Hearthstone’s newest expansion Mean Streets of Gadgetzan is right around the corner, and everyone is scrambling to figure out what classes they’ll be climbing the ladder with.

Now that every card in the set has been revealed, we can declare the winning and losing classes of the new expansion. That is, until the pros find some insane new strategies and blow everyone’s expectations out of the water.

Best use of Jade Golems – DRUID

Rogue has a pair of good, cheap Jade Golem cards, and Shaman’s Jade Golem removal isn’t terrible, but the class you’ll see playing the ever-growing statue will undoubtedly be Druid.

The reason is simple: Jade Idol. The one-mana card that can shuffle copies of itself into your deck allows you guaranteed Golem summons well into the late game. Gone are concerns about finding a balance between Jade Golem cards and ones that aren’t, allowing much more flexibility with deckbuilding.

Not only that, Druid’s ramping cards help the class more easily cast the naturally more expensive neutral Jade Golem cards of Jade Spirit and Aya Blackpaw without giving up too much tempo. The class even gets two new ramping cards in Pilfered Power and Jade Blossom, the latter of which summons yet another Golem.

Get comfortable with your massive green dudes, Druids. You’re going to be seeing a lot of them.

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Best class for going aggressive – PALADIN

Of the nine Paladin-specific cards in Gadgetzan, seven of them cost three or less mana. Even the Grimy Goons tri-class cards are two-thirds cheap minions. It’s safe to say that Paladin will be the de facto aggro class in Hearthstone’s latest expansion.

Even Paladin’s Legendary this set is a little guy – and no, that’s not a short joke. Wickerflame Burnbristle is about as good as one is going to get for a three mana 2/2, able to trade up against control and midrange decks as well as slow down opposing aggro decks.

Backing him up are a slew of weenies that will make even the faciest of Hunters feel pangs of jealousy. Meanstreet Marshal, Grimestreet Informant, Grimestreet Outfitter, and Grimscale Chum are all joining the Paladin’s ranks. There are ways to draw your one-drops with Small-Time Recruits and ways to buff them with Smuggler’s Run and Grimestreet Enforcer, enabling aggro Paladin to stay relevant far past the point where similar decks would run out of gas.

Face Hunter has reigned for too long, it’s time for a new challenger.

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Best use of Reno Jackson – MAGE

Our old friend Reno Jackson is getting some buddies to join him in his Highlander-style deck lists. Kazakus, Inkmaster Solia, Raza the Chained, and Krul the Unshackled expand the cards that only let you have one copy of everything in your deck.

But which of the Kabal trio of classes got the biggest boost for Reno?

For our money, it’s Mage. Inkmaster Solia allows the spellweaving class to do just what it wants to do – that is, weave spells. A turn seven Pyroblast seems pretty good, right? Solia will let you pull that off. The ability to both drop a solid 5/5 body and an expensive spell on the same turn has some serious potential for board swings.

Not only that, she coordinates pretty darn well with the Kabal Legendary Kazakus. Suddenly, that ten-mana potion doesn’t seem so inaccessible when Solia is sitting in your hand. We’ll definitely be keeping our eye on Mage Reno decks once Gadgetzan drops.

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