Can someone explain to me why Coldlight Oracle isn't run in Razakus? Isn't it the case that if you draw Raza and DK early enough you're pretty much guaranteed to win with this deck? To put it another way, aren't most of the losses with this deck caused due to not getting to the key cards in time? Hence, to me, it follows that with this deck drawing 2 cards, while your opponent does the same is a good deal for you in general with the exception of the mirror as then the outcome on average shouldn't favour either of the sides.
Aggressive decks will kill you with the cards they gain before you can stabilize. If you've played quest mage a lot, oracle is one of the cards you hold back as much as you can and use it as the last draw because your focus needs to be dragging out the game. Priest wants heavy draw but also needs to deal with the board as they do it.
I've tried it last month, it can be good against a mage, vs druid too after UI but overall it's a dead card in your hand because in other match up you don't want to give 2 free cards to your opponent.
Isn't it the case that if you draw Raza and DK early enough you're pretty much guaranteed to win with this deck? To put it another way, aren't most of the losses with this deck caused due to not getting to the key cards in time?
Not really.
While it's true that drawing both of these basically put your opponent on the clock, it's not like with Exodia Mage where the game ends; it's more like it starts a timer. Realize that while Razakus Priests can use this combo to obliterate what you play on the board, they do this instead of hitting your face for win condition, and their combo is actually finite; they can shotgun you because they can keep playing cards, and they do tend to run out.
As others have said, Coldlight works in Exodia Mage because you can stall out anything your opponent can play in most cases. But Razakus Priest has to actually "spend" its more or less finite combo to do so. Yes, Coldlight could help to refresh your hand to combo more, but it's still inherently less value than Exodia Mage gets since it has to use cards to mitigate those its opponent draws, whereas Exodia Mage's methods of dealing with its enemies' board actually get MORE powerful the more stuff the enemy gets out.
Just consider it this way:
Coldlight expands enemy's board and options.
Razakus combo spends cards to deal with enemy board instead of achieving win condition.
Exodia Mage deals with the entire enemy board in just one or two cards no matter how big their board is.
When I play against some Exodia Mage shitbag, I also think about the Oracle.
But then I think of al the Pirate Warrior, Face Huntard, Evolve Shaman scum out there who would sarcastically approve of the play and I think naaaaaah, it's just not worth it.
Can someone explain to me why Coldlight Oracle isn't run in Razakus? Isn't it the case that if you draw Raza and DK early enough you're pretty much guaranteed to win with this deck? To put it another way, aren't most of the losses with this deck caused due to not getting to the key cards in time? Hence, to me, it follows that with this deck drawing 2 cards, while your opponent does the same is a good deal for you in general with the exception of the mirror as then the outcome on average shouldn't favour either of the sides.
It's because it is a draw heavy deck to begin with. Northshire Cleric, Novice Engineer and Acolyte of Pain just to mention a few. Imagine the disaster if they faced a Mill Rogue f.ex :)
Have a good one!
Lemme just topdeck that real quick.
As he said ^.. or as i said. Whatever, it's very risky!
Lemme just topdeck that real quick.
Aggressive decks will kill you with the cards they gain before you can stabilize. If you've played quest mage a lot, oracle is one of the cards you hold back as much as you can and use it as the last draw because your focus needs to be dragging out the game. Priest wants heavy draw but also needs to deal with the board as they do it.
I've tried it last month, it can be good against a mage, vs druid too after UI but overall it's a dead card in your hand because in other match up you don't want to give 2 free cards to your opponent.
When I play against some Exodia Mage shitbag, I also think about the Oracle.
But then I think of al the Pirate Warrior, Face Huntard, Evolve Shaman scum out there who would sarcastically approve of the play and I think naaaaaah, it's just not worth it.