Hearthstone’s latest expansion Saviors of Uldum is one of the most exciting expansions yet and we can’t wait to see how the meta shakes up. We are excited to try out the new cards and see what the upcoming meta has the offer.
Here are our top ten cards from Saviors of Uldum so buckle up as this is going to be quite a fun expansion. A lot of these cards were picked based on their design and fun factor instead of listing them based on raw power level alone.
10. Plague of Murlocs
This is a card that got a lot of Wild players very excited. Big Priest is one of the strongest decks in the format and there is very little you can do about their board when they get the perfect draws. Being able to disrupt their resurrect pool with a single card can be potentially devastating. The card should also be strong against decks like Cyclone Mage, a meta deck that is capable of spawning multiple big threats in a single turn.
9. Anka, the Buried
Anka, the Buried looks like a solid pick in any Deathrattle Rogue deck which is an archetype that didn’t quite take off despite all the support it has received over the years. But Anka has potential to give the archetype the push it needs. But what’s even more interesting is that you can combo Anka with Mecha'thun for an OTK combo. There have been quite a few Mecha’thun decks over the months and Rogue finally gets to join the party.
8. Activate the Obelisk
Priest has always been a passive class and even though we have seen mid-range lists make it to the top of tier lists every now and then, the base hero power has always been a limiting factor. With Obelisk's Eye activated, you can not only heal for 3 but also generate stats on the board for just 2 mana. Recurring Villain is something that can make it into Quest Priest lists for potentially infinite value if your opponent can’t deal with it. There is a bit of combo potential as well if you play Leeroy Jenkins with your upgraded hero power and copy it with Vivid Nightmare for 18 burst damage.
7. Untapped Potential
Untapped Potential is one of the easiest quests to complete if you are willing to float some mana every turn. With the addition of Oasis Surger, Ossirian Tear is definitely one of the best Quest rewards on offer this expansion. One of the weaknesses of the Quest and Druid in general, is that they don’t have enough value generation in Standard to compete against slower decks so you definitely want to build your deck as aggressively as possible.
6. Elise the Enlightened
This is the third time Elise gets featured as a Hearthstone card, and this is definitely the craziest iteration we have seen so far. Druid can pull off some interesting combos with Naturalize, Flobbidinous Floop, Twig of the World Tree and Elise the Enlightened for milling your opponent indefinitely. It remains to be seen if Druid is capable of building a competitive highlander deck to make use of this incredibly powerful legendary minion.
5. Plague of Wrath
Warrior gets some of the strongest boar clears in Hearthstone but they usually come with downsides. Brawl is random and can leave behind big threats while something like the Reckless Flurry requires you to have enough armor to wipe out entire boards. Plague of Wrath can be chained with any “whirlwind” effect in the game and you can take out large boards with ease. Control Warrior fans rejoice!
4. Hunter's Pack
Zul'jin is one of the strongest hero cards we have in the game and it got even better with the addition of Hunter's Pack. Getting three random cards for three mana is quite a lot of value and if you love playing Spell Hunter as much as we do, you should definitely be packing it in your deck. While Mechs are quite dominant right now in Hunter decks, the addition of powerful cards like Hyena Alpha and Hunter's Pack might push Spell Hunter back into relevance.
3. Corrupt the Waters
Shaman's Quest card is by far the strongest if initial impressions from pre-release streams are anything to go by. It is the most popular Quest and we expect it to be relevant in the new meta. With Lackey synergy being introduced to the class, finishing the Quest isn’t going to be too difficult. You can generate quite a bit of value with cards like Swampqueen Hagatha, Weaponized Wasp, and other powerful Battlecry cards.
2. Mogu Cultist
While it might not be the most practical card to play this expansion, it definitely has the “wow” factor that makes certain cards stand out in Hearthstone. Cards like Togwaggle's Scheme should be able to support a deck aiming to summon Highkeeper Ra and we definitely want to see if we can pull the combo off. It might not be among the strongest cards of this expansion but we definitely love its design.
1. Zephrys the Great
“The perfect card” has arrived. The Team 5 developers have teased the card for quite some time and it is definitely one of the most complex cards ever printed since Hearthstone's release in 2014. In a sticky spot and need a board clear? Play Zephrys. Need a Fireball for lethal? Play Zephrys. Out of steam and need a big minion on board? Play Zephrys.
