Late Night Hearthstone: Lord of the Arena - Episode 11

[@OnyxANZ]

"I just gave you a brand. Miss Play. Enjoy it, I'm going to bed"

[@cynicalbrit]

"Why is there no very specific Legendary in this draft deck where it's highly unlikely you'll even get a chance to take him?"

[@Lesabourin]

"Basically I burnt all her cards on my face" - TotalBiscuit. I died as soon as I heard that hahah you crack me up.

[@cynicalbrit]

Incorrect. Ice block only triggers on Fatal Damage. You are thinking of Ice Barrier. Sometimes I wish there was a way to only let people with beta keys leave comments but then we'd have like 5 comments total.

[@Ptrrrrrrrr]

"Click to skip draft." You mean "Click to skip the best part"?

[@AMildInconvenence]

Arghhh, I want the Open beta of this so much, I hope I get ti soon as I am desperate to play after watching all of these videos. Thank you TotalBiscuit for introducing me to this! :D

[@RussellNormanMurray2]

Like the header. I attended Bangor, earned MPhil, but never set foot...:)

[@opelwarrior5310]

Totalbiscuit,Im not sure if this is just for me but ep 11 - 13 are not in the the playlist for heartstone

[@cynicalbrit]

Not entirely true. Trump advises that armour is more valuable than health as a Warrior and the reason for that is there are several cards that benefit you more if you have lower health, such as Mortal Strike or Molten Giant. It also makes sense to keep lower health and higher armour because heals will benefit you. 27 health and 3 armour is better than 29 health and 1 armour, because a Voodoo Dr then heals you to 29. If cards like that are not in your deck however, health and armour are identical

[@Phoenix0F8]

... Anyone else really miss Totalbiscuit?

[@VoyTheBoy]

I always like how TB knows not everyone watches the "boring" stuff and just want to skip right to the action. It's nice to see a youtuber be considerate like that.

[@benjamincretsinger1198]

that rogue win!

[@Bertage]

Love the length and content you manage to push into each Hearthstone vid man

[@Zainano]

NOBODY CAN GET THIS BETA!!!

[@Zainano]

I GOT MY KEY !! 2966527871246922424629353

[@magus2003]

I am addicted to this game, and my computer died a month ago. So much time spent watching on KZbin haha. Please keep doing these vids TB, lovin it.

[@zaphod888]

I absolutely love the "I'm dying, I'm dying, I'm dying, I've won" feel of this warrior deck.

[@lavenderwalrus9875]

I love rewatching these even if that last mage game had me losing my mind at TBs refusal to play anything for soooo many turns because the enemy might use all their mana and the only minions they have on the board to get rid of it

[@Photomos]

50 min? I can watch Hearthstone for every breakfast, lunch and supper the next two days now

[@Grief111]

I really like this video TB. If you could keep them in this format it would be much appreciated. I like how you walked through your reasoning on various picks. Then went and explained the various warrior synergies available. Doing something similar for all of the decks would be much appreciated.

[@cynicalbrit]

"YOU GOT A KEY GAHHHHHHHHHHHHH i love you man, but my jealously blinds me and enrages me" A comment of yours. I think you need to calm down a little bit. Casual card game, not all that important, relax.

[@GameHopping]

Nice come back in that first game.

[@aciarduce]

OMG that laugh at the end TB. "ITS NOT AN ICE BLOCK! HEH HAH!"

[@bansmoth]

shield slam is one of the best cards for warror, like two shield block and boom you have dealt 5 damage to a for instance a lord of the arena as the title and you end up with 5 armor, -1 enemy lord of the arena for only 4 mana... it is really good

[@ibtj2003]

I find myself yelling at my screen more with you TB than any other youtuber I watch.... but I still enjoy watching your gameplay videos :P

[@Dremarz]

Really loving this series. I've found it to be most entertaining Hearthstone content so far. Keep up the amazing work. Just, I would love to see you play the last hand before conceding. Second game you had a 2 cost card that could have drawn 2 cards with 8 more mana to spend and that could have possibly changed the outcome of that game. Regardless, great video once again. Thanks TB!

