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Welcome to the new Legendary Tier Crafting Guide!
SEE POST BELOW FOR WILD-ONLY SETS AND CHECK OUT THIS THREAD FOR EPIC CARDS.

This thread is to be a home for legendary crafting advice. If you are not sure which legendary you should craft next, this is the place to ask! We only recommend disenchanting golden versions of legenary cards until you know you will not buy more packs from the corresponding set. Keeping even the worst legendaries will increase your chance of getting a good one next time due to the no-duplicate rule. We will try our best to stay on top of the meta-game with updates, and hope this thread can be a valuable resource for new and veteran players alike to make better decisions with your dust!

Disclaimer: A tier list like this can never please everyone; the meta game is dynamic. If you think a card is in the wrong tier, please explain and provide links to deck lists or other data to support your claim.

Please note that some of the cards may not be craftable, and are received through adventures or rewards.

* = Recently updated

** = Effected by recent changes

 = Editor's choice smart crafts.

 = Safe to dust

Only sure things, we can certainly say; these are the kings of the meta today.

 - Scholomance Academy
Doctor Krastinov* - Staple in bomb warrior and weapon rogue.
High Abbess Alura* - Staple in Libram paladin, also sees play in priest decks.
Infiltrator Lilian* - Staple in Weapon and Stealth rogue.
Jandice Barov* - Great standalone tempo card, staple in most rogue and mage decks.
Lord Barov* - Very flexible card, staple in Libram paladin and Bomb warrior.
Lorekeeper Polkelt* - Playable in many different classes and archetypes.
Mindrender Illucia*** RECENTLY NERFED! Staple in most priest decks in both formats.
Speaker Gidra* - Staple in Guardian druid, playable in spell damage shaman.
Soulciologist Malicia* Staple in Soul fragment centered decks for Demon hunter and Warlock.

  - Ashes of Outland
Kayn Sunfury - Staple in Tempo Demon Hunter, very good winrate.
Kael'thas Sunstrider* - RECENTLY NERFED!
Lady Liadrin* - Near staple in in Pure paladin.
Soul Mirror - Very strong AOE for all priest decks.
Zixor, Apex Predator - Staple in Highlander and Dragon hunter.

GAW - Galakrond's Awakening
Sky Gen'ral Kragg - Staple in all quest decks, also in Wild.
The Amazing Reno - Strong card in Highlander mage.

 - Descent of Dragons
Ancharrr* - Staple in faster warrior decks.
Dragonqueen Alexstrasza - Great card for highlander decks from several classes.
Flik Skyshiv - Important removal tool for all rogue decks.
Dragonbane - Staple in most hunter decks.
Kronx Dragonhoof - Staple in several powerful Galakrond decks for many classes.
Murozond the Infinite - Staple in highlander and Galakrond priest.
Veranus - Staple in all hunter decks except popular face.
Ysera, Unleashed - Staple in most druid decks currently.

- Saviors of Uldum
Dinotamer Brann - Buildaround in Highlander hunter.
Siamat - Versatile neutral playable in many different decks, notably highlander ones.
Zephrys the Great - Staple in highlander (and other) decks for many classes

 - Rise of Shadows

 - Classic
Alexstrasza - Staple in several dragon decks and spell combo decks, playable in most control decks.
Altruis the Outcast - Staple in Tempo Demon Hunter.
Captain Greenskin* - Staple in most Warrior decks, playable in rogue decks.
Edwin VanCleef - Staple in most Rogue decks.

A twist or an answer to take for a spin. An off-metamancer will need one to win.

 - Scholomance Academy
Ace Hunter Kreen* - Playable in most hunter and demonhunter decks, notably highlander hunter.
Forest Warden Omu* - Staple in Malygos Druid, playable in Dragon druid.
Headmaster Kel'Thuzad* - Good card in all decks with strong, cheap removal.
Instructor Fireheart* - Playable in most shaman decks.
Rattlegore* - Staple in big warrior.
Ras Frostwhisper* - Staple in spell damage decks for mage and shaman.

  - Ashes of Outland
Akama - Playable in most rogue decks, notably highlander ones.
Astromancer Solarian* - Staple in most mage decks.
Evocation* - Staple in most mage decks.
Kanrethad Ebonlocke - Staple in zoolock.
Keli'dan the Breaker -  Staple in Galakrond Warlock.
Kargath Bladefist - Playabe in Enrage and Bomb warrior.
Magtheridon* - Good card in slower Demon hunter and Warrior decks.
Maiev Shadowsong - Very flexible removal, performing well in decks from many classes.
Murgur Murgurgle - Staple in Pure, Libram and Murloc paladin.
Reliquary of Souls - Staple in Resurrect and Highlander priest.
Shadowjeweler Hanar - Staple in secret based rogue decks.
Teron Gorefiend - Playable in egg warrior, zoolock and deathrattle face hunter.

- Descent of Dragons
Chenvaala* - Near staple in small spell tempo mage.
Deathwing, Mad Aspect - Strong card in slower warrior decks.
Frizz Kindleroost - Staple in most dragon decks.
Galakrond, the Nightmare* - Buildarond in highlander and pure deathrattle decks.
Galakrond, the Unspeakable - Staple in highlander and Galakrond priest.
Galakrond, the Wretched - Buildaround in both Zoo and Handlock decks.
Malygos, Aspect of Magic* - Staple in Highlander mage.
Mindflayer Kaahrj - Playable in Highlander and Galakrond priest. 

- Saviors of Uldum
Colossus of the Moon* - Sees niche play in Big warrior and slow control decks.
High Priest Amet - Staple in several priest decks.
Reno the Relicologist - Staple in several slower mage decks.
Vessina - Good card in faster shaman decks, including quest ones.

