Demon Hunter is getting nerfed with Patch 29.2 on Tuesday. That’s probably the biggest news today. The patch is focused on Battlegrounds, but Blizzard has decided to throw in an emergency Demon Hunter nerf. Umpire's Grasp is going up from 3 to 4 mana, essentially delaying the Window Shopper turn by 1. While I don’t think that the nerf will completely flip the meta on its head, it’s certainly a big hit for Demon Hunter.
The discourse about it on social media was really funny though. I’ve read so many people say that the nerf is too small and doesn’t matter and then so many people say that it just kills Demon Hunter. I know that nuance is difficult on social media, but people arguing about it was pretty hilarious. I’m sitting somewhere in the middle. The nerf is definitely going to matter, but it’s not killing the whole deck. It should just put it in line with other decks. Its play rate will certainly drop (people always stop playing nerfed decks) and it might prompt other people to drop anti-DH tech cards like Glacial Shards, but we’ll see.
Either way, what I’m more interested in is the next balance update. It will probably drop ~2 weeks after 29.2 (so late April) and it will be an actual, proper Constructed patch. So we should not only see more nerfs, but probably also some buffs for the underperforming decks. I suspect that’s the one shaking up the meta more. I could see Druid and Rogue getting buffed. I suspect that Spell Mage will also get some buffs since it’s the main Mage archetype in this expansion but it completely flopped. I thought that Paladin might also needs some light buffs, because the first patch definitely overnerfed it, but I think that if the other top classes get nerfed then Paladins might be fine (because right now they’re just a little bit too weak).
Masters Tour Spring Championship 2024 is currently underway, with semi-finals being played at the time I’m writing this. Old Guardian will have a tournament analysis article tomorrow, so if you’re interested but couldn’t watch it (or did watch it but didn’t keep track of the stats etc.), you might find it interesting.
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
- 0Backstab2
- 0Preparation2
- 1Dig for Treasure2
- 1Gear Shift2
- 1Stick Up2
- 2Dart Throw1
- 2Eviscerate1
- 2Fan of Knives2
- 2From the Scrapheap2
- 2Pit Stop2
- 2Sap2
- 3Mic Drop1
- 3SP-3Y3-D3R2
- 1Garrosh’s Gift1
- 1Shield Slam1
- 1Slam1
- 1Town Crier1
- 2Bash1
- 2Bladestorm1
- 2Blast Charge1
- 2Safety Goggles1
- 2Shield Block1
- 2Stoneskin Armorer1
- 3Bellowing Flames1
- 3Reinforced Plating1
- 3Steam Guardian1
- 4Craftsman’s Hammer1
- 6Sanitize1
- 7Badlands Brawler1
- 7Trial by Fire1
- 8Boomboss Tho’grun1
- 8Deepminer Brann1
- 8Inventor Boom1
- 1Discovery of Magic2
- 1Flame Geyser2
- 2Cosmic Keyboard2
- 2Frostbolt2
- 2Hidden Objects2
- 2Infinitize the Maxitude1
- 2Void Scripture2
- 3Molten Rune2
- 4Fireball2
- 4Spot the Difference2
- 5Manufacturing Error2
- 5Wisdom of Norgannon2
- 6Blizzard1
- 7Firelands Portal2
- 8Yogg in the Box2
- 9Sunset Volley1
- 10The Galactic Projection Orb1
- 1Awakening Tremors1
- 1Bunch of Bananas1
- 1Sneaky Snakes1
- 1Thornmantle Musician1
- 1Tracking1
- 2Barrel of Monkeys1
- 2Messenger Buzzard1
- 2Painted Canvasaur1
- 2Patchwork Pals1
- 2Remote Control1
- 2Titanforged Traps1
- 3Animal Companion1
- 3Silver Serpent1
- 4R.C. Rampage1
- 4Theldurin the Lost1
- 4Twisted Frostwing1
- 5Spurfang1
- 6Aggramar, the Avenger1
Hearthstone Wild Legend Decks of the Week
- 0Devouring Swarm1
- 0Serpentbloom1
- 1Sneaky Snakes1
- 1Tracking1
- 1Trinket Tracker1
- 2Observer of Myths1
- 2Patchwork Pals1
- 2Selective Breeder1
- 2Snipe1
- 2Spirit Poacher1
- 2ZOMBEEEES!!!1
- 3Acidmaw1
- 3Dreadscale1
- 3Stitched Tracker1
- 3Wild Spirits1
- 4Rinling’s Rifle1
- 4Theldurin the Lost1
- 5Ara’lon1
- 6Aggramar, the Avenger1
- 6Beaststalker Tavish1
- 6Hope of Quel’Thalas1
- 7Dinotamer Brann1
- 0Zilliax Deluxe 30001
- 1Miracle Salesman1
- 1Sir Finley, Sea Guide1
- 2Astalor Bloodsworn1
- 2Cult Neophyte1
- 2Dirty Rat1
- 2Zephrys the Great1
- 3Prince Renathal1
- 3Razorscale1
- 3Smothering Starfish1
- 4Blademaster Okani1
- 4E.T.C., Band Manager1
- 4Lorekeeper Polkelt1
- 4Speaker Stomper1
- 5Loatheb1
- 5Magatha, Bane of Music1
- 6Theotar, the Mad Duke1
- 10Reno, Lone Ranger1
- 1Arcane Artificer1
- 1Evocation1
- 1First Flame1
- 1Open the Waygate1
- 2Ancient Mysteries1
- 2Conjure Mana Biscuit1
- 2Heat Wave1
- 2Infinitize the Maxitude1
- 2Primordial Glyph1
- 2Prismatic Elemental1
- 2Rewind1
- 2Stargazing1
- 2Vast Wisdom1
- 3Frost Nova1
- 3Ice Block1
- 3Objection!1
- 3Solid Alibi1
- 4Commander Sivara1
- 4Fire Sale1
- 4Varden Dawngrasp1
- 4Volume Up1
- 6Grey Sage Parrot1
- 7Magister Dawngrasp1
- 8Kalecgos1
- 9Grand Magister Rommath1
- 10The Galactic Projection Orb1
- 0Raise Dead1
- 1Drone Deconstructor1
- 1Miracle Salesman1
- 1Sir Finley, Sea Guide1
- 2Astalor Bloodsworn1
- 2Cult Neophyte1
- 2Fanboy1
- 2Far Watch Post1
- 2Greedy Partner1
- 2Sing-Along Buddy1
- 2Zephrys the Great1
- 3Razorscale1
- 4E.T.C., Band Manager1
- 4Hysteria1
- 4Speaker Stomper1
- 5Magatha, Bane of Music1
- 6Reno Jackson1
- 10Reno, Lone Ranger1