In that screenshot 252 times there was a tie, and 748 times there was a loss.

In the screenshot above, Bob’s Buddy shows 25.2% and 74.8% because Bob’s Buddy runs thousands of simulations to converge on the most reliable estimate. So the Lich King wins this combat 75% of the time and there’s a tie the other 25%.

If Lich King attacks first and the 2/1 Fiendish Servant attacks the 2/2 Dire Wolf Alpha, and then the 3/1 Fiendish Servant attacks the Vulgar Homunculus.

If Lich King attacks first and the 2/1 Fiendish Servant attacks the 3/1 Fiendish Servant, and the Dire Wolf Alpha, now a 5/2, attacks the Vulgar Homunculus.

If the friendly player attacks first, the 3/1 Fiendish Servant attacks the Vulgar Homunculus and then the 2/1 Fiendish Servant attacks the Dire Wolf Alpha.

This all usually happens in the blink of an eye.īob’s Buddy would take this board and simulate this combat according to the rules of Battlegrounds. We then take those results and show how likely you are to win, lose or tie in that combat, as well as how likely you are to have lethal or be eliminated by your opponent.

That’s where Bob’s Buddy comes in.īob’s Buddy takes your and your opponent’s board and simulates upwards of 10,000 combats until we are able to accurately predict it. Parsing through this randomness to analyze your actual chances and understand your true strength relative to your opponent is no easy feat.

What seemed like an easy victory could turn into a crushing loss off of a single errant ping from a Soul Juggler. The outcome of a combat round in Battlegrounds can swing heavily based on just a few attacks. TL DR: What is Bob’s Buddy? Bob’s Buddy is included with Hearthstone Deck Tracker ( Download Now) that helps players better understand how likely they are to win, lose or tie each combat round in Battlegrounds and their relative strength to other players in the lobby.

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