World of Warcraft Community Magazine Issue 13 | Page 34

ARTICLE 34 // World of Warcraft Community Magazine HEARTHSTONE WIN CONDITIONS: WINNING ON YOUR OWN TERMS Because the shortest distance between 30 and 0 is never a straight line L ast issue, I wrote about By Ian Kernohan It might seem like a purely stall the game until you’re able to some good points to think rhetorical question. A deck wins drop giant, legendary threats in the about while building your by, well, winning! You want the late game? Or, would you simply Hearthstone deck. In doing so, I other fellow to explode before like to grind your opponent’s deck neglected what might be the most you do, and it cannot get more into dust until they literally have obvious question a player should complicated. However, just as no more cards to play against you? be able to answer when going into Buddha taught that there are This process is called ‘identifying a game: how does this deck win? many paths to enlightenment, so your win conditions.’ Here, we’ll too are there many different roads examine three famous decks that lead to total destruction of in-depth as they represent and your Hearthstone opponent. utilize different win conditions, Identifying which of these roads or WinCons: Fatigue Druid, you wish take and streamlining Undertaker Hunter, and Control your deck alongside it will Warrior. We’ll end with a brief look truly make it a force to fear. at some of the new cards that will debut in The Grand Tournament Victory in Hearthstone is ultimately achieved by dealing 30 expansion and how the new mechanic could be used to win big. damage to the enemy hero. Ask yourself, then: would you like to The GameOn Magazine Fatigue Druid debuted last winter, deal that damage with spells, or with reddit user /u/ChaosFollowing with minions? Would you like to being one of the first to popularize overwhelm your opponent with the build. It makes use of a sneaky more threats than they have way to deal damage to your answers for, or would you like to opponent: through fatigue. If you