 - Rise of Shadows
Archmage Vargoth - Strong synergies in many decks, notably token druid.
Archivist Elysiana - Playable in slower decks as anti-control tech.
Blastmaster Boom - Staple in bomb warrior decks.
Catrina Muerte - Staple in quest resurrect and combo priest.
Heistbaron Togwaggle* - Staple in Galakrond rogue.
Kalecgos -Staple in highlander and Khadgar dragon mage.
Madame Lazul - Near staple in highlander priest.

 - Classic
Harrison Jones - Evergreen neutral tech card, but is very meta dependent.
Grommash Hellscream* - Strong finisher in aggro and tempo based warrior decks.
Malygos* - Buildaround combo card.
Natalie Seline - Staple in Highlander priest, playable in most priest decks.
Nethrandamus - Playable in most DH decks, but currently lacks synergies with the class.
Tirion Fordring - Staple mech paladin, playable in any slower paladin deck.

Craft for something specific, or time to relax; but these are terrific, if you find them in packs.

 - Scholomance Academy
Disciplinarian Gandling* - Playable in Zoolock and Galakrond priest.
Mozaki, Master Duelist* - Playable in small spell mage.
Vectus* - Playable in Quest hunter, sees play experimental play in several classes
Sphere of Sapience* - Has uses for several classes, staple in Tortollan Mage.
Shan'do Wildclaw* - Playable in various Druid and Hunter decks.
Star Student Stelina* - Niche tech for various demon hunter decks.
Turalyon, the Tenured* - Tech card in several paladin decks.

 - Ashes of Outland
Archspore Msshi'fn - Playable in several druid decks, but not staple in any.
Beastmaster Leoroxx - Sees play in several archetypes, usually with King Krush
Metamorphosis* - Playable in faster Demon Hunter decks, but hit hard by nerf.
The Lurker Below - Playable in most shaman decks.

GAW - Galakrond's Awakening:
Grand Lackey Erkh - Playable in zoolock and highlander warrior.

- Descent of Dragons
Dragonrider Talritha - Playable in pure paladin.
Galakrond, the Tempest - Galakrond Shaman was severely hit by nerfs but is still playable.
Galakrond, the Unbreakable - Has a low overall winrate, is stronger in wild.
Valdris Felgorge - Struggles in the current meta but has potential for the future. See Wild section.

- Saviors of Uldum
Activate the Obelisk - Staple in quest resurrect priest.
Corrupt the Waters - Playable Galakrond decks, winrate much lower since the nerfs. 
Dark Pharaoh Tekahn - Playable in zoolock.
Elise the Enlightened  Playable in Quest druid, especially the Malygos version.
King Phaoris - Was stronger earlier, might get more support in the future.
Octosari* - Playable in Murloc paladin, sees experimental play in other decks.
Sir Finley of the Sands - Staple in Tip the Scales decks, playable in others.
Supreme Archaeology* - Staple in Malygos quest warlock.

 - Rise of Shadows
Jepetto Joybuzz - Card with combo potential, see Wild section.
Keeper Stalladris - Playable in several druid decks but is not a staple in any of them currently.
Khadgar - Struggles to find a home after the Conjurer's Calling nerf.
Scargil - Staple in murloc shaman.
Swampqueen Hagatha - Staple in Murloc shaman, lower winrate after the SoU release.
Zayle, Shadow Cloak - Interresting card but some of his decks are pretty weak.

 - Classic
Bloodmage Thalnos - Strong neutral card, playable in a variety of decks.
Brightwing - Playable in slower decks with Dragon synergy, notably mage and Shaman.
King Krush - Playable in highlander hunter and often played with Beastmaster Leoroxx.
Ysera* - Strong, slow neutral value card.

They're not influential, and their niches are small, but they might have potential, or break a tavern brawl!

 - Scholomance Academy
Archwitch Willow* - MANACOST BUFF INCOMING! Playable in Handlock, low winrate.
Keymaster Alabaster* - Unreliable card, sees niche play in Priest and Paladin decks.
Professor Slate* - Currently lacks synergies in Standard.

 - Ashes of Outland
Al'ar - Niche card for creative players, low winrate.
Bulwark of Azzinoth - Niche card for defensive warriors, but very easy to play around. Low winrate.
Lady Vashj - Playable in several archetypes, but will likely weaken your deck.
Ysiel Windsinger* - Could be demoted to tier 5 as there are better combo enablers. Low winrate.

GAW - Galakrond's Awakening:
The Fist of Ra-den - Niche tech for Highlander and Galakrond Shaman.

- Descent of Dragons
Bandersmosh - Playable in most shaman decks, but is in a weak class currently.
Goru the Mightree - Staple in treant token druid, is not played much currently.
Nithogg* - Sees play in highlander shaman.
Nozdormu the Timeless - Playable in Libram paladin.
Sathrovarr - Sees little play after the standard rotation, maybe except greedy druid decks.
Shu'ma - Staple in quest hunter, playable in token druid. 
Waxadred - Sees niche play in Galakrond and Deathrattle rogue, low overall winrate.
Zzeraku the Warped - Struggles in the current meta but has potential for the future.

- Saviors of Uldum
Anka, the Buried - Has synergies in some decks, but a low overall winrate.
Armagedillo - Very low win and playrate currently.
Bazaar Burglary - Every game will be different with this archetype, but it has a low winrate.
Hack the System - New quest warrior has a low winrate so far.
Making Mummies - Quest paladin is very weak in the current meta.
Raid the Sky Temple - New quest mage has a low winrate so far.
Unseal the Vault - Quest hunter truggles among much stronger decks from the class.
Untapped Potential - Quest druid is now surpassed by stronger druid archetypes.

