In this article, we will talk about Undead tribe in Hearthstone Battlegrounds. Since this tribe has its specific mechanism, mostly involving Reborn mechanics, we suggest that for build tips you check out our Undead meta build first and then look at this article for further analysis of all minions. Without further ado, take a look at what Undeads have in store for us in HS BG.
Tier 1 Undead Minions
Harmless Bonehead
Not so harmless after all! Hamrless Bonehead is only harmless in its name – this minion is overall a very good one. Early on, it is basically a 3/3 minion that can hit several times. Later, when Undead attack power gets ramped up, it can provide enough sustain even until late-game phases. Definitely, a worthy pick, even if you are not playing Undeads.
Risen Rider
Another minion that’s overall good is Risen Rider. Since general rule of thumb in the first turn is to take whatever has Reborn or Divine shield, this minion is a good choice in that matter. Furthermore, once you get your Undead offensive power up, it can still be useful, especially since it has Taunt as well.
Tier 2 Undead Minions
Eternal Knight
Eternal Knight is an okeish minion. Although his power on paper looks good, in reality, it’s just too slow to be relied on. If you somehow manage to get several of these guys and have some cast:Reborn capabilities, it can get you through mid-game but even than, it’s not so strong as there are other options to go for.
Nerubian Deathswarmer
One of the key minions in this tribe is Nerubian Deathswarmer. It’s effect of giving Undeads +1 Attack for the resto of the game is best utilized if you can trigger the Battlecry several times (Brann, Dragonscale, Rylak, Murkeye etc). Even you don’t have Battlecry triggers it’s still a good idea to buy him early on as he will buff up all your low-level minions such as Risen Rider and Harmless Bonehead.
Scarlet Skull
Probably the weakest unit in this tier is Scarlet Skull. Although it does have reborn and a nice Deathrattle buff, it’s still super slow and weak compared to other alternatives on this tier. It’s best to stay away from it and opt for an economy or suppression minion instead.
Tier 3 Undead Minions
Handless Forsaken
One of the most underrated Undead minions is Handless Forsaken. This thing gets so OP later on, that even the stock version is still a must have. If you can, cast Reborn on it; once you do, you will have a minion that will reborn and summon 5 times (Deathratte-Reborn-Deathrattle-Reborn Hand – Reborn Hand)! You don’t need a golden one though – your main power will come from Undead attack buffs so you can just get two of these and put it board. Also, be sure to align your forces properly so that no Deathrattles and/or Reborns are wasted (don’t forget, Deathrattle occurs always before Reborn).
Hateful Hag
Hateful hag is overall a good minion. Early on, it does offer some niche capabilities and it can be used in other builds besides Undead one. Pairing it’s ability with pretty much any Deathrattle minion is a good thing to do. Also, later on, if all else fails, you can always have Hateful Hag attacking and Leeroy standing left of it – that’s two one-hit kills.
Tier 4 Undead Minions
Anub’arak Nerubian King
Anub’arak is one of the key minions in Undead tribe. It’s Deathrattle buffs the main offensive weapon of this build and that’s it’s attack. You would really want to have Reborn on this guy as his ability is pretty slow (just think about it, for just +5 attack it will take 5 turns). The other option is to go with Titus Rivendare and improve Deathrattle with his innate ability.
Mummifier
Mummifier was introduced in the last season and ever since than, it has been one of the key units for Undead builds. Simply put, it’s best to pair him with Kel’thuzad (scroll below) and this combo will give one permanent reborn in the end of every turn. Even withouth Kel’Thuzad, having an extra reborn is always a welcome sight in any Undead army.
Nightbane, Ignited
Nightbane is a very effective minion that can be used in Dragon build in Hearthstone Battlegrounds as well. This thing can ramp your forces so much that you just need to have some defensive capabilities (Reborn with Undead, Divine Shield with Dragons) and your opponents forces will be wiped out. be sure how you play it though and try to eat it with Kel’Thuzad if you don’t have Mummifer.
Tier 5 Undead Minions
Champion of the Primus
Generally speaking, Champion of the Primus is a good minion to have but only in early mid game. Later on, his Avange(3) ability just falls off as it’s too slow and there are other things to use instead of this to buff your Undead forces. Long story short – if you can, grab it early on; if not, skip it in later phases.
Hungering Abomination
Hungering Abomination is another minion that is very similar to Champion of Primus – this thing can provide some sustain in early mid-game but later on it just feels too slugish. Remember, one of the main things to look out in Undead builds is the space on board; you really don’t want to have a minion that is not either buffing your forces or killing the opponent’s minions – and Hungering Abomination doesn’t do either of those things.
Moroes, Steward of Death
Moroes is a very niche minion to have. It’s Deathrattle is pretty much useless on it’s own – however, this is the only way (besides Sister Deathwhisperer) to buff up the defense of your Undead army and you can only do it permanently if you have Kel’Thuzad next to Moroes. The problem is, using Kelthuzad to achieve this will deprive Moroes of it’s Reborn unless you have one spot empty so that both, Reborn and Archlich Kel’thuzad end-of-turn effect can take place. Be careful with this.
Tier 6 Undead Minions
Archlich Kel’thuzad
We have mentioned Archlich Kel’thuzad several times now – it is just a must have for every Undead army. Be careful on how you use it though – if it eats something with Reborn and you don’t have enough space, only the copy withouth reborn and with 1 defense will spawn.
Eternal Summoner
Eternal Summoner is a good end-game unit in Undead tribe. It won’t buff your army or itself for that matter – but, if you have already buffed your Undeads to high level of attack, Eternal Summoner will do just fine. However, keep in mind that “the Hand” (Handless Forsaken) with Reborn is still better than Eternal Summoner in most cases.
Ghoul-acabra
The newest addition to Undead and Beast army, Ghoul-acabra is a fun minion to play around with. Generally speaking, this minion is fine – it will provide buffs for your army but it’s not a key minion in any build. Ghoul-acabra is just one of those “good to have” minions.
Sister Deathwhisper
As we mentioned before, besides Moroes, Sister Deathwhisperer is the only way in which you can buff your Undead tribe defenses. It won’t be easy though – this minion works well only if used early on; and even then you need several other minions that you want to keep to receive the buffs that Deathwhisperer will be giving. More often than not, Sister Deathwhisper is to be skipped.
Tier 7 Undead Minion
Reccuring Nightmare
Reccuring Nightmare is super fun and super unreliable minion to have! Just read the text “give a DIFFERENT” is what it says, meaning that you need to pray to RNG gods that Deathrattle jumps onto the next minion that the enemy will hit. It can be strong for sure, but on it’s own it won’t do much – you still need to follow the standard Undead strategy in order to buff up your minions with Attack and Reborn capabilities.
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