Control Warrior Deck List Guide - April 2016 (Season 25, Wild)

Posted by: EvidentPublished: April 2, 2016Updated: October 16, 2026Dust: 7,440Rating: 0.4/5 (826 votes)

Class: WarriorFormat: WildType: ControlStyle: Meta Deck

Warrior Cards (20)

Neutral Cards (10)

Deck Description

The Control Warrior deck has been an ever evolving deck for nearly the full life of Hearthstone. The deck at its core is very similar to the original decks, but Control Warrior also adds all of the great Legendaries and strong late game cards to its repertoire as they are released. More recently due to Blackrock Mountain there has been a lean towards a more Dragon based Control Warrior which takes advantage of Blackwing Corruptor.

One of the main constants has been Grommash Hellscream. The card is a great finisher, and when combined with Death's Bite and Alexstrasza can be a potent way to end the game.

Control Warrior Deck List Update - April 2016 (Season 25)

The updated list is based off of Vlps' recent list that got him a top 20 finish on the NA Legendary Ladder. A lot of cards have been cut from the deck, such as Armorsmith, Baron Geddon, and Alexstrasza. The deck now employs more defensive tools like Deathlord, Revenge, and a second Brawl. Elise Starseeker has also been added to the deck to help in fatigue situations, and add some more end game threats.

Control Warrior Mulligan Guide and Strategy

Fiery War Axe and Death's Bite are your best friends against most decks. Deathlord is good against early aggro, and Acolyte of Pain is good for draw and dealing with the potential of early minions. Slam and Bash are also good against early minions like Flame Imp, Knife Juggler, and Darnassus Aspirant. If you know you're playing against Control, you can look to keep Execute or Sludge Belcher.

Control Warrior Tech Cards

Harrison Jones is in and out of the deck depending on if you're playing a lot of Weapon classes. Ysera will swap in and out with a card like Ragnaros the Firelord depending on how many Big Game Hunters have entered the meta. This is especially the case when Druid is strong (like right now). Gorehowl is a consideration, and is extremely good against other Control decks.

Control Warrior Card Substitutions (Replacements)

Keep in mind that replacements for cards are rarely ever going to be perfect. It's usually easiest to try and come close to what the card accomplishes, or double up an already existing card in the deck.

You might find cards here that aren't in the deck, this means they were in the deck previously and have been left in case they come back in the deck. They also works as substitutions for cards that are currently in the deck!

Harrison Jones: I find that Harrison is the card that's most often asked for replacement. Loatheb is a reasonable replacement, and Acidic Swamp Ooze can also take a spot if you are just getting destroyed by Weapon classes.
Baron Geddon: I've often recommended a second Brawl, but some players don't like this recommendation. Whirlwind or Revenge is a possibility, or you could simply add a second Shieldmaiden.
Grommash Hellscream: Tough card to replace as it leads so often to situations where you can finish your opponent. Ragnaros the Firelord can be a decent replacement.
Alexstrasza: Another difficult card to replace because of the pressure it can place on the opponent. I again think Ragnaros, but you could try just adding a second Shieldmaiden. The deck has enough strong minions that you could deal without Alex.

Control Warrior Combos and Synergies

Death's Bite and Grommash Hellscream are a match made in heaven. You can smash your opponent's face for 4, and follow up the next turn with Grommash and the whirlwind effect from Death's Bite for an additional 14 damage. This combo can also be setup with Alexstrasza to get your opponent down to a manageable health.

Speaking of Grommash, you can use Slam, Bash, or Shield Slam (just don't do it for 9) to activate his enrage. You can also use these cards to trigger your Sylvanas Windrunner, just don't try to use Execute as Artosis learned a while back.

Shield Block and Shieldmaiden pair very nicely with Shield Slam, and can help you take down a pesky 5-health minion.

Acolyte of Pain is generally a card you want to get at least two draws from. So pairing it with Death's Bite, Baron Geddon, or even using Slam can guarantee multiple cards.

