Arena Mage Tier Lists for Voyage to the Sunken City
Table of Contents
This spreadsheet is designed to aid you in forging Mage Arena decks. As you can see, the spreadsheet divides all cards of the same rarity into 8 different tiers, based on their (potential) value for your class. Cards listed in Tier 1 are generally better than cards listed in Tier 2, and so on. Within each tier, however, the cards are not listed in order of their value. Cards specific to Mages are underlined.
1.
How to Use a Spreadsheet?
Essentially, you should always pick the card that is part of the highest tier. When picking between cards that are in the same tier, make your choice based on preference, or what card would best suit your existing card choices.
To read more about how to use the spreadsheet to make the correct decisions, as well as to read about the exceptions (situations where you should pick something other than what the spreadsheet indicates), please check out our spreadsheet explanations.
2.
About the Author
This deck is presented to you by Kat, a professional Hearthstone player playing since closed beta. She is a consistent legend player in both Wild and Standard with multiple high-rank finishes.
3.
Mage Spreadsheet
| Tier 1: Excellent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Amplified Snowflurry | Big Ol' Whelp | Golakka Glutton | Venomous Scorpid |
| Fireball | Cobalt Scalebane | Knight-Captain | |
| Runed Orb | Evasive Wyrm | Twin Tyrant | |
| Tier 2: Great | |||
| Arcanologist | Refreshing Spring Water | Bunker Sergeant | Stormwind Champion |
| Azure Explorer | Spellcoiler | Gold Road Grunt | Tar Creeper |
| Drakefire Amulet | Violet Spellwing | Herald of Lokholar | Troll Centurion |
| Fire Sale | Baba Naga | Hog Rancher | |
| Polymorph: Jellyfish | Bull Dozer | Pandaren Importer | |
| Tier 3: Good | |||
| Arcane Intellect | Darkspear Berserker | Mad Bomber | Slimescale Diver |
| Azsharan Sweeper | Evasive Drakonid | Piggyback Imp | Sneaky Scout |
| Learn Draconic | Excavation Specialist | Plated Beetle | Sunwell Initiate |
| Mecha-Shark | Frantic Hippogryph | Razormane Raider | Treasure Guard |
| Prestor's Pyromancer | Gangplank Diver | Redgill Razorjaw | Troll Batrider |
| Siphon Mana | Grim Necromancer | Reefwalker | Tuskarrrr Trawler |
| Blood Guard | Gyrocopter | Rustrot Viper | |
| Dark Iron Dwarf | Impatient Shopkeep | Scalerider | |
| Tier 4: Above Average | |||
| Cone of Cold | Devouring Ectoplasm | Lion's Guard | Sen'jin Shieldmasta |
| Ethereal Conjurer | Dire Wolf Alpha | Living Dragonbreath | Spring Rocket |
| Grey Sage Parrot | Direwolf Commander | Loot Hoarder | Steel Rager |
| Acolyte of Pain | Evasive Chimaera | Pelican Diver | Stormwind Guard |
| Annoy-o-Tron | Faerie Dragon | Peon | Stranglethorn Tiger |
| Beaming Sidekick | Far Watch Post | Pufferfist | Wargear |
| Bubbler | Fire Hawk | Rainbow Glowscale | |
| Click-Clocker | Ice Revenant | Ram Commander | |
| Corporal | Injured Tol'vir | Royal Librarian | |
| Tier 5: Average | |||
| Oasis Ally | Deeprun Engineer | Kaboom Bot | Peasant |
| Shivering Sorceress | Explosive Sheep | Lushwater Murcenary | Ratchet Privateer |
| Azsharan Sentinel | Florist | Mecharoo | SI:7 Skulker |
| Battleground Battlemaster | Gankster | Microtech Controller | Stockades Guard |
| Chillwind Yeti | Gnome Private | Mistress of Mixtures | Stubborn Suspect |
| City Architect | Goboglide Tech | Murkwater Scribe | Sunreaver Spy |
| Coppertail Imposter | Icehoof Protector | Murloc Tidehunter | Talented Arcanist |
| Crossroads Gossiper | Injured Marauder | Oasis Thrasher | Worgen Infiltrator |
| Death's Head Cultist | Jungle Panther | Onyxian Warder | Youthful Brewmaster |
