[Hearthstone] How Good Is Summoning Stone?

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[@ilu1247]

Guys remember that not using yoyr heropower on the early turns is a missplay even if you cant heal anything. there is always the chance of your opponent getting scarab into spellslinger that gives you unstable portal into frost giant!

[@MaeseEidos]

+ilu1247 Just in case.

[@Teh_Punishment]

Or just thought stealing one XD

[@zackolot]

Or they could get mulch, which more than doubles the odds from .004% to .008002%, since it also introduces the possibility of you summoning a frost giant from a mountain giant that you transformed with recombobulator, and later casted a duplicate, which your opponent triggers on your newly transformed frost giant, or you might get the spell that puts a copy of an opponent's minion into your hand with either your opponent's spellslinger, your spellslinger from thoughtsteal or unstable portal, or nexus-champion Saraad from unstable portal or summoning stone, casting it on your opponent's frost giant. Or the infamous druid spell recycle into thoughtsteal wombo combo, which could also generate a frost giant to your hand. If you don't use hero power on turn 2 as priest when you have nothing else then you should probably just uninstall since you are basically the worst player ever.

[@ilu1247]

+zackolot Well that basicly sums it up

[@dovis99]

+ilu1247 you cant get other classes cards from scarab only your class and neutral

[@IgorBitBitBit]

1:09 2:21 2:34 9:53 12:37 17:10

[@DerHandtuchwerfer]

Lol made my night

[@strijder7806]

You missed one -> 9:53

[@IgorBitBitBit]

+strijder7 It's pretty good!

[@SireBab]

+PrettyGooderino Kripperino You are the hero we deserve. Thanks bro, you saved my wife!

[@Lukitas709]

+PrettyGooderino Kripperino 17:10

[@misterdrgn5155]

Trying this deck out...I had two Summoning Stones on the board, then one of them summoned a third Summoning Stone. My opponent conceded.

[@satibel]

+MisterDrgn this is the murloc knight/paltress syndrome.

[@rigatoni_pasta]

Hahaha. That's probably worthy of being in a Trolden video.

[@TehBananaBread]

+MisterDrgn what spell?

[@satibel]

BananaBread probably holy nova.

[@misterdrgn5155]

manaquri Can't remember, but that's likely right.

[@SkipperinoHS]

8:13

[@mariovanderwal1695]

Holy fk, you are so fast. Thx for curing my cancer.

[@tomtomeow]

+Skipperino Kripperino

[@malfurionstormrage7679]

+Skipperino Kripperino My thanks to you

[@sebastianrahbek4931]

#WatchTheKripp

[@chrissypnz]

+Skipperino Kripperino You thrashed the other guy.

[@PirateMacDougall]

"Was basicly on nobodies radar of it being any good at all" I'll have you know I run Summoning Stone in my Rank 26 Reno Hunter deck

[@SylvanasWindrunnerResurrected]

Let me guess. It's pretty good?

[@DJArnoandBob]

it's preeeetty good, you better steal it!

[@SylvanasWindrunnerResurrected]

+DJArnoandBob You know it ;D

[@IgorBitBitBit]

+Sylvanas Windrunner It's pretty good!

[@psicopaato]

+Sylvanas Windrunner Pretty Goood!

[@SkipperinoHS]

+PrettyGooderino Kripperino what the skipping fuck?

[@channelxd7130]

Nerf it to 7 attack so i Clan get BGHt

[@samuraicupcake289]

+ChannelXD I hope you're joking XD

[@satibel]

+ChannelXD it can get kodo'ed though

[@everyvillainislemons9759]

+manaquri BGH is still better because kodo's effect is random and you can combo BGH with ysera's Nightmare + Abusive Sergeant.

[@outoforder0]

+manaquri better yet you can Cabal it!

[@samuraicupcake289]

Not sure how you make a stone change his mind...

[@freedfg6694]

the dream. summoning stone Bane of doom.

[@TheAvizanski]

+Freedfg gets two pitt fighters. lives rest of life happy on a remote desert island.

[@RinKokonoe]

+Avizanski Too bad pit lord costs 4.

[@anonofyesterday4650]

+PARANODON You get a Pit Lord(a demon) thanks to the Bane of Doom killing thetarget and Pit Fighter becouse of summoning stone.

[@RinKokonoe]

+Filip Tryhuk Seems I misread that. Still can't get two pit fighters tho :I

[@RinKokonoe]

Its so sad to see what this game has become.. After watching this I made a hunter deck with summoning stone and played it in normal, and literally the only decks I saw were face hunter, mech mage and fucking secret pally. Like, really? In normal? After a new expansion?

[@mbowser56]

They are pretty good, got some of them in my hood.

[@Kryptnyt]

+Varian Wrynn They'd turn you into wood, surely if they could.

[@Jeff_the_ApocalypticGameCat]

+Kryptnyt Wood is of no comparison to stone; it'll burst into splinters; that's well known Take a little more time with your rhyme, and make sure it's prime You don't want to look the fool, who dropped out of school before he knew it wasn't cool

[@Kryptnyt]

+Castle1558 More important than rhyme is the beat of your tempo, You can't let the chaos control your crescendo. Stone is okay, I will not deny, But Bronze will survive even as you die.

[@Jreaming1212]

*dun dun dun DUN DUN

[@javierfoo993]

+Kryptnyt I cant rap but I got some spaghetti sauce

[@Straddllw]

Kripp plays the deck: 100% win rate. I play this deck: 100% lose rate. Sigh ...

[@CorsairJoshua]

These youtube accounts are pretty amazing

[@HardyWiz]

Would you say they are pretty good?

[@outoforder0]

+Corsair Joshua How good are youtube accounts?

[@IgorBitBitBit]

+HardyWiz Correct!

[@skipperinoclipperino5711]

+Corsair Joshua How good is spoof KZbin accounts?

[@regimiro4888]

+RedNine Turns out they're preeeeeeeeety good

[@eirikindahl1700]

So much hate on Kripp. I think he is THE best Hearthstone entertainer. He is real, articulate, intelligent, has a nerdy quirky humor AND he has an insane knowledge about the game. Keep it up, Kripperino.

[@falloutitchy]

Thank you so much for this! I've been trying to make a Priest deck with the Stone since the first wing of LoE was released, and have been struggling. This helps out a lot!

[@lewishunt592]

Has anyone seen my small loan of a million dollars?

[@mubarak8840]

Yeah, here you go *throws a money bag*

[@TheScholesie09]

+Lewis Hunt the mexicans took it.

[@russianbot2179]

+Lewis Hunt Size is relative. 1 million dollars that needs to be payed back in full with interest, is indeed a small loan when compared to over 4 billion.

[@leeyang1990]

skipperino entirino kripperino 26:21

[@MrArthean]

"It's preeeetty goooood"

[@vileguy]

Awesome deck highlights, looks like a lot of fun.

[@HeartlessOmega]

Is the thing tracking the cards in his deck on the right side something he adds in post editing, or some kind of app? Seems pretty cool.

[@McChookter]

I've been playing this in a unique tempo based Mage deck with stone. So far it's got around 85% win rate at rank 13. There's some really cool things the deck does. Early game you use tempo based spells to control the board, the only -4 mana minion I run is mad scientist so you can run double master jouster and almost always win. Early game tempo cards double up as late game burn or even random minions when combined with summoning stone. If I can take it up to the high ranks I'll be sure to make a video about it.

[@dudeguy9081]

Mage BM at end was so good. Considering how many time ive been spammed with "Hello" or "Im sorry" before being flamestriked

[@1Rekuiem]

It's really fun card in games where you're messing around with friends, one of the funnest and most overlooked aspects of hearthstone. Managed to cast a 9 mana pyro blast with this out (sorcerer's apprentice) and malygos popped out adding another 5 damage to the pyro hahaha

[@Silverrya]

I tried it with Mage and rogue but I found that shaman was good because of all the 1 mana spells that you can play along with a 3 mana spell, there is also healing because your card are mostly 4 or above because of your curve

[@user-wf5rt9ci4p]

i always watch kripp's videos when i'm about to go to sleep. his voice is so gentle and soothing somehow it helps me sleep. also, i love hs.

[@seanrichardson3485]

More than just precious stones, I bring you an ancient power...

[@cheez4me333]

Holy fuck, that shadow madness play. I had no idea that was a thing.

[@Zureiyaa]

It's worth noting that after Emperor, the summoning stone will give you a minion with the same mana cost as the reduced cost of the spell, as you can see 22:42

[@Lu-KN]

Did altered this deck a bit due to the lack of some of the cards and played one of the most epic control priest games I ever played :D Thanks Kripp :)

[@TMOSP1]

I fought a Summoning Stone/Explorers Hat Hunter a few days ago. It was pretty neat, he kept making 2 drops and running them into stuff. Then I broke the summoning stone, and he ran out of tempo. It's still cool to see people trying new decks though.

[@TechPriestFred]

Turns out it's pretty go------ Oh, wait. Fuck.

[@IgorBitBitBit]

+FredZed Say it!

[@SakraIgor0qNomoko]

+PrettyGooderino Kripperino Heisenberg.

[@kenny4053]

Turns out it's preeeeetty good 👍

[@nathanbaker3726]

i had this with warrior in arena (yeah i took it for the sake of it) actually helped me a lot cause even though i didnt have a lot of spells or even a lot of high spells (couple of executes, cleave and bash) it meant that when i used a spell (spare parts too and spellslinger) i still got something on the board and it acts almost like a taunt cause some people wanted to get rid of it just incase cause it was spawning stuff. went like 6-3, not awful.

[@mxtsy381]

Got that card once in this weeks tavern brawl on mage, this card has so much value

[@blockomade]

got it from effigy. used fireball into dreadsteed,placed mirror image and got dreadscale.next turn:flamestrike into....Gahz'rilla. was really satisfying since everything had synnergy Cx turned out to be a 24 ghaz'rilla

[@weirdeccentriccreep]

really cool deck, krip. can't wait to try it out

[@MrMitchlucker]

18:50 that play!!!

[@jorzmak]

I try this deck and I added a couple of Injured Blade Masters and a Light of the naaru and its help to curve very well also good sinergy with Resurrect and Achunai.

[@2503benlim]

@Kripparrian what would you recommend switching out "excavated evil" for?

[@wolfernater]

I've been playing an innerfire priest with 2 djinns and one of these. It can be pretty amazing but I couldn't see it being that good out of the deck. When you can divine spirit and innerfire it into a 12/12 as well as being able to get creatures whilst playing various buffs and removal spells it can cause huge huge lategame tempo plays or straight win you the game.

[@iambanana1]

The shadow madness play was preeeeetty good. Learn something new every day

[@Permafry42108]

I tend to use it with mirror image turn 6, saving my spells where possible. If the other player doesn't deal with it right away, you can win the game just with it. combine it with mass empower minions like stormwind and raid leader and you can kick serious ass in most cases.

[@Supernatpy]

Summoning Rogue: Summoning stone + conceal + next full summoning turn (turns 6, 7 for huge profit ) or Summoning stone + preparation + sprint on turn 9 is just insane

[@mypetratgames2471]

I have this in a buff paladin along with the Djinnies. Hilarious games and good winrate! Finally HS is becoming more than an endless grind against super efficient aggro decks.

[@henningthorsenmusic]

Very off topic from this video in specific, but have you (Kripp) tried out OTK (one turn kill) priest? There is a specific six card combo that can deal 32 damage to anyone in one turn, and it costs 6 mana. Required cards are gnomeregan infantry (3 mana 1/4 charge, taunt), power word shield x2(you know this), then double divine spirit and then inner fire for a 32/32 charge. I have been trying to get a deck like this to work, but mostly things like tournament medic and mogu'shan warden tend to be the ones doing the damage to close out the game.

[@ForceM1782]

I like it with Lightbomb if it survives a turn. And it can be insane in Explorers Hat decks too

[@doncheetoes3784]

I have a Reno Control Mage and I combo this card with Flame Lance, and I use flame lance to prevent duplicates for Reno and I typically gets good cards out of it

[@claudebedard2610]

20:09 Kripp : mmmmmmmh wtf!! LOL

[@Nalianna]

This is probably my favorite Kripp video ever :D Wondering how you could put summoning stone into almost minion-less control warrior. And use Variann to draw spells (not minions), in the same build. (Reno Jackson too) :D

[@bartadamek4976]

Hey Kripp. Im just wondering if it isnt bad idea to use Sum. St. in Malygos shaman deck. I know, low minion drop because of the spells... but it fills board with any "Cannon Fodder" Summoning stone may be summoned by Ancestor call (the question is :if the effect of SS will trigger or not?) and it might overwhelm the opponent. it changes the deck but maybe it is worth of checking it out?

[@waseem0325]

What does the future hold?

[@Nankeroo]

I dont know

[@hi-hk2zv]

+Trumperino Kripperino good card :D

[@beast_priest]

So the effect triggers after a spell is cast? Kinda confusing because they used "whenever", instead of "after" like with the Wild Pyromancer.

[@Punpz]

Can someone please tell me wich deck tracker Kripp uses? Thanks in advanced!

[@_Carlos]

Pretty good deck idea, could use a bit of work but I'm not sure yet myself how I'm going to change it, as is though I managed to climb to rank 7 from rank 5.

[@lslurpeek]

I haven't had this much fun playing hearthstone in years after playing this deck

[@AwpWilliams]

I think summoning stone works well when you don't pay for it at all. I'm talking about when you get it from Effigy after a 5 drop such as Loatheb dies. (If you ignore the cost of effigy)

[@themanhimself9899]

i've been running a summoning stone freeze mage and you can Stone into frost nova and then next turn play flamestrike and you kinda just win if you get it off.

[@TheDuerden]

Adding Nexus Champion actually helps in this deck, perhaps more than Lightbomb does...I got a nice +1/+1 hat which deathrattle, put another hat in your deck....very useful.

[@RMH104]

10:23 Kripp just explained the concept of marriage.

[@hi-hk2zv]

this spell is awesome with mage, you can throw it down with echo of medivh and get two decent cards in hand for a fatigue deck. but in arena you never know as it isn't for spell heavy play

[@tehf00n]

I won loads of games with this so far. It's like you drop it, throw a spell, gain a minion and people squirm as they try to get rid of it. I would say a combo where you give the stone some damage would be ideal.

[@iiBurdenedSavageV5]

Playing Shadow Madness on the Sorcerer's Apprentice seemed like the most genius play when i saw it live

[@joncross9264]

think it works well with freeze or even perhaps mech

[@PsychosisEffect]

I love this in an almost all spell rogue deck with conceal

[@neoda91]

there is a pod cast called were alive, the outro song krip uses, he got that from that podcast? or some where else? when the people in the show were alive get attack or attack that song plays i was like o shit krip uses that sound track, any one know whats that outro song called?

[@moose9515]

You could play Nexus Hero Saraad too... free spells with a healing/damage if auchenai is down

[@DASCSWEM]

Holy shit! Didn't expect this card to be that insane at 10 mana! This is gonna form a new meta for sure!

[@ajjdgj6tmgedvnmtmek]

+Dasc Swem There's actually 4 10-mana minions that can be summoned: Varian Wrynn, Frost Giant, Sea Giant, and Deathwing. In the Brawl prior to TGT, it was only Sea Giant or Deathwing. Just as a note, we're not entirely sure if the "random card of the same mana cost" is truly random or if it's weighted towards certain rarities. It's possible it's a 25% chance of Deathwing, but it's also possible it's not if Blizz tweaked things internally to avoid too many legendaries at high mana costs and too many commons at low mana costs.

[@DASCSWEM]

***** No...

[@DanimalHype]

I personally like summoning stone and sprint, along with a few 2 and 3 cost spells on the two turns.

[@Henni321]

Could summoning stone be used in a hunter deck together with lock and load?

[@jesseh5888]

This card fits in amazingly well in a mage deck as a plan B. Been working quite well for me.

[@LeandroBraz23]

I'm a new player, I decided to buy LOE and get the other expansions with gold. I'm using Summoning Stone with Mage and Druid, it works quite well for me. Things get really good when the other player can't kill it, so I just keep summoning minions. Even better when I get to play Mukla's Champion before or after I played it, then things get out of control pretty fast. At least in lower ranks it does the trick.

[@kollegahsterin]

watcherino 0:00:03

[@Cmdr_Shiro]

Hi there :D What do you think about adding knife juggler? Also I think inner fire wouldn't be that bad. And some card draw for example Acolyte of Pain

[@mac102938]

Savjz casino stone mage freeze mage is quite good as well if you want to play an echo giants level summoning stone deck. Stone + freeze effect is hilarious.

[@kwanhofu2968]

i have played summoning stone along with freezing mage, with 2 counter spell, it went pretty good.

[@Tyler-sy7jo]

Well I got ahead of myself and wanted to make a spell-based Malygos mage combo thingy. Crafted Arcane Blast and only when I was in game realized it can only target minions. RIP my dust... Kripp how could you.

[@riklaunim]

Last time I played it first thing it summoned was Lorewalker Cho... so I just gave him a taunt with a minion ;) In another game it spawned mech cannon that deal 2 damage to random non-mech minion which killed the stone.. but I paladin-boosted the cannon and won ;)

[@Kirinketsu_]

I love how just about every underrated / this card is just bad / unplayable "say the pro, players people respect their opinion' have turn out to me some of the most OP cards in the game. Naxramas: Undertaker, Unstable Ghoul, Zombie Chow, Baron Rivendare, Avenge, Webspinner, Voidcaller. Goblins vs Gnomes: Explosive Sheep, Antique Healingbot, Recombobulator, Enhance-o Mechano, Fel Reaver, Blingtron 3000, believe it or not Dr. Boom, Dark Wisper, Feign Death, Quartermaster, Ancestor's Call, Imp-losion, Shieldmaiden, Blackrock Mountain: Hungry Dragon, Grim Patron, Druid of the Flame, Dragons Breath, Dark Iron Skulker, Revenge The Grand Tournament: Flame Juggler, Silent Knight, Refreshment Vendor, Mukla's Champion, Coliseum Manager, Grand Crusader, Living Roots, Arcane Blast, Seal of Champions, Murloc Knight, Mysterious Challenger, Dreadsteed The League of Explorers: So far Anubisath Sentinel, Summoning Stone, Reno Jackson... all three where said to be bad / wont see play by most, are well seeing play and getting the job done..... cant wait for them Murloc deck to popup from Pally and Shaman. All where said to be bad and unplayable by the "Top Players' and yet turned out to be some of the most OP cards, and combo cards out there, even to the point where some had to be nerfed or caused other cards to be nerfed....... This is at the time they came out.... some as of now have been nerf or are no where near as good as when they came out thanks to newer cards / combos. ......... and remember how many people said Dragon Priest or Dragon Warrior would never be a thing.

[@Ianf610]

Damn I want to make a deck with Summoning Stone and the Warlock summoning portal thing. Idk if i'd be good but it sounds fun.

[@GrimChaos2]

I really really hope this card sees a lot of play. It would slow down the meta so much! And if it doesn't then whatever. I'll be that one guy you run into on ladder playing the summoning stone decks. Because it really is a fun card. :)

[@BYtheHORNsGaming]

with discounts it also works the other way so if someone loathebs and you have a summoning stone you say on like turn 10 you want to clear the board with say holy nova you will get a 10 drop.

[@tylerbaturin5102]

I've been running Summoning Portal in Midrange Token Druid and it is pretty dope.

[@tylerbaturin5102]

+Tyler Baturin *Stone

[@gScal]

Does the Naga Sea Witch card force the summoning stone to summon 5 cost minions?

[@sofinana]

would lorewalker cho fit this deck?Even though I suggest it, it seems risky to me.

[@Hisdudeness9500]

I play a summoning stone in my Mage deck. Casting a Firelands Portal with one of these out is oh so satisfying.

[@FirstLastFirstLast]

exactly you get 12 mana worth of minions and 5 dmg for 7 mana only

[@MrTVx99]

First Last nah, it's 13 mana if you count the summoning stone and the fire lands portal

[@FirstLastFirstLast]

I meant you get 2 5cost minions

[@FirstLastFirstLast]

I fucked up when i said 12

[@iliaso10]

i made a deck for this card, priest with alot of cheap taunts and spells but the key here is summoning stone with mind catrole, becuase there are not alot of 10 mana cards and most of them are great and the deathwing is most of the time

[@MerchantIvoryfilms]

My first match using your build, my opponent was forced to kill both my stones at the expense of all his cards, and ran out of fuel....poor little rouge :P

[@DBurner9]

I'm hoping for a Brann episode next. The combos you can do are crazy! (e.x. Brann + Wild Walker, Dr. Boom, Discover!)

[@martinbrandl2199]

I´ve had a fun time climbing to rank 3 with a summoning stone mage deck. The card is actually good enough to build a deck arround it.

[@klusell7014]

When will Kripp start making videos in 1080p?

[@CabbageYe]

What fantasy world dpes Kripp live in where people play control? All I see is secret paladin and aggro drood

[@Lorenzzoman]

it seems like kripp is loving a lot of the cards he trolled in his first review, meta is getting really interesting

[@DBurner9]

Deathwing is looking even more playable than ever

[@Amir-jn5mo]

+Kripparian this is an amazing deck. Ty

[@SeanB2012]

Summoning stone is really quite fun. I'm not so great at Hearthstone, like I usually hit rank 18 or 19 most seasons. Made a Mage summoning stone deck and made it to rank 15. It's just so much fun to base everything on luck. haha

[@v1deogam3r]

Saw the title and instantly chuckled my little head off.

[@joewood4418]

I love summoning stone, managed to get a deathwing, dragonlord and two brans from it. I woulda been able to get something else for 10 mana if the enemy didnt concede D:

[@jobooiii]

Is this card good and worth it in freeze mage?

[@Solunox]

would it work at all in shaman?

[@howlingwolf5213]

I wonder if there's a viability in a Lorewalker Cho + Summoning Stone combo. Kind of a unique way of milling someone

[@bjarkelarsen9334]

Works wonders with control mage and emperor :D ... Reno is just bonus...

[@YongRuiTanFenway]

The Kripperinos are really making this comment section - preeeeetty gooood