[@cynicalbrit]

Yeah please stop trying to be clever. These comment sections these days are like 20% legitimate pointing out of misplays and 80% of people that just don't understand the mechanics of the game but pretend they do. You coin the crab into a 1-cost murloc, that's the point, that gets you a turn one 3/4 creature, which is a potent play as part of a Murloc-centric deck.

[@TwilitArchon]

Thanks KZbin suggestion algorithm. I hadn't felt crushing loss and despair yet this week.

[@mastermclovin0]

the laugh at the end was priceless. awesome misplays!

[@TheMrVelja]

46:50 - That was the perfect time for a Commanding shout.

[@xSilentStrangerx]

That Rogue I bet didn't see it coming. XD

[@PartyPoison1995]

TB, I know this was late but the amount of times that you took swings at minions and armoured up AFTERWARDS killed me a little bit inside xD

[@Dragonorder18]

What a comeback on the first round! I think I could see his head spinning!

[@whatyouguysmissed]

"Lets see who is awake at this ungodly hour." ...Raises hand slowly.

[@Colki12]

"I burned all of her cards on my face, that was the strategy!" lol thats my highlight of 2013 :)

[@landail]

Doesn't matter if you use armor before or after attacking, you'll have the same effect. If you have 20 HP and attack a 4 damage creature and armor up, you'll have 16 HP + 2 armor, vs 18 HP + 0 armor the other way. Since there's no abilities that ignore armor to damage the hero directly any other attacks have to go through that armor anyways

[@Jaricko]

Molten Giant, Gorehowl and a Faceless Manipulator. There was no bad choice there. The Giant may seem questionable but the Giant actually seems really well suited to a weapon heavy warrior build. You are very likely to burn your own health down a bit using weapons. Then Gorehowl can be a massive hit, high direct removal, synergy with some of the pirates. Then Faceless Manipulator could have all sorts of uses you would not even see coming on the draft as well as ones you would.

[@TheWillriker]

yeah, another caster noted that you have access to all cards possible in arena. The catch is that you dont know which ones you will be able to choose from. in constructed you know the cards you can choose from, but do not have all cards unlocked yet.

[@Nathan08292]

lol awww tb. "I just gave you a brand. Enjoy it." awesome.

[@HolyMess420]

That first game you were wasting your armor so bad. I'm like yelling at my computer. xD

[@bengalifan]

Thank you, I knew about the healing drawback, but wasn't sure on the other. Not sure if it was a case of no commentator mentioning it, among the Polaris crew, or me missing that information.

[@Inuyashe2]

"A card that is in stealth and given taunt by another card will not act as a taunt until it comes out of stealth." taken straight from the wiki.

[@ssjmatt8424]

I like how TB was worried about it being an ice block, when he attacked the previous turn, lolz

[@Ayz024]

He explained on his stream that is a reason for warrior gameplay because many cards require low health and in the end, it doesn't matter if you armor up later or earlier because your effective health remains the same. but taking damage first and armor up after has more pros :)

[@michaeldickson8865]

Thank you very much good sir. Helps a lot to have all these little questions cleared up as the arise

[@ted5610]

I love this game and I love watching you play man. Nothing better than getting back from a long day and having one of these sat in my sub box. It's even more fun because it's something you enjoy doing and it shows. Keep up the good work. I love those clutch victories. ... also #chickenDOESsynergise

[@MangaManiac]

oooh man, TB. All that yelling I did in the end when you didn't play that command card. You would've won without giving us a heart attack. :D

[@class7dj]

I love this series, love your commentary!!!

[@Nieztro]

Gotta love that classic TB attitude at the end there haha.

