OurToken Druid Deck List Guidefeatures the best meta option for the Rise of Shadows expansion! This deck has started to really explode in popularity in the early stages of the new set, and we’ll be going over mulligans, play strategy, card choices, and substitutions for any cards you are missing.
Token Druid has been a deck that has had many forms. Some have relied heavily onViolet Teacher, and others have been far more aggressive and took advantage of Druid’s infamous ability to ramp and get a bunch of cheap minions on the board early in the game. Both of these tactics took advantage of minion buff cards likePower of the WildandSavage Roar. Rise of Shadows gives Druid some more new options, and the deck has taken some old Treant synergy and made use of it.
Token Druid Counters
Token Druid is one of the top decks on the ladder right now due to it being pretty cheap as well as it having quite a bit of ability to stay in games they have no business winning. It is doesn’t have great matchups againstTempo RogueandControl Warrior. If you are looking for the true counter, however, then you will want to turn toWarlock Zoo! That is one of the absolute best options you have right now to counter Token Druid on the ladder.
Token Druid Deck List for Rise of Shadows
While going full Treant turned out to be kind of a bust, it looks like splashing it is the key to this deck currently! This is one of the most popular versions of the deck with the highest winrate.
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Token Druid Gameplay
If you’d like to see the deck in action, you’re able to check out the video below for some early Rise of Shadows Token Druid gameplay:
Token Druid Mulligan Guide
We’re looking for cheap minions, or spells that will give us multiple minions on the board.
Situational Keeps
Token Druid Play Strategy
The name of the game is overrunning our opponent with our cheap minions and buffs. We’ll try to trade up as much as possible with these weaker minions, but we’re not as board control heavy as Zoolock. You will want to start pressing for damage when you get the advantage, and start counting damage when you got thatSavage Roarin your hand.
The early game is all about pressuring our opponent by forcing them to continually have to deal with our board.Acornbeareris your best early play, we can hopefully trade something and then end up with a couple more plays that will go well with buffs. If in your first couple of turns you are able to have at least a few minions on board, you can consider going in on buffing it if you aren’t super concerned about AOE (depends on the class you are against). You can also make this determination based on if you have a hand that will be able to reload your board. Cards likeDreamway Guardians,Landscaping,Wispering Woods, all mean you can likely get away with being aggressive early on because you have ways to refill.
There’s no need to be super greedy with cards likeKeeper Stalladris. If you can get one guaranteed Choose One, then you are happy with that. It’s not always going to be a huge swing, and just getting one is enough to be worthwhile. This also goes forArchmage Vargoth. If you are against a deck that doesn’t run a ton of removal, and you have an empty board, go ahead and play the card without a spell. It has good stats, and is pretty hard to remove. While it will sometimes get dealt with, taking a risk on a chance to get a full mana turn with it in the early game can lead to victories. Knowledge of decks and what they run helps when determining whether this play is worth taking or not.
Again, in the vein of not being greedy is withSavage Roar. Yes, this is a great finisher card, but if you can use it to completely clear a problematic board from your opponent then you should do so. This isn’t the ideal situation, but it’s better than flat out losing the game. This also goes forSoul of the Forest, while it’s nice to hit it on a full board, it can sometimes be worth playing it on a board with a few minions on it. Generally, this play is better if you are heading into a likely AOE turn from your opponent.
As we get towards the end of the game, we’re looking to keep pressuring our opponent with the constant additions of minions to the board. They are likely long out of AOE at this point, and it’s time to start dropping cards likeThe Forest’s Aidand threatening lethal from hand with a buff.
Token Druid Card Choices
Token Druid Card Substitutions
This is a pretty cheap deck so there’s not a ton you will need to replace. There are some Epics though, andKeeper Stalladrisstill hasn’t proven he’s completely worth crafting just yet.
