Those who surrender early in Hearthstone miss out on many victories. A streamer shows how much luck one can sometimes have.
Although strategy and planning play a big role in Hearthstone, there are often random elements that can decide victory or defeat. Especially the Mage class has some major RNG components that can drive some players insane. However, one should never give up prematurely. This was recently demonstrated by YouTuber Funki Monki in a spectacular victory.
This was the situation: It actually looked quite good for YouTuber Funki Monki. Both he and his opponent had already drawn their entire decks, suffering fatigue damage with every card draw. Other matches are decided as early as turn 1. Since Funki Monki had more health points, victory was within reach.
However, he had not accounted for Reno Jackson. This is a Mage hero who casts a random spell at the start of each turn as his hero power.
As fate would have it, Reno casts the saving spell Tidal Wave. It deals 3 damage to all minions and also has lifegain, healing the Mage for a whopping 9 health points, thus saving him.
Many players would have given up at this moment, as victory seemed almost impossible.
This is how he won at the last moment: However, Funki Monki did not give up. He let the game continue, even though he knew that he would inevitably die in the next turn – simply from drawing another card.
One of the craziest finishes to a game I’ve ever had! Never count yourself out (or in) against a Mage from r/hearthstone
But fate was on his side, as Reno Jackson was working for him. The Mage’s next random spell was “Dark Prophecy.” This allows you to discover a minion that costs 2 mana and summon it with +3 health. Coincidentally, the card “Nerubian” is summoned. This is a minion that causes the player to draw cards until they have at least 3 cards in hand at the end of the turn.
However, since there were no cards left in the Mage’s deck, this condition could not be fulfilled. So the Nerubian kept drawing “no card” and dealt fatigue damage to the Mage until he was annihilated.
A narrow victory that many players would surely have lost by giving up early. At least not as bad as one of the most annoying Mage decks of all time …
Do you also have so much patience in Hearthstone and wait it out? Or do you give up prematurely and miss out on many victories?
