Hyarth Hearthstone: Zoologist's deck. Description, walkthrough and recommendations

Hearthstone is a computer card game that takes its roots from the source called Warcraft. One of the game tactics used by the players is called the deck of the zoologist. The correct name is all zoo-lok (from the words "zoo" and "lock"). This will be discussed in the article.

Zoologist Warlock. Deck and some guides

There is only one warlock in the game - the orcish shaman Gul'Dan. Yes, yes, the same one who invaded Azeroth, having sacrificed foul souls of draenei.

Thanks to Gul'Dan’s ability to sacrifice health in order to get a card from the deck, it is possible to fill up the entire playing field much faster in order to crush the enemy. The deck of the zoologist is used by players actively. The essence of tactics is to fill the battlefield with cheap creatures as quickly as possible, simultaneously killing those whom the opponent exposes, suppress by quantity and gain the upper hand before the game reaches 10 mana crystals.

Gul'Dan Zoologist, Hearthstone Deck

It is especially effective against leit players - who are strong towards the end of the game, but are poorly protected at first. In addition, a zoologist will be useful to a beginner who has missed all the most significant updates that allowed him to get very good cards. The budget deck will look something like this:

• Scolding sergeant;
• Demon of the Abyss;
• Fiery Demon;
• Overwhelming Power;
• Face of Tender;

These cards cost 1 mana crystal, they can be played from the first turn. Next - worth 2 crystals:

• Nerubian Egg;
• Ironbeak;
• Fierce Wolves Leader;
• Juggler with Daggers;
• Obsessed Crawler;

You should not always play these cards already on the second move. Starting is a good way to take advantage. Therefore, it is better to play two cards worth 1 crystal.

The following are more expensive:

• The horror of the abyss;
• The leader of the gang of demons;

These cards allow you to beat the initiative by increasing the number of creatures (the leader of the gang of demons) or strengthen the card by sacrificing two creatures (Horror of the Abyss).

The following creatures are already 4 crystals:

• Dark Iron Dwarf;
• Defender of Argus;
• Voidcaller;
• Merciless explosion;

And the last card for 5 crystals is the Horror Guard.

Assembling these cards in a deck does not take up a lot of gold and dust, so it will not be difficult for beginners. Of course, cards can be replaced with alternative options.

Zoological strategy

It is recommended to hold in your hand the Gravedigger, Obsessed Crawler and Fiery Demon. You can leave the Leprognom or the Demon of the Abyss, if there is no desire to risk pulling out not very convenient cards. If there is a creature that can be played this very second, it is better to choose the Scolding Sergeant. It is recommended to hold the dagger of the Dagger until the moment of obvious advantage comes. Otherwise, the enemy will demolish the Juggler, the card will be wasted. If you successfully play it, it will be a great additional damage on the battlefield. If there is a Gravedigger and a Sergeant in the hand, then playing the Nerubian Egg is recommended.

Location of cards on the field

It plays not the last role. When a zoologist’s deck is formed, you need to consider the presence of cards without dying rattling and any additional skills. They should be laid out first - it’s not a pity to lose. When a picture of a numerical advantage is drawn more or less (although it would be on 1 map), you can lay out the Leader of the Fierce Wolves in the middle so that the creatures on both sides receive a bonus to the attack.

If a more powerful creature is played out, you should think ahead of what to sacrifice in the first place. It is also necessary, when using the Leader of the Fierce Wolves, to release one of its sides from the creatures before using the Ruthless Explosion spell so that the called demon gets on the playing field next to the Leader and receives a bonus. These are the main recommendations for the base party “Zoologist” - the deck, the standard mode of which provides for the usual base cards. About non-standard - more on that later.

Lok'tar ogar!

"Victory or death!" says the orc motto. Not every player manages to crush the deck of ash. Especially if you fight against Jaina, capable of burning out with a single spell all creatures whose health is below 4 or equal. And in the presence of cards that enhance the effect of spells, and higher. For example, the dragon Malygos gives +5 to spells. When Malygos is on the battlefield, Jaina plays the Fire Wave and creatures with health below 9 (or equal to this figure) burn out.

In view of the above, it is recommended to keep one or two cards as an “ace in the sleeve”, capable of restoring lost initiative in 1 move.

One example of such cards is the dragon Onyxia. Yes, the same daughter of Deathwing. When playing a card, the entire field will be filled with little dragons. And the dragon herself.

The budget option for the spammer is the Morose card (available at the Party in Karazhan). The card has a disguise, costs three mana crystals, spamming every turn of Butler 1/1. Thanks to disguise, Morouza can be killed only by a mass spell, which makes him a real pain in the soft spot of the enemy, and any zoologist’s deck can also be successfully replenished.

Trumps of high value

The card of the ancient god I'Sharaj has a similar effect - at the end of each turn he draws a card from the deck and puts it on the field. It is effective if there is an invincible provocateur on the field who will take damage until a numerical advantage is achieved.

Gul'Dan has the opportunity to get a Lord Jaraxxus card. It costs 9 mana crystals. When playing, will replace the orc itself with the mentioned demon, will deliver Bloody Fury 3/8 to the weapon's place. The hero's strength will be replaced by Hell - a summit on the battlefield of Infernal 6/6. A great alternative to capturing the battlefield with strong creatures for only 2 mana crystals (the cost of using the hero’s skill).

Non-budget deck

To compile this, you will either need to create maps using dust, or go through some kind of expedition. In this case, the League of Explorers.

Below is the deck of the zoologist, the cost of use is indicated in parentheses.

Brann Bronzebeard is taken from the League of Explorers. Cards such as Calling Evil, Champion of K'Thun, Chosen One of K'Thun, Emperor Vek'Lor and K'Thun himself can be found in the Awakening of the Old Gods set.

Total

The HS deck of a zoologist (or zoo-lok) has many variations. It is important to understand the essence and compose decks either by guides or independently, using the available cards. During the game, you can spray the unnecessary to create stronger creatures. A lot of dust can be obtained by spraying gold cards at the end of the season.

The game provides templates for creating decks from existing cards. One of the strongest decks can be created by playing as a Jaina (but no one forbids using this variation in other classes), it is called Dragon Flame:

In connection with the advent of adventures such as Black Mountain, most cards with dragons became available. These winged creatures differ from ordinary creatures in terms of damage and health. Therefore, it is recommended to form a deck not only from dragons, but also from creatures receiving a bonus if there is a dragon in the hand.

It is recommended that you replace the Treasure Collector with another Fireball spell , discard both Intellect of the Wizard and one of the Twilight Dragon cards, and supplement the deck with cards such as Draconid the Crusher (in two copies) and Rand Chernoruk. The latter will crush any card of legendary quality if there is a dragon in the hand.

In the party in Karazhan adventure, there is a good map of the Serpents - kills a creature with an attack of 3 or less.

Good game! Lok'Narosh! For the Black Mountain!