Patron Warrior

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Patron Warrior is a warrior combo deck revolving around the use of Grim Patron and summoning many copies of it.

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History

Patron Warrior revolves strongly around the key class mechanic of benefiting from dealing damage to the warrior's own minions. The addition of Grim Patron in Blackrock Mountain enabled the creation of this distinct progression of the archetype through the repeated trading and non-lethal damaging of the Grim Patrons. Grim Patron was originally used in combination with Warsong Commander to devastating effect - Warsong Commander's previous text being Whenever you summon a minion with 3 or less Attack, give it Charge. - but the latter card received likely one of the most popular "killings" of a card in Hearthstone, being nerfed with Patch 3.2.0.10604 and disabling this combo.

The range of synergies that make for a number of possible combos resulted in what Ben Brode described as "one of the most strategically difficult decks to play in [the game's] history".

Previously, when Warsong Commander had the effect of giving Charge to minions with 3 or less Attack, it was used as primary win condition for the deck, overwhelming the opponent's board with charging Grim Patrons that could seize control of the board and deal tons of direct damage, especially in combination with Frothing Berserker. While the nerf to Warsong Commander greatly reduced the deck's power level, Patron Warrior remained a viable deck regardless.