A Scientific Recipe: The best hero for the new Tavern Brawl - Hearthstone

A new Tavern Brawl has gone live in Hearthstone, and in this week's challenge you'll need to select your hero before doing battle with one of the two Deck Recipes that were added for each class with the release of The Boomsday Project.

If you've any experience of using either the Deck Recipe system - or new card Whizbang the Wonderful - then you'll know that the decks on offer can be a bit of a mixed bag. For the most part, every deck is a sub-optimal version of the competitive archetype in question, but there are - frankly - some out and out stinkers in the mix as well.

In this article we've put together a tier list of the best to worst heroes you can choose for this week's Brawl, based on the competitive stats made available by HSReplay.net. That should give you a good steer on what to pick.

Beyond the list itself we've also broken down all of the deck lists that exist throughout the Deck Recipe system. That should give you an overview of what to expect when you jump in and get one of the two Recipes. Each list also has a link to an article which breaks down all the combos.

If you enjoy this week's Brawl and own - or can craft - Whizbang, then take a look at our comprehensive Whizbang the Wonderful guide, which contains deck lists, combo breakdowns and plenty more besides.

A Scientific Recipe: Hero Rankings

Here's our ranking of hero choices for A Scientific Recipe - strongest hero at the top, weakest at the bottom:

• Hunter
• Mage
• Shaman
• Paladin
• Warlock
• Warrior
• Rogue
• Druid
• Priest

Druid Deck Recipe Decks

Out of the Woods

Druid	Neutral
2 x Lesser Jasper Spellstone	1 x Spiritsinger Umbra
2 x Wild Growth	2 x Carnivorous Cube
2 x Wrath	2 x Guild Recruiter
2 x Landscaping	1 x The Lich King
2 x Astral Tiger
2 x Ironwood Golem
2 x Oaken Summons
2 x Swipe
2 x Nourish
1 x Malfurion the Pestilent
2 x Gloop Sprayer
2 x Grizzled Guardian
1 x Ultimate Infestation

Need a quick guide to playing this deck? Check out our essential Out of the Woods deck list guide.

Trees are Friends

Druid	Neutral
1 x Floop's Glorious Gloop	2 x Fire Fly
2 x Dendrologist	2 x Knife Juggler
2 x Power of the Wild
2 x Tortollan Forager
2 x Witchwood Apple
2 x Landscaping
2 x Savage Roar
2 x Soul of the Forest
2 x Wispering Woods
2 x Force of Nature
2 x Living Mana
2 x Tending Tauren
1 x Cenarius
2 x Mulchmuncher

Head straight to our Trees are Friends deck list guide for a snapshot of tips and combos.

Hunter Deck Recipe Decks

I Hunt Alone

Hunter	Neutral
2 x Candleshot
2 x Hunter's Mark
2 x Secret Plan
2 x Tracking
2 x Explosive Trap
1 x Freezing Trap
2 x Wandering Monster
2 x Animal Companion
2 x Eaglehorn Bow
2 x Kill Command
2 x Unleash the Hounds
2 x Flanking Strike
2 x Lesser Emerald Spellstone
1 x Deathstalker Rexxar
2 x To My Side!
1 x Crushing Walls
1 x Rhok'delar

Get a head start on the match with our I Hunt Alone deck list guide. It contains quick tips and all the combos for playing this deck.

Flark's Fireworks

Hunter	Neutral
2 x Candleshot	2 x Faithful Lumi
2 x Hunter's Mark	2 x Mecharoo
2 x Bomb Toss	2 x Skaterbot
2 x Cybertech Chip	2 x Upgradeable Framebot
2 x Fireworks Tech	2 x Harvest Golem
2 x Venomizer	2 x Replicating Menace
2 x Spider Bomb	2 x Wargear
1 x Boommaster Flark	1 x Zilliax

New to this deck? Head straight to our Flark's Fireworks guide for a quick rundown of the combos.

Mage Deck Recipe Decks

Spells are fun, SO FUN!

Mage	Neutral
2 x Arcane Artificer	2 x Doomsayer
2 x Raven Familiar	2 x Acolyte of Pain
2 x Shimmering Tempest	2 x Tar Creeper
2 x Polymorph	2 x Arcane Tyrant
2 x Dragon's Fury	1 x Baron Geddon
2 x Blizzard	2 x Spiteful Summoner
2 x Meteor
2 x Flamestrike
1 x Dragoncaller Alanna
1 x Frost Lich Jaina
1 x Pyroblast

Need help playing this one? Go to our essential Spells are fun, SO FUN! deck list guide for all the combos and play tips.

