Disclaimer: A thread like this can not please everyone; the meta game is dynamic, so if you have suggestions or know possible uses for cards, feel free to tell them here! We recommend you to use links and sources to clarify your claim more.Please note that some cards may not be craftable and only obtainable from adventures and rewards.* = Recently updated= Editor's choice safe crafts
# = Recommended as a one-off (Only for Tier 1-2-3)
SoU - Saviors of Uldum
Bloodsworn Mercenary * - Staple in aggro warrior.
Livewire Lance * - Staple in aggro warrior, playable in any tempo-based warrior deck.
Psychopomp * - Staple in combo priest, good winrate so far.
Tip the Scales - Buildaround in murloc paladin, very good winrate.
– Rise of Shadows
Omega Devastator - Staple in control warrior, very good winrate.
– Rastakhan’s Rumble
Masked Contender # – Staple in secret hunter, playable in any secret deck.
– The Boomsday Project
Prismatic Lens – Staple in murloc paladin, playable in Holy Wrath Paladin.
Supercollider # – Staple in control warrior, very good winrate.
– The Witchwood
Rat Trap # - Staple in secret and highlander hunter, great winrate.
Town Crier - Staple in any warrior deck with very solid winrate.
- Classic
Brawl - Staple in most warrior decks with good winrate.
Doomsayer# - Playable in any control deck, especially for mage.
Murloc Warleader - Staple in murloc paladin and shaman, good winrate.
Sea Giant - Often played in zoolock and token druid, decent winrate.
Shield Slam - Staple in control warrior, good winrate.
Snake Trap # - Staple in highlander and secret hunter, good winrate.
SoU - Saviors of Uldum
Anubisath Defender - Staple in quest druid.
Crystal Merchant - Staple in quest druid, decent winrate.
Diseased Vulture - Staple in zoolock, good winrate.
Micro Mummy - Staple in quest paladin with good winrate so far.
Vulpera Scoundrel # - Staple in highlander decks, playable in quest shaman.
– Rise of Shadows
Magic Carpet - Staple in zoolock and hand paladin, decent winrate.
Waggle Pick - Often played in tempo rogue, good winrate.
Wrenchcalibur - Staple in bomb warrior, playable in quest warrior. – Rastakhan’s Rumble
Master's Call - Staple in midrange beast hunter, worse winrate in SoU meta. – The Boomsday Project
Augmented Elekk - Staple in bomb warrior and playable in quest warlock.
Crystallizer - Staple in zoolock.
Thunderhead – Staple in aggro shaman and playable in murloc shaman. – The Witchwood
Arcane Keysmith # - Often played in highlander mage, worse winrate in SoU.
Nightmare Amalgam - Versatile card which sees play in various tribal decks.
Sandbinder # - Often played in highlander decks as a reliable tutor of Zephyrs the Great. - Classic
Doomhammer – Staple in aggro overload shaman, low playrate but good winrate.
Hungry Crab # - Murloc tech is strong in the current meta.
Mountain Giant * - Staple in highlander mage, hurt by recent mage nerfs.
Pyroblast #- Staple in big spell mage, affected by recent nerfs.
SoU - Saviors of Uldum
Plague of Death - Playable in any slower priest deck, such as wall and quest priest.
Plague of Murlocs # - Playable in control and quest shaman, decent winrate.
Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron #* - Staple in highlander mage, hurt by recent nerfs.
Scarlet Webweaver # - Playable in midrange beast and highlander hunter, combo potential.
Tortollan Pilgrim #* - Playable in highlander and big spell mage, affected by recent nerfs.
Wild Bloodstinger # - Playable in highlander hunter, also a tech option vs combo decks.
– Rise of Shadows
Crystalsong Portal - Playable in token druid, sees little play.
Nine Lives - Playable in highlander and mech hunter.
Power of Creation #* - Hurt by recent mage nerfs. – Rastakhan’s Rumble
Crowd Roaster - Playable in dragon decks, especially for mage.
Haunting Visions * – Often played in aggro shaman, mediocre winrate after nerf patch.
Sul'thraze # - Staple in quest warrior with decent winrate, playable in tempo warrior. – The Boomsday Project
Astromancer #* - Playable in highlander and freeze mage.
Dreampetal Florist - Staple in Malygos quest druid, mediocre winrate.
Glowstone Technician - Staple in mechrattle paladin, worse winrate in SoU meta.
Necromechanic # - Playable in highlander and mech hunter, decent winrate. – The Witchwood
Baleful Banker # - Staple in Holy Wrath Paladin.
Book of Specters - Staple in dragon mage, sees modest play.
Mossy Horror # - Tech card vs swarm decks, playable in highlander decks.
Voodoo Doll #* - Often played in highlander mage and questlock, lower winrate after nerfs.
Wispering Woods – Playable in token druid, good winrate but low playrate. - Classic
Ancient of War # - Playable in quest druid, decent winrate.
Big Game Hunter # - Tech option for control warrior, low playrate.
Faceless Manipulator # - Playable in Malygos quest druid.
Force of Nature - Tech option for token druid.
Preparation - Playable in tempo and quest rogue, affected heavily by rogue nerfs.
Twisting Nether # – Staple in slower warlock decks which struggle in the current meta.
SoU - Saviors of Uldum
Blatant Decoy - Staple in big paladin and shaman, low winrate currently.
Body Wrapper - Low winrate, but possible option in fatigue decks in the future.
