Dies to Removal

That's cool. Who runs those tournaments? Blizzard?

Hit legend today. Currently in the 400s, peaked at 85.

I saw that. Good work!

There are no prizes for doing so though, right? Just a small headstart next season?

That is very helpful. Thanks.

I think my issue was undervaluing Divine Shield. Never really thought of those guys as better Harvest Golems, but that's a fair point and makes them look a lot more attractive. Thinking back now on the times I've lost to Paladins, it was exactly as you describe: Set up a difficult to deal with (but not especially powerful) early game, then spiral out of control. I always was forced to ditch my removal in the early plays, then get overrun. Just wasn't quite sure how to make a Paladin deck that could consistently do that to my opponents, but thinking on it now, I can see Divine Shield as being pretty key.

I almost always draft for 2's and 4's regardless of my class, but it's good to get confirmation anyway.

Thanks again.

I've been doing pretty well in Arena, averaging a little over 6 wins, and averaging a couple more than that with Druid and Mage. One thing I just can't seem to get the hang of though is Paladin. I have never gone more than 4 wins with him, and have even once only gotten 1 win (when I tried to play aggro). I know you can build good Paladin decks because I lose to them occasionally, so I must be doing something wrong. I just can't seem to indentify what that is. Is there a specific strategy that you need to run? Are there cards I'm likely undervaluing?

Help me Uther Lightbringer, you're my only hope.