Mid-Hybrid.Smorc to Legend "Updated"
- Last updated Dec 13, 2015 (Explorers)
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Wild
- 19 Minions
- 9 Spells
- 2 Weapons
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Unknown
- Crafting Cost: 2700
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 10/24/2015 (Warsong Nerf)
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Hi Guys,
i played this deck on this season and last season to legend in a pretty short amount of time ! It is a aggro deck which i worked on for a while - did some changes to some other hybrid decks to counter the current meta pretty good in my opinion - so i thought why not share it ;-)
why Bear Trap ? lots of palas out there so i thouhgt more value on high ranks with Bear Trap and everybody expects Freezing Trap in that deck !
Proof:
My Stats from rank 5 to legend !
(Stats were before warsong nerv - so warrior match up should be at 50 50 right now)
Overall strategy:
This is a pretty fast deck and in nearly every match up you should be the aggressor: But this deck has more endgame value than some other aggro decks out there so early game trades are important. Try to clear of opponents minions with a weapon or maybe with Mad Scientist to get a secret. The goal is to finish with 0 Cards in your hand and maximize your heropower. Most of the time you should go for a mana efficient play to bring the max. damage on board. But the most important thing is to realize when you should go into facemode- so count how many damage you can do in the next 2 turns and with which combination of your cards you do most. Always do the math it will win you the close games.
Mulligan strategy:
Without Coin: Search for a one drop. But always keep Mad Scientist it`s your best starter most of the time. Haunted Creeper and Leper Gnome and Abusive Sergeant are other cards you looking for.
With Coin. Get that Mad Scientist if possible but dont be to greedy a good curve is important there so any 2 drop 2 drop 3 drop is a keeping play.
Matchups ! ! !
Hunter:
Surprise! The faster hunter will win. So force the other hunter to trade. If you start you should mulligan for a 1 drop and Mad Scientist is the MVP here again in the mirror. But you have 2 Ironbeak Owl which will help you a lot in the mirror. If you are able to pick up Loatheb then you have to get the timing right to shut the other hunter down. But all over all it will be a race.
Rogue:
So there are not many out there but if you face one it is a good matchup. Rogue doesn’t play taunt in general so maximize the board, trade with you weapons and you should be fine against any version of Rogue
Warlock:
Again good matchup. Against zoo you should try to defend board or gain board control because you are the faster deck here. Silence Voidcaller! Mad Scientist, Haunted Creeper, your one drops and weapons will win board for you most of the times. If you face handlock you have to be fast. Dont bring him down to 10 HP if you can’t finish him off next turn. Keep Kill Command and Quick Shot for the finish because of his taunts. If its deamonlock you have to clear his minions because of Shadowflame
Mage:
Here it is getting difficult. Most Mage decks out there are aggro. Tempo or mech so you have to win the board or its over. Flamewakeris the worst, a minion you have to kill instantly or at least silence it. A good start here is everything. Mulligan for 2 HP minions because of his Heropower. Against Freeze Mage just remember to use your 2 Ironbeak Owl wisely on Doomsayer and on his Mad Scientist. 60 40 for you to win !
Druid:
Good Curve is everything here. But because of combo druids you play 2 Ironbeak Owl to get the damage through. Mulligan just on curve and kill the Darnassus Aspirant in his early game. Do not overcommit you board after turn 3 because of Swipe. Recently you face the aggro druid which shows up with Fel Reaver. Against him it is a race so trading is here more important than against the combo druid.
Shaman:
Not much to say here. There a not really much shamans out there but when you face one you should be in good position here. Just get the board and kill of his totems because of Bloodlust. Especially with Knife Juggler and Unleash the Hounds you should find an easy win here.
