The dragons have finally landed, and our good friend Whizbang the Wonderful has been quick to recruit their help to tackle the meta with some new (and some old tricks). Below you will find all 18 decks that our wondrous gnome can give to you during what could be his swansong set before his still-impending rotation.
Druid - Trees and Dragons
Talk about new tricks: both archetypes are yet to reach more widespread popularity. Maybe this will be the breakthrough set for them.
- 2x Acornbearer
- 2x Treenforcements
- 1x Dendrologist
- 2x Power of the Wild
- 2x Shrubadier
- 2x BEEEES!!!
- 1x Blessing of the Ancients
- 2x Landscaping
- 2x Savage Roar
- 2x Soul of the Forest
- 2x Wispering Woods
- 2x Aeroponics
- 2x Force of Nature
- 2x Treespeaker
- 1x Goru the Mightree
- 1x The Forest's Aid
- 2x Mulchmuncher
- 2x Breath of Dreams
- 2x Firetree Witchdoctor
- 2x Wrath
- 2x BEEEES!!!
- 2x Ferocious Howl
- 1x Scalerider
- 2x Swipe
- 1x Flobbidinous Floop
- 1x Frizz Kindleroost
- 2x Scaleworm
- 2x Twilight Drake
- 2x Cobalt Spellkin
- 1x Dragonmaw Scorcher
- 2x Nourish
- 2x Emerald Explorer
- 1x Crowd Roaster
- 2x Twin Tyrant
- 1x Ysera, Unleashed
Hunter - Quests and Secret Facehunting
The quest deck is one of the unchanged recipes, while Secret Hunter got some reinforcements to play with.
- 2x Shimmerfly
- 2x Springpaw
- 2x Timber Wolf
- 1x Unseal the Vault
- 2x Hench-Clan Hogsteed
- 2x Revenge of the Wild
- 2x Scavenging Hyena
- 2x Vicious Scalehide
- 2x Animal Companion
- 2x Desert Spear
- 2x Master's Call
- 2x Unleash the Hounds
- 1x Dire Frenzy
- 1x Marked Shot
- 1x Halazzi, the Lynx
- 1x Tundra Rhino
- 1x Savannah Highmane
- 2x Swarm of Locusts
- 2x Dwarven Sharpshooter
- 2x Secretkeeper
- 1x Springpaw
- 2x Toxic Reinforcements
- 1x Explosive Trap
- 2x Freezing Trap
- 2x Phase Stalker
- 1x Pressure Plate
- 1x Rat Trap
- 1x Snake Trap
- 1x Snipe
- 2x Sunreaver Spy
- 2x Animal Companion
- 2x Eaglehorn Bow
- 2x Masked Contender
- 1x Dragonbane
- 1x Houndmaster Shaw
- 2x Hyena Alpha
- 1x Leeroy Jenkins
- 1x Subject 9
Mage - Highlanders and Dragonic Conjurers
Reno continues to hunt for the riches while Khadgar has recruited plenty of Dragons for his cause.
- 1x Ray of Frost
- 1x Acidic Swamp Ooze
- 1x Doomsayer
- 1x Frostbolt
- 1x Zephrys the Great
- 1x Acolyte of Pain
- 1x Arcane Intellect
- 1x Flame Ward
- 1x Frost Nova
- 1x Messenger Raven
- 1x Voodoo Doll
- 1x Azure Explorer
- 1x Fireball
- 1x Polymorph
- 1x Sandbinder
- 1x Spellbreaker
- 1x Water Elemental
- 1x Barista Lynchen
- 1x Dragonmaw Scorcher
- 1x Mind Control Tech
- 1x Rolling Fireball
- 1x Zilliax
- 1x Blizzard
- 1x Khartut Defender
- 1x Reno the Relicologist
- 1x Flamestrike
- 1x Luna's Pocket Galaxy
- 1x Siamat
- 1x Kalecgos
- 1x Dragonqueen Alexstrasza
- 2x Arcane Breath
- 2x Book of Specters
- 2x Firetree Witchdoctor
- 1x Khadgar
- 2x Conjurer's Calling
- 2x Messenger Raven
- 2x Scalerider
- 2x Azure Explorer
- 2x Scaleworm
- 2x Twilight Drake
- 1x Cobalt Spellkin
- 2x Dragonmaw Scorcher
- 1x Malygos, Aspect of Magic
- 2x Dragoncaster
- 1x Kalecgos
- 2x Power of Creation
- 2x Mountain Giant
Paladin - Lightforged Highlanders
Sir Finley isn't giving up on Highlander strategy either. There's also a brand new and pure archetype to tinker with.