Shooting Stars

Mage	Neutral
2 x Arcane Missiles	2 x Flame Geyser
2 x Mana Wyrm	2 x Spellshifter
2 x Shooting Star	2 x Unpowered Mauler
2 x Arcane Explosion
2 x Celestial Emissary
2 x Frostbolt
2 x Arcane Intellect
2 x Cinderstorm
1 x Stargazer Luna
2 x Cosmic Anomaly
2 x Fireball
2 x Unexpected Results
1 x Aluneth

Get all the deck combos you need to play this deck at our dedicated Shooting Stars deck list guide.

Paladin Deck Recipe Decks

Greymane's Alliance

Paladin	Neutral
1 x Crystalsmith Kangor	2 x Drygulch Jailor
2 x Crystology	2 x Knife Juggler
2 x Equality	2 x Vicious Scalehide
2 x Hydrologist	2 x Saronite Chain Gang
2 x Blessing of Kings	1 x Genn Greymane
2 x Consecration
2 x Lightfused Stegodon
1 x The Glass Knight
2 x Truesilver Champion
2 x Spikeridged Steed
1 x Sunkeeper Tarim
1 x Silver Sword
1 x Tirion Fordring

Get help with this deck now via our Greymane's Alliance deck list guide. It's got loads of tips and all the card combos.

Kangor's Endless Army

Paladin	Neutral
2 x Righteous Protector	2 x Glow-Tron
2 x Crystology	2 x Skaterbot
1 x Equality	2 x Bronze Gatekeeper
2 x Hydrologist	2 x Coppertail Imposter
2 x Aldor Peacekeeper	2 x Wargear
2 x Annoy-o-Module	1 x Zilliax
2 x Consecration
1 x Truesilver Champion
2 x Mechano-Egg
1 x Sunkeeper Tarim
1 x Kangor's Endless Army
1 x Tirion Fordring

Head straight to our Kangor's Endless Army deck list guide for every combo in the deck and play tips too.

Priest Deck Recipe Decks

Quest for Immortality

Priest	Neutral
1 x Awaken the Makers	2 x Loot Hoarder
2 x Northshire Cleric	2 x Devilsaur Egg
2 x Power Word: Shield	1 x Spiritsinger Umbra
2 x Dead Ringer	2 x Carnivorous Cube
2 x Spirit Lash
2 x Shadow Word: Death
2 x Vivid Nightmare
2 x Power Word: Replicate
2 x Reckless Experimenter
1 x Zerek, Master Cloner
2 x Psychic Scream
2 x Obsidian Statue
1 x Zerek's Cloning Gallery

Essential card combos and gameplay tips can be found in our Quest for Immortality deck list guide. It's got everything you need for your first match!

Awesome Augmentation

Priest	Neutral
2 x Inner Fire	2 x Nightmare Amalgam
2 x Northshire Cleric	2 x Twilight Drake
2 x Power Word: Shield	1 x Ysera
2 x Test Subject
2 x Divine Spirit
2 x Radiant Elemental
2 x Shadow Visions
1 x Dragon Soul
2 x Extra Arms
2 x Vivid Nightmare
2 x Duskbreaker
1 x Lyra the Sunshard
2 x Power Word: Replicate
1 x Zerek, Master Cloner

New to the deck? Head over to our Awesome Augmentation deck list guide that covers every combo.

Rogue Deck Recipe Decks

Stolen Resarch

Rogue	Neutral
2 x Backstab	2 x Fire Fly
2 x Preparation
2 x Deadly Poison
2 x Hallucination
2 x Cavern Shinyfinder
2 x Pick Pocket
2 x Toxicologist
2 x Blink Fox
1 x Edwin VanCleef
2 x Fan of Knives
1 x Academic Espionage
2 x Elven Minstrel
2 x Spectral Cutlass
2 x Vilespine Slayer
1 x Tess Greymane
1 x Valeera the Hollow

Go to our Stolen Research deck list guide now for the tips and combos you need to know for this one.

