Season 12 of Hearthstone Battlegrounds introduces the Timewarp mechanic, replacing Trinkets and Anomalies. Alongside the powerful Timewarp cards, many core teams like Undeads and Quillboars have been significantly shaken up.
Here’s a roundup of the strongest teams, ranked from S-Tier to B-Tier. This list will be updated throughout Season 12.
S-Tier
Sticky Deathrattle Undead
Key Units: Handless Forsaken (or Cadaver Caretaker), Soulsplitter, Champion of the Primus, Deathly Striker
- The team focuses on adding Reborn to sticky Undead units like Handless Forsaken or Cadaver Caretaker.
- Prosthetic Hand is crucial to keep key units like Deathly Striker and Champion of the Primus alive longer.
- Buff your Undead using Anub’arak, Nerubian King, and Nerubian Deathswarmer early for permanent attack bonuses.
- Extremely strong from early to mid-game; slightly weaker late-game against huge Demons, Nagas, or Elementals.
- Advantage: easy to scale, just one key unit can help you consistently reach top 4.
Demon-eating
Key Units: Shadowdancer, Felboar, Famished Felbat, Insatiable Ur’zul, Felfire Conjurer
- Tavern-buffing Demon-eating units remain strong this season.
- Buff Tavern Spells with Felfire Conjurer and units like Tranquil Meditative.
- Use Shadowdancer and Staff of Enrichments to stack Tavern Spells, pairing with Felboar for extra stats before obtaining Famished Felbat.
- Flaming Enforcer and Furious Driver help carry into late-game.
- Main challenge: surviving until you can scale your stats exponentially, but successful scaling remains extremely powerful.
Quillboar Tavern Spell Gems
Key Units: Felboar, Paint Smudger, Timewarped Bloodbinder, Sanguine Refiner, Prickly Piper
- Start with Blood Gem boost using Prickly Piper.
- Timewarped Bloodbinder is the endgame core, turning Blood Gems into Tavern Spells and generating them every turn.
- Can further buff with Felfire Conjurer.
- Trench Fighter helps transfer stats to key carries like Bonker or Razorfen Vineweaver.
A-Tier
Magicfin Murloc
Key Units: Magicfin Mycologist, Young Murk-Eye, Drakkari Enchanter
- Based on the Season 11 combo, but without Flotsam Flinger.
- Late-game team; main goal is duplicating spells with Magicfin Mycologist and Young Murk-Eye, boosted by Drakkari Enchanter.
- Early-game: play small Murlocs like Flighty Scout, Scourfin, Bream Counter, Bassgill until tier 5–6 for key units.
Spellcraft Naga
Key Units: Slitherspear, Lord of Gains, Sundered Matriarch, Corrupted Myrmidon, Tranquil Meditative, Rimescale Priestess
- Core units mainly appear at tiers 5–6.
- Buff Corrupted Myrmidon with Deep Blue Crooner and Rimescale Priestess.
- Tranquil Meditative strengthens Tavern Spells; Rimescale Priestess generates additional spells.
- Late-game: add Glowscale Divine Shields and Waverider’s Windfury for stronger battles.
B-Tier
Pirate Gold Buffer
Key Units: Blade Collector, Industrious Deckhand, Cannon Corsair, Fleet Admiral Tethys
- Cannon Corsair buffs your team when you gain gold.
- Fleet Admiral Tethys generates Pirates and supports gold generation with Freedealing Gamblers.
- Industrious Deckhand consistently buffs every round, can combine with Gunpowder Courier for massive attack increases.
- Visionary Shipman provides additional gold synergy.
- Main drawback: hard to execute, limited rewards, relies heavily on Timewarped cards to strengthen the team.