[@HunterLee11313]

thanks for the hearthstone videos! they're a lot of fun to watch!

[@Mythicalmage]

TB doesn't take gorehowl because four weapons is too many. . .takes a fourth arcanite reaper.

[@doomblackdragon]

I have to say that first match with the rogue. TB did one hell of a come back.

[@michaeldickson8865]

Question: at about 48:30, could you swing with your reaper against him. take out your second reaper and then swing again against him? Would like to know for gameplay mechanics please.

[@TH3PR0C0MM3NT]

Love this series, entertaining, keep it coming.

[@BrokenString18]

These videos are the ones I look forward to the most. : )

[@DJones777]

When that fourth Arcanite Reaper got pulled I laughed.

[@Vanalos]

Playing at 1:45 am, TB takes his job seriously for sure.

[@o0m9]

I don't think the game's region locked since it's being released online, it's just that the game is still in closed beta.

[@deschain626]

*Draws a Gorehowl* "Well we have 3 Arcanite Reapers already, I don't think we need another weapon. *Draws another Arcanite Reaper* ...Okay 4 Arcanite Reapers it is.

[@Rochardzorz]

Wow the comeback in the rogue fight was legendary!

[@larryroby3538]

TB warrior has buffs for wounded minions. Injured Blademaster is a wounded minion upon summoning so its pretty damn good with warrior. Considering you get the right cards later in the draft anyway.

[@kecaw]

Mister TB just a question but in arena do you get the abbility to pick card's that you dont have unlocked ? because you dont have gorehowl and you did have the abbility to pick it. (just asking here because im a bit puzzled)

[@FlexNTube]

That game vs the rouge, that play! TB your becoming a master!

[@TinyTitan1974]

TB, the warrior Shield Slam goes well with Shield Block. Technically Deal 5 (+ any other armor you might have from previous effects) and draw a card for 4 mana.

[@wayVier]

I agree! Battle Rage was definitely a must-play at that point...

[@Gunnarr123abc]

you have to click 1080 p then you have to click a time in the video again, and it should go to 1080p. KZbin made it so videos are streamed now instead of downloaded, but if you change the resolution it will only change it past what was already loaded.

[@Nieztro]

That surprise kill at the end of the first match. Woah.

[@8383ult]

You only need 2 of the same card. The cards you choose from in Arena mode are random for your class (and neutrals) and is in no way affected by what cards you own.

[@jazzyb824]

Does commanding shout work through the opponents turn? I'd assume it goes away once you end your turn

[@TheNadroj18ful]

I have a serious addiction of watching hearthstone. Can't wait to play

[@msclrhd]

That's hard to do when playing the Arena, given that your cards are random (for each of the 30 cards, choose 1 from a random draw of 3). There was an early draw where TB could have selected 3-4 Murlocs, the rest have had 0-2 Murlocs, so you cannot build a decent Murloc-based deck from that.

[@ConeRulezZ]

did anyone giggle when he said "he may got a couple of fireballs" ? just me ? okay then...

[@Helbracht]

How does the draft determine how many rares, epics, legendaries you get to pick from? I assume if one person gets the option of a legendary, another person might get to pick from more epics or rares.

[@alexseeker8512]

That Rage of Mages refference in the name of the Mage Deck 12:02 :) hehe the good old times

[@SimplyIndestructible]

Will you be uploading the Hearthstone stream? I missed it but I want to watch it.

[@LazyPuppyTV]

No, enrage will only trigger once. Something like the Gurabashi Berserker however will continue to gain attack because its a card effect and not an enrage. Also, if you heal the minion with enrage to full, the attack value will return to normal.

