Six Awesome 12-Win Hearthstone Duels Decks to Start Your Next Run

Greetings everyone, and welcome back to yet another Duels meta report!

It's been a while since the last time we posted one of these, and we hope you'll enjoy the new lists we were able to round up.

Here below you'll find a varied selection of Duels starting archetypes to build around during your run - all of them were brought all the way to 12 wins by their respective creators, so you know for sure that they have some potential - have fun!

VillalobosChamp's Token Demon Hunter

Time passes, but Illidari Strike is still a damn good Hero Power - nothing to do about it. Forged in the Barrens gave Star Student Stelina a handful of new option to improve the archetype's performances overall: Far Watch Post (even though it got it in the recent nerf patch) slows down your opponent's deck, Venomous Scorpid is pretty much another neutral card with some value attached to it and Hog Rancher is just cute, so don't even dare to question it.

VillalobosChamp's Token Demon Hunter

Duels · Token Demon Hunter · by Avalon · 4 years, 10 months ago

• 1 Demon Companion x 1
• 1 Feast of Souls x 1
• 1 Illidari Studies x 1
• 1 Throw Glaive x 1
• 2 Far Watch Post x 1
• 2 Knife Juggler x 1
• 2 Parade Leader x 1
• 3 Coordinated Strike x 1
• 3 Hog Rancher x 1
• 3 Venomous Scorpid x 1
• 3 Wrathscale Naga x 1
• 5 Command the Illidari x 1
• 7 Expendable Performers x 1
• 7 Fel Guardians x 1
• 9 Nethrandamus x 1

2,980 Dust 1,979 3 Copy Deck Code

Susteve3's Deathrattle Hunter

An already established archetypes gets significantly improve by some addition thanks to the Barrens. While Piercing Shot is arguably a better and universal Kill Command, Burning Blade Acolyte is insane in combination with Death Games: you play a 1/1 with a big body behind, so your opponent doesn't really want to "pop" it and deal with the 5/8; however, if left unchecked you'll be able to go ham with it!

Susteve3's Deathrattle Hunter

Duels · Deathrattle Hunter · by Avalon · 4 years, 10 months ago

• 1 Carrion Studies x 1
• 1 Flare x 1
• 1 Tracking x 1
• 2 Kindly Grandmother x 1
• 2 Nerubian Egg x 1
• 3 Animal Companion x 1
• 3 Bloated Python x 1
• 3 Devilsaur Egg x 1
• 3 Kill Command x 1
• 4 Piercing Shot x 1
• 4 Rinling's Rifle x 1
• 4 Twilight Summoner x 1
• 5 Burning Blade Acolyte x 1
• 5 Teacher's Pet x 1
• 5 Vectus x 1

4,220 Dust 2,467 3 Copy Deck Code

sarantini's Quest Mage

This is a 12-er deck put together by one of our community members. Long story short, you want to combine Embercaster's effect with Open the Waygate's Time Warp to generate multiple turns in a row and therefore win the game.

If you want to know more about this deck and how to play it, sarantini wrote a wonderful guide on the deck page, so you should definitely go there and check it!

12 win quest mage

Duels · Quest Mage · by sarantini · 4 years, 10 months ago

• 1 Devolving Missiles x 1
• 1 Open the Waygate x 1
• 1 Wand Thief x 1
• 2 Conjure Mana Biscuit x 1
• 2 Frostbolt x 1
• 2 Mad Scientist x 1
• 2 Primordial Glyph x 1
• 2 Runed Orb x 1
• 2 Wandmaker x 1
• 3 Arcane Intellect x 1
• 3 Frost Nova x 1
• 3 Rigged Faire Game x 1
• 3 Venomous Scorpid x 1
• 4 Potion of Illusion x 1
• 5 Taelan Fordring x 1

3,440 Dust 4,901 2 Copy Deck Code

Roda's Dude Dragon Paladin

Humble Blessings is good, very good, especially if you fill your deck with big hitters like Alexstrasza, Onyxia the Broodmother and so on. Definitely a polarizing treasure you'd want to play rather than play against.

Roda's Dude Dragon Paladin

Duels · Silver Hand Paladin · by Avalon · 4 years, 10 months ago

• 1 Knight of Anointment x 1
• 1 Sphere of Sapience x 1
• 2 Loot Hoarder x 1
• 2 Redscale Dragontamer x 1
• 2 Soldier's Caravan x 1
• 3 Day at the Faire x 1
• 3 Lord Barov x 1
• 4 Stand Against Darkness x 1
• 4 Truesilver Champion x 1
• 5 Derailed Coaster x 1
• 5 Lothraxion the Redeemed x 1
• 9 Alexstrasza x 1
• 9 Alexstrasza the Life-Binder x 1
• 9 Onyxia x 1
• 9 Onyxia the Broodmother x 1

8,320 Dust 1,352 0 Copy Deck Code

Disruptor108's Elemental Shaman

In a rather slow Duels meta, the best thing you can do is taking an offensive stance and punishing your greedy opponents with sheer damage to their face. If this is your goal, then Disruptor108's Elemental Shaman is definitely your jam!

Disruptor108's Elemental Shaman

Duels · Elemental Shaman · by Avalon · 4 years, 10 months ago

• 1 Kindling Elemental x 1
• 2 Cagematch Custodian x 1
• 2 Fire Plume Harbinger x 1
• 2 Menacing Nimbus x 1
• 3 Arid Stormer x 1
• 3 Gyreworm x 1
• 3 Whack-A-Gnoll Hammer x 1
• 4 Earth Revenant x 1
• 4 Fire Plume Phoenix x 1
• 5 Hammer of Twilight x 1
• 5 Lilypad Lurker x 1
• 5 Servant of Kalimos x 1
• 6 Blazecaller x 1
• 6 Fire Elemental x 1
• 7 Kalimos, Primal Lord x 1

3,400 Dust 1,454 0 Copy Deck Code

ultrarotom's Bomb C'thun Warrior

Talking about a slow meta, nothing describes it better than a Control Warrior with lots of armor gaining effects, a rain of Bombs and the OG C'Thun. If you like boring your opponent to death and want to farm lots of exp, then you should give this deck a spin.

ultrarotom's Bomb C'thun Warrior

Duels · C'Thun Warrior · by Avalon · 4 years, 10 months ago

• 1 Armor Vendor x 1
• 1 Iron Hide x 1
• 2 Armorsmith x 1
• 2 Beckoner of Evil x 1
• 2 Minefield x 1
• 2 Shield Block x 1
• 3 Coerce x 1
• 3 Disciple of C'Thun x 1
• 3 Lord Barov x 1
• 4 Ironforge Portal x 1
• 4 Outrider's Axe x 1
• 4 Rancor x 1
• 5 Brawl x 1
• 6 Ancient Shieldbearer x 1
• 8 C'Thun x 1

4,260 Dust 6,640 2 Copy Deck Code