 - Rise of Shadows
Arch-Villain Rafaam - Playable in zoolock and other decks but low winrate after the SoU expansion.
Barista Lynchen* - Playable in battlecry heavy decks, sees little play currently.
Chef Nomi - Struggles to find a home in the current meta.
Commander Rhyssa - Staple in Secret and Secret Mech paladin, low current playrate.
Lucentbark - Playable in Highlander Quest druid.
Nozari - Unique effect, playable in Dragon paladin but very low winrate.
The Boom Reaver - Staple in Big warrior, low winrate.
Vereesa Windrunner - Staple in Malygos hunter, playable in several spell heavy decks.

 - Classic
Al'Akir the Windlord - Flexible classic card, currently in a struggeling class.
Archmage Antonidas - Struggles to find a home in the current meta.
Baron Geddon - Sees little play in the current meta.
Cairne Bloodhoof - Playable in deathrattle and midrange decks, low win and playrate.
Cenarius* - Niche pick for several decks, but druid has better options.
Deathwing - Playable in Big warrior, surprise tech in Mech paladin and other decks.
High Inquisitor Whitemane - Sees niche play in murloc paladin, win more card, low playrate.
King Mukla - Playable in embiggen druid.
Lord Jaraxxus - Staple in handlock which is a niche deck in the current meta.
Onyxia* - Playable in dragon decks.
The Black Knight - Very meta dependant tech card.
Tinkmaster Overspark -  Sees some play as neutral transform tech.

You might keep'em just - to open one of each kind, but a golden one is dust, please don't look behind

 - Rise of Shadows
Fel Lord Betrug - Staple in weak Plot Twist warlocks, T4 in Wild.
Oblivitron* - Struggle to find a home after standard rotation.
Tak Nozwhisker - Playable in Thief and Pogo-Hopper rogue, very low winrate.

 - Classic
Gruul - Very slow card
Hogger - Weak to AOE, has seen play in token decks and control warrior.
Lorewalker Cho - Meme card, needed for the longest hearthstone turn ever.
Millhouse Manastorm - A liability.
Nat Pagle - Outclassed by Novice Engineer.
Nozdormu - Meme card, can be a nice find from discover effects.
The Beast - A liability.
Xavius - Has seen play in token- and demon decks, very low playrate.

Ranking changelog The Year of the Phoenix/Dragon:

If you are a new player looking for a quick way to improve your collection, here is a list of powerful neutral commons and rares which fit in many decks. For epics, please consult the dedicated thread.

 For details on how Standard will rotate, check out this thread!

References

The list has been assembled by using data from:

• hsreplay.net, 
• hearthstonetopdecks.com,
• Discussions within the previous hearthpwn mod team

Thanks SnoderFaner, LightBrain, Tad30s, Skyi101, Th3D4rkL0rd, FrostyFeetEU, Fluxflashor and all posters who make suggestions in this thread to keep it updated!

Special thanks to Chimera for images and formatting.

Wild only Sets and the best Standard crafts for Wild.

 - Ashes of Outland (Wild ranking)
Murgur Murgurgle - Staple in Murloc Paladin, which is stronger than its Standard counterpart.
Kanrethad Ebonlocke - Has more synergies in Wild, strong card seveal decks.
  - Descent of Dragons (Wild ranking)
Ancharrr - Staple in pirate warrior, including Galakrond versions.
Dragonqueen Alexstrasza - Strong, flexible card, playable in most slower decks.
Malygos, Aspect of Magic - Staple in Highlander Quest mage.
 Other Standard legendaries (Wild ranking)
Zephrys the Great - Staple in Highlander decks.
Supreme Archaeology - Staple in strong Mecha'thun combo decks.
Reno the Relicologist - Staple in Highlander combo and control mage.
Archmage Vargoth - Strong card in quest mage and other decks.
 - The Boomsday Project
Mecha'thun - Win condition in warlock and other combo decks.
SN1P-SN4P - Staple in several decks for many classes, notably mech paladin.
Stargazer Luna - Near staple in aggro secret mage, playable in other decks.
The Soularium - Staple in Mecha'thun combo decks and discolock, playable in other decks.
Zilliax - Very powerful and versatile card.
 - Kobolds and Catacombs
Aluneth - Staple in agressive mage decks, notably secret mage.
Kingsbane* - Staple in aggro pirate rogue.
 - Knights of the Frozen Throne
Bloodreaver Gul'dan - Staple in any warlock deck except fast zoo.
Shadowreaper Anduin - Staple in Raza priest, playable in any priest deck.
The Lich King - Staple in Darkest Hour warlock and Resurrect priest. Playable in any midrange and control deck.
 - Journey to Un'Goro
Open the Waygate - Staple in very strong Archmage Vargoth highlander  and Flamewaker decks.
Sunkeeper Tarim - Strong card in most paladin decks, notably murloc ones currently.
 - Mean Streets of Gadgetzan
Kazakus* - Staple in most highlander decks, notably Raza priest.
Patches the Pirate - Staple in several board based agressive decks.
Raza the Chained - Raza Highlander Priest has returned!
 - Whispers of the Old Gods
 - The League of Explorers
Sir Finley Mrrgglton - Staple in aggressive and murloc decks.
Reno Jackson - Staple in Warlock, Mage and Priest decks, and sees experimental play in all classes.
 - Goblins vs Gnomes
Mal'Ganis - Staple in any demon based slower warlock deck.
 - Curse of Naxxramas
Loatheb - Strong, flexible neutral tech card.
 - Hall of Fame
Baku the Mooneater - Staple in decks for demon hunter, paladin, warrior, mage, hunter and rogue.
Bloodmage Thalnos* - Strong neutral card, playable in a variety of decks, notably Raza priest.
Genn Greymane - Staple in even decks, especially shaman and warlock.
Leeroy Jenkins - Playable finisher in any aggressive deck.

