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[LEGEND] Dragon Mage (Top 500)

  • Last updated Jul 4, 2015 (Blackrock Launch)
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  • 21 Minions
  • 9 Spells
  • Deck Type: Ranked Deck
  • Deck Archetype: Unknown
  • Crafting Cost: 6120
  • Dust Needed: Loading Collection
  • Created: 6/29/2015 (Blackrock Launch)
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Spent the season of June reaching Legend and optimizing a Dragon Mage control deck. This deck has gotten me through rank 5-1 with relative ease and has kept me easily in the top 500 of the Legend rankings. It's an incredibly solid control deck that dominates other control decks such as Paladin and Warrior. It furthermore does an incredible job at outliving the combo decks from Oil Rogue and Patron Warrior. It fairs quite well against Tempo Mage, Zoo Warlock and does surprisingly well against any slower type of Hunter.

The deck features many heavy, big threats such as Ysera, Nefarian and Dr. Boom. The main feature however, is the plethora of sustain abilities due to the use of two Antique Healbots, Alexstrasza and an Ice Block. It does not use Fireballs, Polymorph functions as a better 4-cost removal spell in control matchups and there is no burst in this deck. Lastly, it uses two Flamestrikes due to their importance in matchups such as Zoo Warlock and Patron Warrior. 

For a full video guide:

Video Guide Contains:
- Statistics/Win percentages from over 200+ games, global win percentage 65%.
- Match 01: Control Warrior
- Match 02: Zoo Warlock
- Match 03: Aggro Hunter
- Decklist information, justification for card choices
(All accessible with a 'navigation bar' at the bottom of the video)

In general the deck performs best against common decks in this order:
1. Priest/Control Paladin > 2. Control Warrior > 3. Patron Warrior > 4. Oil Rogue > 5. Tempo Mage/Mech Shaman > 6. Freeze Mage/Druid > 7. Warlock Zoo > 8. Hybrid Hunter > 9. Aggro Hunter > 10. Handlock > 11. Malygos Warlock > 12. Aggro Paladin

 

Two more matches (Zoo Warlock and Patron Warrior): 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8LuCjEaMEU

 Potential changes:
- Change 1x Sludge Belcher for Harrison Jones for an even better matchup against warriors (and other weapon users, of course). 

General mulligan strategy:
Generally you're looking for Mad Scientists and Blackwing Technicians. Against aggro decks you want to mulligan for Zombie Chow. Against slower, more control decks you're looking for Scientist, Technician and Twilight Drakes. When you're up against a deck you know is likely to play threats early (e.g. tempo mage, zoo lock) you'll also want to mulligan for Frostbolt.