It’s been almost two weeks since the new game mode – Twist – launched. So far it’s been a mixed bag. While players appreciate the general thought, the current format (New Age) wasn’t received very well. I hope that the future ones will be more interesting. At least we learned one thing – it looks like Blizzard will attempt to balance the mode at least to a certain degree. They banned three cards supporting some of the most “toxic” decks in the format – Questline Druid, Questline Demon Hunter and OTK Mage. The meta is still far from perfect, and Questline Shaman is the deck to beat right now, but those nerfs had at least some impact on the popularity and win rates of the affected classes.
On top of the Twist bans, we had one Standard nerf. Death Blossom Whomper is now back to 6 mana (up from 5). The card was buffed a while ago, but it turned out that it can be abused too easily and high-rolling a Thaddius, Monstrosity on Turn 5 is a bit too powerful. Nerfing a single card by one mana point might not seem like a massive nerf, but the deck’s win rate has dropped. It was high Tier 2 before, even contending for Tier 1 at some ranks. Right now it’s Tier 3, not even getting 50% win rate. So I think that they succeeded (even though I’m sad that yet another Druid deck got nerfed).
Other than that, the meta hasn’t changed a lot. We’re entering the TITANS card reveal season so the main focus is going to be on the new cards – I don’t think that we’ll get another balance update before the new expansion. And I don’t necessarily believe that we desperately need one – it’s subjective, but I find the current meta pretty okay. Maybe Twist will need another round of bans, but I don’t think they will do it. By the time they would release a patch with Twist changes, the current format will be nearly over. Again, I hope that they come up with a better one next time.
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
- 1Crimson Clergy2
- 1Fan Club2
- 1Shard of the Naaru2
- 1The Light! It Burns!2
- 2Power Chord: Synchronize2
- 3Cathedral of Atonement2
- 3Handmaiden2
- 3Holy Nova2
- 3Identity Theft2
- 3Love Everlasting1
- 4Cannibalize2
- 4Shadow Word: Ruin1
- 5Clean the Scene2
- 6Harmonic Pop2
- 6Sister Svalna1
- 7Blackwater Behemoth1
- 8Whirlpool2
- 0Aquatic Form2
- 0Innervate2
- 2Attorney-at-Maw2
- 2Rake2
- 2Wild Growth2
- 3Hedge Maze2
- 4Widowbloom Seedsman2
- 5Death Blossom Whomper2
- 5Nourish2
- 7Colaque1
- 1Bunch of Bananas2
- 1Thornmantle Musician2
- 1Trinket Tracker1
- 2Barrel of Monkeys2
- 2Conjured Arrow2
- 2Selective Breeder2
- 2Spirit Poacher2
- 3Conch’s Call2
- 3Halduron Brightwing1
- 3Harpoon Gun2
- 3Wild Spirits2
- 6Hope of Quel’Thalas1
- 6Mister Mukla1
- 7Faithful Companions2
- 7Hydralodon1
- 8Stranglethorn Heart1
- 9King Krush1
Hearthstone Wild Legend Decks of the Week
- 1Dark Pact1
- 1Kobold Librarian1
- 1Power Overwhelming1
- 1The Soularium1
- 1Touch of the Nathrezim1
- 2Defile1
- 2Drain Soul1
- 3Backfire1
- 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
- 1Armor Vendor1
- 1Glacial Shard1
- 1Sir Finley, Sea Guide1
- 2Dirty Rat1
- 2Zephrys the Great1
- 3Ashen Elemental1
- 3Brann Bronzebeard1
- 3Forensic Duster1
- 3Prince Renathal1
- 4Blademaster Okani1
- 4E.T.C., Band Manager1
- 4Hysteria1
- 4Speaker Stomper1
- 5Gorloc Ravager1
- 5Loatheb1
- 6Battleground Battlemaster1
- 6Reno Jackson1
- 7Mutanus the Devourer1
- 10Goldshire Gnoll1
- 22Molten Giant1
- 0Freezing Potion1
- 1Evocation1
- 1First Flame2
- 1Magic Trick2
- 1Open the Waygate1
- 2Conjure Mana Biscuit2
- 2Infinitize the Maxitude1
- 2Magister’s Apprentice1
- 2Rewind2
- 3Flamewaker1
- 3Frost Nova2
- 3Ice Block1
- 3Solid Alibi2
- 3Spectral Trainee1
- 3Stargazer Luna1
- 4Commander Sivara1
- 4Volume Up2
- 5Vexallus1
- 7Magister Dawngrasp1
- 9Grand Magister Rommath1
- 0Aquatic Form2
- 1Biology Project2
- 1Floop’s Glorious Gloop1
- 1Jade Idol1
- 1Lesser Jasper Spellstone2
- 1Naturalize2
- 1Nature Studies2
- 2Chitinous Plating2
- 2Moonlit Guidance2
- 2Solar Eclipse2
- 3Ferocious Howl2
- 3Jade Blossom1
- 3Mulch1
- 4Branching Paths2
- 4Dew Process2
- 4Poison Seeds2
- 5Wildheart Guff1
- 6Spreading Plague2
- 7Scale of Onyxia2
- 8Crypt Keeper2
Hearthstone Twist Legend Decks of the Week
- 1Aldor Attendant1
- 1Righteous Protector2
- 1Sanguine Soldier2
- 1Sinful Sous Chef2
- 2Blood Matriarch Liadrin1
- 2Class Action Lawyer2
- 2Grimestreet Outfitter2
- 2Seafloor Savior2
- 3Alliance Bannerman2
- 3Funkfin2
- 3Seal of Blood2
- 3Stonehearth Vindicator2
- 4Boogie Down2
- 4Cariel Roame1
- 5The Purator1
- 7Anachronos1
- 7The Countess1
- 9Lightray2
- 1Conviction (Rank 1)2
- 1Knight of Anointment2
- 1Promotion2
- 1Righteous Protector2
- 1Sanguine Soldier2
- 1Sinful Sous Chef2
- 2Class Action Lawyer2
- 2Hand of A’dal2
- 3Day at the Faire2
- 3Jury Duty2
- 3Muster for Battle2
- 3Stonehearth Vindicator1
- 3Warhorse Trainer2
- 4Buffet Biggun2
- 4Stand Against Darkness2
- 5Lothraxion the Redeemed1