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    September 27, 2020

    Hearthstone My dream is to one day make art for HS. There's still a long road ahead but here's my progress so far!

    My dream is to one day make art for HS. There's still a long road ahead but here's my progress so far!

    Posted: 27 Sep 2020 07:29 AM PDT

    Bond, James Bond

    Posted: 27 Sep 2020 12:47 PM PDT

    Was this one of those out of season April fools joke ?

    Posted: 27 Sep 2020 12:59 AM PDT

    Best Budget Decks in Hearthstone Scholomance Academy - All the Way to x11 Star Bonus!

    Posted: 27 Sep 2020 05:37 AM PDT

    Best Budget Decks in Hearthstone Scholomance Academy - All the Way to x11 Star Bonus!

    I have built Hearthstone budget decks for years and played budget decks to Legend in all the recent expansions.

    In Scholomance Academy, I took budget decks a step further and reached the high Legend x11 star bonus playing nothing but budget decks.

    In this post, I go through all the decks I have had success with. You can also find gameplay videos of all the decks on my Youtube channel, links to the specific videos are in the segments for each of the decks.

    People often ask me what is the best budget deck. That can be a difficult question to answer because most of these decks do not have large enough sample sizes to give definitive answers.

    I am more comfortable giving you the rough tiers the decks are in: the staples that are strong, reliable workhorses, the challengers that I have had good success with but that lack the hundreds of games needed to really understand them thoroughly, and the playable decks that I am able to win at least half of my games with, but that I would not readily recommend for climbing.

    The large majority of budget decks I have played go in a fourth category, the failures. When building decks, you will end up playing more bad decks than good decks, but all of that is necessary to find the insights that allow the good decks to be built. I will not showcase the failures in their full form, although I may reference some of the lessons learned from them as appropriate.

    With that introduction, let's journey deeper into the best budget decks in Hearthstone in Scholomance Academy!

    The staples

    These decks are strong, proven, and I would be happy to take them to the ladder any day.

    Budget Face Hunter (1520 dust)

    https://preview.redd.it/4in7lteloop51.jpg?width=1159&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cb03449c9f00984ec7e6b71ba16333b73b774991

    Deck code: AAECAR8AD6gCtQOHBP4Mn6UD+68D/K8DorkD/7oD3MwDm80Dos4DgtADxtEDudIDAA==

    Face Hunter is once again one of the top tier archetypes in Scholomance Academy, and there is but a small difference in performance between the full-cost versions of the deck and the budget version. I have used this same budget list almost since the beginning of the expansion, and it just keeps delivering.

    The secret package is always something you may want to tech for the meta you're playing against, but double Freezing Trap and double Pressure Plate has been very reliable almost throughout Scholomance Academy. I occasionally replace one Pressure Plate with an Explosive Trap if I meet a lot of Rogues, but Rogues are not that common right now, so the basic package seems to be performing the best.

    Hearthstone Top Decks: https://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/decks/old-guardians-budget-face-hunter-3/

    Hearthpwn: https://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/1365544-old-guardians-budget-face-hunter

    Guide video: https://youtu.be/AwViAg8C5TY

    Budget Aggro Rogue (1000 dust)

    https://preview.redd.it/6axzhxjzoop51.jpg?width=1155&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dd6c10d3278ee9cb829016e97d178cada5649ffc

    Deck code: AAECAaIHAA+0AYwCywPNA8YFiAePlwP1pwO5uAOI0AOk0QP+0QOK1APV1AP31AMA

    It took me almost a hundred games to find a good Budget Rogue deck. There are fairly cheap ways to build a good Rogue deck with Greyheart Sage and Secret Passage, that's just four Epic cards, but I was convinced that there had to be a way to build one without them as well.

    The Self-Sharpening Sword, Vulpera Toxinblade, and Cutting Class weapon synergy package proved itself early in the testing, but I kept running out of resources before I was able to finish the job. After a detour with Budget Galakrond Rogue (which turned out OK too, just not quite as good as this one), I was convinced that some additional resource generation would be the solution. It still took some fine-tuning, but the addition of Pharaoh Cat and EVIL Miscreant proved to be exactly the thing the deck needed to have enough resources to win the game.

    Compared to the meta Rogue decks, the budget Aggro Rogue is an amalgamation of Stealth Rogue and Weapon Rogue: it cannot fully support either style but creates its own mix in between. Upgrading the deck would therefore mean making a choice to pursue one or the other.

