We've pulled together a variety of budget decks from around the web for players who want to win, or for those who want to have some fun.
Aggro Shaman
This budget take on aggressive Shaman lists has a 61% winrate according to HSReplay and features many of the usual suspects in current good Shaman builds, which just happen to be very budget-friendly, and uses Doomhammer with Attack buff spells like Rockbiter Weapon and Stormstrike to finish the game.
Face Hunter
Face Hunter is a familiar staple of budget Hearthstone for those who wish to climb, and this list has plenty of juice with which to win games. It turns out that Scavenger's Ingenuity can do a decent impression of Warsong Wrangler in making big Beasts out of Wolpertinger and Trampling Rhino. The deck is called Face Hunter, so it shouldn't be too hard to figure out what it wants to do.
Midrange Demon Hunter
While the Deathrattle package is a viable option for building on a budget, we've instead decided to showcase this list that features a more traditional Midrange package built around cheating out Bladed Lady and tops off with Illidari Inquisitor. The Inquisitor's a heckuva card, and will likely feature in every Demon Hunter list until it rotates out of Standard.
This deck walks a fine line between aggression and control (with removal and life gain from Eye Beam and Aldrachi Warblades), but can always fall back on the tried-and-true game plan of "punch opponent in face with Illidari Inquisitor."
Rush Warrior
Hearthstone streamer OldGuardian recently posted a video on his YouTube channel of seven budget decks he recommends for climbing, and it's worth a watch. He seemed most proud of this Rush Warrior deck that still packs a punch despite lacking powerhouse minions like Rokara, Playmaker, and Ringmaster Whatley.
OldGuardian filled the empty 3-Drop slots with Frothing Berserker and Mankrik, while card draw issues are shored up with Stonemaul Anchorman and Taelan Fordring. The rest of the deck is the expected Rush Warrior shell that controls the board early before going face with its bulked-up minions.
Big Secret Paladin
A deck that's more fun than it is good, Big Secret Paladin combines the early game stall of Paladin Secrets like Reckoning and Galloping Savior with the heavy punch of late-game minions. Commencement and Shadow Hunter Vol'jin excel at getting large bodies into play early, which is great for a deck with a lot of large bodies. Holy Light and Snack Run are decent heals designed to keep us alive against early aggression.
Hammer of the Naaru, if you have it, is a great replacement for Party Up! to give the deck a bit more survivability and removal, while Oh My Yogg! will always be a welcome addition so long as we're the ones playing it.
Umbral Druid
With Gibberling catching the nerf hammer, Spell Druid could be looking for new ways to play the game. Enter Umbral Druid, a deck that combines the Token shell with the huge tempo swing of a 0 Mana 4/4 with Rush. Malygos the Spellweaver, Living Seed, and Fungal Fortunes are powerful card draw in a deck that is mostly spells. This deck is still in its experimental stages: Malygos, for instance, may just be too slow.
The deck's main reason for running Umbral Owl comes from the powerful synergy between it and the combo of Ironbark plus Mark of the Spikeshell to gain a lot of stats for very little mana (and you can throw in a Solar Eclipse for even more 4/4s). If you're willing to craft it (or already have it) Glowfly Swarm is a board-filling spell that will also serve as an alternate win-condition to the Owls.
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Comments
If you care about budget decks, you should absolutely follow what Old Guardian does. He usually makes a budget list with each expansion, and one of his accounts (which regularly goes to Legend) is dedicated to budget decks only. He has a blog, Twitch, and posts occasionally to r/CompetitiveHS.
When I was new to the game and struggling to find competitive decks I could afford, his advice may have been what kept me playing.
I want to add that Wandmaker a potentially better budget sub than Marshspawn because Shaman has pretty much exclusively great 1-cost spells (ranging from utility to extra burst) and can be played at any point without conditions.
Nice deck lists! Immediately shared the article with some F2P friends, they seem like good starters for people trying to get into the game.