Midrange Fast Druid Deck List Guide – April 2016 (Season 25, Wild)

Class: Druid - Format: wild - Type: midrange - Style: meta-deck

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Deck Import

This deck is likely obsolete due to the Ancient of Lore, Keeper of the Grove, and Force of Nature nerfs. It is going to be kept here as a historical Hearthstone reference!

Fast Druid implies that your gameplan is to get your opponent to 14 as quickly as possible to destroy them with the Force of Nature into Savage Roar combo. Fast Druid also implies that you are running 2 Savage Roar and 2 Force of Nature. If you’re running 1 Force of Nature that generally just means you are playing Midrange Druid.

The deck uses a lot of minions that will stick to the board even after you destroy them. Piloted Shredder, Sludge Belcher, and Dr. Boom are all minions that leave something behind upon death. Shade of Naxxramas is a card not seen in other decks, but is a staple of Druid because of its ability to grow and be buffed by a potential Savage Roar.

The weakness of the deck is poor removal. Swipe is a good AOE, but unless you can pair it with Spell Power it is likely only going to take out a single minion. This is why Druid will run Mind Control Tech because not only does it punish a board of 4 or more minions, it also forces your opponent to play around it.

Midrange Druid Deck List Update – April 2016 (Season 25)

A lot of decks have cut Shade of Naxxramas in favor of Darnassus Aspirant and Mind Control Tech.

Midrange Druid Mulligan Guide and Strategy

Wild Growth, Innervate, and Living Roots are your first priority. If you have one of the ramp options in your opening hand then you can keep something like Piloted Shredder to play on turn two or three depending on what you have. Innervate into Keeper of the Grove is great for taking out early aggression, so keep Keeper against aggro decks. Wrath is also a good option against aggro. Shade of Naxxramas should likely be kept, this is especially the case if you already have Wild Growth or Innervate.

Midrange Fast Druid Tech Cards

Cenarius has seen play in the deck, but that generally revolves around the version without double combo. Mind Control Tech goes in and out of the deck. Harrison Jones is always a consideration to beat those pesky Weapon based classes.

Midrange Druid 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.

Midrange Druid Combos and Synergies

Innervate and most minions is a great combination. It just provides such a huge swing, that it’s hard for most decks to deal with. Turn 5 Dr. Boom? Yes, please. Innervate also enables a potential Force of Nature into double Savage Roar for a 22 damage combo.

I don’t know that there’s anything left to say about Force of Nature and Savage Roar. It’s a devastating combination that has made many Hearthstone players seethe with rage. These cards can also be used to clear problematic boards, but this should be only used in more dire situations.

Azure Drake is super strong with cards like Swipe and Wrath. Swipe becomes a total board clearer, and Wrath can be used to deal 2-damage and draw a card. It also works with Living Roots to increase it to a 3-damage spell. Just keep in mind that you don’t get an extra minion from Living Roots with +Spell Damage.

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  1. Akiba
    April 24, 2016 at 9:18 pm

    THE MASTER COMBO in this deck is death! :’v

  2. Mystik
    April 20, 2016 at 3:32 pm

    Is this deck going to try to continue existing after the nerfs Hearthstone is putting in place?

    • Evident - Author
      April 20, 2016 at 3:53 pm

      It depends on how the rest of the expansion looks like, but it will likely move towards Ramp.

  3. Shazbot
    April 19, 2016 at 2:39 am

    Just out of curiosity, why use ancient or lore over ancient of war?

    • Evident - Author
      April 19, 2016 at 7:31 am

      This is a faster deck and Ancient of War is a slower card. Ancient of Lore is mainly to help you draw into your combo pieces or minions to finish the game.

  4. MIGUEL
    April 18, 2016 at 4:10 am

    i use cenarius and no lotheb, are one good change ?

  5. Shiang
    April 4, 2016 at 3:48 pm

    Is it just me or does this deck not have enervate? FAIL!!!

  6. Opcio2
    April 1, 2016 at 8:51 am

    How can i replace one ancient of lore and bgh?

    • Evident - Author
      April 1, 2016 at 8:57 am

      Nourish and maybe second Mind Control Tech. You could also try a Darnassus Aspirant.

  7. dr.balance
    March 29, 2016 at 9:42 am

    replacement for loatheb?

