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#61
Jul 14 2015 11:35am
Quote (Eternal_Amaranth @ Jul 14 2015 12:13pm)
Can we stop using the phrase card draw? It's thinning your deck.

Easy example.

Going against hunter. I really need my Ice Blocks, Ice Barrier, Alex etc

The chances of me drawing them from 28 cards is a lot better than the chances of me drawing them from 30 cards.


No, nobody puts a three mana card into their deck for deck thinning purposes lol.

Quote (FroggyG @ Jul 14 2015 07:10am)
Warlock basically has infinite amounts of a hypothetical card:

2 mana:
Pay 2 life and draw a card.

Pretty similar to arcane intellect but trades 2 life for 1 mana.


And 1 mana is a waaaaaay bigger cost than 2 life.

This post was edited by Voyaging on Jul 14 2015 11:39am
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#62
Jul 14 2015 12:29pm
Even if we ignore the damage, warlock hero power costs 2 mana per card while Arcane Intellect costs 1.5 mana per card. It also combos with Mana Wyrm, Apprentice, Flamewalker etc

This post was edited by jspBryan on Jul 14 2015 12:29pm
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#63
Jul 14 2015 12:35pm
Quote (Voyaging @ Jul 14 2015 09:35am)
No, nobody puts a three mana card into their deck for deck thinning purposes lol.

And 1 mana is a waaaaaay bigger cost than 2 life.


Yeah it's much better than arcane intellect, and they have infinite amounts of it.

Quote (jspBryan @ Jul 14 2015 10:29am)
Even if we ignore the damage, warlock hero power costs 2 mana per card while Arcane Intellect costs 1.5 mana per card. It also combos with Mana Wyrm, Apprentice, Flamewalker etc


Arcane Intellect is 3 mana per card because arcane intellect itself is a card that could be something else instead.
You're really just drawing 1 new card and thinning the deck 1 extra.

This post was edited by FroggyG on Jul 14 2015 12:36pm
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#64
Jul 14 2015 03:17pm
Quote (jspBryan @ Jul 14 2015 01:29pm)
Even if we ignore the damage, warlock hero power costs 2 mana per card while Arcane Intellect costs 1.5 mana per card. It also combos with Mana Wyrm, Apprentice, Flamewalker etc


Nope..

Quote (Voyaging @ Jul 13 2015 11:28pm)
arcane intellect = +1 card for 3 mana, 3 mana per net card
sprint = +3 cards 7 mana, 2.33 mana per net card
nourish = +2 cards for 5 mana, 2.5 mana per net card

literally the only reason sprint is even played is because preparation exists, despite it being the most cost-efficient of the 3 draw spells

nourish is virtually never played despite it being more cost efficient AND having a second useful ability that can be chosen

arcane int is only good in spell decks and decks that require card draw to work



sprint has a lower card cost per card drawn of course (1 per 4 cards vs 1 per 2 cards)


Refer to this.

e/ only thing is.. If you prep into the sprint, you've used two cards and draw 4 for 4...

1 card for 2 mana.. by far the best value I think?

I honestly can't believe this thread was taken this far

This post was edited by Hepzibah on Jul 14 2015 03:21pm
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#65
Jul 14 2015 09:39pm
arcane intellect is mostly bad,

as ppl mentioned here, instead of AI, you could put there anything good, so you dont have to spend 3 mana to get that card.
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#66
Jul 14 2015 10:35pm
The retard is strong in here. Peace out HS SF.
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#67
Jul 14 2015 10:43pm
3 mana guaranteed 2 for 1

so bad.
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#68
Jul 14 2015 11:06pm
Quote (Eternal_Amaranth @ Jul 15 2015 12:35am)
The retard is strong in here. Peace out HS SF.


Says the guy who says the purpose of AI is deck thinning.
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Jul 14 2015 11:26pm
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#70
Jul 15 2015 12:50am
Quote (FroggyG @ Jul 14 2015 11:35am)
Arcane Intellect is 3 mana per card because arcane intellect itself is a card that could be something else instead.
You're really just drawing 1 new card and thinning the deck 1 extra.


But Arcane Intellect could not be one of your most powerful cards because you're already playing those regardless. So while Arcane Intellect can possibly turn into your best card and 2nd best card, whatever you would replace it with would certainly be your worst card.
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