In this guide, we will go over all the Dragon minions and explain in a bit how they work with each other, focusing on synergies and an overview of each minion. You can find the full builds in our lengthy Hearthstone Battlegrounds strategy guide, we will be focusing only on individual dragons here.
This Hearthstone Battlegrounds Dragon Tribe overview is up-to-date with the latest Season 10 patch
There are usually two main mechanics regarding dragons in season 10, End-of-turn and Battlecry build. Just note that almost every Dragon falls into one of these categories of builds. That said, let’s dive into dragon minions and how they make the whole dragon composition work together.
Tier 1 Dragon Minions
Dozy Whelp
Dozy Whelp is a pretty nice dragon because it can scale into mid-game and still be relevant with the +1 Attack permanently. Moreover, it has Taunt, and having a taunt minion is generally helpful in some situations.
Misfit Dragonling
The main benefit of this dragon is that it is decent in the mid-game. Getting stats from your Tavern tier is good, and if you are, for example, Tier 4 and have Persistent Poet next to him, he will gain +4/+4 each turn. Overall, a somewhat weak early pick that turns decent after you level up your Tavern.
Tier 2 Dragon Minions
Blazing Skyfin
Blazing Skyfin is now a decent early-game minion with the patch buff to 2/4 stats, especially if you get a few good early-game Battlecry minions. Furthermore, if you end up playing a Murloc build, the ability will prove to be very useful once you start cycling Murlocs. The same goes for Battlecry Dragons in the mid-late game.
Thousandth Paper Drake
Thousandth Paper Drake isn’t anything special, He is okayish for the early dragons because of its natural synergy with Roaring Rallier, and the overall stats you get with him are pretty decent. In the latest Battlegrounds Season 10, there are some synergies with other dragons, namely Greenskeeper. If you give Greenskeeper Windfury and he survives either with Divine Shield or without a lot of health, he can actually trigger the Battlecry twice because of the Windfury.
Tier 3 Dragon Minions
Amber Guardian
There is nothing too much to say about Ember Guardian, except that he still works with Persistent Poet, and it’s one of the ways that you can get Divine Shields on your dragons. Of course, with Persistent Poet or Tarecgosa you get it permanently. Divine Shields are good for Tempo and in the late game, so this Dragon is good, but you will have to find a way to make the Divine Shield permanent.
Roaring Rallier
It’s pretty clear what this dragon does the best, and that’s tempo. Getting Roaring Rallier earlier, in combination with a few other dragons early on, can give you extra power to survive those early to mid-game battles. Besides that, there’s nothing too special about him, and he’s not relevant in the late game.
Tarecgosa
Tarecgosa is in a weird place right now. A while back, it was the bread and butter of Dragons, but with the Persistent Poet, the special effect of Tarecgosa is a bit diminished. Moreover, since Amber Guardian is a Tier 5 minion now, picking Tarecgosa early on is rarely a good choice. Nevertheless, it is a good minion if you have Amber Guardian and other “combat stat-gaining” dragons.
Tier 4 Dragon Minions
Persistent Poet
The bread and butter of the “combat stat-gaining” dragon strat. This is the key minion that will actually scale your dragons. As we already mentioned, getting Nightbane, Amber Guardian, and Prized Promo-Drake can be a very powerful mid-game build. One overlooked dragon is Hoarding Hatespawn, which saves its 10/10 stats after combat with Persistent Poet. We will explain how some other Dragons interact with Persistent Poet below.
Prized Promo-Drake
In order to get the full potential out of Prized Promo-Drake, you really do have to have a decent Dragon comp already in place. Obviously, he works best with multiple Persistent Poets and Tarecgosas because you really want the stat gain to be permanent, otherwise, there is not much of a point in picking him up.
Greenskeeper
Greenskeeper, in our opinion, is not only one of the best dragons but probably one of the best minions in the game because of his inherent utility. Triggering a battle cry is always useful, and it works especially well with dragons because of either General Drakissath or Firescale Hoarder, or Spirited Whimsydrake. There are just a lot of dragons that work well with Greenskeeper, and Battlecry dragons are practically meta in Battlegrounds Season 10.
