Hearthstone: A Guide to Playing Rush Warrior in Forged in the Barrens

• 1 mana SHIELD OF HONOR x2
• 2 mana CRABRIDER x2
• 2 mana PARADE LEADER x2
• 4 mana BLADEMASTER SAMURO xfirst
• 5 mana OVERLORD RUNTHAK xfirst
• 9 mana ALEXSTRASZA THE LIFE-BINDER xfirst

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Key cards for Rush Warrior

• Conditioning (Rank 1): Handbuffs (buffs for hands) are rarely strong because they deploy slowly. If you buff a minion on your hand, you can’t immediately activate the effect. However, this problem is overcome because you have too many Rush minions that can be launched immediately. Players can take advantage of the extra buffed stats to take control of the table instantly. However, because this card is weak at Rank 1, we want to wait for it to reach at least Rank 2 before using it.
• Crabrider: Marrow is just common, but it’s one of the strongest early game minions. Combining Windfury and 4 health with only 2 mana is really powerful. And when combo with Parade Leaderit can dominate the early game, allowing you to 2-for-1 or deal massive damage to enemy heroes.
• Playmaker: Minion 3-mana allows you to create a copy of any minion you use. Extremely powerful when played with cards like Rokara and Overlord Runthakotherwise, Playmaker still works well with all Rush minions, making this card very versatile.
• Rokara: The early-midgame superstar of the deck and one of the must-have cards in the mulligan. The fact that Rokara has Rush and can take advantage of his own effects right away is so cool. Don’t be afraid to use Rokara on turn 2-3 to trade, but be careful because your opponent will have a way to remove this card from the table.
• Blademaster Samuro: This is Deck’s clearing card. You should wait for the same combo Parade Leader or try the handbuff first, especially against decks that specialize in full table calls. Note, Samuro needs to live after the attack to activate the effect. Practice if necessary to use this minion properly because it will help you win against decks like Token Druid.
• Ringmaster Whatley: Main draw card for the deck. This card almost guarantees you a 3 card draw before we have 15 cards left in the deck.
• Overlord Runthak: No need to explain much. Although the attack stat is low, it buffs the minion in your hand by +1/+1 after each attack. This card is strong against midrange and control decks, especially when combined with Playmaker to double the effect.
• Trouble Maker: One of two late game danger cards. When it comes to decks that hit fast, it can trade very well, and when it comes to slower decks, it can deal 6 damage instantly.
• Alexstrasza the Life-Binder: The card that kills the opponent. The new version of Alexstrasza can deal 8 damage to enemy heroes, so keep an eye on the hero with that much health left on turn 9 to use. Don’t forget Alexstrasza can also activate minions in case you need to eliminate your opponent’s strong Taunt. In addition, this card can also be used to heal, if it is urgent.

Guide Mulligan Rush Warrior

Your goal is to overrun the table as soon as possible and stay there until you finish the opponent. There are many leaves you should keep initially:

• Imprisoned Gan’arg: Extremely powerful when unleashed on turn 1. This card will give you a weapon 3/2 and a minion 2/2 on turn 3. The player can use them to protect more important minions. As a Warrior, health is a resource and you can utilize it to overwhelm the table early.
• Rokara: Another powerful card early game. If you have this card at the beginning, along Athletic Studiesthe player can use this spell on turn 1 (as long as you don’t hold Imprisoned Gan’arg) and toss Rokara on turn 2 (used to trade weaker minions). If alive, Rokara can snowball the table terribly.
• Crabrider: Minion is strong early game. Most of the time you use it on the mana curve because 4 health is hard to erase in the early game. And if there’s blood loss, Shield of Honor Can deal incredible amount of damage to the opponent’s face.
• Parade Leader: 2-mana with only 2/3 stat, but its dangerousness can give cards like Crabrider very large, causing the opponent to find a way to erase it early. Remember, you should keep at least 1 of 2 copies just in case Blademaster Samuro in front of decks overflowing.

Tips and how to play Rush Warrior

Although Rush Warrior has many different versions (some decks even add ETC, God of Metal), but the deck we mentioned above is among the most successful decks in the current meta. This Deck Rush Warrior relies on early table control then snowball equals Rokaraor combo Playmaker + Minion Rush to clear the opponent’s table and then punch in the face.

