I voted for hunter, because overall it seems to me that hunter has no particular strategy other than the usual beast/midrange (however effective, it looks obvious and bland to me, like, throw beasts, trade and see what happens) or N'zoth (bland just the same). The only interesting hunter form is Yogg-Saron, which is scary anyway because of overwhelming RNG.
Druid got nerfed badly, but beast druid and token druid are effective and also feel class specific. C'thun druid is also a thing. No matter if these decks are not top tier.
Also, tournaments are not a good example to explain the whole HS community, but look at decks being played by pro players: hunters are so rare compared to any other class!
On the other hand, and slightly OT, I feel that warrior is too widespread currently, apparently too good in any form. So much that I'm quite tempted to try it even tho I hate playing behind the stupid face of Garrosh (why didn't they give us Muradin as warrior hero...).
if they arent any priest decks it must mean something
i have played all classes since the release and none more than priest, i have sicken so much playing priest, which is actually my fav class, that i have promised myself not to play it again until they fix it so i dont get more frustrated
Has to be hunter. What is the viable competitive deck for hunter?
Yes priest lost some good cards and primary board clear but you can still easily pilot a control deck in the meta. Druid lost its free win combo but can still ramp and got some strong C'thun cards.
Hunter is just lost. Even face hunters of the past are just face shamans now.
Has to be hunter. What is the viable competitive deck for hunter?
Yes priest lost some good cards and primary board clear but you can still easily pilot a control deck in the meta. Druid lost its free win combo but can still ramp and got some strong C'thun cards.
Hunter is just lost. Even face hunters of the past are just face shamans now.
I hear Mid-range hunter is pretty good on ladder. Call of the Wild is really good. This dude's hunter deck below is really, really solid. Been seeing a lot of streamers playing mid-hunter with success.
Yeah, the midrange Hunter deck has been giving me a lot of problems at Rank 9-10. I think I lost like 3 straight to Hunter right now. If I don't have board control by the time Turn 8 comes up, I already lost, especially since they keep pressuring you with their Hero Power.
Currently playing Casino Mage, which is basically the only deck that works for me this season. Managed to get to Rank 10 early in the month and then dropped back down to Rank 14, went back and forth at Rank 13-14 for a week trying many other different decks (N'Zoth Paladin, Dragon Priest, Zoo Warlock) , then went back to Casino Mage this morning and went from Rank 14 to Rank 9 in half a day.
Now I am stuck again and part of that is Midrange Hunter. It may be the only viable deck right now but it is very effective.
I observed that the meta is much more diverse than ever before, there are no class lagging behind all other unlike before (remember "tier shaman" ? Who would laugh at shaman nowadays) and, although perfect equality between is obviously impossible, there are no gross inequalities in power level between each class.
But if I really must give an answer, I would say druid (not counting arena, because I have no arena experience).
With response to the array of priest and hunter comments: I would say Priest and Hunter have only 1 deck that are viable each- N'Zoth and Midrange respectively (though you could argue Dragon Priest as more viable in a more aggressive meta)- but each are stronger than the array of crappy Druid decks. Yeah there are several types of druid decks floating around, like beast, c'thun, and ramp, but they are all pretty weak, being really dependent on draw and curving out because they don't have any comeback mechanics hardly, lacking good removal, board clear and draw. Their only hope is to drop a taunt as anything and hope for the best for the majority of archetypes. Beast druid you have to have an aggressive curve and finish off with savage roar early, or you will just get overrun. And these decks are all basically worse versions of other decks, so there isn't much reason to play them.
Its simple, really: priest lost a shit ton of value cards that established the early game for a class thats based on on-board control, while other classes just got a lot better in terms of generating value. Its no surprise its in such a state now, and much like shaman, its clear to me now that priests as a class need a lot of really powerful cards just to be competitive.
Can't quite decide. Druid feels clumsy and slow, even when it ends up working. The Warlock zoo is of course strong, but outside of that? Reno weirdness, which is playable, but always feels gimmicky. And I can't play a rogue worth a damn, but I will assume the Miracle is as good as people say.
For lower ranks i think hunter does well and its safe to say that mage could be the weakest.
For highier ranks i think freeze or malyfreeze mage does well with this meta because of the popularity of tempo warriors who dont armor up as much and other control decks. So hunter seems to be the worst class in highier ranks
I'll go with Hunter, just due to the one-dimensional approach that some have already stated. Other than mid-range, possibly going to N'Zoth, the options are limited; possibly Yogg N'Load. Priest isn't super strong but has a few options with N'Zoth, C'Thun, Dragon. N'Zoth being as close to traditional Control Priest; it just has to not play totally reactive as before. Druid isn't top tier like before, but Ramp, Beast, and C'Thun are all decent, Token and YoggStone are as viable as Yogg N'Load is to Hunter. Paladin's also an interesting one - N'Zoth/Control is a top deck and good enough that it carries the class to being one of the strongest, but that's the only strong archetype so far - aggro with shield or murlocs all seem experimental and not quite good enough.
