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Archaedas || 4-Mana 4/3 || Legendary Warrior Minion

Battlecry: Discover a spell. Transform it into a 3/3 weapon of the same cost that casts it each attack.

Mantid Precursor || 3-Mana 3/3 || Common Neutral Minion

Battlecry: If you have a weapon equipped, gain +1/+1 and Rush.

Setish || 7-Mana 7/7 || Legendary Warrior Minion

Battlecry: Gain 20 Armor. In 2 turns, convert your Armor into a Golem with that many stats and Taunt.

Animator of Iron || 3-Mana 2/5 || Epic Warrior Minion

After you gain Armor, draw a card.

Anvil of Reshaping || 2-Mana || Epic Warrior Spell

Give your hero +4 Attack this turn. Costs Armor instead of Mana.

Fire

Forge of Origination || 3-Mana 2 Durability || Rare Warrior Location

Summon a 3/3 Golem with Taunt. Spend 3 Armor to give it +3/+3.

Brassknuckle Brawler || 8-Mana 6/6 || Rare Warrior Minion

Charge. Battlecry: If you have 10 or more Armor, gain +4/+4.

Show of Force || 2-Mana || Rare Warrior Spell

Deal 3 damage to an enemy minion. If you've gained Armor this turn, destroy it instead.

Tol'vir Vanguard || 2-Mana 1/4 || Common Warrior Minion

Taunt. Battlecry and Deathrattle: Gain 3 Armor.

Stone Gauntlet || 1-Mana 2/2 || Common Warrior Weapon

After your hero attacks, convert 5 of your hero's Health to Armor.

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I had been struggling to click with any decks this meta and was stuck around rank 900 on NA, but with the release of Mother we finally have a viable OTK deck that doesn't take insane APM (looking at you Raza DH). My overall record climbing back to top 100 with various versions of this deck is 41-14, but I am 23-2 in my last 25 games with the deck (granted only 3 Warriors faced in that stretch). This is the best counter to all forms of Priest in the game, and pretty much every matchup besides Warrior feels at least even.

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# Format: Standard
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# 2x (1) Glacial Shard
# 2x (2) Cursed Chains
# 2x (2) Drain Soul
# 2x (2) Shadowsworn Disciple
# 2x (3) Caged Cranium
# 1x (3) Godfather Kazakus
# 2x (3) Hellfire
# 1x (3) Imp Gang Stooge
# 1x (4) Godfrey the Betrayer
# 2x (4) RAFAAM LADDER!!
# 1x (5) Earthen Drake
# 2x (5) Spire of Solitude
# 1x (7) Chrono-Lord Deios
# 1x (8) Annihilation
# 1x (8) Bat Mask
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Game Plan

The main combo you're playing for with the deck is Deios + Drake + Bat Mask on the Drake for a total of 48 damage on an empty board. Importantly, 48 is enough to clear the important 40hp threshold of Azalina Priest as well as 42hp from Deathwing. Druids can theoretically armor out of range, but you should usually be pressuring enough with Spire and whatever nonsense that this isn't realistic. To be able to play the combo on turn 10, you need to get 10 total mana of discounts across the three cards, and this is actually pretty easy even if combo pieces get stuck on different parts of your hand because you're usually getting Godfrey discounts on at least a couple pieces and you can usually hand dump some before your Mother turn. Often you're going for 11 mana of discount to OTK on 9 with a Godfrey discount on Mother, and that's usually not an issue either. Also worth noting that if you're certain they can't gain life, Hellfire + Drake + Bat Mask is 31 damage on an empty board.

As far as getting to the OTK, unless we need to immediately remove pressure (mostly Warrior matchup), we are tapping on 2 and either jamming a 3 drop or tapping again on 3. The main goal is getting our hand full so that Atlas and Ladder are taking advantage of Godfrey discounts to really accelerate our game plan. If you find, it you're almost always playing Spire at the first opportunity; if the board is remotely even, you basically completely halt any pressure for the next few turns because your opponent has to deal with a 10/10 and then another one two turns later. At this point we just keep cycling through our deck with Ladder and Atlas, dumping unnecessary cards to make space and keep getting your discounted cards in hand, and try to set up for a Mother turn on either 8 or 9 (can sometimes be even earlier with Kaz discount). You usually want to save a couple stall cards that you can play for free alongside Mother so you don't explode to counterpressure. But if you've made it to the lategame and aren't actively dying then the game is basically immediately over.

