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Rank #1 Legend Hearthstone Decks for Standard in May 2016 (Season 26)

By: Evident - - Updated:

The meta has started to stabilize recently, and as a result, we’ve seen a few different decks emerge to the top of the heap. It was interesting to watch the rise and fall of a deck like C’Thun Druid. It’s still a decent list, but it’s now being beaten by so many other, stronger decks on the ladder. I would even go as far as to say that C’Thun Renolock is the better and more consistent fit for C'Thun at the moment.

The following list consists of decks that have hit Rank 1 on the Legendary ladder at some point during Season 26. It spans multiple classes–Warlock, Mage, Rogue, Warrior, and Shaman–and even includes a deck that uses Yogg-Saron, Hope's End! When available, I’ve also included a VOD of each player playing the deck so you can get an idea of how the deck works.

Rank #1 Hearthstone Legend Decks in Season 26

Chessdude's Malygos Miracle Rogue
Miracle Rogue can be a tough deck to play against, especially with a card like Gadgetzan Auctioneer that can nearly draw their entire deck. This deck combines that with the ability to deal ridiculous damage with Emperor Thaurissan, Sinister Strike, and the all-powerful Malygos. Chessdude won 15 games in a row to achieve the coveted spot of #1 Legend.

#1 Legend Proof

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Sjow's Tempo Warrior
Tempo Warrior came a bit out of nowhere, with BoarControl originating the deck and placing high legend in Season 25. Sjow took the list and added a couple of different cards: Arch-Thief Rafaam made the list, and while it was never a bad card, but with the meta being slightly slower, it can be used as a finisher along with Ragnaros the Firelord.

#1 Legend Proof

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Loyan's Totem Shaman
Loyan and Xixo finished #1 and #2 with the same Midrange Shaman list in Season 25. This list that Xixo built, and Loyan customized, is centered around Totems and Totem synergy. It’s a similar deck, but it uses different cards like Primal Fusion and Thunder Bluff Valiant to take advantage of your surplus of Totems.

#1 Legend Proof

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Crimzig's Aggro Warlock Zoo
The never-ending cycle of Warlock Zoo dominance continues into Standard. The deck lost some sticky minions but gained power in Forbidden Ritual, Possessed Villager, and Darkshire Councilman. This particular list runs the aggressive finisher Leeroy Jenkins that can be easily paired with Power Overwhelming.

#1 Legend Proof

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View three more #1 decks after the jump! 

Irronman's Tempo Yogg-Saron Mage
I think I’m going to have to finally admit that Yogg-Saron, Hope's End is a viable card for competitive decks. We might be close to seeing it provide someone the boost they need in a live tournament in the near future. It has the potential to swing games back into your favor and will likely draw you cards and destroy your opponent’s board. Yes, there are times when it completely backfires, but if you were in a losing position anyway, then the result doesn’t mean as much.

#1 Legend Proof

Deck List

Edit: I’m adding this additional list as it also hit Rank #1 Legend, be sure to go to the deck page that includes a super extensive deck guide!

Abar's Reno Jackson Mage
It’s awesome to see a successful Reno Jackson list that isn’t using the Warlock class. The deck actually does not contain much in the way of Whispers of the Old Gods cards. Forbidden Flame is the only card from the set, which is rather surprising when cards like Faceless Summoner and Cabalist's Tome were added to the class.

#1 Legend Proof

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Second Edit: Here’s another deck that hit #1 Legend recently!

DarkClaw's Control Warrior
Control Warrior had a pretty strong showing at Dreamhack Austin, so it’s not too surprising to see it have its place on the ladder. This Control Warrior deck style is very capable of dealing with early and late game minions, and can go into fatigue with Elise Starseeker.

#1 Legend Proof

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29 Comments

  1. Robert
    August 18, 2016 at 3:50 PM

    what can i replace hearrison with on the shaman deck

  2. NightElement
    June 10, 2016 at 11:34 AM

    Will there be another post like this one for June? I reached rank 1 last season (not legend) without one of these decks, so I am hoping I can get to legend this season using one of the more competitive ones. Thanks
    Night

    • Evident - Author
      June 10, 2016 at 11:46 AM

      I haven’t seen a ton of Rank #1 Legend decks/posts yet this season, but I’ll probably do something similar soon.

      • NightElement
        June 11, 2016 at 1:50 AM

        Looking forward to it! Thanks and good luck

  3. Arkaius
    May 23, 2016 at 10:03 AM

    I appreciate all the work that went into this list. The shaman deck you posted is top notch! Hopefully next adventure or expansion priests can shine a little more. 😀

  4. Kraig
    May 21, 2016 at 5:54 AM

    Awesome information, and well written!

  5. Jono
    May 20, 2016 at 6:19 PM

    Great stuff guys I’m winning because of warlock deck provided here!

    Sick blog
    Man

  6. Taiji
    May 16, 2016 at 3:00 AM

    Great list ! Thank you ! I will return here often, to check if anything new added. I have all the cards in the game so it’s fun to test various decks.

  7. Arch
    May 13, 2016 at 12:01 PM

    do you guys think i should make a rogue or priest deck ? what is the best class atm guys ?

    • Evident - Author
      May 13, 2016 at 12:48 PM

      Rogue between those two, and Shaman or Warrior are probably the best classes.

  8. mehrad
    May 13, 2016 at 2:03 AM

    twitter.com/TicTac_HS also hit rank 1 with N’Zoth Priest

  9. OlethroN
    May 12, 2016 at 12:35 PM

    Hey guys, is there a way to replace Baron Geddon and Ragaros?

    Very nice post by the way..!!!!

    • Evident - Author
      May 12, 2016 at 1:41 PM

      Thanks!

      Baron Geddon can be replaced by a Whirlwind or Revenge in Warrior, and Sylvanas Windrunner in the Mage deck. Ragnaros can be replaced by Nefarian or Ysera.

  10. Jaime G
    May 11, 2016 at 10:09 PM

    Hey guys, is N’Zoth Paladin not a top deck?
    Great post btw!

    • Evident - Author
      May 11, 2016 at 10:45 PM

      It’s a top deck, these are just lists I found that hit #1 legend.

  11. Kilate
    May 11, 2016 at 4:02 PM

    Looooooooooooool so many decks rank 1, and I´m still rank 15 ¬¬…(playing with this decks loool)

  12. George S
    May 11, 2016 at 9:38 AM

    Great guide guys, you got a new fan for sure!

  13. renan
    May 11, 2016 at 7:13 AM

    Guys
    is there any possibility of joining the prist
    C’thun and N’zoth ???

    already spent everybody powder to make prist work and so far nothing….

  14. RedKan
    May 11, 2016 at 7:12 AM

    Exists or still can be competitive this version of tempo mage without yogg ??

    • Evident - Author
      May 11, 2016 at 7:23 AM

      I think you can play Ragnaros instead, but Yogg really helps with games where you’re behind.

  15. Beowulf13
    May 11, 2016 at 7:06 AM

    Just register for this site now. Is there a way too follow you and get notified for future articles?

  16. Anon
    May 11, 2016 at 5:46 AM

    Excellent post, thanks you so much for this compilation 😀