In a similar fashion to Druid, it shouldn't be surprising that classic archetypes lose less during set rotations. Midrange Hunter only loses Crackling Razormaw, and looks to be the least impacted Hunter archetype.Its hard to image spell-based Hunter decks being competitive without the Spellstone, but with much of their core intact, Blizzard could conceivably support this archetype in the new year. Secret Hunter on the other hand loses 2 of its most played traps and Lesser Emerald Spellstone, the later arguably being the reason to play the deck.Despite retaining much of its core, its hard to see players sacrificing having minions in their decks without the strong pay-off cards Rhok'delar and To My Side!, and enablers like Deathstalker Rexxar. Spell Hunter loses 4/10 core cards, two of which really form the identity of the archetype.Hunter hasn't been top of the meta for a long time, and it will lose some key cards in the rotation. Hunters prevalence in the current meta has been a hot topic for community discussion. It will likely rely heavily on its classic archetypes, Malygos and Token, unless strong odd cards or perhaps beasts that synergies with Witching Hour are printed.Ĭritical Losses: Spiteful Summoner, Ultimate Infestation, Crypt Lord, Vicious Fledgling, Grand Archivist, Dragonhatcher, Carnivorous Cube, Master Oakheart, Ironwood Golem, Hadronox, The Lich King, Spreading Plague, Twig of the World Tree, Arcane Tyrant, Living Mana, King Toggwagle, Jungle Giants.Ĭritical Keeps: Witching Hour, Malygos, Dreampetal Florist, Flobbidinous Floop, Wispering Woods, Landscaping, Force of Nature, Treespeaker, Mulchmuncher, Soul of the Forest, Power of the Wild, Baku the Mooneater, Gloom Stag. Odd Druid on loses Tar Creeper, making it a candidate for growth next year.ĭruid has had its time in the sun, and looks to be in a pretty bad spot for the immediate future.Mill and Quest Druid become unplayable due to the rotation of King Toggwagle and Jungle Giants respectively.Blizzard has shown a propensity to introduce treant synergies this year, so its likely we will see the archetype pushed further. Token Druid, another meta mainstay, only loses Living Mana giving it some chance of a return to the top.Spreading Plague is the biggest loss for the archetype, being one of the best defensive tools ever printed. Malygos Druid has been around since classic, however it loses 3 core tools that commonly make modern lists.However, the only core card not leaving is Witching Hour, so its possible this resurrection style deck may arise in a different form should Blizzard choose to support this play-style. Taunt Druid is much the same, with 9/10 leaving standard.This deck will see 8/10 core cards removed, including Spiteful Summoner and Ultimate Infestation, making the archetypes big power-play unplayable. Spiteful Druid, which was once strong enough to see a nerf and is currently Druids highest win-rate archetype, is gutted by the rotation.This class has not been in a healthy position since the pre-holiday nerfs to Wild Growth and Nourish, however the class does still have a number of optimized archetypes, largely due to its power level in the pre-nerf meta. The following analysis is of archetypes that saw >1000 games in the period between -10. We then analyse which archetypes will be most affected, and which might see play next year. The following analysis looks at the Druid, Hunter and Mage cards which are defined by 's archetype identification algorithm as being core to its definition (Top 10). As such, its anticipated that this year's rotation will have wide ranging and significant impact on the meta. The Year of the Raven has been characterized by the strength of the cards released in previous years, with sets from this year generally having less of an impact relative to previous metas. With the annual rotation looming, many have hypothesized on the impact it will have on the standard meta.
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