Personal Go To Decks:
These are the only two decks I have stuck with from the very beginning of the beta days. Both days look very different from their predecessors but would still be considered low budget decks. Most of the decks I use are low budget, as mention before haven't spent any money on the game.
Turn 4 Paladin
This was inspired by a comment Artosis made in one of his streams which states that Paladin is one of the few classes in the game that can sacrifice early drops for mid to late game aggression primarily due to its hero power. Giving you a 1/1 minion for the cost of 2 mana. This allows you to set your hand up for a powerful turn 4 play to dictate the pace of the game and trade efficiently from there on out. All the low drops scale very well into the late game by providing some sort of buff for the cards on the board. The key cards in my mind are Truesilver Champion, Argent Commander and Sen'jin Shieldmasta that are hard to get rid of with only one card, forces the opponent to use two or more cards. Guardian of Kings gives this deck a great late game and a clean Blessing of Kings combo with charge Argent Commanders are great to finish your opponent off. One Spellbreaker to silence potential legendaries your opponent throws at you. Concecration for those annoying Murloc Warlock decks and having extra board clear is never a bad thing, Abomination.
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Poormans Bloodlust Shaman
This deck was completely different in the beta days when didn't know what was doing. However, now its turned into a very reliable deck with great board presence and solid mid/late game. Similar to the Paladin Turn 4 deck, Shaman too can afford to sacrifice early card drops for more mid game and late game drops however this deck will take a different approach. Rather then using the hero power in a passive/defensive manner as a means to survive the early aggression, this deck uses the early board presence to complement the low drop rate to crowd your side of the board with as many low mana minions as possible. Following this up with a Bloodlust into a 15 to 25 health combo. This thanks to ofcourse Bloodlust, Flametongue Totem and Argent Commander. The Imp Master, Violet Teacher and hero power totems are all used as cheap minions on the board which to a unfamiliar opponent will seem harmless until you whip Bloodlust.
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Free to Play Decks:
For those of you who have never touched the game and are mildly interested in playing these decks are for you. They are 100%, you can unlock every card needed to complete these decks just be leveling your hero to level 15. This can be done by playing any mode in the game, bots/ friends in your friends list/ ladder/ arena. Not a single pack needs to be opened. These decks I have taken from Trumps F2P decks list which you can find here. Note that just because these decks are free does not mean they are bad in any means, infact quite the contrary. The Shaman and Mage Decks both have made it to Legendary as posted by Trump on his decklist page and recorded on his Youtube.Shaman Deck
This is Trump's Free Shaman deck. Trump made it to Legend rank after 184 wins! He stated that, even if he had every card in the game on this account, the only one he would definitely include would be Bloodmage Thalnos. Not much to say here besides board control. Trade efficiently, sooner or later your opponent will run out of tricks. This deck is constructed for all around strength in every phase of the game, good luck getting to legendary :wink2:
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Mage Deck
This is Trump's Free Mage deck. He made it to Legendary after 7 days, 197 wins, and about 55 hours of game time. Most of this deck's core was earned on Trump's first day of playing this deck. It moved back and forth to try and be better against aggro decks and control decks, substituting in cards like Arcane Missiles to accomplish certain goals. It's likely that if he played this deck again, he would add or remove a card or two to account for changes to the 'metagame'.
This is one of my personal favorite decks out of Trumps F2P list. I can personally vouch for this deck to win you games and get up to the teens on the ladder. After which it is a grind but as proven is also able to get you to legendary (In the right hands at least
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Low Budget, High Win Rate Decks:
These decks don't come free but are fairly cheap and very easily earn-able. If you are willing to spend some cash to get packs then you'll be able to use these decks in no time. The dusk costs are low which makes these decks easy to craft which is good for both cash spenders and non. The decks listed here I got from a wonder full article on GosuGamers that listed the top low budget decks in the current meta. You can find the original here. With these decks climbing ladder becomes a breeze. Compared to the F2P decks that take forever these decks will get you running on a winning spree and fly you to the single digits in no time. After which they fall of pretty hard. I'd recommend to use them when the new season starts to race to the higher tiers then use some better decks after that point onwards.
Warlock Zoo Deck
This deck is all you'll see on ladder these days. Everyone is 'Zooing' their way to higher levels which can make things annoying because Zoo vs Zoo is very luck based and personally I really disliske playing vs a mirror matchup. Never the less the deck will reck any other deck you face so have fun with this one, you really can't go wrong with Zoo. From 3 mana up, the deck becomes very cost efficient. Harvest Golem and Scarlet Crusader are guaranteed two for ones (unless Earthshock-ed away). Shattered Sun Cleric and Defender of Argus offer nice stats boosts and Doomguard and Argent Commander are the tough finishers the deck needs.
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Face Hunter
This version of the Hunter is all about putting a clock over the opponent via Hunter's hero power and the large number of charge minions who deliver value upon arrival. Most of the attacks are aimed directly at the enemy character - hence the "face" in the name - as their goal is to bring him down to lethal as quickly as possible. This deck is really fun to play, if you do it right you will end the game at around 6 or 7 mana. If you the game has gone over the 7 mana mark then your in trouble. Warriors would be considered a Class counter to this deck just by the nature of its hero power it can avoid taking damage from your hero power thus forcing your minions to finish the job for you which frankly your minions cant do past the 6 to 7 mana point. Play it right and you'll win tons of games with this one. Remember aim for the FACE :laugh1:
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Legendary Decks (WARNING HIGH COST):
The way the Hearthstone ladder works is you start at 25 and try to make all the way to 1, decreasing the number the more you win. After reaching 1 you enter the Legendaries. Legendaries are the top 100 players of the server. Uptill now every deck can possible carry to Legendary but battling your way up Legendary is something only very high budget decks can do. This decks have in some cases Legendary cards and very high arcane dust values. I personally have no hands on experience with such decks but I have seen many players use them on streams and tournaments. Maybe someone can help me find more good god tier decks and Ill add it to the list.
HandLock
Handlock is a Warlock Control deck that abuses Warlock’s Hero Power, Life Tap, to build a large hand; this allows the player to use cards such as Mountain Giant or a 4/9 Twilight Drake on turn four. Not only does this give you strong board presence, but card advantage typically from Life Tap. As you can see this deck aint cheap, it has 4 Legendaries and a ton of Rares in it. But this deck is one of many other decks favoured in tourament play.
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There are tons of more decks that can be added here, alot of personal drafts and professional decks aswell. Hopefully I'll keep updating the list as the metagame changes and new decks come along that do the job better then older ones. Hopefully I've provided enough decks for every level of player whether you've never heard of the game or are deep into it I think you can use some deck or the other for you laddering.
