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Hi Guys and Gals,

First thread, so be gentle.
I was wondering if it would be possible to design decks, which can possibly create a whole new deck. Doing so by adding new cards or minions to your hand or board. Ofcourse this is possible due to a neat little mechanic called discover and other means, but how many cards can each class generate now in wild atop of their first 30 cards.

I set a few rules by making these decks:
1. Every card that generate one card in your hand or in your deck counts as 1 card (or 2 in cases like Nefarian or 5 for Prince Malchezaar). Every card that generates more than one minion on the board gets a 0.5 per extra minion, this counts for weapons as well. Those minions could theoretically be returned to your hand and so count as an extra generation. For the exceptional case a Rogue opponent Thistle Thea's twice into Vanish or something. These 0.5 can stack if a card creates more than one extra minion, Muster for Battle counts as 1.5 because of two extra minions and a weapon. Spells that create only one minion, like Animal Companion, don't count, because they just create a minion, although random, there is no extra card possibility. Same goes for secrets that give a minion later on, like Bear Trap. Cards that can generate more cards constantly, like Ysera, I've counted as 1+ or 0.5+, they give at least one card with the possibility of more.

1. One card of each only, no doubles.
2. class cards > tri-class cards > neutral cards, this to give each class a unique style. The Kabal classes have an advantage here, because all of their shared cards create an extra card, sorry Goons. Aya counts as 1 (2 minions generated on board) and Jade Spirit as 0.5, 
3. cards which add something to your opponents hand or deck I also counted as 0.5, Excavated Evil is the most weird card in this rule, because it can come back to your deck and then should count as 1, I didn't do this because:
4. Cards that generate cards because of the plays of your opponent are not in the decks, like Lorewalker Cho.
5. Cards which require a certain combo, like Drakonid Operative, Iaddedif the combo was doable. This also goes for neutral cards.  I didn't add any Quest cards, although they theoretically generate an extra card, just because in a lot of cases it is not possible to complete the Quest with the rules I set, although maybe with the new generated cards. Inspire cards I added, because the requirement for those is possible.
6. random card generation > known card generation. For the neutral cards mostly, a card that generates a known card, like Recruiter is of less importance than a card that creates a random or semi-random (spare parts) card. The goal is to find a deck, not to know a deck.

Quite a lot of rules actually, I will post the decks I have made (and don't have all the cards for) below, with the number of cards they can generate extra. Hope you guys find them inspiring (or total crap) enough to make your own type of find-a-decks. Did I miss cards? Can you make different decks with some rule modifications? What do you think? Are you surprised by the numbers?

 

Druid

Find-a-Deck Druid Jade Lotus Druid Deck by vampierusboy - May 9, 2017 View Deck String Export to BBCode Export to Cockatrice Export to MarkDown Export to Html Clone this deck
Minion (19) 1x Aya Blackpaw 1x Cenarius 1x Elise the Trailblazer 1x Elite Tauren Chieftain 1x Malorne 1x Nefarian 1x Nexus-Champion Saraad 1x Prince Malchezaar 1x Toshley 1x Ysera 1x Grand Crusader 1x Lotus Agents 1x Mire Keeper 1x Clockwork Gnome 1x Jade Behemoth 1x Jade Spirit 1x Menagerie Warden 1x Mounted Raptor 1x Tortollan Forager	Ability (11) 1x Dark Wispers 1x Force of Nature 1x Living Mana 1x Wisps of the Old Gods 1x Jade Idol 1x Moonglade Portal 1x Jade Blossom 1x Living Roots 1x Poison Seeds 1x Raven Idol 1x Soul of the Forest
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18+ cards generated with class cards, although this deck can go to infinite with Malorne and that wonderfull card Jade Idol. Total with neutral cards is 40.5 cards created.

 

Hunter

Find-a-Deck Hunter Unknown Deck by vampierusboy - May 9, 2017 View Deck String Export to BBCode Export to Cockatrice Export to MarkDown Export to Html Clone this deck
Minion (21) 1x Elise the Trailblazer 1x Elite Tauren Chieftain 1x Nefarian 1x Nexus-Champion Saraad 1x Prince Malchezaar 1x Toshley 1x Ysera 1x Grand Crusader 1x Rat Pack 1x Grimestreet Informant 1x Infested Wolf 1x Ram Wrangler 1x Raptor Hatchling 1x Savannah Highmane 1x Alleycat 1x Clockwork Gnome 1x Jeweled Macaw 1x Kindly Grandmother 1x Mechanical Yeti 1x Tomb Spider 1x Webspinner	Ability (8) 1x Call of the Wild 1x Lock and Load 1x Snake Trap 1x Stampede 1x Ball of Spiders 1x Explorer's Hat 1x Infest 1x Unleash the Hounds	Weapon (1) 1x Piranha Launcher
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17+ class cards, mostly generated from effects like Lock and Load and Stampede. The last one has more succes I think. With neutral cards 40+ cards generated

