[S15] Sigma's Jerry Tempo Mage (Guide included!...
- Last updated Jun 3, 2015 (Blackrock Launch)
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Wild
- 17 Minions
- 13 Spells
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Unknown
- Crafting Cost: 7300
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 4/24/2015 (Blackrock Launch)
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Battle Tag:
sigma#2284
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Region:
EU
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Total Deck Rating
5631
NEWS: If you would like to ask any questions that haven't been answered in the guide already check out my stream at http://www.twitch.tv/sigmasrb tomorrow at 2 PM CEST! I will try to stream at this time in between 3-5 days a week where I will be playing all of my decks plus some Handlock, Oil Rogue, or Grim Patron.
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Hey guys, Sigma here and this is my Flame Mage based around the Flamewaker (named Jerry for future reference) that has been released not that long ago. I think this card has great potential and just had to craft a deck for it and try it out. The deck has been doing so well in S14 and is now one of the most popular decks in S15 and is even getting the status of "cancer".If this gets more than 40 likes I will try my best to write a guide for it. Hopefully I will make a video if it gets popular. From 2.6. this deck has a guide! Check it out underneath! Thank you for your patience and apologies for any inconvenience this wait might've caused!
EDITS
EDIT: Removed the Scientists and the Duplicates because it just made the deck a lot slower than it felt comfortable. Even though those duplicated Flamewakers felt good, they just require too much mana to be played again.
Removed Sludge Belchers, Flamestrike, and the Pyroblast as they seemed too chunky, and slowed the game a lot, leading into a dead lategame. Flamestrike was mostly just a call for help in an already dead late game, and the Pyroblast was a dead card in most cases, even though it's an incredible topdeck.
Added a Polymorph for them big threat removals and Water Elementals and a Snowchugger for mid/early control and because the synergy with Ice Lance is too good. Controls them pesky warriors, paladins, rogues and hunters too.
EDIT 2: Wanted to try out a more aggro version of this deck and it seemed to be even better than the one I had in mind. Took out Loatheb to make it more aggro and one Flamecannon as it can get pretty stuck of a card sometimes. Added Clockwork Gnomes as they proved to be really amazing with the 1 mana spell they leave behind. I will leave a detailed description on the spare parts as soon as we hit our goal! I added a Loot Hoarder as it's a good card draw card. I want to keep this deck low cost, but if you have the Bloodmage Thalnos, use it!
EDIT 3 : The deck has been changed to fit the current meta which is full with all kinds of warlocks warriors and hunters! The Ice Lances have been removed as the late game cards might show more consistency and you might not experience the synergy with Frostbolts that much. The Water Elemental and Polymorph have been removed to make space for minions that give you a Spare Part to fill up the spell pool for our spell-hungry minions.
This is how I did with the old variation of this deck in season 14 (started from Rank 6, close to Rank 3 now), was on 14-3:
Warlock: 3-0
Warrior: 2-0 (both control)
Hunter : 2-0
Druid: 2-1
Mage: 2-1
Rogue: 1-0
Priest: 1-0
Paladin: 1-1
I've seen some versions without the Unstable Portal but I just love the card too much to keep it out. This is what I got from it in the streak I had so far (check spoiler):
Tirion Fordring
Mogor the Ogre
Gruul
Hemet Nesingwary
Ysera
Ancient of Lore
Ravenholdt Assassin
Nerubian Egg
Defender of Argus
Master of Disguise
Argent Commander
Axe Flinger x2 (got one against a Face hunter, was mega fun)
Druid of the Fang
Warbot
Unstable Ghoul
Tinkertown Technician
Mana Wyrm (who said we can't have enough of them?)
Thrallmar Farseer
Gnomish Inventor
Succubus
Lord of the Arena
Windspeaker
Kobold Geomancer (helped me get a 5 damage Flamecannon into a belcher
The new deck has been changed in order to fit the current meta. The deck has been working out splendidly so far and I believe that it's more than possible to reach legend with it!
First of all I would like to apologise with taking such a long time to write this guide. I will make it up to you with some new juicy decks. I will put sections in spoilers for your convenience. Guide time!