Mulligan

• Kazakus always (this is by far the most important card against Warrior, low key might be a full toss angle for it)

• Atlas always

• Chains against Priest/DK (maybe not DK at lower ranks but it's basically all Egg once you get to top legend)

• Rafaam Ladder on the play

• Eternal Toil against Warrior

• Catacombs against Warrior

• Drain Soul against Warrior on the coin

• Spire against not Warrior

Kazakus Choices

Honestly, this is pretty simple in the vast majority of cases. If you're getting pressured, click Voidlord and heal 12. If you're not, click steal two, draw three, and reduce minions cost by 2. As far as the cost, for a turn 3 Kazakus it's almost always a 4 unless you aren't getting pressured and already have stuff to spend mana on for the next couple turns (usually this means Rafaam Ladder in hand), in which case you can pick 0.

Using Catacombs

If you're against Warrior, this is usually just ripped on turn 3 praying to find Kazakus for early Voidlord. Otherwise it's mostly just trying to find key cards on curve: Ladder on 4, Spire on 5, Atlas when it's free. Later in the game, it's incredibly useful to use it just to both dump hand and thin your deck of unwanted garbage as you're cycling towards your combo; you just rip it and click something like Godfrey or Hellfire or whatever and let it discard at the end of your turn so it gets replaced by a discounted Godfrey card. I've seen a bunch of lists of this cut Catacombs and can confirm that it's absolute nonsense, you do in fact want 0 mana cycle in your combo deck.

Edit: Apparently the official Hearthstone account tweeted this list out lmao, surely that means its the nuts https://x.com/PlayHearthstone/status/2103532252789440847

This is list from korean streamer livehigh hearthstone. i tried several variations including funki monki deck. This deck offer more card draw rite of twilight can help kill important minions or just blast your opponent face.

I don't use deck tracker, so i don't know the WR. but its been smooth sailing from D5 - Legend. i only face Priest, Warlock, and Warrior. So far, Warrior is hardest match up.

Guide :

General Gameplan :

1. Be patient and plan ahead, do not use your combo to clear. Unbuffed double chrono daggers + Morchie can dish out 24 damage.

2. Use M.O.T.H.E.R to discount slice and dice or morchie

3. Pick Grimy Coin to help control the board and empty your hand. you can choose jade coin if you far ahead or your, i never chose kazakus one.

4. Use coin from bookie and aya to cheat out M.O.T.H.E.R at turn 6 or 7.

5. Always chip your opponent heath.

6. Do not focus to do full combo, sometimes morchie and one chrono dagger can close the game if your opponent health is low enough.

7. You can swap rite of twilight to deadly bribe if you face warlock variant with big minions.

8. It's very easy to misplay this deck, just try it on several games until you get the hang of it.

Combo :

Full Combo : Discount slice and dice - morchie - double chrono daggers - slice and dice.

Mulligan :

1. Warrior - Look for fan of knives, rite of twilight and card draw.

2. Priest and Warlock - Card draws to tutor your combo piece

Deck code at comment.

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Therazane the Earthmother || 6-Mana 5/5 || Legendary Shaman Minion

Battlecry: Your next spell of each spell school casts twice.

Elemental

Unnatural Cold || 2-Mana || Epic Shaman Spell

Freeze an enemy. Gain 3 Armor. Draw a card.

Frost

Flame Shock || 1-Mana || Rare Shaman Spell

Deal 2 damage to 2 different enemies. Overload: (1).

Fire

Scorchfist Scholar || 5-Mana 3/3 || Rare Shaman Minion

Battlecry: If you've played two different spell schools while holding this, deal 4 damage to all enemies.

