On The Horizen – Hearthstone Meta Report August 21
Introduction | Hearthstone Meta Report August 21
Welcome to On the Horizen, your one-stop-shop for everything to know about the current standard meta provided by members of the Hype Horizen team themselves! Every Friday you can expect a detailed report on the meta as a whole and some tips for how to maneuver through it. This will also be a hotspot for other articles written by team members. PLEASE NOTE: All information is based on personal experience + personal statistics gathered through many hours of high-level gameplay.
Meta Overview | Hearthstone Meta Report August 21
Scholomance Academy has continued to be an interesting meta with so many different decks being viable. With the new nerfs being just released, there has been a slight change in the meta, but nothing too crazy. The game, even though as high roll as ever still rewards good play time and time again, I think it’s clear to most that Scholomance Academy has had a much better start to the meta than the previous two expansions.
Best Decks | Hearthstone Meta Report August 21
Druid may have been the clear best deck in the beginning, but many now question if it’s even tier 1. A massive rise in rogue has recently happened, I expect it to stay around for weeks to come. Priest fans should rejoice as even though they got a nerf, priest is still clearly one of the best. Here is my list of the best decks based on performance in the top ranks, overall matchups, and power level of course.
Tier 1 Hearthstone Meta Report August 21
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Bomb WarriorAAECAQcKkAPIA/8Dm5QD/KMD3q0D360D6LADk9ADqtIDCkuiBNQE/wealAPdrQOktgO4uQPAuQP31AMA
Aggro Stealth RogueAAECAaIHBLICzQPZ0QOq0gMNtAHLA+4GiAfiB7m4A8+5A6rLA4jQA4vQA4rUA9XUA/fUAwA=
Tier 2 | Hearthstone Meta Report August 21
Galakrond PriestAAECAa0GCKmlA4WtA46xA8i+A8jAA8PRA+fRA/vRAwvTCo2XA9qsA/KsA5O6A5u6A6+6A8vNA9fOA+PRA6LVAwA=
Survival Druid / Malygos DruidAAECAZICCLQD5AjanQPbpQP2rQPmugOSzQOj0QMLQP4B0wOMrgPougPuugObzgO80AOT0QPe0QPw1AMA
Cyclone MageAAECAf0EBPisA8W4A427A+DMAw2rBLQE5gSfmwPimwP/nQP7rAP9rAP4zAOFzQPNzgOk0QP30QMA
Soul DHAAECAea5AwTaxgP21gO1yQPP0gMN98gDzNID4LwD/MgD17sD+84DzdIDh7oD99UD0c0D/sgD1NID2cYDAA==
Tier 3 | Hearthstone Meta Report August 21
Thief/Weapon Rogue
Pain Warlock (Zoo)AAECAf0GAta5A+fRAw4wzgfCCP2kA7W5A7a5A8u5A5vNA9fOA8HRA8/RA8zSA87SA4vVAwA=
Egg WarriorHighlander Hunter
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HL mage
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Quest Shaman* (can easily see this being a tier 2 deck in the future)AAECAaoICIoHvZkD4agD87cDk8ID4MwDnM4Di9UDC5wCtJEDxpkDu6UDz6UD7a0Dm80Dn80D+84D/tED8NQDAA==
Aggro DHAAECAea5AwSWBsy6A97OA/bWAw39pwP5rgOLugPgvAPXvgPevgPZxgP3yAP5yAP+yAPRzQOC0APG0QMA
Turtle MageAAECAf0ECIoH05gDpaEDjbsD1r4Dlc0Dj84D9tYDC4oByQPLBJ4FoaEDi6QDhLEDhLYDw7gDpNED5dEDAA==
Libram PaladinAAECAZ8FBqsGhMEDn80Dk9ADw9ED9tYDDPYHsQiVpgPIuAPKuAP9uAPquQPruQPsuQPKwQOVzQOezQMA
Tier 4 | Hearthstone Meta Report August 21
Big WarriorAAECAQcG1pkD36kD360DvrkD+cIDq9QDDEuiBP8HlpQD9agDuLkD87sD9sID4swDp84DitAD0tEDAA==
Gibberling DruidAAECAZICAA/+Af0C9wPmBcOUA86UA8qcA/2nA/+tA9zMA/nMA5vOA8bRA7nSA/DUAwA=
Totem ShamanAAECAaoIApbRA6bRAw6BBL4GnaMD2qUD+aUDta0Dtq0D27gDlrkD4MwD4cwDm80Dt9ID8NQDAA==
Closing Thoughts | Hearthstone Meta Report August 21
This week I have seen a huge rise in rogue. The meta seems to continue to develop as things such as Soul DH rise. This has been the first week where I have felt that finally druid isn’t tier 1 anymore. Weeks in and things have constantly been changing, this is from my view an extremely healthy meta.
A couple things to note with my tier list, Libram pally may have a great win rate but is not a good deck in high legend, it can perform very well in other places. Quest shaman I have started to see in top 50 with only a couple expert pilots, I expect this to be popular in the future.
-GamerRVG
I thought that Bomb Warrior was dying, how has it come back? What’s the Hype in Bomb Warrior?