Life Tap


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A very powerful ability. In CCGs the ability to draw more cards than your opponent is always extremely powerful, and this allows Warlocks to always maintain said advantage over their opponents. While there is the drawback of losing 2 life, this ability is often used in aggro decks to draw more cheap Minions that can be played to end the game quickly, before your opponent has a chance to capitalise on the fact that you have lowered your own Health. The only thing to watch out for is to not underestimate perhaps how much damage your opponent could do next turn, with boosts as well as weapons etc., otherwise you could commit suicide in the game by using this ability. Also you will run out of cards faster than your opponent, so make sure you use the extra card drawing to win the game before it gets to the point where you have run out of cards.

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Strategy

Life Tap is generally considered one of the strongest Hero Powers in the game, due to its ability to repeatedly draw additional cards. While Hero Powers in general emphasize card advantage Sometimes, you’ll find yourself in a position where you can easily play your whole hand while your opponent is still holding on to close to the maximum of 10 cards. Unless you can win the over the tempo Tempo is an unofficial term that describes which way the "momentum" of a match is going, as well as a label for decks which aim to keep tempo on their side. It is one of of more powerful cards, Life Tap takes this to the extreme by literally drawing more cards to play. This is quite often worth the sacrifice of a few Health Health, sometimes referred to as life, hit points or HP, is an attribute found on heroes and minions, reflecting the remaining survivability of the character. Health can be reduced, almost always by taking damage. If hearthstone , although warlock players should carefully consider the strategic tradeoff, especially at low Health, making sure to consider the opponent`s burst Burst damage or burst potential refers to a player s ability to deal a large amount of damage in one or two turns, allowing a player to finish off a previously damaged opponent, or deal an capability.

Life Tap is clearly useful for aggro decks An aggro deck or aggressive deck, also known as a rush deck, is a deck that takes an aggressive approach of dealing damage to the opponent as quickly as possible, generally through the summoning of , allowing the warlock to draw cards very rapidly, enabling them to play a high volume of low cost cards. It likewise works very well for Zoolock Zoolock or Zoo Lock is a type of warlock zoo deck, using a large number of cheap minions and buffs to overwhelm the opponent and trade efficiently against their minions. By far the most popular hearthstone due to the deck`s cheap minions. It is also very effective for control decks A control deck, also known as a late game deck, is a deck that attempts to attain victory in the late game, through a combination of early game removal and Taunts, and powerful cards in seeking to grow large hands (notably Handlock A warlock always has something up their sleeve... Handlock or Hand Lock is a type of warlock control deck that commonly has a high number of cards in the hand, thus earning the name Handlock. hearthstone ), gaining card advantage over the course of the game, drawing through the deck for important cards and combos, and also enabling hand size-related effects like Twilight Drake Twilight Drake Set: Classic Type: Minion Subtype: Dragon Rarity: Rare Cost: 4 Attack: 4 Health: 1 Abilities: Battlecry Tags: Hand-related Battlecry: Gain +1 Health for each card in your hand.Twilight drakes feed on Mystical Energy. hearthstone and Mountain Giant Mountain Giant Set: Classic Type: Minion Rarity: Epic Cost: 12 Attack: 8 Health: 8 Abilities: Modify cost Tags: Hand-related, In-hand effect, Ongoing effect Costs (1) less for each other card in your hand.His mother said hearthstone .

Balancing card advantage against Health, and the chances of drawing the card you need against the amount of burst damage the opponent may have in hand, is a constant challenge of using Life Tap, and one that any determined warlock player will need to master. As a rule, it is usually good to be bold about using Life Tap earlier in the game (tempo concerns aside), due not only to higher Health levels and a lower likelihood of the opponent having amassed large amounts of burst, but also to the cumulative benefits of card advantage. Drawing an extra card on turn 6 means being one card ahead for the rest of the game, effectively giving you a one turn card draw advantage over your opponent. This can allow you to draw into the cards you need before you need them - waiting until you lack the right card to use Life Tap can result in drawing the very card you needed, but without sufficient mana left to use it that turn. Make the most of chances to use Life Tap in advance of needing it, so that you don`t find yourself wishing you had. Passing over a potential Life Tap risks drawing exactly the card you need... the turn after you needed it.

