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Okay, so this definitely isn't a new idea but I'm on leave of absence and I got bored so I thought I'd make this. Literally took me one day so there's probably a mistake somewhere and I am happy to discuss any changes you guys think about in the comments of the thread. Some of this is inspired by discussions I had with some of you in the comments of the Core Set predictions article yesterday, thank you for your thoughts, they were really helpful!

Just a note, there are 45 Neutrals split up as 20C, 8R, 7E and 10L. Each of the ten classes has 19 cards split up as 10B, 3C, 3R, 2E and 1L. In total, this comes to 235 cards which is the amount the actual core set is due to have. This is in no way intended to be a prediction of the actual core set. This is because I don't actually like Shadowform, and there are other Hall of Fame cards I would like to see return which it has been confirmed, won't be the case.

This is more a case of what I would personally like to see in the core set. The set is almost entirely comprised of current basic and classic cards as well as rotated cards. The only cards I have created myself are 2 Rogue Secrets and 1 Rogue Secret synergy card. I have done this primarily because I couldn't be arsed making a load of new cards but also because the old sets seem to have most of what I would like to see anyway.

Anyway, without further ado, here is my custom core set. Enjoy!

http://www.hearthcards.net/setsandclasses/#6546-My-Core%20Set%202021

Brawl is definitely something I'd stay away from. The deck is tempo based and running brawl as a situational card would hurt our performance, not to mention that we already run barov as our emergency button. As for Upgrade, I could see swapping it for something else but I enjoy keeping it to better manipulate the buckets we receive. If you did want to cut Upgrade, you could consider swapping in a nerubian egg or even blood to ichor.

I'd imagine that parade leader is almost autoinclude for the buff on the hero power, as for cult master I'm gonna go ahead and cut chaos strike for it, in another world I would cut nethrandamus for probably being too slow but I wanna have fun with this build so I'll keep it lol.

That’s just a really bad matchup because hunter doesn’t have any good wide board clears. You need to try to get Zephrys.

Whatley's Warriors - Warrior Deck Recipe (Darkmoon Faire)

Wild · Menagerie Warrior · by ThomasAdk · 5 years, 7 months ago

• 1 Risky Skipper x 2
• 1 Sky Raider x 2
• 1 Stage Dive x 2
• 2 Armorsmith x 2
• 2 Battle Rage x 2
• 2 Bumper Car x 2
• 2 Corsair Cache x 2
• 2 Faerie Dragon x 2
• 2 Ringmaster's Baton x 2
• 3 Ancharrr x 1
• 3 Awaken! x 2
• 3 Scion of Ruin x 2
• 4 Devoted Maniac x 2
• 5 Ringmaster Whatley x 1
• 5 Shield of Galakrond x 2
• 6 Kronx Dragonhoof x 1
• 7 Galakrond, the Unbreakable x 1

9,480 Dust 1,395 0 Copy Deck Code

Cascading Corruption - Warlock Deck Recipe (Darkmoon Faire)

Wild · Unknown Warlock · by ThomasAdk · 5 years, 7 months ago

• 1 Mortal Coil x 1
• 1 Spirit Jailer x 2
• 2 Mo'arg Artificer x 2
• 2 Nether Breath x 2
• 2 Soul Shear x 2
• 3 Dark Skies x 2
• 3 School Spirits x 2
• 3 Shadowlight Scholar x 2
• 4 Cascading Disaster x 2
• 5 Crazed Netherwing x 2
• 6 Keli'dan the Breaker x 1
• 6 Tickatus x 1
• 7 Soulciologist Malicia x 1
• 7 Strongman x 2
• 8 Twin Tyrant x 2
• 8 Twisting Nether x 2
• 9 Alexstrasza x 1
• 10 Y'Shaarj, the Defiler x 1

12,320 Dust 1,744 0 Copy Deck Code

Corrupted Waters - Shaman Deck Recipe (Darkmoon Faire)

Wild · Unknown Shaman · by ThomasAdk · 5 years, 7 months ago

• 0 Lightning Bloom x 2
• 1 Corrupt the Waters x 1
• 1 Sludge Slurper x 2
• 1 Tour Guide x 2
• 2 EVIL Cable Rat x 2
• 2 Manafeeder Panthara x 2
• 2 Novice Engineer x 2
• 2 Questing Explorer x 2
• 2 Sandstorm Elemental x 2
• 3 Instructor Fireheart x 1
• 4 Circus Medic x 2
• 4 Dunk Tank x 2
• 4 Sky Gen'ral Kragg x 1
• 5 Corrupt Elementalist x 2
• 5 Shield of Galakrond x 2
• 6 Kronx Dragonhoof x 1
• 7 Galakrond, the Tempest x 1
• 10 Y'Shaarj, the Defiler x 1

