[Rank 3 to legend] Aggressive even paladin
- Last updated Nov 18, 2018 (Boomsday)
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Wild
- 20 Minions
- 7 Spells
- 3 Weapons
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Even Paladin
- Crafting Cost: 10240
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 10/20/2018 (Boomsday)
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Battle Tag:
Superyogur#2122
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Region:
EU
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Total Deck Rating
242
Update: as of 18/11/2018, if I were to play this deck again, I would sub Chillblade Champion with Vicious Scalehide, The Glass Knight with Dinosize and 1 copy of Acidic Swamp Ooze with Tirion Fordring. Stancifka's version is probably better though, I think he's right when he says that Val'anyr is too slow.
Introduction
My own take on even paladin. These are the lists I took inspiration from.
https://hsreplay.net/decks/EZAU5yQ3BXkrb1WgILhQNg/
https://hsreplay.net/decks/2NNP7qavFSXJkqkDiDXvbe/
My intention was to make the deck more aggressive and in the process maximize Val'anyr value, which I accomplished by subbing Spikeridged Steed with Argent Commander, Crystalsmith Kangor with Chillblade Champion and making sure I had two copies of Saronite Chain Gang.
The thing about Val'anyr is that if it falls in a minion that doesn't have charge, rush or replication ability, it's too slow and can get silenced, resulting in a massive tempo loss.
Don't worry about not having Spikeridged Steed, you don't need it to win vs aggro and it doesn't help much vs control.
Card replacements
Replacing The Glass Knight with Spellbreaker is the only reasonable change I can think of.
Other changes would mess with deck synergies too much I think.
General gameplay/guide
I'll update this in the future, it's what takes the longest
In the meantime, if you have any question, just ask. I could also link you some of my replays if you need it.
Winrate, rank and matchups
v1.0: the version I started with, which was somewhat similar to those lists I posted in the intro.
v2.0: -2xPlated Beetle, +2xLoot Hoarder, -1xSpellbreaker, -1xTirion Fordring, +2xSaronite Chain Gang, -2xSpikeridged Steed, +2xArgent Commander
v2.1:-2xLoot Hoarder, +2xHydrologist. Most games were played with this version as you can tell from the stats
v2.2: post giggling nerf. -1xMossy Horror, +1xAvenging Wrath
Some screenshots
Seems like 'your' even Paladin is like a Card away from the popular even Paladin
https://www.reddit.com/r/CompetitiveHS/comments/9okx9b/rank_71_legend_even_paladin/
TLDR: Craft Kangor. It's worth it.
A card away? I don't run spikeridged steed, amani berserker, dinosize, mossy horror nor kangor.
Maybe you should read the introduction, I think I explained fairly well there that I took inspiration from lists like the one you posted and explained why I made the changes I did.
Yes. If you follow the thread and then the discussion in the rest of the days up until now, you will notice that the Even Paladin list is pretty much well thought out and ideas that worked have been introduced to make the transition to post nerfs environment. Probably swapping Avenging Wrath for Argent Commander now that Giggling isn't everywhere etc.
I've read the post and skimmed through the comments, and I do realize that the list has post nerf replacements that increase the similarities between it and mine.
However, I still disagree with the OP of that thread. In my opinion, 2 copies of argent commander should have been there from the very beginning and spikeridged steed should have never been a part of the deck. Same goes with kangor and chillblade champion. Also, I think that getting rid of avenging wrath after the nerfs is a mistake.
That's basically the core reason of why I made my list: the commanders and the chillblade champion, that's why I called it "aggressive even paladin", because I think they make all the difference.
Very intresting deck but why not include a ziliax or vicious scale hide to give corpse taker lifesteal
Well im not the OP but you can't include Ziliax because it's not even costed and the vicious scale hide I don't know if it's good enough to include, alone it doesn't have a great impact on the board and If you don't have any synergy on hand or valanyr it can be a dead draw. But there's a chillblade champion in the deck to give lifesteal to the corpse takers.
One lifesteal minion is enough, and I prefer chillblade champion over vicious scalehide
Sprinting my way up the ladder. Thanks!
Halo bro, I try your deck and got 3 wins to rank 4 now. Have not met any Druid so it seems ideal. :))
Nice! Druid might not be the best matchup, but you should still be favoured against them. If you meet druid, just remember to keep high minion pressure and play around spreading plague. They specially struggle dealing with divine shielded minions like The Glass Knight and Corpsetaker. Blessing of Kings is also phenomenal against them.
Thanks. I think that 1 Pyromancer and 1 acidic is enough. I replace them with 1 spellbreaker and 1 bonemare. Still need more tweaking though.
Interesting! I'll give it a shot!
Thanks! Let me know how it goes