects your from losing health when attacking enemy minions.
The Warrior class is based on two main components: Charge minions, and Weapons. It is a class that often fits nicely with the “Enrage” mechanic.
Combos
Let’s go over some of the combos for Warriors.
One card that is used a lot in combos is Cruel Taskmaster. (2 cost 2/2/ Battlecry: “Deal 1 damage to a minion and give it +2 attack) you can either use him to buff one of your other minions (Works great with “Enrage”) or to damage an enemy minion.
Cards like Whirlwind that does 1 damage to ALL minions works great with minions that benefit from taking damage (Frothing berzerker, Armorsmith, Acolyte of Pain, etc)
If you have Grommash Hellscream, using the Cruel Taskmaster on him work great.
Another combo that I discovered this week is Wild Pyromancer + Commanding Shout (2 mana, Your minions cannot be reduced below 1 health this turn) . That way you don’t have to worry about your Pyromancer’s health when clearing the board. It also allows you to benefit even more from your minions that benefit from taking damage.
Special Cards
Since the Warrior is very much an aggressive class, most of the cards that are class specific are all about doing direct damage.
Cleave (2 mana, Deal 2 damage to two random enemy minions) – This card is similar to the Hunter’s Multi-Shot, which does 3 damage.
Slam (2 mana, Deal 2 damage to a minion. If it survives, draw a card) – With this card, it’s not just a direct damage spell but also card draw.
Whirlwind (1 mana, Deal 1 damage to ALL minions) – Decent removal spell but better if you can get some spell damage on the board prior to using it. It’s more useful when used in combination with the Armorsmith (2 mana, 1/ 4 minion, Whenever a minion takes damage, gain 1 armor) or Frothing berserker (3 mana, 2/4 minion, Whenever a minion takes damage, gain +1 attack)
Commanding Shout (2 mana, Your minions can not be reduced below 1 health this turn. Draw a card.) – As already mentioned earlier, it’s a great combo card with Wild Pyromancer.
Mortal Strike (4 mana, Deal 4 damage. If your hero has 12 or less health, deal 6 damage instead.) – This is a card that one tends to hold until you can get the 6 damage.