 - Ashes of Outland (Wild ranking)
Akama - Good card in odd and pirate rogue.
Astromancer Solarian - Playable in Highlander Quest mage.
Kael'thas Sunstrider - Staple in combo and jade Druid and Mecha'thun Warlock.
Maiev Shadowsong* - Very flexible card, playable in many classes, notably highlander decks.
Teron Gorefiend* - Has strong synergies in the format.
Zixor, Apex Predator - Playable in most hunter decks.
  - Descent of Dragons (Wild ranking)
Frizz Kindleroost - Flexible neutral card which can enable strong plays Highlander and Dragon decks.
Dragonbane* - Strong card in most hunter decks.
Murozond the Infinite - Staple in Togwaggle priest.
Sathrovarr* - Playable in Malygos druid.
Valdris Felgorge* - Good card in strong combo and handlock decks.
Zzeraku the Warped - Good card in Handlock and Renolock.
- Saviors of Uldum (Wild ranking)
Armagedillo - Staple in Taunt centered tempo and control decks.
Dinotamer Brann - Staple in highlander hunter, good winrate.
Siamat - Versatile netural card, decent winrate.
Vessina - Playable in Even shaman, good winrate.
 - Rise of Shadows (Wild ranking)
Barista Lynchen - Strong card in battlecry heavy decks, notably Reno mage and Galakrond ones.
Catrina Muerte - Staple in Big Priest.
Commander Rhyssa - Good winrate, strong synergy with Avenge.
Jepetto Joybuzz - Strong card in  Malygos druid, playable in Raza priest.
Keeper Stalladris - Playable in jade and token druid.
Scargil - Benefits from  strong murloc synergies in the format.
 - Rastakhan's Rumble
High Priestess Jeklik - Staple in Discard zoolock, which got strong support from Hand of Gul'dan.
Wardruid Loti - Playable in most druid decks.
Zul'jin - Strong card in Spell hunter, playable in other hunter decks.
 - The Boomsday Project
Dr. Boom, Mad Genius - Staple in midrange and control decks.
Floop's Glorious Gloop - Playable Malygos and Jade druid.
Luna's Pocket Galaxy - Playable in Highlander Mage.
Myra's Unstable Element - Strong card in pirate and odd rogue.
Subject 9* - Playable in highlander hunter and other in secret heavy decks.
The Storm Bringer - Strong card in totem even shaman.
Zerek's Cloning Gallery - Staple in Big/Resurrect priest.
 - The Witchwood
Azalina Soulthief - Build-around in deckswap combo decks.
Dollmaster Dorian - Staple in Mecha'thun warlock.
Lord Godfrey - Strong AOE card for slower warlocks.
 - Classic (Wild ranking)
Archmage Antonidas - Staple in OTK mage decks, playable in tempo mage.
Captain Greenskin* - Playable in most warrior decks and Kingsbane rogue.
King Krush - Staple in Beast deathrattle hunter.
Malygos* - Build-around in druid and other spell combo decks.
Prophet Velen - Playable in OTK big priest, staple in razapriest.
 - Kobolds and Catacombs
Kathrena Winterwisp - Staple in recruit and deathrattle hunter.
King Togwaggle - Staple in combo priest with Muruzond and miracle mill druid.
Rin, the First Disciple -  Anti-control tech slower warlock decks.
Skull of the Man'ari - Staple in cubelock, playable in control warlock.
Zola the Gorgon - Playable in several different decks from many classes, notably highlander ones.
 - Knights of the Frozen Throne
Deathstalker Rexxar - Staple in any slower hunter decks and playable in the rest.
Malfurion the Pestilent - Staple in any Wild druid deck.
Prince Keleseth - Buildaround card in many decks, notably zoo, aggro murloc paladin and tempo rogue.
Prince Taldaram - Often played in cubelock but can be replaced.
Sindragosa - Playable in Highlander mage.
 - Journey to Un'Goro
Clutchmother Zavas - Discolock is finally a strong deck.
Hemet, Jungle Hunter - Staple in Mecha'thun warlock, playable in several decks.
Spiritsinger Umbra - Played in cubelock and deathrattle decks.
Unite the Murlocs - Has a decent winrate and got a lot of support in RoS.
 - Mean Streets of Gadgetzan
Aya Blackpaw* - Playable in Jade and most shaman decks.
Finja, the Flying Star* - Staple in Murloc paladin.
 - Whispers of the Old Gods
Fandral Staghelm - Playable in most Druid decks, notably Jade and Token ones.
N'Zoth, the Corruptor - Playable in slower decks with deathrattle synergy.
Yogg-Saron, Hope's End - Playable in Jade and Malygos druid.
Y'Shaarj, Rage Unbound - Staple in big shaman, big priest and big rogue.
 - The League of Explorers
Brann Bronzebeard - Strong synergy with Kazakus.
 - The Grand Tournament
Skycap'n Kragg* - Strong card in pirate warrior but can be replaced.
 - Goblins vs Gnomes
 - Blackrock Mountain
Emperor Thaurissan - Tech option in cube warlock, staple in several combo decks.
 - Curse of Naxxramas
 - Hall of fame
Old Murk-Eye - Staple in most murloc decks.
Ragnaros the Firelord  - Staple in deahtrattle rogue and big priest, sees play in other decks.
Sylvanas Windrunner - Playable in any control and deathrattle deck, synergy with Brawl and Shadowflame

