There are a bunch of tiny details in Hearthstone, each will help you on your road to victory, but how can you keep track of all these? You can check out this great article over on complexitygaming.com for starters, where NA legend rank player and author Jordan Hong Tai has a collection of little things to do in game, like bluffing or hidden tech. I really enjoyed the bluffing tips, as these are things I haven’t thought about, just like:
Cards on the right, or off the top
There is a split between players that believe in using the cards they draw off the top, and the players that think it doesn’t matter. I am on the boat that believes that it does in fact matter. The reason is that you can trick your opponent into thinking that you didn`t have a good answer beforehand, when you actually did, but instead you got lucky and drew into it. This does 2 things to your opponent. First it can slightly tilt them, as they think they were unlucky. Second, your opponent may play into the same answer again as they will think you don`t have it. They will be surprised to see it come from the very first card in your hand. For example I am playing against a Druid player that just played Force of Nature from a top deck to clear my minions. Now I feel a bit more safe that 1 Force of Nature is gone, and I can ease a little around Force of Nature + Savage Roar combo, so I play a bit more aggressive. I then get punished as I die to the combo from Force of Nature that came from the 2nd card in his hand. Some will argue that it can also be better to keep your top decks more of a secret, using cards you kept in your mulligan first. However I personally like the card from the top as it seems to trigger a reaction more often from players. This choice is entirely up to you.
Little things like that help win games, and when you want to reach the top ranks, you need all these and more. And Jordan’s article has plenty more to offer, so head over here to check out the full article, and keep track of all the little things in Hearthstone.
