Hearthstone - 2017 HCT Spring Championship


2017 HCT Spring Championship

Posted: 05 Jul 2017 06:20 PM PDT

2017 Hearthstone Championship Tour Spring Championship

It is once again time to crown a seasonal HCT Champion, and following ShtanUdachi's dominance at the Winter Championship in the Bahamas a few months back, the next leg of the Tour takes place by the stunning skyline of Shanghai, China for the conclusion of the HCT Spring Championship. With $250,000 on the line, and perhaps more importantly, 4 tickets to the HCT World Championship, the competition is bound to be fierce.

Join us in discussing the games on the r/Hearthstone Discord or r/CompetitiveHS Discord.

Structure

  • Date: Friday, July 7 - Sunday, July 9 (July 6 - 8 Americas Time Zones)
  • Starting Time: 19:00 PDT | 22:00 EDT | 04:00 CEST | 10:00 CST (Converted to your timezone)
  • Eligibility: Top 4 from the Chinese circuit, Europe, Americas, and APAC Spring Playoffs.
  • Location: Shanghai, China.
  • Format: Best of 5 Conquest format, 4 classes 1 ban. Decklists are public.
  • Group Stage: Four Double Elimination groups of four players each. Groups are seeded based on past performances, and consist of one player from each region. Players advance to the Quarter Finals upon reaching two wins, and are eliminated from the tournament upon losing twice.
  • Playoffs: Single Elimination bracket until the 2017 HCT Spring Champion has been crowned.

Streams

English Casters:

Language Stream Link
English PlayHearthstone
Russian StarLadder
Spanish OGseries
German C4mlann
French ArmaTeam
French Gamers Origin
Polish BlackFireIce
Polish MkR
Italian Spaziogames

Prize Pool

Pos. Prize in USD HCT Points
#1 $60,000 20*
#2 $40,000 15*
#3-4 $20,000 10*
#5-8 $12,500 8
#9-16 $7,500 6
Total $250,000 135

*Top 4 qualify for the 2017 Hearthstone World Championship.

Groups & Decks

Group A:

Muzzy Neirea OMXHope CitizenNappa
Control Mage Control Mage Aggro Druid Aggro Druid
Jade Druid Jade Druid Control Priest Pirate Warrior
Midrange Paladin Quest Rogue Taunt Warrior Quest Rogue
Token Shaman Taunt Warrior Token Shaman Token Shaman

Group B:

Hoej Kranich Kuonet ahqDogggg
Midrange Paladin Aggro Druid Control Mage Aggro Druid
Pirate Warrior Midrange Paladin Control Paladin Midrange Paladin
Quest Rogue Quest Rogue Jade Druid Quest Rogue
Token Shaman Secret Mage Taunt Warrior Secret Mage

Group C:

Mage Trunks Kolento DiegoDias
Control Paladin Control Mage Jade Druid Control Paladin
Freeze Mage Jade Druid Quest Rogue Jade Druid
Quest Rogue Midrange Paladin Taunt Warrior Quest Rogue
Token Shaman Quest Rogue Token Shaman Taunt Warrior

Group D:

OMjasonzhou Ant Tredsred Rdu
Control Paladin Aggro Druid Midrange Paladin Aggro Druid
Jade Druid Pirate Warrior Pirate Warrior Control Mage
Quest Rogue Secret Mage Quest Rogue Pirate Warrior
Jade Shaman Token Shaman Secret Mage Token Shaman

Links and Resources

HCT Spring Championship Blog: https://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/blog/20852984/
Bracket: TBA
Deck overview: https://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/blog/20859639/
Americas Playoffs: https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/6dnl3v/
Europe Playoffs: https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/6c44ko/
APAC Playoffs: https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/6f1bd6/
Official HCT Rules: https://bnetcmsus-a.akamaihd.net/cms/gallery/j9/J976W710HSTP1455317433658.pdf
HearthPwn Deck Breakdown: http://www.hearthpwn.com/news/2947-all-tournament-decks-for-the-2017-hct-spring
GosuGamers Overview: http://www.gosugamers.net/hearthstone/events/702-2017-hearthstone-spring-championship

Bracket

Full Brackets will be added soon.

Notes

The thread is written in a spoiler-friendly format. If you wish to avoid spoilers, do not read the comments.
If you have any corrections, additions or feedback, please send it to /u/Powerchicken as a private message.