159 Comments

DelverSprite August 2, 2015
REALLY dont like Loatheb there, just prefer Harrison Jones, and not Thaurissan for +1 Brawl. -2 Shreeder for 1 Owl and for SURE SYLVANAS!!!
1. Evident August 2, 2015
  I corrected the deck, sorry about that!
MadFrosty August 2, 2015
This is a very unusual list. Double shredder is something I have never seen on ladder in this deck, and i would say loatheb is quite an odd pick as well. I would take those out and replace them with a second brawl, Harrison, and most definitely Sylvanas. I have never before seen a Control warrior that didn't run Sylvanas.
1. Evident August 2, 2015
  You're right, I changed the list to a more standard version!
Kon August 2, 2015
In the list there is 1 card missing (11+18=29).
1. Evident August 2, 2015
  Fixed, thanks for letting me know!
Snorlax August 6, 2015
I really miss Ironbeak Owl. It is a key card on Control Warrior in my opinion. I like StrifeCro's list -1 Piloted Shredder -1 Emperor Thaurissan and +1 Ironbeak Owl +1 Revenge.
I felt that Revenge was an unexpected good card. I used to run Whirlwind, it helps a lot against Paladins and Hunters, but Revenge has an nice effect... Also, I never had any problem due to it costing one more mana. I have been testing Emperor Thaurissan a lot and I don't think that it makes really a change on Control Warrior :D
Daxlaza August 9, 2015
You need to trade piloted shredder for revenge. I see more people run revenge than piloted shredder
kcmyk August 10, 2015
Thaurissan is not a good card on this deck.
MiniNinja August 24, 2015
Not to sure about the Baron Geddon, doesn't it kill a lot of your own minions?
1. KKKKK October 13, 2015
  No.
MadFrosty August 24, 2015
-Baron Geddon
-Ysera
+Ragnaros
+1 Shield block
Working great!
1. Mike September 24, 2015
  Is ragnaros is better than ysera?
  1. Evident September 24, 2015
    Ysera's better in this meta.
2. Aleks December 4, 2015
  ysera for a shield block? FailFish
MadFrosty September 12, 2015
Post TGT update:
-1Brawl
-Baron Geddon
+Justicar Trueheart
+1 Bash
1. Citizen Williams September 29, 2015
  This needs to include "bash" and "Justicar Trueheart" now
  Loose Geddon and a cruel task master
Alias October 4, 2015
I really want to play a warrior deck. I play casually, and I'm alright with spending time on Hearthstone. I have the first wing of BrM, and have had a decent amount of experience with Patron Warrior. Evident, should I go for Control Warrior or Patron Warrior if I just play casually (one of those two, since I'm a high-level warrior with lots of cards for him).
1. Evident October 4, 2015
  It's really personal preference. If you feel comfortable with Patron Warrior then I'd probably play that. It's the better deck and doesn't require a ton of legendaries (and also might get nerfed someday, so enjoy it while you can!). I personally enjoy Control Warrior, but the games can be much longer which might be bad if you just want to play casually.
  1. Alias October 4, 2015
    Well, to be honest, I said that I've had a decent amount of experience with it to sound like I'm not a total noob when it comes to Patron Warrior, but I am. I've really just had around 8 games of experience with it. I think I'm probably going to go Control Warrior, since I enjoy longer games, and it requires a little less skill to play. As a former Miracle and Oil rogue player, I've watched my favorite deck get torn apart, so the reason I even asked this question is that I want a deck that'll withstand the test of time (which I think Control Warrior has done already). I play daily, not for 3 hours, but just for 1 hour. And a question about the deck itself:
    What can I replace Revenge with? I got Death's Bite from Naxx already, but Revenge will take more time to get (since I used all my gold, and some of my change on Naxx already).
    1. Alias October 4, 2015
      Sorry for spamming with you with questions (I'm just keen to start my adventure on Control Warrior), but what are the top crafting priority cards in this deck? Should I save for the legendaries or go for the smaller minions/spells? Thanks!