Spirited Whimsydrake
Not much to explain regarding this dragon, other than it works very well with Brann and the mentioned Greenskeeper, as well as Rylak Metalhead. This is your bread and butter when it comes to dragons, because you can practically get even higher tier dragons like Hunter of Gathers, which will just change the course of the game.
Tier 5 Dragon Minions
Firescale Hoarder
Firescale Hoarder stands out a bit and doesn’t really synergize that well with the whole Hunter of Gatherers/Kalecgos build. It’s more geared towards a general menagerie spell build that utilizes Shiny Ring as a way to gain a lot of stats. In terms of synergies with other dragons, he goes extremely well with Felfire Conjurer because Felfire Conjurer essentially buffs the Shiny Ring, which you will then use to gain a lot of stats. But as we already said, there are a lot of different minions from other tribes that synergize with Shiny Ring, so it’s not exclusive to dragons.
General Drakkisath
General Drakkisath is essential to the Battlecry build and goes well with Brann, and Draconic Deathscale. Moreover, it’s a money-printing machine and will give a lot of stats once you acquire Kalecgos. It’s usually optimal to get a Triple from this Battlecry in order to find a good Tier 6 minion. Don’t forget that Young Murk-Eye also works extremely well with General Drakkisath.
Bronze Steward
Bronze Steward is a bit of a weird dragon because of its bold effect that gives all your other dragons +10 attack. It’s very good for tempo, and it is also good for Hunter of Gatherers because you can get health in the combination too. So overall a good dragon for tempo and a decent one for late game stat gaining.
Felfire Conjurer
As we already mentioned, Felfire Conjurer works well with Firescale Hoarder and is practically one of the best minions for a menagerie spell build that is focused on spell stats. But when talking about synergizing with other dragons, Felfire Conjurer is pretty much an outlier here and is mainly used in spell builds that include a lot of tribes and shenanigans.
Hunter of Gatherers
Hunter of Gatherers is the core minion that can leverage the attack gain from Bronze Steward or the Solderwing Battlecries (+5 attack). You won’t have to worry about the attack when it comes to Dragons, but the only way to get health is by buffing Hunter of Gatherers and Kalecgos, Arcane Aspect, which comes later on with the combination with Brann. All in all, Hunter of Gatherers is the bread and butter of Battlecry Dragons.
Tier 6 Dragon Minions
Fire-forged Evoker
Fireforged Evoker is a very, very interesting dragon that is not really used in the mainstream battlecry dragon build, but more so in the spell build. He goes exceptionally well with Ignition Specialist, Felfire Conjurer, and Firescale Hoarder. The main issue with him is that he gives the stats only to dragons, so you can’t really play a menagerie spell build with him, but on the other hand he is exactly for that build, which puts him in the weird spot of making you commit fully to dragons while playing a spell build. He is good, but do be aware of this fact.
Ignition Specialist
Ignition specialist is just a very good minion on its own. Getting two spells, especially if you’re Tvaern tier 5 or tier 6, can be game-changing, and you will need the extra resources as much as possible. He, of course, goes well with the dragon spell build, but he is just extremely useful overall, especially if you have a Drakkari to boost his end-of-turn effect.
Kalecgos, Arcane Aspect
Finally, we have the old-school Kalecgos, Arcane Aspect. This Dragon is the main stat scaling minion for the Battlecry build, and he works very well with Brann + Greenskeeper + Spirited Whimsydrake + General Drakkisath + other Dragons on the board. You will be able to have stats/minions/resources from your Battlecry as well as additional stats (from Kalecgos) from triggering them. This is the essence of Dragon Battlecry comp.
Tier 7 Dragon Minions
Obsidian Ravager
While it is rare to see this Dragon (only through Thorim, Stormlord’s ability), we have to mention him as he is a part of the Dragon tribe. The unique ability is one of the strongest mechanics in the game, which basically allows Obsidian Ravager to deal damage to 2 units before he takes any damage himself. This can be extremely powerful if your Ravager is high-stat and can destroy minions before they can deal damage to them (by having more Attack than the enemy’s Defense). Putting a Divine Shield on him will make it even more powerful; it’s just a shame we don’t see him more.
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