This week's Hearthstone Tavern Brawl is the "Battle of Tol Barad" and is one of the harder game modes to win. Players need to build their own decks in the Wild format and will get a zero cost spell for each minion they play. These spells would normally cost the same as the minion you play but are incredibly discounted. For example, if you play a Blazing Battlemage, you can get any one-cost spell from any class. A Rain of Fire might help you in the early game but a Bestial Wrath might be entirely useless.
Tol Barad is a zone in World of Warcraft that is a massive PVP zone that also just happens to be a pretty powerful prison. Complete with mage guards and a collection of some of the more powerful demons and beasts in the game, this locale is brimming with magic. Though Hearthstone has very little involvement in the lives and worlds of Azeroth, it's nice to see a little cross over, even if it is in just the title alone.
The Brawl itself is kind of tricky and very luck reliant, with skill going into how you decide to play your minions and use your spells. Having cards from expansions like Naxxramas and the Witchwood at your disposal allows you to get really creative with your deck building. If you want to spam the board with low cost minions to get a massive hand of spells, that is a viable course of action. If having an Odd Palain with Baku the Mooneater seems more fun, then absolutely go for it.
While play testing this Brawl, I noticed that classes with access to powerful low cost minions and board clear do the best. Paladin and Warlock are definitely valid options but Demon Hunter is by far the most consistent. Having some of the best one and two mana minions in the game, it only makes sense for Illidan to be a top contender. Combine those powerful pip squeaks with Altruis the Outcast and there's a combo with serious damage potential. All those zero cost spells can be combined with Altruis to stack up damage with nearly no mana cost.
Here's the deck list I have been using, but feel free to tweak it as much as you need. Budget versions without Altruis or Metamorphosis work fine and are mildly consistent. This Wild Mech Paladin will also work wonders if you'd prefer something a little less flashy.
2x (0) Twin Slice
2x (1) Battlefiend
2x (1) Blazing Battlemage
2x (1) Crimson Sigil Runner
2x (2) Netherwalker
2x (2) Sightless Watcher
2x (2) Spectral Sight
1x (2) Umberwing
2x (3) Eye Beam
2x (3) Satyr Overseer
1x (4) Altruis the Outcast
1x (4) Kayn Sunfury
1x (5) Metamorphosis
2x (6) Imprisoned Antaen
2x (6) Skull of Gul'dan
2x (7) Priestess of Fury
2x (8) Coilfang Warlord
Deck Code:
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How do you like this deck for the Brawl? Tell us in the comments.
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