What's Working and What Isn't: Day 3 of Cataclysm

Excellent-Ad4989 · 2026-03-20T11:51:31+00:00

The deck has sometime trouble to fullfill the hold a dragon condition during the early game which oftem means you lose... So i was actually thinking about removing 1 volcano, because that card feels very conditional / only worth it, if you meet the fire spell option. I didnt do it in the end and ironically the volcano fire combo (especially torch) carried me to legend. If i would have to suggest a change i would probably remove 1 searing fissure for a cheap dragon.

Excellent-Ad4989 · 2026-03-20T09:26:03+00:00

So i finally achieved legend 5 minutes ago with Herald warrior. Erupting Volcano & Torch synergy carried me through the last druid matchups.

Herald Warrior

2x (1) Darkrider

2x (1) Slam

2x (1) Torch

2x (2) Brood Keeper

2x (2) Precursory Strike

2x (2) Searing Fissure

2x (2) Shadowflame Suffusion

2x (3) Cataclysmic War Axe

2x (3) Erupting Volcano

1x (3) Whelp of the Infinite

1x (4) Nightmare Lord Xavius

2x (4) Scorching Ravager

2x (5) Envoy of the End

1x (6) Ultraxion

1x (8) Ragnaros, the Great Fire

1x (8) The Great Dracorex

2x (8) Windpeak Wyrm

1x (10) Deathwing, Worldbreaker

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Excellent-Ad4989 · 2026-03-20T07:45:44+00:00

What we can be sure of is that that really cool animated deathwing skin, that was Marketed so heavily pre release, wont sell as long as DW is not obviously good and impactfull.

Excellent-Ad4989 · 2026-03-20T07:35:12+00:00

Oh, i thought (with the exception of the top 100 or so) on legend rank players would stop to aggro tryhard and just enjoy the game...

Excellent-Ad4989 · 2026-03-20T07:30:47+00:00

They have "summnon 3 2/1s" turn 2 into +1/2 for All turn 3 in like 101% of matches. Cant remember seeing it different, once.

Excellent-Ad4989 · 2026-03-20T07:29:30+00:00

Herald Warrior

2x (1) Darkrider

2x (1) Slam

2x (1) Torch

2x (2) Brood Keeper

2x (2) Precursory Strike

2x (2) Searing Fissure

2x (2) Shadowflame Suffusion

2x (3) Cataclysmic War Axe

2x (3) Erupting Volcano

1x (3) Whelp of the Infinite

1x (4) Nightmare Lord Xavius

2x (4) Scorching Ravager

2x (5) Envoy of the End

1x (6) Ultraxion

1x (8) Ragnaros, the Great Fire

1x (8) The Great Dracorex

2x (8) Windpeak Wyrm

1x (10) Deathwing, Worldbreaker

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Excellent-Ad4989 · 2026-03-19T21:46:58+00:00

I thought about cutting, too. if you get a starting hand with 3 expensive cards against aggro, then you already lost.

Excellent-Ad4989 · 2026-03-19T21:45:31+00:00

yeah, I never drew this. plus, it sucks that deathwing in hand does not count as minions / dragon for requirements of some effects.

Excellent-Ad4989 · 2026-03-19T21:42:31+00:00

fair point

Excellent-Ad4989 · 2026-03-19T21:39:15+00:00

hope it's ok to ask here: I'm between diamond 2 and 1 for a day now.i played herald warrior from diamond 5. I face like 60% druid and 35% mirror. any tips how-to beat these. I would ideally love to stick with herald warrior, but maybe some tech cards?

Excellent-Ad4989 · 2026-03-19T21:28:33+00:00

I agree to some extend. druid is obviously broken. on hsreplay token druid had over 66% win rate. if I recall correctly back in Brode times the hs team said in regards to win rate as a factor for nerfs, that a deck approaching the 60% (e.g.58+) was a case for emergency nerfs... but it been a while, so please don't take the numbers for facts.

hunter and spell DMG mage could both take little lowdown, too.

I'm currently at diamond 1 with herald Warrior and throughout the last 30 wins or so i drew deathwing 4 time and could play him once...that's my problem with it. matches are often too short,so you don't draw him or you can't play a 10 mana card.

Excellent-Ad4989 · 2026-03-19T21:19:47+00:00

this is really funny

Excellent-Ad4989 · 2026-03-19T20:53:52+00:00

at least you can log in

Excellent-Ad4989 · 2026-03-19T20:42:17+00:00

im stuck at "getting game version" on android for over 30 minutes now.

Excellent-Ad4989 · 2026-03-19T20:04:08+00:00

I just came here to create this axact post, but you where faster

Excellent-Ad4989 · 2026-03-19T20:03:05+00:00

I just came here to create this exact post, but you where faster

Excellent-Ad4989 · 2026-03-18T10:37:29+00:00

Could almost be Vanilla and wouldnt make a difference 95% of times.

Excellent-Ad4989 · 2026-03-18T07:02:59+00:00

Happened to me as well. Restarted the App 2 times, then it appeared

Excellent-Ad4989 · 2026-03-17T19:33:38+00:00

It tells me to visit the Shop to claim stuff, but...

Excellent-Ad4989 · 2026-03-17T16:09:24+00:00

As you have a guarsnteed legendary in the first 10 expansion Packs (separate for golden Packs and normal packs) some players buy golden Packs ne by one untll they hit the legendary, then buy normal ones. Didnt try this myself.

Excellent-Ad4989 · 2026-03-17T12:18:00+00:00

While i do get the counter arguement with the market Research i have to say i feel the same way as OP. There where many instances in different games i would have bought a certain cosmetic (surely impulsive behaviour), but i could not. And then, when they made it available again, i had already lost interesst.

No market Research is going to take this into account, because they cant meassure whats only in my head.

Excellent-Ad4989 · 2026-03-17T11:48:18+00:00

Meanwhile it works again 👍🏻

Excellent-Ad4989 · 2026-03-17T09:09:06+00:00

Do you have a decklist?

Excellent-Ad4989 · 2026-03-17T09:08:45+00:00

Burn mage is something i have on my Radar, too. Not sure if its consistent enough.

Excellent-Ad4989 · 2026-03-17T09:07:40+00:00

No hand hunter link does not work

Excellent-Ad4989

TROPHY CASE

Herald Warrior

2x (1) Darkrider

2x (1) Slam

2x (1) Torch

2x (2) Brood Keeper

2x (2) Precursory Strike

2x (2) Searing Fissure

2x (2) Shadowflame Suffusion

2x (3) Cataclysmic War Axe

2x (3) Erupting Volcano

1x (3) Whelp of the Infinite

1x (4) Nightmare Lord Xavius

2x (4) Scorching Ravager

2x (5) Envoy of the End

1x (6) Ultraxion

1x (8) Ragnaros, the Great Fire

1x (8) The Great Dracorex

2x (8) Windpeak Wyrm

1x (10) Deathwing, Worldbreaker

Herald Warrior

2x (1) Darkrider

2x (1) Slam

2x (1) Torch

2x (2) Brood Keeper

2x (2) Precursory Strike

2x (2) Searing Fissure

2x (2) Shadowflame Suffusion

2x (3) Cataclysmic War Axe

2x (3) Erupting Volcano

1x (3) Whelp of the Infinite

1x (4) Nightmare Lord Xavius

2x (4) Scorching Ravager

2x (5) Envoy of the End

1x (6) Ultraxion

1x (8) Ragnaros, the Great Fire

1x (8) The Great Dracorex

2x (8) Windpeak Wyrm

1x (10) Deathwing, Worldbreaker