The strongest Wild Hearthstone decks to craft for Ashes of Outland

Hearthstone’s newest expansion, Ashes of Outland, has been out for a couple of days now and the Wild format has been rumbling. There have been some changes to the meta due to a new class entering the ring alongside a few new cards aiming to break into the established lists in Wild.

Moon Eating Demon

Class: Demon Hunter

2x (1) Battlefiend
2x (1) Crimson Sigil Runner
1x (1) Patches the Pirate
2x (1) Shadowhoof Slayer
2x (1) Southsea Deckhand
2x (1) Ur’zul Horror
2x (3) Aldrachi Warblades
2x (3) Altruis the Outcast
2x (3) Coordinated Strike
2x (3) Hench-Clan Thug
2x (3) Satyr Overseer
2x (3) Southsea Captain

2x (3) Wrathscale Naga
2x (5) Glaivebound Adept
1x (5) Leeroy Jenkins
1x (5) Loatheb
2x (7) Priestess of Fury
1x (9) Baku the Mooneater

Deck code

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Compared to every other class, which has 17 previous sets of cards behind them, Demon Hunter has a lot of ground to cover to even be a considerable threat in the Wild format. While Demon Hunter has no benefit from using Genn Greymane, the class does get a considerable benefit from Baku the Mooneater, doubling the strength of the Hero Power from one attack gained to two.

Since Demon Hunter’s card pool is limited compared to every other class, this list seeks to take the best cards from the odd half of Demon Hunter’s collection and end the opponent with aggressive tactics.

The day two nerfs do hurt Odd Demon Hunter’s strong start in the meta. Skull of Gul’dan and Imprisoned Antaen’s mana cost increase no longer make them valid options in Baku decks and Aldrachi Warblades lost one durability. But the deck should still be potent and have powerful options. You can still tool the deck to the meta.

Jade Miracle

Class: Druid

2x (0) Innervate
2x (1) Biology Project
1x (1) Floop’s Glorious Gloop
2x (1) Jade Idol
2x (1) Living Roots
2x (2) Wrath
2x (3) Ferocious Howl
2x (3) Jade Blossom
2x (4) Branching Paths
2x (4) Poison Seeds
2x (4) Swipe
2x (5) Starfall

1x (6) Kael’thas Sunstrider
2x (6) Nourish
2x (6) Spreading Plague
2x (10) Ultimate Infestation

Deck code

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This Druid deck aims to use the new Kael’thas Sunstrider to unleash powerful combo turns that the opponent can’t hope to recover from. Whenever you’re on the verge of dying, always look at how you can chain your cheap spells together when you have Kael’thas in your hand. Every third card cast each turn can be powerful with all of Druid’s old spells.

Duwin Egg Hunter

Class: Hunter

2x (1) Dwarven Sharshooter
2x (1) Play Dead
1x (1) Runic Egg
1x (2) Explosive Sheep
2x (1) Feign Death
2x (2) Glaivezooka

2x (3) Nerubian Egg
2x (3) Serpent Egg
2x (3) Bad Luck Albatross
2x (3) Diving Gryphon
2x (3) Nine Lives
1x (3) Teron Gorefiend
2x (3) Terrorscale Stalker
1x (4) Houndmaster Shaw
2x (4) Mok’Nathal Lion
2x (5) Carnivorous Cube
1x (5) Zilliax
1x (6) Sylvanas Windrunner

Deck code

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This is a featured deck of Wild Hunter extraordinaire DuwinHS. This list seeks to use all of Hunter’s powerful Deathrattle synergies alongside the new Mok’Nathal Lion and Teron Gorefiend. Teron Gorefiend is a powerful enabler of previous egg strategies by giving you a strong board and letting you refuel all in the same card.

In addition, Mok’Nathal Lion helps double the value of your fast cards by giving you access to your powerful Deathrattles while providing a strong body with Rush that can contest your opponent’s board.