| Tier 6: Below Average | |||
| Shooting Star | Evasive Feywing | Piloted Reaper | Stormwatcher |
| Abusive Sergeant | Guild Trader | Piranha Swarmer | Tasty Flyfish |
| Barrens Trapper | Hippogryph | Platebreaker | Tower Sergeant |
| Blazing Battlemage | Hot Air Balloon | Raid Leader | Upgradeable Framebot |
| Bloodsail Raider | Humongous Owl | Reflecto Engineer | Wing Commander |
| Damaged Stegotron | Ironbeak Owl | Seascout Operator | |
| Electrowright | Legionnaire | Security Automaton | |
| Emerald Skytalon | Mo'arg Forgefiend | Sleepy Dragon | |
| Tier 7: Bad | |||
| Cosmic Anomaly | Elven Archer | Northshire Farmer | Toad of the Wilds |
| Floecaster | Explodinator | Rusty Recycler | Toxicologist |
| Barbaric Sorceress | Gorillabot A-3 | Selfish Shellfish | Traveling Merchant |
| Bronze Gatekeeper | Gruntled Patron | Selfless Sidekick | Whirliglider |
| Camouflaged Dirigible | Kindling Elemental | Skaterbot | |
| Cloakscale Chemist | Lushwater Scout | Stormpike Quartermaster | |
| Tier 8: Terrible | |||
| Hot Streak | Brainstormer | Meeting Stone | Parachute Brigand |
| Ice Barrier | Faithful Lumi | Murloc Tinyfin | Spice Bread Baker |
| Research Project | Goblin Bomb | Naval Mine | |
| Snap Freeze | Gorloc Ravager | Package Runner | |
| Tier 1: Excellent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcane Overflow | Dragonmaw Poacher | Taurajo Brave | |
| First Flame | Faceless Corruptor | ||
| Tier 2: Great | |||
| Arcane Breath | Reckless Apprentice | Azure Drake | Mechanical Whelp |
| Blizzard | Submerged Spacerock | Bad Luck Albatross | Mor'shan Watch Post |
| Pyromaniac | Water Elemental | Coilfang Constrictor | |
| Tier 3: Good | |||
| Babbling Book | Trench Surveyor | Defender of Argus | Replicating Menace |
| Deepwater Evoker | Acidic Swamp Ooze | Dragon Breeder | Stormpike Marshal |
| Explosive Runes | Burning Blade Acolyte | Gear Grubber | Twin-fin Fin Twin |
| Frostweave Dungeoneer | Cobalt Spellkin | Lone Champion | Violet Teacher |
| Rimetongue | Crushclaw Enforcer | Mothership | |
| Tier 4: Above Average | |||
| Build a Snowman | Encumbered Pack Mule | Horde Operative | Twilight Drake |
| Counterspell | Goldshire Gnoll | Mailbox Dancer | Vicious Slitherspear |
| Dragoncaster | Hecklefang Hyena | Multicaster | Wild Pyromancer |
| Tier 5: Average | |||
| Astral Rift | Crazed Alchemist | Missile Launcher | |
| Arcane Dynamo | Kobold Taskmaster | Snowblind Harpy | |
| Tier 6: Below Average | |||
| Gifts of Azshara | Gadgetzan Auctioneer | Irondeep Trogg | Snapdragon |
| Frostwolf Warmaster | Giggling Inventor | SI:7 Infiltrator | Spark Drill |
| Tier 7: Bad | |||
| Celestial Emissary | Meteorologist | Galvanizer | Two-Faced Investor |
| Deep Breath | Sanctum Chandler | Hoard Pillager | |
| Elemental Allies | Coldlight Seer | Lifedrinker | |
| Flurry (Rank 1) | Fogsail Freebooter | Spark Engine | |
| Tier 8: Terrible | |||
| Arcane Brilliance | Shattering Blast | Humongous Razorleaf | Utgarde Grapplesniper |
| Celestial Ink Set | Arcane Devourer | Murloc Tidecaller | Zul'Drak Ritualist |
| Iceblood Tower | Depth Charge | Nerubian Egg | |
| Seafloor Gateway | Helmet Hermit | Unpowered Mauler | |
| Tier 1: Excellent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Flamestrike | Rune of the Archmage | Primordial Drake | Spammy Arcanist |
| Rolling Fireball | Abominable Lieutenant | Southsea Scoundrel | |
| Tier 2: Great | |||
| Mass Polymorph | School Teacher | Vulpera Scoundrel | |
| Cheesemonger | Sea Giant | ||
| Tier 3: Good | |||
| Pyroblast | Blowtorch Saboteur | Primordial Protector | |
| Volcanomancy | Dread Raven | Smothering Starfish | |
