The last few weeks were really, really slow. It’s been ~25 days since the last balance update, which wasn’t even big in the first place. The last proper meta shift was over a month ago with the mini-set. I’m not exactly sure why Blizzard landed on this schedule, but that kind of release cadence really doesn’t feel right. I hoped for a second balance update between patch 29.4 (mini-set) and patch 29.6 (expansion announcement), but it doesn’t look like we’re getting one. Twist is fun (it’s the mode I’ve been mostly playing this season), but it also needs a proper balance patch and not just Health changes. Those definitely did help, but it still feels like half of the Heroes are missing from the meta at higher ranks (and that’s obviously not great). The meta in general is really stale and we haven’t even heard much news lately (other than the Battlegrounds preview for Patch 29.6, but it had no info about Constructed).
Luckily we should have something to pull us out of this stagnation very soon, at least news-wise. The Battlegrounds blog post I mentioned is a clear tell that Patch 29.6, and thus the expansion announcement, is most likely coming next week. Of course, unless the patch itself contains some Constructed balance changes (and major patches rarely do), it won’t mean much for the meta itself. The only chance is that the new free expansion Legendary is interesting and strong enough to make people experiment. And while sometimes that’s the case (Prince Renathal being one of the best examples), other times not so much (such as the recent Colifero the Artist, which was a flop).
As for the current meta, again, there’s not really much to talk about. All we’ve seen is the continuation of the previous trends. Handbuff Paladin and Reno Warrior are still the two most popular decks, at least until high Legend where Excavate Rogue takes the cake. Fatigue Warlock is a bit similar to Excavate Rogue – almost unseen at low ranks and one of the most popular decks in high Diamond and (especially) Legend. Reno Priest is still the third most popular deck overall while being low Tier 2/high Tier 3 stats-wise (Priest players have waited quite some time for some Control build to be playable). Hunter is still very strong, but underplayed. Plague DK and Spell Mage are still very popular at lower ranks, but they have dropped to just 3-5% play rate at higher ranks. We’ve seen a new Dragon Druid build getting some traction, but we’re still talking about a 2% play rate, so it’s nothing major yet. And that’s about it, as I’ve said last week and the week before that, things aren’t likely going to change until we get some balance changes.
Below is 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!
Hearthstone Standard Legend Decks of the Week
- 1Runes of Darkness1
- 2Frost Strike1
- 2Hematurge1
- 3Acolyte of Death1
- 3Chillfallen Baron1
- 3Crop Rotation1
- 3Rainbow Seamstress1
- 3Threads of Despair1
- 3Toysnatching Geist1
- 4Helya1
- 4Maw and Paw1
- 4Quartzite Crusher1
- 5Army of the Dead1
- 6The Headless Horseman1
- 8The Primus1
- 10Climactic Necrotic Explosion1
- 25Reska, the Pit Boss1
- 1Awakening Tremors1
- 1Bunch of Bananas1
- 1Sneaky Snakes1
- 2Bargain Bin1
- 2Barrel of Monkeys1
