Get That XP! Finish Your Druid, Hunter, and Mage Darkmoon Faire Achievements With These Decks

Attention all wannabe achievement hunters! It looks like we only have less than a week left to try to milk some extra bits of precious XP from Madness at the Darkmoon Faire related tasks. So if you've been largely slacking off until now like some of us *coughs* , this is your last chance to get moving. The official blog word on the subject as follows:

Quote From Blizzard

Finally, please note that incomplete Madness at the Darkmoon Faire Gameplay achievements will no longer grant Reward Track XP after the 20.0 patch is released, and instead a new set of Forged in the Barrens Gameplay achievements will, so don’t forget to finish and claim those before they’re gone!

The clock is ticking now. It's a bit of a shame we won't have until Forged in the Barrens launches (supposedly due to the nature of Hearthstone's patching), and Celestalon himself was quick to confirm the above in case of any lingering doubts. 

With that in mind, the best we can do is to have a look at some last-minute tips and tricks in order to maximize XP gains from Gameplay achievements for various Darkmoon Class and Neutral cards. Here is the first batch:

Druid

We like being efficient, so in the interest of saving time, it's actually possible to cram all relevant cards into a single deck and have them reasonably synergize with one another. The shell is similar to any Token Druid, after all, which can buy you extra turns when opponents are busy clearing your wide boards. 

Druid Achievements

Wild · Token Druid · by Aesan · 5 years ago

• 0 Lightning Bloom x 2
• 1 Nature Studies x 2
• 1 Treenforcements x 2
• 2 Dreamway Guardians x 2
• 2 Gibberling x 2
• 2 Guess the Weight x 2
• 2 Lunar Eclipse x 2
• 2 Power of the Wild x 2
• 2 Rising Winds x 1
• 2 Solar Eclipse x 2
• 3 Faire Arborist x 2
• 3 Kiri, Chosen of Elune x 1
• 3 Soul of the Forest x 1
• 5 Aeroponics x 2
• 5 Arbor Up x 2
• 5 Greybough x 1
• 6 Runic Carvings x 2

6,240 Dust 791 0 Copy Deck Code

• Slotting in Guidance makes it even more greedy, for finding extra copies of Eclipses, Arbor Up and Guess the Weight. Educated Elekk and Archmage Vargoth as "tech" cards. 
• Treants are very special creatures, apparently, distinct from one another. So only Arbor Up and Faire Arborist summon the Darkmoon kind. 
• Cut whatever you don't need/have. Druid achievements are rather slow, may test your patience. Greybough can be technically copied by effects such as Germination or Faceless Manipulator.
• Duels note: Harvest Time! and Warden's Insight don't spawn the right treants. It's easier to find multiple copies of Greybough there. 

Hunter

Less monotonous than Druid achievements, even if Bola Shot sucks. Generally going for Deathrattle route, slower or faster depending on preferences.

Hunter Achievements

Wild · Deathrattle Hunter · by Aesan · 5 years ago

• 1 Animated Broomstick x 2
• 1 Carrion Studies x 2
• 1 Toxic Reinforcements x 1
• 1 Tracking x 2
• 2 Bloodmage Thalnos x 1
• 2 Bola Shot x 2
• 2 Explosive Trap x 2
• 2 Freezing Trap x 1
• 2 Pack Tactics x 2
• 2 Phase Stalker x 2
• 3 Inconspicuous Rider x 2
• 3 Ursatron x 2
• 4 Rinling's Rifle x 1
• 6 Khartut Defender x 2
• 6 Maxima Blastenheimer x 1
• 6 Oblivitron x 1
• 7 Darkmoon Tonk x 2
• 8 Jewel of N'Zoth x 2

8,920 Dust 862 0 Copy Deck Code

• You can fish for Maxima Blastenheimer with Lorekeeper Polkelt if needed, but it mainly needs an opponent who won't concede when getting very low. By that time you would probably draw her naturally in many games. Thanks to your hero power even a minion with 2 attack can be "tossed" for lethal. 
• Toxic Reinforcements just auto-completes that one achievement, so even Face Hunter does the job with it. 
• Bola Shot works on your own minions too. Makes for a combo with Desert Hare. 
• Duels note: Deathrattle Hunter remains popular there, and you may find more opportunities for your Bola Shot. 