History Buff - Interesting effect, playable in tempo and zoo decks.
Riftcleaver - Strong card, but slower warlock decks lack healing to become more viable.
Splitting Axe - Lacks synergy, but has potential if more totem synergies are printed.
– Rise of Shadows
Batterhead - Sees fringe play in big and resurrect decks.
Big Bad Archmage - Niche card for big shaman.
Crystal Stag - Playable in heal druid but very low winrate.
Duel! - Staple in big paladin which gained some synergies in SoU.
Hench-Clan Hag - Niche card for tribal and zoo decks, such as murloc shaman.
Jumbo Imp - Staple in zoolock running imp package, low winrate.
Lazul's Scheme - Playable in miracle priest, very low winrate.
Mana Cyclone * - Cyclone mage has much worse winrate in post-patch meta.
Muckmorpher - Staple in big shaman which is a niche deck in the current meta.
Unseen Saboteur - Niche tech card against spell heavy decks.
Witch's Brew - Sees play in big and control shaman, low winrate. – Rastakhan’s Rumble
A New Challenger... - Niche card for highlander paladin.
Big Bad Voodoo - Sees fringe play in slower shaman decks.
Blast Wave – Playable in highlander mage, mediocre winrate.
Mosh'Ogg Announcer - Struggles to find a home in the current meta.
Smolderthorn Lancer - Playable in dragon warrior which is a niche deck.
Soulwarden - Playable in handlock, very low winrate.
Splitting Image - Playable in secret mage, sees little play.
Treespeaker - Niche card for druid decks with treant synergy. – The Boomsday Project
Academic Espionage - Niche card for thief rogue, low winrate.
Juicy Psychmelon – Does not have any home in the current meta, but has niche potential in the future.
Omega Agent - Playable in handlock which has very low winrate.
Seaforium Bomber * - Niche card for bomb warrior and quest shaman.
Unexpected Results - Sees fringe play in cyclone mage.
Weaponized Pinata - Low winrate but a niche card for mech decks. – The Witchwood
Hidden Wisdom - Playable in mech paladin but low playrate.
Spectral Cutlass - Low winrate, anti-synergy with Bazaar Burglary.
Vivid Nightmare - Struggles to find a home in the current meta but has OTK potential.
Witch's Cauldron – Playable in zoo and swarm decks but low playrate. - Classic
Ancient of Lore - Playable in heal and quest druid, low winrate.
Avenging Wrath - Playable in spell paladin running King Phaoris, low winrate.
Cabal Shadow Priest - Struggles to find a home in the current meta.
Far Sight - Playable in slower shaman decks which struggle in the current meta.
Gladiator's Longbow - Sees very little play but playable in slower hunter decks.
Gorehowl - Niche card for minion-heavy warrior decks.
Lay on Hands - Staple in spell paladin, low winrate.
Southsea Captain - Playable in pirate rogue which has low winrate in SoU.
Spellbender - Playable in secret mage, low winrate.
Sword of Justice - Slow card which lacks synergy.
SoU - Saviors of Uldum
Desert Obelisk - This is a card for casual mode, not recommended on ladder.
Dwarven Archaeologist - Meme card, effect difficult to make good use of.
Mischief Maker - Possible tech card vs decks going on fatigue but very low winrate.
Mogu Cultist - Mogu decks have terrible winrates.
Mortuary Machine - Meme card, often a worse Fel Reaver.
Shadow of Death - Combo rogue fell flat in this expansion.
Whirlkick Master - Slow card, effect difficult to make use of.
– Rise of Shadows
Arcane Fletcher - Has meme potential in midrange hunter.
Azerite Elemental - Meme card.
Darkest Hour - Meme card in Standard.
Dragon Speaker - Effect difficult to make good use of, even in dragon decks.
Portal Overfiend - Weak card for Plot Twist Warlock.
Shadowy Figure - Deathrattle priest lacks synergy to become viable in Standard.
Unidentified Contract - Outclassed by cheaper removal options, such as Sap.
Whirlwind Tempest - Meme card, playable in experimental big shaman decks. – Rastakhan’s Rumble
Auchenai Phantasm - Meme card.
Cannon Barrage - Slow card, effect difficult to make good use of.
Drakkari Trickster – Very unreliable card, possible tech against Kingsbane in Wild.
Gurubashi Hypemon – Too expensive, effect difficult to make use of.
Gurubashi Offering - A liability.
Ice Cream Peddler - Meme card.
Immortal Prelate – Buildaround in buff paladin, very low winrate.
Linecracker - Staple in meme BEEEES!!! OTK deck.
Snapjaw Shellfighter - Interesting meme card, useless in the current meta.
Stampeding Roar - Has meme potential in big beast druid.
Surrender to Madness - Synergy with Spirit of the Dead, very low winrate.
The Beast Within - Meme card for beast decks.
Untamed Beastmaster - Unreliable meme card for beast decks.
Void Contract - Expensive tech card vs combo decks, useless in the current meta. – The Boomsday Project
Beryllium Nullifier – Does not have an use in any constructed deck.
Cathedral Gargoyle - Dragon paladin lacks synergy to become relevant.
Ectomancy - Meme card for demon decks.
E.M.P. Operative - Extremely situational tech card.
Goblin Prank - Meme card .
Holomancer - Does anyone know any use for this card?
Loose Specimen - A liability but has strong synergy with Gahz'rilla in Wild.
Necrium Vial - Expensive card for deathrattle rogue, very low winrate.