If mulligan goes like this, you should buff Crabrider or any Rush minion equals Parade Leader. Using weapons (equal to Imprisoned Gan’arg or Sword Eater) to protect the table and face the opponent. If any Parade Leader on the table, let’s buff Crabrider go up. Similar to Playmaker on the table, you should toss Bumper Car (to earn tokens), Rokara nice Overlord Runthak (Double effect). Another useful way is to cast Shield of Honor Copy the word you can create Playmakerbut if it’s a copy of Blademaster Samuro the leaf’s effect will not activate.

After taking control of the table, start damaging enemy heroes whenever possible. Your goal is to drag his hero’s health down to around 8hp on turn 9, so you can end the game with Alexstrasza the Life-Binder if still alive. Don’t be afraid to use a weapon to do this, especially if you can get a weapon from Imprisoned Gan’arg or Sword Eater. You can use them in the same turn, while also using .’s weapon Imprisoned Gan’arg right after of Sword Eater finished using.

Let’s always toss Trouble Maker at curve (if possible). This card tempo is very effective and can deal 6 damage to faces with its effect. If you can bring down to 8 health, you can lethal by Alexstrasza the Life-Binder on the next turn.

On turns 9-10, we should direct the enemy hero’s hp to 8 or less so that we can use Alexstrasza to end the game. Remember, the effect of Alexstrasza the Life-Binder through Ice Barrier by Mages. Therefore, if the opponent uses Ring Toss When you have that much blood left, you can use it Alexstrasza the Life-Binder or Ringmaster Whatley On the hand, there is no need to attack the hero to avoid activating the armor bonus. Clear the table and use Hero Power to reduce damage instead, until Alexstrasza is unleashed.

Substitute cards in Rush Warrior

Rush Warrior is a pretty expensive deck. While a few Legendary come from the Core Set, there are plenty of Epics and Legendaries you really want to have:

• Rokara – Strong for clearing small minons, or later in the game when you have control of the table. Leaves are strong but not absolutely necessary.
• Blademaster Samuro – The author must say Samuro must be in this deck. This is the only minion that clears the entire table, and can be done well after being handbuffed. You will have difficulty against some opponents without this card.
• Ringmaster Whatley – Very profitable, draw 3 cards with 5 mana, not to mention we have 3/5 more minions on the table. Sometimes it is possible to draw less, 1-2 cards for example, but that is okay. Strong leaves should be present, but not absolutely necessary.
• Playmaker – Strong leaves in the middle of the game. It allows you to control the table by making copies of Rush minions. The best part is that you can use 1 health copies to attack while keeping the original minion full of health. You can play Rush Warrior without this card, but the deck loses a lot of its power in the late game.
• Warmaul Challenger – Mainly to wipe out single target early game and combo with handbuff. Early in the game, you can clear 1-3 health minions, but this card only really shines after being buffed. For example, at 3/12 it can handle strong minoins with ease while still having decent health.
• Tent Trasher – Another Rush minion, not really necessary. It is mainly used for Whatley to be more effective (because Alexstrasza is the remaining Dragon of the deck).

And here are a few cards you can substitute:

• Cutting Class – With four 3-Attack weapon sources in the deck, this card costs almost 2 mana. Drawing 2 cards with only 2 mana is quite good!
• Stonemaul Anchorman – If you need to replace a Rush minion, or need to draw more cards (for example, you do not have Whatley), Anchorman is a pretty good choice.
• Outrider’s Axe – You probably don’t want to put both copies in the deck, so 1 card is enough. Draw cards while controlling the table, plus face damage if the opponent does not have a minion for you to hit.
• Mor’shan Elite – 2x 4/4 Taunt with 5 mana alone is beneficial, but if you add a few handbufffs, you will create a safe wall and endanger the opponent. The biggest problem is that it is very weak to touch Hysteria – leaves appear commonly in the current meta.
• ETC, God of Metal – Good ending card if you own it. If included, throw in Playmaker and some cheap Rush minions. You can easily burst the enemy for more than 10 damage while clearing the number of minions.
• Mankrik A strong card for any Midrange deck and Rush Warrior is no exception. It’s not really that great unless we’re lucky enough to get the shuffle right away. But overall, this is still a good curve card, especially when you’re short on 3-mana cards.

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