| Amalgam of the Deep | Mossy Horror | Weaponized Piñata | |
| Tier 4: Above Average | |||
| Astromancer | Enthusiastic Banker | Nobleman | Wyrmrest Purifier |
| Wildfire | Escaped Manasaber | Slithering Deathscale | |
| Tier 5: Average | |||
| Augmented Elekk | Kobold Stickyfinger | Popsicooler | Transmogrifier |
| Crystallizer | Loose Specimen | Seaforium Bomber | |
| Grizzled Wizard | Omega Defender | Spirit Healer | |
| Tier 6: Below Average | |||
| Ignite | Big Game Hunter | Frozen Mammoth | Star Aligner |
| Mana Giant | Crossroads Watch Post | Grimtotem Bounty Hunter | |
| Unexpected Results | Doomsayer | Murloc Warleader | |
| Barrens Blacksmith | Faceless Manipulator | Southsea Captain | |
| Tier 7: Bad | |||
| Arcane Luminary | E.M.P. Operative | Skyfin | Tentacled Menace |
| Chromatic Egg | Maddest Bomber | Stockades Prisoner | |
| Tier 8: Terrible | |||
| Clumsy Courier | Elwynn Boar | Naga Giant | |
| Spitelash Siren | Holomancer | ||
| Tier 1: Excellent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Malygos, Aspect of Magic | Deathwing the Destroyer | Ozumat | Varian, King of Stormwind |
| Alexstrasza the Life-Binder | Goliath, Sneed's Masterpiece | Raid Boss Onyxia | |
| Blademaster Okani | Neptulon the Tidehunter | SN1P-SN4P | |
| Tier 2: Great | |||
| Kalecgos | Dragonqueen Alexstrasza | Malygos the Spellweaver | Queen Azshara |
| Baron Geddon | Ivus, the Forest Lord | Mutanus the Devourer | Ysera the Dreamer |
| Brann Bronzebeard | Korrak the Bloodrager | Onyxia the Broodmother | Zilliax |
| Cairne Bloodhoof | Lokholar the Ice Lord | Overlord Runthak | |
| Tier 3: Good | |||
| Gaia, the Techtonic | Ambassador Faelin | Cornelius Roame | Lady Prestor |
| Mordresh Fire Eye | Archdruid Naralex | Flightmaster Dungar | Sir Finley Mrrgglton |
| Tier 4: Above Average | |||
| Aegwynn, the Guardian | Stargazer Luna | Mr. Smite | |
| Commander Sivara | Blademaster Samuro | Shadow Hunter Vol'jin | |
| Lady Naz'jar | Ini Stormcoil | Shu'ma | |
| Tier 5: Average | |||
| Haleh, Matron Protectorate | Bloodmage Thalnos | Sir Finley, Sea Guide | Zola the Gorgon |
| Varden Dawngrasp | Frizz Kindleroost | Taelan Fordring | |
| Tier 6: Below Average | |||
| Chenvaala | Elise Starseeker | Mecha'thun | |
| Auctioneer Jaxon | Kazakus, Golem Shaper | Nozdormu the Eternal | |
| Drek'Thar | Mankrik | Sathrovarr | |
| Tier 7: Bad | |||
| Kazakusan | Reno Jackson | Vanndar Stormpike | |
| Tier 8: Terrible | |||
| Balinda Stonehearth | Luna's Pocket Galaxy | Kargal Battlescar | |
| Grand Magus Antonidas | Harbinger Celestia | Subject 9 | |
4.
Changelog
- 08 Jun. 2022: Updated Arena Ratings for Throne of the Tides.
- 11 Apr. 2022: Updated Arena Ratings for Voyage to the Sunken City.
- 07 Dec. 2021: Updated Arena Ratings for Fractured in Alterac Valley.
- 03 Nov. 2021: Updated Arena Ratings for Deadmines.
- 03 Aug. 2021: Updated Arena Ratings for United in Stormwind.
- 31 Mar. 2021: Updated Arena Ratings for Forged in the Barrens.
- 23 Jan. 2021: Updated Arena Ratings for Darkmoon Races.
- 06 Aug. 2020: Updated Arena Ratings for Scholomance Academy.
- 08 Apr. 2020: Updated Arena Ratings for Ashes of Outland.
CONTENTS
ICY VEINS IS HIRING
LATEST NEWS
- Arclight Rumble Will Not Have Loot Boxes or NFTs
- Warcraft Arclight Rumble Minimum Specs, Possible 2022 Release, and No PC Port
- Warcraft Arclight Rumble Gameplay Videos
- Activision Blizzard Halts New Sales in Russia
- Activision Blizzard Q4 2021 Financial Results
- Blizzard Lead Mike Ybarra Teases Potential Announcements
- Blizzard Working on a New Survival Game for PC and Console
- Announcements We Can Expect this Week? (Speculation Post)