[@amontobin09]

at the last play he should have shouted "Arcanit Reaper - HOOOOOOOO"

[@zotacize]

his job is to create content, i believe he can do that at any time of day/night really :p and seeing that he mainly plays hearthstone on his offtime means that we're not really supposed to be fed hour long HS videos as a part of a schedule

[@GGun1t]

The first match was pretty epic. Talk about sacrificing everything to win

[@GoGoOtaku]

Oh man that Rogue must be furious - I love it

[@Aedrion-]

*Has two minions on the field that can kill the other player if they don't die next turn* *Has 1 mana left and commanding shout for 1 mana, preventing minions dying next turn* *Doesn't use it, minions die.* *Wins by the skin of his teeth anyway.* I'm not sure if I should applaud or facepalm.

[@ethirion3534]

I think this warrior deck would work quite nicely with some form of heal or big armor buff. Being able to shield your minions from damage with your warriors face appears to be effective. It´s just a little nervewrecking if you sail around 5-9 health for half the game.

[@VoyTheBoy]

ALSO, "Wam, bam, thank you mam" is the best thing ever

[@rogierownage]

You are correct. Ofcourse, with windfury, it's possible to attack twice, but i don't know how that would work with 2 weapons. My guess would be this: if the second weapon has windfury, you can attack again with that. I think this because, if a minion has enrage: windfury and it isn't damaged, you can attack to give it damage, and then attack again, even though you got the windfury after attacking. I don't know if you care about this, but whatever!

[@Rasmussf]

U played well! Nice series!

[@ForeverMasterless]

"I burned all her cards on my face." I love you TB, lol. Wow.

[@Shadrouge]

Armor doesn't help you drop the other guy's life to 0 though, it just staves off your own death ever so slightly longer. Armour isn't considered that good, surprisingly, and accelerating your damage potential while the enemy is off-balance helps to kill them faster than defensively hedging your life does. Rogues don't have excessive board sweeping abilities, so it's not like he had to watch out for a Warlock's Hellfire or anything.

[@gome5react]

You can use your armor buf(+ 2 armor) before using your weapon so that you take less damage from the minion you're killing. (it costs 2 mana crystals and it is at the right of the warrior picture)

[@klemen188]

That victory agains the rogue was EPIC. GG awesome gameplay.

[@cynicalbrit]

Can I? Yes, easiest thing in the world. Will I? Bollocks no

[@AaronGodderis]

"basically, I burned all HER cards on MY face" lololol

[@babel_]

It's not an ice block! Ha ha ha! Omhagerd that laugh.

[@Kreekakon]

It may seem that way, but judging from statistics Blizzard has been collecting the win ratio of going first or second is almost 50-50. I think it's mainly because if you go first you can get mana crystals one turn up your oppnent faster, and if you go second you get the one time "Coin" mana, and the extra card.

[@waffleonsyrup]

was having withdrawals thank god he made a new video

Hey TB, I don't play Warrior too much either, but I came up with a reasonable advice. If you are planing on taking damage, like killing a Leper Gnome with the Elven Archer, use Armor Up FIRST. That way you only lose armor, which you can recover, but you have no means to replenish health.

[@Mrhawk105]

Haha, his Mage deck reads "Naughty Secrets"

[@Reldrik]

keep up with this series TB! I will click all da ads!

[@TrowaVidel]

Glad to see this. I've been interested in seeing what the warrior is like. also the mental image of Garrosh quad wielding arcanite reapers is amusing.

[@Btrackx]

Those face blocks TB that first game GG! Thanks for the videos

[@notasfarwest]

Quote of the video - "Unfortunately half my cards are Arcanite Reapers."

[@cynicalbrit]

Your comment is less useful if you have no experience with the game. If you find that insulting then that sounds like a personal problem. I would not take advice on how to fix my car engine from someone who was not a mechanic, I certainly wouldn't take it from someone who had never driven. See where I'm going with this? People leave "YOU'RE WRONG" accusatory comments but then back them up with borrowed game knowledge that is actually wrong. It creates a negative culture of "GOTCHA!" moments

[@Mark13512]

Ice Block is the one that only triggers when you take lethal damage. The one you're thinking of is Ice Barrier.