Robin's Low Budget Frost Mage {940 Dust}
- Last updated Dec 29, 2015 (Explorers)
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Wild
- 13 Minions
- 17 Spells
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Unknown
- Crafting Cost: 1020
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 2/20/2014 (Beta Patch 4482)
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Battle Tag:
Robin#1985
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Total Deck Rating
78
It's almost 2016 and the deck still works
This is a deck with extreme control, and high damage combos.
And so I rise from the fire, with the first update in a month... Credit for Acolyte of Pain goes to Sobtanian, I'm thinking about a second Flamestrike, or Ice Barrier and getting rid of Arcane Explosion, or maby just adding another.
Ideal starting hand and how to play:
You wanna save your Fireball, Frost bolt, and Ice Lances for late game, so don't keep them in your starting hand, an Arcane Explosion is good especially if your opponent is one of the Aggro classes (Hunter, Warrior, Warlock, And less commonly, Pali and Mage). Try and keep Mana Addicts, Sorcerer's Apprentice, and Mana Wyrm, as they allow you to quickly build up damage and Tempo.
As for how to play, Early game, go for high damage to the face (optimally without using Fireball, Frost Bolt and Ice Lance). And Late game, keep control with your AoE spells, and slowly widdle them down to a point where you can kill them using a combo, or of course you could do whatever you want :P
Want Higher Budget?
The arcane intellects ( Either one or both ) can be swapped for Molten Giants, the Molten works quite well, since you'll usually go down to 15 before you start your extreme AoE control.
Gadgetzan, And Doomsayer would also work well, and I've been thinkin about a Polymorph or two.
What I'm Currently Running:
+1 Leeroy Jenkins In place ofFlamestrike
Fatigue keeping you down? Add a pyroblast!
Control:
50% of the time you reach fatigue, that's how good the control is.
Blizzard, Frost Nova, Flame Strike, Arcane Explosion, And in dire situations, Frost Bolt and Ice Lance, They all freeze, or clear, stalling your opponent as you get ready for your combos :)
Combo:
As for the combos, these are the main ones.
Frost Bolt + Frost Bolt + Ice Lance + Ice Lance + Fireball = 20 damage, 10 mana
Frost Bolt + Ice Lance + Fireball = 13 damage, 7 Mana
Frost Bolt + Ice Lance = 7 Damage, 3 Mana
List for your pleasure:
Highlights:
(38 total damage)
(30 Damage turn 4)
credit goes to Sobtanian for the clips.
Questions?
Wanna Add Me? Robin#1985 (NA)
Any Changes or Ideas?
Leave it in the comments! :D
Hello I made the deck two days ago. Maybe is fun, but in EU meta , Reno Jackson is in allmost in every deck. Making game impossible to win. Thx anyways GL HF.
hi guys want a higher budget and viable changes? this deck is very good... but not for a freeze mage. So here is my advice:
2x Ice lance
2x Mana wyrm
1x mirror image
1x doom sayer( if u have 2 u can change it to mirror image)
2x frost bolt
2x mana addict
2x sorcerers
2x acolyte
2x arcane intellect
2x frost nova
1x ice block ( if u have 2 u can change a sorcerer's)
2x fireball
1x water elemental
2x azure drake
2x blizzard
1x emperor thaurissan
1x gatgetzan (if u have alexstrasza u can change with it)
2x flame strike
fun deck to play! took me a little to figure out how it works.
2 questions - do you think babbling book is a reasonable addition?
- what about cabalist's tome?
In my version, i took out one mana addict, the arcane explosion, one flame strike, and one arcane intellect.
I added antonidas, a cone of cold, and 2 molten giants. Should this work?
This is still viable?
yes
I'm probably sure someone already said this.... but that bottom video missed turn 4 fatal... using the Coin would have boosted Mana Wyrm and Mana addict one more time as well as let her use hero spell
It cost 1020 dust D:
What about cone of cold?
Great deck! How would sneaking in a Bloodmage Thalnos do?
I do not agree with the sneeds's at all it for one doesn't fit the "budget" tag and has little to no effect in combo decks. If you have it in for value there are better options for cheaper.
-1 arcane exlosion -1 flame strike -1 mirror image , +1leeroy +1 pyroblast + 1 Antonidas. Great deck and great work
You goofed on that second video. You had lethal. The Coin counts as a spell and if you played it, you would have had 3 extra damage ;)
Not my clips ;) but I did notice that, the caption says the total damage dealt.
Yes I did, and I say that in the video description. I miscalculated and should have played the coin for the kill. Still, dude quit next turn :)
I personally don't have Pyro, but I think one, or maby even two could work, instead of A missles or something.
I just start playing heartstone. And I would just like to say that this deck is AWESOME in low level. Got like 18/2 up to this point.
But I've got one question, I dont really get much out of Frost Nova, is it really needed? Because I think that Ice Lance should only be used to burst down champion and not minions. Maybe 2x poly is better?
Also, Acolyte of Pain, isnt Cult Master a better choice? Im thinking when using Mirror Image.
Once again, im really new to this game and would really like to hear why I'm wrong so I can improve my game :)
Thanks
1) Frost nova is in here not to be used to combo with Ice Lance, but to simply delay and prevent the enemy from attacking next turn. You rarely chain it with Ice Lance to kill a minion, because you should usually be saving Ice Lance for your combo,
2) Acolyte of Pain is a lot more consistent in providing card draw, since you're more or less guaranteed at least one card if the enemy attacks it, whereas the Cult Master relies more on taunts. Simply killing the Cult Master as soon as it's played renders it useless. Also, you can proc Acolyte of Pain's card draw by using your hero power on him, which is great for fishing out cards when you have excess mana!
Nice answer!
Thanks! I like to think that I understand the metagame, or at least the card choices and such, hahaha. I really like your deck, btw. I run a very similar one (It's actually based on this) that I use for daily quests and what not.