      1. Evident October 4, 2015
        I think the removal and the card draw is the most important. Then you want to start building up your legendaries. Dr. Boom and Grommash are probably the most important, followed by Alexstarsza and Ysera. I'm not a control warrior expert, so if anyone else has advice feel free to chime in!
      2. Baalnaarath November 5, 2015
        Brawl and Shield slams, also shield maiden... then go for big legendaries.
    2. Evident October 4, 2015
      You can replace Revenge with a second Shield Block (or Whirlwind if you value the AOE). Revenge can be a fringe card, and I might actually remove it from this list in the next update.
      1. Somebooty October 7, 2015
        In the hands of an average player is this better than patron?
        Evident October 8, 2015
        Control Warrior would be more consistent for an average player, but getting better with Patron means you can have good match ups with all decks.
BrufikNoobik October 13, 2015
Guys are you kidding me why you want to replace GEDDON for something???????????? thats stupid!
1. Jeun October 13, 2015
  Yeah, geddon is pretty good vs secret paladin i think
Rexxary October 14, 2015
I built a control warrior for one reason.Because i knew someday patron will be nerfed and where are we now?
D01tY October 25, 2015
This deck is awsome! Yeah its a standard control warrior but its really good. I changed Harrison for Justicar Trueheart. I <3 Armor
Alias October 27, 2015
Sorry, me again. Couple of questions. I got the whole of Naxxramas yesterday. I have Death's Bite and Belcher. Got acolytes, shieldmaidens, armorsmiths, and taskmasters. Is it worth playing Control Warrior now? If it's Tier 2, why isn't it Tier 1? It's so resilient against aggro, and a lot of the decks popular in the meta. Also, I have Loatheb, can I use him until I get Harrison?
1. Evident October 27, 2015
  Loatheb works for Harrison. It depends on what legendaries you have, if you are missing a majority of them then I wouldn't bother playing it. Control Warrior doesn't do well against Paladin and Druid which are generally considered the top tier decks.
FinalForm October 27, 2015
I have a question I got most of the cards I'm just missing some legendaries. What I want to know is which legendary I should get next . Is alexstraza, sylvanis or ysera. I leaning towards Sylvanis for extra protection.
1. Evident October 27, 2015
  I would generally lean towards Sylvanas because it's used in more decks. Alexstrasza is pretty important in this deck though.
Alias October 30, 2015
Would it be viable to play Midrange Patron Warrior? Also, I opened Sylvanas along with Doomsayer in a pack today, should I keep them or dust them?
1. Evident October 30, 2015
  It's viable, but it isn't clear how strong it is right now. You should keep Sylvanas and Doomsayer.
John October 30, 2015
he was definitely running justicar trueheart
Customer October 31, 2015
I have everything except ysera and geddon what should i take first and why? Thank you?
1. Evident October 31, 2015
  I would go with Ysera because she fits in more decks. Geddon has come in and out of Control Warrior depending on the meta.
Zanon October 31, 2015
I totally agree with bash and slam but justicar? I mean it s a great card and helps a lot but the tempo loss is insane.. I was losing to a control warr with my midrange hunter but once he played justicar tides turned... Isn t it too slow?
1. SuperMarvio November 4, 2015
  I just love Justicar! Tempo is not that important in a control warrior, but 2 Mana for 4 armor is just insane. I have turned many matches with her because aggro decks have no chance when you "heal" yourself every turn. You just outvalue them, and get em down with your big legendaries.
J3yno October 31, 2015
Personally I don't see the point in BGH, you're likely to play it later in the game at around the same time as Baron Geddon, thus cancelling each other out, as you need to get rid of the mid game board. I'd get rid of BGH for another brawl as it just gets rid of more of the opponents board more easily, in a meta where many opponents want to flood the board with minions.