The Necrium Trials

Rogue	Neutral
2 x Backstab	2 x Fire Fly
1 x Cold Blood	2 x Mecharoo
1 x Cavern Shinyfinder	1 x Bloodmage Thalnos
2 x Necrium Blade	2 x Plated Beetle
1 x Sonya Shadowdancer	2 x Devilsaur Egg
2 x Blightnozzle Crawler	1 x Defender of Argus
2 x Elven Minstrel	2 x Mechanical Whelp
1 x Kobold Illusionist
1 x Lesser Onyx Spellstone
1 x Myra Rotspring
2 x Necrium Vial
2 x Vilespine Slayer

Every combo you need to know is available at our essential The Necrium Trials deck list guide. Don't make a play 'til you've seen it!

Shaman Deck Recipe Decks

Witchwood Awoken

Shaman	Neutral
1 x Beakered Lightning	1 x Bloodmage Thalnos
2 x Zap!	1 x Doomsayer
2 x Earth Shock	1 x Phantom Militia
2 x Witch's Apprentice	1 x Saronite Chain Gang
2 x Menacing Nimbus	1 x Elise the Trailblazer
2 x Omega Mind	1 x The Lich King
1 x Stormforged Axe
2 x Healing Rain
2 x Lightning Storm
2 x Mana Tide Totem
2 x Hex
2 x Volcano
1 x Bogshaper
1 x Hagatha the Witch

Vital tips and card combos can be found at our dedicated Witchwood Awoken deck list guide. Make sure you brush up on the basics.

The Storm Bringer

Shaman	Neutral
2 x Zap!	2 x Fire Fly
2 x Lightning Bolt
2 x Voltaic Burst
2 x Earthen Might
2 x Elementary Reaction
2 x Flametongue Totem
2 x Menacing Nimbus
1 x Stormforged Axe
1 x Electra Stormsurge
2 x Unbound Elemental
2 x Storm Chaser
2 x Thunderhead
2 x Bloodlust
2 x Fire Elemental
1 x The Storm Bringer
1 x Kalimos, Primal Lord

Head straight to our The Storm Bringer deck list guide for a snapshot of tips and combos.

Warlock Deck Recipe Decks

The Omega Project

Warlock	Neutral
2 x Dark Pact	2 x Doomsayer
2 x Kobold Librarian	2 x Plated Beetle
2 x Mortal Coil	2 x Voodoo Doll
2 x Defile	2 x Omega Defender
2 x Hellfire	2 x Rotten Applebaum
2 x Lesser Amethyst Spellstone
2 x Omega Agent
2 x Possessed Lackey
1 x Lord Godfrey
2 x Voidlord
1 x Bloodreaver Gul'dan

Need a quick guide to playing this deck? Check out our essential Omega Project deck list guide.

Demonology Lab

Warlock	Neutral
2 x Crystallizer	2 x Saronite Chain Gang
2 x Flame Imp
2 x Kobold Librarian
2 x Soul Infusion
1 x The Soularium
2 x Voidwalker
2 x Demonfire
2 x Void Analyst
2 x Vulgar Homunculus
2 x Doubling Imp
2 x Nethersoul Buster
2 x Despicable Dreadlord
2 x Doomguard
2 x Ectomancy
1 x Bloodreaver Gul'dan

Every combo you need to know is available at our essential Demonology Lab deck list guide. Don't make a play 'til you've seen it!

Warrior Deck Recipe Decks

The Gilneas Armory

Warrior	Neutral
1 x Fire Plume's Heart	2 x Phantom Militia
2 x Shield Slam	2 x Stonehill Defender
2 x Fiery War Axe	2 x Tar Creeper
2 x Rabid Worgen	2 x Witchwood Grizzly
2 x Reckless Flurry	1 x Zilliax
2 x Shield Block	1 x Countess Ashmore
2 x Brawl	1 x Baku the Mooneater
1 x Darius Crowley
2 x Direhorn Hatchling
1 x Supercollider
1 x Gorehowl
1 x Tar Lord

Vital tips and card combos can be found at our dedicated Gilneas Armory deck list guide. Make sure you brush up on the basics.

The Boomsday Project

Warrior	Neutral
2 x Eternium Rover	2 x Skaterbot
2 x Omega Assembly	2 x Bronze Gatekeeper
2 x Town Crier	2 x Wargear
2 x Execute	1 x Zilliax
2 x Woodcutter's Axe	2 x Missile Launcher
2 x Rabid Worgen	1 x Countess Ashmore
2 x Blood Razor
1 x Darius Crowley
2 x Security Rover
2 x Beryllium Nullifier
1 x Dr. Boom, Mad Genius

New to the deck? Head over to our Boomsday Project deck list guide that covers every combo.