We've entered those last couple of weeks before new expansion where the meta is all too settled and you keep facing the same decks over and over again. In order to combat the staleness we'll visit HSReplay once again and take a look at some of the less played (but yet well-performing*) decks to try out when laddering.
*Well-performing is a relative term. Frosty or any other site staff member (but especially Frosty) can't be held accountable if you end up falling down to Rank 50 while playing these decks. All stats used were correct at the time of writing.
Aggro Shaman
Off-meta is relative with this one: the higher you are on the ladder, the more you should see Aggro Shamans around. Nevertheless it should be a solid (and fast) choice for lower ranks too. You just need to hope that those pesky Warriors stay out of your way as this deck has hard time dealing with all the armor they have at their disposal.
Mech Zoolock
Did you know that when you put a lot of cheap Mechs in a deck, the result is often quite solid? You did? And still Mechzoo makes less than 0.5% of the current meta. This particular decklist currently boasts positive winrates against all classes and has been especially effective against its Hunter cousins.
Combo Priest
The moment I clicked Priest on deckbuilder it became certain that I'm posting an off-meta deck. Standard Anduin is far from the scourge that holds Wild in its grip. No current Priest archetype can reliably break 50% winrate, but this particular decklist boasts an admirable 57%.
Fun stat-fact: Nat Pagle has the second-highest drawn winrate of the individual cards of this deck, right after Divine Spirit. OP!
Big Paladin
If nothing has been off-meta enough for you, take a look at this one. No responsible article writer would ever suggest trying this one out, as its general winrate falls flat (under 45%). But I did pick the version that has somehow cheated its winrate just above that allmighty 50%. Approach with caution.
Gonk Druid
And if its proper insanity you're after, we'll have to leave the comfort of HSReplay and look for something that's still flying under the radar. Luckily Firebat had something extra spicy in store with this extraordinary creation. By abusing Witching Hour and Mad Summoner for some easily killable tokens, you're able to build up attacks for days. Winrate may vary.
Found yourself daydreaming about the new expansion when leafing through these decks? Create a theorycraft deck with the newly revealed cards and share your metabreaking vision with us in the comments below.
Want to keep eyes on the prize for now to get that reward chest you're after? Here are some more Standard Ranked decks for you to explore.
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Tried the Gonk Druid - would have won if not against Shaman and both my Witching Hours pulled Frogs feelsbadman. Definitely fun though will give it some more tries.
Thanks FrostyFeet!
That moment when you regret not having Nat Pagle in your collection PepeHands
Good one, I thought for a moment about crafting him, fortunately I'm poor on dust and an expansion is coming...
Not remotely aware of what peepeehands means but I will always +1 a Nat Pagle comment.
Here's to you unpacking him the next time you open a classic pack. CHEERS
A legitmate use for Nat Pagle? Huh. Guess I might have to dust him off (pun intended). Millhouse Manastorm and Lorewalker Cho are going to be jealous about that though. And yes I got all three of them from packs early on. I think it's Blizzard's way of trolling us.
my last two classic legendaries I opened were millhouse and lorewalker. and which one gets to see play? nat pagle. blizz is definitely trolling me.
I too got both Nat Pagle and Lorewalker Cho quite early when starting to play. I believe I still have at least two copies of Cho, if not three (bless the no duplicates rule). Millhouse still avoids me.
Tbh, i could easily play this meta another month! Pre-nerf was quickly solved but now it seems that there are 20+ different decks out there. Or at least this was the case on ranks 7-6.
I tested my luck with pogo rogue, featuring Tok and a random Mossy Horror and did pretty well!
There are so many good cards that people forgett half of them. Mossy is just one example. Same goes for decks.
I could be wrong here because ranks 7-6 are a weird place this late into the month and maybe above that is only mech hunter and conjurer mage...
Anyways, i love this kind of post! I
Stop promoting aggro vomit decks. Makes the ladder boring. Aggro is the poison that kills fun, and hurts the game.
Here's some decks I've found fun:
A clone-the-Leeroy finisher Priest (no Inner Fire reliance either!) by Zetalot ... nor is it handcuffed to win via Leeroy with the tricks up the Priest's sleeves and deck's mana curve.
A control mage clown fiesta with conjurer's calling and giants package, but a lot of tech cards to spice up the game ...
HS Replay's Big Paladin version (bit different than the one listed here; 45.1 win % on Tweet it's listed on). Try both this one and the one listed here on OoC and see what works best for you.
For the Wild Ladder: From Tempo Storm, a Tier 3 Fel Reaver+Trechery warlock deck that turtles early (and often) and potentially discards the hell out of your opponent's deck when the combo appears (It's possible to get 9 OR MORE cards removed from the game in a turn). Worth trying to hunt down Reno Locks, Big Priests, Quest Mages and OTK decks. The lols I had this week made the 800 dust investment to craft WoW's iconic Fel Reaver worth it.
"stop playing aggro so i can play greedy conjurer/giant/dragon mage"
omegalul.
"Stop playing decks I don't like, just play 10k dust combo decks like me.
A few of those are pretty decent budget options as well.
So many disclaimers in here, Frosty!
It reminds me of those drug commercials where they spend 75% of the time talking about the potential side effects ;)
Thanks for posting - I look forward to trying some of these!