Atma October 31, 2015
Justicar is what makes control warrior a powerhouse now. being able to tank up over shielding allows you to grind the game out much easier, which is what control warrior is supposed to do IMO
warframe November 1, 2015
What is a good replacement for baron geddon?
1. Evident November 1, 2015
  Second Brawl.
Rafael November 2, 2015
Is thi good for laddering ?
1. Evident November 2, 2015
  It should do fine, but Control Warrior is a slower deck.
2. Vigilant November 7, 2015
  Very good in that it crushes Face Hunter, which comprises ~75% of the meta from 20-10.
Dyrus November 8, 2015
I have always wanted to build this deck. I have every card but harrison, baron, grommash, and alex. I have enough dust to craft two which should I craft? I also have rag, where could i fit him in.
1. Evident November 8, 2015
  Grom and Alex are probably the best, but I'm not an expert on Control Warrior. Rag can go in for Baron Geddon, although Baron is pretty important right now with decks that flood the board.
Dyrus November 8, 2015
I was also thinking madder bomber could be a decent replacement for harrison or even loathed cause you probably won't have much on board asides from acolytes and it can clear small boards or set up executes
trecex November 13, 2015
I can craft 2 out of these 3 which are better? ysera alexstrasza justicar
1. Evident November 13, 2015
  It depends on what other decks you might want to play. Ysera and Justicar are in most control decks, but Alexstrasza is in Control Warrior and Freeze Mage. Ysera might be the least important of those three in this deck, but I'm not a Control Warrior expert.
WUBWUB November 16, 2015
So i now posessed Gromash, Justicar and Dr Boom. I thought i should craft sylvanas next because i really like control deck ( priest for exemple). but should i craft this one or another one first?
1. Evident November 17, 2015
  Sylvanas is a solid one to craft!
Aleks November 19, 2015
What about reno? i think he's a great addition to this deck.
WUBWUB November 20, 2015
hey... it'S me again! should i craft ysera or alextraza first?
1. Evident November 20, 2015
  I'm really not sure about this one. I'd say Alexstrasza might be stronger in this deck, but Ysera probably fits in more decks.
BloodyDragon November 24, 2015
Very good deck. I've gotten a win streak of 7 with it on legendary ranked mode.
Headhunter November 26, 2015
The only card I don't have is Baron Geddon (which ironically I got off a card pack ages ago and destroyed lol). Replacement? I'm also curious as to what Baron Geddon's purpose is in this deck? I'm assuming anti-aggro? Enlighten me?
1. Evident November 26, 2015
  Yes, Baron Geddon is used to sweep the board. I'd just go with a second Shieldmaiden.
  1. Headhunter November 27, 2015
    I have a Varian Wrynn, would that be better than a Shieldmaiden substitute? Or is he no good for this deck?
    1. Evident November 28, 2015
      I rarely see it played. It wastes your battlecries and playing a 10-drop usually ends up going poorly (you lose the next turn).
Liakos November 26, 2015
Any Replacement for Alex?
1. Evident November 26, 2015
  That's a tougher one to replace, because it limits your ability to finish with Grommash and Death's Bite. You can try Nefarian or a second Shieldmaiden.
Tom November 26, 2015
Can I replace Ysera and Geddon? or should I just play a different deck if I don't have these.
1. Evident November 26, 2015
  You can still play it without those cards, obviously it's going to be weaker. Second Shieldmaiden and Nefarian could work.
Joshheng11 November 27, 2015
Hey evident, i lack justicar trueheart and grommash hellscream. Is it advisable to craft them or are there any solid replacements? I am currently running a dragon warrior and would love to try out control warrior as my play style is of a slower kind.
1. Evident November 27, 2015
  You for sure want Grommash, but I think you can wait on Justicar. You could throw in a second Shieldmaiden for her in the meanwhile. You might struggle a bit with other Control Warriors that do have Justicar though.
