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Embiggen Druid deck list guide - Ashes of Outland - Hearthstone (April 2020)Buffing your bois in Ashes of Outland.

Buffing your bois in Ashes of Outland.

EmbiggenDruid focuses, obviously, on the class’Embiggenspell, which buffs your whole deck of minions in return for a slight cost increase. The minions chosen are therefore there to make the most of this stat to mana increase.

You’ve got a deck full of minions, so make it count! The Dragon package will help you out when looking for good stats with powerful effects, and despite the deck’s loss ofLeeroy Jenkins, the gains of bothOvergrowthandMarsh Hydramore than make up for it.

EmbiggenDruid deck list and strategy

Here’s theEmbiggenDruid deck we’ll be using for the Ashes ofOutlandexpansion. We’ll keep you updated with any changes!

Select and copy the long ID string below, then create a deck inHearthstoneto export this deck into your game.

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General strategy

EmbiggenDruid can give you absolute dream draws sometimes. If you’re lucky in your mulligan stage, you can run away with ridiculous ramp extremely quickly. Here’s hoping.

Early game:The nuttiest early game consists of playingBreath of Dreamson turn 2, before castingOvergrowthon turn 3, giving you a turn 4 mana total of 7. If you have anEmbiggenin hand, play it as well, and then you’ll be able to put out buffed-up boys on the board ludicrously early. A turn 4Winged Guardianis absolute madness, and you’ll be able to keep making plays like that throughout the game.

Without this though, you’re not in a horrible spot.Strength in Numbersis a decent card to put out early on and start working on, and you have an abundance of early plays to keep you going such asFaerie Dragonand evenInjured Tol’vir.

Basically, most minions you play will be high in tempo and your opponent will struggle to get rid of them. Even the likes ofInjured Tol’virandOasis Surgerwill benefit you massively thanks toEmbiggen’s buff. You want to get as many minions hitting face as much as possible, so just keep on tempo however possible.

Late game:You’ll be able to keep tempo up with all the minion generators in your deck.Marsh Hydraputs an 8-cost minion directly into your hand, and can continue to do so if you keep it alive.Emerald Explorercan be saved up in order to generate a more expensive Dragon minion for later on in the game. Remember - these generated minions don’t benefit fromEmbiggen’s buff, so take this into account when choosing.

If you’ve ramped up nice and early you’ll hopefully be far enough ahead to finish the enemy off - don’t forget the direct damage ofScalerideras part of a potential finisher!

More great Druid guides:

EmbiggenDruid Mulligan guide

These are the cards you’ll want to make the best possible start withEmbiggenDruid:

EmbiggenDruid tips, combos and synergies

Here’s a few combos and interactions to look out for withEmbiggenDruid.

-Strength in Numbersis actually made easier to complete withEmbiggen, since you’ll be spending more mana on minions than you otherwise would be.

-Strength in Numberssummons a random minion from within your deck. Most of your minions are good candidates for this, but unfortunately the likes ofFrizz KindleroostandScaleriderrely on their Battlecries. Basically, unlucky if you pull them from the sidequest.

-Marsh Hydracan give you some really great minions to play. 8 cost minions are often super strong -Tirion FordringandNatalie Selineare just some of the high-impact plays you could generate. Of course, there are low-rolls. You might end up withArcane Devourerinstead.

-Breath of Dreamsonly gives you an empty mana crystal if you’re holding a Dragon - the outline of the card will be highlighted in yellow if this is the case.

  • Remember you can go face withSwipe. This can often act as a finisher to get that last bit of damage in, but you can hit enemy Taunt minions and get them out of the way too.