  8. MIGUEL
    March 17, 2016 at 4:49 am

    CAN I CHANGE SHADE OF WHAT ?

  9. Fistouille
    March 16, 2016 at 7:43 am

    -1 Azure + 1 Harrison

    • Louvasama
      April 20, 2016 at 6:02 am

      I think it too, but magic power is very useful, Living Roots, Swipe, Wrath… So – 1 Living Roots + 1 Harrison

  10. DRoy91
    March 15, 2016 at 4:03 pm

    I don’t have Dr. Boom or Ragnos, what do you guys think of Baron Geddon as a sub?

    • Evident - Author
      March 16, 2016 at 7:12 am

      I would go with Ancient of War. Baron Geddon can be a pretty awkward drop if you’ve got any type of board.

  11. GuestNumberz
    March 11, 2016 at 9:33 am

    + 1 thalnos – 1 drake?

  12. Jaden.gab
    March 6, 2016 at 10:50 pm

    This Deck absolutely blows against aggro any suggestions or tips

  13. Frozeng4mes
    February 17, 2016 at 12:40 pm

    This Deck is hilarious 😀 I got Legend with it today!
    The only thing that stops it are those fucking secret paladins I was facing quite often.
    But now after more than 30 games it got me from Rank 1 to Legend.
    None of the Other Decks i tried out were consistent enough (with my lack of luck) to get pass Rank 1
    Thanks Hearthpawn! 🙂

    • Frozeng4mes
      February 17, 2016 at 12:41 pm

      Oops xD Ofc i meant Hearthstonetopdecks.. fail on my side

  14. Ice
    February 17, 2016 at 10:55 am

    Any room for Sylvanas and Cenarius? Spent allot of dust and didn’t want to waste, also spent on darnarrious but i can cry less about that. Sorry for the card names.

    • Ice
      February 17, 2016 at 11:15 am

      plus i found kel’ can be a win condition sometimes, soooo

    • Evident - Author
      February 17, 2016 at 12:29 pm

      Yes, you can fit those cards in but the deck becomes a bit slower. You can cut a (1) Force of Nature, Emperor Thaurissan, or Loatheb depending on what you value in the deck. Kel’thuzad is another reasonable choice for one of the cards I mentioned.

    • Frozeng4mes
      February 17, 2016 at 12:43 pm

      If you own all the cards you should definetly use it as it is.
      It’s soo strong

      • Ice
        February 17, 2016 at 5:27 pm

        I had to take out some stuff to add both darnarrisous or however you spell it. Gives you a mana crystal plus puts potential turn one pressure to get rid or it asap.

  15. PulcoGrenade
    February 16, 2016 at 7:19 am

    I really like this deck, even though it can be frustrating when you don’t get your pieces of the combo or can’t play before turn 4.
    I swiped one shade for MC tech, I think it makes the match up against secret pally a bit better (if have 2 creatures and play dr6, he ends with 4 creatures and often you get a good one, dr6 or one buffed). Against Zoo it helps a bit but not so (when you steal a 1-1 you can cry).

    Good work as always Evident 😉

  16. dirtymike
    February 13, 2016 at 1:27 pm

    Toughest matchup is probably zoolock, is there a way to tilt the favor some i just seem to be a card or two short most times.

  17. zmaxed
    February 6, 2016 at 7:29 pm

    only have one force of nature and dont have BGH

    • Evident - Author
      February 7, 2016 at 11:35 am

      Ancient of War and Mind Control Tech are options.

      • Stockmann
        March 12, 2016 at 5:53 am

        I’ve replaced one FoN for Dark Wispers. Same cost and he outcame its nearly the same.

  18. Alexei
    February 2, 2016 at 1:48 pm

    I dont have ancient of lore, BGH, thaurissian and dr boom :'(

    • Evident - Author
      February 3, 2016 at 9:10 am

      Yeah, I would try another deck if you don’t have Ancient of Lore yet.

  19. Lupozoyd
    February 1, 2016 at 3:42 pm

    Loatheb it’s realy beater than Sylvanas?

