Hearthstone: Rastakhan's Rumble guide

UPDATE: 10th December - Now includes a refined collection of meta deck lists to explore.

Guide by John Bedford Contributor

Published on Dec. 10, 2018

Hearthstone's next expansion is called Rastakhan's Rumble, and is scheduled to launch in less than twelve hours from the time we published this updated article. Many players have clamoured for a Troll-themed expansion for the game, and that's exactly what we've getting this time around.

Rastakhan's Rumble will add around 130 new cards to the game, along with a brand new Overkill mechanic which gives you a big tempo advantage for doing more damage to a minion than is necessary to kill it - exciting stuff. There's also going to be a new bit of single player content, although this won't launch until next week.

In the latest version of this guide we've got details of all the new cards and mechanics coming to Hearthstone. We're also in the process of adding in new deck guides, and updated versions of our well established guides as well. Expect many changes to these in the coming days, and as we get on top of all the latest developments.

We'll throw in our usual warning as well, which is to be careful of how much crafting dust you spend in the early days. Some hot new cards always prove to be a little less impactful than predicted, and no one can really know what the standout decks will look like in a week from now. A bit of patience goes a long way here, in other words.

UPDATE - 10th December 2018: Since launch we've been busy creating deck guides for the new archetypes that have emerged with the release of Rastakhan's Rumble. We've also updated many of our existing guides for the new meta.

Additionally, we now feel we can list decks for each hero in approximate order of power, but note that this is all very much subject to change. We've also broken off some of the more experimental decks that have yet to impact the meta into their own category for each hero. If they improve in strength over time, we'll move them up into the proper rankings in each case.

Rastakhan's Rumble Overview

Here's a quick overview of what we know so far, with more detail on the new cards, keywords and single player content to be confirmed once BlizzCon is actually under way.

Release Date - Rastakhan's Rumble will be released on 4th December 2018.
New Cards - There will be 135 new cards in the set.
Theme - Thematically the expansion is taking us back to to the Gurubashi Arena of WOW. You’ll revisit the Arena in its prime where trolls from across Azeroth gather their teams to fight on behalf of their Loa and the glory of combat.
New Keyword: Overkill - This plays to the gladitorial spirit inherent in the Rumble. If you can deal more damage than you need to destroy a minion you get an extra effect (such as getting to attack again). Our Hearthstone Overkill guide contains all the nitty gritty detail on this new mechanic.
Loas - Nine Legendary Champions embody the power of their animal god or Loa. Loas are powerful gods, usually animals worshipped in the trolls culture. By aligning yourself with one of them they will fight by your side. They have high Mana cost (25 Mana), but are reduced in cost for each spell you cast earlier on in the game.
Spirits - Each class also gets a Spirit, promising powerful abilities to the player who summons them. All of them are 0/3 minions, all have Stealth for one turn, and they’re all Rare - so you can have two in a single deck.
Rumble Run - There will be more single player content: The Rumble Run. More details will be confirmed in the What’s Next panel for Hearthstone. We'll be updating all the latest info in our Rumble Run guide.
Pre-order - Pre-purchase begins today.

Rastakhan's Rumble Decks

We've been busy putting together guides for all the latest breaking archetypes in the new set. Many of these can be considered a work-in-progress, but all contain a deck list to get started with. We'll add in new articles as soon as they're ready:

Druid

Outliers

Hunter

Outliers

Mage

Outliers

Paladin

Outliers

Priest

Outliers

Rogue

Outliers

Shaman

Outliers

Warlock

Warrior

Outliers

Rastakhan's Rumble Cards

Once card details have been confirmed we'll add them into this section of our Rastakhan's Rumble guide.

Druid cards - Rastakhan's Rumble

Common	Rare	Epic	Legendary
Pounce	Spirit of the Raptor	Treespeaker	Wardruid Loti
Savage Striker	Mark of the Loa	Stampeding Roar	Gonk, the Raptor
Ironhide Direhorn	Predatory Instincts

Hunter cards - Rastakhan's Rumble

Common	Rare	Epic	Legendary
Springpaw	Bloodscalp Strategist	The Beast Within	Halazzi, the Lynx
Headhunter's Hatchet	Revenge of the Wild	Master's Call	Zul'jin
Baited Arrow	Spirit of the Lynx

Mage cards - Rastakhan's Rumble

Common	Rare	Epic	Legendary
Elemental Evocation	Spirit of the Dragonhawk	Splitting Image	Jan'alai, the Dragonhawk
Daring Fire-Eater	Pyromaniac	Blast Wave	Hex Lord Malacrass
Arcanosaur	Scorch

Paladin cards - Rastakhan's Rumble

Common	Rare	Epic	Legendary
Bloodclaw	Spirit of the Tiger	A New Challenger	High Priest Thekal
Flash of Light	Zandalari Templar	Immortal Prelate	Shirvallah, the Tiger
Time Out	Farraki Battleaxe

Priest cards - Rastakhan's Rumble

Common	Rare	Epic	Legendary
Regenerate	Mass Hysteria	Auchenai Phantasm	Bwonsamdi, the Dead
Seance	Spirit of the Dead	Surrender to Madness	Princess Talanji
Sand Drudge	Grave Horror

Rogue cards - Rastakhan's Rumble

Common	Rare	Epic	Legendary
Serrated Tooth	Bloodsail Howler	Cannon Barrage	Gral, the Shark
Stolen Steel	Raiding Party	Gurubashi Hypemon	Captain Hooktusk
Walk the Plank	Spirit of the Shark

Shaman cards - Rastakhan's Rumble

Common	Rare	Epic	Legendary
Totemic Smash	Likkim	Big Bad Voodoo	Zentimo
Wartbringer	Bog Slosher	Haunting Vision	Krag'wa, the Frog
Rain of Toads	Spirit of the Frog

Warlock cards - Rastakhan's Rumble

Common	Rare	Epic	Legendary
Reckless Diretroll	Grim Rally	Soulwarden	High Priestess Jeklik
Blood Troll Sapper	Shriek	Void Contract	Hir'eek, the Bat
Demonbolt	Spirit of the Bat

Warrior cards - Rastakhan's Rumble

Common	Rare	Epic	Legendary
Devastate	Spirit of the Rhino	Smolderthorn Lancer	War Master Voone
Dragon Roar	Emberscale Drake	Sul'thraze	Akali, the Rhino
Overlord's Whip	Heavy Metal

Neutral cards - Rastakhan's Rumble

Common	Rare	Epic	Legendary
Gurubashi Chicken	Belligerent Gnome	Gurubashi Offering	Griftah
Helpless Hatchling	Booty Bay Bookie	Drakkari Trickster	Mojomaster Zihi
Saronite Taskmaster	Firetree Witchdoctor	Masked Contender	Da Undatakah
Cheaty Anklebiter	Serpent Ward	Untamed Beastmaster	Oondasta
Dozing Marksman	Shieldbreaker	Ice Cream Peddler	Hakkar, the Soulflayer
Scarab Egg	Soup Vendor	Mosh'Ogg Announcer
Sharkfin Fan	Waterboy	Snapjaw Shellfighter
Spellzerker	Murloc Tastyfin	Crowd Roaster
Banana Buffoon	Arena Patron	Linecracker
Ornery Tortoise
Arena Fanatic
Arena Treasure Chest
Half-Time Scavenger
Regeneratin' Thug
Rumbletusk Shaker
Ticket Scalper
Dragonmaw Scorcher
Former Champ
Sightless Ranger
Amani War Bear
Rabble Bouncer
Mosh'ogg Enforcer