C’Thun is a unique hero unlike any other “Press button for stats” type of hero. C’thun follows a unique curve, which doesn’t rely on finding higher-tier minions like nearly every other Battlegrounds hero. We first made the guide to C’thun a long time ago, but a lot has changed since, so here is the 2022-ready guide to – A simple strategy for C’thun in Battlegrounds.
The Basics of C’Thun
C’Thun’s hero power “Saturday C’thuns!” increases each time you press it. The first time you activate “Saturday C’thuns!” the ability grants a +1/+1 buff to a random minion, with each turn granting the buff to an additional friendly target. Since it is a two-cost ability, which we prioritize over everything else, you sometimes have difficulty buying the best available minions. You have to be very careful of which minions you keep on your board to maximize the benefit of “Saturday C’thuns!” And in addition, you need to ensure you keep count of the amount of gold you need for each turn. Luckily, “Saturday C’thuns!” ramps up quickly, so once you got enough minions with stats, you can outscale other heroes.
C’Thun Gameplan
You want your hero power to land on minions with special abilities. Divine Shield and Cleave are the most obvious, as they use raw stats the most efficient of any keyword. However, the newly added Demon: Impulsive Trickster is incredibly effective. The stats you pour onto Impulsive Trickster get transferred in part onto other minions with its Deathrattle, which on death grants a random other minion of your team the maximum health of Impulsive Trickster.
Another strategy is using Whelp Smuggler and the Dragon tribe. Whelp Smuggler gives additional health for each time a Dragon gains stats, and with how C’Thun’s hero power works, they get an additional +1/+2 for each hero power proc. There are times where C’Thun just wants to stay behind at T2 to force that composition.
C’Thun is strange in that there are multiple types he wants in the game. Murloc, Beast, and Elementals provide a token generator; a tool C’Thun desperately wants at the beginning of the game. A token generator allows C’thun to get a minion early on to start buffing through “Saturday C’thuns!”. At the same time, Mechs, Dragons, and Demons provide minions that are powerful with your hero power, as previously stated. Besides the strong tribes, Pirates and Quilboar do not provide many synergies.
Curves of C’Thun
C’Thun is very flexible in his decision-making, as you can choose to stay at the lower taverns for an unusually long time without losing out on scaling and the strength of your Warband.
Dragon Build Curve:
Turn one (3g): Hero power. Freeze for a Token Generator.
Turn two (4g): Buy Murloc Tidehunter, Alleycat, or Sellemental. Sell the Token. Hero power.
Turn three (5g): Upgrade to T2. Hero power.
Turn four (6g): Hero power. Buy dragons or Whelp Smuggler.
Turn five (7g): Reroll for any dragons or Whelp Smuggler and buy them. Hero power. (consider the order of playing a minion if you miss a good unit.)
Turn six (8g): Buy two dragons or Whelp Smuggler. Hero Power.
The Dragon C’thun curve abuses the powerful synergy of Whelp Smuggler and your hero power “Saturday C’thuns!”. If you manage to golden Whelp Smuggler, it will be +1/+3 for each proc of your hero power. If you do find a triple, consider power-leveling your Tavern before purchasing the triple to improve your chances of finding a Nadina, the Red significantly improves your chances of winning the lobby. While you do not need any special dragons for the Dragon’s C’thun build, you do ideally want to find Nadina the Red to complete your Warband when possible.
T3 “Standard” C’thun Curve:
Turn one (3g): Hero power. Freeze for a Token Generator.
Turn two (4g): Buy Murloc Tidehunter, Alleycat, or Sellemental. Sell the Token. Hero power.
Turn three (5g): Upgrade to T2. Hero power.
Turn four (6g): Buy one minion. If you find two token generators, you can buy both, sell two minions, and hero power. Either way, use your hero power, always.
Turn five (7g): Upgrade to T3. Hero power.
Turn six (8g): Buy two minions. Hero power.
The T3 C’thun curve is the most common due to the need to use “Saturday C’thuns!” at (nearly) every opportunity. As previously mentioned, the standard curve benefits from finding units with Divine Shield, Cleave, or Impulsive Trickster. Overall the strategy is solid. You’ll be in a great place to play out the mid-to-late game with C’thun, and your Warband quickly continues to scale from here on out.
