The Witchwood Off-Meta Decks Compilation #1 (May 15th)

I know that some of you have asked for another best decks compilation, like the ones I did when The Witchwood has launched. And don't worry - you will get one right after the nerf patch coming later in May (you can read more about the nerfs here). With the latest expansion being out for over a month now, I wouldn't be telling you anything new right now. There is just so much data floating around that you can easily find the strongest decks yourself. After the balance changes shake up the meta, it will take some time for everyone to catch up, we'll bring you fresh deck lists as soon as possible.

However, in the meanwhile, there is one thing that those meta tier lists don't do very well - listing maybe not the best, but the most fun and interesting, off-meta builds. The decks that aren't popular enough to be considered "meta", but some players had success with. And this will be today's point of focus.

Off-meta decks are much harder to write about, because it's very difficult to measure their real power. We know that Even Paladin is the best deck in the game right now, and we know which builds work best, because thousands of people play it every hour, testing and optimizing (or at least providing data for other people to optimize) the lists. Off-meta decks, on the other hand, are mostly one-time experiments from a certain pro or a small group of people. Those decks aren't optimized, weren't extensively playtested against the entire meta etc. On the other hand, off-meta decks have their own advantage too - I like to call it a "surprise factor". Not only will your opponent very likely mulligan badly (because they either think that you play a more popular meta deck, or have no clue what you are playing if you use an unpopular class), but without knowing your deck list, they might make a lot of silly mistakes along the way, ultimately increasing your chance to win if you can capitalize on them.

One more thing that you need to remember is that off-meta decks usually have a very short lifespan, because at their core they are simply worse than most of the meta options. The surprise factor is great at the beginning, but the more people start playing the deck, the worse it gets over time. That's why I've decided to keep things relatively fresh and only cover the decks from the last week or so. Also, most of those decks were played on the way to Legend or in Legend, it means that they faced a very specific meta. Your local meta might be different depending on your rank, server, or even time of the day. On top of that, those decks were piloted by very skilled players, which means that they might not work for you as well as they did for the pros.

Without further ado, let's get straight to the first off-meta decks compilation from The Witchwood.