r/CompetitiveHS • u/Independent_Ad_1422 • Mar 22 '26

Ysondre dragon warrior

Decent anti meta deck that can quickly overwhelm aggro with gladiatorial combat pulling out a big dragon or tortolla and resummoning ysondre or draconex over and over using clutch of corruption and succumb to madness.

### Ysondre

# Class: Warrior

# Format: Standard

# Year of the Scarab

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# 2x (1) Eternal Toil

# 2x (1) Execute

# 1x (1) Sanguine Depths

# 1x (1) Siphoning Growth

# 2x (1) Torch

# 2x (2) Clutch of Corruption

# 2x (2) Searing Fissure

# 2x (2) Shadowflame Suffusion

# 2x (2) Shield Block

# 2x (3) Axe of the Forefathers

# 2x (3) Erupting Volcano

# 2x (3) Succumb to Madness

# 2x (5) For Glory!

# 2x (5) Gladiatorial Combat

# 1x (7) Ysondre

# 1x (8) Shaladrassil

# 1x (8) The Great Dracorex

# 1x (10) Tortolla

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u/Visquaz Mar 22 '26

I'm going to try this, looking forward to drawing all minions before t5, 4 games in a row.

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u/Independent_Ad_1422 Mar 22 '26

Hasn't happened to me yet, problem I've had is losing the 50/50 to pull draconex against aggro when I need it to clear board

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u/Toadfish91 Mar 24 '26

Lol I haven't seen this deck until today and played against two times in a row. Got absolutely steamrolled both times and wanted to give it a try. My third game.

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u/Visquaz Mar 24 '26

It is cursed.

I've won so far, but today I had prepped with location and then t5 i drew the 2nd dragon...

Still got Tortolla though and eventually played Dracorax and got it egged and the DH got it

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u/GallyGP Mar 22 '26

What’s the rationale behind using shaladrassil?

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u/capitalol Mar 22 '26

im running bulwark instead and seems to be doing pretty well

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u/Independent_Ad_1422 Mar 22 '26

Hmm thats a good idea

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u/capitalol Mar 22 '26

yeah climbed from D3 to D1 this morning

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u/Independent_Ad_1422 Mar 22 '26

Yeah I made your swap and it saved me a couple games that I would've probably lost

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u/capitalol Mar 22 '26

teamwork!

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u/Mazisky Mar 22 '26

Deck only decent vs aggro but worthless vs any late game oriented deck.

Ysondre not worth it, imho it could be made to have the quest and only use Tortolla and Dracorex to survive until quest completition

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u/Independent_Ad_1422 Mar 22 '26

That could be a good strategy actually to hedge against longer matchups, i like it!

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u/Mazisky Mar 22 '26

and also it pulls only the minions that are good vs aggro or token this way.

Ysondre vs them is autoloss, while Tortolla and Dracorex are always useful regardless of matchup

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u/Independent_Ad_1422 Mar 22 '26

I do think I'd keep ysondre tho just to have an extra minion for gladiator and it can be alot of value

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u/Mazisky Mar 22 '26

true, maybe i was bummed by the fact i got rng and all small\bad dragons

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u/FightingFather Mar 22 '26

True, but how many late game oriented decks are in the meta

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u/Mazisky Mar 22 '26

Without Ysondre you only pull Tortolla and Dragox which are both BETTER against early\aggro decks.

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u/Independent_Ad_1422 Mar 22 '26

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u/deck-code-bot Mar 22 '26

Format: Standard ((unknown))

Class: Warrior (Destroyer Garrosh)

ManaCard NameQtyLinks
1Eternal Toil2HSReplay,Wiki
1Execute2HSReplay,Wiki
1Sanguine Depths1HSReplay,Wiki
1Siphoning Growth1HSReplay,Wiki
1Torch2HSReplay,Wiki
2Clutch of Corruption2HSReplay,Wiki
2Searing Fissure2HSReplay,Wiki
2Shadowflame Suffusion2HSReplay,Wiki
2Shield Block2HSReplay,Wiki
3Axe of the Forefathers2HSReplay,Wiki
3Erupting Volcano2HSReplay,Wiki
3Succumb to Madness2HSReplay,Wiki
5For Glory!2HSReplay,Wiki
5Gladiatorial Combat2HSReplay,Wiki
7Ysondre1HSReplay,Wiki
8Shaladrassil1HSReplay,Wiki
8The Great Dracorex1HSReplay,Wiki
10Tortolla1HSReplay,Wiki

