Damien 1,476 Report post Posted April 3, 2015 This thread is for comments about our Coren Direbrew guide for Blackrock Mountain. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kurc Report post Posted April 4, 2015 I beat heroic mode with hunter's Deck:2x Hunter's Mark2x Explosive Trap2x Misdirection2x Dire Wolf Alpha2x Mad Scientist2x Scavenging Hyena2x Animal Companion2x Deadly Shot2x Emperor Cobra2x Illuminator2x Ironfur Grizzly2x Tundra Rhino1x Maexxna2x Savannah Highmane2x Core Hound1x KelThuzad Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pumanatic 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2015 I just successfully won against Coren Direbrew on Heroic in 2 attempts with the following (fairly basic deck with only 3 legendary cards). I figured i'd share it with people who are struggling with this fight and don't have many legendary cards. 2 x Preparation 2 x Cold Blood 2 x Deadly Poison 2 x Betrayal 2 x Blade Flurry 2 x Eviscerate 1 x Gang Up (might be useful to use two of these if your having bad RNG) 2 x Fan of Knives 1 x Tinker's Sharpsword Oil 1 x Abomination 2 x Sludge Belcher 1 x Vanish 1 x Lord of the Arena 2 x Sunwalker 2 x Sprint 1 x Stormwind Champion 1 x Force-Tank MAX 1 x Gruul (very useful for finishing blow) 1 x Kel Thuzad (theoretically useful but never played him in my winning attempt so not required) 1 x Ysera (Useful for the cheap good minions she gives you but that's about it so again not required but is very useful) The strategy with this deck is making sure you ALWAYS have enough taunt minions alive so that Coren's minions can never hit you. If he spawns 4 (1/1) minions don't immediately kill them. they take up half of his minion spaces so only kill them when your ready to hit him hard (preferably with Blade Flurry or Fan of Knives) I hope this helps! - Puma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ArchRaziel Report post Posted April 5, 2015 I beat him on the first try using the following priest deck: http://www.hearthpwn.com/deckbuilder/priest#94:1;179:1;207:2;241:1;249:2;301:1;303:1;310:2;401:2;409:2;414:1;431:2;509:2;544:1;547:2;554:2;7742:1;7747:1;14454:1;14461:2; It was surprisingly easy, ressurect, shadow word:death and priests buffs and silences made it a cake walk. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted April 6, 2015 easy win Rog deck all you need is gang up and kelthuzad ( he is the only creature in your deck ) get a gang up in your hand to start use it on Kel immediately .....win Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damien 1,476 Report post Posted April 7, 2015 easy win Rog deck all you need is gang up and kelthuzad ( he is the only creature in your deck ) get a gang up in your hand to start use it on Kel immediately .....win Oh that's a good idea! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Matej Report post Posted May 13, 2015 I just beat him in Normal with Mage and mostly basic cards. I used 20 spells I had for mage, then filled the rest of my deck with only taunt minions Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob21117 15 Report post Posted May 27, 2015 These are the cheapest decks I beat Heroic Coren Direbrew (The Grim Guzzler) with.The Hero Power Pile On! allows Coren to summon 2 minions every turn, while it only summons 1 for you. Most of Coren's minions are high-value, so you need to find a way to use his Hero Power to your own advantage. Otherwise you will get overwhelmed very quickly.The main idea behind beating Coren in Heroic mode is to use large minions that do not have a Battlecry, and support them with spells. Mulligan for spells only. Do not hesitate to concede and restart, if your starting hand has minions or if the early turns did not go in your favor. Navigating the early turns really is the key to defeating Coren.F2P Mage (0 Dust)Difficulty: hard (may take more than 10 tries)Inspiration: 2x Mirror Image2x Arcane Explosion2x Frostbolt2x Frost Nova2x Fireball2x Polymorph2x Dragon's Breath2x Gurubashi Berserker2x Archmage2x Boulderfist Ogre2x Lord of the Arena2x Flamestrike2x Core Hound2x Stormwind Champion2x War GolemStall with Mirror Image on turn 1 and ideally even turn 2, followed by Frost Nova on turn 3 and 4.Hope for Stormwind Champion to buff your Mirror Images.Use