Dragon decks have never quite had their place in the sun. They’ve always kind of lingered in the background of the meta, Dragon Priest has had its moments, but it never quite stuck around for too long. Dragon Warrior also had moments, but usually lost out to the more powerful Control Warrior. Blackrock Mountain was thought to be the birth of the Dragon Paladin, but once it released it turned out to be disappointing and never saw too much play. Whispers of the Old Gods again brought us some Dragons (Midnight Drake, Scaled Nightmare), but most of them don’t see play, and only the new Deathwing, Dragonlord has entered many decks.
Dragons Looking for a Home (Lair?)
These are some of the unfortunate Dragons that aren’t seeing much play.
- Coldarra Drake: The card has decent stats, but unfortunately (maybe this is for the best) a deck that revolves around pinging your opponent’s face to death never evolved.
- Hungry Dragon: It turns out that unless you have a strong board, summoning a 1-Cost minion for your opponent is a pretty big negative.
- Dragonkin Sorcerer: This card saw a bit of play in Dragon/Buff Priest, but once Priest lost Velen's Chosen it has seen little play.
- Nozdormu: While this card might be the ultimate counter to Lifecoach, it has never seen a lot of play. The card still leads to some exciting moments when it is summoned from Confessor Paletress.
- Midnight Drake: 4-Health is just too easily dealt with, so there’s rarely going to be a time where this card lives long enough to get an attack in. Even if you paired it with something like Brann Bronzebeard, the card just goes down too easily.
- Scaled Nightmare: Scaled Nightmare is a slower card that requires the investment of buff cards to be threatening. You would likely have to wait two turns before the attack became meaningful. It also dies to Stampeding Kodo which is being played in multiple decks.
Dragons on the Rise
Some Dragons have come out of the shadows recently!
- Onyxia: I’ve seen Onyxia popup in a few decks recently. WENightWalk got #1 Legend on the CN Server with a Shaman list and included her and Evolve. This doesn’t mean you should craft her, but it has been interesting to see her popup now and again.
- Faerie Dragon: The often overlooked 3/2 Dragon has been spotted in multiple decks showing up at the Hearthstone Americas Prelims.
- Drakonid Crusher: This card was only really seen in arena, but it has shown up in Dragon Warrior and Lifecoach’s more Aggro-y version of the deck.
Dragon Deck Lists in Standard
Keep in mind that I’m not saying these decks are going to get you rank 1 legend, I’m just showing you what lists exist in Standard right now. I will say, however, that both Dragon Priest and Dragon Warrior are perfectly viable decks that would likely bring you to Legend.
11,560Dragon Priest is one of the most successful Dragon decks in Hearthstone. Most Dragon decks suffer in the early game, but Priest makes up for this fact with Twilight Whelp and Wyrmrest Agent. One of the big problems with the deck (and most Dragon decks) is there will be times when you just won’t have Dragons at the right time. Wyrmrest Agent and Blackwing Corruptor are good cards, but they aren’t so great if you don’t have a Dragon in your hand.
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Druid has a bit of an identity crisis. The class has run a few different lists, but none of them are really top tier: C’Thun, Beast, Ramp, and now a bit of Dragon. It will be interesting to see how the class shapes up in the near future.
Deck List
- 0Innervate2
- 1Living Roots2
- 2Wild Growth2
- 2Wrath2
- 3Mulch1
- 3Swipe2
- 5Nourish1
- 6Druid of the Claw2
- 7Ancient of War2
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Blake is playing in the Americas Spring Prelims, so hopefully we get a chance to see this deck played on stream!
Deck List
Deck List
