Hearthstone

Play it on: Windows, Android, iOS
Current goal: Make my go-to deck golden

This is an update to a previous post where I declared in these very pages (web-pages?) that I’d reach Legend, the highest echelon of Hearthstone ranked play, by the end of December.

As a matter of integrity I must inform you, dear reader, that we did not quite make it to those lofty heights. However…I still did pretty damn good! I ultimately was able to climb to Diamond 3 rank; but a few notches below Legend, before month’s end. Please clap.

My opponents were fearsome to say the least. Back-to-back matches saw me go up against a Warlock named Toguro (whether it was the younger or elder brother I could not ascertain) followed up by a Druid who went by Lucifer. Ominous. Yet somehow, someway, we gutted through both of those with a W.

What carried me to Diamond was my go-to “Highlander” Hunter deck. It’s a hodge-podge of synergies: beasts, deathrattle, and the like. No two games play out the same, and you can win or lose to anyone! A thrill.

I’m proud of what this decklist has accomplished, which is why I’ve given myself a simpler task this weekend: honor the heart of these cards by making them golden. It’s all purely aesthetic, really I just want to pay respect to the hard work they’ve been putting in for me.

As for this month’s season, we’re off to a promising start; currently sitting at Platinum 2 at the time of this writing. I’ll see you on ladder, my pals. — Eric Schulkin

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