5 Wild Hearthstone Archetypes to Try Out in Badlands

The expansion has arrived, and we're sourcing our wonderful community to see what kind of brewery has been happening on the Wild side of Hearthstone during the first week of Badlands.

Highlander Paladin

As one of the Highlander classes of the expansion, Paladins got some fancy new tools for the archetype. A Pure variant by qullo can be seen below, while Korgano has shared a non-Pure Reno-including list.

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Wild · Highlander Paladin · by qullo · 2 years, 4 months ago

• 1 Feast and Famine x 1
• 1 First Day of School x 1
• 1 Galloping Savior x 1
• 1 Judgment of Justice x 1
• 1 Oh My Yogg! x 1
• 2 Air Raid x 1
• 2 City Tax x 1
• 2 Dance Floor x 1
• 2 Equality x 1
• 2 Flash of Light x 1
• 2 Great Hall x 1
• 2 Hand of A'dal x 1
• 2 Lay Down the Law x 1
• 2 Showdown! x 1
• 2 Sword of the Fallen x 1
• 3 Call to Adventure x 1
• 3 Consecration x 1
• 3 Muster for Battle x 1
• 3 Spirit of the Badlands x 1
• 3 Starlight Groove x 1
• 4 Judge Unworthy x 1
• 6 Horn of the Windlord x 1
• 6 The Badlands Bandits x 1
• 7 Amitus, the Peacekeeper x 1
• 7 Anachronos x 1
• 7 Prismatic Beam x 1
• 7 The Countess x 1
• 8 High Exarch Yrel x 1
• 8 Lightforged Cariel x 1
• 10 Nozari x 1

16,480 Dust 399 0 Copy Deck Code

Reno OTK Mage

Uh oh. Did Blizzard realize this interaction exists? MarkMcKz sure did. Once you hit Arcane Bullet from Reno's Hero Power, you can just drop Coldarra Drake and win.

Reno Lone Ranger Coldarra Drake OTK!

Wild · Hero Power Mage · by MarkMcKz · 2 years, 4 months ago

• 1 First Flame x 1
• 1 Ray of Frost x 1
• 1 Tour Guide x 1
• 1 Wildfire x 1
• 2 Amplified Snowflurry x 1
• 2 Ancient Mysteries x 1
• 2 Conjure Mana Biscuit x 1
• 2 Research Project x 1
• 2 Rewind x 1
• 2 Zephrys the Great x 1
• 3 Arcane Intellect x 1
• 3 Frost Nova x 1
• 3 Ice Block x 1
• 3 Meddlesome Servant x 1
• 3 Nightcloak Sanctum x 1
• 3 Pyromaniac x 1
• 3 Solid Alibi x 1
• 4 E.T.C., Band Manager x 1
• 4 Kazakus x 1
• 4 Lorekeeper Polkelt x 1
• 4 Reckless Apprentice x 1
• 4 Varden Dawngrasp x 1
• 5 Emperor Thaurissan x 1
• 6 Coldarra Drake x 1
• 6 Reno Jackson x 1
• 6 Reno the Relicologist x 1
• 7 Jan'alai, the Dragonhawk x 1
• 8 Mordresh Fire Eye x 1
• 8 Reno, Lone Ranger x 1
• 10 The Amazing Reno x 1

21,600 Dust 1,592 0 Copy Deck Code

Sludge OTK Warlock

Speaking of OTKs, chrisroed has shared this combo list that will blast all Barrels of Sludge at once while sweeping your opponent's board to clear the way to the enemy Hero. MarkMcKz has also shared his version, with a slightly different combo setup.

Badlands Sludge OTK

Wild · Sludge Warlock · by chrisroed · 2 years, 4 months ago

• 1 Dark Pact x 1
• 1 Kobold Librarian x 2
• 1 Mistress of Mixtures x 2
• 1 Plague of Flames x 2
• 1 Touch of the Nathrezim x 2
• 1 Wicked Shipment x 2
• 2 Defile x 1
• 2 Disposal Assistant x 2
• 2 Drain Soul x 2
• 3 Backfire x 2
• 3 Free Admission x 2
• 3 Full-Blown Evil x 2
• 3 Tamsin Roame x 1
• 4 Pop'gar the Putrid x 1
• 4 Tamsin's Phylactery x 1
• 5 Emperor Thaurissan x 1
• 5 Runed Mithril Rod x 1
• 5 Steamcleaner x 2
• 6 Dreadlich Tamsin x 1

9,540 Dust 811 0 Copy Deck Code

Dragon Druid

Druid got Blizzard's "subtle hint" treatment for the archetype they want to see Druid players tinker with this expansion, and sense124 duly obliged. Highlander versions of the archetype have been tested by MrRhapsody and anchorm4n.

Kazakusan Spikeshell Druid

Wild · Dragon Druid · by sense124 · 2 years, 4 months ago

• 0 Aquatic Form x 2
• 1 Floop's Glorious Gloop x 1
• 2 Breath of Dreams x 2
• 2 Invigorate x 2
• 2 Mark of the Spikeshell x 2
• 2 Moonlit Guidance x 2
• 2 Splish-Splash Whelp x 2
• 3 Ferocious Howl x 2
• 3 Take to the Skies x 1
• 4 Branching Paths x 2
• 4 Desert Nestmatron x 2
• 5 Flipper Friends x 2
• 5 Wildheart Guff x 1
• 7 Dragon Golem x 2
• 7 Scale of Onyxia x 2
• 8 Kazakusan x 1
• 9 Fye, the Setting Sun x 1
• 10 Raid Boss Onyxia x 1

11,280 Dust 364 0 Copy Deck Code

Excavate Bomb Warrior

Or is it a Galakrond Warrior? Kamouh's list packs a triple threat strategy to keep your opponent guessing.

Mining Mines

Wild · Bomb Warrior · by Kamouh · 11 months, 2 weeks ago

• 0 Zilliax Deluxe 3000 x 1
• 2 Blast Charge x 2
• 2 Dryscale Deputy x 2
• 2 Kobold Miner x 2
• 2 Needlerock Totem x 2
• 3 Brann Bronzebeard x 1
• 3 Explodineer x 2
• 3 Reinforced Plating x 2
• 3 Weapons Expert x 2
• 4 E.T.C., Band Manager x 1
• 4 Slagmaw the Slumbering x 1
• 4 Steeldancer x 2
• 4 Wrenchcalibur x 2
• 5 Burrow Buster x 2
• 5 Lady Ashvane x 1
• 5 Zilliax x 1
• 6 Iron Juggernaut x 1
• 7 Badlands Brawler x 2
• 100 The Ceaseless Expanse x 1

16,200 Dust 678 0 Copy Deck Code

What have you brought to the Wild showdown? Share your experiences and creations in the comments below!