Reno’s Secret Quest

Class: Mage

2x (1) Arcane Breath
2x (2) Magic Trick
2x (2) Open the Waygate
2x (2) Ray of Frost
1x (2) Ancient Mysteries
2x (2) Apexis Smuggler
2x (2) Arcanologist
2x (3) Book of Scepters
2x (2) Doomsayer
2x (3) Firetree Witchdoctor
2x (3) Licensed Adventurer
2x (3) Mad Scientist

2x (3) Questing Explorer
2x (4) Zephrys the Great
2x (1) Arcane Intellect
2x (2) Brann Bronzebeard
2x (2) Counterspell
2x (2) Flame Ward
1x (2) Ice Barrier
2x (2) Ice Block
2x (2) Archmage Vargoth
2x (3) Kazakus
2x (2) Sky Gen’ral Kragg
2x (3) Cobalt Spellkin

2x (3) Malygos, Aspect of Magic
2x (3) Reno Jackson
2x (3) Reno the Relicologist
2x (4) Mana Giant
1x (9) Dragonqueen Alexstrasza
1x (12) Arcane Giant

Deck code

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Reno Quest Mage is arguably one of the best decks in the format already. Every competitive deck in the format is built with “how to beat this” in mind. While the new Evocation fits better with a non-Reno version of Quest Mage, a low-to-the-ground secret shell featuring the new Apexis Smuggler is an avenue to consider if you’re aiming to add a new card from the expansion to contest aggressive wild strategies a bit better.

Old Mechs

Class: Paladin

2x (1) Crystology
2x (1) Glow-Tron
2x (1) Skaterbot
2x (1) Smuggler’s Run
2x (2) Annoy-o-Tron
2x (2) Galvanizer
2x (2) Grimestreet Outfitter
2x (2) Mechwarper
1x (3) Bronze Gatekeeper
1x (3) Divine Favor
2x (3) Flying Machine
1x (3) SN1P-SN4P

2x (4) Annoy-o-Module
1x (4) Jeeves
2x (4) Replicating Menace
2x (5) Wargear
1x (5) Zilliax

Deck code

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Mech Paladin is an archetype that’s been proven to be one of Paladin’s strongest Wild strategies alongside Odd Paladin. This list uses no new cards from the expansion since there weren’t any mech cards or impactful enough buff cards that could compete with the power of Magnetic Minions.

Razakus Anduin

Class: Priest

1x (0) Forbidden Words
1x (1) Cleric of Scales
1x (1) Northshire Cleric
1x (1) Potion of Madness
1x (1) Renew
1x (1) Twilight Whelp

1x (2) Bloodmage Thalnos
1x (2) Firetree Witchdoctor
1x (2) Penance
1x (2) Shadow Visions
1x (2) Shadow Word: Death
1x (2) Shadow Word: Pain
1x (2) Spirit Lash
1x (2) Zephrys the Great
1x (3) Breath of the Infinite
1x (5) Duskbreaker
1x (4) Kazakus
1x (4) Mass Dispel

1x (4) Spawn of Shadows
1x (5) Azure Drake
1x (5) Big Ol’ Whelp
1x (5) Cobalt Spellkin
1x (5) Drakonid Opterative
1x (5) Mass Hysteria
1x (5) Raza the Chained
1x (7) Dragonfire Potion
1x (8) Reno Jackson
1x (9) Psychic Scream
1x (8) Shadowreaper Anduin
1x (9) Dragonqueen Alexstrasza

Deck code

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With Raza the Chained being recently unnerfed, the powerful old Raza and Shadowreaper Anduin combo has returned to wreak havoc on the Wild meta. While the powerful highlander deck has every card competing for a spot in this top-tier deck, the new Renew has a chance to shine since it’s a cheap spell for Voidform resetting and it replaces itself with a potentially good card depending on your situation.

Secret Rogue

Class: Rogue

2x (0) Backstab
2x (1) Blackjack Stunner
1x (1) Bloodsail Flybooter
2x (1) Patches the Pirate
2x (1) Secretkeeper
1x (1) Swashburglar

2x (2) Ambush
2x (2) Bamboozle
2x (2) Dirty Tricks
2x (2) Mad Scientist
2x (2) Parachute Brigand
1x (2) Shadowjewler Hanar
2x (2) Ship’s Cannon
2x (3) Masked Contender
2x (4) Fal’dorei Strider
1x (5) Leeroy Jenkins
1x (5) Stowaway

Deck code

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While Odd Rogue is one of the stronger Wild Rogue strategies, this list attempts to use a tempo-oriented build by using the new Rogue secrets alongside the old Wild secret-synergy cards.