Omega Defender - Meme card.
Power Word: Replicate - Meme card, has seen play in Test Subject OTK decks.
Reckless Experimenter - Meme card for deathrattle decks which lack synergy.
Star Aligner - Meme card. – The Witchwood
Bogshaper - Playable in elemental shaman, very low winrate.
Deadly Arsenal - Synergy card which lacks support, very low winrate.
Deathweb Spider – Slow card, effect difficult to make use of.
Muck Hunter - Outclassed by better 5 mana options.
Ratcatcher - Meme card.
Splitting Festeroot - Extremely slow card.
Totem Cruncher - A liability.
Toxmonger - Very low winrates, staple in quest hunter in Wild.
WANTED! - Overpriced card, outclassed by better removal options.
Worgen Abomination - Meme card, effect difficult to make use of. - Classic
Bane of Doom - Very unreliable card, low winrate.
Barrens Stablehand - Meme card.
Bestial Wrath - Meme card.
Blood Knight - Niche tech card, useless in the current meta.
Earth Elemental - Playable in heavy-overload decks, very low winrate.
Kidnapper - Overpriced card, outclassed by better removal options.
Icicle - Often a worse Frostbolt, meme card.
Mindgames - Meme card, playable in fun steal decks.
Patient Assassin - Outclassed by better removal options for rogue.
Pit Lord - Playable in demonlock, very low play and winrate.
Shadowform – Often a liability, meme card.
Standard ranking change log for Year of the Dragon:
7 September
Livewire Lance Tier 2 to 1
Bloodsworn Mercenary Tier 2 to 1
Seaforium Bomber Tier 3 to 4
Voodoo Doll Tier 2 to 3
Astromancer Tier 2 to 3
Haunting Visions Tier 2 to 3
Power of Creation Tier 2 to 3
Psychopomp Tier 2 to 1
Mountain Giant Tier 1 to 2
Mana Cyclone Tier 1 to 4
Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron Tier 1 to 3
Tortollan Pilgrim Tier1 to 3
27 August
Shadow of Death Tier 4 to 5
Jumbo Imp Tier 5 to 4
24 August
Cathedral Gargoyle Tier 4 to 5
Beryllium Nullifier Tier 4 to 5
Cannon Barrage Tier 4 to 5
20 August
Mogu Cultist Tier 4 to 5
Duel! Tier 5 to 4
New classic card from Patch 14.6.0.31761 has been added:
Barrens Stablehand to Tier 5
17 August
New SoU cards are placed:
To Tier 1:
Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron, Tip the Scales and Tortollan Pilgrim.
To Tier 2:
Anubisath Defender, Bloodsworn Mercenary, Crystal Merchant, Diseased Vulture, Livewire Lance, Micro Mummy, Psychopomp and Vulpera Scoundrel.
To Tier 3:
Plague of Death, Plague of Murlocs, Scarlet Webweaver and Wild Bloodstinger.
To Tier 4:
Blatant Decoy, Body Wrapper, History Buff, Mogu Cultist, Riftcleaver, Shadow of Death and Splitting Axe.
To Tier 5:
Desert Obelisk, Dwarven Archaeologist, Mischief Maker, Mortuary Machine and Whirlkick Master.
Ancient of War Tier 5 to 3
Omega Mind Tier 4 to 5
Omega Defender Tier 4 to 5
Dreampetal Florist Tier 4 to 3
The Beast Within Tier 4 to 5
Snapjaw Shellfighter Tier 4 to 5
Gurubashi Hypemon Tier 4 to 5
Auchenai Phantasm Tier 4 to 5
Dragon Speaker Tier 4 to 5
Southsea Captain Tier 3 to 4
Gorehowl Tier 3 to 4
Far Sight Tier 3 to 4
Pyroblast Tier 3 to 2
Hungry Crab Tier 3 to 2
Voodoo Doll Tier 3 to 2
Sandbinder Tier 3 to 2
Hidden Wisdom Tier 3 to 4
Augmented Elekk Tier 3 to 2
Unseen Saboteur Tier 3 to 4
Witch's Brew Tier 3 to 4
Unexpected Results Tier 3 to 4
Smolderthorn Lancer Tier 3 to 4
Big Bad Voodoo Tier 3 to 4
Waggle Pick Tier 3 to 2
Power of Creation Tier 3 to 2
Muckmorpher Tier 3 to 4
Shield Slam Tier 2 to 1
Preparation Tier 2 to 3
Force of Nature Tier 2 to 3
Faceless Manipulator Tier 2 to 3
Big Game Hunter Tier 2 to 3
Wispering Woods Tier 2 to 3
Book of Specters Tier 2 to 3
Supercollider Tier 2 to 1
Prismatic Lens Tier 2 to 1
Glowstone Technician Tier 2 to 3
Crowd Roaster Tier 2 to 3
Omega Devastator Tier 2 to 1
Hench-Clan Hag Tier 2 to 4
Crystalsong Portal Tier 2 to 3
Rat Trap Tier 2 to 1