C’thun’s No Token Curve:
Turn one (3g): Hero power.
Turn two (4g): Upgrade to T2.
Turn three (5g): Buy a minion– Hero power.
Turn four (6g): Buy one minion. If you have two token generators, you can buy both, sell two minions, and hero power. Either way, use your hero power.
Turn five (7g): Upgrade to T3. Hero power.
Turn six (8g): Buy two minions. Hero power.
The no-token strategy is your backup whenever you can’t find a token generator. Generally, this won’t be your best strategy, but it is important to know your options when you don’t find the start you want. The curve is very similar, just slightly weaker than C’thun’s standard curve. If you find a Whelp Smuggler in the early rounds, stay on T2 and follow the Dragon curve instead, the strategy is immensely potent. It performs much better than your other options in almost all situations from your position.
Closing Thoughts for Battlegrounds’ C’thun
One card we haven’t mentioned yet is Selfless Hero. C’thun is one of the strongest heroes to synergize with the card Selfless Hero, especially in lobbies without the Mech Tribe. If you find a Selfless Hero early on, it’s worth considering purchasing. When you combine Selfless Hero with Baron Rivendare or Monstrous Macaw, your Warband upgrades significantly, improving the effectiveness of each of your current minions.
At a certain point, other tools start to outscale “Saturday C’thuns!” so don’t be afraid to start looking for additional scaling tools like Brann Bronzebeard, Lightfang Enforcer, or Mythrax if you feel you need more power. Similarly, Poison units always provide immediate strength, but these units generally synergize less with your ability, so be aware of how they may affect your scaling options.
Thank you for reading this updated guide, and we hope it helps you all. For more of Mewwy’s Battlegrounds content, follow on Twitch, Twitter, or join our discord! Also, be sure to check out some of the recent guides to Battlegrounds heroes like Cookie the Cook, Sneed, and Diablo, the Lord of Terror.
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C’Thun is a unique hero unlike any other “Press button for stats” type of hero. C’thun follows a unique curve, which doesn’t rely on finding higher-tier minions like nearly every other Battlegrounds hero. We first made the guide to C’thun a long time ago, but a lot has changed since, so here is the 2022-ready guide to – A simple strategy for C’thun in Battlegrounds.
The Basics of C’Thun
C’Thun’s hero power “Saturday C’thuns!” increases each time you press it. The first time you activate “Saturday C’thuns!” the ability grants a +1/+1 buff to a random minion, with each turn granting the buff to an additional friendly target. Since it is a two-cost ability, which we prioritize over everything else, you sometimes have difficulty buying the best available minions. You have to be very careful of which minions you keep on your board to maximize the benefit of “Saturday C’thuns!” And in addition, you need to ensure you keep count of the amount of gold you need for each turn. Luckily, “Saturday C’thuns!” ramps up quickly, so once you got enough minions with stats, you can outscale other heroes.
C’Thun Gameplan
You want your hero power to land on minions with special abilities. Divine Shield and Cleave are the most obvious, as they use raw stats the most efficient of any keyword. However, the newly added Demon: Impulsive Trickster is incredibly effective. The stats you pour onto Impulsive Trickster get transferred in part onto other minions with its Deathrattle, which on death grants a random other minion of your team the maximum health of Impulsive Trickster.
Another strategy is using Whelp Smuggler and the Dragon tribe. Whelp Smuggler gives additional health for each time a Dragon gains stats, and with how C’Thun’s hero power works, they get an additional +1/+2 for each hero power proc. There are times where C’Thun just wants to stay behind at T2 to force that composition.
C’Thun is strange in that there are multiple types he wants in the game. Murloc, Beast, and Elementals provide a token generator; a tool C’Thun desperately wants at the beginning of the game. A token generator allows C’thun to get a minion early on to start buffing through “Saturday C’thuns!”. At the same time, Mechs, Dragons, and Demons provide minions that are powerful with your hero power, as previously stated. Besides the strong tribes, Pirates and Quilboar do not provide many synergies.