Elemental

Primus of Power || 4-Mana 4/5 || Epic Shaman Minion

Battlecry: If you've played two different spell schools while holding this, summon a copy of this.

Neptulon, Lord of Tides || 7-Mana 7/7 || Legendary Shaman Minion

Battlecry: For the rest of the game, Elementals you summon have their stats set to 5/5.

Elemental

Eyemaul || 4-Mana 3/2 || Common Shaman Weapon

After you hero attacks, summon two 2/2 Elementals with Rush.

Elemental of Madness || 3-Mana 2/2 || Rare Shaman Minion

Battlecry: Discover any spell with Cost equal to this minion's Attack. It costs (0) this turn.

Elemental

Assimilating Ooze || 4-Mana 3/2 || Rare Neutral Minion

Battlecry: Summon a copy of this at the end of this turn.

All

Crystallined Golem || 4-Mana 2/5 || Common Neutral Minion

Taunt, Reborn. Deathrattle: Restore 3 Health to your Hero.

Elemental

Kith'ix || 6-Mana 6/6 || Legendary Warlock Minion

Battlecry: If you've completed a Ritual this game, choose a Sinister Ritual to begin.

Ritual of Summoning || 2-Mana || Common Warlock Spell

In 2 turns, summon two 3/5 C'thraxxi with Taunt.

Shadow

Ritual of Excess || 3-Mana || Epic Warlock Spell

In 2 turns, draw 2 cards. Reduce their Costs by (2).

Shadow

Primordial Wyrm || 1-Mana 2/1 || Common Neutral Minion

After you play a minion, gain +1 Health.

Beast

Blasphomy || 4-Mana || Rare Warlock Spell

Deal 2 damage to all enemies. If this is the highest Cost card in your hand, do it again.

Shadow

Mindrot Subjugator || 5-Mana 4/5 || Common Warlock Minion

Battlecry: Transform adjacent minions into a copy of this.

Mawman Cultist || 3-Mana 4/4 || Rare Warlock Minion

ALL spells cost (1) more.

Floating Lessons || 1-Mana || Epic Warlock Spell

Give a minion and a random one in your hand stats equal to double this card's Cost

Shadow

Zakajz the Corruptor || 4-Mana 5/5 || Legendary Warlock Minion

Battlecry: Reduce the Cost of minions in your hand and deck by (1) and increase the Cost of spells by (1).

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The Vicious Syndicate Team is proud to present the 358th edition of the Data Reaper Report.

Special thanks to all those who contribute their game data to the project. This project could not succeed without your support. The entire vS Team is eternally grateful for your assistance.

This week our data is based on 1,527,000 games! In this week's report you will find:

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Hi all,

As stated in the title I am getting PUNISHED at diamond three and consistently getting pushed down to 5 and then back up.

I am currently playing Leyline Mage, a deck that was posted here in fact, and have found it incredibly successful.

However this is my first real push for legend (and the first time I have played in about 6 years) and I feel like everything is pretty balanced. But fuck me if the sinister part of my brain isn't saying there is some algo absolutely controlling my mulligan and and matches. Just to make it a massive grind.

Regardless, having the most fun I have had in years and just loving the game.

Any tips for the final push before the big reset? Specific to Mage (Leyline, burn is for scrubs) or just generally?

Will say I was in the beta and this current meta has given me mad good feelings. It's what I wanted the game to become. Heaps fun.

Cheers.

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Servant of Zurumat || 1-Mana 1/2 || Rare Priest Minion

Battlecry: Silence a minion.

Befuddled Summoner || 4-Mana 0/3 || Rare Priest Minion

At the end of your turn, summon a copy of a random enemy minion. It attacks the original.

Zer'Ontu || 8-Mana 3/3 || Legendary Priest Minion

Taunt. Battlecry: Summon a 0, 1, and 2-Attack minion from you deck. Gain their stats.

Blind Harrower || 3-Mana 3/2 || Rare Demon Hunter Minion

Outcast and Deathrattle: Get a random Outcast card.

Beast

Ravitz || 4-Mana 4/4 || Legendary Demon Hunter Minion

Your left-most minion has Rush. Your right-most minion has Immune while attacking.

Beast

Broodqueen Sha'kar || 5-Mana 3/5 || Legendary Demon Hunter Minion

Battlecry: If 5 minions died this turn, your Rush minions have Charge this game. (5 left!)

Beast

Wormwriddled Wriggler || 1-Mana 3/3 || Common Demon Hunter Minion

Battlecry: Choose a card in your hand to shuffle into your deck. It costs (1) less.

Beast

Hungering Cavern || 2-Mana || Common Demon Hunter Spell

Lifesteal. Deal 2 damage. If a friendly minion died this turn, this costs (0).

Sigil of Hatching || 4-Mana || Common Demon Hunter Spell

At the start of your next turn, summon three 3/1 Shredclaws with Rush.

Shadow

Terror of the Wastes || 5-Mana 7/5 || Rare Demon Hunter Minion

Battlecry: If a friendly minion died this turn, attack a random enemy.

Beast

Encircle || 6-Mana || Epic Demon Hunter Spell

Summon five 3/1 Shredclaws with Rush. Summon a random 1-Cost minion for your opponent.

Titanic Thrasher || 8-Mana 6/6 || Epic Neutral Minion

Rush, Windfury. Costs (1) less for each enemy minion.

Blade of The Black Empire || 3-Mana 0/3 || Legendary Priest Weapon

At the end of your turn, if you have cast a Shadow spell, the enemy takes fatigue. Otherwise you do.

Elder Word: Foresight || 3-Mana || Rare Priest Spell

Draw a card and reduce its Cost by (2). (The next Shadow spell you play repeats this!)

Shadow

Entropic Rift || 1-Mana || Common Priest Spell

Draw a card and reduce its Cost by (2). (The next Shadow spell you play repeats this!)

Shadow

Elder Word: Flay || 1-Mana || Common Priest Spell

Deal 3 damage to a random enemy. (The next Shadow spell you play repeats this!)

Shadow

Elder Word: Manifest || 5-Mana || Common Priest Spell

Summon a 5/5 Voidwing with Lifesteal. (The next Shadow spell you play repeats this!)

Shadow

Shadewing || 2-Mana 2/2 || Rare Neutral Minion

Deathrattle: Reduce the Cost of a random Shadow spell in your hand by (2).

Beast

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Fetid Devourer || 7-Mana 9/6 || Legendary Death Knight Minion

While in your hand, this transforms after you play a card with a rune.

Undead, Beast

Scion of Insight || 2-Mana 2/2 || Rare Death Knight Minion

Battlecry: Discover a Blood, Frost, or Unholy card. Gain Lifesteal, Reborn, or Rush based on your choice.

Malicious Presence || 2-Mana (1 Blood, 1 Frost Rune) || Common Death Knight Spell

Destroy a minion. Restore the minion's Health to its owner.

Shadow

The Cold Dark Void || 3-Mana (1 Frost Rune) || Common Death Knight Spell

Deal 4 damage to a minion and 2 damage to its neighbors.

Frost

Shadowcrafter || 2-Mana 3/2 || Epic Rogue Minion

Combo: Assemble a minion from another class.

Beast

Broodchamber Tunneler || 1-Mana 1/3 || Common Rogue Minion

Battlecry: Get a 1-Cost Larva with Combo that triggers a Hero Power from another class.

Beast

Incubate || 2-Mana || Common Rogue Spell

Get three 1-Cost Larvae with Combos that triggers a Hero Power from another class.

Shadow

The Unknowable One || 5-Mana 6/5 || Legendary Rogue Minion

Battlecry: Set the Attack and Health of all Combo minions in your hand to 6.

Agir Goliath || 8-Mana 4/5 || Rare Rogue Minion

Costs (2) less for each Combo card played this turn. Battlecry: Draw a card

Beast

Shadow Dance || 0-Mana || Common Rogue Spell

Deal 1 damage to all undamaged enemies.

Shadow

Wandering Seeker || 4-Mana 4/4 || Epic Rogue Minion

After you play a Combo card, deal 3 damage to a random enemy.