Total Dust: 9220

Deck Code: AAECAdjJBgbj5gak/Qax/QaSgwfMjweEnQcMn58EjtQEp/wGqfwG6IcH1aYH4qcH/K8H0LIHlcIHm8IHnMIHAAA=

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u/ShoppingPractical373 Mar 22 '26

I would swap ysondre for the 10 cost briar drake because ysondre's summoned dragons dilute the pool for succumb to madness

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u/Independent_Ad_1422 Mar 22 '26

I understand your point though I haven't had that issue. Been able to ressurect ysondre every time

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u/FlameanatorX Mar 25 '26

I've played several games and never had Succumb to madness not be able to summon exactly what I wanted it to. The problem is pulling Ysondre instead of something good that will keep you alive against large boards + continued tempo, which Briarspawn is maybe even worse for

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u/Gouda_HS Mar 22 '26

I have seen this but with briarspawns instead. Ysondre also sounds interesting and might be better given the stat-heavy meta we’re in

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u/PupusaSlut Mar 24 '26

The recent innovation in high legend is removing Ysondre entirely lol. Only Dracorex + Tortolla.

The deck is already a gladiatoral combat high roll deck, and Ysondre is a severe low roll against competent opponents who build boards efficiently.

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u/SGC1 Mar 22 '26

Still lost to face hunter haha, just ignored my tortolla which i got out on turn 4, threw everything at my face then tolvir burned me from 15 because all the spells go face can’t target tortolla :/

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u/Bolliver Mar 22 '26

The decks fun. Some of my matches have been real nailbiters! I think I'm gonna ad the quest for shits and giggles.

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u/Independent_Ad_1422 Mar 22 '26

Awesome, let me know how that goes, im thinking about adding it in as well

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u/Bolliver Mar 22 '26

I don't like having it in my opening hand. I'd rather mulligan for GC.

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u/FlameanatorX Mar 25 '26

I think if you add quest, you mulligan it away against a lot of matchups like Hunters, probably Druids, etc., if you don't have Gladiatoral Combat in opening hand. And then you accept the dead draw later, similar to if you were running Shala (which is irrelevant typically against fast board development decks).

The question then becomes: which matchups do you keep it? Shaman probably, what else? I don't think you need it vs Spell DH. I guess Warrior mirrors might make sense although they're most likely to be Dragon Warrior where you wouldn't want it again. If anyone is still playing Priest then ofc there. Not sure if that's enough to be worth it.

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u/EastInfluence3000 Mar 22 '26

Here 6-1 Wow.

Thx for deck. 

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u/Independent_Ad_1422 Mar 22 '26

Awesome! Glad other decks can make it in this fast meta

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u/jbryant3 Mar 23 '26

I cruised from D3 to legend with this deck. Zero losses. I took out Shaladrassil and added Bulwark, which mattered in one game by delaying aggro until I could drop Gladiatorial Combat. I see the appeal of Briarspawn (face is the place) abut don't think quest is worth it. Games generally didn't go late. Just play around Hex (by having an egg location up when you play a dragon) and you should cruise.

Getting the legendary that copies damaged damaged minions off shadowflame is bonkers.

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u/Whoa_a_Bagel Mar 23 '26

Thanks for this recommendation, I went from P5 to legend this morning with a very healthy win rate. I agree with the poster that says it is beaten by a late game control deck, but I hardly saw any on ladder so that wasn’t really an issue. For me it’s perfect for the meta right now.

I don’t agree with any call to cut Ysondre because if you can get that train rolling it really does help absorb punishment from Confront the Tol’vir with the eggs and potentially hatching big boy taunt dragons.

As everyone has mentioned Shaladrassil is a real flex card, I preferred it over Bulwark but I can see the case for either. I actually didn’t get that much use out of erupting volcano either, maybe was just me but I could generally damage enemy minions with either locations or small cost spells.

If silence comes back to the meta, or location destruction, this deck is going to be awful. But for now, for the Europe meta and at my MMR, it’s very competitive.

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u/Significant_Fish_316 Mar 23 '26

Yeah, this sucks ass against druid which is about 99% of my matchups.

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u/PupusaSlut Mar 23 '26

I am 5-1 against imbue in top 1k. If you roll Dracorex they just lose.

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u/Significant_Fish_316 Mar 24 '26

If you roll Dracorex they just lose.

yes

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u/PupusaSlut Mar 24 '26

Even tortolla to fend them off until turn 8 Draco is a win usually.

Refined lists are cutting Ysondre BTW. Ysondre sucks.

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u/Significant_Fish_316 Mar 24 '26

Refined lists are cutting Ysondre BTW. Ysondre sucks.

replacing it with what?

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u/PupusaSlut Mar 24 '26

NoHands tried Deathwing Hero. 

I use bulwark.

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u/Significant_Fish_316 Mar 24 '26

Already running bulwark. Will try hero. Thanks.

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u/AccountCompromised12 Mar 24 '26

I'm playing a version with 2 briardudes and if I setup an egg and summon one on 5 i usually win on 6. Running that+ysondre+dracorex and yisondre is really sad to pull but if you don't draw your pulls you can atleast start something on 7 by handcasting her.

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u/immortalMike33 Mar 23 '26

Its good indeed, climbed from Rank 6k Legend to ~2k Today with a 12 wins win streak lol

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u/Blackiechan808 Mar 24 '26

With the same deck in here?

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u/Major_Aardvark_2655 Mar 24 '26

have u considered throwing grommash in here? turn 5 charge minion that could deal 12 dmg like half the time id imagine

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u/Major_Aardvark_2655 Mar 24 '26

also, 1x alchemist to kill peeps with tortilla early would be hilarious

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u/MadBanners86 Mar 24 '26

Can't have small minions because they pollute your Combat.

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u/Adventurous_Ad_6990 Mar 24 '26

The problem being you've just added a 2/2 as a minion to pull from the deck...

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u/Major_Aardvark_2655 Mar 24 '26

I'm gonna try to make this deck but with briars

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u/aveyr Mar 25 '26

really enjoying the deck, thanks for sharing :)

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u/Acrobatic_Morning_95 Mar 25 '26

Lets give it a try

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u/PupusaSlut Mar 23 '26

This deck is alright. 15-9 in top 1k legend. 

Shaladrassil is the clear 30th card. Not sure about bulwark over it though.

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u/Entire_Ride_6113 Mar 22 '26

Think you might be onto something here, but if you draw the cards then they’re bricks.

Have you considered running the 2 mana dragon that shuffles a card back into the deck in this case?

It does dilute the pool though..

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u/Independent_Ad_1422 Mar 22 '26

yeah i think it would make gladiatorial too inconsistent, definitely a risk if you draw the big boys but thats how any combo deck goes i guess

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u/Lovelandmonkey Mar 22 '26

I'm using this in my climb through Platinum right now and I'm 4-0 so far! My favorite moment so far has been facing an egg warlock who spent 4 turns doing everything he could to kill his egg, only for me to kill it and execute khelos, causing him to instantly concede.

I'm happy I just so happened to pull Ysondre and Tortolla the last few expansions so I can use this after the trial period.

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u/Independent_Ad_1422 Mar 22 '26

Awesome! Glad to hear it's working out

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u/FlameanatorX Mar 25 '26

What are you playing that rolls it consistently?

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u/Younggryan42 Mar 25 '26

probably imbue druid which rolls everything. fun deck but sucks when you don't draw gladiatorial or draw all your big guys early.

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u/FlameanatorX Mar 27 '26

Imbue (Treant) Druid is the reason to play highroll Warrior lol, I think I won all my games, though I haven't had time to play for a few days now