 

Mage

Find-a-Deck Mage Unknown Deck by vampierusboy - May 9, 2017 View Deck String Export to BBCode Export to Cockatrice Export to MarkDown Export to Html Clone this deck
Minion (20) 1x Archmage Antonidas 1x Elise the Trailblazer 1x Kazakus 1x Nefarian 1x Nexus-Champion Saraad 1x Prince Malchezaar 1x Pyros 1x Rhonin 1x Toshley 1x Ysera 1x Grand Crusader 1x Manic Soulcaster 1x Kabal Courier 1x Servant of Yogg-Saron 1x Steam Surger 1x Ethereal Conjurer 1x Faceless Summoner 1x Kabal Chemist 1x Shimmering Tempest 1x Spellslinger	Ability (10) 1x Cabalist's Tome 1x Echo of Medivh 1x Primordial Glyph 1x Mana Bind 1x Unstable Portal 1x Duplicate 1x Firelands Portal 1x Flame Geyser 1x Forgotten Torch 1x Mirror Image
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25+ class cards created. The quest will really work here. With neutral cards it is 46+ cards created

 

Paladin

Find-a-Deck Paladin Midrange Paladin Deck by vampierusboy - May 9, 2017 View Deck String Export to BBCode Export to Cockatrice Export to MarkDown Export to Html Clone this deck
Minion (21) 1x Arch-Thief Rafaam 1x Elise the Trailblazer 1x Elite Tauren Chieftain 1x Nefarian 1x Nexus-Champion Saraad 1x Prince Malchezaar 1x Tirion Fordring 1x Toshley 1x Ysera 1x Grand Crusader 1x Grimestreet Informant 1x Ivory Knight 1x Stonehill Defender 1x Clockwork Gnome 1x Hydrologist 1x Jeweled Scarab 1x Mechanical Yeti 1x Murloc Knight 1x Netherspite Historian 1x Nightbane Templar 1x Primalfin Lookout	Ability (8) 1x Getaway Kodo 1x Muster for Battle 1x Spikeridged Steed 1x Redemption 1x A Light in the Darkness 1x Lost in the Jungle 1x Silvermoon Portal 1x Stand Against Darkness	Weapon (1) 1x Vinecleaver
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11+ class cards extra. With neutral cards 38+

 

Priest

Find a deck - Priest Combo Priest Deck by vampierusboy - May 9, 2017 View Deck String Export to BBCode Export to Cockatrice Export to MarkDown Export to Html Clone this deck
Minion (23) 1x Confessor Paletress 1x Elise the Trailblazer 1x Elite Tauren Chieftain 1x Kazakus 1x Lyra the Sunshard 1x Nefarian 1x Nexus-Champion Saraad 1x Prince Malchezaar 1x Toshley 1x Ysera 1x Cabal Shadow Priest 1x Curious Glimmerroot 1x Grand Crusader 1x Crystalline Oracle 1x Drakonid Operative 1x Kabal Courier 1x Onyx Bishop 1x Shifting Shade 1x Clockwork Gnome 1x Kabal Chemist 1x Mechanical Yeti 1x Museum Curator 1x Netherspite Historian	Ability (7) 1x Shadow Visions 1x Convert 1x Excavated Evil 1x Light of the Naaru 1x Thoughtsteal 1x Entomb 1x Mind Vision
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14.5+ class cards extra, this was the first deck I build so I noticed there are some cards which barely fit the rules. Total cards generated go to 39.5+ extra cards

 

Rogue

Find a Deck Rogue Unknown Deck by vampierusboy - May 9, 2017 View Deck String Export to BBCode Export to Cockatrice Export to MarkDown Export to Html Clone this deck
Minion (21) 1x Anub'arak 1x Aya Blackpaw 1x Elise the Trailblazer 1x Elite Tauren Chieftain 1x Nefarian 1x Nexus-Champion Saraad 1x Prince Malchezaar 1x Shaku, the Collector 1x Toshley 1x Xaril, Poisoned Mind 1x Ysera 1x Shadowcaster 1x Cutpurse 1x Lotus Agents 1x Undercity Huckster 1x Defias Ringleader 1x Jade Spirit 1x Jade Swarmer 1x Razorpetal Lasher 1x Swashburglar 1x Tomb Pillager	Ability (9) 1x Beneath the Grounds 1x Burgle 1x Journey Below 1x Mimic Pod 1x Thistle Tea 1x Gang Up 1x Hallucination 1x Jade Shuriken 1x Razorpetal Volley
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25+ class cards, gotta revive that Sherazim and 45.5+ extra cards with neutral.

