The first week of Tavern Brawl has been released and it’s an epic confrontation between Nefarian and Ragnaros: “The two epic bosses of Blackrock Mountain are settlings things once and for all… with your help!”
Rules
No specific rules enabled for this week’s brawl.
Rewards
You receive one Classic Pack for your first victory!
Does win count add to reward?
No, wins are only for bragging rights/personal bests. [Source]
Scenario
You start off randomly as one of the two bosses. Each boss has a unique deck, hero power (Ragnaros has two), and starting health!
Ragnaros the Firelord
- Health: 60
- Starts equipped with Sulfuras
- Hero Power – Molten Rage (2) – Summon a 5/1 Magma Rager.
- After Sulfuras’ Deathrattle – Die, Insect! (2) – Deal 8 damage to a random enemy.
Nefarian
- Health: 30 with 30 Armor
- Starts with 5 Mana
- Hero Power – Wild Magic (2) – Add a random spell from any class into your hand. It costs (0).
Decks
Nefarian
- 0
- 0
- 0Arcanotron1
- 1Toxitron1
- 3Blackwing Technician
- 3Electron1
- 4Atramedes1
- 4Bite2
- 4Chromatic Drake
- 4Shadowflame2
- 5Blackwing Corruptor2
- 5Dragon Consort2
- 5Dragonkin Hatcher2
- 5Magmatron1
- 6Drakonid Slayer2
- 6Razorgore1
- 6Vaelastrasz1
- 7Rend Blackhand1
- 8Chromaggus1
- 8Open the Gates2
- 9Onyxia1
Ragnaros
- 0
- 1Flame Imp2
- 2Living Lava2
- 2Whirling Ash2
- 3Core Hound Puppies2
- 3Flameheart2
- 3High Justice Grimstone1
- 3Lava Burst2
- 3Living Bomb2
- 3Moira Bronzebeard1
- 3Son of the Flame
- 4Coren Direbrew1
- 4Lucifron1
- 5Garr1
- 6Fire Elemental2
- 7Baron Geddon1
- 7Flamestrike2
- 22Molten Giant2
- 50Golemagg1
Basic Strategy
Nefarian
Pump out that Hero Power! One (0) mana Mind Control can win you a game easily (RIP my Golemagg). You are the aggressive deck so do as Hunter’s do and go face! Atramedes, Vaelastrasz, and Razorgore are great cards for you, and are very difficult for Ragnaros to deal with. Be wary of letting your minions fall to 6 or 3 Health because of Son of the Flame (3 mana) and Fire Elemental (6 mana). On turn 7 you are looking out for Flamestrike. Also keep track of if Coren Direbrew has been played because Brawl goes immediately into the hand of the Ragnaros player.
Ragnaros
Look for Living Lava, Living Bomb, Son of the Flame, and perhaps even Lucifron. You need to survive Nefarian’s initial onslaught and make it into the late game. You should be attacking with Sulfuras IMMEDIATELY so you can move into your next Hero Power which will hopefully be picking off a minion each turn. On the turn the Sulfuras Deathrattle goes off you can actually use your hero power twice: use Molten Rage, attack with the weapon (Deathrattle triggers), then you can use Die, Insect! Core Hound Puppies can be strong and easily start multiplying like Grim Patron if Nefarian can’t clear them.
For more Ragnaros strategy check out this Reddit post.
Feel free to comment below if you have more tips!
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