This guide will focus on Naga minions in Battlegrounds. We have already described meta builds and comps for Naga in Hearthstone Battlegrounds, so you should check that one if you want to see the actual builds.
This Hearthstone Battlegrounds Naga Tribe overview is up-to-date with the latest Season 10 patch
In this article, we will analyze each minion and provide tips and tactics for you to use. Without further ado, check out the Naga Tribe in HS Battlegrounds Season 10!
Tavern Tier 1 Naga Minions
Deep-Sea Angler
Having Taunt options can be really useful not just for your Lava Lurker (although it is tempting to buff the defense of Lava Lurker, try to cast something else instead because you really don’t want your strongest minion to be the one with Taunt since this season there are a lot scam minions, even in a tavern without Murlocs. However, with Cyclist later on, if you don’t have Taunt, Spellcraft that Deep-Sea Angler has is really useful.
Ominous Seer
Generally speaking, Ominous Seer is an okeish minion that is great to be used when you have a spell that gets you some value in the beginning of the game. Later on, this minion is pretty much used just to play the Naga (if you have Groundshaker on the board) and to be sold.
Tavern Tier 2 Naga Minions
Lava Lurker
Lava Lurker has been a key minion in Naga tribe for ages – things are a bit different in Season 10 of HS BG. Although this unit is still really good and can provide both sustain and late-game capabilities. That being said, if you see Lava Lurker early on and have any spellcraft Naga on the field (Thaumaturgist), you should grab it and cast spellcraft on it at least as a part of your sustain tactic in order to survive mid-game.
Thaumaturgist
This new Naga is very interesting because it essentially scales with all the spellcrafts and regular spells in the game. So he is pretty good in basically every stage of the game, especially when you combine it with a Lava Lurker or a Zesty Shaker. The key here is to have a lot of spells and just play around the Nagas if you are going to have a few Thaumaturgists on the field.
Zesty Shaker
Zesty Shaker has had a couple of changes over the past few seasons, and in the current season 10, he is pretty weak. The reason is that there is no Deep Blue in the game anymore, and he is essentially used in combination with some other spellcrafts that don’t really have the same impact as Deep Blue Naga builds. Nevertheless, he is a nice pick-up on tier 2 if you are already going for Nagas.
Shell Collector
Shell Collector is a great minion overall. Having an initial cost of basically just two gold (1 if you sell it), makes it really useful in many situations. Even later on, this unit can be combined with Bran in order to boost the economy, especially in Battlegrounds Duos. There is nothing better than seeing Shell Collector on turn 3 in the Tavern. Also, note that the coin counts as a spell so it will work with trinkets that benefit from casting spells.
Tavern Tier 3 Naga Minions
The Gladi-ator
The Gladi-ator is one of the best offensive Naga minions in Battlegrounds. Having Divine Shield and a bonus on Attack is always a good thing to use, especially in mid-game. If you see this minion while you are on Tavern Tier 3 and have some Nagas on the field, you should grab it as it can provide a nice boost that you need at that phase until you get your key minions.
Warden of Old
Warden of Old is the only pure economy minion that Nagas have, and it does have its uses in the id-game phase. Basically, if you have space and you are in mid-game, you should get it and use it for several turns until you pay him off and then just sell it. In that way, he can provide a nice tempo boost.
Coilscar Sapper
Coilscar Sapper is really a boost to both economy and tempo when playing Nagas. His unique ability is good throughout the game. Later on, he is super useful, especially if you have Titus on the board (and you probably will have if you go with Cyclist focus), so you should definitely take this one.
Tavern Tier 4 Naga Minions
Slumber Sorcerer
Generally speaking, Shifting Tide, which is the only useful thing that you get from this Naga, is not very useful. It is a single-target Spellcraft, and the best use of it is as a tempo boost for Corrupted Myrmidon, but even then, it’s not that strong. This minion is to be avoided.
Tranquil Meditative
If you are playing a spell comp in season 10 of HS Battlegrounds, Tranquil Meditative can be pretty useful. Combined with other minions that improve spells, it can give a sufficient boost to your attack potential. Besides that, in regular Naga comps, there aren’t many uses of this unit.