Does hunter even have a playable deck? At least druid has C'thun, and ramp doesn't seem all that bad either.
All other classes seem to be fairly well represented.
I'm rank 5- 3 * atm with Anti Meta/N'zoth Hunter with some changes like 2 King ellek's and loot hoarder as 2 Drops. Running Harrison Jhones ,no Ragnaros. Call of the Wild is Great. I think if Druid doe'nst got the mana acceleration and the mages without the Mad Scientists are weaker ATM. But Mire Keeper was a great addition to Druid decks.
I think Wog beneficied Shamans (That now are predominant mid range-Incredible!) and Aggro are not so value anymore idk why really. This is so cool that hte meta still crazy but IMO is Sylvannas Oriented pretty much like Pre- Narxx-Gvg,thats great ^_^
With response to the array of priest and hunter comments: I would say Priest and Hunter have only 1 deck that are viable each- N'Zoth and Midrange respectively (though you could argue Dragon Priest as more viable in a more aggressive meta)- but each are stronger than the array of crappy Druid decks. Yeah there are several types of druid decks floating around, like beast, c'thun, and ramp, but they are all pretty weak, being really dependent on draw and curving out because they don't have any comeback mechanics hardly, lacking good removal, board clear and draw. Their only hope is to drop a taunt as anything and hope for the best for the majority of archetypes. Beast druid you have to have an aggressive curve and finish off with savage roar early, or you will just get overrun. And these decks are all basically worse versions of other decks, so there isn't much reason to play them.
StrifeCro got legend with druid. The deck he uses is good as he played it in a shaman rich environment and needs no comeback mechanism as it plays very fast. I don't think Druid is the weakest class.
I saw so many Midrange/Beast Hunter from rank 10-5 on ladder, and they are pretty good. I dont get why ppl vote it as weak class.
IMO, the weakest class is among one of these three: Mage, Druid, and Priest, depending on the meta.
Priest really needs better tools or broken cards like Entomb to step up the game in next adventure/expansion to stay competitive. I don't like how they always end up being mid-tier or low-tier every single time after an expansion.
With response to the array of priest and hunter comments: I would say Priest and Hunter have only 1 deck that are viable each- N'Zoth and Midrange respectively (though you could argue Dragon Priest as more viable in a more aggressive meta)- but each are stronger than the array of crappy Druid decks. Yeah there are several types of druid decks floating around, like beast, c'thun, and ramp, but they are all pretty weak, being really dependent on draw and curving out because they don't have any comeback mechanics hardly, lacking good removal, board clear and draw. Their only hope is to drop a taunt as anything and hope for the best for the majority of archetypes. Beast druid you have to have an aggressive curve and finish off with savage roar early, or you will just get overrun. And these decks are all basically worse versions of other decks, so there isn't much reason to play them.
StrifeCro got legend with druid. The deck he uses is good as he played it in a shaman rich environment and needs no comeback mechanism as it plays very fast. I don't think Druid is the weakest class.
Midrange Hunter is pretty strong, but I can see why people don't think so because a good list isn't obvious. Mryagut is trying doomsayers and no Fiery Bats and that seems to work for him. There's a few flexible spots because there's nothing really strong turns 1-3 except Animal Companion. This hurts vs Shaman. Fiery Bats don't seem to do enough.
What's not good, Ram Wranglers and Princess Huhuran.
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Warlock,there is no other deck for warlock apart from zoo.
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I voted for hunter, because overall it seems to me that hunter has no particular strategy other than the usual beast/midrange (however effective, it looks obvious and bland to me, like, throw beasts, trade and see what happens) or N'zoth (bland just the same).
The only interesting hunter form is Yogg-Saron, which is scary anyway because of overwhelming RNG.
Druid got nerfed badly, but beast druid and token druid are effective and also feel class specific. C'thun druid is also a thing. No matter if these decks are not top tier.
Also, tournaments are not a good example to explain the whole HS community, but look at decks being played by pro players: hunters are so rare compared to any other class!
On the other hand, and slightly OT, I feel that warrior is too widespread currently, apparently too good in any form. So much that I'm quite tempted to try it even tho I hate playing behind the stupid face of Garrosh (why didn't they give us Muradin as warrior hero...).
OP, you should change the poll to multiple select, since priest and hunter are the weakest classes right now.
Druid.
Gutted going into a new expansion/format/meta. Has no identity now.
if they arent any priest decks it must mean something
i have played all classes since the release and none more than priest, i have sicken so much playing priest, which is actually my fav class, that i have promised myself not to play it again until they fix it so i dont get more frustrated
Has to be hunter. What is the viable competitive deck for hunter?
Yes priest lost some good cards and primary board clear but you can still easily pilot a control deck in the meta. Druid lost its free win combo but can still ramp and got some strong C'thun cards.