  1. Joshheng11 November 27, 2015
    Thank you for the tips evident!
Chaoseven December 2, 2015
Baron Geddon is essential tô the deck? I have ali the other cards. And why not use Varian in Control Warrior?
1. Evident December 2, 2015
  It's good against decks that have a lot of minions, but you could just use Shieldmaiden as a replacement. Varian wastes your Battlecries and playing just that for 10-mana leaves you vulnerable to many things.
Xchaos December 12, 2015
Can i replace baron geddon with ragnaros the firelord?
1. Evident December 12, 2015
  That's fine, but it weakens your aggro matchup.
  1. Control freak December 30, 2015
    Actually reno jackson works perfectly as counter aggro. Basically you use weapons and all to clear minions. Just before lethal play reno jackson
Jojabi December 18, 2015
Is losing a Bash to make room for Reno reasonable? Reno has won me a number of games while testing with him in place of Baron. Baron really needs to be in the deck as an answer to all the aggro though so I'm trying to think of what to take out. I was thinking the one-of Shield Block but since it's Reno we're talking about I was hoping to remove one of the 8 duplicates to make him a more consistent answer to aggro.
Thoughts?
1. Soup January 24, 2016
  Terrible idea
OblivionAwaits_ December 22, 2015
Title says 'Decembet 2015' :p
1. Evident December 22, 2015
  Fixed, thanks!
  1. OblivionAwaits_ December 22, 2015
    Will there be a PM system? Like instead of commenting on a deck that I'm not talking about, will I just be able to message you?
    1. Evident December 22, 2015
      It's definitely possible, I'm just waiting to see what features people want in the future.
      1. OblivionAwaits_ December 22, 2015
        If you want ideas, I have some:
        - PM system: yeah, it's just convenient
        - Moderators: I feel like taking advantage of timezones can be really helpful-- provided that people with knowledge are picked, the site could have one staff member online at all times, ready to answer questions about decks and approve comments.
        Evident December 22, 2015
        The PM System might be a little while, but I could see adding it in the future. I agree with moderators, I'll be thinking about how I want to implement it.
      2. OblivionAwaits_ December 25, 2015
        Using applications? Won't that mean that you need to create a thread? Can't wait to help the site more, if I can ^^
        Evident December 25, 2015
        We'll see, but you'll be highly considered. I really appreciate your contributions to the site! If you have more thoughts you can e-mail me: evident[at]hearthstonetopdecks[dot]com
cargo December 28, 2015
Plz new control warrior meta deck
Wils December 28, 2015
What think about Elise on this deck, maybe -1 beltcher +1 elise?
1. Evident December 28, 2015
  Sounds reasonable.
2. Herbert January 15, 2016
  why waste some nice Def vs Aggro Decks for a weak 4 dropp who might gives you after some time a hand full of Legendary, you alrdy got tons of legendarys in this deck, and the ones you need, what is important besides a hand of millhouse, cho, pagle and thalnos
  sure i can go either way but i would keep the legendarys i got alrdy....
  1. Nightcrawler February 21, 2016
    Elise is mainly played in control warrior to protect longer against fatigue longer, half the time you get the golden monkey you won't even want to play it.
sexyboy69 January 3, 2016
How can i replace harrisson jones i am thinking about taking either shreder or loatheb
1. Evident January 3, 2016
  I'd lean towards Loatheb, but either would probably work.
Turbospeedhsooter January 10, 2016
How would -1 Slam do for a second shield block? I find shield block a really useful card for tanking up in the early game, and it's saved my life against a lot of aggro decks. Would this change be worth it?
MaximumSatan January 11, 2016
Can i replace alextraza with ragnaros?
1. Evident January 11, 2016
  That might work, it removes the Death's Bite, Alexstrasza, into Grommash combo though.
MaximumSatan January 12, 2016
Have any tips for the matchup against otk murlock paladin?
1. Snooxi January 17, 2016
  just armor up so he cant kill you one turn and when he plays combo just brawl and he concede .. easy
  1. Loki January 27, 2016
    And then he plays another combo (because you will both be close to fatigue by then and he will have it) and then you die.
  2. Sven February 23, 2016
    Snooxi, you can never have ever played CW against a murloc paladin if you make that comment. Playing CW against anyfin decks are like playing freeze mage against CW. You call it easy?
    You should just remove your comment since it makes 0 sense and go back to the face hunter forum.
Crypt January 29, 2016
What about -2 slam, +1 gorehowl +1 shieldmaiden, it will work?
1. Evident January 30, 2016
  That would work, but you'll probably be worse against aggro.
Serafin January 30, 2016
Can this reach legend also is this a t1 or t2 deck I mainly run warrior decks and I want to reach legend are there better warrior decks than this?
1. Evident January 30, 2016
  I would say Patron Warrior is probably better than this, but both can make it legend. Here's the Patron list: http://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/decks/midrange-patron-warrior-deck-list/
Lowchamp January 31, 2016
I think after trying out many patron decks that this is the best variation of patron warrior out there. Definitely had a lot success with this deck.
1. Zack February 10, 2016
  This isn't even a patron deck, it's a control deck.. Lol
zelji February 1, 2016
should i craft grom or trueheart?
1. Evident February 1, 2016
  If you only see yourself playing Warrior in the near future then I would go with Grom. If you might want to play Control Priest or Midrange Paladin then I'd go with Trueheart (it fits in both of these decks).
  1. Max March 13, 2016
    Your replys always on point.
    1. Evident March 13, 2016
      Thanks!
ShortyPT February 12, 2016
Greatings,
I'm lacking alex and ysera, but i´m only able to craft 1 of them, despite what i like or not to play (since im starting on control decks), what do you advise me?
1. Evident February 12, 2016
  I'd lean towards Alexstrasza, especially if you like the idea of Freeze Mage.
  1. ShortyPT February 12, 2016
    And should i replace ysera for a second shieldmaiden or nefarian?
    1. Evident February 12, 2016
      Nefarian probably.
Reaper February 21, 2016
What would be a good replacement for Barron Geddon
1. Evident February 21, 2016
  Revenge, Whirlwind, or second Shieldmaiden.
2. Xmorrizx March 14, 2016
  Abomination worked for me before I got Baron Geddon
DestroyIOfIDoom March 4, 2016
Hey, I only have 2100 dust and I Dont have 2nd shield slam or Any Brawl. Also I dont have ysera baron geddon and justicar. What Should I craft and what are good replacements with the other ?
1. Evident March 4, 2016
  I wouldn't craft anything just yet, I'd wait for the new expansion and Standard to see where Control Warrior stands.
nalc March 8, 2016
I miss geddon and harrison, for what i can replace?
1. Evident March 8, 2016
  Second Brawl, Shielmaiden, or a Revenge.
Yzz March 11, 2016
Hi,
I really want to put elise in thise deck, which card should i remove ?
1. Evident March 12, 2016
  Maybe Sludge Belcher.
  1. Yzz March 12, 2016
    Thanks!
kcmyk March 14, 2016
This deck is outdated. Most warrior decks are just runing removal, no armor smiths, 1 taskmaster, 2 brawls and the only core legendary is justicar.
Icy March 19, 2016
Bro, I need your help badly. My deck is TOO hit and miss. :(
2x Execute, 2x Shield Slam, 2x Whirlwind, 2x Fiery Axe, 2x Slam, 2x Armor Smith, 2x Bash, 2x Shield Block, 2x Acolyte of Pain, 1x Big Game Hunter, 1x Defender of Argus, 2x Kor'kron Elite, 1x Spellbreaker, 1x Brawl, 1x Faceless Manipulator, 1x Leeroy Jenkins, 1x Cairne Bloodhoof, 1x Gorehowl, 1x Corehound, 1x Grommash Hellscream
(I'm coming back from like a 9 month break or even more lol)
I don't have the other legendaries you mentioned, but I can get Death's Bite by playing Naxrammus.
I don't mind going control or patron route, whatever wins more, but it was originally drafted as a control deck lol.
Thanks for your help!
1. Evident March 19, 2016
  Well, you'd for sure want to get rid of Core Hound and Leeroy Jenkins. Which format do you plan on playing? If you only want to play Standard then I probably wouldn't bother getting Death's Bite at this point. If you plan on playing Wild, you should get Naxxramas because you'll only be able to craft the cards from Naxx once the formats go live. This would give you Death's Bite and Sludge Belcher which are very good. You can kind of replace Death's Bite with Arcanite Reaper, which isn't as good but you'd probably need it for pesky 5-health minions. I'd probably try finding a cheaper deck to play just because the format change is getting close, and decks could be changing pretty radically after the new expansion comes out.
  1. Icy March 19, 2016
    Could you tell me a little about standard? I've never been into Tavern mode. I have more cards from the midrange patron deck I believe, but still missing Sludge belcher, grim patron and dr boom. Don't you get Death's bite from the free part of Naxx? I don't know about Grim though.
    I definitely don't want to buy Naxx.. I don't have much gold at the moment to get it that way either.
    Should I keep gorehowl in my deck?
    Format change? Sorry I'm so out of the loop with HS I only started playing again yesterday lol. I'm guessing you mean with the new expansion.
    1. Icy March 19, 2016
      When I say I've never been in Tavern, I mean I've literally never opened the mode up. I know very little about the new dynamics of HS. I left a few weeks after Naxx launched.
    2. Evident March 20, 2016
      The format change is coming late April/early May along with the new expansion. There will be two play modes: Standard and Wild. Standard will only include the last two years of sets (plus the Basic and Classic cards), so this includes everything but Curse of Naxxramas and Goblins vs. Gnomes. Standard will always include the last two years of sets, so every year sets will be removed from Standard. Wild will include all of the sets including the new ones. Standard is going to be what Blizzard uses in the competitive eSports aspects of the game, and is looking like it will be the premiere format for Hearthstone. It doesn't make Wild bad or unplayable, but it remains to be seen how popular Wild will be.
      Did you get the free wing of Naxx when it was available? If you didn't then I don't think you still get a free wing. Death's Bite is in the 4th wing of the adventure so that would take a quite a bit of gold to obtain. Grim Patron is in the first wing of BRM, but if you don't have Death's Bite I don't think it's worth getting (unless you want Emperor Thuarissan which is really good). Gorehowl has seen a bit of play recently, and since you're missing other cards I would keep it in the deck.
      I still recommend trying another deck if possible (Warlock Zoo is cheap and effective right now), it's going to be pretty hard to play this deck without Death's Bite and Sludge Belcher.
      1. Icy March 20, 2016
        Thanks for the update, that all sounds interesting! It will make standard more stable but then you'd have to keep switching out (banned) cards too, which might be annoying if you're a free player. Then again its every 2 years so thats more than enough time. Hmm.
        Hmmm. Well at the moment I have very little gold or crafting as I used a lot of it getting the cards in my current deck. My original plan when I started H.S. was to play Warrior only except in Arena.
        Okay, so my "control" deck is not up to scratch. What about a patron deck? Could I get a top tier deck moving for that? Unfortunately I'd still have to substitute for sludge belcher, grim and dr.boom. If not I'll have too check out warlock zoo.
        Evident March 21, 2016
        Patron would still be difficult to make without Death's Bite, so I would try Zoo for now and wait and see how everything plays out with the new expansion.
      2. Icy March 20, 2016
