Meta Pulse - Boomsday - Aug 10th

With Day 3 of The Boomsday Project wrapped up, we're starting to see a good variety of decks having a lot of success.


Power Rankings


Here's a look at the Class Power Rankings after Day 3 of Boomsday.

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With Day 3, we're starting to see some normalization. Warlock has come down a bit with the player base reacting to the Warlock heavy meta with Odd Rogue and Big Spell Mage keeping the powerful Warlock decks in check. Priest had the biggest improvement with a new improved Mecha'thun Priest coming to light as well as players just getting better at playing the Control Priests.


What's Everyone Playing?


Here's the class rankings based on popularity right now.

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Warlock, Druid, and Rogue are still by far the most popular with these classes having the most variety of decks. The rest of the classes are starting to even out with Warrior and Paladin dropping a bit and Priest on the rise.

Top 8 Decks


Now that we've covered the classes, let's dive into some of the decks. Here are the Top 8 performing decks (with a unique archetype) with at least 400 games in the last 24 hours:

### Even Warlock
# Class: Warlock
# Format: Standard
# Year of the Raven
#
# 1x (2) Acidic Swamp Ooze
# 2x (2) Defile
# 2x (2) Doomsayer
# 2x (2) Sunfury Protector
# 2x (2) Plated Beetle
# 2x (2) Vulgar Homunculus
# 2x (4) Hellfire
# 2x (4) Twilight Drake
# 2x (4) Spellbreaker
# 2x (4) Hooked Reaver
# 2x (4) Lesser Amethyst Spellstone
# 2x (4) Shroom Brewer
# 1x (6) Genn Greymane
# 2x (6) Dread Infernal
# 1x (8) The Lich King
# 1x (10) Bloodreaver Gul'dan
# 2x (12) Mountain Giant
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# To use this deck, copy it to your clipboard and create a new deck in Hearthstone
# Find this deck on https://hsreplay.net/decks/MWAUx8wOeb1XqE6ynmoKb/
### Malygos Druid
# Class: Druid
# Format: Standard
# Year of the Raven
#
# 2x (0) Moonfire
# 2x (1) Naturalize
# 2x (1) Lesser Jasper Spellstone
# 2x (2) Wild Growth
# 2x (3) Ferocious Howl
# 2x (4) Swipe
# 1x (4) Flobbidinous Floop
# 1x (4) Branching Paths
# 1x (4) Twig of the World Tree
# 2x (5) Giggling Inventor
# 2x (5) Nourish
# 2x (5) Arcane Tyrant
# 2x (6) Spreading Plague
# 1x (7) Malfurion the Pestilent
# 1x (7) Dreampetal Florist
# 1x (8) The Lich King
# 1x (9) Alexstrasza
# 1x (9) Malygos
# 2x (10) Ultimate Infestation
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# To use this deck, copy it to your clipboard and create a new deck in Hearthstone
# Find this deck on https://hsreplay.net/decks/GpMjo9oMghJUernQvPJPnd/
### Odd Rogue
# Class: Rogue
# Format: Standard
# Year of the Raven
#
# 2x (1) Argent Squire
# 2x (1) Cold Blood
# 2x (1) Deadly Poison
# 2x (1) Dire Mole
# 2x (1) Fire Fly
# 2x (1) Southsea Deckhand
# 2x (3) Blink Fox
# 1x (3) Vicious Fledgling
# 2x (3) Hench-Clan Thug
# 2x (3) SI:7 Agent
# 2x (3) Void Ripper
# 1x (5) Myra's Unstable Element
# 1x (5) Leeroy Jenkins
# 2x (5) Fungalmancer
# 2x (5) Vilespine Slayer
# 2x (5) Giggling Inventor
# 1x (9) Baku the Mooneater
#
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# To use this deck, copy it to your clipboard and create a new deck in Hearthstone
# Find this deck on https://hsreplay.net/decks/Vpv1eJNw9Px9og9guzDZsd/
### Shudderwock Shaman
# Class: Shaman
# Format: Standard
# Year of the Raven
#
# 2x (1) Unstable Evolution
# 2x (1) Fire Fly
# 2x (1) Lightning Bolt
# 1x (2) Prince Keleseth
# 2x (3) Mind Control Tech
# 1x (3) Gluttonous Ooze
# 2x (3) Tar Creeper
# 1x (3) Electra Stormsurge
# 2x (3) Lightning Storm
# 2x (4) Hex
# 2x (4) Saronite Chain Gang
# 1x (5) Thrall, Deathseer
# 2x (5) Giggling Inventor
# 2x (5) Fungalmancer
# 2x (7) Corridor Creeper
# 1x (8) Kalimos, Primal Lord
# 1x (8) The Lich King
# 1x (8) Hagatha the Witch
# 1x (9) Shudderwock
#
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# To use this deck, copy it to your clipboard and create a new deck in Hearthstone
# Find this deck on https://hsreplay.net/decks/zdwABzmFzn7WKxtp7M2T9e/
### Spell Hunter
# Class: Hunter
# Format: Standard
# Year of the Raven
#
# 2x (1) Tracking
# 2x (1) Hunter's Mark
# 2x (1) Candleshot
# 2x (1) Secret Plan
# 2x (2) Wandering Monster
# 2x (2) Explosive Trap
# 2x (2) Freezing Trap
# 2x (3) Unleash the Hounds
# 2x (3) Eaglehorn Bow
# 2x (3) Animal Companion
# 2x (3) Kill Command
# 2x (4) Flanking Strike
# 2x (5) Lesser Emerald Spellstone
# 2x (6) To My Side!
# 1x (6) Deathstalker Rexxar
# 1x (7) Rhok'delar
#
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# To use this deck, copy it to your clipboard and create a new deck in Hearthstone
# Find this deck on https://hsreplay.net/decks/LgQk1w6p3ndi7S1l2se0je/
### Control Warlock
# Class: Warlock
# Format: Standard
# Year of the Raven
#
# 2x (0) Sacrificial Pact
# 2x (1) Kobold Librarian
# 2x (2) Defile
# 2x (2) Gnomeferatu
# 2x (2) Demonic Project
# 1x (2) Doomsayer
# 1x (3) Gluttonous Ooze
# 2x (3) Stonehill Defender
# 2x (4) Lesser Amethyst Spellstone
# 2x (4) Hellfire
# 2x (4) Shroom Brewer
# 1x (5) Skull of the Man'ari
# 1x (6) Rin, the First Disciple
# 1x (6) Siphon Soul
# 1x (6) Skulking Geist
# 1x (6) Possessed Lackey
# 1x (7) Lord Godfrey
# 1x (8) Twisting Nether
# 2x (9) Voidlord
# 1x (10) Bloodreaver Gul'dan
#
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# To use this deck, copy it to your clipboard and create a new deck in Hearthstone
# Find this deck on https://hsreplay.net/decks/FTFi5Ubn7Mqcn9ivU9M6e/

