2. C’Thun
Going into Whispers of the Old Gods, C’Thun looked to be the best of the Old Gods. He has quite a bit of support from his cultists, and cards like Twin Emperor Vek’Lor showed so much promise that C’Thun decks seemed like they would be dominant. While they certainly are strong, C’Thun decks haven’t become as dominant as some may have thought. In fact, he isn’t even the strongest of the Old Gods.
C’Thun decks are still very strong and viable, as I wrote about here. However, as I discussed, they certainly aren’t tier one, floating around the middle of the pack. At Dreamhack Austin, only two of the top eight players thought C’Thun decks were strong enough to bring as one of their four decks. While C’Thun remains a very strong deck and gives newer players a cheap option for a viable deck, he simply hasn’t broken into the upper tiers of play. This is largely due to the slow nature of the deck, with many of the minions simply trading poorly due to their lack of abilities other than buffing C’Thun.
C’Thun beats out Yogg due to his reliability. Although his ability is technically random, because of how high his attack often gets, you will often be able to confidently clear what you need to, or simply blast your opponent in the face. Also, C’Thun and Twin Emperor Vek’Lor go hand in hand, and the Emperors are still extremely powerful.