Arcane Explosion to deal with Get 'em!Use Archmage to buff your removal spells, especially Arcane Explosion.This deck needs the perfect draw, so it can take a while.Naxx Shaman (0 Dust)Difficulty: easy (may take up to 5 tries)Inspiration: https://www.icy-veins.com/hearthstone/legendary-coren-direbrew-shaman-deck-heroic-mode2x Ancestral Healing2x Totemic Might2x Frost Shock2x Goldshire Footman2x Rockbiter Weapon2x Frostwolf Grunt2x Lava Shock2x Reincarnate2x Windfury2x Hex2x Ironfur Grizzly2x Sen'jin Shieldmasta2x Bloodlust2x Sludge Belcher1x Lord of the Arena1x Kel'ThuzadThe only cheap and easy way to win this fight is by playing dirty and abusing the AI bug concerning Kel'Thuzad and taunts. Coren's Hero Power will even help you with this strategy.Put as many spells into you deck as possible – be they useful or not. Add Kel'Thuzad and fill up the deckslots with taunts only, preferably cheap ones to be able to play them soon, if you draw them.Mulligan for Reincarnate. Concede, if you draw Kel'Thuzad.Use Ancestral Healing on a Totem, as soon as Kel'Thuzad is on the board.Reincarnate Kel'Thuzad to be safe from Execute.Use Hex to get rid of Baron Geddon and Mogor the Ogre.If Coren plays Brawl just hope for the best. Cheerio, Bob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest zhang rongkai Report post Posted October 10, 2015 I really wonder why people focus so much on prolonging the game. You could just play mage, have a number of delaying spells like ice lance, mirror image, ice block, frost nova. The rest of your cards are high cost minions and you can just focus on hitting the face after the boss use his hero power. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptLando 26 Report post Posted November 8, 2015 T4 Mage Win I just defeated heroic Coren Direbrew/Grim Guzzler on my very first attempt. Using my 'hero power' mage deck, I achieved victory on my 4th turn! T4 Lethal- 8+6+4=18 atk dmg + 6 from Fireball or 4 from Polymorph = win My deck does not contain KT, as most or all of the others do. Here is the list, for anyone interested: 1x Mana Wyrm 2x Frostbolt 2x Fallen Hero 2x Garrison Commander 2x Arcane Intellect 2x Frost Nova 1x Ice Barrier 2x Polymorph: Boar 1x Fencing Coach 1x Saboteur 2x Fireball 2x Maiden of the Lake 2x Water Elemental 1x Antique Healbot 1x Nexus-Champion Saraad 2x Sludge Belcher 1x Coldarra Drake 1x Emperor Thaurissan 1x Flamestrike 1x Frost Giant I know that a few of these minions are poor choices for a fight against this boss, especially the ones with a battlecry. In other words...I got extremely lucky with both my starting hand and Coren's hero power. T1: I played Mana Wyrm. His hero power (Pile On) brought out Succubus and Baron Geddon for himself, Frost Giant for me. T2: I played Frostbolt on Baron Geddon, then attacked Baron with my 2/1 Mana Wyrm to kill it. Hit Coren for 8 with Frost Giant. Pile On brought out Ravenholdt Assassin and Grim Patron for himself, Coldarra Drake for me. T3: I played Frost Nova to freeze his board. Hit Coren for 14 with Giant and Drake. Pile on brought out Venture Co. Mercenary and Dark Iron Bouncer for himself, Garrison Commander for me. T4: See image above. Four cards essential to my win: a 6-cost minion, an 8-cost minion, and two freeze spells. This leads me to believe that a properly constructed freeze mage with a few heavyweight minions would work like a charm :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Aön Report post Posted November 11, 2015 Just one tried him with a retard frost mage : I just put all my frosting card and some 7+ legendary. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Idespair Report post Posted November 13, 2015 Thank you, dead by turn 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jesslynn 1 Report post Posted May 17, 2016 Normal Mode Wow.. I beat him first try in like 3 turns using Bob21117's mage deck as suggested above, made only one change: 2x Mirror Image 2x Arcane Explosion 2x Frostbolt 2x Frost Nova 2x Fireball 2x Polymorph 2x Dragon's Breath (didn't have these cards so used 2X Forgotten Torch) 2x Gurubashi Berserker 2x Archmage 2x Boulderfist Ogre 2x Lord of the Arena 2x Flamestrike 2x Core Hound 2x Stormwind Champion 2x War Golem Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites