I seriously don't understand all the hate for Priest. It has consistently been in the worst tier of the game since public release, and in its current iteration, is tier 2 at the very best. It is my favorite class, but I will not fool myself in saying that Priest will be top tier or even relevant.
I take it you've never been on the receiving end of Thoughtsteal, Cabal Shadow Priest, Entomb or plethora of other "imma steal ur shit, lolz!" shenanigans? It feels quite similar as losing to Yogg-Saron's RNG. Priest hate rarely has anything to do with Priest's overall strenght, but rather their infuriating "Value tools".
Of course I have. Recently, I had my own Sylvannas Windrunner stolen from the Cabal Shadow Priest, Pint-Size Potion combo on curve. Priest is my most played class, nearly 360 at this point. Played it exclusively from the release of the Old Gods expansion, which is when I started playing the game. My point is, those moments where you lose to Thoughtsteal RNG are few and far between, and that isn't enough to make the class viable or to even make it more annoying.
Priest will never be a top tier class, it would require people to actually learn to play to win and would make the ladder the biggest grind of all times, both not being very good for business, ie, selling cards to newbs.
I dont know if Reno priest is still gonna be playable. Paradoxally Reno itself is the less problematiche to be replaced. We lose Brann, excavated evil, entomb, all the dragon package (i was playing Reno dragon priest) and all the inspire cards like confessor palestress, kodo rider and champion Nexus saraad that used to make raza important. Without all of this i really see no point in playing single copies deck. My hope is some jaraxxus style card for priest (in wow tcg were called master heroes). Maybe the dragon form of kazakus, that turn your hero power in resurrect. With that would still be viable. Otherwise let's just hope for good deathrattles and play nzoth priest
maybe not supreme when rotation hit but i dont think priesr will be worst again IMO beside shaman,priest have most solid card set in Gadgetzan (7/9 card can see play in competitive deck) and it make me feel Blizzard will not print some stupid card like Purify again,in worst case you still can play highlander deck with a bunch of healing card
Achieved Gold Priest- April 2017
Just you wait and see. Soon they'll be saying "get these cancer priests off the ladder"
Incoming Bloodsail Corsair Pirate Priest, calling it now.
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Priest will never be a top tier class, it would require people to actually learn to play to win and would make the ladder the biggest grind of all times, both not being very good for business, ie, selling cards to newbs.
I dont know if Reno priest is still gonna be playable. Paradoxally Reno itself is the less problematiche to be replaced. We lose Brann, excavated evil, entomb, all the dragon package (i was playing Reno dragon priest) and all the inspire cards like confessor palestress, kodo rider and champion Nexus saraad that used to make raza important. Without all of this i really see no point in playing single copies deck. My hope is some jaraxxus style card for priest (in wow tcg were called master heroes). Maybe the dragon form of kazakus, that turn your hero power in resurrect. With that would still be viable. Otherwise let's just hope for good deathrattles and play nzoth priest
You face Jaraxxus, eredar lord of the burning legion!
The idea of Priest becoming top tier deck is coming from the land of dreams. Sadly.
Where shall I start...
As long as priest does not have an aggro deck it is not going to happen.
Dragon Priest without Azure Drakes? Bitch please
"but I may as well be Zetalot"
but your not dream on :D
Priest players are the whiniest players in Hearthstone.
maybe not supreme when rotation hit but i dont think priesr will be worst again
IMO beside shaman,priest have most solid card set in Gadgetzan (7/9 card can see play in competitive deck) and it make me feel Blizzard will not print some stupid card like Purify again,in worst case you still can play highlander deck with a bunch of healing card