    • Lupozoyd
      February 1, 2016 at 3:43 pm

      Sorry for grammatical mistakes 😛

    • Evident - Author
      February 1, 2016 at 4:43 pm

      Yes, Loatheb will generally guarantee 5 points of damage which is important in a deck that’s trying to get its opponent into combo range. It also potentially protects you from getting combo’d yourself.

  20. Hermanubis
    February 1, 2016 at 12:28 pm

    Is running both dr boom and rag too much?
    And Darnassus or MC Tech?
    thanks

    • Evident - Author
      February 1, 2016 at 4:45 pm

      Rag would be better in a more Ramp heavy deck with Ancient of War. This deck is more about getting your opponent to 14 and using the combo on them. Darnassus is okay if you don’t have MC Tech.

  21. Zach
    January 27, 2016 at 2:38 pm

    I’m not a huge fan of cutting the Aspirants. It is very true that most of the time it dies, but even then your opponent spent their turn one-for-one(ing) you and it’s kind of a no harm no foul scenario.

    I guess it depends on your playstyle. I’m more of a “make them have it” type of player, so I suppose there’s no right or wrong answer.

    • Don
      February 2, 2016 at 8:49 pm

      one main reason I found for keeping the aspirants out is how bad it is to draw one late game

  22. Mystik
    January 26, 2016 at 6:32 pm

    I would like you all to really ponder this one before replying to me that I should just disenchant the card. this deck has fairly poor removal, and taunts can especially give it a hard time (I’m looking at you Sludge Belcher). Additionally, you start with a few weak minions, or minions that have to drop of their health points quickly because of attacks. In light of this, I think that Tinkmaster Overspark has a spot in the deck where a Druid of the Claw would normally go. He’ll buff your 1/1 saplings about 50% of the time, and wreck your opponent’s loan oppressively powerful minions (Cough, Tirion Fordring). Just think about it.

  23. Shadowmage420
    January 24, 2016 at 5:27 pm

    I’m having trouble vs mage decks, tempo mech and freeze mage, my win rate vs those decks is pretty low. Anything I can do to curve this? I’m not really having problems vs any other deck.

  24. Zaltax
    January 22, 2016 at 5:48 pm

    Replace for shade?

    • Evident - Author
      January 22, 2016 at 7:28 pm

      Mounted Raptor or Harvest Golem. You could also just add Darnassus Aspirant.

  25. Mystik
    January 20, 2016 at 4:11 pm

    I ma trying to build this deck without having to disenchant all of my cards right now. Can I run Megkineer Thermaplugg for one of the Ancients of Lore and Onyxia for Dr. Boom? Everything else I either have or am happy to craft.

    • Evident - Author
      January 20, 2016 at 9:36 pm

      Those don’t sound too bad, but if you really plan on playing Druid, I would make sure to craft Ancient of Lore asap.

      • Mystik
        January 21, 2016 at 1:22 pm

        I already have one. I am just working up to the second.

      • Mystik
        January 21, 2016 at 3:02 pm

        Just finished dealing over thirty damage in one round with Onyxia. Poor priest didn’t topdeck Holy Blast.

    • Ozymandias
      January 23, 2016 at 8:23 pm

      DIsenchant Megkineer immediately, one of the worst cards out there. I would dust Onyxia too lol

      • Mystik
        January 26, 2016 at 6:23 pm

        I’ll give you that Megkineer may not be one of the best cards (especially after raid leader got nerfed), but actually, you’re right. He is basically useless now that I think about it. Onyxia, however, is rather fun to crush people with.

  26. Link
    January 11, 2016 at 10:44 am

    replacements for shades of naxx?

    • Evident - Author
      January 11, 2016 at 12:29 pm

      Harvest Golem for a cheap replacement, or Mounted Raptor.

  27. Jedi
    January 7, 2016 at 10:34 pm

    Hey Guys,

    I am quite new to Hearthstone. I have 2 Druid of the Sabers. Should I not include that in my deck?

    Thanks.

  28. Sexyboy69
    January 4, 2016 at 5:14 pm

    In the current meta how can this deck reach legend? Im always getting rekt by those annoying secret pallys

  29. Normal player
    December 20, 2015 at 8:31 am

    What about replacing dr. boom with The Beast ?

