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NAXXRAMAS KEL'THUZAD: "EQUALITY" NOT ALLOWED

Baron Rivendare Equality
Baron Naxx Equality

If Alexstrasza was immediately destroyed during the Plague Quarter of Curse of Naxxramas, Equality will not be tolerated by Kel'Thuzad. Hearthstone player Erath found this the hard way as he was battling against Baron Rivendare over at the Military Quarters. Once he cast Equality, Kel'Thuzad didn't allow it and nullified the card's effect.

AMAZ ALMOST LOSES TO JUGGLER

Knife Juggler AmazVoid Terror Amaz

"You do not Juggler a bearded man, let alone a bearded beast." - Amaz 2014

And so begins the ranked play of Amaz as he uses hunter while his rank 2 opponent, Veev, uses Zoolock. Knife Juggler has proven time and time again that it can spell victory or defeat for any player, and the same goes for Amaz. He was going to lose if the Juggler hit the right targets, especially with the ability going off again and again thanks to Void Terror being played, destroying the Harvest Golem beside it and allowing the deathrattle ability to play another minion for another Juggler ping.

ADORABLY TERRIFYING: NAXXRAMAS MINIONS WITH GOOGLY EYES

Sludge Belcher might possibly be the most annoying taunt minion right now as it's simply a big Sen'jin Shieldmasta that totally stops any tempo advantage of aggro decks. And then there's Maexxna, which is a giant spider, and that is enough reason for me to not like it. But oh, just look at the power of googly eyes! They have turned the monsters into cute, adorable, curious creatures that want your affection.
Webspinner Naxx Funny
Anubar Ambusher Naxx FunnyEchoing Ooze Naxx Funny
Maexxna Googly Eyes FunnySludge Belcher Naxx Funny

BARON RIVENDARE COMBO: FORSEN UNLEASHES FOUR EARTH ELEMENTALS

Forsen Shaman Naxx

Are you ready for Baron Rivendare? Forsen has just completed the Military Quarter of the Curse of Naxxramas adventure mode, and went immediately to playing Ranked. Against PAKOTxx, he played Shaman and unleashed two Baron Rivendares, although that actually isn't necessary because the effects do not stack. Take that in mind in order to avoid any misplays.

Earth Elemental Hearthstone NaxxBaron Rivendare Shaman Deck

That of course didn't help his opponent though, as he was able to play four Earth Elementals. So how does one achieve this? Play two Earth Elementals, cast Ancestral Spirit on them, play Rivendare, and get the elementals killed. Once they die, their deathrattle abilities will trigger twice, giving you four big 7/8 taunt minions. Additionally, you can also play a single Earth Elemental and a Rivendare, cast Ancestral Spirit on the elemental, have it killed, and gain two Earth Elementals. Then you can use Ancestral Spirit again on one of them to have two more once it gets killed.

Naxx Ancestral Spirit HearthstoneNaxx Reincarnate Shaman

The easiest way though is this: Play Baron Rivendare and Earth Elemental. Use Ancestral Spirit on the latter and destroy it using Reincarnate which will trigger the deathrattle ability twice, although of course it itself returns to play with full health, giving you three 7/8s in total.