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Clown Druid deck list guide - Forged in the Barrens - Hearthstone (April 2021)The best Clown Druid to play right now.

The best Clown Druid to play right now.

Clown Druid is a deck based around the cardCarnival Clown. It’s win condition is flooding your side of the board with giant, terrifying clowns with Taunt repeatedly until your opponent can’t take it anymore.

That’s not all this deck has to offer though! Clown Druid offers the best of the class, including the fantasticGuardian Animalspackage, offering you the chance to pullLake Thresher,Moonfang, andTwilight Runnerfrom your deck with a single spell.

Clown Druid deck list and strategy

Here is the best version of Clown Druid available to play inHearthstoneright now.

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General strategy

Clown Druid is one hell of a fun deck to play. It’s all about ramping up to your big, powerful boys and destroying your enemies with waves of giants. Of course, there’s the problem of aggro, but we have a few tricks up our sleeve.

Early game:Your first target is to not die. Easier said than done, especially with all these aggressive Rogues and Hunters kicking about, but you shouldn’t find it too challenging to survive through it after hitting your deck’s turning point. For the early game, you want to be ramping with yourWildGrowths andOvergrowths, ideally letting you chuck some mid-cost cards on the board before your enemy.Taelan Fordringis a really nice stall card thanks to Divine Shield and Taunt, but it also draws yourCarnival Clowns for later.

Mid game:Now you’re in the mid-mana area, you might be able to sneak a huge play off.Lightning BloomandInnervate, along with the Coin, might allow you enough mana to play aGuardian AnimalsorPrimordial Protector, both of which let you stack the board with minions and the former giving them rush means you can clear the enemy board too.Lake Thresher, in particular, has the best effect here as it hits minions next to the one it attacks too. Plan your attacks carefully and you might just be out of your struggle area.

Of course,Strongmanis discounted to 0 mana after playing a card costing 8 or above, so don’t forget to play this beefy Taunt for a bit more presence and start hitting face.

Late game:If things aren’t going quite as planned, you still have that final trick up your sleeve. PlaySurvival of the Fittestto corrupt yourCarnival Clown, and then your clown will fill an entire board with copies of itself. It’ll evenkeep all buffsfrom cards played beforehand, meaning you’ll get a minimum of a board of 8/8s to smack face with. From here, it should be obvious how you can finish the game - just hope your opponents aren’t able to keep clearing your clowns. If you find this happening a lot, feel free to bung in a copy of Y’Shaarj, TheDefiler to get extra copies of all your Corrupted minions.

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These are the cards you’ll want to have in hand at the start of the match when playing Clown Druid:

Clown Druid tips, card combos and synergies

Keep an eye out for these little tips when playing Clown Druid:

  • You’ll be pullingLake ThresherandTwilight Runnerfrom your deck withGuardian Animals, but there’s also a copy ofMoonfangin there too. It’s extremely sticky and hard for opponents to get rid of.

  • Keep your deck list in mind when usingGuess the Weight. If you draw a 5-cost card it’s usually best to go for higher, but if you’ve already drawn your big ticket cards you might want to go for lower.

-Druid of the Plainsis a sleeper lifesaver in this deck, but remember the Frenzy effectdoesn’t carry over buffs. If you have an 11/10 minion with Rush, it’ll still transform into a 6/7 with Taunt after surviving damage.

-Primordial Protectorwill draw yourSurvival of the Fittestas well as summoning a 10-cost minion, but make sure you’re not in lethal range - this card won’t protect your face likeCarnival ClownorGuardian Animalswill (unless you have aStrongmanin hand).

-Taelan Fordringis a nice, synergistic card to have in this deck, as it fetches yourCarnival Clowns and allows you to start Corrupting them.