Thunderhead Tier 1 to 2
Master's Call Tier 1 to 2
30 June
Big Game Hunter Tier 3 to 2
Rat Trap Tier 1 to 2
Batterhead Tier 3 to 4
Big Bad Archmage Tier 3 to 4
Glowstone Technician Tier 4 to 2
Jumbo Imp Tier 4 to 5
Necromechanic Tier 4 to 3
19 June
Untamed Beastmaster Tier 4 to 5
Stampeding Roar Tier 4 to 5
Crowd Roaster Tier 3 to 2
17 June
Faceless Manipulator Tier 3 to 2
Town Crier Tier 2 to 1
Snake Trap Tier 2 to 1
Hench-Clan Hag Tier 3 to 2
13 June
Master's Call Tier 2 to 1
Reckless Experimenter Tier 4 to 5
Treespeaker Tier 3 to 4
Witch's Cauldron Tier 3 to 4
Thunderhead Tier 3 to 1
Doomhammer Tier 4 to 2
Sword of Justice Tier 5 to 4
Unidentified Contract Tier 4 to 5
Unexpected Results Tier 5 to 3
Haunting Visions Tier 3 to 2
Prismatic Lens Tier 3 to 2
Crowd Roaster Tier 2 to 3
Mana Cyclone Tier 2 to 1
26 May
Preparation Tier 1 to 2
Waggle Pick Tier 1 to 3
Augmented Elekk Tier 2 to 3
Supercollider Tier 1 to 2
Masked Contender Tier 2 to 1
Hench-Clan Hag Tier 2 to 3
Shield Slam Tier 1 to 2
Rat Trap Tier 2 to 1
Town Crier Tier 1 to 2
Omega Devastator Tier 1 to 2
Wrenchcalibur tier 1 to 2
21 May
Murloc Warleader Tier 2 to 1
18 May
Wrenchcalibur Tier 2 to 1
Masked Contender Tier 3 to 2
Duel! Tier 4 to 5
[card]Mana Cyclone/card] Tier 3 to 2
16 May
Mossy Horror Tier 2 to 3
12 May
Prismatic Lens Tier 2 to 3
Doomhammer Tier 3 to 4
Arcane Keysmith Tier 3 to 2
Seaforium Bomber Tier 2 to 3
Arcane Fletcher Tier 4 to 5
Nine Lives Tier 2 to 3
Force of Nature Tier 1 to 2
Wispering Woods Tier 1 to 2
Crystalsong Portal Tier 1 to 2
Faceless Manipulator Tier 1 to 3
6 May
Mana Cyclone Tier 4 to 3
5 May
Supercollider Tier 2 to 1
Ancient of Lore Tier 5 to 4
Sword of Justice Tier 4 to 5
Pyroblast Tier 4 to 3
Blood Knight Tier 4 to 5
3 May
Supercollider Tier 1 to 2
Omega Defender Tier 5 to 4
Sandbinder Tier 5 to 3
Ancient of War Tier 4 to 5
Twisting Nether Tier 2 to 3
Smolderthorn Lancer Tier 2 to 3
Wrenchcalibur Tier 1 to 2
Augmented Elekk Tier 1 to 2
29 April
Seaforium Bomber Tier 1 to 2
Omega Mind Tier 5 to 4
28 April
Voodoo Doll Tier 4 to 3
Crystallizer Tier 4 to 2
Ectomancy Tier 4 to 5
27 April
Void Contract Tier 4 to 5
Juicy Psychmelon Description changed from "Struggles to find a home in the meta."
Hidden Wisdom Tier 2 to 3
Master's Call Tier 1 to 2
Magic Carpet Tier 1 to 2
25 April
Haunting Visions Tier 4 to 3
Hidden Wisdom Tier 4 to 2
Far Sight Tier 4 to 3
Cabal Shadow Priest Tier 3 to 4
20 April
Omega Devastator Tier 2 to 1
Power of Creation Text changed from: "Staple in Khadgar Mage, above-par winrate."
Dreampetal Florist Tier 2 to 4
Force of Nature Tier 2 to 1
Gorehowl Tier 2 to 3
Southsea Captain Tier 2 to 3
Masked Contender Tier 2 to 3
Prismatic Lens Tier 3 to 2
Treespeaker Tier 4 to 3
Baleful Banker Text changed from "Staple in Holy Wrath Paladin, reasonable winrate."
Town Crier Tier 2 to 1
Cannon Barrage Tier 3 to 4
17 April
Added remaining RoS cards to the list.
Whirlwind Tempest to Tier 5
Hench-Clan Hag to Tier 2
Portal Overfiend to Tier 5
Azerite Elemental to Tier 5
Batterhead to Tier 3
Big Bad Archmage to Tier 3
15 April
Duel! Tier 5 to 4
Soulwarden Tier 3 to 4
Nightmare Amalgam Tier 3 to 2
Darkest Hour description changed: "Tier 2 in Wild."
Jumbo Imp Tier 5 to 4
Magic Carpet to Tier 1
Wispering Woods Tier 4 to 1
Force of Nature Tier 4 to 2
13 April
Mountain Giant Tier 2 to 1
Crystalsong Portal Tier 2 to 1
Power of Creation Tier 3 to 2
Unseen Saboteur to Tier 3
Omega Devastator to Tier 2
Darkest Hour to Tier 5
Jumbo Imp to Tier 5
12 April
Added several cards to the list.
To Tier 1:
Waggle Pick
Wrenchcalibur
To Tier 2:
Crystalsong Portal
Nine Lives
To Tier 3:
Muckmorpher
Power of Creation
Witch's Brew
To Tier 4:
Arcane Fletcher
Crystal Stag
Dragon Speaker
Mana Cyclone
Unidentified Contract
To Tier 5:
Duel!