### Zoo Warlock
# Class: Warlock
# Format: Standard
# Year of the Raven
#
# 2x (1) Voodoo Doctor
# 2x (1) Voidwalker
# 2x (1) Soulfire
# 2x (1) Flame Imp
# 2x (1) Kobold Librarian
# 2x (1) Lightwarden
# 1x (2) Prince Keleseth
# 2x (3) Happy Ghoul
# 2x (3) Tar Creeper
# 2x (3) Fungal Enchanter
# 2x (4) Lifedrinker
# 2x (4) Saronite Chain Gang
# 2x (4) Spellbreaker
# 1x (5) Leeroy Jenkins
# 2x (5) Fungalmancer
# 2x (5) Despicable Dreadlord
#
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# To use this deck, copy it to your clipboard and create a new deck in Hearthstone
# Find this deck on https://hsreplay.net/decks/3ShPWVJVKhXUboWYTfePPg/

### Odd Paladin
# Class: Paladin
# Format: Standard
# Year of the Raven
#
# 2x (1) Lost in the Jungle
# 1x (1) Fire Fly
# 2x (1) Righteous Protector
# 2x (1) Glow-Tron
# 2x (1) Blessing of Might
# 2x (1) Mecharoo
# 2x (3) Raid Leader
# 2x (3) Void Ripper
# 2x (3) Unidentified Maul
# 2x (5) Giggling Inventor
# 2x (5) Fungalmancer
# 2x (5) Level Up!
# 2x (5) Wargear
# 2x (7) Vinecleaver
# 2x (7) Corridor Creeper
# 1x (9) Baku the Mooneater
#
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# To use this deck, copy it to your clipboard and create a new deck in Hearthstone
# Find this deck on https://hsreplay.net/decks/tWlgrDWYfccxKD8Ff8Rsae/

Even Warlock (59.2%): This deck continues to show that it doesn't need any new cards to continue succeeding. We're seeing some varieties of Even Warlock, but it's mostly swapping out cards with old tech cards like Black Knight and Skulking Geist .

Malygos Druid (58.3%): This deck surplanted the Mill Druid as the best Druid on Day 3. Dreampetal Florist and Flobbidinous Floop are key cards that allow combo decks like this one to flourish with huge discounts to Malygos.

Odd Rogue (57.6%): Odd Rogue continues to occupy a key place in the meta keeping the top Warlock decks in check while punishing the greedy decks. Myra's Unstable Element has given this deck an extra level with a massive card draw play where before it would fizzle out.

Shudderwock Shaman (57.3%): Shudderwock makes it's first appearance! This deck is a bit of a hybrid between Token and Shudderwock Shaman. Giggling Inventor gives this deck added defense against aggro yet also provides a wider board against slower decks for a big Thrall, Deathseer play. Electra Stormsurge also provides an interesting dual role in the form of 2x damage on Lightning Storm removal against aggro, but at the same time 2x damage on Lightning Bolts to the face against slow decks.

Spell Hunter (56.8%): Spell Hunter keeps up it's consistency with having decent matchups all across the board. It's really only a huge underdog against Odd Paladin when we're talking about popular decks.

Control Warlock (56.6%): This deck is a great counter for all of the aggro decks particularly against Zoo Warlock. An early Rin, The First Disciple can ruin your opponents combo or control decks. Demonic Project has been a great addition for helping you find more Voidlords and also messing up your opponent's win condition.

Zoo Warlock (56.1%): This Zoo Warlock and the new one we featured yesterday are neck and neck. You can't go wrong with either right now when it comes to climbing up the ranks.

Odd Paladin (55.9%): Doubling up on Void Ripper has given this deck a better chance against the Druid decks with Spreading Plague.


Archetype Matchups


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Check out our full matchup matrix here.


Archetype Popularity


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Day 3 has been a good mix of new and old. We're starting to see some normalization which is probably a good thing since we've started so Warlock heavy. Try some of these decks out and let us know on Twitter how you fare with them!