Standout Post-Nerf Rastakhan's Rumble Decks - Day 2
By Stonekeep -
It feels a bit weird to write it now, given that this compilation usually came mid-expansion. This time around, however, Blizzard has surprised everyone with a very quick balance patch. Two weeks after Rastakhan's Rumble launch, balanace changes to five cards were announced. Patch went through less than 24 hours after the announcement, which is also unprecedented. I didn't write a Day 1 compilation, because it felt a bit too early - 48 hours should be enough to give the meta a bit of time to re-develop. I'll also write another a week after the nerf patch if the meta changes enough.
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But here we are! On the one hand, I'm pretty sad that last 2 weeks of my work became pretty much irrelevant, but on the other hand I'm really happy that they acted so quickly, because an early Rastakhan meta wasn't very exciting to play (since it didn't change that much). So far, the new changes resulted in quite a shake up. It's still too early to tell whether it will be a good thing in the end, but changes to Wild Growth and Nourish might also have the long-term benefits if they steer the class in right direction with new cards.
Anyway, I'll be listing a few decks that stood out for me so far. I'm basing the list on personal ladder experience (usually playing R4-Legend and in Legend itself), early statistics from sources like HSReplay.net and Vicious Syndicate, as well as watching and talking with other high ranked players. This is just an early look at the post-nerf meta and it might not be relevant in long term, keep that in mind.
Rastakhan Post-Nerf Spell Hunter – Day 2 Roundup
Format: standardSeason: Season 57
6,700
Rastakhan Post-Nerf Deathrattle Hunter
Format: standardSeason: Season 5713,520
Hunter Cards (20)
Rastakhan Post-Nerf Secret Hunter
Format: standardSeason: Season 577,300
Hunter Cards (25)
Neutral Cards (5)
Rastakhan Post-Nerf Midrange Beast Hunter – #1 Legend (DeathstarV3)
Format: standardSeason: Season 57Player: DeathstarV33,280
Rastakhan Post-Nerf Exodia Paladin
Format: standardSeason: Season 5712,240
Paladin Cards (22)
Rastakhan Post-Nerf Even Paladin
Format: standardSeason: Season 5711,480
Paladin Cards (19)
Rastakhan Post-Nerf Odd Warrior
Format: standardSeason: Season 5712,280
Warrior Cards (21)
Rastakhan Post-Nerf Odd Quest Warrior – #1 Legend (Draz, Zalae)
Format: standardSeason: Season 57Player: Zalae11,480
Rastakhan Odd Rogue – Post-Nerf – #5 Legend (Furyhunter)
Format: standardSeason: Season 57Player: Furyhunter7,040
Rastakhan Resurrect Priest – Post-Nerf – #84 Legend (BlinkBlink)
Format: standardSeason: Season 5712,240
6 Comments
nickus
Very good early report. I would only add a few decks to it. Mage seems to have two solid options in: newish odd tempo mage and big spell control mage which similarly too odd warrior gained a lot due to nerfs to combo decks. Next, both tempo rogue and tempo rush warrior seem to be quite solid midrange picks. Last but not least, I would say that both value and combo quest priest versions are rather strong in the current post nerf meta. Value quest priest focusing on dragons, talanji and archbishop has all the tools to survive untill fatigue kicks in, whereas new spirit of the dead - velen - bwonsamdi combo version presents serious treat to rising control decks. However, especially the combo version has rather small sample size.
Klausdieter
Nice work, as always Stonekeep. Thanks.
But, as usual, the succes of all the decks depends on your rank.
I would like to bring the Priest to work, but @R10 you face a lot of aggro decks,
and if you are not extremly lucky the game is over faster than I can drink the beer...
Stonekeep
I sorry, I can only test them close to Legend or in Legend. Just like the streamers / pro players I'm watching - they also play them in Legend most of the time.
I know that the meta can vary from rank to rank, that's why you should always adapt for the opponents you see. E.g. if you face a lot of Aggro, playing Odd Warrior might be a good idea - the deck works really well vs them!
Klausdieter
No offense, my friend! I know, we know, that Gamers like you play on a different (higher) level! :-)
It is more like a warning for other gamers, that it is not always possible to adapt every high legend deck.
But we all really appreciate your work and the work of all the others here - Thank y'all!
Klausdieter
Oh, and yes - Odd Warrior is a good choice on R10, I decided to use CubeLock to go to R10, with 64% WR also a good choice
qwerty019283
Odd paladin should still be in the list. According to hs replay it still has a 55.3% win rate and a 6.89% share of all paladin decks, certainly not a 'of meta deck' in the homepage.
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