    Hearthstone Top Decks: https://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/decks/old-guardians-budget-aggro-rogue/

    Hearthpwn: https://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/1365546-old-guardians-budget-aggro-rogue

    Deck guide: https://youtu.be/VJa5noNIXmY

    Budget Aggro Demon Hunter (1240 dust)

    https://preview.redd.it/8rm4f5n5pop51.jpg?width=1149&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e9892938a5db5c72aa55f5c28d4d241c57ac2a8a

    Deck code: AAECAea5AwLMugPWvgMO/acD+a4Di7oD4LwD174D3r4D2cYD98gD+cgD/sgD3MwDgtADxtEDi9UDAA==

    While Soul Demon Hunter is the more popular archetype right now, Aggro Demon Hunter is also still powerful. I have built several versions of the deck throughout Scholomance Academy, and this is my current favorite.

    There are two fundamental ways to build the deck: either with Skull of Gul'dan and Altruis the Outcast, or without them but with Marrowslicer. The Skull variant has more swing and comeback potential whereas the Marrowslicer variant is even more aggressive.

    I see a lot of people building the deck with both Skull and Marrowslicer, but in my testing already in August I found that solution unsatisfactory. Subsequent statistics of meta builds seem to indicate the same.

    After making that fundamental choice, there are also some tech slots to fill. I currently like Cult Neophyte and Frozen Shadoweaver as my tech cards. Frozen Shadoweaver is usually better than weapon removal (Ooze) in a tempo deck because freezing the opponent for a turn is often as good or even better than removing a weapon, and Shadoweaver can also freeze big minions as needed. Cult Neophyte can serve to buy time against many of the current meta decks, such as Druid and Mage. You want your tech cards to be good in as many matchups as possible.

    Hearthstone Top Decks: https://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/decks/old-guardians-legend-budget-aggro-demon-hunter/

    Hearthpwn: https://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/1365547-old-guardians-budget-aggro-demon-hunter

    Deck guide: https://youtu.be/pIBRqbZYgso

    The challengers

    These are decks that I believe in, just not quite as much as in the absolute top decks. Some of them lack a good sample size, others are more dependent on hitting the right meta. Some of them might become staples in the future with more testing.

    Budget Gibberling Druid (1400 dust)

    https://preview.redd.it/9u4f3qycpop51.jpg?width=1143&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=756b0e0948abbc824743359ee0b363bcbe30cfdb

    Deck code: AAECAZICAA/+AfcD5gXDlAPKnAP9pwP/rQP5rgPXvgPevgPczAP5zAObzgPG0QO50gMA

    Early in Scholomance Academy, Gibberling Druid was perhaps even the best budget deck. Alas, the meta has evolved and Gibberling Druid has not proven to stand the test of time quite as well as Face Hunter. It is still a formidable deck, clocking in an above 51% winrate in Diamond even today, but it is no longer a fully reliable climbing deck in higher ranks.

    Hearthstone Top Decks: https://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/decks/old-guardians-budget-gibberling-token-druid/

    Hearthpwn: https://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/1365549-old-guardians-budget-gibberling-druid

    Deck guide: https://youtu.be/34G-Qr2-ZyQ

    Budget Secret Paladin (1520 dust)

    https://preview.redd.it/wka06nqhpop51.jpg?width=1143&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=502f3ca7201c4dc542bbf549774e31dc80748dbb

    Deck code: AAECAZ8FAA9GjAGeAcgErwe+mAOOmgOQmgPXvgPevgPKwQPczAOezQPG0QPK0QMA

    Paladin is one of the big winners in Scholomance Academy, but a good budget Paladin deck proved to be elusive. Libram of Hope, High Abbess Alura, Lady Liadrin, and Argent Braggart are such key cards in many of the current Paladin decks that it can be hard to see how they can be replaced.

    Ultimately, I found the answer in Secrets. Secretkeeper, Mysterious Blade, and Sunreaver Spy are still perfectly viable cards, they are just slightly too weak compared to the current main Paladin archetypes, but they can still come together for some unexpected results.

    This is the deck I finished my Legend climb with in September.

    Hearthstone Top Decks: https://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/decks/old-guardians-legend-budget-secret-paladin/

    Hearthpwn: https://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/1365550-old-guardians-budget-secret-paladin

    Deck guide: https://youtu.be/PSr6_ti_FzU

    Budget Burn Shaman (1920 dust)

    https://preview.redd.it/ty4ff7jnpop51.jpg?width=1137&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=06f8d39801de199713d61afa168db6879cb335b3

    Deck code: AAECAaoIAA/5A5YG4AbGmQO1rQO2rQPbuAPXvgPevgOmywPczAPhzAPOzgPG0QPw1AMA

    I think Burn Shaman is underrated and I believe the reason is that most people build the deck with the wrong strategy in mind. Sorcerous Substitute, for example, is a trap card that is not able to succeed in an archetype the can fight for the board for a limited time only after which it has to switch to direct damage spells to finish the job.

