69.7% WR [update] KafkeKretz's Keysmith Mage [l...
- Last updated May 6, 2018 (Witchwood)
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Wild
- 12 Minions
- 17 Spells
- 1 Weapon
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Aggro Mage
- Crafting Cost: 6340
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 4/22/2018 (Witchwood)
- KafkeKretz
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Region:
EU
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Total Deck Rating
584
Hi there!
- With almost 4k wins with mage, I decided to post another deck I used to reach legend this season.
- My previous deck: 66.7% WR [legend] KafkeKretz's Secret Geyser Mage got over 250 likes and over 150k views with many people reporting to reach legend for the first time with it (see Succes Stories and comments).
- The deck is not super-new but it uses the different combination of cards then decks we can see on the ladder right now
- I am posting after reaching legend instead of high legend as this season I don't really have tome to play more :(
- It took me 65minutes to reach legend from rank 4 with this deck
- I strongly believe mage has great matchups against every other deck including Paladins and control decks
Same as with the previous deck:
- With 75 likes I will post mulligan and general strategies
- With 150 likes I will post general tips useful for almost all Aluneth decks
Note: sorry to be little late with additional tips, I am unfortunately traveling and to be honest didn't expect deck to be that popular - I will add tips as soon as possible!
Changelog:
- 22.04.2018 - deck created
- 24.04.2018 - featured video from kiwiinbacon
- 24.02.2018 - added mulligan and general strategies after reaching 75 likes (Thank you all!)
- 25.04.2018 - DECK UPDATE: I replaced Archmage Arugal with Mirror Image I still believe the deck is very good against almost all other decks but since there are fewer Rogues and Warlocks (best matchups) I am not recommending it if you are not mage specialist
- 28.04.2018 - Deck confirmed as Tier2 deck (vicious syndicate report) however, I believe the Keysmith variant should perform as tier 1
- 28.04.2018 - deck reached over 100 views and 200 likes. Thank you all sooooo much!
- 28.04.2018 - highlighted a very important comment that should help you understand the deck more than any of my tips PLEASE READ THIS COMMENT from Tharvolde (thank you dude!)
- 06.05.2018 - Updated the deck to its final form.
I am now working on Dollmaster Dorian Hadronox Druid. Let me know in the comments if you are intersted in the deck like this;-)
Success Stories (from comments!)
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"from rank 17 to rank 10 in less then a day. i posted once alrdy but tnx a lot. didnt play for a long time so ididnt think i'd reach this far this soon ;)
I hit legend with this deck in idk 2, 3 days? I have hit legend twice before, back when I first played three years ago. Gotta say this deck reminds me of mech mage from G&G.(...)
I reach legend for the first time with this deck.
(i’am a casual player in HS since 2014)
Very good deck , i reach legend with 64% WR (23-13) today, worst match up was baku hunter i lost every single game against them, but i only face 3 of them so it wasn't a big deal .
Also the mulligan guide is great, helped me a lot to understand the matches.
Thanks a lot.
- Malt
I'm really enjoying this deck. Rank 15 to 10 with 63% win rate
- NaskaraKaBigML
Played 12 games so far and won all, Im now at rank 6
- Malt
KafkeKretz, I had to give you an update on how much I'm loving this deck. Went from rank 15 to rank 5 with a 70% win rate (44-19). I actually had more wins than losses against every single class.
Mulligan strategy
- there are less early game synergies than in the previous-meta-secret-mage so mulligan is much simpler
- always mulligan hard for 1 and 2 drops
- Aluneth is a keep vs Warlock and Priest but only if you have at least 1 drop or 2 drop and coin, never vs Paladin
- I always keep Explosive Runes if I have a drop (but never leave Aluneth and Runes
- the priority is: Cheap Minions > Explosive Runes > Aluneth
- don't leave cheap spell in hand to combine it with Mana Wyrm - you really want minions!
