Menagerie deck
A menagerie deck is a deck which specifically includes minions of different minion types to gain the benefits of cards that require multiple minion types to be efficient.
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History[edit | edit source]
The menagerie deck was introduced with One Night in Karazhan, with the adventure adding the first cards to specifically reward the inclusion of multiple minion types in one deck.
The concept of synergy with multiple minion types was left unseen until The Witchwood, with the introduction of the Nightmare Amalgam, who had every type at once. Descent of Dragons released cards which let 2/3 of the iconic menagerie tribes interact with each other once more, with Tasty Flyfish and Skyfin being Murlocs with Dragon synergy, and Scalelord from Galakrond's Awakening being vice versa.
Madness at the Darkmoon Faire had the new warrior cards Ringmaster Whatley and Ringmaster's Baton introduce a new menagerie combination of the Dragon, Mech and Pirate types, as well as some cards such as Tent Trasher and N'Zoth, God of the Deep supporting any combination of types.
With the addition of dual-type minions in March of the Lich King, menagerie style decks have gained more flexibility, because an influx of pre-existing minions could now double dip on type-specific synergies. Festival of Legends introduced further support and payoff cards, such as Roaring Applause and Power Slider for Warrior, and the Neutral Legendary The One-Amalgam Band, all of which benefit from playing as many different minion types as possible.