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Ladder Priest (Decent vs. Handlock)

  • Last updated Jan 8, 2015 (GvG Launch)
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  • 17 Minions
  • 13 Spells
  • Deck Type: Ranked Deck
  • Deck Archetype: Unknown
  • Crafting Cost: 5780
  • Dust Needed: Loading Collection
  • Created: 1/7/2015 (GvG Launch)
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  • Battle Tag:

    TaylorSwift#21911

  • Region:

    EU

  • Total Deck Rating

    666

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Update 01-08-2015

I have some stats from yesterday's laddering session. It took me like 5 hours from rank 13 to rank 5. Sorry for not using any cool deck tracking programs, I use pen & paper :p

Druid 4-1
Warrior 9-1
Zoo 7-0
Shaman 3-1
Priest 1-0
Handlock 2-1
Mech Mage 3-1
Secret Mage 0-2
Freeze Mage 0-1
Hunter 6-1
Rogue 0-0
Paladin 1-0

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Hey guys, I want to show you my current Priest deck I'm using on the ladder. It containts some very odd cards so I'm going to explain those. 

I am currently on a 11 wins streak with this deck. Playing at rank 7 right now. This deck has a very good matchup (90% winrate) against the Imp-losion Zoo deck as well as a decent matchup against most other aggro decks due to the Priest's abilitiy to heal himself on demand. Thanks to Thoughtsteal and very efficient removal spells the deck also has a decent chance of winning against heavier decks like Control Warrior or Paladin. 

The biggest problem that Priest always had is Handlock in my opinion. That's why I tried to build a priest deck that has a decent chance of winning against Handlock as well as everything else you usually face on the ladder so this is what I came up with.

I'm not saying that I have an overwhelming advantage over the Handlock, but I win like every second game against it.

General combos:

Auchenai Soulpriest on board: Vol'jin + Hero Power = 7 mana hard removal
Wild Pyromancer + The Coin + Power Word: Shield = on turn 2 board 2 damage board clear vs. Zoo or Hunter
Injured Blademaster + Circle of Healing = 4/7 body for 3 mana
Auchenai Soulpriest + Circle of Healing = "turn 4 Flamestrike"
Northshire Cleric + (Wild Pyromancer) + Circle of Healing = lots of card draw

The cards to beat Handlock:

2x Shadow Word: Death & 1x Big Game Hunter
Big Game Hunter is almost always guaranteed to get value, because everyone runs Dr. Boom, right? So it's not that bad and against aggro decks it's still a 4/2 body for 3 mana which is not too bad. Against Handlock though this card really shines. It's an immediate answer to the Giants or Ragnaros the Firelord. I run double Shadow Word: Death against Handlock. Also most decks should have at least one target for it like Zoo's Doomguard or Harrison Jones which has become quite popular lately. 

1x Lightbomb
This card is the dream against the Handlock's double Molten Giant + Sunfury Protector play. At worst it deals 1:1 with their giants or bigger threats like Sylvanas Windrunner. The biggest upside which Lightbomb has it that it is a very efficient removal against Dr. Boom as it also removes both Boom Bots in one card. It is also not too bad against Zoo, because it clears their board but leaves the Nerubian Eggs alive unlike Holy Nova. 

Odd card choices:

1x Abusive Sergeant
This card looks really weird in Priest, but it acutally has some good synergy with the cards in this deck. The main reason I included this card is because of the two Shadow Word: Deaths. You can use Abusive Sergeant to buff your opponent's minions and then use Shadow Word: Death against them. This is great against things like Twilight Drake which are usually hard to take care of as a Priest unless you have a Silence in your hand. This also works with Big Game Hunter to put things like Doomguard or other 6 attack minions in its range. Against aggro decks this card can be used to buff your own Northshire Cleric played on turn 1 to trade with popular early game minions like Flame Imp or Mad Scientist. If you combine that with a Power Word: Shield it is the dream against any aggro deck and usually wins you the game.

No Mind Control?
I didn't like this card too much, because I felt it was too weak against aggro. If you are facing more control heavy decks you can definately include one of these in your deck. I would probably kick either a Shrinkmeister or Silence.

Possible changes:

-1 Shrinkmeister
+1 Harrison Jones

 

If you have any questions feel free to ask!