Madness at the Darkmoon Faire Meta Decks - Post Nerfs Edition - News

Madness at the Darkmoon Faire Meta Decks - Post Nerfs Edition

Nearly a week after the Balance Patch, we took a long hard look at what decks were being played that did well on Ranked Ladder. Here's what we found!

SHAMAN

Evolve Shaman is back in a big way. It was already really solid and then their main counters got nerfed and suddenly there's a boom in the Shaman's prospect and numbers. Jambre made a truly fantastic in-depth guide for the deck, attached to a list he believes in (but also with options to swap cards). Open it up and give it a vote if you liked it!

#1 Legend Evolve Shaman Evolve Shaman Deck by Jambre - Dec 14, 2020 Export to BBCode Export to Cockatrice Export to MarkDown Export to Html Clone this deck
Minion (26) 1x Instructor Fireheart 2x Sea Giant 1x Bogstrok Clacker 2x Derailed Coaster 2x Hoard Pillager 2x Mogu Fleshshaper 2x Pit Master 2x Sludge Slurper 2x Animated Broomstick 2x Cagematch Custodian 2x Desert Hare 2x Dread Corsair 2x EVIL Cable Rat 2x Tour Guide	Ability (2) 2x Lightning Bloom	Weapon (2) 2x Boggspine Knuckles
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WARRIOR

DeadDraw was among the first to make this deck popular and so we present his deck, as well as a slightly different version that adds more removal in Coerce for things like a big Edwin, early in the game. There's something to be said for both versions!

DeadDraw - OTK ETC Warrior Control Warrior Deck by xskarma - Nov 22, 2020 Export to BBCode Export to Cockatrice Export to MarkDown Export to Html Clone this deck
Minion (15) 1x E.T.C., God of Metal 1x Lord Barov 1x Rattlegore 2x Bloodsworn Mercenary 2x Armorsmith 2x Risky Skipper 1x Animated Broomstick 2x EVIL Quartermaster 1x Pen Flinger 2x Sword Eater	Ability (12) 2x Bladestorm 2x Brawl 2x Shield Slam 2x Battle Rage 1x Cutting Class 1x Minefield 2x Shield Block	Weapon (2) 1x Ancharrr 1x Bulwark of Azzinoth	Playable Hero (1) 1x Galakrond, the Unbreakable
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- Legend - ETC OTK Control Warrior Deck by zeraux - Dec 9, 2020 Export to BBCode Export to Cockatrice Export to MarkDown Export to Html Clone this deck
Minion (15) 1x E.T.C., God of Metal 1x Lord Barov 1x Rattlegore 2x Bloodsworn Mercenary 2x Armorsmith 2x Risky Skipper 1x Animated Broomstick 2x EVIL Quartermaster 1x Pen Flinger 2x Sword Eater	Ability (13) 2x Bladestorm 1x Brawl 1x Shield Slam 1x Coerce 2x Battle Rage 2x Cutting Class 1x Minefield 2x Shield Block 1x Sword and Board	Weapon (2) 1x Ancharrr 1x Bulwark of Azzinoth
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ROGUE

GatorMatthew has made a string of nice deck guides, and this one for Whirlkick Rogue is no different. There's also a more traditional Miracle Rogue deck with Secrets and Shadowjeweler Hanar. Both decks do very well currently, so if one version isn't working out for you, then perhaps trying the other version might be a solution.

Secretless Miracle Rogue Guide Miracle Rogue Deck by Gatormatthew_ - Dec 10, 2020 Export to BBCode Export to Cockatrice Export to MarkDown Export to Html Clone this deck
Minion (17) 1x Edwin VanCleef 1x Jandice Barov 2x Whirlkick Master 2x Prize Plunderer 1x Questing Adventurer 2x SI:7 Agent 2x EVIL Miscreant 2x Foxy Fraud 2x Pharaoh Cat 2x Wand Thief	Ability (13) 2x Preparation 2x Secret Passage 1x Coerce 2x Backstab 2x Eviscerate 2x Shadowstep 2x Swindle
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Top 10 Tempo/Secret Rogue Miracle Rogue Deck by DefinitelyNotDekkster - Nov 22, 2020 Export to BBCode Export to Cockatrice Export to MarkDown Export to Html Clone this deck
Minion (15) 1x Edwin VanCleef 1x Jandice Barov 1x Shadowjeweler Hanar 1x Zephrys the Great 2x Blackjack Stunner 2x Questing Adventurer 2x EVIL Miscreant 2x Foxy Fraud 1x Pharaoh Cat 2x Wand Thief	Ability (15) 2x Preparation 2x Secret Passage 2x Backstab 2x Dirty Tricks 2x Eviscerate 1x Plagiarize 2x Shadowstep 2x Swindle
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PALADIN

Paladin didn't get touched by the nerfs, but the main classes it was good against did. That doesn't mean Paladin is not still kicking ass! We brought you 2 lists here, with different angles, one a pure Paladin, one a Libram version with Pen Flingers and Animated Broomsticks that can require some APMs to get your turn done sometimes.