- 2Hidden Meaning1
- 2Ice Trap1
- 2Observer of Myths1
- 2Patchwork Pals1
- 2Rat Trap1
- 2Titanforged Traps1
- 3Kill Command1
- 4Mystery Egg1
- 4Theldurin the Lost1
- 5Product 91
- 6Aggramar, the Avenger1
- 6Mister Mukla1
- 6Starstrung Bow1
- 9King Plush1
- 1Runes of Darkness2
- 2Down with the Ship2
- 3Acolyte of Death2
- 3Chillfallen Baron1
- 3Crop Rotation2
- 3Rainbow Seamstress2
- 3Threads of Despair1
- 4Helya1
- 4Maw and Paw1
- 4Quartzite Crusher2
- 5Army of the Dead2
- 5Corpse Bride2
- 6The Headless Horseman1
- 9Stitched Giant2
- 10Climactic Necrotic Explosion1
- 25Reska, the Pit Boss1
Hearthstone Wild Legend Decks of the Week
- 0Aquatic Form1
- 1Biology Project1
- 1Floop’s Glorious Gloop1
- 1Malfurion’s Gift1
- 2Bottomless Toy Chest1
- 2Breath of Dreams1
- 2Invigorate1
- 2Moonlit Guidance1
- 2Wild Growth1
- 3Ferocious Howl1
- 3Frost Lotus Seedling1
- 3Splish-Splash Whelp1
- 3Take to the Skies1
- 4Branching Paths1
- 4Chia Drake1
- 4Desert Nestmatron1
- 4Flobbidinous Floop1
- 4Juicy Psychmelon1
- 4Overgrowth1
- 4Poison Seeds1
- 4Widowbloom Seedsman1
- 4Wing Commander Mulverick1
- 5Nourish1
- 5Wildheart Guff1
- 7Overflow1
- 7Scale of Onyxia1
- 9Aviana1
- 10Eonar, the Life-Binder1
- 1Crystology1
- 1Feast and Famine1
- 1Knight of Anointment1
- 1Whack-A-Gnoll1
- 2Hi Ho Silverwing1
- 2Order in the Court1
- 2Redscale Dragontamer1
- 2Seafloor Savior1
- 2Sir Finley of the Sands1
- 3Enter the Coliseum1
- 3Runi, Time Explorer1
- 3Spirit of the Badlands1
- 3Time Out!1
- 4Nozdormu the Timeless1
- 5Holy Wrath1
- 7Amitus, the Peacekeeper1
- 7Anachronos1
- 7The Leviathan1
- 8Lightforged Cariel1
- 8Prismatic Beam1
- 25Shirvallah, the Tiger1
- 0Zilliax Deluxe 30001
- 1Animated Broomstick1
- 1Miracle Salesman1
- 1Sir Finley, Sea Guide1
- 2Astalor Bloodsworn1
- 2Dirty Rat1
- 2Far Watch Post1
- 2Zephrys the Great1
- 3Lord Barov1
- 3Prince Renathal1
- 3Razorscale1
- 3Timeline Accelerator1
- 4E.T.C., Band Manager1
- 4Lorekeeper Polkelt1
- 5Loatheb1
- 6Horn of the Windlord1
- 6Reno Jackson1
- 10Reno, Lone Ranger1
- 22Molten Giant1
- 1Cold Storage1
- 1Murloc Growfin1
- 1Thrall’s Gift1
- 2Bolner Hammerbeak1
- 2Cactus Cutter1
- 2Devolve1
- 2Ice Fishing1
- 2Pebbly Page1
- 3Brilliant Macaw1
- 3Elemental Destruction1
- 3Lightning Storm1
- 3Primal Dungeoneer1
- 4Baking Soda Volcano1
- 5Doctor Holli’dae1
- 5Scargil1
- 6Golganneth, the Thunderer1
- 6Grumble, Worldshaker1
- 6Snowfall Guardian1
- 9Shudderwock1
- 0Zilliax Deluxe 30001
- 1Sir Finley, Sea Guide1
- 2Astalor Bloodsworn1
- 2Dirty Rat1
- 2Far Watch Post1
- 2Zephrys the Great1
- 3Bad Luck Albatross1
- 3Prince Renathal1
- 3Razorscale1
- 3Timeline Accelerator1
- 4Aftershocks1
- 4Blademaster Okani1
- 4E.T.C., Band Manager1
- 4Lorekeeper Polkelt1
- 4Speaker Stomper1
- 5Boompistol Bully1
- 5Loatheb1
- 6Reno Jackson1
- 6Theotar, the Mad Duke1
- 7Mutanus the Devourer1
- 10Reno, Lone Ranger1
- 1Shivering Sorceress2
- 1Wildfire2
- 2Rewind2
- 2Starscryer2
- 3Frost Nova2
- 3Ice Block1
- 3Nightcloak Sanctum1
- 3Solid Alibi2
- 4Commander Sivara1
- 4Fire Sale1
- 4Reckless Apprentice2
- 4Varden Dawngrasp1
- 4Volume Up2
- 5Mes’Adune the Fractured1
- 5Sleet Skater2
- 7Magister Dawngrasp1
- 8Mordresh Fire Eye1
- 9Grand Magister Rommath1