15 Community Theorycraft Decks for Murder at Castle Nathria - Quest Shaman, Thief Priest, & More!

Now that the reveal season for Murder at Castle Nathria is over, it's time for that most blessed of seasons: Theorycrafting, a magical time when all memes are reliable, all decks are meta, and all players are friends. We've gathered from our community 15 Standard Theorycraft decks of all shapes and sizes, and put them together here for your casual perusal.

If you need a reminder of the pertinent information regarding the new expansion's launch, including all the new cards, you can find that here.

Turns Out 0 Mana 7/7 is Good

Edelweiss is turning the clock all the way back to Forged in the Barrens with this Deathrattle Demon Hunter built to take advantage of the new Legendary, Kryxis the Voracious. That's not the only new card in this deck; Edelweiss is also running Masked Reveler in the hopes that it can do its best Caria Felsoul impression by becoming Xhilag of the Abyss.

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Why Have One Kryxis When You Can Have Two?

Clank1999 has made a tempo deck that pays brief homage to the deathrattle package with Razorfen Beastmaster, whose only job in this deck is to get Kryxis the Voracious on the board for free so it can be copied by Faceless Manipulator. If the plan works out, you'll be hitting face and drawing cards in no time.

Large and With Charge

tzdevil is going a lot more recent with this deck choice of Big Beast Hunter that adds in several of the new Wildseed cards like Ara'lon and Wild Spirits to even out the midgame. Castle Kennels is great for use as board control in a deck with a plenitude of large Beasts to smack into the opponent's minions.

The Secret Ingredient is Pyroblast

geraldones is leaning on the new Secret cards that Mage got (as well as the new Ice Block) to make a tempo deck that overruns the opponent with Secret synergy. If that's not enough, there's always Pyroblast.

Silver Hand Sires

Talso is bringing Quest Paladin back to the land of the living (care of the land of the dead), thanks to new Silver Hand Recruit cards like Promotion, Sinful Sous Chef, and Stewart the Steward. Don't get too attached to those little soldiers, though: we need them to die so we can draw cards with Famished Fool and end with a big burst from Sire Denathrius.

That Sounds Like a Challenge

Hugsja has created a deck that claims to be "0% WR." It's Thief Priest, which has received maybe too many cards from the new set. It's also a Shadow Priest, care of Darkbishop Benedictus, and that makes it even spicier. Plus, if you ever steal a card you don't want, Theotar, the Mad Duke can swap it for something else.

Don't Be So Shellfish

Remember Selfish Shellfish Priest? magesa does, and has adapted the deck to incorporate some of the new expansion's most interesting tools. Boon of the Ascended gets more stats on the board, while Creepy Painting can be used either to copy Shellfish or to become a big beater in its own right with Pelagos and Focused Will.

Dragons Make the Best Thieves

Evilgnomey has devised a Dragon Thief Priest that uses steal effects from Drakonid Operative and Murloc Holmes to get copies of your opponent's stuff, which can then turn into the real thing when you play them alongside The Harvester of Envy. At the top end is Kazakusan and his personal hoard of Treasure.

Steal, Burgle, Loot, and Plunder

diranman is going a little off-book, putting Pirates together with a Tess Greymane burgle package to slowly outvalue the opponent. Murlocula makes the cut as a good trigger minion for Kael'thas Sinstrider turns, whether he's paired with Sire Denathrius or Pirate Admiral Hooktusk.

Boom! Big Stealth. Boom! Big Weapon.

Ankarna is trying to go full Auctioneer with a Rogue deck designed to play, and draw, a lot of cards all at once to make a big Stealth minion from Sinstone Graveyard and/or a big weapon from Necrolord Draka. Prince Renathal gives you more Health to play with, and also means that you have even more cards to draw without needing to worry about that pesky fatigue.

Smooth Criminals

EggCup has a spicy idea for Totem Shaman: add in Command the Elements and eventually play Stormcaller Bru'kan so you can get a board of 8/8s thanks to a doubled Criminal Lineup and Gigantotem. Follow up with Battleground Battlemaster for even more pain.

Delicious Dreadsteed Infuses

DoctorDoom likes the new Infuse keyword so much that the deck that's on display here uses Dreaded Mount to stack Infuse like crazy on Sire Denathrius. If that doesn't work, it's always OK to fall back on the old Curse plan, with the new Lady Darkvein to add even more ticks to your opponent's Curse counter.

This Deck's the Bomb

skawhomp is putting the whomp back into bomblock by adding in Dinner Performer to get Naval Mine more reliably on board (and, crucially, in the graveyard). Impending Catastrophe can turbo through your deck thanks to Wicked Shipment and Fiendish Circle, so you can find the tools to kill your opponent even faster.

Draw Cards Until You Win

Erodos is leaning on the draw power of Impending Catastrophe to pack their hand with cards, and clear out their deck to activate Neeru Fireblade for infinite boards that will eventually overwhelm the opponent with the sheer volume of Imps.

Old MacSaurfang Had a Deck

hbg has built a deck to take advantage of all the new "Don't Call it Enrage" payoffs from Murder at Castle Nathria. Anima Extractor and Imbued Axe look like a fun way to make angry minions even bigger. Meanwhile, thanks to new damage effects like Sanguine Depths and Riot!, Acolyte of Pain fits right in as one of the best ways to draw cards.

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