Maximize Mana Usage

In hearthstone, each player is given one mana in the first turn and then the mana is increased by one eacn turn until you have a maximum of 10 mana. Players use mana to play card or hero power. Each card has its own cost and can be played if the sum of the cost is lower than the allowable mana each turn. There is a few ways to maximize using the mana.

1 Has a smooth curve of card's cost

Each card has its own cost range from 0 to 20. When choosing card, besides thinking about the combinations and suitability of the card, we should provide a collection of cards with different costs.

For example, The cards you possess all are costs 4. This means you will forfeit the uses of full mana in many turns. Turn 1: no play Turn 2: Hero power Turn 3: Hero power Turn 4: 4 cost minion. Turn 5: 4 cost minion. Turn 6: 4 cost minion and Hero power. Turn 7: 4 cost minion and Hero power. Turn 8: two 4 cost minion. Turn 9: two 4 cost minion. Turn 10: two 4 cost minion and hero power.

Total mana waste=  1+0+1+0+1+0+1+0+1+0=5

2 Has enough cards on hand

There are some players who can maximize the mana in the beginning until they run out of the card. We only draw one card automatically in each turn however the mana that we can utilise become more and more after a few turns. We tend to use more than one card in one turn in order to maximize the usage of mana. If we do not do something, we tend to use out our cards on hand and our opponent will catch up.  There are several ways to prevent running out of cards. First, has enough card which possess the ability to draw card (especially when most of your minion cost less). Second, use your hero power effectively. Although using hero power has less benefits than playing a card, but it actually saves you a card. Since hero power can only play once a turn, when you think you have the possibility to run out of cards, you can use hero power  to use up your mana.

3 Manipulate the mana

There are some cards that can be used to increase the mana or decrease the cost of minion and spell. The hero that usually use such a tactic is Druid. This is one of the way to mess up your opponent's plan especially when he is a professional one.