General tips:
- you want minions and you want to go face in almost every matchup
- Arugal can be played tempo but only very early - this way you force the opponent to react and this slows him down and very likely he will valuable waste resource. Don't play him if the opponent has a good trade and if you can't combine him with Arcane Intellect or Aluneth (unless you have nothing else to play or not even a good ping)
- ping is important so after playing a minion don't play Frostbolt, just ping face instead (the rare situation is if you have good curve and Aluneth in hand (you wanna dump cards))
- Arcane Keysmith is awesome for extra dmg (Explosive Runes) or for 4x Counterspells
- Arugal can be switched for Frost Nova (if you play a lot vs even paladin and priests) or Spellbreaker vs Warlocks (I still think Frost Nova might be a better choice)
- Cinderstorm is great 5dmg to the face if the board is empty but always keep it for trades vs Paladins.
- against heavy minions classes (basically non-paladin) if you don't have Mana Wyrm in starting hand but you have Arcane Missles you can play them on turn 1 (it's always 3dmg to face!)
vs Warlock
- the matchup is pretty straightforward as Warlock doesn't play many early minions
- it is fine to use Counterspell to counter coin but obviously, it is better if you can hit Hellfire and protect your board
- the best choice from Arcane Keysmith is Counterspell or Mirror Entity as Warlock has minions with high HP, but(!) mind board state and always keep in mind Lord Godfrey on turn 7
- play Spellbreaker on Possessed Lackey instead of trading and silencing Voidlord as the latter one will trade with your board
- if Voidlord is on the board don't trade in with 3/3 Mana Wyrm, let him trade and waste turn (unless your Mana Wyrm is like 7/3)
- vs Warlock you usually win in turns 4-5 not with late Pyro as in the previous meta
vs Priest
- do not over-invest turn 3-4 if you expect Duskbreaker. It will clear your board so ideally you want to have Explosive Runes and minions refill
- pick freezing effects from Primordial Glyph
vs Paladin
- you really want minions but depending on what you get you might consider leaving Arcane Missles in hand
- pick freezing effects from Primordial Glyph vs even version (blizzard is perfect)
- remember to protect your Sorcerer's Apprentice with ping + trade vs even paladin (you don't want to die to token on the board + Dire Wolf Alpha
- it is ok to Counterspell coin to slow down Call to Arms (especially with Keysmith in hand!)
- turn 4 they might play weapon so it is ok to freeze face with frostbolt instead of just pinging (if you have something to protect)
- Cinderstorm is a keep if you have 1 and 2 drop
vs Mage
- Don't give too much credit to counterspell
- Trade with spells not minions
- If you feel or you tested and know he played Counterspell sacrifice yours instead of sacrificing Explosive Runes. Damage will be important than spell if you want to win.
- This matchup is not race - it is fight for the board
vs Hunter
- don't play minion before testing his secrets
- this is easy matchup you are just faster
- Counterspell [/card]might be a keep instead of [card]Explosive Runes
vs Rogue
- easiest and most straightforward matchup, the mage is extremely favorable against ANY rogue
- the only way to lose is to never draw secret or keysmith but it is hard to imagine
vs Druid
- I was surprised how easy this matchup is (in previous meta it was very bad)
- same as vs Hunter Counterspell is a keep over Explosive Runes
- it is ok to put Fireball into Crypt Lord if you have minions on the board
vs Shaman
- Secrets destroy shamans it is hard to imagin to lose versus Shaman (are there any anyways?)
vs Warrior
- pick Explosive Runes, Mirror Entity or Frozen Clone from Arcane Keysmith / Primordial Glyph
- trade with spells as loosing board early might lose you the game, Warrior has bad draw that you should counter anyway so try to win early/mid-game
- Tank Warrior is the hardest matchup so ideally you want to play a lot of minions early and counter Brawl, in general you need to be lucky to win this one as the deck does not play Archmage Antonidas
Video showcasing the deck from great guy kiwiinbacon
Note on screenshots below:
- 23/10 is with this variant only. I was testing other cards (like Vex Crow, Lifedrinker, Elementals or Frost Nova but eventually decided that Arcane Keysmith is the best choice.
- I never play Casual especially while testing new variants. This is very well known bug from Track-o-bot (read more here)
0 wr for 10 games. Zero, y'r retard
Where you at on the ladder? And no way 0 wins, you gotta have horrible luck... Or...
Honestly I believe it. I'm at rank 7 right now and am 0-4 so far. I'm going to give it the usual 10 games but it's not looking good.
Bro like not being a dick or anything but 11k legend isin't something to brag about. Maybe the plebs can get some small ranks but jeez. Lol The non-legend player naked eye just see's legend but 11k legend? that's not something to brag about at all. Unless you're EU.