The only concern is Bomb Warrior easily counters highlander decks and we don’t know if Zephrys will be able to shine in the upcoming meta. However, the card is incredibly powerful in a vacuum and we can’t wait to see what this guy is capable of.
What are the cards you are looking forward to from Saviors of Uldum? Let us know in the comments below!
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Comments
Looking back at this article, it seems like an even split:
Zephrys the Great (1), Corrupt the Waters (3), Untapped Potential (7), and Activate the Obelisk (8) all seem to be getting a lot of play.
Plague of Wrath (5), Elise the Enlightened (6), Anka, the Buried (9), and Plague of Murlocs (10): not so much.
I'm not counting Mogu Cultist towards either tally, because as you written originally that's more of a meme / future expansion card, plus it really needs someone to discover the perfect deck to build around it before its even worth including anywhere.
Many streamers are saying that the best quests are Rogue's and Shaman's...., I tend to think that Druid will be the OP class this expansion. One does not need (specific) cards to compplete it, it's basically done at turn 4.
Does anyone agrees with this or have strong arguments against?
Druid Quest is one of the cards that hypes me a lot, but I don't know if it can be really playable
After seeing all the cards i've got slightly more hope that bomb warrior won't kill highlander decks. I think the overall power levels have went up and I think that might mean that bomb warrior struggles to keep up. Yeah with Dr Boom out there it can still go long but the bomb strategy seems a little less powerful now.
Can someone explain how the infinite Naturalize combo is supposed to work? As far as I can tell, you need to constantly be copying one Floop, one Naturalize and three Innervates (your max hand size). If you then play more than three Innervates, you'll lose your combo, but you need five Innervates to Naturalize and Floop again. Eventually you'll run out of mana by doing this. I could see maybe 10-14 cards milled if you did it properly (which is still impressive), but not an infinite number.
It's not an OTK. If you have Twig of the World Tree in hand, though, you don't need an Innervate at all,
Turn 1: Play Elise, then Twig. You still have Twig in hand and a 3/4 Elise.
Turn 2: Play Floop, Twig, Naturalize, Twig repeatedly
Of course, that's only in wild, so who cares anyway?
Ahh that makes sense. And as for people caring about wild, those of us who hate Big Priest will love this combo.
I am so glad that abhimannu is back at writing hearthstone content after the shutdown of hearthstoneplayers. His content is "perfect".
Can't wait to play Jade Shudder Shaman in wild.
This Elise combo might not be just a meme after all. I will definitely try this one! Very clever idea, btw.
She also may enable many more combos in wild. I'm looking forward for this card, will craft if I don't get it tomorrow!!
Actually, I'm not very sure about the value of Plague of Murlocs against Big Priest.
If you want to get max value from it, you should play it while your opponent has full board, but in this case, he has probably ressed some minions already, meaning that this is just a minor setback for him.
And as much as Poison Seeds, everything could still be useless if you give your opponent the chance to Psychic Scream you.
Against Big Priest, I doubt that Plague of Murlocs will overtake Devolve as the go-to option. But that's mainly because the most popular Shaman deck is Even Shaman and they get a bunch of support with the new 0-mana spell.
Also: Plague of Murlocs is only really good against Big Priest, while Devolve is strictly better against aggro decks like Odd Paladin.
the issue with devolve is that maybe you remove their Obsidian Statue, but then they have a Ragnaros, Lightlord in their ress pool. I would rather thay have a Murloc Tidecaller than any 8 drop in the game.
But Plague of Murlocs is odd-costed, and can't therefore be played in the most popular Shaman deck.
Also, like I said, this card might be better than Devolve against Big Priest, but not every match you play will be against Big Priest. In lots of matchups youd be a lot better off with Devolve (like Odd Paladin, Murloc Shaman, Odd Rogue etc etc).
fair point. so why not just play both?
Because Even Shaman can't run a 3-mana card.
I guess Murloc Shaman can drop Devolve for Plague of Murlocs. For Control it just depends on the mana curve I guess.
There are just so many fun cards for this expansion. LAUNCH DAY HYPE!
Does anybody know at what time the expansion releases
For Europe, or at least where I live, it was always at 19:00, so probably it will be like that this time too.
No official announcements has been given but that is indeed the expected launch time (CEST).