Weary Mage
Weary Mage is a useful minion as many of the Naga units focus on Deathrattle effects, and Weary Mage can give them reborn. The most obvious uses of this minion are when it’s paired with Cyclist and Coilscar Sapper – especially when Titus is on board.
Corrupted Murmidon
Without any support, this unit is weak. However, Corrupted Myrmidon is a late-game unit that gets buffed really fast, considering his Start of Combat ability. Depending on your board, you can decide to take this unit and add it as it will probably be your main source of both offensive and defensive capabilities in the late phases of the game. Works great with stat-increasing Battlegrounds Trinkets.
Tavern Tier 5 Naga Minions
Daggerspine Trasher
Daggerspine Thrasher is an all-around Naga minion that is equally useful in the early, mid, and late phases of the game. Even if you are not opting for a full Naga build, having Divine Shield and Venomous is not something that many minions have and is pretty useful, especially in Duos when you need a quick scam build done. However, Daggerspine Trasher doesn’t actually “give” anything in terms of spellcrafts and buffs so your board might get a bit clunky if you have two of those on it.
Glowscale
Glowscale is one of those straightforward units – it has Taunt and it gives Divine Shield. There’s nothing fancy about this minion, but if you have Lava Lurker on the field and it doesn’t have Divine Shield yet, you can utilize Glowscale to give it one.
Darkcrest Strategist
Darkcrest Strategist is the bread and butter of the late-game Naga build because you will want to have as many Nagas, resources, and Spellcrafts as you can in order to make your Tier 6 Groundbreaker scale as much as possible. So if you’re going for late-game Naga builds, Darkcrest Strategist is a must-have.
Showy Cyclist
Showy Cyclist is really a curveball in this whole Naga build because he really only scales with spells and is triggered by Deathrattle. Usually, you will want to go for either Showy Cyclist or Groundbreaker build because you won’t have enough space for every Naga in this game. If you’re going for Showy Cyclist build, Darkcrest Strategist, and all the other spell-generating Nagas are the go-to. You also have to taunt the Showy Cyclist and you need a Titus Riverdale in order to double or triple the Deathrattles. It’s a pretty neat strategy, but it’s not bulletproof.
Firescale Hoarder
Firescale Hoarder is another spell boosting minion, and his ability doesn’t really synergize well with most of the Naga tribe minions. However, he can be used in many other ways and that’s why we say that this unit is one of the most versatile units in the game in season 10.
Tavern Tier 6 Naga Minions
Groundbreaker
Groundbreaker is the minion that all of the current Nagas revolve around and he scales by far the best. Because of the nature of his ability, Darkcrest Strategist is the ideal combo with Groundbreaker, so getting a lot of them would be a sign that you can take the path and go for the full Naga builds. You will also need a few of gimmicks like Poison and Divine Shield because Groundbreaker doesn’t really have any innate keywords, so you really have to play around with that weakness also.
Silivaz the Vindictive
Silivaz the Vindictive is a classic Naga minion. There is nothing really too much to say about this Naga. It’s a must pick if you’re playing any Naga build, and it’s even a very good pick when you’re playing other builds because the “Discover a Tavern Spell” Spellcraft is just so useful. So if you’re playing Nagas, just don’t skip Silivaz, and if you’re not, you should also consider him to be on your board at least a few turns.
Fauna Whisperer
Another minion, and that’s a third Naga minion, that is to be used for spell builds, is Fauna Whisperer. However, his ability is to cast one Natural Blessing at the end of the turn – this means that it should be used with Drakkari, which is a bit counterintuitive, as you want Titus on the board for the Firescale Hoarder effect, which is much stronger. You might find uses for this minion in some menagerie build,s but overall, he is not a key one for any Naga comp.
Tier 7 Naga Minion
Sea Witch Zar’jira
Sea Witch Zar’Jira is a great minion to have, even later on. There is nothing fancy about this one – basically you get one free card each turn by using her power on a minion in Tavern. That being said, when cast on Zesty Shaker, you get one more (because of Zesty’s ability) so keep that in mind if you are using Sea Witch Zar’Jira.
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