Reno Jackson Hero Guide – Mage / Rogue – Tombs of Terror

One of the biggest differences between Tombs of Terror and The Dalaran Heist is that the latter, despite featuring unique characters, followed the regular class spread – we had one character for each class, nine in total. Tombs of Terror is different in a way that we only have four Heroes, but each one of them has two classes. This is important, as it alters the way you draft your decks and play the matches heavily. You have a lot of synergies that you normally wouldn’t think about, one class can fill up for the second’s weaknesses or bolster its strengths etc.

In this guide, we’re going to talk about the first character, which is unlocked in Chapter 1 (The Lost City) – Reno Jackson. We’ll give you a general overview of the Hero, and show you all of the potential Hero Powers, Signature Treasures and Starter Decks.

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• Chapter 4 Guide – Icarax, Plague Lord of Wrath
• Chapter 5 (Finale) Guide – Tekahn, Plague Lord of Flames
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Hero Overview

Reno Jackson is a part of League of Explorers. He’s a Hearthstone original character and was previously depicted in two cards – Reno Jackson and Reno the Relicologist.

When it comes to Tombs of Terror adventure, Reno is a combination of Mage and Rogue classes. While it might seem like a weird combo lore-wise, in terms of gameplay mechanics it makes a lot of sense. Both of those classes are heavily spell-based, and they share a lot of synergies through that. In particular, both of them work extremely well with multiple cheap spells flung in a single turn – they use them to activate Combo and to synergize with minions (in fact, minions like Arcane Anomaly, Mana Wyrm or Mana Addict are present in the starter decks).

Another synergy they share are Secrets. While Rogue had only a single expansion with Secrets (and only three Secrets in total), they’re all present in the pool of cards you can pick from (and given that they cost 2 mana, they make activating cards like Arcane Flakmage or Medivh's Valet even easier). The Secret strategy is boosted by Reno’s Signature Treasure Jr. Tomb Diver, which might come handy especially in the long fight against Plague Lord (or after you beat all four of them and upgrade it into Sr. Tomb Diver).

While your decks will always be spell-heavy due to the nature of this class combo, it’s also very possible to build a minion-based deck. You have plenty of option, such as Elementals, Mechs or Pirates. You can also opt for the “Big minions” strategy, which is especially powerful if you manage to pick one of the mana cheating treasures – getting out those big Legendaries a few turns earlier can seal the games quite quickly.

Hero Powers

And here’s how you can unlock each one of them:

• Amateur Mage – Starter Hero Power.
• Relicologist – Activate 30 Combo effects.
• Arcane Craftiness – Deal 250 damage with spells.

Signature Treasures

And here’s how you can unlock each one of them:

• Reno's Lucky Hat – Starter Signature Treasure.
• Reno's Crafty Lasso – Defeat 5 bosses.
• Reno's Magical Torch – Deal 50 damage to Plague Lords.
• Jr. Tomb Diver – Defeat 1 Plague Lord.
• Lei Flamepaw – Defeat 2 Plague Lords.
• The Gatling Wand – Defeat 3 Plague Lords.

Of course, those conditions must be met when playing Reno Jackson – playing other Heroes unlock their own Signature Treasures. Additionally, if you beat all four Plague Lords with the hero, Jr. Tomb Diver upgrades into Sr. Tomb Diver:

Starter Decks

Each Hero has access to three different, pre-made starter decks. While they might differ in the power level slightly, the main difference between them are the synergies they play into. They make a base of your future strategy, so to make a best deck, you should build upon them and pick cards that supplement it. It’s also clear that some Starter Deck + Hero Power combinations were made to supplement each other, but it’s up to you whether you will pick one or try to experiment more. Then, there’s always a fourth option – a random deck. Keep in mind that the deck is not completely random – when you pick it, you get 10 cards that should have a decent curve and some synergies, but you have no way of knowing what those will be before picking it.

Novice Spellslinger – Starter Deck

• 1x Backstab
• 1x Babbling Book
• 1x Pilfer
• 1x Mana Addict
• 1x Razorpetal Volley
• 1x Sorcerer's Apprentice
• 1x Stolen Steel
• 1x Unstable Portal
• 1x Spellslinger
• 1x Cosmic Anomaly

Spell Seeker – Defeat 8 Bosses

• 1x Arcane Anomaly
• 1x Serrated Tooth
• 1x Astral Rift
• 1x Clever Disguise
• 1x Eviscerate
• 1x Mana Wyrm
• 1x Whirlkick Master
• 1x Forgotten Torch
• 1x SI:7 Agent
• 1x Tomb Pillager

Novice Spellslinger – Defeat 16 Bosses

• 1x Kabal Lackey
• 1x Magic Trick
• 1x Pharaoh Cat
• 1x Arcane Flakmage
• 1x Cheat Death
• 1x Duplicate
• 1x Hooked Scimitar
• 1x Ice Barrier
• 1x Messenger Raven
• 1x Fal'dorei Strider

Random Deck – Defeat 24 Bosses

10 random Mage / Rogue / Neutral cards with a relatively low curve and some loose synergies.