Summary

• The Old Gods make for interesting additions to Hearthstone decks, whether you're playing modern or not; some are clearly better than others though.
• For instance, N'Zoth, God of the Deep, is designed for Menagerie decks, but struggles to find a place in the meta due to its lack of power compared to other options.
• Mecha'thun, while not technically an Old God, is included in this list due to its satisfying win condition of destroying the enemy hero, although it is risky to rely solely on this strategy in the current meta.

The Old Gods are iconic characters in World of Warcraft, and ever since their introduction to 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Hearthstone in the Whispers of ༒the Old Gods expansion, they have become equally notew💖orthy in a new game.

The main four are C’Thun, ꦇYogg-Saron, N’Zoth, and Y’Shaarj, each of which Hearthstone has several alternate variants of. There are also some minions that might best be described as “Old-God-Adjacent” that have also been included on this list. Let’s see which one of these dark deities reigns supreme.

These rankings are based largely on each Old God's current power level, though historical performance does play a small factor.

11 🍃 G’huun The Blood God

Unlike its more famous counterparts, G’huun isn&rsqu𒐪o;t an ancient agent of the Void Lords. Instead, it was accidentally created by the Titans when they were messing around. As a result, while certainly not a threat to be taken lightly, G’huun was a relative weakling in World of Warcraft.

Unfortunately, that held true in Hearthstone, where G’huun’s one appearance didn’t have much of an impact. Cheating mana is almost always strong in Hearthstone, but the fact that you can’t choose which cards G’huun discounts makes pulling off a consistent combo pretty much impossible. And oftentimes, the cards you draw are either too cheap for the reduction to be rele🍸vant, or so expensive that the health cost becomes prohibitive.

10 ♔ N’Zoth, ꧒God Of The Deep

N’Zoth, God of the Deep was designed to function in Menagerie decks; that is, decks with synergies based around having multiple different minion types. At various times in Hearthstone’s history, the deck archetype has at times seen a certain amount of success, though rarely as a high-tier option.

And even when that happened, such decks were sometimes too aggressive for♔ including N’Zoth, God of the Deep to make sense. Perhaps if a particularly dominant Mﷺenagerie deck were to appear, we would see it on the ladder consistently, but even then, it might not be quite good enough.

9 ♛ 🍌Mecha’thun

Mecha’thun isn’t exactly an Old God, but it feels more than close enough to warrant including on this list. Besides, it’s tough to ignore a card that says “destroy the enemy hero.” Unfortunately, the steps required to reach that final effect are difficult to accomplish before your opponent is able to kill you.

And with more hand-disruption tools available in the meta than ✤ever, relying on Mecha’thun as your sole win condition has become substantially more risky. Even so, it is undoubtedly one of the most satisfying ways to win a game of Hearthstone.

8 C’Thun ൩ 🐼

Over the years, C’Thun has been a fairly popular card. The fact that everyone got a copy of it for free didn’t hurt, but it is also a rather satisfying card to play; seeing it grow throughout the game, then watching 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:its Battlecry launch a massive amount of𝓰 damage at your opponent is undeniably𓃲 fun.

Unfortunately, C'Thun's fun-factor was never matched by its power level, even back when it was first released. It requires more support than any other Old God, since you need to build your entire deck around buffing its stats for it to be effective. And despite some r🐽ecent buffs, that strategy is too slow and 𝄹inflexible to dominate the meta.

7 🌸 𒈔N’zoth, The Corruptor

Even without any extra help, Deathrattle minions are already a real pain to deal with. Killing them often only makes your opponent's situation worse. And after they have done so the first time, N’Zoth, the Corruptor will make them do it all over again, summoning a massive board that will sometimes end the game on the spot. Better still, if you generate extra copies of N’Zoth, you can create wave after wave of irritating boards for your opponent to struggle against.

Unfortunately, modern Hearthstone both has better tools for dealing with large boards and generally better ways to win games that are much faster and more efficient than this version of N’Zoth. However, the release of some sufficiently powerful Deathrattles migꦡht change things.

6 Y’Shaarj👍, Rage Unbound

If you’ve set your deck up to only have big minions, Y’Shaarj, Rage Unbound creates a massive pile of stats the turn it hits the board. The trouble is, getting to ten mana without playing any low or medium-cost minions can be extremely tricky. That’🔯s why, at its strongest, Y’Shaarj took advantage of multiple combos allowing you to cheat a copy of it out of your deck, which could then summon the original version or another big minion.

Nowadays, the deck isn’t all that powerful compared to other strategies, and even in decks operating in this way, there are better minions to cheat out. But in its heyday, Y’Shaarj was a real menace.

5 C’thun, The Shattered 🌱

C’thun, the Shattered is a solid control card, and fills a unique role amidst the pantheon of Hearthstone’s Old Gods. Unlike most of the others, which are cards you either build your deck around or include in decks that are already set up in a way that💞 supports them, this version of C’Thun can stand alone.

It shuffles extra cards into your deck, each of which has a solid effect. That bonus value is something certain control decks can utilize, even if you never get to C’Thun’s final form. In those decks, the potential to do so is just an extra bonus. Of course, in modern Hearthstone, C'Thun the Shattered competes with many other, powerful control tools, but it's usually at least a passable option.

4 Y’Shaarj, The Defiler 𝓀

Y’Shaarj, the Defiler is designed to synergize with cards that have the Corrupt keyword, which gain a more powerful effect if you play a card that𒆙 costs more than them while they are in your hand. If you are running multiple powerful Corrupt cards, the Defiler can create a massive amount of value or, in more niche cases, allow for some unique combos.

Unfortunately, the power level of this version of Y'Shaarj also hinges on the strength of Corrupt cards, and it&rs𒀰quo;s been some time since we’ve seen any. That being said, if the Hearthstone team ever decides to release more, Y’Shaarj, the Defiler could be injected with new life.

3 Y⛦ogg-Saron, Master Of Fate

Unlike the original version of this Old God, casting 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:a bunch of spells is merely one of the many choices on Yogg-Saron, Master of Fa♋te’s wheel. And most of them will clear the board for you in some fashion or another, which is what you wanted old Yogg to do for you anyway.

The way the Master of Fate's abilities do so is more controlled as well, with options like stealing three enemy minions or consuming all minions and gaining their stats, meaning there's much less risk of this Yogg accidentally killing you. Plus, the small chance that you land on the space that starts launching Pyroblasts until a player dies means the Master of Fate can theoretically win you even the most doomed games.

2 Yogg-Saron, Hope’s End🍰

Of all the Old Gods to terrorize Hearthstone, Yogg-Saron, Hope’s End was by far the most disruptive. Its effect feels like it was intended to be a meme; who would play a ten-mana minion that had as much chanc🎶e to help your opponent as it did you?

But it turned out that, more often than not, Yogg would just clear the board. And it came with the added benefit of sometimes winning you the game outright. With those odds, the fact that it would occasionally do nothing made the card worth including in many decks. As a result, the original variant of Yogg ended up seeing play at the highest levels of competitive Hearthstone, and wa𝐆s the only Old God thus far to b💝e nerfed.