Best Warlock Standard Decks - Black Empire Meta Guide

Warlock trades life for power like no other class, and the best Warlock decks in the Black Empire meta turn self-damage, demons, and relentless card draw into consistent, oppressive game plans across the archetype spectrum. Whether the meta rewards a fast aggressive shell or a draw-heavy control build, Warlock's ability to out-resource opponents keeps it strong on the Standard ladder. This guide collects the decklists doing it best.

Below you'll find the top Warlock decks of the expansion, each with an up-to-date win rate, a copyable decklist, and the mulligan advice and deck guides you need to manage your life total and win. We update these picks as the Black Empire meta shifts, so you're always building with what's winning.

Best Warlock Decks - Black Empire Day 1

Updated automatically from the best-performing pro and streamer decks, plus top-rated community guides.

Top streamer decks

patrix01_'s Piglock (6-1) - Black Empire Day 1 Decks

Standard · Piglock · by Fluxflashor · an hour ago

• 0 Cursed Catacombs x 2
• 1 Ritual of C'Thun x 2
• 2 Drain Soul x 1
• 2 Ritual of Summoning x 2
• 3 Caged Cranium x 1
• 3 Godfather Kazakus x 1
• 3 Imp Gang Stooge x 2
• 4 Crystalline Golem x 2
• 4 Godfrey the Betrayer x 1
• 4 Spawn of C'Thun x 2
• 5 Divergence x 2
• 5 Spire of Solitude x 1
• 6 Gargantuan Slitherer x 2
• 6 Kith'ix x 1
• 8 Annihilation x 2
• 8 Bat Mask x 1
• 9 M.O.T.H.E.R. x 1
• 10 Agamaggan x 1
• 10 C'Thun, Eye of the Empire x 1
• 10 The Unseen Atlas x 2

12,740 Dust 20 0 Copy Deck Code

lucas___hs's C'Thun Warlock (5-1) - Black Empire Day 1 Decks

Standard · C'Thun Warlock · by Fluxflashor · 2 hours ago

• 0 Cursed Catacombs x 2
• 1 Ritual of C'Thun x 2
• 2 Drain Soul x 2
• 2 Ritual of Summoning x 2
• 3 Caged Cranium x 2
• 3 Godfather Kazakus x 1
• 3 Hellfire x 2
• 3 Imp Gang Stooge x 2
• 4 Crystalline Golem x 2
• 4 Godfrey the Betrayer x 1
• 4 Spawn of C'Thun x 2
• 5 Spire of Solitude x 2
• 6 Gargantuan Slitherer x 2
• 6 Kith'ix x 1
• 8 Annihilation x 2
• 10 C'Thun, Eye of the Empire x 1
• 10 The Unseen Atlas x 2

9,200 Dust 32 0 Copy Deck Code

LilGvyntik's Harold Warlock (4-1) - Black Empire Day 1 Decks

Standard · Harold Warlock · by Fluxflashor · an hour ago

• 0 Cursed Catacombs x 2
• 1 Ritual of C'Thun x 2
• 2 Cursed Chains x 2
• 2 Drain Soul x 2
• 2 Ritual of Summoning x 2
• 2 Shadowsworn Disciple x 2
• 3 Caged Cranium x 2
• 3 Godfather Kazakus x 1
• 3 Hellfire x 1
• 3 Imp Gang Stooge x 2
• 4 Godfrey the Betrayer x 1
• 4 Shrine of Twilight x 2
• 5 Spire of Solitude x 2
• 6 Kith'ix x 1
• 6 Ultraxion x 1
• 8 Annihilation x 2
• 10 Deathwing, Worldbreaker x 1
• 10 The Unseen Atlas x 2

11,520 Dust 7 0 Copy Deck Code

soranounic's Piglock (10-4) - Black Empire Day 1 Decks

Standard · Piglock · by Fluxflashor · 42 minutes ago

• 0 Cursed Catacombs x 2
• 1 Glacial Shard x 2
• 1 Ritual of C'Thun x 2
• 1 Rotheart Dryad x 2
• 2 Demonic Confinement x 2
• 2 Ritual of Summoning x 2
• 2 Shadow Rounds x 2
• 2 Tachyon Barrage x 2
• 3 Godfather Kazakus x 1
• 3 Hellfire x 2
• 3 Ritual of Excess x 2
• 4 Godfrey the Betrayer x 1
• 5 Divergence x 2
• 8 Shaladrassil x 1
• 9 M.O.T.H.E.R. x 1
• 10 Agamaggan x 1
• 10 Deathwing, Worldbreaker x 1
• 10 The Unseen Atlas x 2

12,920 Dust 8 0 Copy Deck Code

soranounic's Piglock (9-4) - Black Empire Day 1 Decks

Standard · Piglock · by Fluxflashor · 3 hours ago

• 0 Cursed Catacombs x 2
• 1 Glacial Shard x 2
• 1 Mortal Coil x 2
• 1 Ritual of C'Thun x 2
• 1 Rotheart Dryad x 2
• 2 Demonic Confinement x 2
• 2 Ritual of Summoning x 2
• 2 Tachyon Barrage x 2
• 3 Godfather Kazakus x 1
• 3 Hellfire x 2
• 3 Ritual of Excess x 2
• 4 Godfrey the Betrayer x 1
• 5 Divergence x 2
• 8 Shaladrassil x 1
• 9 M.O.T.H.E.R. x 1
• 10 Agamaggan x 1
• 10 Deathwing, Worldbreaker x 1
• 10 The Unseen Atlas x 2

12,720 Dust 195 0 Copy Deck Code

RiseWasHereHS's Harold Warlock (5-3) - Black Empire Day 1 Decks

Standard · Harold Warlock · by Fluxflashor · 9 minutes ago

• 0 Cursed Catacombs x 2
• 1 Ritual of C'Thun x 2
• 2 Cursed Chains x 2
• 2 Drain Soul x 2
• 2 Ritual of Summoning x 2
• 2 Shadowsworn Disciple x 2
• 3 Caged Cranium x 2
• 3 Godfather Kazakus x 1
• 3 Hellfire x 2
• 4 Godfrey the Betrayer x 1
• 4 Shrine of Twilight x 2
• 5 Spire of Solitude x 2
• 6 Kith'ix x 1
• 6 Ultraxion x 1
• 8 Bat Mask x 1
• 9 M.O.T.H.E.R. x 1
• 10 C'Thun, Eye of the Empire x 1
• 10 Deathwing, Worldbreaker x 1
• 10 The Unseen Atlas x 2

14,480 Dust 4 0 Copy Deck Code

roberg405's Zoolock (5-3) - Black Empire Day 1 Decks

Standard · Zoolock · by Fluxflashor · 2 hours ago

• 0 Cursed Catacombs x 2
• 1 Bloatray x 1
• 1 Entropic Continuity x 2
• 1 Flame Imp x 2
• 1 Floating Lessons x 2
• 1 Platysaur x 2
• 1 Primordial Wyrm x 2
• 1 Ritual of C'Thun x 2
• 1 Sizzling Cinder x 2
• 1 Twilight Egg x 2
• 1 Unstable Prototype x 1
• 2 Ritual of Summoning x 2
• 3 Godfather Kazakus x 1
• 4 Zakajz the Corruptor x 1
• 5 OC91 Chariot x 2
• 5 Vaultkeeper x 2
• 6 Kith'ix x 1
• 15 N'Zoth, Dream's End x 1

9,100 Dust 205 0 Copy Deck Code