A Lucky Finish

Deck: Arggro the Paladin (Paladin Naxx rush deck)

I just got to Rank 14, which is a new high for me. And let me tell you about the awesome battle that got me there! I've been on a long kill streak with this awesome deck.

I don't remember much about the entire battle, but it was pretty neck and neck for the most part. He sent out Tirion at one point, who I managed to silence, and I didn't worry about throwing out tons of cards, because my Divine Favor kept giving me as many as he had. Eventually, he was down pretty far, and he buffed a Yeti to an 8/8 and copied it. I let out an Avenging Wrath, hoping that it would kill him somehow when he had 7 hits left, but it got him down to 2. I had enough hits left to take both of their hits, I just hoped that he wouldn't heal himself. But then he sent out Ragnaros and put a taunt on it! I hoped against hope that Rag would kill my haunted creeper, because all I had was 5 hits left.

He did! With glee, I finished him off with a Consecration that bypassed all of his minions! What glory!

Three Incredible Battles

I was on a roll this morning! I won four long games in a row with my Paladin, and got really close with a fifth but barely lost. These are the highlights of two of those battles, plus one extra by my secret hunter deck!

Deck: King's Champion (Magnificent Justice)

I was up against the oddest mage deck ever. My opponent, Kendel, had apparently assembled what appeared to be a sorry excuse for a Handmage deck! She had every card-drawing gnome and loot hoarder, two arcane intellects, two acolytes of pain, and two giants! Besides that, she had two of every ice spell in the game. We both exhausted our cards attacking each other. She would freeze me, then try her best to damage me. Once she froze my minions and sent out a Doomsayer, though I was prepared enough to kill him.

I almost felt bad for the mage. She sent Alextrasza to cut my health to 15, but I merely copied her with my Faceless Manipulator and killed the original, and a Lay on Hands and Holy Light brought me quickly back up to full life again. Eventually we both ran out of cards, and she had only a sad, silenced Acolyte of Pain on her side, whereas Tirion Fordring, a Stormwind Champion, and a Baby Paladin were on my side. In the face of fatigue and with nothing to show for the long battle, the poor mage conceded.

Deck: King's Champion

What a battle! The likes of this are not seen often, which is a shame. The priest I was up against, Ghostrip, had some tricks up his sleeve, but he was a whelp and not old enough to see the foolishness of some of his decisions. He sent out an Achenai Soulpriest, changing the light of his healing powers to shadow, but also sent out a lightwell! The lightwell damaged himself and even killed the soulpriest, while I just sat back and laughed.
But it wasn't that easy the entire time. Eventually, I found myself alone on the battlefield against Ragnaros, a Lightspawn, a Mogu'shawn Warden with taunt, and a (now functioning) Lightwell. Thinking quickly, I sent out Tirion Fordring, ready to Resurrect him if he died. The enemy priest silenced him, making his Ashbringer sword useless to me, but not wanting to have another erroneous target for Ragnaros's wild fireballs, he also buffed his Lightspawn and killed him. Surprise! I resurrected him, restoring not only the Ashbringer, but also his taunt and divine shield. Ragnaros hit me with the blast, luckily, and I took the chance to blast the battlefield with Avenging Wrath. Luckily, I was able to destroy the warden in the process, which allowed Tirion to finish off Ragnaros with his Divine Shield on!
The heat was still on. The priest killed Tirion again, this time allowing me to take up his Ashbringer. And what became of the buffed Lightspawn? My Spellbreaker turned him into a worthless 0/5, and my path to victory was clear. A knight and his squire rode into battle, followed by a Stormwind Champion to raise their morale. The priest was completely out of cards. He could only squirm as powerful slashes from the Ashbringer and my minions brought him quickly down to the dust of defeat!

Deck: Mes Excuses

My hunter was up against a wise and strong druid. My secrets had done little to buffer his attacks against me. Finally, it came to one final matchup. On my side was a Savannah Highmane, a Kobold Geomancer, and a Gadgetzan Auctioneer. I had run almost completely out of cards, so the auctioneer was there only for aggro. I was hoping to get spells in next turn to get more cards, but that didn't even matter. The druid only had 4 life left, and I knew he had wasted his heal earlier on a buffed Chillwind Yeti (one that I had silenced later). His only minion was Cairne Bloodhoof, whose measely 4 attack would not be able to finish me off.
The druid sat for a long time, contemplating his last move. "Only a heal will save you now," I taunted. "Unless somehow you have a..." DEATHWING. At last he played his move, and Deathwing swooped down, incinerating the board! To my horror, not only did all the minions die, but Cairne was replaced by his son Baine! A brilliant move! ...or was it? As my highmane died, two hyenas came in its place as well. I was saved by a deathrattle! One of the hyenas bit the druid before I eliminated him entirely with a steady shot. WELL PLAYED!

The Close Call with a Black Dragon

Deck: Ultimate Synergy

It was a one-sided battle. A shaman was fighting back against my colorful army quite pitifully. Because he didn't have enough cards, I soon found myself with six minions on the battlefield against his empty side. Feeling bored and unchallenged, I beat the shaman to a single health point, then toyed with him like a cat with its prey. Even if he pulled out a legendary minion, I had ways to silence and copy it to my will. There was something that was disconcerting, however... the shaman was not conceding to me. Though his life hung in the balance, he continued fighting for his life, groping at whatever cards he was able to summon. I brushed off the feeling, continuing to simply execute anything he would place before my formidable army.
In time, I powered up the Mind Games spell, and decided to see what few cards he had left. To my surprise and horror, Deathwing the Destroyer materialized before me! So that was the trick this shaman was hiding! He knew that I, a lowly priest, would have no way to defeat a black dragon if that dragon were to come and burn up all of my minions with his cataclysmic power! I had been a fool to toy with the shaman, and my hubris had nearly caused me a humiliating death. The shaman's secret thankfully revealed, I lopped his head off before he could do anything else.

