Basic Nefarian and Onyxia Mage Deck (Normal Mode)

Table of Contents

• 1. About the Author
• +2. Basic Nefarian and Onyxia Mage Deck (Normal Mode)
  • 2.1. Mana Curve
• 3. Strategy

This deck can be used to defeat Nefarian on Normal mode and contains only Basic cards. The key to defeating this boss is correctly managing your cards throughout the various transformation phases, but following the outlined strategy will lead to an easy victory.

1. About the Author

This deck is presented to you by Sottle, a professional Hearthstone player who plays for compLexity Gaming. Sottle regularly streams on Twitch and explains all of his moves. Watching him is a good opportunity to see how this and other decks play out in practice, and how decisions are made in real time.

2. Basic Nefarian and Onyxia Mage Deck (Normal Mode)

Our deck costs 0 and it is made up of the following cards.

Mage Cards	Neutral Cards
2x Frostbolt 2x Arcane Intellect 2x Fireball 2x Polymorph 2x Water Elemental 1x Flamestrike	2x Elven Archer 2x Acidic Swamp Ooze 2x River Crocolisk 2x Ironforge Rifleman 2x Shattered Sun Cleric 2x Chillwind Yeti 2x Sen'jin Shieldmasta 1x Frostwolf Warlord 2x Boulderfist Ogre 2x Stormwind Champion

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2.1. Mana Curve

3. Strategy

This deck is a fairly straightforward value based Mage deck with a few key additions. Firstly the addition of Elven Archers and Ironforge Rifleman can be used to keep Nefarian's Hero Power token minions under control, secondly, Acidic Swamp Ooze is crucial for a key moment in the battle.

The important strategic points in this battle are the transformation phases that Nefarian goes through. Firstly, when you remove his armor, he will summon Onyxia to take his place temporarily. Onyxia starts with a powerful weapon equipped, so it is best to stall out the fight until you have an Acidic Swamp Ooze in your hand before activating this transformation.

Secondly, it is important during the Onyxia phase to not overcommit to the board and simply defeat Onyxia with the minimum number of minions possible. The reason for this is that after Onyxia has been defeated, your board will be wiped of all minions, requiring you to start from scratch. By holdling back powerful minions in your hand, you are able to refil the board immediately after it is cleared, allowing you to keep up the momentum.