- 1x Argent Protector
- 1x Crystalsmith Kangor
- 1x Doomsayer
- 1x Equality
- 1x Flash of Light
- 1x Sir Finley of the Sands
- 1x Subdue
- 1x Wild Pyromancer
- 1x Zephrys the Great
- 1x Acolyte of Pain
- 1x Aldor Peacekeeper
- 1x Bronze Explorer
- 1x Consecration
- 1x Blessing of Kings
- 1x Spellbreaker
- 1x Truesilver Champion
- 1x Amber Watcher
- 1x Dragonmaw Scorcher
- 1x Mind Control Tech
- 1x Shrink Ray
- 1x Zilliax
- 1x Khartut Defender
- 1x Lay on Hands
- 1x Pharaoh's Blessing
- 1x A New Challenger...
- 1x Countess Ashmore
- 1x Siamat
- 1x Tirion Fordring
- 1x Dragonqueen Alexstrasza
- 1x Shirvallah, the Tiger
- 2x Crystology
- 2x Glow-Tron
- 2x Righteous Cause
- 2x Argent Protector
- 1x Crystalsmith Kangor
- 2x Micro Mummy
- 2x Sandwasp Queen
- 2x Subdue
- 2x Bronze Explorer
- 2x Consecration
- 2x Sky Claw
- 2x Blessing of Kings
- 2x Lightforged Zealot
- 2x Pharaoh's Blessing
- 2x Lightforged Crusader
- 1x Tirion Fordring
Priest - Resurrections and Galakronds
The resurrect Priest remains almost unchanged from last expansion. But I guess most of us would rather like to try out the Galakrond deck instead (despite the weird looking build, if I may say).
- 2x Forbidden Words
- 2x Inner Fire
- 2x Power Word: Shield
- 1x Divine Hymn
- 2x Divine Spirit
- 2x Injured Tol'vir
- 2x Shadow Word: Death
- 1x Shadow Word: Pain
- 1x Archmage Vargoth
- 2x Grave Rune
- 2x Convincing Infiltrator
- 2x Mass Hysteria
- 2x Witchwood Grizzly
- 1x Zilliax
- 1x Damaged Stegotron
- 1x Catrina Muerte
- 1x Batterhead
- 2x Mass Resurrection
- 1x Plague of Death
- 2x Circle of Healing
- 2x Disciple of Galakrond
- 2x Northshire Cleric
- 2x Power Word: Shield
- 2x Injured Tol'vir
- 2x Neferset Ritualist
- 1x Penance
- 1x Wild Pyromancer
- 1x Extra Arms
- 2x Injured Blademaster
- 1x Devoted Maniac
- 2x Fate Weaver
- 1x Hench-Clan Shadequill
- 1x High Priest Amet
- 2x Mass Hysteria
- 2x Shield of Galakrond
- 2x Time Rip
- 1x Kronx Dragonhoof
- 1x Galakrond, the Unspeakable
Rogue - Thieving for Galakrond
The bazaar has only couple of new items from the Dragon's Hoard to sell steal while Rogue's Galakrond certainly packs a punch for some insane tempo turns.
- 2x Backstab
- 2x Preparation
- 1x Bazaar Burglary
- 2x Dragon's Hoard
- 2x Clever Disguise
- 2x Eviscerate
- 1x Fan of Knives
- 2x Questing Explorer
- 2x Underbelly Fence
- 2x Blink Fox
- 1x Edwin VanCleef
- 2x EVIL Miscreant
- 2x SI:7 Agent
- 2x Hench-Clan Burglar
- 1x Spirit of the Shark
- 2x Vendetta
- 1x Bazaar Mugger
- 1x Tess Greymane
- 2x Backstab
- 2x Preparation
- 2x Praise Galakrond!
- 2x EVIL Cable Rat
- 2x Eviscerate
- 1x Novice Engineer
- 1x Edwin VanCleef
- 2x EVIL Miscreant
- 2x Questing Adventurer
- 2x Seal Fate
- 2x SI:7 Agent
- 2x Devoted Maniac
- 1x Spirit of the Shark
- 2x Umbral Skulker
- 1x Leeroy Jenkins
- 1x Shield of Galakrond
- 1x Sprint
- 1x Heistbaron Togwaggle
- 1x Galakrond, the Nightmare
Shaman - Questing for Galakrond
The jaws are still biting and claws catching in the first deck...and actually in the Galakrond deck as well. Shudderwock is omnipresent.
