The Hearthstone decks you need to win the Who’s the Boss Now? Tavern Brawl

Ay-oh! Oh-ay! Blizzard wants you to get in on some of the the fun the Hearthstone Adventure bosses have in the Who’s the Boss Now Tavern Brawl.

The developers pulled this one from the way back machine and I’m not referring to the 80s era sitcom of the same name. This Brawl hasn’t seen the light of day in almost four years, but we haven’t forgotten how to score a win.

Tavern Brawl basics

• Name: Who’s the Boss Now?
• Description: Dungeon bosses want to help you play! Build your own deck but get a random boss power. Each time you use it, get a new one!
• Fun level: 2-5/10 depending on your card collection
• Difficulty: 5-9/10 depending on your card collection
• Replayability: 5/10
• Format: Wild
• Type: PVP
• Deck: Constructed (Wild)
• Rewards: 1 Escape from Violet Hold pack

The only change this Brawl makes is to your Hero Power. You get one of twelve different custom Hero powers from the single-player Adventure bosses. Once you use it, you’ll get a different one from the pool. All of the Hero powers cost two mana. The powers range from awesome one like Me Smash: Destroy a random enemy minion to the downright awful Jeering Crowd: Summon a 1/1 with Taunt. So glad I spent 2 mana on that!

This is a Wild Constructed Brawl which means the size of your card collection will have a huge impact on the decks you can build and the amount of success and fun you’ll have.

How to win Who’s the Boss Now? Tavern Brawl

Like most Constructed Brawls, the key to victory is finding a great deck. You’ll want to avoid things like Odd Decks or Quests which rely heavily on the Hero Power. Likewise, Hero cards like Dr. Boom, Mad Genius loose some power in this format.

All that said, this Brawl plays out remarkably like the Wild Ladder. Sure, you can get great hero powers like lining up a Decimate — set all enemy minions’ health to 1 — into a Poison Cloud — deal 1 damage to all enemy minions, if any die, summon a 2/2 slime — but that’s going to be rare. Awesome if it happens, but not something you can count on.

Instead, you need to focus on building a strong deck that can win regardless of Hero Power.

The best decks to win the Who’s the Boss Tavern Brawl

Here is a collection of Wild decks that are very powerful in general at the moment, and can only get better with the powerful Hero Powers from this Brawl.

XL Seed Warlock (Seedlock)

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• Deck code:

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• Seedlock is all about inflicting a lot of damage to your own hero, fast, and benefitting from that. Don’t be afraid of seeing your health dip low; that’s how you’re supposed to win here!

Discard Warlock (Discolock)

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• Deck code:

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• You’ll use effects that discard your own cards, but they get played anyway. Often earlier than intended! This deck can be pretty overwhelming for your opponent. Just make sure you’re discarding the right cards at the right time.

Clone Mech Paladin

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• Deck code:

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• You will be summoning lots and lots of mechs, often from the bottom of your deck, and you’ll get tons of discounts on mechs in your hand, and effects that get stronger when you have a full board. It’s a pretty straightforward board-based strategy.

Call to Arms Paladin

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• Deck code:

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• The idea with Call to Arms is to summon minions straight from your deck into your board, without even having to go through your hand. If you play your cards right, you can get very strong boards much earlier than your opponent can deal with them.

Wild Brawls are tough, but keep trying

You’re in for a Wild time with this Brawl. Keep an eye on sites like Out of Cards and Hearthpwn which will continually have new decks to try out. Face Hunter is probably your best bet if you don’t have a large collection. I’m having fun with Big Shaman. If you find a great deck, leave a link in the comments.

Just remember, whatever the result of your game, there’s a brand new life around the bend.

Last published August 13, 2020; updated August 26, 2026 with contributions by Phil Xavier.