I skipped last week because the balance update was released just a few days later and I didn’t have enough decks to post (it’s not the first time, but I can’t help it – if a patch releases on Thursday or Friday, it’s hard to gather enough decks by Sunday to warrant a separate post). I also have some other news. Festival of Legends mini-set – Audiopocalypse – has been announced a few days ago. We’re in the middle of a short reveal season, with the mini-set itself coming on Wednesday (May 31). I’m a big fan of some of the card designs so far and I’m very happy that Dual Class cards are back! It also technically means that instead of the usual 38 cards, we’ll sort of get “60” cards. That’s because each class is getting access to 5 cards instead of the usual 3 (each class has 2 class pairings with 2 cards per pairing + 1 card exclusive to their own class).
As for the last balance patch and its impact on the meta. It was a relatively small update, aiming to do some fine-tuning instead of completely upsetting the current balance, but did it work? Just like usual, yes and no. Yes – it made some of the nerfed decks worse and some of the buffed decks better. But no – the meta is fundamentally still pretty similar to what it was. We once again traded the top Death Knight deck – it was Unholy before the patch, and now we’re back to Frost supremacy. Similarly – Tony Druid was basically killed off with the Anub'Rekhan nerf, but we have a Big Druid taking its place instead as an okay, Tier 2 Druid option (the deck still isn’t popular yet, but it’s been getting some action over the last few days). Outcast Demon Hunter has dropped some positions on the tier list, but the Big version is still doing just fine despite a small nerf (Spell build, however, has taken a massive hit).
To fill the void created by some of the nerfs, already strong decks that weren’t hit – Pure Paladin, Face Hunter or Undead Priest – are some of the best options if you don’t want to play Death Knight. What’s cool is that Warrior is finally playable. It was still Tier 3 before the patch, but now Enrage Warrior is a solid, Tier 2 option (and Menagerie Warrior is also decent). The overall reduction of the power level also made Fatigue Imp Warlock (either regular or Big version) playable – it’s barely above 50% win rate, but that’s good enough for now.
Probably the most interesting deck has to be Control Priest. It’s quite popular, it has a solid 5-7% play rate (depending on the rank), and many pros report great success with it (12-0 Heroic Brawliseum runs, high rank Legend climbs) but it… kind of sucks? When we look at Diamond-Legend ranks, it’s a Tier 3 deck at best. Even looking at Top 1k Legend, it’s maybe mid-Tier 2 if we’re being generous. But there HAS to be something to it, otherwise, we wouldn’t see so many great results from pros. I didn’t have an opportunity to play it myself yet after the patch, maybe the deck is actually very hard to pilot and only the most experienced players can use it well? Or maybe most people run bad builds that lower the overall stats. It’s hard to say – I’d have to take a closer look at the deck before I can judge, but I’m not sure if I’ll have enough time to do it before the mini-set.
Below, you will find a full list of the Legend decks from last week, sorted by the highest placement.
If you want to see all of the current top meta decks, go to our Hearthstone Meta Tier List post!
If you’re looking for the best Wild Format decks, check out our Wild Meta Tier List!
Hearthstone Standard Legend Decks of the Week
- 1Felstring Harp2
- 1Spirit Bomb2
- 2Defile2
- 2Drain Soul2
- 3Dragged Below2
- 3Sira’kess Cultist2
- 5Lady Darkvein1
- 5Symphony of Sins1
- 5Za’qul1
- 6Abyssal Wave2
- 8Gigafin1
Hearthstone Heroic Brawliseum Decks
Hearthstone Wild Legend Decks of the Week
- 0Aquatic Form2
- 0Pounce2
- 1Free Spirit2
- 1Lost in the Park1
- 1Naturalize2
- 1Peaceful Piper2
- 2Groovy Cat2
- 2Harmonic Mood2
- 2Moonlit Guidance2
- 2Rake2
- 2Solar Eclipse2
- 4Dew Process2
- 4Poison Seeds1
- 4Spread the Word2
- 8Crypt Keeper2
- 1Evocation1
- 1First Flame2
- 1Open the Waygate1
- 2Ancient Mysteries1
- 2Conjure Mana Biscuit2
- 2Infinitize the Maxitude1
- 2Prismatic Elemental2
- 2Research Project1
- 2Rewind2
- 2Vast Wisdom2
- 3Frost Nova2
- 3Ice Block2
- 3Solid Alibi2
- 4Commander Sivara1
- 4Fire Sale2
- 4Varden Dawngrasp1
- 4Volume Up2
- 7Magister Dawngrasp1
- 9Grand Magister Rommath1
- 1Dark Pact1
- 1Felstring Harp1
- 1Kobold Librarian1
- 1Power Overwhelming1
- 1The Soularium1
- 1Touch of the Nathrezim1
- 2Defile1
- 2Drain Soul1
- 3Backfire1
- 3Dark Skies1
- 3Hellfire1
- 4Demonic Assault1
- 4Seadevil Stinger1
- 4Soul Rend1
- 5Rin, Orchestrator of Doom1
- 5Symphony of Sins1
- 6Anetheron1
- 6Dreadlich Tamsin1
- 6Entitled Customer1
- 7Dar’Khan Drathir1
- 8Gigafin1
- 0Raise Dead1
- 1Glacial Shard1
- 1Sir Finley, Sea Guide1
- 2Dirty Rat1
- 2Zephrys the Great1
- 3Brann Bronzebeard1
- 3Forensic Duster1
- 3Prince Renathal1
- 3Rustrot Viper1
- 4Blademaster Okani1
- 4E.T.C., Band Manager1
- 4Hysteria1
- 5Gorloc Ravager1
- 5Loatheb1
- 6Battleground Battlemaster1
- 6Reno Jackson1
- 7Mutanus the Devourer1
- 10Goldshire Gnoll1
- 22Molten Giant1
- 1Potion of Madness1
- 1Psychic Conjurer1
- 1Shadow Word: Devour1
- 1Shadowcloth Needle1
- 2Defias Leper1
- 2Seance1
- 2Serena Bloodfeather1
- 2Spirit Lash1
- 2Thoughtsteal1
- 2Thrive in the Shadows1
- 3Cathedral of Atonement1
- 3Identity Theft1
- 4Cannibalize1
- 4Najak Hexxen1
- 5Darkbishop Benedictus1
- 5Mass Hysteria1
- 5Raza the Chained1
- 7Blackwater Behemoth1
- 8Shadowreaper Anduin1
- 1Crystology2
- 1Flight of the Bronze2
- 1Holy Maki Roll1
- 1Knight of Anointment2
- 2City Tax2
- 2Crystalsmith Kangor1
- 2Equality2
- 2Flash of Light2
- 2Order in the Court2
- 2Redscale Dragontamer2
- 3Bronze Explorer2
- 3Consecration2
- 3Service Bell2
- 3Time Out!2
- 4Nozdormu the Timeless1
- 5Solemn Vigil2
- 7Anachronos1
- 8Lightforged Cariel1