    • Danduhlion
      December 23, 2015 at 12:03 pm

      I would argue against this:
      Boom supplies you two bots that sometimes completely hold the board for you, or even hit your opponents face for game winning amounts. This means that beyond the 7/7 body you summon, that is most likely bound to just get bgh’d most of the time, provided some benefit for you instead of just being a turn 7 that turned the tempo of the game on yourself.

      The Beast would come out only a turn earlier, and have 2 more attack. It’s his setback that ruins him as an option: as midrange druid, you are actually playing semi aggressively – somewhere in the middle of getting in enough damage and knowing the damage you can’t take; the board is EXTREMELY important, giving away a 3/3 can be too detrimental to your board state: especially if your 9/7 just got bgh’d!

      I would advise against it, why not disenchant the card and start saving up for some of the better legendaries ?

  30. Fox
    December 18, 2015 at 5:31 pm

    What is good replacement for Emperor?

  31. Lucas
    December 16, 2015 at 9:35 pm

    Replaced Shades with 2x Mounted Raptors and Savage Combatant and Ancient of War for a second Azure Drake and and a Loatheb.
    Been working so far.

  32. Hey
    December 15, 2015 at 3:44 pm

    Replacement for shades of naxxramas?

    • Evident - Author
      December 15, 2015 at 4:14 pm

      Mounted Raptor if you have it, or you could try Harvest Golem.

      • Hey
        December 16, 2015 at 1:06 pm

        ok thanks, now only card I´m missing is doctor boom … any advice here ?

        • Evident - Author
          December 16, 2015 at 1:08 pm

          Ragnaros or second Ancient of War. A cheaper option could be a second Azure Drake.

      • Hey
        December 16, 2015 at 1:10 pm

        I was thinking about Illidan …

        • Evident - Author
          December 16, 2015 at 1:13 pm

          That’s a pretty bad card unfortunately. If you’re playing in the ranks around 25 – 15 you can probably get away with using Illidan, but if you are playing more seriously then I would advise against it.

          • Hey
            December 16, 2015 at 1:17 pm

            Alright, thanky you very much, but still one question bothers me … how far can this deck get in the ladder ?

            • Evident - Author
              December 16, 2015 at 1:21 pm

              This deck can go to legend, it’s one of the best decks on the ladder.

      • Hey
        December 16, 2015 at 3:20 pm

        OMG this pack is awesome, I´m totaly anhillating my opponents !!! Thanks man for doing this deck !!!

  33. Phil
    December 13, 2015 at 12:03 pm

    Do you think Sylvannas would be better in this deck than savage combatant? with combatant you have to commit to getting value out of it by consistently using your hero power, and to be honesy, the druid much more prefers to play tempo minons rather than use its hero power and maybe a smaller minion, i think sylvannas is a better fit to the deck becasue it has immediate affect on the board, and forces the opponent to deal with it where as savage combatant only gets value if you consistently use your hero power, which is something as a druid i find myself rarely doing, usually playing minons.

    • Evident - Author
      December 14, 2015 at 8:40 am

      I think it would be fine.

    • Danduhlion
      December 23, 2015 at 12:11 pm

      To me, this is the proper list because a 4 mana 5/4 is not sticky in the slightest, it doesn’t really provide much pressure, and it honestly is only good on turns that you have to waste an innervate on a hero power or wait until turn 6. Sylvanas is a straight up good 6 drop that majorly disrupts the board, and oftentimes i find her being left alone, or causing the opponent to trade very awkwardly to come out in a decent position afterwards. The 4 drop doesn’t even curve out well: often times you will find yourself going shredder/keeper into Azure/Druid into Thaurissan or some weird 4 drop with your hero power: Sylvanas gives you another nice minion to curve out into.

  34. Nick
    December 6, 2015 at 8:32 pm

    What would you take out for harrison jones in this deck?

  35. Clapp924
    November 12, 2015 at 4:09 am

    So i took out one of the shades and the savage combantants for 2 living roots, i just love that card so dang much i couldnt like not see it in this deck.

  36. Alias
    November 9, 2015 at 9:00 pm

    How is Cenarius in this deck? I know a lot of people don’t like/include him, but I think he’s cool. Is it alright to include him? If I do, what would I take out?

    • Evident - Author
      November 10, 2015 at 8:46 am

      I don’t think he’s that good in this deck, but you could take out Ancient of War if you wanted to add him.

