Don't they know there's Tidal Wave???

[MistahBoweh]

You're only thinking of overextension in terms of risk of wipes and are forgetting the bluffing aspect of the game, and how significant it is to keep your opponent guessing. An empty hand leaves nothing to the imagination.

[pyrogene]

You're only thinking of overextension in terms of risk of wipes and are forgetting the bluffing aspect of the game, and how significant it is to keep your opponent guessing. An empty hand leaves nothing to the imagination.

You draw every turn so your opponent has to expect something anyway. Vs a hero with no possibility of board-wipe/multi-targeting it's ridiculous to hold back your play and avoid over-extending. By not spending your resources, you are effectively doing the equivalent of having your opponents play free retreats. Short of having another card to play (weapon/draw engine) there is no reason why you should not play an ally over playing nothing at all.

There is no need to bluff if there is no way for the opponent to deal with the board.

Graphlem basically hit on the only reason why you would not want to reveal more of your deck if it is a certainty you would win.

[Sisyphos]

You're only thinking of overextension in terms of risk of wipes and are forgetting the bluffing aspect of the game, and how significant it is to keep your opponent guessing. An empty hand leaves nothing to the imagination.

A player in a situation like being stared down by 3-4 allies has more urgent trouble than that and will make the same play to get get a hold of things whether he/she *knows* or *hopes* that the other player won't counter it immediately (like soul seeker / anklebreaker even though it could be destroyed, or hasted raven even though it could be stunned by poison arrow or mind controlled, or captured prey / crippling blow despite the possibility of severed ties).