One of the most interesting tribes in Season 10 are Demons. Although not must have changed when it comes to their mechanics, it is still fun to see how they fit into the new meta.
This Hearthstone Battlegrounds Demon Tribe overview is up-to-date with the latest Season 10 patch
In this article, we will describe all Demon tribe minions in Hearthstone Battlegrounds; for more info on tactics, check out our HS Battlegrounds builds guide. Without further ado, let’s see what Demons have to offer in HS BG.
Tier 1 Demon Minions
Picky Eater
Picky Eater is always a welcome sight in Demon armies in Battlegrounds. Overall, this minion is strong early on (if you are lucky enough and it eats something that has high stats) and in mid-game (if you manage to buff up the minions in Bob’s Tavern). It’s a pretty straightfoward minion that you will use until you find something better on higher tiers. It works wonderfully if you are playing with Shudderwock and get him on turn 1.
Ominous Seer
Omnious Seer is not that bad early on, because you can then get a free spell that costs 1 gold. Later on, he can be used with Brann and cycling a bit, but other than that, there is nothing really special about this minion.
Tier 2 Demon Minions
Impulsive Trickster
Although Impulsive Trickster has a great Deathrattle ability, relying on it might not be the best course of action. In our experience, unless it’s a very niche game, this minion is to be avoided. Sure, it can be useful if you pair it with Titus but there are far better options in all game phases to go for.
Mind Muck
A niche minion that is very useful later on, once the minions in Tavern are nicely buffed up. If you are constantly buying and selling minions in order to buff up your Demons, Mind Muck is a good card. Keep in mind that one of the biggest challenges in all Demon builds is the lack of space so that’s why we say that this minion is not a perfect choice. Nevertheless, it does have its usages, even with Impulsive Trickster.
Soul Rewinder
Soul Rewinder is one of the key minions in Hearthstone Battlegrounds if you are looking for a late-game Demon army. Simply put, there are many Demon minions that will damage your health. Soul Rewinder is there to stop this from happening. If you can, get it early on and see if you can find another key minion from the Demon tribe; more often than not, this risk will be justified.
Tier 3 Demon Minions
Floating Watcher
Floating Watcher is pretty much an old-school undead that works well with Malchezaar and other demons that deal damage to you. He isn’t very meta at the moment, but he is good for a bit of a mid-game tempo.
Felemental
Felemental is generally not that great because the stats aren’t really that good. Nevertheless, he can be a bit beneficial if you happen to discover him or get him for free. He also works well with Rylak, but the combo is pretty slow in the current meta.
False Implicator
False Implicator is one of the newest minions in Demon tribe. Although he is strong, the thing is that he doesn’t have a very good late-game synergy with Felbat. Both of their abilities work in the same way, meaning that there won’t be enough minions in Taverns for both of them to eat most of the time. This is why False Implicator has limited usage and should be replaced as soon as you get Felbat. The best thing to do is get Drakkari Enchanter if you really happen to have a lot of False Implicators.
Keyboard Igniter
If you have Soul Rewinder on the field, Keyboard Igniter is a good minion to play as a tempo boost and later on, if you have any mechanics that benefit from damaging your own hit points. Overall, this minion is a “use and sell” type of demon unit, and it should be used like that.
Tier 4 Demon Minions
Malchezaar, Prince of Dance
Probably an all-time favorite Demon for most players is Malchezaar, Prince of Dance. The reason is simple – this minion is very versatile and can be used as an economy, discovery, or stat-boosting unit at the same time. Pairing him with Soul Rewinder/Archimonde means that there is no penalty for you when it comes to HP; on the other hand, pairing him with Tichondrious means that he will be providing buffs as well. Malchezaar is a must-have in all Demon Hearthstone Battlegrounds tribes.
Imposing Percussionist
Imposing Percussionist is a discovery-based minion that basically grants you a free Planar Telescope. Sometimes this minion is the crucial one, as he will allow you to discover what you need in order to complete your Demon comp. Other than that, Imposing Percussionist doesn’t have any uses, so he is to be sold after his Battlecry is used.