10,960 Dust 1,488 0 Copy Deck Code

Shattered Secrets - Rogue Deck Recipe (Darkmoon Faire)

Wild · C'Thun Rogue · by ThomasAdk · 5 years, 7 months ago

• 0 Backstab x 2
• 0 Preparation x 1
• 0 Shadowstep x 2
• 1 Blackjack Stunner x 2
• 1 Pharaoh Cat x 2
• 1 Wand Thief x 2
• 2 Ambush x 1
• 2 Dirty Tricks x 2
• 2 Plagiarize x 1
• 2 Secret Passage x 2
• 2 Shadowjeweler Hanar x 1
• 2 Tenwu of the Red Smoke x 1
• 3 Edwin VanCleef x 1
• 3 Questing Adventurer x 1
• 3 Ticket Master x 2
• 5 Malevolent Strike x 2
• 5 Stowaway x 2
• 6 Flik Skyshiv x 1
• 6 Grand Empress Shek'zara x 1
• 10 C'Thun, the Shattered x 1

12,760 Dust 2,101 0 Copy Deck Code

The Blood God - Priest Deck Recipe (Darkmoon Faire)

Wild · Unknown Priest · by ThomasAdk · 5 years, 7 months ago

• 1 Renew x 2
• 1 Wave of Apathy x 2
• 2 Insight x 2
• 2 Penance x 2
• 2 Shadow Word: Death x 1
• 3 Breath of the Infinite x 2
• 3 Holy Nova x 2
• 3 Palm Reading x 2
• 4 Archmage Vargoth x 1
• 5 Convincing Infiltrator x 1
• 6 Khartut Defender x 2
• 7 Catrina Muerte x 1
• 7 Galakrond, the Unspeakable x 1
• 7 Soul Mirror x 1
• 8 G'huun the Blood God x 1
• 8 Idol of Y'Shaarj x 2
• 9 Blood of G'huun x 2
• 9 Mass Resurrection x 2
• 9 Plague of Death x 1

11,220 Dust 3,104 0 Copy Deck Code

Justice Of The Deep - Paladin Deck Recipe (Darkmoon Faire)

Wild · N'Zoth Paladin · by ThomasAdk · 5 years, 7 months ago

• 1 Aldor Attendant x 2
• 1 Animated Broomstick x 2
• 1 First Day of School x 2
• 2 Libram of Wisdom x 2
• 2 Redscale Dragontamer x 2
• 2 Wild Pyromancer x 2
• 3 Lord Barov x 1
• 4 Circus Amalgam x 2
• 5 Aldor Truthseeker x 2
• 5 Carousel Gryphon x 2
• 5 Fleethoof Pearltusk x 2
• 5 Libram of Justice x 2
• 6 Evasive Wyrm x 1
• 6 Hammer of the Naaru x 2
• 7 Lady Liadrin x 1
• 9 Libram of Hope x 2
• 9 N'Zoth, God of the Deep x 1

7,680 Dust 2,531 0 Copy Deck Code

Sayge's Secrets - Mage Deck Recipe (Darkmoon Faire)

Wild · Secret Mage · by ThomasAdk · 5 years, 7 months ago

• 1 Evocation x 1
• 1 Magic Trick x 2
• 1 Ray of Frost x 2
• 2 Ancient Mysteries x 2
• 2 Arcane Flakmage x 2
• 2 Game Master x 2
• 2 Sorcerer's Apprentice x 2
• 3 Counterspell x 1
• 3 Flame Ward x 1
• 3 Inconspicuous Rider x 2
• 3 Kirin Tor Mage x 2
• 3 Mirror Entity x 1
• 3 Netherwind Portal x 2
• 3 Rigged Faire Game x 2
• 4 Occult Conjurer x 2
• 5 Cloud Prince x 2
• 5 Jandice Barov x 1
• 6 Sayge, Seer of Darkmoon x 1

7,740 Dust 1,566 0 Copy Deck Code

Crashin' Trashin' Tonks - Hunter Deck Recipe (Darkmoon Faire)

Wild · Unknown Hunter · by ThomasAdk · 5 years, 7 months ago

• 1 Animated Broomstick x 2
• 1 Carrion Studies x 2
• 1 Dwarven Sharpshooter x 2
• 1 Mystery Winner x 2
• 1 Tracking x 2
• 3 Animal Companion x 2
• 3 Diving Gryphon x 2
• 3 Nine Lives x 2
• 3 Unleash the Hounds x 2
• 3 Ursatron x 2
• 4 Lorekeeper Polkelt x 1
• 4 Rinling's Rifle x 1
• 6 Claw Machine x 1
• 6 Khartut Defender x 2
• 6 Oblivitron x 1
• 7 Darkmoon Tonk x 2
• 8 Jewel of N'Zoth x 2