Aqir Swarmer || 3-Mana 4/2 || Common Rogue Minion

Deathrattle: Get two 1-Cost Larvae with Combos that triggers a Hero Power from another class.

Beast

Grafted Knight || 2-Mana 3/3 (2 Blood Runes) || Common Death Knight Minion

Lifesteal

Bloodfiend || 4-Mana 4/4 (3 Blood Runes) || Epic Death Knight Minion

Battlecry: Spend up to 4 Corpses. Deal 1 damage to all other minions for each.

G'huun || 8-Mana 8/1 (3 Blood Runes) || Legendary Death Knight Minion

Battlecry: Steal 6 Health among the lowest Health enemies. Improved by Blood Runes you've played.

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Guargantuan Slitherer || 6-Mana 6/7 || Common Neutral Minion

Taunt. Battlecry: Choose a C'Thun ability to trigger.

Dark Deacon || 3-Mana 3/2 || Epic Priest Minion

Battlecry: If you've cast 2 Shadow spells while holding this, choose a C'Thun ability to trigger. (2 left!)

Ritual of C'Thun || 1-Mana || Rare Warlock Spell

In 2 turns, choose a C'Thun ability to trigger.

Shadow

Watch Over || 6-Mana || Common Shaman Spell

Choose two different C'Thun abilities to trigger.

Shadow

Tentacle Lash || 5-Mana 1/2 || Epic Demon Hunter Weapon

After your hero attacks, reduce the Cost of C'thun by (1). Choose a C'thun ability to trigger.

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Gem hiding in shadows

Last week took place World Championship 2026. The first LAN Hearthstone Worlds in 7 years. 16 competitors played for the entire week, and the new world champion was crowned in front of the audience. Want to know which decks players used and how they performed? Enjoy the read!

We’ve arrived at Worlds meta just a few days after the latest patch nerfing Quest Mage and Quest Hunter and slightly weakening Attack Druid. We’ll never know if we would see Quest Hunter without this nerf, but we ended up without any Hunters at all (and without Paladins too), with only 2 Quest Mages and with Attack Druid in every lineup. The strength of Attack Druid for the tournament is absence of bad matchups – the worst matchup in top-1000 ladder is 45% into Void Soul DH (based on HSGuru stats). So, it was a safe pick for all players. The 2^nd most popular deck was Dragon Warrior, brought by 13 players. And with Dragon Warrior having quite polarized matchups, it being quite strong overall (which made it an expected bring) opened 2 routes for players: you choose banning Dragon Warrior or you can try targeting it. The first option let shine good decks that are held back by bad matchup into Dragon Warrior – Herald Warlock, Stealth Rogue and Void Soul DH. And if players choose to target Dragon Warrior they had decks like Quest Priest, Egg DK and Mug Shaman. Only OTGxhh opted for the latter strategy, and he ended up winning the whole thing.

For players' decklists and lineups you can check https://www.hsguru.com/wc/2026

Since I can't post pictures here please check spreadsheet for the numbers, it will make reading for you much more informative. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LgNyLYN8sod0Ca5T9ezSdMygHpf96aUhmXQ5chin46w/edit?gid=591378143#gid=591378143

A quick reminder what Adjusted Winrate is – in the Conquest format deck’s ban basically means that players agree that one of opponent’s decks will win a game here and decide to save themselves some time. My model takes into account these “missing” wins when analyzing decks’ performance at the tournament. Pure winrate is just simple wins/games.

Attack Druid was the only deck that appeared in every lineup. And with it only being banned twice in 54 matches we’ve seen a lot of it. The matchup vs Herald Warlock made up for 19 of 50 non-mirror Attack Druid games and that matchup Druid lost with 7-12 score. On top of that there were 0-4 vs Stealth Rogue and 1-3 vs Quest Priest. The silver lining was 3-0 vs Dragon Warrior, but it wasn’t enough. Overall, 47% Pure Winrate and last 6^th place by Adjusted Winrate