  37. stephen
    November 7, 2015 at 1:02 pm

    can ramp druid reach legend ranks?

    • Evident - Author
      November 7, 2015 at 1:29 pm

      Probably, but it might be a bit slow for the meta.

  38. stephen
    November 6, 2015 at 7:35 pm

    what I meant was can I add another late game legendary for control matchups and I so witch one?

    • Evident - Author
      November 7, 2015 at 7:26 am

      I would try Ramp Druid if you want to do that. This deck does well against control already.

  39. stephen
    November 5, 2015 at 6:57 pm

    do you think that hybrid druid would still work in this meta?

    • Evident - Author
      November 6, 2015 at 7:44 am

      I guess it depends on what you mean by hybrid druid. This deck list and aggro druid are very strong right now, so most druid variants that have the standard midrange shell are going to be solid.

  40. Digidonk
    November 1, 2015 at 5:26 am

    replace of ancient of war and 1x force of nature?

  41. Alias
    October 27, 2015 at 2:33 am

    As the meta is shifting, I”m trying to figure out what deck I enjoy and that I can win efficiently with. As of now, Secrets Paladin is the one I’m playing, but it feels less skill-intensive than I enjoy. Druid looks really good in this meta, I’m thinking it might even beat Secrets Pally. Question is:

    Is Aggro Druid or Midrange Druid better?

    • Evident - Author
      October 27, 2015 at 9:38 am

      Aggro Druid is good against Secret Paladin. I personally think it’s a pretty solid deck, but if you don’t have the Fel Reavers then I would just play Midrange Druid.

  42. Vigilant
    October 21, 2015 at 10:18 am

    What do you think about:

    -1 Savage Combatant / +1 Azure Drake
    -1 Ancient of War / +1 Loatheb or Harrison Jones

    Savage Combatant has been underwhelming me, and AoW seems kind of slow for this deck, but I could be wrong. Thoughts much appreciated. I’m relative newb, trying to push past rank 10 in my first full month here.

    • Evident - Author
      October 21, 2015 at 10:33 am

      Sounds reasonable, I’ve seen lists like that in the past.

  43. Alias
    October 12, 2015 at 6:06 pm

    EPIC! I’m building the deck right now, and am enjoying it a lot! While I play casually, I still want to win my games, but not in a totally cheap way. This is the way to do it! Thanks, but any advice to someone who is building the deck? What are the core, most irreplaceable cards?

    • Evident - Author
      October 12, 2015 at 8:00 pm

      Ancient of Lore is probably the most irreplaceable. You can live with one Force of Nature and replace it with an Azure Drake until you get the second.

      • Alias
        October 12, 2015 at 9:34 pm

        Prior to playing Druid, I sold all my cards for him, like an idiot :(. I have all the basic cards along with 1 Druid of the Claw, 1 Azure Drake and 2 Piloted Shredders. Should I get some rares/commons first, or just save up for Ancient of Lore. And why is AoL irreplaceable? It’s Ancient of War really good aswell?

        • Evident - Author
          October 13, 2015 at 8:09 am

          It’s generally best not to create rares and commons because you should get those in packs. I’d save for AoL, and play Arena and do Quests for the rares and commons. Ancient of War is a good wall against more aggressive decks, but it goes in and out of the deck so it’s not essential.

          AoL is irreplaceable because Druid can run out of cards quickly when using things like Innervate and Wild Growth. Often by turn 7 you are down to a couple of cards, and AoL usually gives you the gas to finish the game. It is also extremely versatile because of the healing, which can save you a turn which can be all you need with a combo deck.

          • Alias
            October 13, 2015 at 5:30 pm

            Thanks :). I was lost a couple games yesterday, but then I just went on this GIGANTIC win streak (lol, 13 wins :D).

          • Alias
            October 14, 2015 at 5:56 am

            Hey Evident, I was just poking around the site, and I just wanted to ask you a question. Do you consider this deck, overall, better than Midrange Hunter?

          • Alias
            October 14, 2015 at 6:13 pm

            Alright, thanks for the chart. Since Patron warrior won’t be viable anymore, doesn’t that work in Secrets Paladin’s and Midrange Druid’s favor. And, would you consider this better than Secrets Paladin, since I’m debating about those two. Can’t make up my mind xD.

