The Comprehensive The Great Dark Beyond Preview

In this article, we will review the new cards, evaluate the strength of each class set and rank the sets against each other. We will also be ranking the classes, which is very difficult to do but it’s fun. We’re very good at evaluating cards once we see them being played live, but without data, the process becomes educated guessing. Keep that in mind.

In addition, we will be producing a theorycrafting article in which we will present you with ideas on what kind of decks could be successful from each class in The Great Dark Beyond. It will be released on Monday, November 4th, a day before the expansion’s launch.

Tomorrow, October 29th, we will publish a theorycrafting article containing decks for the Pre-Release Tavern Brawl. These decks will be built without epics or legendaries from the new expansion. Some of them will cater to players who may not purchase pre-order bundles but want to head into the brawl with a strong deck to compete with by running no expansion cards at all. The article will be out a few hours before the launch of the 31.0 patch.

We’ve assessed cards based on their potential strength and scored them accordingly from 1 to 4 based on the guidelines below.

4- Meta-defining, or an extremely powerful card we have great confidence will see play. Translation: Busted!

3- Very strong card that we’re confident will see play. Translation: Nice!

2- Decent, or niche card with potential to see play. Translation: Okay!

1- A card we don’t believe will see competitive play, for whatever reason. Translation: Meh!

For neutral cards that we believe will see play, we’ve also listed the classes or decks that are most likely to use them.

Each class piece ends in final thoughts regarding the class’ prospects and its rankings.

The Great Dark Beyond Set rank: How strong is the class’ new set?

Overall Power Ranking: How strong are the class’ prospects based on the entire standard card pool?

 

We’ll see you again soon!

The Vicious Syndicate Data Reaper team


 

 

Spoilers: The Great Dark Beyond Summary of Ranks

 

2 Comments

  1. So Yrel can’t give the Libram of Judgment, 7 mana weapon? Then text on this card is misleading and deceptive.

    • I believe the “timeline” wording is supposed to be what implies it’s only the ashes librams.
      Timeline > set, so she only gives the cards that shared a set.

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