    The way I believe Burn Shaman should be built is to keep the curve very low and aggressive to maximize early minion pressure and then finish the job with spells. Expensive minions are a waste of space with that strategy in mind.

    Recently, there have been some individual full-cost Burn Shaman decks that have adopted this philosophy and I have a lot of faith in the archetype should it be more widely adopted. I built this deck in early August and retested it in September to find it working even better in the current meta.

    Hearthstone Top Decks: https://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/decks/old-guardians-budget-burn-shaman-2/

    Hearthpwn: https://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/1365551-old-guardians-budget-burn-shaman

    Deck guide: https://youtu.be/Xt3BwqxtLjA

    Budget Galakrond Rogue (1420 dust)

    https://preview.redd.it/7o0w8l9spop51.jpg?width=1135&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=16b0252bc8975450df6666d14638226ac5eca581

    Deck code: AAECAaIHAs0Dy8ADDrQBlwaIB4+XA/WnA7muA/6uA6qvA86vA4KxA7m4A9a+A6TRA/7RAwA=

    After failing to build a Budget Aggro Rogue for some time, I returned to Budget Galakrond Rogue, and found it to still be a viable deck! (As it happens, the lessons learned from this deck led me to build an even better Budget Aggro Rogue.)

    This take on Galakrond Rogue is not that heavily dependent on Galakrond itself, you can think of it more as a Questing Adventurer + Lackeys decks. The key resources are Lackeys that are generated from all Invoke cards: they give you minions, spells, buffs for Questing Adventurer, and targets for Faceless Corruptors.

    It is a fun deck to play, although the pure aggro approach seems somewhat better. It is often a good idea to just win the game as fast as you can.

    Hearthstone Top Decks: https://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/decks/old-guardians-budget-galakrond-rogue-4/

    Hearthpwn: https://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/1365552-old-guardians-budget-galakrond-rogue

    Deck guide: https://youtu.be/GHLvrYTlwkg

    The playable decks

    During my experimentation, I came across some archetypes that can win enough games to slowly climb, but that I cannot seem to make good enough to really roll through the ladder.

    Budget Galakrond Priest (3520 dust)

    https://preview.redd.it/l0o6diwwpop51.jpg?width=1129&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=46ee72aad9a89d4ca18777d2b8182d3f932afdbf

    Deck code: AAECAa0GBtwBigfTCpibA8jAA9fOAwzJBpmpA5+pA9qsA/KsA/6uA82vA5O6A5u6A6+6A/S7A9y+AwA=

    I really wanted to build a budget control deck. I realize that it is a difficult task because Hearthstone is monetized so that control and combo decks are expensive. I tried several ideas, such as Big Warrior (does not work on a budget by the way), but the only class that had what it takes is Priest.

    Budget Galakrond Priest is slower and more control-oriented than its more expensive kin: with no Soul Mirror, Mindflayer Kaahrj, or Murozond the Infinite to provide big swing turns and no stealing synergies available, Budget Galakrond Priest needs to play a slower, grindier style.

    It still requires four Epic cards to work: two copies of Sethekk Veilweaver (for value) and two copies of Plague of Death (for hard removal).

    Hearthstone Top Decks: https://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/decks/old-guardians-budget-galakrond-control-priest/

    Hearthpwn: https://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/1365553-old-guardians-budget-galakrond-control-priest

    Deck guide: https://youtu.be/0NUQaLvXNOQ

    Budget Resurrect Priest (3220 dust)

    https://preview.redd.it/i236m6p1qop51.jpg?width=1105&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=390d465daa908a262e213c2e36162733c790458c

    Deck code: AAECAa0GAtYKyMADDskG0wqClAOZmwOhoQOvpQPRpQOZqQOfqQPZrAPyrAPNrwOTugOWugMA

    I also tried another Priest variant, Resurrect Priest. When building Resurrect Priest on a budget, you lack some of the value from Archmage Vargoth and Catrina Muerte, and the best way to overcome that is to add Galakrond to the deck.

    I had moderate success with the deck and it seems playable, but not particularly strong.

    Hearthstone Top Decks: https://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/decks/old-guardians-budget-resurrect-priest-3/

    Hearthpwn: https://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/1365554-old-guardians-budget-resurrect-priest

    Deck guide: https://youtu.be/EGZVHuTwDZE

    What about other classes?

