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Hearthstone top decks11/8/2023 ![]() does hurt in that you'll need to actually draw and play your secrets (imagine that), but this is minuscule compared to some of the other classes out there. ![]() The core of Freeze Mage will almost entirely remain untouched. Obviously these hurt, but it's nothing the archetype can't easily recover from with the upcoming expansion looming. in particular is one of the biggest blows as its well known to provide ridiculous board swings, but is also pretty notable as it's always been the best target for cards like and. Somehow you'd think Zoo would be getting hit harder than this, but it's not. Don't expect much to change with Midrange Druid unless there's some serious card nerfs. Nothing too big here, especially considering many have been teching in and out depending on the meta. Some of the larger concerns with the new Standard format is about how both Midrange Druid and Freeze Mage, which we'll get to later, have so many of their core cards based in these two sets. It's a good thing Blizzard says it's doing a balance check on some of the cards from the Basic or Classic set. Finding optimal replacements that still allow the deck to be just as strong doesn't seem likely. ![]() With these subtractions, the deck is down to 16 total cards, nearly half of what it had before. A lot of the sub-optimal class cards are of higher cost with those that tend to be cheaper being much more niche or low quality. That considered, we're likely to see Secret Paladin slow down a lot more and take on more of a Midrange Paladin style since they'll both be facing similar issues, aside from which is more unique to the latter. In addition to that, it'll no longer have a few crucial Taunt minions, or Taunt givers, along with, one of the more annoying Secrets in the Paladin arsenal. In Standard it'll be losing four of it's best drops in, ,, and. Unfortunately for it, it also happens to rely heavily on cards from Naxxramas and Goblins vs. Largely in part due to, the deck has prospered thanks to great drops at each mana cost and overall efficiency in tempo plays. With the death of classic Patron Warrior, Secret Paladin rose out of its ashes, taking a place at the top of the heap. ![]() Today, we're going to be examining a few off the top archetypes, as selected by our first Meta Review, to see exactly which ones will be hit the hardest. Yesterday we took a look at some of the most impactful cards that will be cycled out of Hearthstone when the new Standard format launches sometime this Spring. ![]()
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