From Underdog to Mainstream Deck. Pirate Warrior and Pirate Rogue dominate the Hearthstone scene.
As hoped by the developers, the latest expansion “The Streets of Gadgetzan” has really stirred up the Hearthstone meta. Unlike what players dreamed of, there has not been much more diversity, but slowly the “daily grind” is setting in again – and that consists now of Pirate Warriors (Pirate Warrior) and (to a lesser extent) Pirate Rogues – Pirate Rogue.
Pirate Warrior and Pirate Rogue – the Little Buccaneer Dominates the Hearthstone Meta
Warriors have been the masters of slow control decks, but now the pendulum has swung the other way. Thanks to new cards, Warriors can be faster than Hunters and can often end games in a maximum of 5 or 6 turns. The blame for this lies mainly with 2 cards:
The first card is the Little Buccaneer. For just 1 mana, it has stats of 1/2 and additionally the effect that it has +2 attack as long as the player has a weapon equipped. This practically screams for a Warrior or Rogue card.
Captain Glubb is the second “thorn in the side” of many players. For 1 mana, it has stats of 1/1 and Charge. In practice, however, its mana costs do not need to be paid, as it is automatically played from the deck once another Pirate from the same player is played.
Especially Pirate Warriors quickly develop a huge tempo advantage from the two in turn 1, followed by an axe in turn 2, a Bloodsail Raider and a Southsea Deckhand. But Rogues can also create fun combinations with the “Trio Gang”. Because those who have many “Captain Glubb” in their deck can play them all at once, as in this example:
Cortyn says: For me, the current flood of Pirate Warriors is a reason to spend my time only in the arena. Basically, I hold the opinion that no game is guaranteed to be lost from the start, but with Pirate Warriors, my attention surprisingly often slips dangerously close to the “give up” button. How nice Hearthstone would be if there were no “flavor of the month” deck and everyone just played with their own creations – but no, that probably won’t happen anytime soon.
The trolling card Mayor Noggenfogger is also enjoying great popularity.