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New expansion leak from Chinese offical Hearthstone website

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 02:18 AM PDT

http://imgur.com/a/DJLne

The Chinese in the middle says "Knights of the Frozen Throne", thanks for LiriX's translation.

feel free to say anything:)

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Potential explanation for the theme of the leaked Expansion

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 04:17 AM PDT

So for those of you all who didn't play World of Warcraft back in Wrath of the Lich King, here is a potential explanation why all the heroes are undead. Spoilers ahead for the Wotlk story line.

Every soldier that dies against the Lich King comes back as an undead enemy. So Tirion organizes the Argent Tournament to find the absolute strongest of the Alliance and Horde for the siege of Icecrown Citadel.

We fight all the bosses, end up against Arthas the Lich King. We fight him for a long time, we are getting close to the kill. And suddenly we are all dead. Oneshot by the Lich King. He was just toying with us. He wanted the Horde and Alliance the bring the best soldiers we have to him, so he can make us undead and his most powerful champions. But last second Tirion with his Ashbringer shatter Frostmourne, we get resurrected and manage to kill Arthas, who is getting torn apart by the released souls in his shattered Frostmourne.

Hearthstone's themes are partly a big WHAT IF-twist surrounding WoW-Lore. So that's it. What if Tirion never managed to save us? That might be what "Knights of the Frozen Throne" is about.

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[0:47] Brimstone and Fire

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 12:41 AM PDT

Fun Fact: Shaman's key mechanic (Overload) is not found in any of the basic cards.

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 04:32 AM PDT

I found this out because I disenchanted all Shaman cards I had. Turns our that when you do that, you cannot play the "overload" quest.

"That was a mistake."

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Full animated banner for Knights of the Frozen Throne (hosted on the HS China host)

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 05:10 AM PDT

Anduin has found a new form of BM

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 07:26 AM PDT

The Fire Festival emotes have given Anduin some new BM material when he's about to see the victory fireworks:

http://imgur.com/a/7907p

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Hearthstone needs more events

Posted: 05 Jul 2017 12:08 PM PDT

Events like The Midsummer Fire Festival is the direction Hearthstone should be moving in to fill the down time in between expansions. Events like this bring new life to the game during periods where most of us are only logging in to do quests and grind gold for the upcoming expansion. Its a nice feeling to have something to look forward to and I hope we can see more events like this in the future.

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IT'S THE FESTIVAL OF ME!

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 05:39 AM PDT

http://imgur.com/CvngkHT

IT'S THE FESTIVAL OF ME!

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List of currently existing cards that could become Undead if the next expansion introduces the Undead tribe.

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 09:08 AM PDT

Cards are sorted by cost, then alphabetically. Higher cost cards at the top, lower cost cards at the bottom.

Collectable

Anub'ark

Fossilized Devilsaur

Kel'Thuzad

Twin Emperor Vek'lor

Kidnapper

Sylvanas Windrunner

The Skeleton Knight (but not The Black Knight)

Abomination

Feugen

Loatheb

Sludge Belcher

Spectral Knight

Stalagg

Ancient Shade

Anub'ar Ambusher

Baron Rivendare

C'Thun's Chosen

Shifting Shade

Wailing Soul

(Possibly) Acolyte of Pain

Deathlord

Flesheating Ghoul

(Possibly) Imp Master

Ravaging Ghoul

Shade of Naxxramas

(Possibly) Stoneskin Gargoyle

(Possibly) Unearthed Raptor

Bloodmage Thalnos

Crazed Alchemist

(Possibly) Cutpurse

Dark Peddler

Mad Scientist (shoutout to TyroneBrownable for pointing out that I missed this)

Nerub'ar Weblord

Undercity Huckster

Undercity Valiant

Unstable Ghoul

Wild Pyromancer

Undertaker

Zombie Chow

Tokens

Thaddius

(Possibly) The Ancient One

Twin Emperor Vek'nilash

Spectral Rider

(Possibly) Faceless Destroyer

Mummy Zombie

Spectral Spider

Boss/Tavern Brawl

Grobbulus

Skeleton

Spectral Rider

Anub'Rekhan

Gluth

Gothik the Harvester

Guardian of Icecrown

Lady Blaumeux

Necroknight

Sir Zeliek

Boneraptor

Heigan the Unclean

Skeletal Smith

Spectral Gothik

Spectral Warrior

Thane Korth'azz

Unrelenting Warrior

Nerubian (3/1 variant)

Bone Construct

Deathcharger

(Possibly) Discarded Armor

Spectral Trainee

Unrelenting Trainee

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vS Data Reaper Report #55

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 08:59 AM PDT

Greetings!