7,520 Dust 1,262 0 Copy Deck Code

Darkmoon Menagerie - Druid Deck Recipe (Darkmoon Faire)

Wild · N'Zoth Druid · by ThomasAdk · 5 years, 7 months ago

• 0 Lightning Bloom x 2
• 1 Nature Studies x 2
• 1 Strength in Numbers x 2
• 2 Breath of Dreams x 2
• 2 Wrath x 2
• 3 Bogbeam x 2
• 3 Imprisoned Satyr x 2
• 4 Circus Amalgam x 2
• 4 Overgrowth x 2
• 6 Claw Machine x 2
• 6 Emerald Explorer x 2
• 7 Winged Guardian x 2
• 9 Alexstrasza x 1
• 9 Fizzy Elemental x 2
• 9 N'Zoth, God of the Deep x 1
• 10 Scrapyard Colossus x 2

4,800 Dust 2,689 0 Copy Deck Code

Faire Outcasts - Demon Hunter Deck Recipe (Darkmoon Faire)

Wild · Unknown Demon Hunter · by ThomasAdk · 5 years, 7 months ago

• 1 Battlefiend x 2
• 1 Beaming Sidekick x 2
• 1 Consume Magic x 2
• 1 Crimson Sigil Runner x 2
• 1 Demon Companion x 2
• 1 Twin Slice x 2
• 2 Redeemed Pariah x 2
• 2 Spectral Sight x 2
• 2 Umberwing x 2
• 3 Dreadlord's Bite x 2
• 3 Eye Beam x 2
• 3 Line Hopper x 2
• 4 Kayn Sunfury x 1
• 4 Vilefiend Trainer x 2
• 5 Zai, the Incredible x 1
• 6 Skull of Gul'dan x 2

5,280 Dust 2,019 0 Copy Deck Code

These deck recipes are created by Blizzard. They have been added as a part of the Darkmoon Faire expansion.

Deck recipes from the Darkmoon Faire expansion make up half of Whizbang the Wonderful his deckpool.

I personally use this so that I can easily go to the HSreplay page and check out the 'kept' percentage for mulligan.

Darkmoon Faire deck recipes will be available until around august 2021.

LOL the dreaded Barrens Chat! 

With powerful spells like AFK that makes minions sleep for a turn but gives them a powerful stat boost.

I'd also like a year long story like the League of EVIL - that shit was FUN 

YUP! 

Quote From Theodrinus

With units, nothing actually changed.

Fair, but you have to consider these are only the immediate results. They could still potentially go edit German & Japanese versions in future patches to pull the text block down, showing more of Aphelios's upper body. There also are probably even more wordy cards they haven't revealed yet that benefit from this change even more. 

I'm not smurt enough to pilot this deck. :(  I love the concept, but I habitually make bad decisions!  Either that, or I never stood a chance against a Shaman Everyfin is Awesome Murloc swarm.

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Where did those pictures of German Aphelios come from? The new one is on a white background, and the old one is on a black background.

I think the background is an artifact of the conversion process -- the card art itself has a transparency layer, which will get automatically filled in with a solid color when saved as JPG. For the article, I actually considered editing out the background in Photopea and resaving it as a PNG, but I figured that was a few minutes extra work for a detail nobody would even notice -- I was wrong! >.<

^ You've got the concept right. A+ for comprehension based on context!

BM = Bad Manners. 

Great write up!  I'm super excited about this new set of expansions and I hope that they develop a year long set like they did with the Legion of E.V.I.L and go deep into RFK/RFD.  One can only hope that this would lead into the final expansion of the year... the dreaded Barrens Chat!

Filling in for Goliath a bit since he hasn't read the War of the Ancients books, the wild gods do indeed turn up, especially in Book 3.

I liken their role to the ents in Lord of the Rings: there's a friendly one the heroes encounter early on (Treebeard / Cenarius), who ends up spending a jolly long time debating with the others, who eventually join the fray when they decide there is no other option.

I understand the reasoning but they could have been better, I mean even fans came with better solution

And Pangu started existence inside a giant cosmic egg!

I like how the Quillboars creation myth slightly mirrors that of the Chinese creation myth of Pangu - 

Like Agamaggan, Pangu was a massive creature whose body became the land the inhabitants came to inhabit. Unlike Agamaggan, Pangu wasn't killed by demons, he just got too big and exploded, creating the forests, mountains and rivers, much like Agamaggan's thorns and roots the Quillboar call home.