Wild N'Zoth/Jade Deathrattle Rogue - Fun, sticky and lethal.

I’m Scarhound and I’ve been playing Hearthstone since the beta - I’m a big fan of interesting Wild Hearthstone deck ideas and this deck is a Gadgetzan hybrid that has evolved from the N'Zoth Deathrattle Rogue.

*EDIT* I've changed the card list a few times, so there could be a few images in this blog where I've got Piloted Shredder in my hand, for example.

20 Second Summary

• This rogue deck is excellent for maintaining pressure - loads of sticky minions, the Jade Golem army will start to grind up in levels and it all comes back again with N'Zoth.
• The Jade Golem mechanic has slowed the deck down a little bit.
• The N'Zoth timing is the game winner.
• Initially I dropped out Nerubian Egg, but then had to have it back in, with extras. Opponents get freaked by them and they are important low mana deathrattle mechanics.

Mulligan

Only keep mana three cards or below, preferably minions. Get bodies on the board.

Aggro and Zoo: Keep Fan of Knives
Druid and Priest: Keep Sap

The perfect mulligan would be Myrrglton, Nerubian Egg OR Jade Swarmer, Unearthed Raptor. The Egg into Raptor combo was fantastic, but I think Jade Swarmer on 2 mana is fantastic as she'll (usually) be alive for the Unearthed Raptor to snap her power up. And so the army builds...

The Beginning (Turns One, Two and Three)

The grounding principle of this deck is that your board should endeavour to always be busy. Between the deathrattles and the Jade Golem's popping up all over the place, you can maintain board control from the outset.

*The meta is Craaaaazy at the moment and there are a lot of Aggro rage decks out there, which can be a little trickier than the last iteration of this deck*

Unlocking the full potential of the early turns is getting into the combo of Unearthed Raptor. It can range from mildly average (Draw a Card), to awesome (Nerubian, or Sylvanas' power). This is the main reason for carrying Nerubian Eggs.

The Middle (Turns Four. Five and Six)

This block of the game should be about solidifying your board presence. The Jade Golem will provide you a really decent return on in investment at this point, if you've hit the perfect start. But that so rarely happens, so it's about shifting with what you do have.

Jade Spirit is a decent new drop from Gadgetzan and despite rolling against the deathrattle tide, does well to fill the 4 slot (which you can sub in for Piloted Shredder, depending to taste).

The End (Turns Seven, Eight and Nine)

If you have a Raptor left, drop it now to build board presence, hopefully copying a lonely egg or maybe even Sylvanas. Play out your hand and either continue to hit face, or keep their board clear. Don’t let any opposing combo minions survive a turn. This includes spellpowers - a single spellpower increase could destroy your board.

You're playing a waiting game here until you can tick into the N'Zoth drop.

Use Sap and Eviscerate to remove big threats.

N’Zoth and Beyond (Turn Ten)

At this point, you should have played through a good few deathrattle minions - an N’Zoth drop will fill the board. So, it if highly recommended to clear your own board as much as possible on turn 10, before you drop him.

Don’t clear Baron Rivendare though, that would be an opportunity wasted.

It’s good to remember that N’Zoth resurrects minions in a random order. The Jade Golem set up here can be very powerful - you'll potentially bring back 2 or 3 deathrattlers (Jade Swarmers & Aya Blackpaw) who will draw out the Golems. At this point, they could *easily* be reaching towards 10/10 resummons. GG EZ.

If you haven’t drawn N’Zoth, don’t panic. You’re probably on the road to victory anyway ;) Just play hard and use your rattles to control the board, smash face and if you need it, it will turn up.

Specific Class Matchups in Wild, December 2016

Argh this is too early to see what settles into the meta post-Gadgetzan. These will be posted soon.

Additional Comments

This deck is full of fun deathrattle synergy. It might not be your cup of tea, but it does pack a punch and if you play out the kind of combos available, particularly stacking the Nerubian Egg/Jade Swarmer >>> Unearthed Raptor, you'll have great fun :)

Thanks for reading and please leave me comments! I need them like I need water and blood and air and all that.

- Scarhound - www.reallywildhearthstonedecks.com