Hunter is just lost. Even face hunters of the past are just face shamans now.
This dude's hunter deck below is really, really solid. Been seeing a lot of streamers playing mid-hunter with success.
Yeah, the midrange Hunter deck has been giving me a lot of problems at Rank 9-10. I think I lost like 3 straight to Hunter right now. If I don't have board control by the time Turn 8 comes up, I already lost, especially since they keep pressuring you with their Hero Power.
Currently playing Casino Mage, which is basically the only deck that works for me this season. Managed to get to Rank 10 early in the month and then dropped back down to Rank 14, went back and forth at Rank 13-14 for a week trying many other different decks (N'Zoth Paladin, Dragon Priest, Zoo Warlock) , then went back to Casino Mage this morning and went from Rank 14 to Rank 9 in half a day.
Now I am stuck again and part of that is Midrange Hunter. It may be the only viable deck right now but it is very effective.
I observed that the meta is much more diverse than ever before, there are no class lagging behind all other unlike before (remember "tier shaman" ? Who would laugh at shaman nowadays) and, although perfect equality between is obviously impossible, there are no gross inequalities in power level between each class.
But if I really must give an answer, I would say druid (not counting arena, because I have no arena experience).
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With response to the array of priest and hunter comments: I would say Priest and Hunter have only 1 deck that are viable each- N'Zoth and Midrange respectively (though you could argue Dragon Priest as more viable in a more aggressive meta)- but each are stronger than the array of crappy Druid decks. Yeah there are several types of druid decks floating around, like beast, c'thun, and ramp, but they are all pretty weak, being really dependent on draw and curving out because they don't have any comeback mechanics hardly, lacking good removal, board clear and draw. Their only hope is to drop a taunt as anything and hope for the best for the majority of archetypes. Beast druid you have to have an aggressive curve and finish off with savage roar early, or you will just get overrun. And these decks are all basically worse versions of other decks, so there isn't much reason to play them.
Priest, by a large margin.
Its simple, really: priest lost a shit ton of value cards that established the early game for a class thats based on on-board control, while other classes just got a lot better in terms of generating value. Its no surprise its in such a state now, and much like shaman, its clear to me now that priests as a class need a lot of really powerful cards just to be competitive.
Can't quite decide. Druid feels clumsy and slow, even when it ends up working. The Warlock zoo is of course strong, but outside of that? Reno weirdness, which is playable, but always feels gimmicky. And I can't play a rogue worth a damn, but I will assume the Miracle is as good as people say.
For lower ranks i think hunter does well and its safe to say that mage could be the weakest.
For highier ranks i think freeze or malyfreeze mage does well with this meta because of the popularity of tempo warriors who dont armor up as much and other control decks. So hunter seems to be the worst class in highier ranks
I'll go with Hunter, just due to the one-dimensional approach that some have already stated. Other than mid-range, possibly going to N'Zoth, the options are limited; possibly Yogg N'Load. Priest isn't super strong but has a few options with N'Zoth, C'Thun, Dragon. N'Zoth being as close to traditional Control Priest; it just has to not play totally reactive as before. Druid isn't top tier like before, but Ramp, Beast, and C'Thun are all decent, Token and YoggStone are as viable as Yogg N'Load is to Hunter. Paladin's also an interesting one - N'Zoth/Control is a top deck and good enough that it carries the class to being one of the strongest, but that's the only strong archetype so far - aggro with shield or murlocs all seem experimental and not quite good enough.
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Running Harrison Jhones ,no Ragnaros.
Call of the Wild is Great.
I think if Druid doe'nst got the mana acceleration and the mages without the Mad Scientists are weaker ATM.
But Mire Keeper was a great addition to Druid decks.
I think Wog beneficied Shamans (That now are predominant mid range-Incredible!) and Aggro are not so value anymore idk why really.
This is so cool that hte meta still crazy but IMO is Sylvannas Oriented pretty much like Pre- Narxx-Gvg,thats great ^_^
Standard > Wild
I saw so many Midrange/Beast Hunter from rank 10-5 on ladder, and they are pretty good. I dont get why ppl vote it as weak class.
IMO, the weakest class is among one of these three: Mage, Druid, and Priest, depending on the meta.
Priest really needs better tools or broken cards like Entomb to step up the game in next adventure/expansion to stay competitive. I don't like how they always end up being mid-tier or low-tier every single time after an expansion.
lul hunter is weakest class post rotation lul, who's voting in this poll butt-hurt face hunters who don't want to play the sick midrange hunter deck?
Midrange Hunter is pretty strong, but I can see why people don't think so because a good list isn't obvious. Mryagut is trying doomsayers and no Fiery Bats and that seems to work for him. There's a few flexible spots because there's nothing really strong turns 1-3 except Animal Companion. This hurts vs Shaman. Fiery Bats don't seem to do enough.
What's not good, Ram Wranglers and Princess Huhuran.