We present to you two standard decks for the Hearthstone expansion “Whispers of the Old Gods”. One for C’thun and one for Yogg-Saron.
The latest expansion of Hearthstone “Whispers of the Old Gods” has only been available for two days, but the decks are sprouting like tentacles. Here we present two decks with which you can achieve success in the current “Standard” mode or at least have a lot of fun in case of doubt. The focus of both decks is on an old god – one is C’thun and the other is Yogg-Saron.
C’thun Priest – Control and Chaos
For a deck around the old god C’thun, we chose the priest because we have had some successes with it. The C’thun deck by Mr. Savge (link to the deck list) has proven particularly effective as he plays a rather control-oriented deck. Cards like Exposed Evil often squash Rush decks in their infancy. But this deck can also hold its own against “Hard-Hitters” like an opposing C’thun because it simply counters with Shadow Word: Death or Alive Buried to take control of enemy minions, while its own C’thun becomes increasingly threatening.
This deck is particularly useful if you can keep Brann Bronzebeard alive for a while – as many cards have a powerful Battlecry. In a desperate situation, you can easily heal for a proud 20 points with a Twilight Darkmender. Many enemies will simply “run out of juice” before they even get close enough to defeat the priest. If you have a little time, just watch Mr. Savage as he plays some matches with his deck.
Yogg-Saron, our Lord and Savior!
The second deck that I want to introduce to you here is definitely not competitive, but rather a pure “fun deck”. At least above rank 10, it will likely fail mercilessly. However, it uses the old god Yogg-Saron, Hope’s End and this card is probably the epitome of the word “random” and “fun”. To get the maximum and therefore chaotic advantage out of this card, a mage deck is suitable. We draw on the work of Hearthpwn user andrewc5120 and his deck “Have you heard of our Lord and Saviour Yogg-Saron?” (link to the deck list).
The goal with this deck is simple: Cast as many spells as possible to prevent the opponent from winning. You don’t even have to necessarily play for victory, but rather just for delay to get Yogg-Saron onto the field – that’s the most fun. Once you’ve cast 20-30 spells, let Yogg appear and enjoy the show. It gets doubly funny when you have Brann Bronzebeard on the field.
A little tip: Although Yogg-Saron’s spells are processed “in order”, Hearthstone already “knows” how the turn ends. Since it can often happen that your hero gains attack power (through various spells), you should attack with him already even if you haven’t seen all the effects yet, as Yogg-Saron has a tendency to exceed the 90-second limit of a turn and you might miss the attack.
For more news and articles on Blizzard’s card game, visit our Hearthstone game page. There you will also find an overview of all 134 new cards from “Whispers of the Old Gods”.
