Velen Mind Blast OTK
- Last updated Apr 16, 2018 (Witchwood)
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Wild
- 6 Minions
- 23 Spells
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: OTK Priest
- Crafting Cost: 8140
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 4/16/2018 (Witchwood)
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Radiant Elemental and Prophet Velen are both dead -> Lesser Diamond Spellstone (7 mana) -> Vivid Nightmare on Radiant Elemental (2 mana) -> Vivid Nightmare on Prophet Velen (1 mana) -> Mind Blast x 2 (0 mana) = 40 damage
Basically, the combo relies on killing off a Radiant Elemental and a Prophet Velen, collecting the combo pieces and making sure that Lesser Diamond Spellstone can revive both Radiant Elemental and Velen. Keep in mind that reviving a Bloodmage Thalnos as well increases your burst potential (eg. 24 damage mind blast instead of 20). You can guarantee the revives with relative ease because the spellstone can resurrect up to 4 minions and this deck runs only 4 minions.
The true potential of this deck lies in its flexibility. In fact, there are multiple ways for you to close out the game with 40+ damage. There are also instances where you can play your other Radiant Elemental before the Lesser Diamond Spellstone, reviving a Radiant Elemental and a Prophet Velen for 8 mana. With the leftover 2 mana, you can:
a) Vivid Nightmare on Velen (1 mana) -> Mind Blast x 2 (0 mana) = 40 damage
b) Vivid Nightmare on Velen x 2 (2 mana) -> Mind Blast (0 mana) = 40 damage
Now, consider this best-case scenario:
All 4 minions dead, fully upgraded spellstone in hand -> Radiant Elemental (2 mana) -> Lesser Diamond Spellstone (6 mana) -> Vivid Nightmare on Velen (1 mana) -> Vivid Nightmare on Velen (1 mana) -> Mind Blast x 4 (2 from Shadow Visions) (0 mana) = 192 damage!!!
There is no deck in the current Standard meta that can withstand this metric ton of damage (RIP Ice Block, also no one actually runs Evasion in their decks). In fact, most decks fail to survive 40 damage. You can pull off this combo very consistently with your heavy draw and multiple board clears (some of which double as healing). Furthermore, this revive-centric combo allows you to play your combo minions proactively; you can use Velen with a Spirit Lash to clear a wide board and heal back to full without disrupting your combo. You can also play a Radiant Elemental on turn 2 to contest for board early. The possibilities are endless.
Found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CompetitiveHS/comments/8c98za/an_otk_with_short_animations_4_to_legend_velen/
It's a better version of the Vivid Nightmare's combo I predicted in march, which used Eternal Servitude instead of Spellstone:
https://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/1055059-theorycraft-vivid-nigthmare-otk-velens-version
Thanks for posting this! I just lost to someone who was using it and got curious. Looks like I could craft a budget version of this, but I wonder, how important is Shadow Visions to this deck? And any idea what I could replace Bloodmage Thalnos with? Other than those 3 cards, I have enough dust to craft this. BTW, is Twilight's Call really essential without Thalnos? Looks like it could run the risk of bringing back too many Loot Hoarders, which might interfere with Lesser Diamond Spellstone. Does that just give you a few of your dead minions to choose from, or does it allow you to choose between ALL friendly minions that died? (I know, I'll have to give it a try and find out.)
Hi, I also first met this deck by losing to it :) I didn't have Thalnos, so I replaced it with Lyra. I also replaced the Loot Hoarders with Northshire Clerics, In this way I got rid of the Deathrattle mechanic, so I also replaced both copies of Twilight's Call with Divine Hymn. Holy Smite works too, if you want even more burst against armor-based classes. The downside is that you don't have any more spell damage effects, but then Lyra offers card advantage and faster Spellstone charging.
I got Thalnos from a pack today so I'm netdecking :) Good luck!
EDIT:Shadow Visions is super valuable for any Priest deck that depends on a certain combination of cards on hand. Stuff like Divine Spirit/Inner Fire and Velen/Mind Blast combos are much easier to pull off when you can get that last spell from Shadow Visions.