The Vicious Syndicate Team is proud to present the 55th edition of the Data Reaper Report.

As always, a special thanks to all those who contribute their game data to the project. This project could not succeed without your support. The entire vS Team is eternally grateful for your assistance.

This week our data is based off of over 2,400 contributors and over 60,000 games! In this week's report you will find:

  • Deck Library - Decklists & Class/Archetype Radars

  • Class/Archetype Distribution Over All Games

  • Class/Archetype Distribution "By Rank" Games

  • Class Frequency over previous 55 Weeks

  • Class Frequency by Day

  • Interactive Matchup Win-Rate Chart

  • vS Power Rankings

  • Analysis/Discussion of each Class

  • Meta Breaker of the Week

The full article can be found at: vS Data Reaper Report #55

Data Reaper Live (Beta) - After you're done with the Report, you can keep an eye on this up-to-date live Meta Tracker throughout the week!

As always, thank you all for your fantastic feedback and support. We are looking forward to all the additional content we can provide everyone.

Reminder

  • If you haven't already, please sign up to contribute your game data! The more contributors we have the more accurate our data! More data will allow us to answer some more interesting questions. Track-o-Bot runs in the background, so you can use it in conjunction with any other tracker you prefer. Sign up here, and follow the instructions.

Thank you,

The Vicious Syndicate Team

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PSA: You don't need Ragnaros to eat 60 minions in one game for tier 3 fireworks

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 01:27 AM PDT

You need 60 in total. It carries over between games.

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Tavern brawl bug: healing totem resurrects the board

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 02:16 AM PDT

Toast Epic Rogue Play

Posted: 05 Jul 2017 08:53 PM PDT

What I wish the expansion was called

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 06:30 AM PDT

Knights of the Frozen Citadel

Or, KFC

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Got my mini-rag to 184!! Is this the record?

Posted: 05 Jul 2017 10:58 PM PDT

Basically, I use Cho to get divine spirits and boost up my violet illusionists hp (which protects my health). I then boost up the Patron's hp and this sets up an infinite loop where you can't even play anything because the animations for patron take so long. At 184 the game just abruptly ended.

https://i.imgur.com/0XyO5gA.png https://i.imgur.com/y9C9XYn.png

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Mr. Brode, can you publish the total number of Patches summoned in last week's brawl?

Posted: 05 Jul 2017 11:31 AM PDT

Please

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After the expansion leak today, I see a bunch of comments about adding a new class. My question is: Can Hearthstone handle a new class and be 'balanced'? I recognize that many not believe it is currently balanced, but would a new class help or hurt that further?

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 08:05 AM PDT

The fireworks reward is really simple, enjoyable, and it makes Hearthstone that little bit less frustrating...

Posted: 05 Jul 2017 04:35 PM PDT

... because for the next two weeks it is impossible to lose (or at least feel like you've lost) when you can create you're own little fireworks show behind the 'Defeat!' sign and pretend you've won.

So in a festive summer mood, Blizzard is helping us remember what truly matters: Knowing that every decision you made in that last game was completely correct and you deserved to win.

Merry summer, salty bastards one and all.

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New expansion leaked on Official Chinese site. ALL PROOF INSIDE !

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 02:48 AM PDT

A Game of Thrones custom Hearthstone Expansion - Rogue Class Cards set 2/12 (x-post Customhearthstone)

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 05:12 AM PDT

Hey there Reddit! MakesitaMovieReview here with another set of Game of Thrones Hearthstone cards! Hopefully you enjoyed the cards yesterday, I have made some slight modifications based on user critiques I got from comments.

Today is the Rogue class, and with them all coins of coin based shenanigans. Without further ado, here are the Lannisters!

Click Here for Rogue Class Card set!

Click Here for Link to Yesterday's release, the Hunter Class Cards.

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When will the new expansion be announced in the US?

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 06:14 AM PDT

I heard the new expansion would be announced today at an event by Blizzard. What time would that be, please and thanks?

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Thanks Team 5!

Posted: 05 Jul 2017 03:21 PM PDT

Recently Team 5 is fullfilling about every single wish that the community has expressed. We get wild packs, we get a better deal for our packs and we get a pretty generous boost for our quests (quest rogue gets nerfed as well, although that's a bit controversial). Just wanted to say THANK YOU, thank you very, very much. We often complain, but if you actually listen to us we don't give you the same amount of feedback and you actually deserve it for your recent actions. :)

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Just a scary manga (KOR)

Posted: 06 Jul 2017 08:06 AM PDT

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