[Semi-Budget] Beast Druid
- Last updated Dec 29, 2018 (Level Up Nerf)
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Wild
- 8 Minions
- 22 Spells
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Beast Druid
- Crafting Cost: 4460
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 12/9/2018 (Rastakhan)
- bobthezealot
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Battle Tag:
BobTheZealot#1453
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Total Deck Rating
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Hello there Hearthstoners!
I decided to create this deck list because I was only able to find 1 other budget beast druid deck, and I thought it was going a bit off of the theme (it was semi-beast semi-Gonk).
This deck should include all the essential components of a beast druid deck to be viable in lower rank play, but definitely consider upgrading to something like this if you aren't F2P: https://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/1198827-ultra-instinct-druid
This is my first deck on HearthPwn, so I hope you enjoy! Let me know if you have any suggestions or anything obvious I've missed, since I'm not the best player lol. I just hope this could help some F2P players (like me) build a decent beast druid deck. Please leave a like if you enjoyed this!
Upgrades/Modifications:
Definitely Oondasta. It just makes pulling out your big beasts so much easier.
Edit: I decided to add Oondasta into the deck and take out the 2 Charged Devilsaurs, because it really is important lol (and to keep the deck still semi-budget).
That being said, the best upgrade would be to include the 2 Charged Devilsaurs again. Oondasta pulling out Charged Devilsaur and Charged Devilsaur attacking face is very good damage.
Tyrantus is a great big beast too, very hard to remove. Probably not worth crafting if you don't have it, since it'll rotate out next expansion.
If you don't feel like you're pulling reliable rushes, try Amani War Bear. Ironhide Direhorn being pulled out by Stampeding Roar is much better than Amani War Bear, because the overkill aspect to fill up your board and 2 more attack. Ironhide Direhorn doesn't have taunt though, but you might not want taunt on an overkill minion for more flexibility.
Since Ironhide Direhorn, Amani War Bear, Giant Mastodon, and Ultrasaur are all common, you can add an extra copy if you have deck slots to fill if you don't have all the spells.
Swap in/out minion damage and board cards like Swipe, Starfall, Naturalize, and Lesser Jasper Spellstone as you see fit.
Swap in/out tech cards like Mind Control Tech and Acidic Swamp Ooze as you see fit.
Ultimate Infestation for more card draw, but it might be hard to play without milling anything. Another Juicy Psychmelon would be better if you included more big beasts in your deck.
Untamed Beastmaster is great with Juicy Psychmelon and Predatory Instincts.
Crazed Alchemist for a sneaky attack/health swap on Ultrasaur to go face, which could be 28 damage if you hit Ultrasaur with Predatory Instincts! (As suggested by https://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/1198827-ultra-instinct-druid)
Mulligan:
I would say the mulligan is pretty intuitive, like most druid mulligans.
Always keep Wild Growth and Greedy Sprite for ramp, I personally like to keep 1 copy of Nourish if I get it.
You don't have to use Lesser Jasper Spellstone or Naturalize as part of the combo in any way, so mulligan them based on your judgement of the matchup.
I usually like to keep Wrath, Lesser Jasper Spellstone, and Ferocious Howl in my starting hand.
Stampeding Roar and Oondasta are the stars of this deck, so if you have some nice ramp in your mulligan choices, I would keep at least one beast puller as well.
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Thanks for the list, I've been thinking about playing a Beast Druid since I opened the Rastafarian T-Rex.
How effective is Witching Hour though? I'd have assumed that its purpose would be to guarantee resurrection of a key minion like Oondasta, while here it could revive literally anything, although none of the minions would be bad per se.
Yeah, there isn't a specific target with Witching Hour. It's just a cheap spell to cheat out more of your big beasts :P
What about Giant Anaconda ?
Can u give us full version of it ? Like with Hadronox
Untamed Beastmaster is a perfect 3 drop for this deck. And it is not beast so cant interfere with ur witching hour.
Those are some very good suggestions!
Untamed Beastmaster is definitely really good with Predatory Instincts and Juicy Psychmelon. I've added it in the upgrades section.
Giant Anaconda is interesting, I don't feel like it's necessary as long as you keep your Oondasta alive for a while.
I haven't thought about Hadronox before, since this isn't taunt druid, but it actually makes some sense. If you run 2 Amani War Bears and 2 Giant Mastodons, Hadronox isn't looking too shabby. You wouldn't want Predatory Instincts to hit Hadronox though because you want it to die fast, but you could use Crazed Alchemist on it for a 14/3 Hadronox.
The "full" version of the deck would be https://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/1198827-ultra-instinct-druid lol, I'm just a lowly F2P player able to make budget decks XD
Ooh thank you, I forgot that spreading plague makes beasts! I'll think about some changes.
Ultrasaur is definitely a very good choice, some classes (like vs another druid) just can't remove it if they aren't a big deck or have Mind Control Tech either!