 

Shaman

Find-a-Deck Shaman Jade Lotus Shaman Deck by vampierusboy - May 9, 2017 View Deck String Export to BBCode Export to Cockatrice Export to MarkDown Export to Html Clone this deck
Minion (22) 1x Aya Blackpaw 1x Elise the Trailblazer 1x Kalimos, Primal Lord 1x Nefarian 1x Neptulon 1x Nexus-Champion Saraad 1x Prince Malchezaar 1x Toshley 1x White Eyes 1x Ysera 1x Stone Sentinel 1x Lotus Agents 1x Primalfin Totem 1x Stonehill Defender 1x Clockwork Gnome 1x Jade Chieftain 1x Jade Spirit 1x Jeweled Scarab 1x Primalfin Lookout 1x Tomb Spider 1x Tuskarr Totemic 1x Wicked Witchdoctor	Ability (6) 1x Finders Keepers 1x Spirit Echo 1x Feral Spirit 1x Maelstrom Portal 1x Call in the Finishers 1x Jade Lightning	Weapon (2) 1x Hammer of Twilight 1x Jade Claws
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17+ class cards. Shaman cards shine in token generation more than an anything. 41.5+ cards in total generated

 

Warlock

Find-a-Deck Warlock Demonlock Deck by vampierusboy - May 9, 2017 View Deck String Export to BBCode Export to Cockatrice Export to MarkDown Export to Html Clone this deck
Minion (24) 1x Arch-Thief Rafaam 1x Elise the Trailblazer 1x Elite Tauren Chieftain 1x Kazakus 1x Nefarian 1x Nexus-Champion Saraad 1x Prince Malchezaar 1x Toshley 1x Ysera 1x Chittering Tunneler 1x Dreadsteed 1x Grand Crusader 1x Kabal Trafficker 1x Kabal Courier 1x Stonehill Defender 1x Clockwork Gnome 1x Dark Peddler 1x Gorillabot A-3 1x Imp Gang Boss 1x Jeweled Scarab 1x Kabal Chemist 1x Mechanical Yeti 1x Possessed Villager 1x Tomb Spider	Ability (5) 1x Bane of Doom 1x Feeding Time 1x Imp-losion 1x Curse of Rafaam 1x Kara Kazham!	Playable Hero (1) 1x Lord Jaraxxus
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Only 9.5+ class cards, lot of tokens as well and relatively low on discover-cards (I counted the kabal cards towards neutral cards as does the deck builder on this site). Although with all neutral discoveries this deck can still generate 38.5+ extra cards

Warrior

Find-a-Deck Warrior Unknown Deck by vampierusboy - May 9, 2017 View Deck String Export to BBCode Export to Cockatrice Export to MarkDown Export to Html Clone this deck
Minion (23) 1x Arch-Thief Rafaam 1x Elise the Trailblazer 1x Elite Tauren Chieftain 1x Iron Juggernaut 1x Malkorok 1x Nefarian 1x Nexus-Champion Saraad 1x Prince Malchezaar 1x Toshley 1x Ysera 1x Grand Crusader 1x Cornered Sentry 1x Direhorn Hatchling 1x Grimestreet Informant 1x Stonehill Defender 1x Arathi Weaponsmith 1x Clockwork Gnome 1x Gorillabot A-3 1x Jeweled Scarab 1x Mechanical Yeti 1x N'Zoth's First Mate 1x Obsidian Destroyer 1x Tomb Spider	Ability (6) 1x Blood Warriors 1x Sudden Genesis 1x Blood To Ichor 1x Protect the King! 1x I Know a Guy 1x Ironforge Portal	Weapon (1) 1x Tentacles for Arms
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Last one, long post I'm sorry. 10+ class cards created, lots of weapon generation, same for warlock almost none discover cards in class and goons option. 37+ cards in total

 

summary: Rogue and mage are the best card generators out there. Priest as another thief-class is quite low actually, although not as low as warlock and warrior. With priest I also abandoned some rules I now see (entomb for example is a card which only works if your opponent plays a minion). I don't see some shocking new insight in these decks, but it is interest to experiment with them. I am planning to update these decks every expansion. Can you generate more cards than me? Am I unclear (probably)? Let me know what you think