 - Ashes of Outland
Reliquary of Souls - Playable in several decks, but is not important in Wild.
Kayn Sunfury* - Staple in most Demon Hunter decks.
Soul Mirror - Playable in several priest decks, but there are better AOE options in the format.
Metamorphosis* - Staple in most Demon Hunter decks, including odd.
 Other Standard legendaries (Wild ranking)
King Phaoris - Playable in Jade druid, sees experimental play in other decks.
 - Rastakhan's Rumble
Halazzi, the Lynx - Good card in both quest hunter decks, playable in others.
High Priest Thekal - Strong synergy with Molten Giant.
Jan'alai, the Dragonhawk - Staple in Odd mage, but is not used in the strongest mage archetypes.
Krag'wa, the Frog - Playable in Evolve shaman, niche tech in other Shaman decks.
Mojomaster Zihi - Tech card vs ramp and combo decks, often played in Even decks.
Shirvallah, the Tiger* - Buildaround in Holy Wrath combo decks, playable in others.
Whizbang the Wonderful* - Mediocre winrate but highly recommended for new players. Golden card value!
 - The Boomsday Project
Boommaster Flark - Has Mech and Deathrattle synergies in the format, but sees little play.
Crystalsmith Kangor - Staple in Lynessa Sunsorrow and pure paladin.
Electra Stormsurge - Playable in aggro and evolve shaman.
Flobbidinous Floop - Has a lot of potential for creative players and deckbuilders.
Kangor's Endless Army - Curveball tech in Mech Paladin, has potential for creative deckbuilders.
 - The Witchwood
Chameleos - Playable filler in Highlander decks. Can be used for information purposes.
Prince Liam - Lategame option in odd paladin.
Hagatha the Witch - Playable in several shaman decks, but is outclassed as a value generator.
Houndmaster Shaw* - Playable in several hunter decks, notably Even hunter.
Shudderwock - Buildaround in Jade, otk and other battlecry decks, but low win- and playrate
 - Kobolds and Catacombs
Dragoncaller Alanna - Win condition in big spell mage, sees very little play.
Grumble, Worldshaker - Staple in Shudderwock shaman.
Master Oakheart - Staple in Wall priest and taunt druid.
Sonya Shadowdancer - Playable in Big Rogue, staple in quest rogue which sees little play.
Val'anyr - Playable in even paladin.
 - Knights of the Frozen Throne
Frost Lich Jaina - Staple in any slower non-combo mage deck.
Uther of the Ebon Blade - Staple in OTKDK Holy Wrath paladin.
 - Journey to Un'Goro
Awaken the Makers - Quest priest has interresting options in Wild but is not a powerhouse deck.
Lakkari Sacrifice - Playable in Discolock.
Lyra the Sunshard - Playable in Raza, clone and resurrect priest.
Pyros - Staple in elemental mage, playable in control mage, good winrate.
 - Mean Streets of Gadgetzan
Inkmaster Solia - Playable in reno mage.
Krul the Unshackled - Playable in renolock and demon decks.
Kun the Forgotten King - Staple in Aviana combo decks, playable in all slower druid decks.
White Eyes - Decent deathrattle synergy for slow shaman decks.
Wickerflame Burnbristle - Defensive card for paladin, synergy with Corpsetaker.
 - One Night in Karazhan
Barnes - Staple in big priest, synergy with Y'Shaarj, Rage Unbound and deathrattle cards.
Medivh, the Guardian - Playable control decks with heavy spells, especially Reno mage.
 - Whispers of the Old Gods
Deathwing, Dragonlord - Playable in deathrattle rogue, potential in dragon and deathrattle decks.
 - The Grand Tournament
Aviana - Synergy with Kun the Forgotten King in combo decks.
 - Goblins vs Gnomes
Dr. Boom* - Versatile curve filler, but there are other options.
Sneed's Old Shredder - Playable in Deathrattle and Big decks
 - Curse of Naxxramas
Kel'Thuzad* - Staple in Big rogue, playable in heavy control decks.