Shadowy Figure
Vivid Nightmare Tier 3 to 4
Necrium Vial Tier 3 to 5
Sul'thraze Tier 2 to 3
Big Bad Voodoo Tier 4 to 3
11 April
Mountain Giant Tier 1 to 2
Blast Wave Tier 2 to 4
Big Game Hunter Tier 2 to 3
Cabal Shadow Priest Tier 2 to 3
Arcane Keysmith Tier 2 to 3
Seaforium Bomber Tier 4 to 1
Immortal Prelate Tier 4 to 5
Murloc Warleader Tier 3 to 2
Avenging Wrath Tier 3 to 4
Reckless Experimenter Tier 3 to 4
Vivid Nightmare Tier 2 to 3
Book of Specters Tier 3 to 2
Spellbender Tier 3 to 4
Rat Trap Tier 3 to 2
Splitting Image Tier 3 to 4
Stampeding Roar Tier 3 to 4
Omega Agent Tier 3 to 4
Pyroblast Tier 3 to 4
Augmented Elekk Tier 4 to 1
Voodoo Doll Tier 2 to 4
For details on how Standard will rotate, check out this thread!
Wild sets and best standard crafts in Wild
- Classic (Wild ranking)
Murloc Warleader - Staple in murloc shaman, very good winrate.
– Kobolds & Catacombs
Branching Paths - Very flexible card, staple in most druid 
– Knights of the Frozen Throne
Ultimate Infestation - Staple in jade druid, also sees play in ramp druid.
– Journey to Un’Goro
Gentle Megasaur – Finisher in murloc decks, very good winrate in shaman.
Shadow Visions - Staple in several priest decks, especially control.
Vilespine Slayer * - Staple in odd rogue, playable in any rogue deck.
– Mean Streets of the Gadgetzan
Dirty Rat # - Strong tech card against combo and OTK decks.
– Goblins & Gnomes
Lightbomb # - Staple in many priest decks, good winrate. – Hall of Fame
Ice Block #* - Staple in control and secret mage, very good winrate.
– Rise of Shadows (Wild ranking)
Crystalsong Portal - Playable in token and aggro druid, good winrate.
Magic Carpet - Staple in zoolock, better winrate in Wild.
Waggle Pick - Often played in tempo rogue, above-par winrate.
– Rastakhan’s Rumble (Wild ranking)
Master's Call - Often played in midrange and beast hunter, good winrate.
– The Witchwood (Wild ranking)
Wispering Woods – Strong card in token druid with relatively low playrate.
- Classic (Wild ranking)
Brawl - Playable in various warrior decks, decent winrate.
Doomsayer - Playable in any control and reno deck.
– Kobolds & Catacombs
Arcane Tyrant - Often played in big spell and reno mage, good winrate currently.
Call to Arms - Staple in murloc and giant paladin; strong card in any aggro deck.
Corridor Creeper - Nerfed hard but still sees play in odd paladin and evolve shaman.
Psychic Scream * - Very strong card, even though priest is not in its strongest period currently.
Voidlord - Staple in most warlock decks, including reno and cubelock. – Knights of the Frozen Throne
Corpsetaker - Often played in even shaman, playable in other even decks.
Nerubian Unraveler – Staple in Darkest Hour Warlock, decent winrate.
Skulking Geist #* - Tech vs jade druid which is popular in the current meta.
Treachery * – Staple in treachery warlock, playable in Mecha'thun warlock. – Journey to Un’Goro
Bloodbloom * - Staple in Mecha'thun and Darkest Hour Warlock.
Charged Devilsaur - Often played in Darkest Hour Warlock, good winrate.
Gluttonous Ooze #* - Strong tech card, sees regular play in control and highlander decks.
Living Mana – Often played in token druid, good winrate so far.
Primordial Glyph - Staple in tempo mage; playable in a variety of decks.
– Whispers of the Old Gods
Faceless Shambler - Sees regular play in evenlock, good winrate.
Vilefin Inquisitor – Strong card in murloc paladin but low playrate.
– Goblins & Gnomes
Quartermaster * - Staple in odd paladin.
Siltfin Spiritwalker - Often played in murloc shaman, big rise in winrate.
– Hall of Fame
Molten Giant – Often played in evenlock and heal paladin, strong synergy with High Priest Thekal.
– Rise of Shadows (Wild ranking)
Darkest Hour * - Staple in Darkest Hour Warlock.
Omega Devastator - Playable in control warrior.
– The Boomsday Project (Wild ranking)
Juicy Psychmelon - Playable in togwaggle druid, mediocre winrate.
- Classic (Wild ranking)
Faceless Manipulator # - Sees play in reno and handlock, playable in any control deck.
Force of Nature - Playable in token druid but low playrate.
– Kobolds & Catacombs
Carnivorous Cube # - Staple in cubelock and deathrattle hunter.
Cataclysm # - Staple in Mecha'thun Warlock.
Dragon's Fury – Playable in reno and control mage, reasonable winrate.
Reckless Flurry * - Playable in odd warrior, worse winrate in SoU.
Spiteful Summoner - Build-around card, playable in druid and priest decks.
To My Side! - Staple in spell hunter which sees little play in the current meta.
Twilight Acolyte * - Staple in dragon priest which has low playrate currently.
Unstable Evolution # - Playable in evolve shaman.
Void Ripper # - Playable in odd paladin and rogue but low playrate. – Knights of the Frozen Throne
Gnomeferatu # - Tech card vs combo decks, currently sees play in renolock.
