I’m going to level with you and admit that right now, when I sit down to play some Ranked games in Hearthstone’s latest expansion, I have absolutely zero clue what to expect. The Boomsday Project has delivered a slew of oppressively powerful combos, new aggro options, Mecha’thun OTKs, and broken control decks, making it often difficult to tell what you’re facing each time you encounter a new opponent. In a way, it’s exciting: variety in the metagame is always good, and if multiple decks are broken, well, that kinda makes for a level playing field. Here are a few of the most exciting decks from the set so far: Rogue Deck code: AAECAaIHArIC7QUOtAH7AfYEmwWIB90IhgmBwgLrwgLc0QLb4wKm8AKo9wL1gAMA I’ve played versions of most decks on this list, but I haven’t had as much fun with any of them as I’ve had with J4ckiechan’s Academic Espionage-based Rogue deck. The gameplan? Shuffle a bunch of OP stuff into your deck with Fal’dorei Strider, Augmented Elekk, and Academic Espionage, then draw it with cards like Sprint, Elven Minstrel, and Witchwood Piper, which will often pluck out powerful minions that have been reduced to 1 Mana by Academic Espionage. It’s hard to tell whether an optimized version of this thing will actually have a place in the metagame (I’ve had a bit of trouble against aggro), but boy does it feel great to play. Alternatively: If you want something a little more aggressive and consistent, try a Deathrattle deck like this one from Blinkblink (AAECAaIHBK8EnOICoIAD0YEDDbQBjALtAtQF3QiBwgKrwgLrwgKL4QLb4wK09gLe+gLs/AIA), which can overwhelm the… [Read full story]
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