Shadowdancer
Shadowdancer is an interesting demon that is buffed from Tavern tier 5 to tier 4, meaning you can get him much earlier and get your Staff of Enrichments quickly. The idea behind this minion is that it works with Felfire Conjurer and other minions that buff up the spells, and then you can use your staffs to get a lot of stats in the Tavern, and by casting them, your Batty Terrorguard can also eat the Tavern simultaneously. It’s a good combination, and although it’s a bit of a slow minion, the playstyle is totally legit.
Bounding Felstalker
Bounding Felstalker is basically a utility demon that gains you one refresh and practically one random free spell that costs health instead of mana. This is considering you have damage mitigation at this point. He is pretty cool, especially if you happen to get a good spell. But do be aware that he doesn’t really work with Brann Bronzebeard, because the tavern just refreshes two times, and it’s pretty much the same without Brann.
Tier 5 Demon Minions
Tardy Traveler
There’s a lot to be said about Tardy Traveler; he works well with a spell build and you will probably get him a few times with Imposing Percussionist, which is a big value since those tavern spells are essential to your game. Try to find something like Eyes of the Earthmother to copy because if you for example find Eyes of the Earthmother you can sell this guy and get the spell for free and cast it on something like Big Brother or Bazaar Dealer in order to ramp up your game by a large margin.
Batty Terrorguard
Batty Terrorguard is the final piece of the puzzle in your Demon spell build because each time you cast a Tavern spell, your minion consumes something in the Tavern. This is a perfect synergy with the Ashen Corruptor buffs the stats in the Tavern and with Batty Terrorguard, your Demons eat those buffed-up stats each turn.
Ashen Corruptor
Ashen Corruptor is pretty much the bread and butter and one of the core demons in this meta because he essentially gives the extra stats in the Tavern so you either can buff up the Tavern with Staff of Enrichment and going with the Shadowdancer route or taking a lot of damage by playing demons and thus the Ashen Corruptor can buff up the tavern. It’s kind of rough because he’s a tavern tier 5 minion, meaning you can get him much later, so relying on Soul Rewinder as an early to mid-game demon transition is still something to consider.
Felfire Conjurer
Felfire Conjurer is also one of the core demons, especially if you already have a Shadowdancer in place. He will buff up the Staff of Enrichment spell, which will further buff up your Tavern permanently. It’s extremely good if you happen to get it a bit early on, so that in a few turns, you can ramp up the stat gain on your spells (Staff of Enrichment). He obviously works well with Drakkari.
Tier 6 Demon Minions
Dream Inquisitor
Dream Inquisitor is an interesting new minion that works pretty much in synergy with a lot of other minions like Batty Terrorguard and Ashen Corruptor. When you cast a spell, you deal 1 damage to your hero, your demons get +1/+1, but also (if you happen to have) Ashen Corruptor buffs up the tavern and Batty Terrorguard then eats one of the things in the tavern…just because you cast 1 Tavern spell. So with this synergy and ideally having a Staff of Enrichments (other spells are okay too), you can see how juggling these few mechanics can propel your build forward.
Famished Felbet
Famished Felbat is an old Demon unit that has been around for years in this tribe. Just remember that you can leave the Felbat if you don’t have any space as the last minion and then sell it at the next turn. This is more often than not the case because when you’re playing the Tavern spell build you really don’t have any extra space to keep the Felbat for a few turns. Other than that, he doesn’t really blend that much in the current Demon build.
Mecha-Jaraxxus
Mecha-Jaraxxus is pretty good because you can get those extra juicy keywords on your demons that more often than not lack. Reborn is not bad, Taunt is pretty useless, Windfury is so-so, but the most important magnetization that you can get is the Divine Shield (Shield of the Legion). This essentially makes Mecha-Jaraxxus a very valuable demon because you can, in theory, get Divine Shields on all your demons.
Tier 7 Demon Minion
Champion of Sargeras
Champion of Sargeras is a great support minion. It works fine with Demon, Mech, and Elemental comps, as those are the ones that rely heavily on the strength of minions in Bob’s Tavern. The real question is – how soon can you play him? The sooner the better, but that’s most of the time easier said than done.
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