[LEGEND] Mistique's Combo Priest 62% Win Rate
- Last updated Dec 21, 2015 (Explorers)
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Wild
- 16 Minions
- 14 Spells
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Unknown
- Crafting Cost: 5960
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 12/18/2015 (Explorers)
- Mistique
- Registered User
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Battle Tag:
Mistique#1845
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Region:
US
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Total Deck Rating
33
Update: 1 Other player hit Legend using this build from Rank 3. Congrats!
Hello Mistique here, so I've decided to share the deck I've hit legend with on "December 17, 2015". My own combo priest build that is quite challenging and fun to play. It will be difficult for anyone who has not played a rogue or a type of combo priest before but persistence pays off. The Win Rate recorded from rank 5 to legend was 62%. Hard counters are: Control Warrior, Dragon Priest, & Control Paladin. Favored matches are Aggro Shaman (87% win rate), Reno Warlock (74%), & Face Hunter (79%). Secret paladin hovers at (69% win rate)
Mulligan (In depth coming soon)
With coin: Zombie Chow, Northshire Cleric, Wild Pyromancer, & Velen's Chosen
Without Coin: 2 Zombie Chow, Power Word: Shield
Cards & Replacements
Can Potentially be replaced Cards
- Zombie Chow: Can be replaced if you seem to be facing more control than Aggro. I wouldn't recommend removing more than one. Possible replacements are Ysera & Sylvanas Windrunner.
- Northshire Cleric: Priest stable for draw, would not recommend replacing unless you are an expert and can somehow afford to do so.
- Wild Pyromancer: This card is a personal choice of mine because it syncs well with Acolyte of Pain and helps keep aggro decks at bay, especially aggro shamans. If you are facing more control, you can replace this. I unfortunately cannot recommend a proper card to replace it with until I do testing.
- Acolyte of Pain: This card can be replaced, my personal playing style is cycling through cards quickly for the combo, however if you prefer to play more control like, you can remove this, recommendation would be Injured Blademaster.
Cannot be replace/Not recommended
- Shadow Word: Death: Wouldn't recommend, there are times where your Deathlord would die early and you need a removal, especially against combo druid.
- Prophet Velen: Wouldn't recommend replacing this card at all but if you don't have it, go with a 2nd entomb. Velen is your best friend vs freeze mage, if he's out before their combo, 99.9% of the time you will win.
- Holy Smite: Staple in the deck, cannot be replaced. Used for OTK or controlling the board.
- Power Word: Shield: Increased Health & Draw for ONE mana??? Cannot be replaced.
- Mind Blast: If you replaced this, what would be the point of this deck?? Irreplaceable.
- Museum Curator: Irreplaceable, this card gives me a choice of a legendary 80% of the time which allows me to keep pressure on the opponent. Would never replace.
- Velen's Chosen: Buffs minion by 2/4 and applies spellpower +1. This card synergizes so well with this deck that I wouldn't ever consider replacing it, it especially helps in keeping your Deathlord alive and baiting removals.
- Deathlord: I only included 2 taunts in this deck because I felt that more is overkill even in this aggro meta. This card can be constantly buffed and healed so it usually lasts long enough to where I don't feel like I need another card. Would not replace.
- Holy Nova: Would not replace but if you must, only replace 1. This card deals damage and heals your minions. I cannot count how many times I've had Malygos last longer than a turn and have kept clearing their board with 7 damage Holy Nova.
- Entomb: Puts a minion from your opponents board into your deck, this is hands down the best removal in game. I would carry one at least no matter what priest deck I play. I've only included one in my build here because when I grinded to legend, 4/5 decks were aggro so I did not need a huge removal. Would not replace the only one.
- Lightbomb: Despite a lot of conflicting opinions, I find lightbomb to be one of the best board clears and it only really has trouble against dragon priests. It works extremely well against warlocks, paladins, and warriors. Would not replace either one.
- Emperor Thaurissan: This card is crucial in this deck and is not replaceable. Lowers the mana of the cards in your hand by 1 at the end of your turn. Its used for the OTK combo, or to keep board control and bait removals. Would never replace.
- Justicar Trueheart: The reason this card is in this deck is because of aggro. I've played so much aggro from rank 5 to legend that I would never replace it. 4 health instead of 2 for the rest of the game can be the difference between a win and a loss.
- Malygos: Irreplaceable. He is a stable in this combo deck and allows an opponent to be killed if they are at 30 health and assuming they have no shields.
