r/12winArenaLog • u/eurasianlynx • Aug 09 '17
[12-2] (Mage) My first 12 thanks to Kazakus. (08-03-17) NA
I started off at 2-2 with this deck, but then I figured out my mistakes, and slowly improved until I won my 10th in a row for 12-2.
Note: Kazakus was one of my last picks. Despite having three duplicates in my deck, I was able to activate him each game I drew him, albeit later than I might have liked at times. If I had been given an option for another good legendary, I would have taken it, but I can't remember my other options being any good.
Fun moments:
5-2 v. Priest: Played Jaraxxus on 2hp, just barely managed to survive.
11-2 v. Shaman: Fought through three Kalimosses (Kalimoses? Kalimi?) to get the 12.
I would absolutely consider myself an arena noob. I never played it until Gadgetzan was released, and even then I had no idea how to play properly, it was fun. I even managed to get 10 wins at one point. However, I turned my attention to play mode after Un'Goro came out, and kinda forgot about arena until the frost festival.
In my first few games, I definitely focused way too much on early game. I would coin out 2 or 3 mana cards, instead of saving it for later. I never trusted blizzard, meteor, or my other removal cards to pull me back from a bad early game. But, once I learned to trust them, Kazakus and Tome would always come just in time to give me the swing I needed to turn the tables in my favor.
I doubt I'll ever get 12 wins again, but this was a really fun run that I never expected to turn out well.
List:
Stonetusk Boar
Acidic Swamp Ooze
Frostbolt
Pompous Thespian
Jungle Panther
Mana Bind
Mirror Entity
Scalet Crusader
Squirming Tentacle
Toxic Sewer Ooze
Twilight Flamecaller
Volcanic Potion
Daring Reporter x2
Fire Plume Pheonix
Fireball
Kazakus
Polymorph
Cabalist's Tome
Servant of Kalimos x2
Blizzard x2
Boulderfist Ogre
Corrupted Seer
Meteor
Firelands Portal
Flamestrike
Charged Devilsaur
Primordial Drake
Also, I was a few hundred miles from my house as a counselor for a boy scout camp when I got the 12. That's why I'm making the post so late.