        Oh and yes, I do have the free wing of Naxx.
Fistouille April 3, 2016
Don't like Elise : so random...
1. Raiden April 3, 2016
  You can play a control warrior list without the card. It's only really in here so you can actually win vs. other control decks in super slow matchups, like the mirror, Control Priest and Reno/Control Mage variants. Kolento, for example, had pretty good success with a list that has no Deathlords and Elise and instead runs Dr. Boom, Ysera, and double Slam.
  1. Fistouille April 4, 2016
    Great list by Kolento indeed :)
Nick April 4, 2016
Very solid deck, climbing the ladder very quickly this season
Lex April 4, 2016
Nice deck but with all those control decks around Dr Boom and Sylvanas help a lot.
Raiden April 6, 2016
I like this style of list a lot but I'm finding the Deathlords to just be useless. They just seem like they die so easily and can often win your opponent the game with the tempo advantage of having a free minion, regardless of whether it loses its battlecry or not. The card is great in aggressive metas but with Druid being so common on ladder so other decks are running lots of ways to kill high health minions. IMO you can replace one with Dr. Boom and the other with something else...maybe a second Slam or Doomsayer.
Pips April 7, 2016
HI GUYS, SOMEONE CAN TELL ME A GOOD REPLACE FOR REVENGE. I DON'T HAVE THE FOURTH WING YET
1. Evident April 7, 2016
  Second Slam for one Revenge. Baron Geddon, Sylvanas, Loatheb, or Alexstrasza as the second option. For a really cheap option you could try Armorsmith.
  1. Pips April 7, 2016
    Thanks!!!
silverhand April 13, 2016
Any replacement for 2 Brawl and 2 Shield Slam
1. Evident April 14, 2016
  I really don't think you can play this deck without at least one Brawl. Cleave, Whirlwind, Bouncing Blade, and Crush are some options for replacements.
Dedwen April 15, 2016
What do you think i can use instead of Harrison and BGH
1. Dedwen April 15, 2016
  also what should i craft 1 shield slam or BGH
  1. Evident April 15, 2016
    I'd craft BGH because if it gets nerfed you'll get your full dust back anyway.
2. Evident April 15, 2016
  Sylvanas or Dr. Boom for Harrison. I'd go second Slam for BGH.
Joe April 16, 2016
Worst Deck ever...
No damage, all games run thru the end until you have no cards left... 30HP, 60 Armor... and no cards in deck left...
This deck sucks, sorry, but you loose every game against any other good deck
1. Browso April 26, 2016
  It ain't a deck's problem, but the player's tho
OnlyLove April 25, 2016
it's worth craft this deck yet?
1. Evident April 25, 2016
  I'd wait a bit before crafting any decks. The meta is going to shift around and we'll see what ends up being the strongest.
Controllover April 28, 2016
When I saw this deck I instantly fell in love with it. Is there any viable control warrior decklist in standard atm ?
1. Evident April 29, 2016
  I haven't seen a revised list for Standard yet. There's a C'Thun version that is somewhat similar: http://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/decks/justsaiyans-wotg-standard-cthun-control-warrior/
  1. Controllover April 29, 2016
    I don´t like the C´Thun version that much, I just like playing big stuff and justicar into fatigue, which I don´t really see as possibility with that deck. I mean it´s not even running core control war cards like brawl.
    1. Elvan Dalton May 3, 2016
      i tried control warrior in current meta with the cards i have at hand today. Here is some info for you:
      Missing cards: Justicar and Elisa. (missing elisa is not the worst, but missing justicar is really harsh)
      Made 37 matches: Win: 21 , Loss: 16 (56%)
      overall i think it is nicely suited vs current decks
2. Anonymous September 30, 2016
  yerrah loads
Ancastal April 29, 2016
How do you manage to deal damage and finish the opponent without strong minions except Grommash?
Turbonomics January 21, 2017
The link from 'top meta decks' leads to here, do you guys think you can update it?
1. Evident January 21, 2017
  Fixed, thanks.

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