Hearthstone: Best Standard Decks for Scholomance Academy
Hearthstone is a World of Warcraft spinoff created by Blizzard Entertainment. Similar to GWENT and The Witcher, Hearthstone is Warcraft’s turn-based companion card game that contains many of the same characters and relics of the main game. Players can accrue cards through gold won in battles to expand their decks and pose a larger threat. With casual and ranked matches, arena battles, and single-player quests, Hearthstone adds onto its story and content through expansions, the most recent of which is Scholomance Academy.
The Scholomance Academy is the fifteenth expansion pack in Hearthstone. An academic-themed expansion, Scholomance Academy introduces 135 new cards. The expansion includes dual-class cards, and a new minion mechanic called Spellburst. These cards can be purchased through the shop, crafted using Arcane Dust, and obtained from each Arena Run. Each class also has Study Spells, so players can Discover a card and lower the mana cost of the next card of the same type that was discovered.
Below are the best standard decks in the Scholomance Academy. Players can adjust these builds for the best result with their preferred playstyle.
Guardian Animals Druid
This Guardian Animals Druid deck is pretty consistent, making it a reliable deck. It has been tested out by several streamers during Scholomance Academy’s pre-release.
- 2x (0) Innervate
- 2x (1) Crystal Power
- 2x (1) Nature Studies
- 2x (2) Breath of Dreams
- 2x (2) Ironbark
- 2x (3) Bogbeam
- 2x (4) Overgrowth
- 2x (5) Twilight Runner
- 2x (6) Emerald Explorer
- 2x (7) Overflow
- 1x (9) Ysera, Unleashed
- 2x (0) Lightning Bloom
- 1x (3) Speaker Gidra
- 2x (5) Teacher’s Pet
- 2x (7) Guardian Animals
- 2x (7) Kael’thas Sunstrider
Pure Paladin
Pure Paladin is considered to be one of the best decks in Scholomance Academy. This deck includes 10 new cards.
- 2x (0) First Day of School
- 2x (1) Aldor Attendant
- 2x (2) Argent Braggart
- 2x (2) Hand of A’Dal
- 2x (2) Libram of Wisdom
- 1x (2) Murgur Murgurgle
- 1x (3) Aldor Peacekeeper
- 2x (3) Goody Two-Shields
- 1x (4) Lightforged Zealot
- 2x (5) Aldor Truthseeker
- 2x (5) Libram of Justice
- 1x (6) Pharaoh’s Blessing
- 1x (7) Lady Liadrin
- 1x (7) Lightforged Crusader
- 2x (9) Libram of Hope
- 1x (3) Lord Barov
- 1x (4) High Abbess Alura
- 2x (6) Devout Pupil
Big Ripper Commencement Warrior
The Big Ripper Commencement Warrior deck increases the potential of a slower Warrior list. Using spells and weapons, players can use this deck to eliminate threats and then use big minions to deal damage.
- 2x (1) Shield Slam
- 2x (1) Sword and Board
- 2x (2) Corsair Cache
- 2x (2) Slam
- 2x (3) Bladestorm
- 2x (3) Coerce
- 2x (3) Shield Block
- 2x (4) Reaper’s Scythe
- 2x (5) Brawl
- 2x (5) Cutting Class
- 2x (7) Commencement
- 1x (7) Gorehowl
- 1x (8) Deathwing, Mad Aspect
- 2x (8) Troublemaker
- 1x (9) Rattlegore
- 1x (10) Colossus of the Moon
Aggro Rogue
Aggro is a straightforward build. The goal is to kill the opponent before the cards run out. This makes it weak to weapon removal, healing, and taunts.
- 2x (0) Backstab
- 2x (0) Shadowstep
- 2x (1) Deadly Poison
- 2x (1) Pharaoh Cat
- 2x (1) Secret Passage
- 2x (1) Spymistress
- 2x (2) Eviscerate
- 1x (2) Sap
- 2x (3) Evil Miscreant
- 1x (3) Edwin Vancleef
- 2x (3) Self-Sharpening Sword
- 2x (3) Vulpera Toxinblade
- 2x (1) Wand Thief
- 2x (4) Dread Corsair
- 2x (4) Steeldancer
- 1x (5) Cutting Class
- 1x (5) Doctor Krastinov
Pain Zoo Warlock
The goal of Pain Zoo Warlock is to use cards to self-inflict damage, but also use cards that take advantage of that. There are a mixture of healing cards within the deck that can also help the player if they are too damaged.
- 2x (1) Flame Imp
- 2x (1) Soulfire
- 2x (1) Voidwalker
- 2x (2) Expired Merchant
- 2x (3) Darkglare
- 2x (3) Neferset Thrasher
- 1x (3) Shadowlight Scholar
- 2x (4) Diseased Vulture
- 2x (4) Nightshade Matron
- 1x (4) Shadowflame
- 2x (6) Hand of Gul’Dan
- 2x (0) Raise Dead
- 2x (1) Spirit Jailer
- 2x (1) Tour Guide
- 2x (2) Soul Shear
- 2x (8) Flesh Giant
Big Warrior
The Big Warrior is a powerful deck that works with a variety of different matchups, and many of the cards are intended to take out minions.
- 2x (1) Athletic Studies
- 2x (1) Shield Slam
- 2x (1) Sword and Board
- 1x (1) Whirlwind
- 2x (2) Corsair Cache
- 1x (2) Execute
- 2x (3) Bladestorm
- 1x (3) Bulwark of Azzinoth
- 2x (3) Shield Block
- 1x (4) Kargath Bladefist
- 2x (4) Reaper’s Scythe
- 2x (5) Brawl
- 1x (8) Deathwing, Mad Aspect
- 2x (8) Troublemaker
- 1x (9) Rattlegore
- 2x (10) Dimensional Ripper
- 1x (4) Archmage Vargoth
- 2x (7) Commencement
- 1x (10) Scrapyard Colossus
Tempo Mage
The Tempo Mage deck has the potential to make a big impact to clear boards and create strong board swings.
- 2x (1) Arcane Missiles
- 1x (1) Brain Freeze
- 2x (1) Lab Partner
- 2x (1) Magic Trick
- 2x (1) Ray of Frost
- 2x (1) Wand Thief
- 1x (2) Astromancer Solarian
- 1x (2) Bloodmage Thalnos
- 2x (2) Cram Session
- 2x (2) Frostbolt
- 2x (2) Loot Hoarder
- 2x (2) Sorcerer’s Apprentice
- 2x (2) Starscryer
- 2x (3) Firebrand
- 1x (4) Potion of Illusion
- 1x (5) Mozaki, Master Duelist
- 1x (5) Ras Frostwhisper
- 1x (5) Vectus
- 1x (7) Archmage Antonidas
With these deck ideas, players can make the most of this new expansion and explore new builds that work for the best results. Scholomance Academy’s Dual-Class cards provide a new challenge in Hearthstone.
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