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The salt is real.

let's talk about redemption for a change

The thing is, this thread is not taking away from Redemption discussion.  Look at the people in this thread, and then look at the threads on the state of the game (like the Competitiveness thread), or new card ideas, or in rulings, and so on, and you'll see the same names coming up.  Those here are the active Redemption players.

As stated multiple times tonight already, though, if people have a problem with Hearthstone, then it can certainly be approached.  It should not be approached how it has been tonight, and it should not be done in a way to derail any active threads.

I agree with most of the picks you made except for a few, like:

#2 - It's DEFINITELY Flame Imp there, especially because 1) Warlock already has easy card draw, and 2) you don't yet have enough early game to determine whether Cult Master can be good.
#12 - Micro Machine has the potential to be so much better than Bloodfen Raptor, and you have enough early game that you don't have to rely on it early (or at least you would have if you had taken the Flame Imp on pick 2).
#19 - Salty Dog is such a horrible card. I would have chosen Dragonling Mechanic, which is still bad but slightly better.

You ended up with a pretty decent Demon deck, which is always fun with Warlock. I'm not surprised it did well.

5 Flamestrikes is quite a bit much. I would be hesitant to take any after the 2nd depending on the other card quality.

But, nobody expects the 6th flamestrike.

One of the big things that GvG did in the game is it made Arena way more aggro-based and way more luck-based. There are a lot more 2-3 mana aggro minions now, and many of the minions higher on the curve (5/6/7) have lower numbers in exchange for battle cries. The result is that Flamestrike is now arguably one of the best cards in Arena, and it's difficult to get to the point where you're drafting too many. I would be hesitant to draft more than 3, maybe 4, but I think 2 is limiting yourself.

I agree with most of the picks you made except for a few, like:

#2 - It's DEFINITELY Flame Imp there, especially because 1) Warlock already has easy card draw, and 2) you don't yet have enough early game to determine whether Cult Master can be good.
#12 - Micro Machine has the potential to be so much better than Bloodfen Raptor, and you have enough early game that you don't have to rely on it early (or at least you would have if you had taken the Flame Imp on pick 2).
#19 - Salty Dog is such a horrible card. I would have chosen Dragonling Mechanic, which is still bad but slightly better.

You ended up with a pretty decent Demon deck, which is always fun with Warlock. I'm not surprised it did well.

Thanks for the critique, I'm always happy to take suggestions on where I could have made better choices.

#2 - I could have sworn Cult Master was listed with a higher value at the time when I was picking otherwise I wouldn't have picked her over Imp. I'm not sure what happened there.
#12 - I ended up going with Raptor just because it was the highest listed one. I tend to agree with you there but unless I have a really good reason I generally draft the highest value one.
#19 - Having played the deck and drawn him several times I can agree with you on this now (and I will never pick Salty Dog in the future regardless of whether he's the highest valued card). I never really wanted to play him when I drew him, and the couple of times I did he was always removed by the time I could have attacked with him anyway.

Best moment by far with the deck is one game where my opponent played Ragnaros, then next turn I played Sylvanas and immediately Power Overwhelming'd her, killing her at the end of the turn and stealing their Rag.

Here is my mech-paladin deck. Since I don't have very many good cards, it is rough, obviously. But I have had some good wins with it that gives me hope. I just threw it together yesterday, advice would be appreciated!

2x Blessing of Might
2x Clockwork Gnome
1x Holy Light
1x Knife Juggler
1x Mechwarper
2x Micro Machine
1x Novice Engineer
1x Scarlet Crusader
2x Spider Tank
2x Truesilver Champion
2x Blessing of Kings
1x Consecration
1x Hammer of Wrath
1x Arcane Nullifier X-21
1x Cult Master
1x Mechanical Yeti
1x Piloted Shredder
1x Cobalt Guardian
1x Frostwolf Warlord
1x Boulderfist Ogre
1x Lord of the Arena
1x Guardian of Kings
1x Stormwind Champion
1x Force-Tank MAX

I have too many 4 cost cards, but I am hesitant to remove anything blindly. Two Blessing of Kings may be a bit much.

Edit: Mages are a problem for this deck.

I was just deciding if I wanted to try cobalt guardian in a deck... it just seems like absolute garbage. If it came WITH a divine shield, then it might see use.

I have been able to generate enough mechs to keep him protected and smack a bunch of nasties. He will probably get kicked out when I get better cards, though.

The thing in this game, if you need to add cards to a deck to make another card good... you're better off using another strategy where every card is strong in its own right. Consistency is key.

The only exception is if the combo is genuinely strong enough to win games. See: Grim Patron Warrior.