Obsidian Statue * – Staple in big priest which has lower winrate currently.
Simulacrum # – Decent winrate and staple in exodia mage running Emperor Thaurissan. – Journey to Un’Goro
Bittertide Hydra – Sees little play but playable in aggressive decks.
Meteor # – Playable in reno and big-spell mage. – Mean Streets of the Gadgetzan
Dragonfire Potion #* - Decent winrate, playable in any priest deck.
Kabal Trafficker # - Playable in renolock, good winrate but low playrate.
Rat Pack – Playable in beast hunter, used to be staple in many hunter decks.
Sleep with the Fishes #* - Playable in control and fatigue warrior.
Small-Time Recruits - Playable in murloc paladin, rise in winrate.
– One Night in Karazhan
Arcane Giant – Playable in cyclone mage, low playrate in SoU wild meta. – Whispers of the Old Gods
Cabalist's Tome # - Slow card but playable in exodia mage, has also seen play in control mage.
Call of the Wild # - Sees some play in spell hunter, decent winrate.
DOOM! # – Playable in reno and Mecha'thun Warlock.
– The Grand Tournament
Mulch – Mediocre winrate but a hard removal option for druid.
Mysterious Challenger - Staple in secret paladin, good winrate but low playrate.
Twilight Guardian - Sees some play in dragon priest, decent winrate. – Goblins & Gnomes
Enhance-o Mechano - Playable in mech and swarm decks, big rise in winrate.
Feign Death #- Playable in deathrattle hunter, mediocre winrate.
Fel Reaver # - Sees play in mech hunter with good winrate, playable in any aggressive deck.
Hobgoblin - Sees play in zoolock, big rise in winrate. – Hall of Fame
– Kobolds & Catacombs
Crushing Walls - Playable in spell hunter, low winrate.
Dragonhatcher - Has seen play in big and taunt druid.
Evasion – Playable in mill and Malygosrogue, low winrate.
Fal'dorei Strider - Fell flat after recent rogue nerfs, sees little play.
Grand Archivist - Playable in Spiteful Summoner decks, very low playrate. – Knights of the Frozen Throne
Blackguard - Sees little play, outclassed in heal paladin.
Bring It On! - Sees some play in fatigue warrior, low winrate.
Dead Man's Hand – Playable in fatigue and recruit warrior, low winrate.
Doomerang - Hurt by recent rogue nerfs, sees very little play.
Drakkari Enchanter - Sees some play in big druid, synergy with Emperor Thaurissan.
Fatespinner - Niche card for token druid, low winrate.
Meat Wagon - Sees some play in mech deathrattle paladin, okay winrate.
Rattling Rascal - A liability but has strong synergy with Evolve.
Snowfury Giant – Playable in heavy overload decks. – Journey to Un’Goro
Blazecaller – Playable in elemental decks which are fringe in the current meta.
Bright-Eyed Scout * - Sees very little play but has niche potential in big spell mage.
Chittering Tunneler - Sees very little play but decent winrate.
Curious Glimmerroot * – Niche card for reno priest, mediocre winrate.
Dinosize – Situational card which sees some play in even paladin.
Giant Anaconda – Playable in Mecha'thun Druid, low winrate.
Primordial Drake *- Playable in dragon and control decks, very low playrate.
Stone Sentinel - Playable in elemental shaman, low winrate. – Mean Streets of the Gadgetzan
Fight Promoter - Playable in hand-buff decks, low winrate.
Mana Geode – Sees very little play but playable in proactive priest decks.
Manic Soulcaster - Playable in reno and control mage, low play and winrate. – Whispers of the Old Gods
Eternal Sentinel - Playable in overload aggro shaman, low winrate.
Forbidden Healing - Tech option for heal paladin.
Giant Sand Worm - Sees very little play but a niche card for recruit hunter.
Wisps of the Old Gods – Low playrate but playable in token druid. – The Grand Tournament
Arcane Blast - Low winrate, has seen play in burn mage.
Beneath the Grounds - Tech option for mill decks, low winrate.
Coldarra Drake - Sees little play but playable in inspire decks.
Elemental Destruction - Playable in control shaman, low winrate.
Garrison Commander - Playable in even shaman, very low playrate. – Goblins & Gnomes
Ancestor's Call – Staple in Malygos and big shaman, which are niche archetypes.
Clockwork Giant - Tech card vs control decks, very low playrate.
Crush - Low win and playrate but playable in slower warrior decks.
Demonheart – Sees very little play but playable in demon decks.
Piloted Sky Golem - Playable in midrange decks, decent winrate but low playrate.
– Kobolds & Catacombs
Astral Tiger – Playable in undatakah druid, very low winrate.
Bladed Gauntlet - Tech option for control warrior, very low winrate.
Deck of Wonders - Meme card, staple in casual decks.
Level Up! - Struggles to find a home after nerfs.
Rummaging Kobold - Meme card for weapon decks.
Shimmering Courser - Understatted, effect hard to trigger.
Windshear Stormcaller – Effect difficult to trigger. – Knights of the Frozen Throne
Abominable Bowman - Pretty inconsistent card.
Cryostasis - Meme card for freeze shaman.
Deathaxe Punisher - Sees very little play, synergy with High Priestess Jeklik.
Embrace Darkness – Overpriced, slow card.
Furnacefire Colossus - Effect difficult to make use of, low winrate.
Glacial Mysteries - Very slow card, outclassed in secret mage as a tutor.