Introduction
First of all, as I repeat in every guide, change the deck with the meta accordingly! Right now there are rivers of hybrid hunters and tempo mages, which have a similar decklist as this one, so a Kezan Mystic is added as a permanent card in this deck (sometimes I felt like I should even put one more). If it comes to that point that the meta shifts and the hunters and mages are less and less, CHANGE THE KEZAN. It's really important for a person to understand the current meta and how to beat it easily, as that's how a legend is made (unless you are a face hunter and you face your way to legend).
Ongo with the guide, trusty steed!
MULLIGAN
The mulligan for this deck is very flexibile and versatile, most of the things in this deck are very good, low cost and might make you think you should leave them in your hand. That's where you will probably be wrong. The first thing that you need to realise is that if you don't have the coin and are playing first, you are gonna have a much harder time than when you have the coin. The Coin is a spell that perfectly fits with Jerry. I will explain that further in the strategy section.
As in my previous guides, I will setup a general mulligan, which will be refered to as Gen.Mul. in the following guide. The General Mulligan for this deck would be (left = more important, right = less important):
With Coin: Jerry (Flamewaker) , Sorcerer's Apprentice, Clockwork Gnome, Arcane Missiles, Mirror Image, Mana Wyrm, Frostbolt, Flame Cannon.
Without Coin: Mana Wyrm, Clockwork Gnome, Sorcerer's Apprentice, Arcane Missiles,Frostbolt, Mirror Image, (Flamewaker) Jerry.
Control/Midrange Decks (Control Warrior, Dragon Warrior, Tempo Mage, Midrange Hunter, Control Priest, Oil Rogue, Combo Druid, Freeze Mage, Handlock, Grim Patron Warrior): Try to go for Gen. Mul. The cards that you might also consider keeping are the Unstable Portal and Arcane Intellect as you have more space and there isn't that much pressure on your face early on.
Aggro decks (Face Hunter, Mech Mage/Warlock/Shaman, Face/Ebola Paladin, Hybrid Hunter, Zoo Warlock): Go for Gen.Mul., minions are more important than spells here. Definitely no space for Unstable Portal, ditch that, Mirror Image plays a big role. Arcane Missiles even bigger.
EXCEPTIONS: Against hunters, mages and warriors the Flame Cannon plays a big role in early game removal, and should be left at ALL costs. Easy removal for other Jerries, Armorsmiths, Frothing Berserkers and whatever comes out of the Animal Companion. I usually keep the Kezan Mystic against hunters and mages no matter what.
Justification: When you have the coin you want to get as many spells ready for Jerry as possible and you want to use as least as you can until turn 3 for that special Jerry Combo, while early minions are also important as you will play them until turn 3. (More in strategy)
When you don't have the coin, you just need to try and get a curve for yourself, which is done best with the Mana Wyrm/Apprentice/Gnome.
STRATEGY
The PERFECT draw and play would be T1 Clockwork Gnome/Mana Wyrm T2 Sorcerer's Apprentice T3 Jerry (Flamewaker) T4 LOAD THE CANNONS JERRY! (use free/discounted spells until opponent ragequits)
As the tempo of the deck changes drastically with the Coin, I will divide the early game strategy into two parts:
EARLY GAME
With the Coin: When not facing anything too quick in early game (see Control Decks above) and having Jerry in your hand you want to wait for that turn 3 sugar sugar with Jerry + Coin + 1 Mana spell. Patience is a virtue. On turn one in that case I would say the Clockwork Gnome is better as it gives you another 1 mana spell and the Mana Wyrm requires spells to be played to it's fullest so I like to keep it for mid/late game in this case. Ultimately, the Sorcerer's Apprentice survives and you get free spells for Jerry. (WARNING: BIG CHANCE OF ORGASM AND HIGH FIVES FROM ALL KAPPAS)
If you don't have Jerry in your starting hand, and you are facing aggro, pray to RNGesus to those removal spells like Arcane Missiles, Frostbolt and Flame Cannon. Mirror Image helps a lot as well.
Without the coin: This is the less favorable situation for this deck. Here you have to try and get that early curve or else you are not going to have a very good time. It's far away from a lost game, as there are enough cards to remove and to stall the game, until a better chance arises. Having the Sorcerer's Apprentice surviving is pretty much like having the Coin, so you can understand why Mr. Jerry gets a hard on when he sees the Apprentice on the board. Who said demonic nagas and gnomes don't go together?