    I actually had some success playing my old Ashes of Outland Galakrond Zoo Warlock, but I'm still uncertain what would be the best way to build a budget Warlock deck in Scholomance Academy. I believe there is one if the right list can be found.

    Warrior decks are typically expensive and I am skeptical about Pirate Warrior without Ancharrr. I tried Big Warrior, but could not make it work on a budget.

    A cheap Mage deck seems impossible with so many key cards being Epic or Legendary.

    Conclusions

    Scholomance Academy turned out to be an OK expansion for budget players. Voracious Reader alone provides multiple viable decks, which can be a good thing but also makes many of the decks play in a similar fashion. The meta is aggressive and swingy, and aggression works on a budget too.

    For more content, you can find me on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/c/OldGuardian/ and on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/old_guardian

    This article was originally posted on my blog at http://www.kilkku.com/oldguardian/2020/09/best-hearthstone-budget-decks-in-scholomance-academy/

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    Top Cards of the Week from r/CustomHearthstone (09/27/2020)

    Posted: 27 Sep 2020 06:55 AM PDT

    That’s just War Golem with extra steps

    Posted: 26 Sep 2020 05:48 PM PDT

    I was at 1 HP and he spammed emotes after he drew a 2 damage charge minion, but little did he know what was coming. I ended up winning after this.

    Posted: 27 Sep 2020 01:05 PM PDT

    Isles of Azeroth - A 150 card custom Hearthstone set (x-post from r/CustomHearthstone)

    Posted: 27 Sep 2020 11:18 AM PDT

    As much as it kills me to say i think sorcerers apprentice really needs to be HoF. I don’t think it will completely kill mage but what do you think?

    Posted: 27 Sep 2020 09:30 AM PDT

    I'm gonna pass, thanks

    Posted: 27 Sep 2020 07:51 AM PDT

    I expected more from 12 wins...

    Posted: 27 Sep 2020 01:39 PM PDT

    Rumham's Lightning Bolt Totem Shaman Guide -- a solid 3,000 dust deck from Diamond to Legend

    Posted: 27 Sep 2020 12:39 PM PDT

    Lightning Bolt Totem Shaman guide

    Intro

    Hi all! I felt cross-posting this guide which I created for CompetitiveHS to this reddit would be helpful since this deck is surprisingly cheap! 3000 dust and mostly cards you likely already have (only four epics, no legendaries). Most of the rares are from Scholomance. It's a bunch of fun so try it out if you have most of the Scholomance rares!

    I've been trying to get shaman to work in the current meta for a while now. I don't think this has legs to be truly competitive quite yet, but I was able to pilot this Lightning Bolt Totem Shaman from diamond to Legend this month. This is RumHam's list that was surprisingly able to get fairly deep into top legend (around #390). I think honestly the Totem Goliath change and the innovation of using Lightning Bolt was enough to push this into a solidly Tier 2 deck.

    So, what's different about this version of Totem Shaman? No Bloodlust, no Vessina, Lightning Bolts, and a slim totem list (3 totems other than Goliath). Tons of fun!

    Unfortunately, I play on mobile, but tried to record my win rates as best as possible — as I was learning the deck I was looking at a ~50% win rate but once I figured out some of the nuances I went 65% from bottom of diamond to Legend (over about 80 games total). HOWEVER, I started doing the math after my 10th game and I was on the play 54% of the time which I would say artificially inflated by win rate by at least a few points (more on that later).

    Full Guide and Decklist Below

    See below for deck list, full guide link, code, and legend proof:

    Full Guide Link

    Decklist link AAECAZnDAwKBBIvVAw75A74GnaMD2qUD+aUD/acDta0Dtq0DlrkD4cwDm80DptEDxtED8NQDAA==

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    After playing on and off since launch, I finally hit Legend against a brutal Tortollan Pilgrim mage!

    Posted: 27 Sep 2020 04:33 AM PDT

    Cool. I picked a random card and won with one card. As a new player, it’s pretty cool.

    Posted: 27 Sep 2020 03:17 AM PDT

    Wish this had a beast tag...

    Posted: 27 Sep 2020 03:03 PM PDT

    I'm happy, but are we getting something for the cloak??

    Posted: 26 Sep 2020 06:05 PM PDT

    Meanwhile in wild...

    Posted: 27 Sep 2020 08:24 AM PDT

    Just made legend with turtle mage with 58% win-rate!

