Secret Paladin


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Deck type

The core Secret Paladin engine revolves quite simply around Mysterious Challenger Mysterious Challenger Set: The Grand Tournament Type: Minion Class: Paladin Rarity: Epic Cost: 6 Attack: 6 Health: 6 Abilities: Battlecry, Put into battlefield Tags: Secret-related Battlecry: Put one of each Secret from your deck into hearthstone and the deck`s Secrets. Secret Paladin often includes only 1 of each Secret, with a single Mysterious Challenger play in mind; the second Challenger is primarily included to ensure the card is drawn before too late in the game.

Ideally Mysterious Challenger is drawn in the starting hand or on or before turn 6, allowing for a highly powerful play. Playing Mysterious Challenger produces a bewildering puzzle of Secrets, which the opponent will have to dismantle in order to clear the paladin`s board. In theory this single play either thwarts the opponent`s efforts entirely, or exhausts so many of their resources that the paladin is left in a dominant position.

The early game for Secret Paladin varies depending on deck build, but usually follows the pattern of any midrange paladin deck. The mulligan The mulligan stage The mulligan or card selection stage occurs at the very start of each match. Each player is shown their randomly selected starting hand, and given the option to redraw as many of hearthstone aims to provide strong options from the start, especially in the deck`s more aggressive variants.

Ideally Secrets would appear only through Mysterious Challenger, and players should usually mulligan them away. Be that as it may, in practice they can and do get drawn prior to the Challenger, in which case the player should make use of them to delay the opponent until the Challenger can be implemented. In a worst case scenario all Secrets will be drawn before the Challenger, but usually enough will remain undrawn to make the Challenger a powerful if not game-winning play. Secretkeeper Secretkeeper Set: Classic Type: Minion Rarity: Rare Cost: 1 Attack: 1 Health: 2 Tags: Secret-related, Triggered effect Whenever a Secret is played, gain +1/+1.She promises not to tell anyone about that thing you did last hearthstone is an optional inclusion, providing an alternative threat and reducing the negative impact of drawing Secrets early on.

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A key element of defeating Secret Paladin is understanding their Secrets, and learning to dismantle the tangled web produced by Mysterious Challenger. A thorough knowledge of their options (as well as the currently popular choices) will allow the player to minimise their impact on the board, and remove the resulting mess without expending all their resources.

While unremarkable for its cost, the Mysterious Challenger minion is a sizeable threat in itself, especially if it gets buffed with effects like Competitive Spirit Competitive Spirit Set: The Grand Tournament Type: Spell Class: Paladin Rarity: Rare Cost: 1 Abilities: Secret Tags: Area of effect, Triggered effect Secret: When your turn starts, give your minions +1/+1.Competition can be an inspiration hearthstone (or, in Wild format Wild format or Wild is one of Hearthstone s two game formats, the other being Standard format. Wild format appears in game modes in which players are allowed to play decks without the deck restrictions of hearthstone , Avenge Avenge Set: Naxxramas Type: Spell Class: Paladin Rarity: Common Cost: 1 Abilities: Secret Tags: Death-related, Random, Triggered effect Secret: When one of your minions dies, give a random friendly minion +3/+2.Several paladins have joined together hearthstone ).

Ideally, make sure you have minions in place prior to turn 6 (5 if you are going first) to ensure you have a way to pick apart the paladin`s Secrets when the Challenger is played. Of course, beware of removal like Consecration Consecration Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Paladin Cost: 4 Abilities: Deal damage Tags: Area of effect Deal 2 damage to all enemies.Consecrated ground glows with Holy energy. But it smells a little, too.See this card hearthstone that may be used to clear the way before summoning the Challenger.

Key cards

With a range of variations, and substantial changes to the deck over time, it is not viable to accurately or extensively list the cards used in Secret Paladin decks. Be that as it may, the following are some of the cards most commonly seen in Secret Paladin decks.

Core cards
Mysterious Challenger(22394).png
Tirion Fordring(391).png
Shielded Minibot(12257).png
Muster for Battle(12223).png
Coghammer(12228).png
Secrets A Secret is a spell card that is cast normally but has a delayed, hidden effect, which only takes place when a specific event occurs. When a Secret is played, a Secret icon appears on hearthstone

Mysterious Challenger allows paladin decks to include a number of Secrets, including many otherwise considered weak. The following are the most commonly featured, but others can be substituted or added.

Avenge(7729).png
Noble Sacrifice(158).png
Redemption(657).png
Competitive Spirit(22460).png
Other cards

The following cards do not have strong synergy with Secret Paladin specifically, but as strong cards are nonetheless commonly included.

Truesilver Champion(293).png
Consecration(260).png
Blessing of Kings(29).png
Avenging Wrath(142).png
Keeper of Uldaman(27260).png
Piloted Shredder(12191).png
Loatheb(7746).png
Dr. Boom(12182).png
Optional
Secretkeeper(483).png
Silent Knight(22297).png
Argent Horserider(22301).png
Argent Squire(473).png
Rallying Blade(35246).png

History

Secret Paladin quickly rose to dominance in the meta "The metagame is the mix of different decks that players bring onto the ladder, that you can expect to see. If you know what decks players are bringing, your deck can be especially good against following the releaseAnnounce of The Grand Tournament "From east to west, heroes are sent, seeking glory in the greatest of events... there are knights on noble steeds; those who will bring them to their knees; there are monsters to test their mettle hearthstone , remaining highly effective until Whispers of the Old Gods  "Now I ve got a tale to tell you... of the ones from long ago. There s an evil that s been dreaming, but now it s softly screaming! From the darkness their power will grow. Their voices are hearthstone and the arrival of game formats Game formats present distinct ways to play Hearthstone. There are two main game formats: Standard and Wild. Other game formats present themselves in tournaments as tournament formats (e.g. Conquest, Last Hero Standing, Sealed Deck, Pauper, hearthstone , which saw the removal of key cards like Shielded Minibot Shielded Minibot Set: Goblins vs Gnomes Type: Minion Subtype: Mech Class: Paladin Rarity: Common Cost: 2 Attack: 2 Health: 2 Abilities: Divine Shield Divine ShieldHe chooses to believe what he is programmed to believe!See this hearthstone , Muster for Battle Muster for Battle Set: Goblins vs Gnomes Type: Spell Class: Paladin Rarity: Rare Cost: 3 Abilities: Equip, Summon Tags: Weapon-generating Summon three 1/1 Silver Hand Recruits. Equip a 1/4 Weapon."I m bringing the guacamole!" – One hearthstone and Avenge Avenge Set: Naxxramas Type: Spell Class: Paladin Rarity: Common Cost: 1 Abilities: Secret Tags: Death-related, Random, Triggered effect Secret: When one of your minions dies, give a random friendly minion +3/+2.Several paladins have joined together hearthstone . Be that as it may, while not as popular as it once was, as of late 2016 the deck remains viable. The removal of Mysterious Challenger from Standard format Standard format, or Standard, is one of Hearthstone s two game formats, the other being Wild format. Standard format is intended to featureSpecial attraction a fresher and more focused Hearthstone experience, with a limited pool of cards hearthstone in 2017 ended the archetype in Standard matches with nothing to replace Mysterious Challenger.