MID AND LATE
As the midgame comes by, you want to start thinking about getting some of the heavier minions out. The Mechanical Yeti is one of the best choices here as it gives you another Spare Part to use with Jerry, Mana Wyrm, or ultimately, Archmage Antonidas. Boosting Mana Wyrm or Jerry with spells is also more than wanted, which rounds up your mid game. Mid game is where most of the decks get their brightest shine in the current meta, so removals like Fireball are usually really important.
Turn 5 is the turn for our Azure Drakes, which are perfect for card draw and those sweet 4 damage Arcane Missiles. Careful, Jerry might get a hard on again. Sylvanas on turn 6 is in most cases a game winner, especially when facing stronger decks like Handlock, and afterwards come Dr. Balanced on turn 7 and Ragnaros on turn 8. If Archmage Antonidas is present in the hand, you might want to save some Spare Parts and low cost spells for him. Try to not play him on turn 7, as it gets targeted by every single possible removal spells from your opponent. Best case you want to play him as late as possible with as many spells possible at the same time. If you are writing down what your enemy used and you are sure Antonidas can't be removed, and Dr. Boom is taking a vacation, play him. But only in that case. By then your opponent should be dead from the spell burst, Ragnaros the Firelord's passive or the Fireball spam from the Archmage.
CARD EXPLANATIONS
Cards like Arcane Missiles, Sorcerer's Apprentice, Mana Wyrm,Frostbolt,Fireball, Flamewaker Jerry and Arcane Intellect I believe are mandatory and self-explanatory. Dr. Boom is in the deck cause OP.
2 Mirror Images - A lot of people are running only one. I believe that two are really good as it give your Mana Wyrms or Apprentices a lot of space against all kinds of decks.
Clockwork Gnomes - I believe that they are very important in keeping the early game in check. Spare Part is always lovely, and with Sorcerer's Apprentice's help, can become very deadly for the enemy, and also make your Archmage Antonidas stealthed on turn 8, which is usually an instant game win.
Kezan Mystic - A tech card whose importance varies on the ladder with the shifts of meta. A crucial card against all these hunters and mages present in the beginning of S15. Should be changed with a Water Elemental if Oil Rogues continue gaining on popularity.
Mechanical Yetis - Probably the card I will get most trash for. Why not Piloted Shredders? Why not Water Elemental? Say that to my Archmage Antonidas with Finicky Cloackfield on. Also, not as easy to remove as one might think.
Sylvanas Windrunner - With this meta full of Handlocks and fat minions, Sylvanas solves all issues. Be careful how you handle her, and she will give you a very strong minion.
Ragnaros the Firelord - Works like a stupider version of an 8 attack Ogre charge. Incredibly lethal and efficient if the board before him is cleared. The card is a Big Game Hunter target, true, but even before one uses a BGH, he will deal 8 damage to whatever he has in front of him. Works perfect with any deck except ones that run an Imp-losion. That shit has to be removed asap if your Ragnaros is on the board.
Lack of Mad Scientists & Secrets - I am pretty sure I have seen a Kezan Mystic in almost every deck that I have encountered so far. Losing a secret just hits your head way too much. If the meta changes and cancer hunters die out as they should then I might consider getting some secrets rolling. Right now I am satisfied with this version, as it works perfectly.
CARD REPLACEMENTS
I will not mention all basic and common cards as I believe that everyone, or most of people have them, I will include some rares as some people might've disenchanted them or something like that. Scratch that, why would you DE Unstable Portal? It's one of the most fun cards in the game. Jerry is irreplaceable.
Unstable Portal -> Arcane Intellect/Polymorph
Sylvanas Windrunner -> Piloted Sky Golem
Ragnaros the Firelord/Archmage Antonidas/Dr. Boom ->Pyroblast/Flamestrike/Water Elemental/Toshley
Note: Don't think to expect such good results if you swap out many cards out of this deck.
This guide took quite a bit of time to write so I hope you like it!
If you have anything else that you would like me to add please let me know in the comments! If I missed something out, visit my stream on www.twitch.tv/sigmasrb and ask me a question there! You can check out my other decks at http://www.hearthpwn.com/members/sigmasrb/decks !
Cheers,
Sig
TGT update?
