Since we have spoken about the best Beast builds in Hearthstone Battlegrounds guide, here we will focus on each minion separately. The tricky part with beasts is that, unlike some other tribes like Demons, not all units have a clear synergy with one another. Basically, all Beast minions can be divided into two types: inflict/receive damage type and Deathrattle: summon type. We will talk about this discrepancy and how you can combine those minions so check out the full beast minion tribe guide in HS BG.
Tier 1 Beast Minions
Manasaber
Manasaber is a niche tier 1 Beast minion. Getting him on turn 1 is not really the best idea because, although he does have high attack, his Deathrattle won’t do anything on it’s own. It’s fine to get him later on, if you have Humming Bird or need summons for other reasons but on turn 1, you should skip him. Manasaber has it’s uses in early game but generally speaking, this minion is not to be used and sold after few turns since his potential is not high.
Trusty Pup
Trusty Pup is a great tempo minion. His attack will scale rapidly and if you can get him early on that would be great. Trusty Pup will basically be your Leeroy in the early game – there aren’t many options when it comes to increasing his defense so he will probably die as soon as something touches him, but his attack will also manage to tackle whatever minion (without Divine Shield) he fights with.
Tier 2 Beast Minions
Humming Bird
Another niche Beast minion is the Humming Bird. Although its card text doesn’t seem so strong, early on he is really a force to be reckoned with. The trick is to have either Silver Goose, Manasaber, and perhaps a cheap Taunt Tavern Spell on one of them. In this way, all your summons will have an additional 2 attack buff which is really powerful early on. Just be sure to organize your board in a way that all your summons happen first and Humming Bird dies last if possible.
Silver Goose
This minion is useful in early and mid-game especially if you play against Undead builds or Mech builds. Even if that’s not the case, just for the sake of tempo you should get Silver Goose. Later on, if you are opting for a comp that includes Spiked Savior you should sell Silver Goose because its card text will happen before Reborn meaning that instead of reborned Spiked Savior you might end up with Fledgling on board. There is also an Lesser Battlegrounds Trinket that allows you to get a Golden Egg but it’s not that useful.
Irate Rooster
Irate Rooster is another great tempo unit in Beast tribe. This rooster has high stats and a nice buff capability even if you are not running a self-inflicting beast composition. Generally speaking, this minion is useful throughout the game; early on its +4 Attack Buff is good for tempo; later on, if you can’t get a Rampager, Rooster can be a replacement for self-inflicting damage buffs.
Tier 3 Beast Minions
Monstrous Macaw
Monstrous Macaw, although a tier 3 minion, is actually a late-game unit. You don’t really need him early on except for some niche Deathrattle effects; however, later, combined with Titus, Savior, and Skyblazer, this minion is a true beast. Not only that, but it has been buffed in one of the previous patches and now his card text allows you to choose (most of the time) which Deathrattle you want to trigger.
Rampager
Rampager is one of the key early self-inflicting damage beasts. Early on, he can be paired with Silver Goose and Lesher for tempo. In late late-game phase, you really need Skyblazer in order for Rampager effect to make sense. It’s pretty straightforward: Put Rampager somewhere on the left side and Skyblazer on the right and watch how he buffs all your beast minions.
Sprightly Scarab
Sprightly Scarab is the easiest minion to use – this Beast will give permanent Reborn to one of your other beast units and you will sell it afterwards. The Taunt option is also there, but there are spells that are far cheaper to use.
Tier 4 Beast Minions
Karmic Chameleon
Karmic Chameleon is a brand new minion, introduced in Season 8 of HS BG. Basically, what this minion does is that it copies your Lasher – with all it’s stats. It can be good for tempo early on, but later, you really don’t want to rely on Avange(5) as it can be very RNG susceptible.
Rylak Metalhead
Rylak is one of the best minions in Hearthstone Battlegrounds, period. There are so many usages of this unit that we could write an entire article on this topic. Basically, every Battlecry minion can be paired with Rylak, especially Demons, Quilboars, and Undeads. In fact, Rylak is probably more useful in any other comp than Beast – because there are no Battlecry Beast units.
Trigore the Lasher
Trigore the Lasher was introduced in Season 7. It has been changed and reworked several times since then but this thing is still pretty strong especially when you consider the fact that having high defense is one of the most difficult things in the current game meta. Any time any of your other beasts receive damage (and since all of them either summon or inflict damage that will be quite often), Trigore the Lasher gets +2 Health. Most of the time, this will be your strongest unit on board.
Tier 5 Beast Minions
Prime Mate
Prime Mate is a very niche economy minion. The problem is the Tavern Tier of this unit – you really don’t need any kind of slow unit at this phase. Sure, you can get a few coins with it, but in case you are running a Deathrattle: Summon build, you already lack defenses and the last thing you need is this Beast-Pirate unit to occupy another place.
Iridescent Skyblazer
Iridescent Skyblazer is a key unit for self-inflicting beast composition. There are no other units to replace this one as this is your main source of stat boosts and you have to have it. We already talked about its synergy with Rylak, Macaw, and Spiked Savior so give it a shot.
Octosari, Wrap God
Octosari, Wrap God is another Deathrattle: Summon type of beast minion in Battlegrounds. This thing can get so ramp-up that it can easily become your strongest unit on board. The trick is to get it early on and to pair it with other Deathrattle: Summon beast minions. There is one downside of this unit that you should be aware of – the Reborn that you cast with Scarab will not stack with Octosari’s Tentacle meaning that the reborened Octosari will summon an 8/8 Tentacle, not the buffed one.
Spiked Savior
Spiked Savior is another key unit for self-inflicting Beast strategies. It doesn’t matter where you put this unit – his Deathrattle, paired with Skyblazer’s effect, will buff your other Beast units. If you can, throw Titus Rivendare on board as well – and watch how Macaw triggers Spiked Savior’s Deathrattle several times.
Mechanized Gift Horse
Mechanized Gift Horse is a powerful unit that has equal usage in both Beast and Mech comps. In Beast comps, this minion is best paired with Goldrinn, the Great Wolf as his effect will stack with Mechanized Gift Horse Deathrattle.
Tier 6 Beast Minions
Ghoul-acabra
Ghoul-acabra is another new unit in Beast tribe that was introduced few months ago. The unit is … okeish. The main issue that we have with this one is his high tier-slow buff Deathrattle effect meaning that, more often than not, by the time you get this minion, you will have completed your build and you won’t need it.
Goldrinn, the Great Wolf
Goldrinn is back! A few seasons ago, this unit, paired with Frog and Bear (you still remember the frog sound, right?) were an absolute meta in the game. Now, he is back but in all honesty, the comeback came with a price; Goldrinn is now a niche unit that goes well with a niche beast build. Sure, if you can get your hands on him, Titus, Mech Horse, and a few other (high-tier) units, it can work.
Papa Bear
The only minion that tops Untamebull in its uselessness is Papa Bear. Just think about this – his Deathrattle summons 3 Mama Bears. Those Mama Bears are supposed to buff your further summons. If the board was twice larger than it is now, maybe this unit would be useful. Most of the time, you will just get one Mama Bear that will buff one or two of your minions that respawn and that’s it – for a Tier 7 unit that’s absolutely horrendous. Here is a nice rant post on reddit about how useful Papa Bear is.
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