Our community members have been working hard to figure out the best way to utilize all the new Alterac Valley cards, and here are some of the finest results so far.
Demon Hunter - Big and Small
Demon Hunters got tools for two archetypes that are yet to find their spot in either Constructed format: Big DH and Token DH. Valueslol has been tinkering with both, as well as a Highlander version of the Token list.
Spinnenhonig and DePachy have also tried to find the "unicorn" of the aforementioned archetypes.
Druid - More Mana Cheat
It seems quite clear that Wildheart Guff has piqued the curiosity of our community while other Druid cards have received a lot less attention. Kamouh thinks that the new Hero card will fit well in this Highlander Big Spell list.
Tsyogan has also been searching for a home for Guff among the usual mana cheat suspects, while MrRhapsody chose a more aggressive theorycraft direction.
Hunter - Secrets
Blizzard was quite clear of Hunter's direction for this expansion, and Alodiel put those tools in use with this Even Hunter list.
Kamouh has been tinkering with some big Beast synergies (Humongous Owl, among others).
Mage - Big Spells
Another clear signal from Blizzard as they kept building on the foundations laid in Stormwind. Florences has used the new big spells to put together this fearlessly high-curving list.
Alodiel, frosthearth, and YunoGasaiNTF have also shared their versions of the archetype.
Paladin - Bit of Everything
Paladins got quite a mixed package of cards this time around, which can be seen in the amount of different theorycraft directions our community members have taken. Bonzo has chosen the Big Paladin route, enabled by Vanndar Stormpike and Cavalry Horn.
Some of the different directions taken by darkpanther01, DePachy, and tsyogan.
Priest - Xyrella and 9 Others
Another class where the theorycrafters seem to have been very interested in finding a way of abusing the new Xyrella's ability. Different versions of OTK-ish damage dealing Deathrattles have been very popular; here's MrRhapsody's version. Similar elements can also be found in frosthearth's and Spinnenhonig's variants.
MrRhapsody has also been tinkering with the other new Priest cards, as have Alodiel and sense124.
Rogue - Burgle and Deathrattles
Neoguli decided to ignore Blizzard's most obvious suggestions on what to play this expansion and instead saw the easy Quest completion potential offered by Ram Commander. Shadowcrafter Scabbs was too good to pass though; almost every Rogue theorycraft has included him.
Florences, MrRhapsody, and Spinnenhonig, in turn, stayed closely with the expansion themes with their Rogue theorycrafts.
Shaman - Freeze!
It's now or never for Freeze Shamans as Blizzard went all-in with the support cards, and our own linkblade91 was quick to jump in the new archetype bandwagon. Imagine being Moorabi and still not getting picked.
More Freeze from darkpanther01, Kamouh, and LordXav; only one Moorabi here as well.
Warlock - Rifts and Sacrifices
"There has to be a way to abuse this" seems to have been the agenda of our theorycrafters after they got their hands on Tamsin's Phylactery. While Eggs have been a popular direction, SpectreCular wanted more Primes and added only few Deathrattles to guarantee always hitting Envoy Rustwix.
Eggs a'la DePachy and Spinnenhonig, as well as a cubelock from KilleRacoon.
Warrior - Taunts and Frost Armor
Warrior seems like another class without a clear direction in this expansion. HuntardHuntard used this creative freedom and came up with this OTK list that uses the Hearthstone World Champion's tribute card Glory Chaser to draw faster through the deck to reach the ETC combo.
Another varied selection of ideas from DePachy, LordXav, and Thonson.
Eager to join the Wild battle in the snowy Alterac Valley? Keep yourself warm with more community decks.
Came up with something awesome yourself? Create a Wild deck and share it in the comments below. Don't forget to include a guide!
Comments
While I appreciate the inclusion, my Egg Warrior list deck guide actually says about my list “don’t play it.”
I was just trying to think of ideas for Reflecto Engineer and the two that came to me are eggs and Linecracker Warrior combo’d with Charge and Inner Rage, and a second IR for the 30+ OTK hit.
Anyone thinking of trying that list, do so at your own peril!
I did see that in your guide but weird combos have their own audience and I trusted people can make their own decisions; it's not wrong to warn them beforehand though if you feel you've made something particularly wonky.
Calling it "wonky" is being generous! :)