Commanding Shout isn't really played that much anymore and who can really match up with a good full combo of the Patron? Just try to burn him down as fast as possible and then rely on Archmage Antonidas to finish him off.
This deck has to be one of my personal favorites and is just so flexible. Right now i'm 6-0 and climbing the ladder fast, all games won with a breeze. Sigma you got a gift my dude this is the second deck i've fallen in love with. Keep up the good stuff!
Thanks man! Much appreciated!
The replacement is sound. Thank you!
Interested in trying this deck however am lacking Archmage Antonidas and Ragnaros the Firelord ..
Have enough to craft either, wondering which one you would recommend?Archmage Antonidas synergizes well with Flamewaker whereas Ragnaros the Firelord sees more play across a variety of decks.
Hope you could help!Thx.
Depends on what you play, really. If you play mostly mage, and want to push for legend with mage only, then the Archmage Antonidas sounds like a solid choice. If you want to mix it up a little bit, then get Ragnaros the Firelord for sure.
Thx for the swift reply! Ended up crafting [card]Ragnaros the Firelord [/card] . Been testing the deck, sort of a 50-50 win rate. I win when I draw Flamewaker and friends on starting hand but lose when I don't..The RNG is strong with this deck.
Slotted in a Sludge Belcher over one Azure Drake , has helped me tank 1-2 turns allowing me to turn the game.
Seeing ur explanations about Yeti and Gnome, basicly for keep Antonidas hide.
I can't play Antonidas cause i haven't him, i replace him with the Pyroblast (as advice by you). So, since i dont play him, should i replace Yeti and Gnome? If yes, what can i play instead?
Thanks :)
Not only for the Archmage, the Spare Parts synergize perfectly with both Mana Wyrm and more importantly, Jerry. Therefore, I would still keep all 4 of them. If you really don't like the Yetis, replacing them with Water Elementals (in case of facing many warriors and rogues) or Piloted Shredders (for that extra sticky) sounds like a good choice.
You can also consider replacing the Archmage with Toshley, and get even more spare parts!
Thanks ;) I see what can I do. I'll try some stuff.
The curve on this deck is so low that Ludacris is jealous of it!
So I made changes: -2 Ice lances / -1 MechYeti / +1 Loot Hoarder / +1 Flame Cannon / +1 Belcher <== Saved me so many times. So far with this change, I've done 5 games this morning as of 6/2/2015 and I'm 4 wins & 1 Lose.
Win against: Control Warrior / Midrange Hunter / Handlock / Tempo Mage /w Secrets.
Lost against: Mid Range Zoo Lock <== Made a mistake by casting before I put down Mana Wyrm at 3/3 mana.
In almost all my wins the SludgeBelcher saved me a turn to take back control of the field, or top deck Pyroblast. Loot Hoarder made only real big appearance in 1/5 games, but in that game I coin + Loot which drew into Unstable which led to a Chillwind Yeti Turn 3/3. So far so good, I'll keep you all posted on the progress. (I really am a fan of tempo mage decks, don't get me wrong I am no where near pro, but I have played over 100 games with this deck since April).
Damn right he is! Jiblaster, check out the changelog, try this version out! Let me know how it went. Sludge Belcher is also a good addition, I just liked the Azure Drakes too much.
(Been following you and this deck since April) Fits me well, and I like your rendition of this deck, but I noticed you taken OUT the Ice Chuggers, and still kept the Ice Lances? So I have been playing with the deck as posted with the Ice Lances still in the deck, but they have been dead in my hand in many cases (especially against zoo). What do you (and everyone else) think about replacing the Ice Lances? If not, how should I synergize them better with the deck?
I think you could without a problem take out the Ice Lances. If you do then you would want to replace them with something like a Flamecannon, a Loot Hoarder or a Snowchugger. You could also keep the Ice Lances and switch out a Mechanical Yeti with a Water Elemental or a Snowchugger for a more reliable freeze.
Nice so I did change out one of the Ice Lances for a FlameCannon and I feel that made it little faster. I like that Loot Hoarder suggestion, let me try that rendition.
Thank you for the constructive comment! It has been changed, feel free to try this out and tell me how it went!
Been hitting the biggest brick wall every and bouncing between rank 7 and 3, finally got back down to rank 5 3 star with this, on a 3 win streak. Ganna try give it a push to legend! Thanks for the decklist OP
How did it go??