 - Rastakhan's Rumble
Akali, the Rhino - Niche card for creative deckbuilders, low playrate.
Bwonsamdi, the Dead - Niche card for creative deckbuilders, synergy with Spirit of the Dead.
Captain Hooktusk - Sees very little play, could be demoted to tier 5, but new pirates could be printed.
Da Undatakah - Playable in deathrattle decks, but is a slow card to make good use of.
Princess Talanji - Niche card which can win games in Thief priest.
Hakkar, the Soulflayer - Win condition in experimental deck modification and mill decks.
Hex Lord Malacrass - Greedy tech card for Highlander mage.
Oondasta - Has synergies for createive players, but sees little play currently.
Zentimo - Too weak stats and outclassed by better options in the format.
War Master Voone - Value card for dragon warrior, very low playrate.
 - The Boomsday Project
Dr. Morrigan* - Struggles to find a home after Darkest Hour nerf.
Myra Rotspring - Playable in deathrattle rogue.
The Boomship - Playable in Mecha'thun warrior, low playrate.
 - The Witchwood
Archmage Arugal - Playable in dragon and highlander mage, low playrate.
Countess Ashmore - Card with potential which has still found a home.
Darius Crowley - Playable in faster warrior decks.
Face Collector - Playable in quest rogue.
Glinda Crowskin - Niche card in Mecha'thun warlock, a lot weaker after nerf.
Lady in White - Meme card, low winrate but can be used by creative deckbuilders.
Tess Greymane - Playable in quest rogue and steal-heavy decks.
The Glass Knight - Filler in Even, Pure and Highlander decks.
Toki, Time-Tinker - Inconsistant value card for mage.
 - Kobolds and Catacombs 
Geosculptor Yip - Playable a in recruit and even warrior.
Ixlid, Fungal Lord - Sees very little play but could possible have future combo potential.
Lynessa Sunsorrow* - Build around in buff paladin. Used with Zola the Gorgon.
Rhok'delar - Playable in spell hunter, sees very little play in higher levels.
Twig of the World Tree -  Sees very little play but has combo potential.
Woecleaver - Staple in recruit warrior which is not a strong archetype.
 - Knights of the Frozen Throne
Archbishop Benedictus - Playable in quest priest.
Blood-Queen Lana'thel* - Niche card in discolock.
Bolvar, Fireblood - Slow card, effect difficult to trigger, but synergy with Crystology.
Hadronox - Staple in Taunt druid decks with low playrates currently.
Professor Putricide - Playable in Secret hunter.
Thrall, Deathseer - Sees very little play but might have potential!
Valeera the Hollow - Staple in Quest and Malygos rogue.
 - Journey to Un'Goro
Elise the Trailblazer - Good value card in odd warrior and big spell mage.
Fire Plume's Heart - Quest warrior sees very little play but might have potential.
Kalimos, Primal Lord* - Synergy with Shudderwock, but sees little play currently.
Swamp King Dred - Surprise tech in heavy hunter decks. Synergy with Kathrena Winterwisp.
The Caverns Below - Sees limited play but has some good support cards.
The Voraxx* - Playable in Sound the Bells! lynessa paladin.
 - Mean Streets of Gadgetzan
Auctionmaster Beardo - Staple in OTK DK paladin, low winrate.
Shaku, the Collector - Playable in odd, burgle and tempo rogue, but there are better options.
Wrathion - Playable in dragon decks, decent winrate but low playrate.
 - One Night in Karazhan
The Curator - Unfortuntely too weak for a 7 drop, even in Wild dragon and Malygos decks.
 - Whispers of the Old Gods
Anomalus - Sees some play in heavy control mage.
C'Thun - C'thun decks have low winrates but can be useful for tings like tavern brawls and memes.
Twin Emperor Vek'lor - See C'Thun.
Hallazeal the Ascended - Playable in slower shaman decks, low winrate
Princess Huhuran -  Has seen some play in Deathrattle hunter.
Ragnaros, Lightlord - Good filler in Highlander, playable in slower paladin decks.
Soggoth the Slitherer - Low playrate, has seen some play in heavy Taunt decks.
 - The League of Explorers
Elise Starseeker - Outdated tech card for control decks.
 - The Grand Tournament
Chillmaw - Playable in dragon- and Deathrattle decks.
Confessor Paletress - Playable in Raza the Chained priest.
Dreadscale - Playable in Reno Jackson deathrattle hunter.
Eydis Darkbane - Playable in Lynessa Sunsorrow paladin.
Gormok the Impaler - Playable in swarm decks, low playrate.
Justicar Trueheart - Struggles to find a home after the introduction of Baku the Mooneater.
Nexus-Champion Saraad - Playable in Raza the Chained priest.
Varian Wrynn - Playable in tempo warrior, low winrate.
The Mistcaller - Understatted, slow card.
Wilfred Fizzlebang - Sees very little play but can be used in even decks.
 - Blackrock Mountain
Chromaggus - Niche pick for dragon decks.
 - Goblins vs Gnomes
Blingtron 3000 - Low playrate, synergy with Twig of the World Tree and Harrison Jones.
Bolvar Fordragon - Slow card, effect difficult to trigger, but synergy with Crystology.
Foe Reaper 4000 - Low play and winrate, but good synergy with Dr. Boom, Mad Genius
Iron Juggernaut - Playable in Bomb warrior but low winrate.
Mimiron's Head - Meme card, playable in experimental mech and quest decks.
Neptulon - Playable in Murloc shaman but outclassed by other murloc generators.
Toshley - Tech option in tempo mage and razakus spell priest decks.
Vol'jin - Tech option in any priest deck, especially Spiteful Summoner ones.
 - Curse of Naxxramas
Baron Rivendare - Playable in Deathrattle decks, notably hunter and rogue.
Feugen - Tech option in Deathrattle decks
Stalagg - Tech option in Deathrattle decks