- 1x Corrupt the Waters
- 2x Sludge Slurper
- 2x EVIL Cable Rat
- 2x Questing Explorer
- 2x Sandstorm Elemental
- 1x Witch's Brew
- 2x Far Sight
- 2x Hex
- 2x Lightning Storm
- 2x Lifedrinker
- 1x Storm Chaser
- 1x Witchwood Piper
- 1x Barista Lynchen
- 2x Hagatha's Scheme
- 2x Mind Control Tech
- 1x Nithogg
- 1x Siamat
- 1x Swampqueen Hagatha
- 1x Jepetto Joybuzz
- 1x Shudderwock
- 2x Mutate
- 2x Invocation of Frost
- 2x Sludge Slurper
- 2x Storm's Wrath
- 2x Surging Tempest
- 2x Voltaic Burst
- 1x Likkim
- 2x Sandstorm Elemental
- 2x Devoted Maniac
- 2x Thunderhead
- 1x Vessina
- 1x Bloodlust
- 2x Corrupt Elementalist
- 2x Dragon's Pack
- 1x Kronx Dragonhoof
- 1x Galakrond, the Tempest
- 2x Mogu Fleshshaper
- 1x Shudderwock
Warlock - Big Boards and Big Hands
A blast from the past as the good old Zoolock and Handlock got the green light from Blizz. Although when you pick regular Zoolock over a potential Galakrond Zoolock, it doesn't speak highly of the archetype in question...
- 2x Flame Imp
- 2x Sinister Deal
- 2x Soulfire
- 2x Voidwalker
- 2x Witchwood Imp
- 2x Dire Wolf Alpha
- 2x EVIL Genius
- 2x Knife Juggler
- 2x Doubling Imp
- 2x Fiendish Circle
- 2x Impferno
- 2x Rafaam's Scheme
- 2x Hench-Clan Hag
- 2x Jumbo Imp
- 2x Sea Giant
- 1x Mortal Coil
- 2x Sinister Deal
- 2x Spirit Bomb
- 2x Doomsayer
- 2x Nether Breath
- 2x Dark Skies
- 2x Earthen Ring Farseer
- 2x Twilight Drake
- 2x Crazed Netherwing
- 1x Dragonmaw Scorcher
- 1x Zilliax
- 2x Abyssal Summoner
- 2x Aranasi Broodmother
- 2x Khartut Defender
- 1x Lord Godfrey
- 1x Valdris Felgorge
- 1x Zzeraku the Warped
- 2x Mountain Giant
Warrior - Weapons and Pirates
Apparently Quest Warrior was already perfect as only one copy of Hoard Pillager made it to the list. I still somehow expect to see the Pirate archetype a lot more in the coming days.
- 2x Eternium Rover
- 1x Hack the System
- 2x Shield Slam
- 2x Town Crier
- 2x Upgrade!
- 2x Shield Block
- 2x Warpath
- 2x Weapons Project
- 2x Acolyte of Pain
- 2x Livewire Lance
- 1x Hoard Pillager
- 2x Restless Mummy
- 1x Brawl
- 2x Dyn-o-matic
- 1x Zilliax
- 2x Armored Goon
- 2x Sul'thraze
- 2x Sky Raider
- 2x Southsea Deckhand
- 2x Town Crier
- 2x Upgrade!
- 2x Bloodsail Raider
- 2x Parachute Brigand
- 1x Ancharrr
- 2x Livewire Lance
- 2x Skybarge
- 2x Southsea Captain
- 2x Dread Corsair
- 1x Hoard Pillager
- 2x Kor'kron Elite
- 2x Restless Mummy
- 2x Arcanite Reaper
- 1x Captain Greenskin
- 1x Leeroy Jenkins
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Comments
I just won against the Ysera's Dream Defenders deck using my Ents deck. It went into fatigue on both sides. My opponent dropped Ysera after emptying the deck but I did just enough face damage that they drew into death after drawing all 7 portals.
Blizzard has to make new deck recipes each expansion anyway, so having a card like Whizbang is a super easy way to get more mileage out of that effort. I expect either adding him to Classic or a new card that does something similar. (Perhaps a Choose One at game start to pick a deck?)
Whizbang has never been "good" on ladder but this time around I was just getting *demolished*.
I'm glad I wasn't the only one having this experience. I'm sure some of it was my unfamiliarity with each deck, but I used to break even with him on day one. This time I lost eight games in a row before jumping over to casual. Even there I went 2-4.
Edits: spelling
The Highlander Mage deck recipe is actually pretty good. Farms many slow decks and can survive faster decks as well.
Had this one this morning, it was a lot of fun!
Im adding him to my list of legends to craft just cause it's a bunch of decks condensed in one spot..
Between wild and standard I got no space left.. Gimme more deck spots Pepehands
I wouldn't craft whizbang. You think you will use him but you won't.
I also would like to point out that he is a terrible card if you like to win. Everything about his design challenges every aspect of playing competitively... also not getting the deck you want gets old really fast.
Just to point out that he will expire come the next rotation of cards in the spring. As he's very popular Blizzard might move him to standard permananlty, or they may just print a replacement.
They could just make new deck recipes tho i guess it would lose its point kinda.
To be honest i dont think they will move him to Standard permanently but at the same time i dont think its an impossible outcome.