    Posted: 27 Sep 2020 04:23 PM PDT

    So happy rn hahaha. 114-82 coming up from Bronze 10 (Usually an arena player). I started with the build that had blizzard and finished with the cloud prince build after watching Thijs play it.

    https://imgur.com/a/KOO6qxP

    List I used to climb from D3, swapping out one neophyte for one shadoweaver

    McConnell Mage

    Class: Mage

    Format: Standard

    Year of the Phoenix

    1x (1) Sphere of Sapience

    2x (1) Wand Thief

    2x (2) Acidic Swamp Ooze

    1x (2) Astromancer Solarian

    1x (2) Cult Neophyte

    1x (2) Doomsayer

    2x (2) Wandmaker

    2x (3) Earthen Ring Farseer

    2x (3) Firebrand

    2x (3) Frost Nova

    1x (3) Frozen Shadoweaver

    2x (3) Ice Barrier

    2x (3) Imprisoned Observer

    1x (4) Lorekeeper Polkelt

    2x (4) Potion of Illusion

    1x (5) Cloud Prince

    1x (5) Jandice Barov

    2x (6) Khartut Defender

    2x (8) Tortollan Pilgrim

    AAECAaXDAwiKAd2pA427A9a+A4/OA9nRA4vVA/bWAwvLBO0EigfzDKGhA4ukA8O4A/jMA6TRA+XRA/7RAwA=

    To use this deck, copy it to your clipboard and create a new deck in Hearthstone

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    September Deck Lists Compilation | Weekly Report #73 (Standard & Wild)

    Posted: 27 Sep 2020 10:48 AM PDT

    In our weekly Report, which we post (almost) every Sunday we share with you Decks played in Top 500 Legend.

    Did you see a Streamer play a Deck in or reach yourself 500 Legend? Simply comment below, or message us on Facebook, Twitter, or Discord, or use our Form.

    Like our work? You can help us if you share our work, turn off ad blocker on our website, follow our socials, or support us on Patreon.

    How to use Deck codes

    1. Copy the code.
    2. Open "My Collection" in Hearthstone.
    3. Click "Yes" when prompted to create a new Deck

    Newest News, Guides, and Articles

    Standard Decks

    Demon Hunter

    Druid

    Hunter

    Mage

    • No decks – you can view some older decks: Mage Decks!

    Paladin

    Priest

    Rogue

    Shaman

    Warlock

    Warrior

    Wild Decks

    Demon Hunter

    Druid

    Hunter

    Mage

    Paladin

    Priest

    Rogue

    Shaman

    Warlock

    Warrior

    FAQ

    • Is this a meta Report?
      • No, at least not a classical one. We feature Decks that were played in Top 500 Legend. These reports will highlight maybe 80% of the current meta; some decks might be featured disproportionately.
    • I faced this one deck so often; why isn't it featured?
      • The decks you face can change daily and also dependent on your rank. Some decks, mainly aggressive ones, might be good at lower ranks, but not at Legend.
    • How many games were played with the featured Decks?
      • Most decks featured will have at least ten games played. Many players include the score in the featured tweet, so check it out. Sadly not everyone includes their score, but only a tiny part of the featured decks should have below five games played.
    • I saw Streamer a play a certain Deck at high Legend; why isn't it featured?
      • We only feature Decks that were posted on Twitter. Not only would it take too much time to check every stream, but some streamers might not share their decks since they are just testing things, or it's not their original deck.
    • Can I submit a Deck myself?
      • Yes, you can! Please use our Form to submit Decks that were played in Top 500 Legend with a rank screenshot for proof (and the score, if possible).
    • Why is the same Deck featured multiple times by different players?
      • These Decks are not filtered in any way, except that they need to be Top 500 Legend. For this reason, sometimes we feature the same Deck twice. It's very likely that this Deck is decent or at least extensively played.
    • I have another question.
      • Feel free to ask in the comments; we are happy to answer it!
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    New meta! Turn 4 lethal with complete-quest-fast-warlock (spot the lethal)

    Posted: 27 Sep 2020 03:06 PM PDT

    I beat the Lich King for the first time with Priest (only took me 3 years) and got the Priest death knight in my reward pack. Coincidence??

    Posted: 27 Sep 2020 01:56 AM PDT

    Keymaster Alabaster Vs Solarium

    Posted: 27 Sep 2020 12:12 PM PDT

    I had an interesting interaction between these two cards today when playing against a discard warlock. Apparently the cards copied by Alabaster keep the discard effect so when the warlock end's their turn, you discard the three cards as well with all discard effects triggering. Even better when they have Malchezaar's Imp in play granting you even more cards.

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    So what about this hallow's end thingy?

    Posted: 27 Sep 2020 07:46 AM PDT

    If I start an arena run but don't finish it, what will happen when hallow's end hits?

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