Optimal use of Hearthstone dust?
I've been pretty unlucky with Hearthstone boosters: 30 packs in and still no class-defining legendary, rare or epic to really build a collection around. I have, however, generated several hundred dust which I'm itching to spend on something.
So the question is: given that you don't know what's going to be in the next booster, is there an "optimal" approach to spending your dust?
A lot of sites seem to suggest that you should burn it on the most useful common cards, the ones that you need to get decks working, on the basis that they're cheap. But that seems bad advice to me because the chances of you getting what you need from boosters is quite high. After 30, I've got at least one of all the most desirable common cards, and two of many.
At the other end of the spectrum is the idea that you should save them up for the most powerful legendaries. On the one hand, the chances of you getting a real killer legendary from opening packs is very slim. But on the other, you need to accumulate a vast amount of dust and there is the awful chance of you aquiring a second and totally useless copy of the card.
At the moment I'm edging on using it to buy rares. They don't break the bank, and if you just buy one, acquiring a second through pack opening is actually pretty handy.
But this is just finger in the wind opinion. Is there a more rigorous way of looking at things?
Best Answer
First of, I'd recommend that instead of buying packs at 100g, if you have the time, you pay an entry to the arena at 150. As you don't have an amazing normal deck, the arena deck shouldn't be a let down, plus you could take it as an opportunity to discover new cards. In the worst case (0-3) you win 1 expert pack (worth 100) and 1 common or 25-40 dust or gold, so approx. lost of 25g. In the average case (3-3) pack + 50/60 gold or dust + common or rare. And it only improves. So the Arena really is a good choice if you can spend the time.
And secondly, in my opinion, it's indeed great to use dust on common or rares, maybe epic, but don't save for a legendary, it's way too expensive. Okay the legs are cheated, but not worth that much. Plus, sometimes, rares or commons can be awesome (ie. unleash the hounds, secretkeeper etc...) As you cannot know what you're gonna play against, you'd better not gamble your victory on 1 card.
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Should I dust it Hearthstone?
If you're playing Wild format a lot, the safest approach is to never disenchant anything. If you're playing Wild a little, or you think that you might get into the format in the future, disenchanting and you're short on Dust, disenchanting only Golden cards or (currently) bad Legendaries might be an option.How do you use dust in Hearthstone?
If the player has sufficient Dust, they can click on the Create button to craft it. Similarly, if the player has at least one copy of a card, they can click on the Disenchant button to disenchant it.Should I dust my wild cards Hearthstone?
Don't dust your wild cards (very serious)! \u201cGenerally, we don't particularly want players to disenchant their cards,\u201d says Lee. \u201cThat's a bit of a new mentality for us, especially when you think about things like achievements in the future, and game modes potentially linking to older parts of your collection.How much does a Hearthstone pack give you in dust?
According to the below meta-study's data tabulated under the "Golden cards" section, the average card pack has a disenchanting value of 102.71 Arcane Dust. Each card has an average disenchanting value of 20.54 Arcane Dust.Get MORE Gold and Dust in Hearthstone By Doing 1 THING
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First of, never build a deck around one single card, but rather a goal. Spew out minions? Strong, buffed minions? Aggressive spell\minion combo? Since you are limited to max two at most of any card, you are better of focusing on building a deck that has a good synergy between all the cards. Legendaries rarely do anything special, they are usually just strong in therms of hp and power, with maybe some situational decent effect.
Now, to fully answer your question: Commons and regular rares are probably the way to spend dust on, as rares are usually guaranteed per booster, they aren't really THAT rare. If you ever hit owning more than two of one card, salvage it for dust You are better off building your common and rare collection, before you even try to get the legendaries.
The reason is simple: Once you have two of all common and rare cards, any additional card goes to be salvaged. In time, you will then simply save up enough dust to buy any of the epic/legendary cards.
Do not worry about singular cards, because a 6 cost card can easily be beaten by simply throwing a combo of, say, a 2 and 4 cost cards in therms of power, or threat on the battlefield.
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