14 Cards Just Got Buffed, Here Are the Best Decks That Use Them! - Hearthstone Top Decks (2024)

When it comes to changing the Hearthstone meta, nerfs have typically been far more impactful than buffs. Nerfed decks have always lost at least a bit of their power and have sometimes been eradicated from the meta altogether, whereas most buffs the Hearthstone team has made have had zero impact. There are good reasons for this. When you nerf a card, it already plays a major role in a deck, and that deck is immediately and directly affected. When you buff a card, it often has seen no meta play, and players need to come up with decks that make use of the buffed card, and those decks would need to be competitive against a field of refined and proven competitors. Most of the time, a single buff here or there is not enough to build around, and the impact on the meta is non-existent.

In this week’s 30.2.2 balance patch, Blizzard went with only two Standard nerfs (Tidepool Pupil andDoomkin cost increases) and a whopping 14 buffs. The buffs were targeted at improving Perils in Paradise archetypes that had been unable to break into the meta, which is the hardest target for buffs. The buffs were targeted at only a few classes, but even within those classes, they were not all for cards that fit in the same deck, further reducing their potential impact.

Well, did the buffs do anything? So far, their impact has been limited, but there are some fun up-and-coming decks featuring the buffed cards. Let’s take a look at what is out there!

Egg Hunter

By far the most impactful buff has been the cost reduction ofMystery Egg. There is a significant amount of tinkering going on with Egg Hunter (sometimes called Breakfast Hunter), a deck focused on discounting and buffing big Beasts, especiallyMister Mukla,Hollow Hound, andKing Plush. AKing Plush with some extra attack is not a foe to ignore, as it sends the entire board back to the owners’ decks and charges straight to the dome on top.Mister Mukla is not as fancy, but can be even more effective, as it hits the board much faster and can overwhelm an unwary opponent.

Egg Hunter was a tier 2 deck already before the buff. The buff makes it slightly better, and its biggest impact is the renewed interest in refining the deck further. Whether Egg Hunter has what it takes to reach the very top is still uncertain, but it is a fun deck to see more of in the meta.