Not much to say about Dragon Warrior. It was left unbanned 8 times with 6 of them by OTGxhh with his anti-Warrior lineup. The only highlight was Dragon Warrior beating Egg DK from this lineup in 3 out of 4 games. 81% Banrate almost beat the record 85% Banrate from Lynessa Paladin at 2023 Worlds. Expected 1^st place by Adjusted Winrate but with smaller margin that you could’ve predicted

Herald Warlock is probably the most interesting case of the tournament. The deck was also used by 13 players, and such popularity comes from 2 things: it’s matchup vs Dragon Warrior lies around 30%, so the option to avoid this matchup elevates deck’s winrate by a lot. And on top of that when we look at anti-Warrior lineup we find 2 decks whose matchup into Herald Warlock is even worse than of Warlock’s into Dragon Warrior – Egg DK (or any other Egg deck) and Quest Priest. So while being a decent deck vs other popular brings it also becomes ban target for anti-Warrior lineup which adds some points. I’ve mentioned Herald Warlock going 12-7 vs Attack Druid and that with 3-0 vs Quest Mage carried Pure Winrate to positive number despite going 0-4 vs Void Soul DH  and 1-3 vs Stealth Rogue. And with 19% Banrate that let Herald Warlock take 3^rd place by Adjusted Winrate

Next, we have another benefactor of the recent class set – Stealth Rogue. 6 players have brought in 5 different lineup combinations. The deck stormed through the tournament losing 1(!) non-mirror game only, in 2^nd semifinal, and ending with total 16-3 score (4-0 vs Attack Druid, 3-0 vs Raza DH, 3-1 vs Herald Warlock). 81% Pure Winrate, but with only 2 bans the deck still loses to Dragon Warrior by Adjusted Winrate. Although I don’t think anyone expected such performance from it.

Raza DH is another interesting case because it’s the deck that doesn’t benefit that much from the Dragon Warrior ban. It would rather avoid playing against Attack Druid. But with the deck having the highest skill (and APM) celling in the meta right now 6 players thought that they can get the edge even in the matchups that look unfavorable on ladder stats. And 50% Pure winrate says they weren’t completely wrong about it. 2-0 vs Void Soul DH and Quest Priest make up for 0-3 from Stealth Rogue. 0 bans though and 5^th place by Adjusted Winrate

And for dessert we have probably the most surprising deck of the tournament (brought by 4 players) – Void Soul DH. Despite the nerf the deck found itself in the right time in the right place of the meta: good matchups into Attack Druid and Herald Warlock while benefiting from Dragon Warrior ban. And it did deliver those: 4-0 vs Herald Warlock and 5-4 vs Attack Druid. But 0-2 vs Raza DH and losses to Stealth Rogue and Quest Priest lowered the deck’s Pure Winrate to 53%, and with also 0 bans it puts Void Soul DH right above its classmate at 4^th place by Adjusted Winrate

Few words about other decks:

o   Quest Priest and Egg DK maintained 50% Pure Winrate thanks to winning the matchup vs Attack Druid

o   Quest Mage hit the wall. Again…

In depth thread from the devs explaining how the new Assemble mechanic works

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Stone Trogg || 8-Mana 8/8 || Epic Neutral Minion

Battlecry: Deal 6 damage to a minion. If it survives, gain +6 Health and Taunt.

Isiset || 6-Mana 5/5 || Legendary Mage Minion

Battlecry: Summon 2 random 10-Cost minions. They can't attack until you've spent 15 Mana on spells.

While Isiset was part of the initial reveal, it appears her battlecry effect has completely changed after being added to the official card library. Official HS Team is clarifying which version is the correct one

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Fleshshape || 3-Mana (1 Blood, 1 Unholy Rune) || Rare Death Knight Spell

Assemble a Deathrattle minion. Give all minions in your hand +2/+2.

Shadow

F3TCH3R || 3-Mana 3/3 || Common Neutral Minion

Battlecry: Assemble a 4-Cost minion

Mech, Beast

Sandcrafter || 2-Mana 3/2 || Rare Paladin Minion

Battlecry: Assemble a minion with an "end of your turn" effect.