Run-Down (By class coming soon)
This deck is meant to counter the rank 5 through legend bracket, it hasn't been tested above or below that as of yet. It has plenty of early drops to deal with the aggro meta we are currently in. If it means getting a board advantage, you should use your smites, contrary to popular belief, you do not have to OTK your opponent. There have been many times I've played Malygos and he survived more than one turn, particularly against aggro and freeze mage. Malygos + 2 Holy Smite + 2 Mind Blast = 34 damage, while pulling this off is nice, sometimes situations don't allow it. There is PLENTY of draw to cycle quickly and Museum Curator is used to keep pressure on your opponent.
Difficulty to Master: 7.5-8/10
54% vs Combo Druids.
im actually at exactly 62% with this deck right now but just got crushed by a midrange paladin ; /. it can be harsh when you dont have answers to their threats at the right time. I had to throw out Malygos and emperor velen but it only stalled a couple turns
but it did rank me up so i guess it does the trick when you're facing the right decks
Yeah I made this deck to counter what I was facing at ranks 5 through legend, which was aggro shaman, aggro warrior, secret paladin, combo druids, freeze mage and some hunters, very rare did I face any control or midrange decks, it will take swaps if you face mostly that.
what's the win rate against zoo?
I only faced zoo twice on my grind to legend so I can't give you a real percentage until I face more, but I won both.
If you are facing control decks, swap 1 zombie chow for a ysera and swap 1 acolyte of pain for sylvanas, this deck is made to counter aggro the way it is, 4 out of 5 of my matches were aggro, if yours is more control, make those swaps.
Finally got to Rank 9! Really fun, and unorthodox deck. Has an immense 'SURPRISE' factor, which helps you win against unsuspecting opponents. #Velygos2Legend
I will record some matches this week vs the more popular decks so you all can see how I play. This deck comes down to how you play it.
What do you think about subbing Justicar for Loatheb? He seems pretty good these days, and gives a turn 5 play. How often do you find Justicar impacting the game positively?
Justicar heals are good for long control games. Loatheb could work in some situations, I suppose.
When ranking up from 5 to legend, I faced 95% aggro decks, Justicar shuts these decks down if you get him in time. Combo with velen and that's 8 health worth of heals, which would force any aggro shaman or freeze mage to concede since they usually cant get rid of him. Loatheb only affects one turn, if they are alive past that, you could consider it your loss if they are aggro.
What is more important to the deck, Justicar or Prophet Velen? I have enough dust to craft one legendary.
Justicar, no doubt in my mind.
Awesome deck. That game vs Strifecro was fun to watch.
Oh man that match was crazy haha
Link? I'd love to watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8gN9auZrZI I didn't win but thats my own fault for bad plays.
Interesting deck. I put something very similar together this season, but it relies more on Auchenai -> Flash/Circle combos in place of Malygos -> Smite. I had originally considered Malygos, but worried that his 9 mana cost was too high to work with. Additionally, the Auchenai feels a bit more flexible if I need more board clears from Circle, Flash Heals can alternatively be used to keep myself or my Deathlords alive, and Zombie Chows can be used for some unexpected burst. Do you find that Malygos is generally useful in a lot of the games you play?
Another thing I've noticed in my similar deck is that when the opponent has an answer to the Deathlords, there's generally very little to heal with Northshire (except maybe a Velen's Acolyte of Pain) and it just sits in my hand. Is this something you've also experienced with this deck? There are definitely games where Northshire gives great value (particularly when they can't immediately kill your Deathlord), but I've begun to wonder if another card would be more consistent (such as a Bloodmage Thalnos or Loot Hoarder).
I'd be very interested to add you and spectate your play to see how this deck works out in comparison.
I find Malygos useful because he is more of a problem to remove, there have been countless times that I've had malygos on the board longer than 1 turn, especially against aggro, where holy novas would do 7 damage and they would concede. I thought about Auchenai, but then I realized that the cards necessary to make him valuable to take up too much space, I would have to replace a card like curator which is a completely amazing card. I won't tell you to play my exact deck, but this is the build that worked for me on the grind to legend, took me 2 days to get from rank 5 to legend with a few ups and down and some frustration here and there. Deathlords being removed are annoying but its rare they have a turn 3 answer, it hasn't happened enough times for me to consider removing northshire cleric. I sometimes use northshire cleric to bait removals or weapons as well. I would definitely not use thalnos or loot hoarder since there have been plenty of times I have gotten them from curator (although I rather a legendary). Feel free to add me, my btag is above the deck.