Hearthstone: Rastakhan's Rumble guide Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Hearthstone: Rastakhan's Rumble guide The best decks and all the new content for the new expansion. Guide by John Bedford Contributor Updated on 15 Mar 2019 Ready or not, another Hearthstone expansion arrives just a week from now. This time around it's the turn of the Troll tribe to have their moment in the spotlight, and the Rastakhan's Rumble set will add another 135 thematically-pleasing cards to the game, a new Overkill keyword, and a new single-player mode a little after launch. What should you expect from all this though? In our guide to Rastakhan's Rumble, we've got an overview of all the key features, along with an explanation of how they'll all work in practise. At launch, our friends at sister-site Metabomb will also be producing a huge number of deck guides, and we'll make sure they're all added in here so you can jump straight in to the latest meta developments. UPDATE - 10th December 2018: Although we're a long way from a settled meta right now, we've been able to roughly rank decks under each hero category in the latest update. If you want to track the latest meta developments, Metabomb have a regularly updated guide to the best Rastakhan s Rumble decks. Rastakhan s Rumble Overview Here's the basics of what to expect when the new set arrives: Rastakhan's Rumble will be released on Tuesday 4th December 2018. There are 135 new cards in the set, with the usual distribution between hero-specific cards and neutral cards that all heroes can make use of. A new keyword called Overkill is also being added with the next expansion. Do more damage to a minion than is required to destroy it, and you'll cause a bonus, beneficial effect to be triggered. The roguelike single-player content from The Witchwood returns! Choose a team to represent in Rumble Run, then head through a series of increasingly tricky boss challenges, expanding your deck as you go. Rastakhan s Rumble decks Our colleagues on Metabomb are busy putting together guides for all the new, revitalised and existing deck archetypes in the game. This list will be updated continuously throughout the launch window and beyond! Druid 1. Taunt Druid deck list guide (Rastakhan) 2. Malygos Druid deck list guide (Rastakhan) 3. Mecha'thun Druid deck list guide (Rastakhan) 4. Token Druid deck list guide (Rastakhan) 5. Undatakah Druid deck list guide (Rastakhan) 6. Togwaggle Druid deck list guide (Rastakhan) Outliers Gonk Druid deck list guide (Rastakhan) Beast Druid deck list guide (Rastakhan) Big Druid deck list guide (Rastakhan) Egg Druid deck list guide (Rastakhan) Hunter 1. Secret Hunter deck list guide (Rastakhan) 2. Big Hunter deck list guide (Rastakhan) 3. Spell Hunter deck list guide (Rastakhan) 4. Deathrattle Hunter deck list guide (Rastakhan) 5. Midrange Hunter deck list guide (Rastakhan) 6. Odd Face Hunter deck list guide (Rastakhan) Outliers Quest Hunter deck list guide (Rastakhan) Beast Hunter deck list guide (Rastakhan) Mage 1. Odd Mage deck list guide (Rastakhan) 2. Tempo Mage deck list guide (Rastakhan) 3. Control Mage deck list guide (Rastakhan) 4. Elemental Mage deck list guide (Rastakhan) Outliers Quest Mage deck list guide (Rastakhan) Fireblast Mage deck list guide (Rastakhan) Paladin 1. Odd Paladin deck list guide (Rastakhan) 2. Even Paladin deck list guide (Rastakhan) 3. OTK Paladin deck list guide (Rastakhan) Outliers Control Paladin deck list guide (Rastakhan) Heal Paladin deck list guide (Rastakhan) Holy Wrath Paladin deck list guide (Rastakhan) Quest Paladin deck list guide (Rastakhan) Priest 1. Combo Priest deck list guide (Rastakhan) 2. Control Priest deck list guide (Rastakhan) Outliers Dragon Priest deck list guide (Rastakhan) Malygos Priest deck list guide (Rastakhan) Miracle Priest deck list guide (Rastakhan) Quest Priest deck list guide (Rastakhan) Resurrect Priest deck list guide (Rastakhan) Surrender Priest deck list guide (Rastakhan) Thief Priest deck list guide (Rastakhan) Rogue 1. Kingsbane Rogue deck list guide (Rastakhan) 2. Tempo Rogue deck list guide (Rastakhan) 3. Even Rogue deck list guide (Rastakhan) Outliers Deathrattle Rogue deck list guide (Rastakhan) Odd Rogue deck list guide (Rastakhan) Pirate Rogue deck list guide (Rastakhan) Shaman 1. Even Shaman deck list guide (Rastakhan) 2. Shudderwock Shaman deck list guide (Rastakhan) 3. Aggro Shaman deck list guide (Rastakhan) 4. Evolve Shaman deck list guide (Rastakhan) Outliers Control Shaman deck list guide (Rastakhan) Malygos Shaman deck list guide (Rastakhan) Warlock 1. Even Warlock deck list guide (Rastakhan) 2. Zoo Warlock deck list guide (Rastakhan) 3. Control Warlock deck list guide (Rastakhan) 4. Discard Warlock deck list guide (Rastakhan) Warrior 1. Odd Warrior deck list guide (Rastakhan) 2. Rush Warrior deck list guide (Rastakhan) 3. Dragon Warrior deck list guide (Rastakhan) Outliers Big Warrior deck list guide (Rastakhan) Control Warrior deck list guide (Rastakhan) Rastakhan s Rumble New Cards Those 135 new cards are built up of the usual assortment of neutral and hero-specific Common, Rare, Epic and Legendary cards, but Rastakhan's Rumble also introduces a few new card types as well: Spirits - Each hero is getting a low-cost 0 / 3 Spirit minion which has stealth for one turn, which means it can't be targeted directly by the other player right away. These Spirits provide special buffs for as long as they're out in play. Loas - Thematically, each card is also getting something known as a Loa Legendary. These are just like regular Legendaries, but are specifically designed to provide a big impact in the late-game. Champions - Each hero also gets a Champion Legendary which is designed to support their Loa counterpart. Watch on YouTube Rastakhan s Rumble New Overkill Keyword Some of the new cards come with a new keyword called Overkill. The way this works is pretty simple. If you do more damage to an enemy minion than is required to kill it, the "splash damage" is converted into a bonus effect. The Hunter gets an Overkill spell that does three points of damage and rewards a 5 / 5 minion if the keyword is triggered, for example. The Warrior gets to swing a weapon again if the first target was taken out with any extra damage to spare. Rastakhan s Rumble New Single Player Content If you weren't a fan of the puzzles in The Boomsday Project, you might be pleased to learn that something a little more like The Witchwood's Monster Hunt is arriving with Rastakhan's Rumble. Called Rumble Run, this mode will see you first of all picking a team to represent. You'll then have to work your way through a series of boss encounters, adding new spells and minions to your deck as you go. 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