The most important drawback to Life Tap is often not Health, but tempo Tempo is an unofficial term that describes which way the "momentum" of a match is going, as well as a label for decks which aim to keep tempo on their side. It is one of . As with all Hero Powers, the mana spent on Life Tap has relatively little immediate effect on the game, and none at all on the board, meaning use of Life Tap when you could play a card instead is often a dangerous risk to take. The balance of tempo vs card advantage depends heavily on deck type and strategy, but as a rule tempo is more critical during early rounds - Life Tapping on turn 2 is almost always a bad move, unless you have absolutely no good cards to play, or are playing a control deck like Handlock.

As with any card draw effect, remember your hand can only hold 10 cards, and take care not to overdraw For the game conclusion where neither player wins, see Draw Card draw is a term used to refer the process or mechanic of drawing additional cards from the top of the deck, and adding them hearthstone due to too much Life Tapping. Try to anticipate card draw effects like your own Loot Hoarder Loot Hoarder Set: Classic Type: Minion Rarity: Common Cost: 2 Attack: 2 Health: 1 Abilities: Deathrattle, Draw cards Deathrattle: Draw a card.Always roll need.See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Loot Hoarder is a common hearthstone or Acolyte of Pain Acolyte of Pain Set: Classic Type: Minion Rarity: Common Cost: 3 Attack: 1 Health: 3 Abilities: Draw cards Tags: Damage-related, Triggered effect Whenever this minion takes damage, draw a card.He trained when he was younger hearthstone , or the opponent`s Coldlight Oracle Coldlight Oracle Set: Classic Type: Minion Subtype: Murloc Rarity: Rare Cost: 3 Attack: 2 Health: 2 Abilities: Battlecry, Draw cards Battlecry: Each player draws 2 cards.They can see the future. In that future both players hearthstone , as well as your own card draw at the start of each turn, and keep your hand size down, accordingly. Frequent Life Tappers should also remember to check the size of their remaining deck A deck is a collection of exactly 30 cards. All cards drawn by the player during a game come from their deck. Each deck is tied to a specific class. Decks can be created and hearthstone frequently, especially for slower decks seeking victory in the late game. Fatigue The message displayed upon attempting to draw a card after reaching Fatigue. Fatigue is a game mechanic that deals increasing damage to players who have already drawn all of the cards in their deck, whenever hearthstone damage rarely determines the winner of a match, but should not be invited through excessive Tapping, especially for slower decks.

As a rule: if you have room in your hand, cards left in your deck, no better way to spend your mana, and the cost to your Health doesn`t put you dangerously low, use Life Tap.

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Discard effects

Life Tap has a synergy with the signature warlock mechanic of discard effects. It can be used to refill the hand after suffering a discard effect, helping to reduce its impact, and make playing these cards more viable.

When it is not possible to empty the hand of all important cards before playing a discard effect Discard effects are effects which cause the player to discard cards from their hand. Discarded cards are removed from the game, without activating Deathrattles. Discard effects are most commonly found on warlock cards. Discard effects hearthstone , warlocks can also use Life Tap to add more cards to the hand, reducing the likelihood of a specific card from being discarded. For instance, a warlock with a Soulfire Soulfire Set: Basic Type: Spell Class: Warlock Cost: 1 Abilities: Deal damage, Discard Tags: Random Deal 4 damage. Discard a random card.Are you lighting a soul on fire? Or burning someone with your OWN soul? hearthstone and a Loatheb Loatheb Set: Naxxramas Type: Minion Rarity: Legendary Cost: 5 Attack: 5 Health: 5 Abilities: Battlecry, Modify cost Tags: Spell-related Battlecry: Enemy spells cost (5) more next turn.Loatheb used to be a simple Bog Beast. This hearthstone in their hand may use Life Tap to draw an Abusive Sergeant Abusive Sergeant Set: Classic Type: Minion Rarity: Common Cost: 1 Attack: 1 Health: 1 Abilities: Battlecry Battlecry: Give a minion +2 Attack this turn.ADD ME TO YOUR DECK, MAGGOT!See this card on Hearthpwn data page] hearthstone , in the hopes that playing the Soulfire will discard the latter card instead of the Loatheb. Be that as it may, if an even more valuable card is instead drawn, the warlock may regret having used Life Tap before discarding.

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