 - Rastakhan's Rumble
Gonk, the Raptor - Gonk OTK decks are not viable.
Gral, the Shark - Very low win and playrate, outclassed in deathrattle rogue.
Griftah* - Unreliable meme card, very low winrate.
Hir'eek, the Bat - Sees experimental play in handbuff zoo, very low winrate.
 - The Boomsday Project
Flark's Boom-Zooka - Sees very little play, does not fit in any decks at the moment.
Harbinger Celestia - Situational tech card vs. deck that skip earlygame minions.
Zerek, Master Cloner - Effect slow and difficult to make use of, low winrate.
 - The Witchwood
Blackhowl Gunspire - Meme card. Possible counter to Demonhunter?
Duskfallen Aviana - Enables some big plays...for your opponent.
Emeriss - Slow card, useless in current hunter decks.
Splintergraft -  Interresting, slow effect, playable in defensive druid decks.
 - Kobolds and Catacombs
Dragon Soul - Effect difficult to trigger, far too weak to build around.
Marin the Fox - Understatted meme card.
Temporus - Meme card, very difficult to play safely.
The Darkness - Slow card, effect difficult to trigger, possible tech against highlander decks.
The Runespear - Inconsistant card which sees very little play.
 - Knights of the Frozen Throne
Arfus - Understatted, a niche card in deathrattle hunter.
Lilian Voss - Unreliable in rogue decks, low winrates.
Moorabi - Meme card, shaman lacks Freeze synergy.
Prince Valanar - Sees very little play, does anyone know a use for this card?
Rotface - Unreliable and very slow. Very low winrates.
Scourgelord Garrosh - Sees very little play, low winrates.
 - Journey to Un'Goro
Jungle Giants - Quest druid is a niche deck. Druid has a generally low winrate after the nerfs.
King Mosh - Surprise tech in Odd control and quest warrior, very low playrate.
Ozruk - Outclassed in elemental decks.
Sherazin, Corpse Flower - Playable in miracle rogue, very low winrate
The Last Kaleidosaur - Quest paladin has a low winrate.
The Marsh Queen - Quest hunter has a low winrate.
Tyrantus - Niche card for Druid, has a low winrates after the nerfs.
 - Mean Streets of Gadgetzan
Don Han'Cho - Slow card for handbuff decks, unreliable and low winrate.
Genzo, the Shark - Sees very little play, outclassed in aggro druid.
Hobart Grapplehammer - Tech option for pirate warrior, very low winrate.
Knuckles - Playable in midrange hunter, very low play and winrate.
Madam Goya - Meme card, played in big shaman.
Mayor Noggenfogger - Meme card, works like Ogre Brute, not Misdirection.
Sergeant Sally -  Understatted and effect difficult to trigger, playable in handbuff decks.
 - One Night at Karazhan
Moroes - Understatted, outclassed in token decks.
Prince Malchezaar - Meme card, dilutes your deck.
 - Whispers of the Old Gods
Cho'gall - Sees very little play, synergy with Violet Illusionist.
Herald Volazj - Very situational card, enables OTK combos in some Tavern Brawls.
Hogger, Doom of Elwynn - Sees very little play, has meme potential in Warrior.
Malkorok - Sees little play, low winrate in tempo warrior decks.
Mukla, Tyrant of the Vale - Replaced by Banana Buffoon.
Nat, the Darkfisher - A liability, outclassed in mill decks.
Shifter Zerus - Meme card, very inconsistent.
The Boogeymonster - Outclassed by Eldritch Horror.
Xaril, Poisoned Mind - Outclassed in a crowded 4-slot for rogue.
 - The League of Explorers
Arch-Thief Rafaam - Slow card.
- The Grand Tournament
Acidmaw - Understatted very situational card.
Anub'arak - Too slow to be useful for any deck.
Bolf Ramshield - Attack face to kill this guy.
Eadric the Pure - Situational card, overcosted and replaced by Shrink Ray.
Fjola Lightbane - Effect difficult to trigger.
Icehowl - Slow card, outclassed in Silence priest and astral druid.
Rhonin - Slow card, sees very little play, low winrate.
The Skeleton Knight - Sees very little play, low winrate.
 - Blackrock Mountain
Nefarian - Playable in dragon decks, low winrate.
Rend Blackhand - Very situational card.
Majordomo Executus - A liability, meme card, synergy with Coldarra Drake.
 - Goblins vs Gnomes
Flame Leviathan - Unreliable card, not playable in mech mage.
Gahz'rilla - Very slow and vulnerable to removal.
Gazlowe - Effect difficult to trigger, outclassed in mech decks.
Hemet Nesingwary - Extremely situational tech card.
Malorne - Slow card, outclassed by powercreep.
Mekgineer Thermaplugg - Slow card, effect difficult to trigger.
Mogor the Ogre - Very unreliable card.
Trade Prince Gallywix - Slow card which sees very little play.
Troggzor the Earthinator - Sees very little play and is outclassed as a 7-drop.
 - Curse of Naxxramas
Maexxna - Outclassed by cheaper Poisonous beasts.
 - Reward
Elite Tauren Chieftain - Often a liability, meme card.
Gelbin Mekkatorque - Often a liability, meme card.

Wild ranking changelog, year of the Raven to now:

Recommended non legendary crafts for the Wild format:

Ranking changelog 2017-The Year of the Raven:

Nice update! Thanks a lot!

I do hope that it is as useful as it is pretty! 

Quote from Phoenixfeather >>

Mayor Noggenfogger and Nozdormu are actually quite good as tech cards against Exodia Mage and Late-Game Priest Decks! and anti-Lifecoachness.

Also, Prince Malchezaar is probably one of the most powerful cards out there for newer players, as in rank 25, whomever gets their The Lich King or "OP" Legendary out first wins.

Disclaimer: A tierlist like this can never please everyone, and the meta game is dynamic. If you think a card is in the wrong tier, please explain why, and provide links to successful deck lists, win- or playrates to support your claim. This thread should mainly be about crafting advice.

Yeey, I finally know what to put in my meme deck now, lol. Great list very helpful for newbies and veterans.

Quote from Kovachut >>

I would like to express my opinion about this thread:

1) First off, bravo, you and everyone else participating here have made a wonderful job at structuring, giving a nice /clean/ and accurate info, making the list visually good and lastly including a small game for us enthusiasts - the rhymes. 

- This is a very friendly legendary crafting guide for newcomers.

