⭐️ Rise to Legend with the Warrior Quest (Enter the Lost City)

on December 31, 2025

In this article, I present a Quest Warrior deck that is very present in the current Hearthstone meta, which I use to grind the ladder to Legend.

It's a slow, defensive deck, sometimes frustrating for the opponent to play, but extremely stable if your objective is clear: survive, stall, then win by attrition.

🧭 The heart of the deck: Enter the Lost City

The entire strategy revolves around the quest:

Enter the Lost City > 🎯 Survive for 10 turns > 🏆 Reward: a card that generates massive value

The goal is not to win quickly, but to hold out long enough to turn the game in your favor thanks to a structural advantage.

🛡️ Overall Game Plan

The Warrior Quest is played in several very distinct phases:

Early game: survival above all

  • Build up armor * Draw wisely * Never panic under pressure

Every life point and every card counts.

Mid-game: stall and control

  • Use of removals (Brawl, targeted clears) * Management of large boards * Destruction of locations (very important in the current meta)

👉 Demolish Renovator is a key card here, especially against decks that rely on Elise or repeated rentals.

Late game: value and locking in

Once the quest is completed:

  • You generate more resources than your opponent * You force unfavorable trades * You often win without ending the game "violently"

It's a deck that exhausts the other player.

🃏 Key cards and important choices

🧱 Armor Accumulation

The deck relies on numerous cards that allow you to:

  • Gain armor * Draw cards simultaneously * Buy time for several consecutive turns

This is what allows you to get through turns 4-5, which are often critical against aggro.

⚙️ Zilliax (Lifesteal version)

Zilliax is played here in the following version:

  • Divine Shield * Lifesteal * Summon a Copy

An essential tool against aggressive decks to raise life points and regain control.

🔥 Ragnaros (replacement)

Some key legendary cards (like Elise) may be missing depending on your collection.

👉 In this case, Ragnaros remains a very good replacement for:

  • Apply pressure * Force responses * Create immediate threat

🐉 Ysera & late game

Ysera allows:

  • To increase maximum mana * To secure the late game * To compete with other control decks

In some matchups, games can even reach up to 20 mana crystals.

⚔️ Match-ups: what works (and what doesn't)

👍 Good matchups

  • Aggro decks * Fast Paladin (if well timed) * Mid-range Shaman (with good board control)

⚠️ Tough matchups

  • Mage (especially certain combo variants) * Mid/late game Warlock * Decks capable of quick OTKs

👉 These matchups require excellent mulligan management and sometimes… a little bit of luck.

📈 Ladder & mental

Between Diamond 5 and Legend, the pressure is clearly increasing:

  • More tryharding * Fewer opponent mistakes * Longer games

The good news: ✅ once you reach a milestone, you're secure ✅ the deck allows for steady progress, without constant tilt

🌲 Darkwood Conclusion

The Quest Warrior deck isn't flashy. It's slow, methodical, sometimes thankless… but incredibly effective.

If your goal is:

  • Reaching Legend * Understanding the meta * Playing a deck that rewards discipline

Then this deck is clearly made for you.

🧾 Full Deck List – Quest Warrior 2.0

Class: Warrior Format: Standard Year: Year of the Raptor Game: Hearthstone

📜 Deck code (to be copied directly into the game)

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👉 How to use it: Copy the code → open Hearthstone → Collection → New deck → the deck is created automatically.

🃏 Map Details

🔑 Quest

  • 1x (1) Enter the Lost City

🛡️ Defense / Armor / Pickaxe

  • 2x (1) Shield Slam * 2x (2) Safety Goggles * 2x (2) Shield Block * 1x (3) All You Can Eat * 1x (3) Bulwark of Azzinoth

🧨 Board Management

  • 2x (2) Precursory Strike * 1x (3) Demolition Renovator (key against rentals) * 2x (5) Brawl * 2x (5) Hostile Invader

🧠 Tempo / Utility

  • 1x (2) Dirty Rat * 1x (2) Daydreaming Pixie * 2x (5) For Glory! * 1x (6) Bob the Bartender

🐉 Finishers & late game

  • 1x (8) Ragnaros the Firelord * 1x (8) The Great Dracorex * 1x (9) Botface * 1x (9) Ysera, Emerald Aspect * 1x (125) The Ceaseless Expanse

🤖 Zilliax Deluxe 3000 (configuration)

  • Divine Shield * Lifesteal * Summon a Copy * Modules:

    • Twin Module * Perfect Module

➡️ Extremely strong against aggro, allows you to stabilize poorly started games.

🎯 Mulligan – simple rules

Always keep

  • ✅ Enter the Lost City * ✅ Shield Block * ✅ Safety Goggles * ✅ Shield Slam (if you have armor)

Against aggro

  • ✅ Hostile Invader * ✅ Precursory Strike * ❌ Late game cards (Ysera, Ragnaros…)

Counter control / midrange

  • ✅ Card Pick * ✅ Mana Haste * ✅ Demolition Renovator (if locations are likely)

🌲 Note Darkwood

This deck is:

  • ❌ expensive in terms of dust * ❌ unspectacular * ❌ mentally demanding

But in exchange:

  • ✅ Extremely stable * ✅ Very strong in long ladders * ✅ Excellent for tilt-free grinding Legend