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[S17/18] Legend Cheap Demon Zoolock

  • Last updated Sep 10, 2015 (TGT Launch)
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  • 25 Minions
  • 5 Spells
  • Deck Type: Ranked Deck
  • Deck Archetype: Unknown
  • Crafting Cost: 1340
  • Dust Needed: Loading Collection
  • Created: 8/31/2015 (TGT Launch)
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  • Region:

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 Hello! I am Astra, an EU Hearthstone player with a lot of Warlock experience. Using this deck I was able to achieve top 100 legend rank during S17 in EU.

I am finding that Zoolock is quite strong again as of recent and the deck has been winning around 80% of the time against most Totem Shaman decks and since there are a lot of these on the ladder currently this deck is very good for climbing.


Mulligan:

In your starting hand you are going to want to try to get Voidwalkers, Flame Imps and/or Wrathguards. These are your main early game minions and these cards are good for gaining tempo on your opponent and clearing their cards before they can buff or use their effects. If your opponent is more of a control deck or does not play cards within the first 2-3 turns, you can punish them with these early game cards and can gain board advantage quickly. Most of the cards in this deck that add to the board control are hard to get rid of, such as Harvest Golem, Imp Gang Boss and Nerubian Egg.


Early Game:

During the early game you are going to want to clear your opponent's threatening cards whilst maintaining a good board presence. If you lose your board control as Zoolock it is extremely difficult to get back, however with cards like Flame Imp and Wrathguard your minion's health/attack should be higher than you opponent's minions of the same cost. Always push for damage on their face with a turn one Flame Imp if your opponent responds with a Zombie Chow. You can use Abusive Sergeant to buff Nerubian Eggs and get bigger minions early while clearing their smaller minions at the same time.


Mid Game:

The Mid Game is important to Zoolock as you want to win before it gets to late game. Cards like Defender of Argus and Doomguard are your saviors here. By using Defender of Argus you can buff and taunt smaller minions so they can trade more effectively (this can also be done with Power Overwhelming, Abusive Sergeant and Dark Iron Dwarf). Using Voidcaller to summon a Doomguard from your hand will work extremely well. You will get the 3 damage from the Voidcaller while still having a 5 damage attack from the Doomguard and the Battlecry isn't activated meaning that your hand is safe from discards.


Against Another Aggressive Player?

If you are against another aggressive player then do not panic! This deck also has an anti aggro function. You can use a minion that has been buffed by Power Overwhelming, Abusive Sergeant or Dark Iron Dwarf to cast Shadowflame and clear their bigger minions or large board control. This is good when playing against Rush Hunter decks and aggressive Totem Shaman decks.


Against a Control Deck Player?

If you're against a control matchup then it may be difficult to win unless you manage to kill them quickly. The key is to try to get as much face damage as possible but worrying about control matchups shouldn't be much of a problem on the current ladder. Imp Gang Boss is very good in more control matchups as it usually leaves minions behind after an AOE spell.


Why Loatheb?

Most people who play aggressive decks will already know about how well Loatheb works in these kinds of decks. If your opponent has any big AOE spells (e.g. Flamestrike or Holy Nova) then you can play Loatheb the turn that your opponent can cast them to ensure your board survives another turn.


Edit History:

V 1.1
+1 Void Terror
-1 Shattered Sun Cleric
Void Terror is currently appearing to be of more use than Shattered Sun Cleric, use this change with a pinch of salt as Void Terror is basically 'putting all your eggs in one basket'.

 

As of recent people have been requesting to improve the deck if they have the dust and want a good Zoolock deck. As the goal of this deck is to be cheap I did not put luxury cards in. Here is a more expensive Zoolock deck that might be useful for those people.

[S18] Demon Midrange Zoolock Unknown Deck by LargeChungo - Sep 3, 2015
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 If you have any questions feel free to leave them in the comments!