I am not bragging about legend and I was 11k when I hit it as this season I didnt had time to play earlier&more. But it also means I hit legend after meta established a little. Also not rank is what is impressive but the time needed to do that with the deck.
For most just hitting legend for the rewards is more than good enough. It's not like i see any use to rank much anyway lol. Rewards are crap and no interest in tournaments.
What you mad im speaking truth? How about you check the comments and see which ones actually did decent at good ranks. Tell me that. This deck is a high roll shit fest and we all know the secrets that's in it. You're better off playing a more established warlock deck that can dominate without as much rng as this.
I also said I was not trying to sound like a dick, but users here probably arn't above the age of 18. Sorry that you feel some type of way but when I said bragging you said you're 4k wins in, and that you somehow got 65 minutes from r4 to legend. If that's not bragging im not sure what is. People with any sense can tell you that even though that statement IS true. It is infact bragging. Do you know the definition of that? Bragging - excessively proud and boastful talk about one's achievements or possessions.
Straight from a search but I didn't have too look that up to tell you. Surprise. How gullible this community is. Like I said, I was not trying to sound like a DICK. Because players obviously arn't going to be legend, or if they see one guide they think it's the promise land. Just speaking facts here. Again not trying to sound like a dick.
I'm not convinced this deck can win at all, in spite of the OP's claims. Played 3 games at rank 3 against Paladin, Priest and Druid, and lost all 3. The deck can't do enough damage to these opponents before they put too much pressure on board. Without Ice Block, you will not have enough time to deal damage to their hero.
After Iceblock went to wild I thought that Aluneth was a must have and go aggro style with mage.
After looking at your deck I decided it's a nice time to craft Aluneth. Tried it out today.
Man this deck is dope !!
Went from rank 9 to rank 5 with 19-7.
The losses where almost all caused by bad draw or mulligans.
Yup, that's the down point of this deck. Your toast if your mulligans is crap and if you only get bad draw to add to it.
Otherwise it's quite a nice deck.
Mage is trash in Standard but it shines brilliantly in Wild against any deck.
I hit legend with this deck in idk 2, 3 days? I have hit legend twice before, back when I first played three years ago. Gotta say this deck reminds me of mech mage from G&G. Hearthstone tracker is currently bugged on my computer, and I may reinstall it tomorrow, but using the original with arugal and not mirror image I did fine against everything but rogues mostly I think. Think that substitution is a very good call if you are seeing a lot of rogues, maybe helpful against paladins too. Around 70% win rate. When I first played the deck I dropped from four to five before really getting the mulligan and play-style. If that happens to anyone reading this comment, do not be discouraged it takes some time to understand a deck obviously, as the meta is now this deck is fantastic. I think I never faced a mirror match surprisingly. This deck is going to break the meta, calling it right now.
And this was with me mulliganing to keep primordial glyph if I had mana worm in hand, and keeping kirin tor in hand if i was going second (my logic there was that I could potentially coin kirin tor turn two into a secret, and that with more cards in hand I was less pressured to find mana worm and the two drops. That may not have been right, because it goes against Kafkekretz advice. Finally Kafkekretz, thank you so much, this deck was fantastic to play, so much fun. Getting off mana worm into arcanologist into kirin tor with explosive rune is orgasmic.
Hey I have basically every card in this deck except for Aluneth, is there any card I can substitute for it?
Aluneth is very strong, not replaceable.
Basically, tempo mage is so strong also thanks to aluneth that give you 3 cards every turn, ensuring lethal
No. This is an Aluneth deck.
From 10 games i have fight with a 6 pallys.. 6 loses..
Mage v. Mage
pretty gross deck. only deck I consistently lost to was cube hadronox druid. great deck 10/10
Mage specialist ?!? :D:D:D:D this is the most stupid deck ever (not talking about your version, just this decktype)....srsly you can learn bot to play this...its just brainless aggro shit that requires less skill than former aggroshaman or pirate warr.... im lmao literally when i read about the "strategy" :D:D:D:D
if its that brainless I challenge you to get 10 wins in 1h;-) (the screenshot I posted: 13 wins in 56 minutes at rank 4-legend where ppl tryhard the most) so it should be easier if you are rank legend or like 10 already