2) That said, I would like to share some criticism regarding some ordering:

 - White Eyes - with my whole respect to control shaman decks (and N'Zoth in this case) I don't think this legendary deserves such a high place in this list .... for now. It's not about the ability, nor the synergy, but how (un)popular slow shaman decks are in standard atm. Please feel free to make a counter argument (like in the other points too) by showing me the right statistics you have taken into consideration and I have not. But in this link here you can see that White Eyes stays lower than Kalimos regarding popularity in standard (2.0% vs 5.1% in all decks). This doesn't mean, that Kalimos should replace White eyes in your current tier list, but I think that white eyes should fall back to tier 3. You can also make it clear, that slow shaman decks are stronger in wild and thus you put this legendary so high, as the statistics here show (6.0%), but the win-rate is still lower than the Primal lord's.

- Lyra the Sunshard - I personally would make a tier 1.1 section or just put her in the tier 1 spot. While I won't argue with the current meta and the popularity of Highlander priest, as well as the legendaries and their current win-rate, which didn't saw that much play before KoFT (Raza, Velen, even Kazakus), I still think that Lyra is a much safer craft than some of them a) she won't rotate out of standard that soon b) she is more flexible. I can't support my words with any statistics from previous metas, but I think that reminding us how Lyra was in almost every single priest deck back in Un'goro, while the Kazakus package was considered a weak inclusion, Velen didn't pop up at all (only is some meme combo decks, which I wasn't a witness of), it's saying a lot. A small statistic and for wild too.

- Medivh, the Guardian - while I won't argue with his ordering in the tier list, I think it's worth noting, that he was widely used in control priests and control warlock too.

- Arfus - lastly, I would put him in the trash list. Dunno where to look for the right statistics, but I'm just calling it - slow, weak, unpredictable and absolutely devastating in this meta (Potion of Madness and the popularity of priest).

Hey, so I've been playing Hearthstone for a while as a f2p and already have some of the key cards for classes that Im using the most (Rogue, Mage, Priest, Hunter/Warlock). As for now I have 2800(1200 + Onyxia )dust and I've been wondering what cards should I craft to complete some decks (or maybe don't craft them at all and save the dust for a new expansion). So here are my choices:

- Cairne Bloodhoof or Leeroy Jenkins to complete Tempo Rogue (already have Patches the Pirate , Edwin VanCleef , Prince Keleseth )
- Leeroy Jenkins to complete JHUS's midrange Hunter
- Bloodreaver Gul'dan to complete Keleseth Zoolock
- Cairne Bloodhoof , Ice Block , Meteor to complete tempo-secret Mage (already have Archmage Antonidas , Medivh, the Guardian )
-Last not so fun option: Don't dust Onyxia , add it to dragon Priest and hope that this deck will become good again :P

Tell me your thoughts about those and which ones in your opinion will still remain usefull for classes that I'm playing (keep in mind that Im F2P)
Cheers!

Quote from Milkzzz >>

Hey, so I've been playing Hearthstone for a while as a f2p and already have some of the key cards for classes that Im using the most (Rogue, Mage, Priest, Hunter/Warlock). As for now I have 2800(1200 + Onyxia )dust and I've been wondering what cards should I craft to complete some decks (or maybe don't craft them at all and save the dust for a new expansion). So here are my choices:

- Cairne Bloodhoof or Leeroy Jenkins to complete Tempo Rogue (already have Patches the Pirate , Edwin VanCleef , Prince Keleseth )
- Leeroy Jenkins to complete JHUS's midrange Hunter
- Bloodreaver Gul'dan to complete Keleseth Zoolock
- Cairne Bloodhoof , Ice Block , Meteor to complete tempo-secret Mage (already have Archmage Antonidas , Medivh, the Guardian )
-Last not so fun option: Don't dust Onyxia , add it to dragon Priest and hope that this deck will become good again :P

Tell me your thoughts about those and which ones in your opinion will still remain usefull for classes that I'm playing (keep in mind that Im F2P)
Cheers!

There's an editing mistake at the bottom tier, putting Tinkmaster Overspark at the wild page. Other than that very good update, I agree with pretty much everything except for a few cards. I'll list a few:

Cairne Bloodhoof 1->2: It's a solid card, sure. But it's not as impactful nor important to top decks as the other staples mentioned in the tier.
Ysera 2->3: It's not really a tech, and even though it's not as good as it used to be because of how easy it is to remove nowadays, it's just playable, nothing more.
Knuckles 3->4 or even 5: It's just a bad card that doesn't work.
King Krush 5->4: Not good by any means, but is a strong finisher and has some synergy with Abominable Bowman, i think it can see some play eventually.
Princess Huhuran 4->5: It's a decent card on its own, but will never see play with the cheaper deathrattle triggers released like Terrorscale Stalker and Play Dead which are way less clunky and easier to combo.

Quote from S_J_S >>

Thanks for the guide. 

I was wondering with varian why you said it is used in tempo warrior when I can't find a list which uses her.

If you have one please tell me as I have been waiting to make her work for ages! 

Netural cards:
Keleseth

Patches

Ragnaros Firelord (Currently he doesn't see any play, but i love this card so much)

Druid:
Malfurion

Hunter:
Deathstalker Rexxar

Mage:
Open the waygate

Frostlich Jaina

Archmage

Paladin:
Sunkeeper

Ragnaros lightlord

Shaman:
Deathseer Thrall

Warlock:
Malganis

Bloodreaver Guldan

Warrior:
Rotface

Grommash

Scourgelord Garrosh

Maybe nothing for now, next extension in 1 mounth and maybe don't craft any WoOG/Gadgetzan/Karazan cause rotation in 4/5 mounths...

That's what i do but i'm F2P

I play on wild.

Quote from murlocleader2001 >>

give some more info about yourself: is it for competitive reason? do you play aggro or control? do you play for fun?