Mage

Not too difficult if you own the Legendary and both Epic copies, otherwise you can only do so much. Secret Mage shell or even Burn Mage to use Mask of C'Thun as a finisher. 

Mage Achievements

Wild · Secret Mage · by Aesan · 5 years ago

• 2 Ancient Mysteries x 2
• 2 Apexis Smuggler x 2
• 2 Arcane Flakmage x 2
• 2 Frostbolt x 2
• 2 Game Master x 2
• 3 Counterspell x 2
• 3 Flame Ward x 2
• 3 Ice Barrier x 1
• 3 Inconspicuous Rider x 2
• 3 Kirin Tor Mage x 2
• 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 Mask of C'Thun x 1

6,820 Dust 789 0 Copy Deck Code

• Wand Thief can find you Mask of C'Thun and Conjure Mana Biscuit even in Rogue, that's actually how I got most of my achievement progress there. 
• Conjure Mana Biscuit achievement is better done with all other Mage decks (though nothing stops you from adding them everywhere). You can live your Mozaki, Master Duelist dream!
• Duels note: with enough secrets it's not that hard to manipulate loot buckets into offering you Sayge, Seer of Darkmoon, multiple Occult Conjurer, and even handy secrets such as Duplicate. Secret Studies not necessary but useful, Infinite Arcane and Embercaster can mean extra copies of that tasty Mana Biscuit!

Keep In Mind

These achievements can only be completed in either Ranked Mode (Standard/Wild), Duels, and Arena. Not Casual Standard/Wild or Tavern Brawl though. It's advised you hit a ranked floor first (i.e. 10 or 5 Silver/Platinum etc.) where you can't lose any stars before attempting anything there. Make sure you're not on a win streak either, it would be a shame to let that go to waste. With nothing at stake and gradual achievement progress to be had, you can have a number of relaxing games that don't require much attention. My favorite for multi-tasking. 

Heroic Duels and Arena will cost you 150 gold per run while having the fiercest competition on average, so probably not the best investment for the sake of some additional XP (pretty good for finding Legendaries you don't have though). Casual Duels, on the other hand, is free of charge, and unlike Casual Standard/Wild, counts for all achievements. Being limited to 15 starting cards can actually help in some cases, and there is even more to gain for hitting 3-12 wins and achieving a flawless 12-0 run if you haven't done those yet.  

Also losing the XP bonus, so grab it while you can! 

Don't Stress Over It 

You should expect that most opponents won't be able to read your intentions even once you start playing weirdly, likely still doing their best to go for the win and inadvertently ruin your delicate setup plans. Alas, it's rather difficult to communicate through a limited selection of emotes! Try not to let that annoy you too much; once in a while someone might catch on and play along. It's your call how much you want to try with these extra sources of XP and whether it's worth your time; every game played adds a small amount regardless. At the end of the day, you wouldn't be missing out on a lot (except for Duels). Just a nice little bonus here and there. 

Unless stated otherwise, you can also complete achievements from one class with another class doing the same thing or getting a hold of required cards (such as Paladin lifesteal or Shaman face damage accomplished by Demon Hunter). We tried to mention that where applicable. The main focus here is on the cards available in the Standard format, as the extent of everyone's Wild collection would vary greatly. That said, you can definitely experiment to find valid additions and replacements based on what you got from the older sets. Many options exist. Good luck! 

How many of these achievements did you manage to get done over the course of this expansion? Are you going to try your hardest during the final week to earn some extra XP or just take it easy? Any other tips and tricks that might be worth sharing with the rest of us? You can use our Deckbuilder to show your own achievement spins for these classes, and drop us a link in the comments! 

Also a shout-out to many of our community members for being an inspiration with their creative suggestions and forum threads such as these. When in doubt, you know where to look!