Yogg Libroom Paladin Deck Guide (Top 1k Legend) Libram Paladin Deck by Gatormatthew_ - Nov 25, 2020 Export to BBCode Export to Cockatrice Export to MarkDown Export to Html Clone this deck
Minion (20) 1x High Abbess Alura 1x Lady Liadrin 1x Lord Barov 1x Yogg-Saron, Master of Fate 2x Devout Pupil 2x Aldor Truthseeker 2x Derailed Coaster 2x Salhet's Pride 2x Aldor Attendant 2x Animated Broomstick 2x Loot Hoarder 2x Pen Flinger	Ability (10) 2x Libram of Hope 2x Libram of Wisdom 2x First Day of School 2x Hand of A'dal 2x Libram of Justice
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Top 500 Legend Pure Paladin Guide No Neutral Paladin Deck by Gatormatthew_ - Nov 26, 2020 Export to BBCode Export to Cockatrice Export to MarkDown Export to Html Clone this deck
Minion (15) 1x High Abbess Alura 1x High Exarch Yrel 1x Lady Liadrin 1x Murgur Murgurgle 1x Lightforged Crusader 2x Aldor Truthseeker 2x Goody Two-Shields 2x Lightforged Zealot 2x Aldor Attendant 2x Shotbot	Ability (14) 2x Libram of Hope 2x Blessing of Authority 2x Libram of Wisdom 2x Consecration 2x First Day of School 2x Hand of A'dal 2x Libram of Justice	Weapon (1) 1x Hammer of the Naaru
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Posted Dec 30, 2020 (Darkmoon Aggro Changes)
"we found a whole bunch of them". Oookay.

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Posted Dec 23, 2020 (Darkmoon Aggro Changes)
Quote from Pherosizm >>

It feels like this list is incomplete, though.

On ladder I haven't faced a rogue since like, before Darkmoon was released. And I'm still seeing demon hunters. The nerfs were good, but I would say those decks are still relevant in the meta.

1 drop + coin + 1 drop on turn 1... into Wriggling Horror on 2 is just so much pressure. And they still have most of their hand refill in tact. Only one of those cards got hit.

I don't know at what ranks you are playing but in legend rogue is even more popular than evolve shaman. Also no demon hunter at all here.

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Posted Dec 23, 2020 (Darkmoon Aggro Changes)
So sad that u cant play any of the warrior deck because of risky skipper, And that i need to buy a whole adventure to do so

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Posted Dec 22, 2020 (Darkmoon Aggro Changes)
am just wondering when will those idiots nerf evolve shaman

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Posted Dec 23, 2020 (Darkmoon Aggro Changes)
when u learn to play they will nerf the game for u

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Posted Dec 22, 2020 (Darkmoon Aggro Changes)
Priest and OTK DH are good too.

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Posted Dec 22, 2020 (Darkmoon Aggro Changes)
...only 4 classes tho?

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Posted Dec 22, 2020 (Darkmoon Aggro Changes)
There is no "meta" without unplayable classes.

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Posted Dec 22, 2020 (Darkmoon Aggro Changes)
It feels like this list is incomplete, though.

On ladder I haven't faced a rogue since like, before Darkmoon was released. And I'm still seeing demon hunters. The nerfs were good, but I would say those decks are still relevant in the meta.

1 drop + coin + 1 drop on turn 1... into Wriggling Horror on 2 is just so much pressure. And they still have most of their hand refill in tact. Only one of those cards got hit.

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Posted Dec 22, 2020 (Darkmoon Aggro Changes)
It's not so much that there are unplayable classes or that these are the only good decks and classes around, the meta is fairly balanced right now.

We wanted to highlight the decks we felt had the most potential, even if they are not played as much or at all layers of the meta.

I'm pretty confident that we will be sick and tired of Evolve Shaman again before we see the introduction of the mini-expansion. It's just that good that it will be everywhere soon enough.

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Posted Dec 22, 2020 (Darkmoon Aggro Changes)
What rank are you playing in? Where I'm at is mostly warlocks, rogues and shaman

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Posted Dec 22, 2020 (Darkmoon Aggro Changes)
I'm currently playing at D2. This morning I played 4 games and I had 3 warriors and 1 demon hunter.

Maybe I'm just lucky I don't see the other classes? :)

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Posted Dec 22, 2020 (Darkmoon Aggro Changes)
actually only one shaman, others just kekw decks that you will see 1 of 10 games when shamans are 9 of 10 games

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