*pant pant* I... *gasp* Give Up.

Deck: Magnificent Justice

My crusade continued (see previous post). No one could stand against me. A rogue sneaking in the shadows assaulted my army, and a ferociousIt was clear this rogue was prepared to dish out as many attacks as possible. She assaulted my troops with combos left and right, then Shadowstepped her minions back into her hand for another round. My own spells and summons were dwindling as I fought to keep up with her, but my Silver Hand Recruits were always a source of help on the front lines. Though many of them died from her Wicked Knife, one I was able to bless with a Blessing of Kings that threw a wrench into her plan.
Eventually, she got me down to a mere 12 health. I was wounded severely, but I was not even close to being ready to give up. A Gadgetzan Auctioneer and none other than VanCleef himself was on the battlefield, at an 8/8 strength level. I had to act fast. For the third time that battle I summoned Tirion Fordring (he had been sapped twice). His shield up and his divine shield glowing, he was prepared to defend me from the combined damage that would destroy me. Luckily, since I had more mana this time I summoned, I protected him with two Secrets: Redemption, that would bring him back to life, and a Defender, who would attempt to kill anyone who came close to him, giving his divine shield another hit. The rogue, however, had other plans. She hurled two fans of knives on the battlefield, popping Tirion's Divine Shield. At this point, however, because of the Auctioneer, she became greatly fatigued by this. One of the rogue's minions attempted to attack Tirion, but my Defender yelled "Get down!" and took the blow in his place. Unfortunately, my Redemption secret backfired, and revived the Defender instead. "That was a mistake," I muttered. But I pressed on.
VanCleef killed Tirion, killing himself in the process, and I took up his Ashbringer as a weapon of my own. I hit the rogue, realizing that I should spare the Auctioneer to fatigue her even more.
This proved to work out nicely. With every ability the rogue used, the Auctioneer sold her ability, making her even more fatigued. She sent the auctioneer into battle to be killed, but it was too late. With so many abilities that fatigued her even more, such as Shiv and Fan of Knives, she succumbed to her fatigue and gasped, "I give up." Before my soldiers captured her to be executed.

Don't Test Me, Child!

Deck: Magnificent Justice

I was on the biggest kill streak I have ever been on (which later led me to Rank 15, my new high). No one could stand against my legion of light warriors. One priest called Farando challenged my honor and we began to fight. His attempts on my life were laughable. His first tactic was to only heal himself for seven turns straight until he had enough to use his Mana Coin to summon Ragnaros the Firelord. (He even had to throw away one of his spells because his capacity was too full---on his own!)  By then, I had a sizeable force of warriors ready, and using my Humility power I reduced Ragnaros to an unstable, but meek minion. My warriors were able to take minimal damage to finish him off. His champion defeated, the priest was angered and began to actually think about his tactics and fight.
We fought for a time, but his attacks were largely unnoticeable by me. When he summoned some minions with Divine Shields, my Blood Knight absorbed them to become extremely powerful. Then my Defender of Argus handed him a shield to protect the other minions with. I also sent out a Knife Juggler and a Alarm-O-Bot. The priest had a measely 1 health left at this point, quivering with fear, but he knew I had no hero power to fire past shields. He Mind Controlled my taunting Blood Knight, who stood guard in front of him. At that moment, the Alarm-O-Bot went off. Tirion Fordring himself stepped onto the battlefield when he heard the alarm, and my Knife Juggler was so excited to see him he accidentally tossed a knife clean over the Blood Knight, sinking right into the priest's eye. The littlekin died an ignominious death, and my march of glory continued.

The Glorious Finish

Deck: Right in the Trash

Things were neck-and-neck out there in the battlefield. We had fought for a long time, but I had a trick up my sleeve my opponent wasn't expecting. The enemy was at 21 health, I at 15. When my dragon Maygos was ready, I sent him forward, and used his magical powers to power my melee attacks! A Sinister Strike, normally a mere 3 damage, did 7! My Master of Disguise attacked as well for 4 damage. I was going to retreat and rest, then finish him off when I was ready. After all, I was completely out of mana and he still had 10 health left. But then I realized I had enough for one more blow. Using Preparation allowed me to cast a magic-enhanced Eviscerate, which did a terrifying 9 damage! With 1 health left, my enemy quivering in a pool of blood, I stabbed him in the heart with my rather humble Wicked Knife.

Screenshot collection

I just thought this was a funny and accurate representation of my Priest deck, "Ultimate Synergy." Just look at that assortment of colors and odd cards for a priest to have! Yeah, this silly warrior didn't stand a chance that day.

This is what Jaraxxus looks like if he's played using Mind Games or Mirror Image. I really, REALLY wish my Inner Fire and Divine Spirit would have proc'd this game. Can you imagine a 30/30 rushing towards your face?? Unfortunately that didn't happen, so I pretty much lost, but it was funny to see a baby Jaraxxus on the board.

I can't remember what happened here. Apparently he didn't take one of them seriously and then I ended up getting it copied. This guy was a fool anyway, look how many cards he had and didn't play!

Tres Yseras! I stole one from his deck, mind-controlled the one he played, and then copied one of those! It was hilarious to be drawing three Emerald Dream cards each turn. Needless to say, he didn't last long. And actually he messaged me afterwards saying how hilarious it was, so he was a good sport about it. Also as you can see, apparently I doubled one of their healths. What an emerald nightmare!