Curves of C’Thun
C’Thun is very flexible in his decision-making, as you can choose to stay at the lower taverns for an unusually long time without losing out on scaling and the strength of your Warband.
Dragon Build Curve:
Turn one (3g): Hero power. Freeze for a Token Generator.
Turn two (4g): Buy Murloc Tidehunter, Alleycat, or Sellemental. Sell the Token. Hero power.
Turn three (5g): Upgrade to T2. Hero power.
Turn four (6g): Hero power. Buy dragons or Whelp Smuggler.
Turn five (7g): Reroll for any dragons or Whelp Smuggler and buy them. Hero power. (consider the order of playing a minion if you miss a good unit.)
Turn six (8g): Buy two dragons or Whelp Smuggler. Hero Power.
The Dragon C’thun curve abuses the powerful synergy of Whelp Smuggler and your hero power “Saturday C’thuns!”. If you manage to golden Whelp Smuggler, it will be +1/+3 for each proc of your hero power. If you do find a triple, consider power-leveling your Tavern before purchasing the triple to improve your chances of finding a Nadina, the Red significantly improves your chances of winning the lobby. While you do not need any special dragons for the Dragon’s C’thun build, you do ideally want to find Nadina the Red to complete your Warband when possible.
T3 “Standard” C’thun Curve:
Turn one (3g): Hero power. Freeze for a Token Generator.
Turn two (4g): Buy Murloc Tidehunter, Alleycat, or Sellemental. Sell the Token. Hero power.
Turn three (5g): Upgrade to T2. Hero power.
Turn four (6g): Buy one minion. If you find two token generators, you can buy both, sell two minions, and hero power. Either way, use your hero power, always.
Turn five (7g): Upgrade to T3. Hero power.
Turn six (8g): Buy two minions. Hero power.
The T3 C’thun curve is the most common due to the need to use “Saturday C’thuns!” at (nearly) every opportunity. As previously mentioned, the standard curve benefits from finding units with Divine Shield, Cleave, or Impulsive Trickster. Overall the strategy is solid. You’ll be in a great place to play out the mid-to-late game with C’thun, and your Warband quickly continues to scale from here on out.
C’thun’s No Token Curve:
Turn one (3g): Hero power.
Turn two (4g): Upgrade to T2.
Turn three (5g): Buy a minion– Hero power.
Turn four (6g): Buy one minion. If you have two token generators, you can buy both, sell two minions, and hero power. Either way, use your hero power.
Turn five (7g): Upgrade to T3. Hero power.
Turn six (8g): Buy two minions. Hero power.
The no-token strategy is your backup whenever you can’t find a token generator. Generally, this won’t be your best strategy, but it is important to know your options when you don’t find the start you want. The curve is very similar, just slightly weaker than C’thun’s standard curve. If you find a Whelp Smuggler in the early rounds, stay on T2 and follow the Dragon curve instead, the strategy is immensely potent. It performs much better than your other options in almost all situations from your position.
Closing Thoughts for Battlegrounds’ C’thun
One card we haven’t mentioned yet is Selfless Hero. C’thun is one of the strongest heroes to synergize with the card Selfless Hero, especially in lobbies without the Mech Tribe. If you find a Selfless Hero early on, it’s worth considering purchasing. When you combine Selfless Hero with Baron Rivendare or Monstrous Macaw, your Warband upgrades significantly, improving the effectiveness of each of your current minions.
At a certain point, other tools start to outscale “Saturday C’thuns!” so don’t be afraid to start looking for additional scaling tools like Brann Bronzebeard, Lightfang Enforcer, or Mythrax if you feel you need more power. Similarly, Poison units always provide immediate strength, but these units generally synergize less with your ability, so be aware of how they may affect your scaling options.
Thank you for reading this updated guide, and we hope it helps you all. For more of Mewwy’s Battlegrounds content, follow on Twitch, Twitter, or join our discord! Also, be sure to check out some of the recent guides to Battlegrounds heroes like Cookie the Cook, Sneed, and Diablo, the Lord of Terror.
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