Blackjack Stunner provides a plethora of tempo and the Pirate Package assists in providing you with a quick and strong board for not much effort at all. Stowaway is a quick board filled with 4/4s in a bottle, provided you already played a Fal’dorei Strider earlier in the game.

Even Shaman

Class: Shaman

2x (0) Totemic Might
2x (0) Totemic Surge
1x (0) Zap!
2x (2) Crackle
2x (2) Devolve
2x (2) Earthern Might

2x (2) EVIL Totem
2x (2) Maelstrom Portal
2x (2) Mudspark Eel
2x (2) Totem Golem
2x (4) Draenei Totemcarver
2x (4) Splitting Axe
1x (4) Vessina
1x (6) Genn Greymane
1x (6) The Storm Bringer
2x (6) Thing from Below
2x (10) Sea Giant

Deck code

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Even Shaman has been one of the top-performing Shaman decks since Genn Greymane’s release in Witchwood—from Overload, Spell Damage, and even Big Even strategies. This focuses on the Totemic strategy, using all of the powerful totem synergies and constantly flooding your board with totems to buff and multiply them with Splitting Axe.

This deck doesn’t feature any new cards, so if you’re diving into Wild on a budget with all your old cards, consider running this list.

Kanrethad Cubed

Class: Warlock

2x (0) Sacrificial Pact
2x (1) Kobold Librarian
1x (1) Mistress of Mixtures
2x (1) Plague of Flames
2x (2) Defile
2x (2) Expired Merchant

1x (2) Kanrethad Ebonlocke
2x (3) Dark Skies
2x (3) Sense Demons
2x (4) Voidcaller
2x (5) Carnivorous Cube
2x (5) Faceless Manipulator
1x (5) Skull of the Man’ari
1x (5) Zilliax
1x (7) Lord Godfrey
1x (9) Mal’Ganis
2x (9) Voidlord
1x (10) Bloodreaver Gul’dan

1x (10) N’Zoth, the Corruptor

Deck code

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Warlock is one of the most powerful classes in Wild since it has a bunch of tools that enable a vast amount of strategies, from Mecha’thun to destroy slower decks, Darkest Hour to high roll an opponent, or even Zoo to claim the board early and run over opposing forces. This deck looks to tap into the classic powerful Cubelock lists of old that could respond to all types of decks and strategies.

The new Kanrethad Ebonlocke gives you the chance to play your Voidcallers ahead of curve and provides a similar blowout to Bloodreaver Gul’dan on a smaller scale with his Prime Form. Use your powerful AoE cards to answer aggro and raise your demonic army from the dead constantly to decimate any slower deck.

Slizzle466 Pirates

Class: Warrior

2x (1) N’zoth’s First Mate
1x (1) Patches the Pirate
1x (1) Sir Finley Mrrgglton
2x (1) Sky Raider
2x (1) Southsea Deckhand
1x (1) Upgrade!
2x (2) Heroic Strike
2x (2) Parachute Brigand
2x (2) Ship’s Cannon
1x (3) Ancharrr
2x (3) Bloodsail Cultist
2x (3) Frothing Berserker

1x (3) Skybarge
2x (3) Southsea Captain
2x (4) Dread Corsair
2x (4) Kor’kron Elite
2x (4) Wrenchcalibur
1x (5) Leeroy Jenkins

Deck code

AAEBAQcG/wOvBIQXkbwC3K0D3q0DDByOBagF1AXuBu8H+w+CsAKIsAKalAPdrQPpsAMA

Similar to its standard counterpart, Warrior’s strongest strategy outside of Odd Warrior is an aggressive Pirate Warrior list. This list comes from Wild streamer Slizzle466 and doesn’t feature any new cards, like the Even Shaman deck listed earlier.

This deck uses early pirates to swarm the board and deal as much face damage as possible. Wrenchcalibur aims to shut down Reno strategies while Leeroy tries to close out games when you need that final reach. Don’t forget, if you have bombs in your opponent’s deck, don’t concede if they’re close to losing. There have been many times where I have fought against Pirate Warriors where they had me dead to rights if I drew a bomb or two, but they conceded before they ended their turn, not playing to their outs.

Look out for meta changes

While this list aims to provide each class with one viable deck to work with, some classes will be more practical than others.

This article will be updated as the Ashes of Outland meta develops and more powerful decks become apparent.