Light's Sorrow - Synergy card which lacks support, very low winrate.
Spectral Pillager - Outclassed by Vilespine Slayer.
Tomb Lurker - Very unreliable card.
Toxic Arrow – Unreliable card which sees very little play, low winrate. – Journey to Un’Goro
Biteweed - Very low win and playrate, has seen fringe play in miracle rogue.
Dinomancy - Fun meme card, has seen play when it had been released.
Emerald Hive Queen - A liability.
Explore Un'Goro - Meme card.
Primalfin Champion - Effect hard to trigger, playable in quest paladin.
Spirit Echo – Very weak and inconsistent card, outclassed by better card draw options.
Stampede - Unreliable card, very low playrate.
Sudden Genesis - Very situational card.
Tortollan Primalist - Meme card. – Mean Streets of the Gadgetzan
Blubber Baron - Understatted, effect difficult to trigger.
Brass Knuckles - Meme card for handbuff decks.
Burgly Bully - Sees very little play, low winrate.
Defias Cleaner - Very low play and winrates.
Fel Orc Soulfiend - Why wouldn't you play a 3/4 instead?
Finders Keepers - Unreliable, overcosted card.
Greater Arcane Missiles - Unreliable and overcosted card, low winrate.
Leatherclad Hogleader - Very low winrate but playable vs control decks.
Luckydo Buccaneer - Playable in pirate rogue, decent winrate but low playrate.
Lunar Visions – Slow card, outclassed in a crowded slot for druid.
Lotus Assassin - Stealth rogue is not a viable deck.
Lotus Illusionist - Very unreliable card, playable in fun evolve decks.
Meanstreet Marshal - Unreliable card, low winrate.
Pilfered Power – Meme card, playable in experimental token druid.
Piranha Launcher - Very slow card.
Unlicensed Apothecary - A liability, once known for Evolve shenanigans.
Weasel Tunneler - Meme card, playable in experimental quest priest deck.
Wind-up Burglebot - Meme card. – Whispers of the Old Gods
Ancient Harbinger - Meme card, effect difficult to make use of.
Blade of C'Thun - Expensive removal for C'Thun Rogue, see C'Thun.
Blood of The Ancient One - Meme card.
Blood Warriors - Very situational card.
Crazed Worshipper - Playable in C'Thun decks, see C'Thun.
Cyclopian Horror - Meme card, you’d better play Sen'jin Shieldmasta instead.
Darkspeaker – Often a liability, meme card.
Embrace the Shadow - Very situational card, low winrate in heal priest.
Forbidden Ancient – Meme card, playable in defensive druid decks.
Forbidden Flame - Low playrate, outclassed by better removal options.
Hammer of Twilight - Sees very little play, low winrate.
Renounce Darkness - Meme card, playable in fun casual decks.
Scaled Nightmare - Slow card, sees very little play.
Shadowcaster - Outclassed by Zola the Gorgon.
Tentacles for Arms - Meme card.
Twilight Summoner - Sees very little play, outclassed in deathrattle decks.
Validated Doomsayer – Often a liability, meme card.
– League of Explorers
Djinni of Zephyrs - Meme card for buff decks, sees very little play.
Naga Sea Witch - Low playrate after nerf, has seen play in giant hunter and handlock. – The Grand Tournament
Astral Communion - Astral decks have very low winrate currently.
Charged Hammer - Slow card, outclassed in midrange shaman decks.
Confuse - Meme card.
Crowd Favorite - Sees very little play, low winrate.
Dreadsteed - Meme card, once played in heavy demonlock.
Enter the Coliseum - Outclassed by better board clear options.
Frost Giant - Meme card for inspire decks.
Grand Crusader - Very unreliable card.
Kodorider – Meme card, sees very little play.
Lock and Load - Meme card, hunter lacks combo synergy.
Magnataur Alpha - Understatted, unreliable card.
Master of Ceremonies - Very inconsistent card.
Poisoned Blade - Extremely slow card.
Recruiter - Very slow card.
Sea Reaver – Very unreliable card.
Shadowfiend - Inconsistent card, very low win and playrate.
Sideshow Spelleater - Unreliable tech card vs inspire decks, very low playrate.
Stablemaster - Meme card, sees very little play. – Goblins & Gnomes
Anima Golem - A liability.
Bouncing Blade - Very unreliable card.
Cogmaster's Wrench - Very inconsistent card.
Dark Bargain - Poor value card which sees very little play, low winrate.
Echo of Medivh - Very sitautional card.
Junkbot - Meme card for mech decks, sees very little play.
Mini-Mage - A liability.
Recombobulator - Meme card.
Sabotage - Very unreliable card, low winrate.
Shadowbomber - Sees very little play, low winrate.
Steamwheedle Sniper – Outclassed in a crowded slot for Hunter.
Tree of Life - Slow card, outclassed in mill druid.
Wee Spellstopper - Meme card, sees very little play.
– Curse of Naxxramas
Echoing Ooze - Surprise tech in swarm decks, low play and winrate.
Shade of Naxxramas – Very little played, used to be staple in old midrange combo druid. – Hall of Fame
Captain's Parrot - Meme card.
Glitter Moth - Meme card for odd priest.
Gloom Stag - Meme card for odd druid.