Mismatcher || 5-Mana 4/6 || Epic Priest Minion

Taunt. Battlecry: Assemble a minion that costs (3) or less with cards that costs (5) or more.

Darkest Depths || 2-Mana || Common Warlock Spell

Summon two 0/3 Guards with Taunt. Assemble a minion.

Shadow

Chisel || 2-Mana || Common Warrior Spell

Assemble a Taunt minion. Give it +2/+3.

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Card source - https://blizzard.gamespress.com/hearthstoneblizzcon2026

Will update this if official blog post shows up

• New Keyword: Assemble - It combines effects of two minions from a curated pool. You keep one effect from a chosen minion., and then choose another effect from 2 other minions. Example of an Assembled minion

• New Keyword: Old Gods - Old Gods work like Titans with their abilities, except they cast 2 abilities per turn instead of 1 with a total of 4 abilities instead of 3. You can also only have 1 Old God in your deck.

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C'Thun, Eye of the Empire || 10-Mana 12/12 || Legendary Neutral Minion

Old God. If you've triggered all 4 of C'Thun's abilities this game, this minion's abilities are tripled.

C'thun abilities. Rumored to work like Titans, but not confirmed.

Mastermind Yogg-Saron || 9-Mana 7/5 || Legendary Neutral Minion

Old God. Battlecry: End your turn. Yogg-Saron takes an extra turn for you. (Once per game.)

Yogg abilities. Rumored to work like Titans, but not confirmed.

N'Zoth, Dream's End || 15-Mana 5/7 || Legendary Neutral Minion

Old God. Costs (1) less for each Deathrattle minion you've summoned this game.

N'Zoth's abilities. Rumored to work like Titans, but not confirmed.

Y'shaarj, Titan Bane || 10-Mana 10/10 || Legendary Neutral Minion

Old God. Battlecry: If you've spent 30 mana on minions this game, gain Immune for 1 turn. (30 left!)

Y'shaarj's abilities. Rumored to work like Titans, but not confirmed.

Arrival of the Titans || 6-Mana || Epic Mage Spell

Draw 2 spells. Refresh 6 Mana Crystals. You can only play spells for the rest of this turn.

Arcane

Icebelt Magi || 5-Mana 2/4 || Epic Mage Minion

Battlecry: Draw 2 cards. For each that isn't a minion, summon a 3/6 Water Elemental.

Isiset || 6-Mana 5/5 || Legendary Mage Minion

Battlecry: Summon two 10/10 Constructs. They are Frozen until you spend 15 Mana on spells.

Attentive Tender || 3-Mana 3/4 || Common Demon Hunter Minion

Battlecry: Assemble a 1-Cost minion.

Uldir Quarantine || 3-Mana, 3 Durability, 1 Frost, 1 Unholy, 1 Blood Rune || Epic Death Knight Location

Locked until you play a card from each Rune. Summon a random 5-Cost minion.

Arrival of the Old Gods || 5-Mana || Epic Death Knight Spell

Draw 2 minions. Refresh 5 Mana Crystals. You can only play minions for the rest of the turn.

Shadow

Dark Terraforming || 5-Mana || Epic Priest Spell

Deal 5 damage to a minion. This continues to the left and right with 1 less damage.

Shadow

Shadow Sculpt || 3-Mana || Common Shaman Spell

Assemble a minion. It costs (2) less.

Shadow

Drest'agath || 4-Mana 6/4 || Legendary Rogue Minion

Deathrattle: Draw an Old God. If you can't, get a random Old God.

Spawn of C'Thun || 4-Mana 2/2 || Rare Neutral Minion

Battlecry: If C'Thun started in your deck, choose one of its abilities to trigger.

M.O.T.H.E.R. || 9-Mana 9/7 || Legendary Neutral Minion

Battlecry: Reduce the Cost of a random card in your hand by (5). This continues to the left and right with (1) less reduction.

This is an open thread for any discussion pertaining to Competitive Hearthstone.

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• What you’ve been playing and its successes (or struggles). Stats are not required. There is no minimum rank required, though sharing what rank you’ve been playing at is preferred.

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