Paladin:
Bring more Palas ;-) so this is a match up you will face a lot currently and you will be ahead here. There a various forms of secret paladin out there. Unleash the Hounds and Argent Horserider will help you to play around Noble Sacrifice. You should start racing early here get value on the board as fast as possible. Mad Scientist will help even more here because he will win you the board back in most of cases. Ironbeak Owl on early Secretkeeper or even Shielded Minibot. Early game is important. force him to trade
Warrior:
A difficult match up. Being fast is important here because of Justicar Trueheart and all his armor. The control warrior will outvalue you easily so you have to kill him until turn 8. Warrior has so much removal that’s why Weapons are strong in this match up. Let the warrior do the trading but Armorsmith is a must kill.
Priest:
The worst match up you can face. Play around Holy Nova on turn 5 and kill of his Northshire Cleric if possible or silence it. Abusive Sergeant in a combo with your board allows you to kill of his early taunts so it’s a keep. Trading is absolutely necessary in the early game so he can’t buff his minions.
Gameplay videos
so i didnt expect such a great feedback! Many said they became Legend for the first time with my deck.
so if you like my deck feal free to drop me a upvote ;-) tx Hope you have fun playing it too
Just updated it to the current meta to contest aggro shaman and renolock
- Eaglehorn Bow + Piloted Shredder
- Arcane Golem + [card]Leeroy Jenkins[/card]
i am on 80 % winrate currently !
Hey VanDamage7777. I was looking for a suitable replacement for Leeroy Jenkins, as I don't have the dust to craft him yet. I was thinking Argent Commander or Reckless Rocketeer. Would either of those work or is there another card better suited?
Thanks for your help! :)
i just used Dr. Boom instead
So you smorc? Or smart trade smorc? Not mindless face right?
Edit: Nevermind, just read the strategy lol.
great deck! I've never made it to rank 15 except with some homebrew beast hunter I made back in season 3, (never really tried or took ladder seriously since then) but this deck took me straight to rank 11 with a small stall around 12 and 13, my only problem is that I get absolutely crushed by dragon priest. is there anything I could swap to get a better matchup Dragon priest?
What you think about houndmaster in this deck???
I've always had Dr.boom in my hunter deck.... How does this work without him?
Anybody else having trouble with Mages using this deck? I've been getting smoked by them and Warriors but every other class, I'm doing really well against. Solid build!
I'm actually getting crushed by Priests with this deck, as the strategy guide details. They're just lighting me up. Doing better against Mages now as the meta has changed, though. :P
Who deleted my comment and I'm wondering why you have no golden portrait AND without (xxx/500) wins at the same time.
Sry to ask but why run loatheb? You shouldn't come in a situation where it is needed. and if you do then you are probably dead anyway. considered jeweled scarab in this?
I dont agree with you there. Jeweled scarab already saved my ass more than once. And don't play loatheb for the curve, very few deck's use spells at 5/6 mana. You want to play it, for mage at 7 or 10, and druide at 7 or 9.
OK, just gone 11-3 (79%) with this, all I changed, was 1 x FLARE in, & 1 x Mad Scientist out, just to help deal with Secret Pallies.
http://imgur.com/H7UiloX
Hey dude so i have start to learn the deck now and how to play (i think!). Anyways ive seen a lot of Wolfrider lately and in my mind this deck would work better as aggro with 2x Wolfrider instead of 2x Savannah Highmane . What do you think ? And if you don't think it would work, what would you switch.
And one other question what site/program are you using to see your stats?
cutted ironbeak owl for wolf rider works better
Snake Trap IMO looks better that bear trap)
Yes. I got 5 Rank this deck . It seems to me that the snake trap useful. The enemy expects explosive , attacking minions , and trapped.
Well, who likes )
this deck is good,but i remove 1 abusive sargent and put one flare
Agree... I see a trend of increasing echo mages with great wall of giants and its impossible to beat them if you dont get excellent hand.
At start, I got 9-3, that was great, but now 12-11 :-/
Thoughts on taking a card out and adding in Baron Rivendare? There's a decent amount of deathrattle here, so the thought occurred to me, but perhaps it would be too slow.
Not a good idea, you want to add minions every turn that can be really good, Baron Rivendare is just too bad, stats are not good and his effects needs you to set up the board for him.