Miracle Malygos Druid [Standard]
- Last updated Apr 29, 2016 (Old Gods)
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Wild
- 14 Minions
- 16 Spells
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Ramp Druid
- Crafting Cost: 5920
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 11/24/2015 (Explorers)
- James1
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Total Deck Rating
1597
"I've got the best plants anywhere" - Gadgetzan florist
Update: Removed keeper and BGH for more viable cards in standard
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Deck Introduction
Hello! I'm James1, a 12 times legend player. I'm very excited for Miracle Malygos Druid with the release of Raven Idol. Gadgetzan Auctioneer will always be my favourite card and Combo/Miracle will always be my favourite archetype. This deck is very good in current standard format. I Achieve rank 1 none-legend on the 29th April. I'll take it to legend next season.
Raven Idol will be a amazing cycle with Gadgetzan Auctioneer. Moreover , Raven Idol will also discover key damage cards for Malygos combo. Malygos Druid has always suffered with limited damage as you often blow 1 or 2 damage spell as removal. Raven Idol can potentially fix this problem and cycle too! synergy is over 9000.
The Combo
Malygos + 2 Moonfire + 2 Living Roots = 26 damage. Because we can't guarantee that these cards can be saved, the deck aims to draw damage using Raven Idol! ( With Gadgetzan Auctioneer on board to cycle and generate card advantage). You shouldn't think the deck relies solely on Malygos combo, between Violet Teacher, Druid of the Claw and Ancient of Lore the deck runs a very solid mid game, which will inevitably chip at the opponents health.
Raven Idol discover picks
Raven Idol will be release with the Hall of Explorers wing on the 10th/11th of December! Upon casting Raven Idol there is 11.1% for getting a spell specific card. Fun fact it will also be possible to re-discover Raven Idol, this may be relevant if you're searching for combo pieces or cycling with Gadgetzan Auctioneer in later turns.
Living Roots and Moonfire are priority picks for Malygos combo, thus are tier 1 picks. The mathematics of getting either of these burn spells can be seen in the spoiler below.
Mathematics of getting either Moonfire or Living Roots from Raven Idol:
- After casting raven idol once, there is a 24% chance of get either Moonfire or Living Roots.
- After casting raven idol twice, there is a 42.2% chance of get either Moonfire or Living Roots once.
- After casting raven idol twice, there is 5.76% of get either Moonfire or Living Roots twice. For example 2 Moonfire or 2 Living Roots or 1 of each.
Its important to note that these percentages include Raven Idol re-rolls for burn. For example you can cast raven idol, discover a raven idol and recast it if no burn was available the first time.
Innervate, Claw and Wrath are all amazing cards for Gadgetzan Auctioneer cycle. Tier 2 picks.
Swipe, Starfall and Force of Nature are amazing AOE. Tier 1/ 2 depending on situation board state.
Starfire and Nourish are tier 3 and are fairly useful in slower match ups.
Power of the Wild can be a tier 1/2 if Violet Teacher combo is possible. Another niche card would be Healing Touch, the 8 heal against face hunter is huge.
The rest belong in the bin bag with the blizzard development team, kappa. To summarise : there's 11 spell cards we want from Raven Idol, and because we get the choice of three the likely hood of getting a tier 1 or 2 card is very high (a 80.85% chance).
Card alternatives
Power of the Wild is another card that could be included. It has great synergy with Violet Teacher, however playing a 2 mana 3/2 is awful in today's meta.
Wild Pyromancer another great card for stopping aggro deck. Considering the abundance of spells its definitely could find a home in this deck.
Play guide and Mulligan (I'll update as I go along)
The most Important rule : You MUST scream "I'm the essence of magic" at the top of your lungs, as you slam Malygos and proceed to stick 3 damage spell card up the arse of your opponent. If you don't your play the deck wrong.
Typically you might want to save The Coin for either Violet Teacher or Gadgetzan Auctioneer combo. However, you may need to coin for tempo against fast decks.
In general you want Wild Growth, Innervate , Keeper of the Grove and Violet Teacher. An example of a great all round hand (Note this hand is pre Raven Idol release, Power of the Wild could easily be Raven Idol) :
V.s control keep Emperor Thaurissan with coin. Vs warlock consider keeping Big Game Hunter and Keeper of the Grove for Mountain Giant and Twilight Drake respectively.
V.s Aggro keep wrath, swipe and living roots. The hand below would be amazing against face hunter, paladin or Zoo.
If Wild Growth is played on turn 10 with Gadgetzan Auctioneer you will gain an Excess Mana card and draw 1 card . Upon playing excess mana, you will drawn 2 additional cards. Totalling 3 draws for 2 mana.
Thanks for reading!
Here's a fun youtube play through of the deck with p4wnyhof.
I agree, Control Warrior is this deck's hardest match up for sure. I love the idea of putting in Elise Starseeker too. It would crank up the fun even more, give you another possible out against the difficult match ups, and Map to the Golden Monkey is a cheap spell that you can cycle with Gadgetzan Auctioneer to boot. A second Violet Teacher is great for consistency however. In theory I think both are great options.
Just wanna say I love this deck. Its fun and really takes alot of skill to use properly
IGN 10/10
running almost the exact same list, -1 violet teacher +1wild pyromancer, works pretty good, atm 19-11 on the EU server at rank 5 (i guess due to the fact that not many expect it and know how to play around). Big plus it totally destroys aggro shaman. Raven idol big mvp of this deck, such a flexible card, you need heal, a taunt, a savage roar to finish if you have board, another moonfire - living roots (usually you go for a spell).
How kill fucking warriors with this deck?
use innervate to apply pressure with a big minion. save wrath for acolyte
Um loving this deck. Think i'm 3 of 4. Lost to pally cos i didnt draw swipe. Pummeled ctrl warrior and bet hunter with one life remaining haha
How do you think the moonkin card will fare in this deck?
i think it would be really good against decks with no dmging spells , but i wouldn't want to play it against aggro (thinking of aggro shaman, face hunter). I once got it from idol against a priest (i think the only time i used idol for a minion, since my hand was full of spells and i needed a minion) and i got an exceptional and gamewining swipe.
I only noticed this now but...
WoW characters only have 4 fingers?
Fun deck but can't even begin to deal with aggro decks
sounds like you are playing it wrong. It can deal with aggro fine but you can't have a slow start...
wild pyromancer is a good pick to for a little more board wipe
Trashing Priest and Handlock meta right now, love it!
reno kinda sucks vs this deck
Has no early game minions. Gets easily rekt by aggro.
Too much card draw. Has nothing to play early. -2 Gadgetzan Auctioneer , +2 Darnassus Aspirant
The most Important rule : You MUST scream "I'm the essence of magic" at the top of your lungs, as you slam Malygos and proceed to stick 3 damage spell card up the arse of your opponent. If you don't your play the deck wrong.
This! XD This is how I feel every time I win with a Malygos deck. It was totally worth crafting, even if it's one of the less competitive legendaries.
I just crafted it myself and do not regret it. What a fun card.
I don't like two Moonfire because it is often a dead draw. I would cut one and include DR. Boom. An innervated Dr. 7 often wins you the game ;). I played the same deck without Raven Idol in the post TGT era and have to say it works really well :)
Good to see other people than me having the same thoughts on the game.