[Hearthstone] Defeating the Grim Guzzler (Normal)

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I'm going to do a series of posts on how I beat the new Hearthstone Adventure "Blackrock Mountain". I'll show you the deck I used and explain any strategy tips. If you have any questions, feel free to leave them in the comments.

Grim Guzzler's hero is none other than our favorite Brewfest boss, Coren Direbrew. His hero power summons a minion from each players deck. When summoned in this way, the minions do not fire their Battlecry.

I went with a minion heavy Priest deck, but I broke the no Battlecry rule with Temple Enforcer. I liked having a 6/6 on the board and felt it was worth it. Feugen and Stalaag make for some real fun if you can get both out and killed. Lightbomb is a great board clear if you get behind or lose a Brawl. Throw in some Giants and big minions, along with some buffs and removals.

Mulligan away any high mana cards, you want Coren to summon them early with his hero power.


Shadow Word: Pain x 2
Dire Wolf Alpha
Shadow Word: Death x 2
Velen's Chosen x 2
Emperor Cobra
Faceless Manipulator
Feugen
Stalaag
Holy Fire
Lightbomb
Lord of the Arena x 2
Maexxna
Temple Enforcer
Core Hound x 2
Stormwind Champion x 2
War Golem x 2
Force-Tank MAX x 2
Kel'thuzad
Mind Control x 2
Sea Giant
Mountain Giant




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