Wild ranking change log for Year of the Dragon:
7 September
Quartermaster Tier 1 to 2
Dragonfire Potion Tier 1 to 3
Ice Block Tier 3 to 1
Curious Glimmerroot Tier 3 to 4
Primordial Drake Tier 3 to 4
Gluttonous Ooze Tier 1 to 2
Darkest Hour Tier 2 to 3
Bright-Eyed Scout Tier 3 to 4
Obsidian Statue/card] Tier 1 to 3
[card]Psychic Scream Tier 1 to 2
20 August
Twilight Acolyte Tier 2 to 3
Vilespine Slayer Tier 2 to 1
Skulking Geist Tier 3 to 2
Astral Communion Tier 3 to 5
Fal'dorei Strider Tier 3 to 4
Doomerang Tier 2 to 4
Astral Tiger Tier 4 to 5
Sleep with the Fishes Tier 4 to 3
Feign Death Tier 4 to 3
Treachery Tier 4 to 2
Reckless Flurry Tier 2 to 3
Arcane Tyrant Tier 3 to 2
Bloodbloom Tier 1 to 2
30 June
Spirit Echo Tier 4 to 5
Blazecaller Tier 3 to 4
Void Ripper Tier 2 to 3
To My Side! Tier 2 to 3
Mysterious Challenger Tier 1 to 3
13 June
Voidlord Tier 1 to 2
Crushing Walls Tier 3 to 4
Molten Giant Tier 1 to 2
Carnivorous Cube Tier 1 to 3
26 May
Ice Block Tier 2 to 3
21 May
Primordial Drake Tier 2 to 3
20 May
Murloc Warleader to Tier 1
Siltfin Spiritwalker Tier 3 to 2
Gnomeferatu Tier 2 to 3
Charged Devilsaur Tier 1 to 2
Vilefin Inquisitor Tier 1 to 2
Call to Arms Tier 1 to 2
Vilespine Slayer Tier 1 to 2
Wispering Woods to Tier 2
Rummaging Kobold Tier 4 to 5
16 May
Mossy Horror to Tier 4
Cataclysm Tier 2 to 3
Twilight Acolyte Tier 1 to 2
Doomerang Tier 1 to 2
Fal'dorei Strider Tier 1 to 3
15 May
Frost Giant Tier 4 to 5
Glacial Mysteries to Tier 5
Siltfin Spiritwalker Tier 4 to 3
14 May
Juicy Psychmelon to Tier 3
Master's Call to Tier 2
Magic Carpet to Tier 2
Small-Time Recruits Tier 4 to 3
12 May
Abominable Bowman Tier 4 to 5
Wisps of the Old Gods Tier 5 to 4
Nerubian Unraveler Tier 1 to 2
Darkest Hour Tier 1 to 2
6 May
Omega Devastator to Tier 3
Waggle Pick to Tier 2
Crystalsong Portal to Tier 2
Force of Nature to Tier 3
Faceless Manipulator to Tier 3
Doomsayer to Tier 2
Brawl to Tier 2
5 May
Djinni of Zephyrs Tier 4 to 5
Dragon's Fury Tier 2 to 3
Living Mana Tier 3 to 2
Spiteful Summoner Tier 2 to 3
28 April
Enhance-o Mechano Tier 4 to 3
27 April
Level Up! Tier 4 to 5
Bloodbloom Tier 2 to 1
Giant Anaconda Tier 3 to 4
Enter the Coliseum Tier 4 to 5
25 April
Twilight Acolyte Tier 2 to 1
24 April
Hobgoblin Tier 5 to 3
21 April
Molten Giant Tier 2 to 1
Garrison Commander Tier 5 to 4
Junkbot Tier 4 to 5
Grand Archivist Tier 3 to 4
DOOM! Tier 2 to 3
Bloodbloom Text changed from: "Staple in Mecha'thun Warlock."
Ice Block Tier 1 to 2
20 April
Doomerang Text changed from "Staple in Kingsbane and pirate rogue, good winrate."
Manic Soulcaster Tier 3 to 4
Evasion Tier 3 to 4
Arcane Tyrant Tier 2 to 3
Nerubian Unraveler Tier 3 to 1 Wild ranking added. Darkest Hour put to Tier 1.
15 April
Rummaging Kobold Tier 5 to 4
References
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1
Team 5 confirmed in the reddit AMA that Golden Zayle is not disenchantable.
2
On reddit, a community manager said that they are going to make a hotfix *soon* after the bug was discovered to prevent Zayle from being given in packs. No info since, that I know of. Should be some announcement somewhere sometime.
2
would present the list of differences like this:
Since the first chapter of the adventure is free to everybody and appears to award 3 packs; I think the $20 gives you 4 additional chapters, 12 packs, golden Zayle, golden classic pack, So the second option gives you 72 packs (50+12+10).
If you know that you would want Zayle, then the second option has a big advantage because you will never have to craft it. I think I read that you can't craft the golden version of Zayle, you can only get it through the adventure. You can try the card out (more fun), and if you end up not wanting Zayle,
it has the same dust value as the random golden legendary in option 1.(EDIT: no dust value, can't disenchant). If you KNOW you would never want Zayle, then option 1's random golden legendary isslightly(EDIT: much) better, you may get a legendary you want.I think the adventure will be a large part of the story of the expansion and likely will tie into the story of the next 2 expansions.
For me, I'd look at it as "costing" 8 packs and the hero skin in order to "get" a golden Classic pack and the adventure, You can easily make up the 8 packs and it sounds like the hero skin doesn't matter much to you.
EDIT: Incorporated info from AMA