            And, sorry if I annoy you, I just ask a lot of questions xD.

            • Evident - Author
              October 14, 2015 at 7:57 pm

              No worries, I don’t mind the questions!

              Secret Paladin is for sure going to see an increase in play. I would expect that we’re going to see a lot of decks actively trying to counter it on the ladder. You’ll see more anti-aggro decks, so decks like Dragon Priest might pick up in popularity (which Druid also has a bad matchup against). It’s hard to say what’s better, Midrange Druid has been around for so long that I would generally opt for that deck because it’s a safer pick.

          • Alias
            October 15, 2015 at 7:31 am

            So, an increase in counters for Secrets Pally and bad matchups for Midrange Druid? I mean, I’m not exactly sure, but I might go for Secrets Paladin. I don’t play high on the ladder, just Rank 10-20. Would it be a bad choice to go Secrets Pally?

            • Evident - Author
              October 15, 2015 at 9:29 am

              I think it’s a fine choice for that area of Ranked.

          • Alias
            October 15, 2015 at 9:56 am

            I’ll try to keep this as the last question. I just opened two packs, and I just got 2 King Krushes (1 in each pack). I’ll sell one, but, should I sell the other as well? I thought it was not that good of a legendary?

            • Evident - Author
              October 15, 2015 at 10:45 am

              It’s a Legendary that you can safely dust. It’s a fun legendary, but it has never been used very much.

  44. Jorre
    October 6, 2015 at 4:41 pm

    Wouldn’t it be better to trade the combatant for Loatheb?

    • Allen
      October 10, 2015 at 4:10 pm

      Combatent gives you a Fire War Axe every turn, you can try something like -1 War or -1 Wild Growth and take Loatheb in

    • Venoxious
      October 11, 2015 at 6:48 am

      I’ve change it for another Ancient of War, works great. Have a ~70% win rate so far

  45. Halali
    October 4, 2015 at 2:33 am

    Actually I found Antique Healbot as nice substitution of 5-cost minion to get some sustain and hold the game till you’ve got enaugh crystals to do the trick

  46. Joe
    September 20, 2015 at 9:13 pm

    Wow, this deck is amazing. Was at rank 20 with Druid, and horrible deck,but high arcane dust. Made a few cards, and replaced Shade with Druid of the Flame and BOOM rank 10. Now I hope the shades will get me higher.

  47. h0ly
    September 3, 2015 at 11:08 am

    replace for shade of naxx ?

    • Nawa
      September 6, 2015 at 5:34 pm

      Not too many 3-drops that are good in druid so i’m not sure. If you want a direct replacement with stealth, you can try gilblin stalker or druid of the saber, both of which are two drops but they still work.

    • NoobOnTheRun
      September 8, 2015 at 12:38 pm

      The really old school replacement for Shade (or rather, what was replaced by Shade) is Harvest Golem, but it probably isn’t great anymore. I’d say if you have some TGT cards, try Darnassus Aspirants or one Darnassus and one Savage Combatant. Those both seem like strong additions in my experience.

    • haleyk
      September 21, 2015 at 1:23 am

      There is a ogre brute version in the Asia server,
      The main idea is to ramp up and control the board ASAP.

  48. Forznj
    August 31, 2015 at 7:59 am

    I’ve found a good bit of decks posted here nowadays arent too viable. They need to screen these.

    • Evident - Author
      August 31, 2015 at 8:13 am

      How is this deck not playable? Decks that are experimental and might not be ladder viable are listed that way.

    • LighterThief
      September 25, 2015 at 9:43 am

      The only decks played more by pros are again Patron and Handlock. This deck is beast, you’re gonna lose if you don’t understand win conditions via the combo. It’s very “playable”

      • Wyatt Cooper
        October 5, 2015 at 1:12 pm

        Yeah, I started the new season and got to rank 10 with hardly any losses. The combo is the heart of this class, and it’s amazing.

  49. Znjot
    August 8, 2015 at 10:50 pm

    not working at all

  50. DelverSprite
    August 1, 2015 at 10:36 pm

    2 Dr Boom is not a insane tech ? hahahahahah -1 Dr Boom, -1 Drake for 1 Harrison and 1 Kezan, in this meta…