Which mode do you intend on playing most? If it's standard, I'd highly recommend paying close attention to the top decks there and craft the cheapest ones you can afford and do some resource grinding. It takes some time but should be doable.
If you wanna focus on any one set I'd highly recommend United in Stormwind. Easily best set (In terms of power level) of the year and its filled with the most powerful and broken cards and a lot of current decks are centered around those recent Legendary Quests.
I'm in wild and there, Pirates and Tavish hunter variants are HUGE. Both decks are getting hit with the latest nerf patch but don't let the patch fool you, the meta won't change much. Hunters will merely forgo Baku if need be and it will still be a strong deck. Both tavish and pirates are relatively strong and cheaper decks to craft in wild.
I would definitely hesitate to assert that the meta in wild won't change much. Obviously ignite and apm mage are no longer going to be tier 1, which in and of itself is a massive shift for the current wild meta (at least at the ranks in which those decks are prevalent). I also don't think any non-odd iteration of quest hunter will be able to achieve the same power level as odd quest hunter, although I suppose time will tell if people do decide to go that route. It is true that pwarr should still be very relevant since the "nerf" it was hit with was particularly minimal, but I could certainly see more players moving to evenlock, freeze sham, and cthun/linecracker druid in the wake of this upcoming patch. Particularly druid since ignite won't be around to hard counter it anymore. All of which is to say, I do think it would serve Talenalet to be cognizant of the upcoming changes and to let the dust settle a bit before he decides on crafting anything.
First I would suggest that you search for guides on YT, there are quite a few on there from fairly reputable players. Next, you should go to HSreplay and familiarize yourself with the meta and which decks are performing particularly well. You will have to pay 5 dollars for premium if you want to see which decklists are best past gold and their meta tier list, but I think this is a small price to pay for this information, even if only for a month. It is worth noting that a major balance patch is happening tomorrow, so the metas in wild and standard will certainly shift as several tier 1 archetypes are getting nerfed. So if I were in your position I would wait a few days before I craft anything just to see how things play out and ensure that the list that you decide to go with is relatively safe to craft.
The traditionally most cost efficient way (and efficient way in general) to build up a collection in HS has been to play arena, at least if you're good at it. Nowadays you can also play duels to receive similar rewards, which is essentially arena but with your own cards, a special HP of your choosing, and random bundles of cards that you can select to augment your starting deck of 15 cards after each win, as well as powerful special cards that can you select every few games.
Alternatively, if you don't want to play arena or duels, you should make it your goal to hit at least Diamond 5 each month as this rank provides optimal end of month rewards. Also, as a returning player you should be eligible to receive a free deck from the class of your choosing which should help fill out your collection a bit. Here's a link that to an article about that: https://outof.cards/hearthstone/guides/3-what-are-the-free-hearthstone-decks-for-new-and-returning-players-decklists/ .
If you have any other questions feel free to shoot me a message and I'll try to help however I can. Best of luck and welcome back!
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I would definitely hesitate to assert that the meta in wild won't change much. Obviously ignite and apm mage are no longer going to be tier 1, which in and of itself is a massive shift for the current wild meta (at least at the ranks in which those decks are prevalent). I also don't think any non-odd iteration of quest hunter will be able to achieve the same power level as odd quest hunter, although I suppose time will tell if people do decide to go that route. It is true that pwarr should still be very relevant since the "nerf" it was hit with was particularly minimal, but I could certainly see more players moving to evenlock, freeze sham, and cthun/linecracker druid in the wake of this upcoming patch. Particularly druid since ignite won't be around to hard counter it anymore. All of which is to say, I do think it would serve Talenalet to be cognizant of the upcoming changes and to let the dust settle a bit before he decides on crafting anything.
First I would suggest that you search for guides on YT, there are quite a few on there from fairly reputable players. Next, you should go to HSreplay and familiarize yourself with the meta and which decks are performing particularly well. You will have to pay 5 dollars for premium if you want to see which decklists are best past gold and their meta tier list, but I think this is a small price to pay for this information, even if only for a month. It is worth noting that a major balance patch is happening tomorrow, so the metas in wild and standard will certainly shift as several tier 1 archetypes are getting nerfed. So if I were in your position I would wait a few days before I craft anything just to see how things play out and ensure that the list that you decide to go with is relatively safe to craft.
The traditionally most cost efficient way (and efficient way in general) to build up a collection in HS has been to play arena, at least if you're good at it. Nowadays you can also play duels to receive similar rewards, which is essentially arena but with your own cards, a special HP of your choosing, and random bundles of cards that you can select to augment your starting deck of 15 cards after each win, as well as powerful special cards that can you select every few games.
Alternatively, if you don't want to play arena or duels, you should make it your goal to hit at least Diamond 5 each month as this rank provides optimal end of month rewards. Also, as a returning player you should be eligible to receive a free deck from the class of your choosing which should help fill out your collection a bit. Here's a link that to an article about that: https://outof.cards/hearthstone/guides/3-what-are-the-free-hearthstone-decks-for-new-and-returning-players-decklists/ .
If you have any other questions feel free to shoot me a message and I'll try to help however I can. Best of luck and welcome back!