Hakkar Plague - A Priest Control Deck
- Last updated Dec 11, 2018 (Rastakhan)
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Wild
- 13 Minions
- 16 Spells
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Control Priest
- Crafting Cost: 7620
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 12/5/2018 (Rastakhan)
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Hi everyone!
I made this deck thinking about how many fun games I could do with Hakkar. Upvote if you want to know more about deck strategies. If you make a video or record a stream, remember to give the credits and let me know by PM so I can add here too. Hope you like it :)
[GREAT UPDATE]
Thanks for all the comments. Many thanks for all the suggestions. I'm releasing the second version of the deck with some major changes.
https://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/1217306-hakkar-plague-v2-priest-control
Here's the Kiwiinbacon video:
Thanks a lot dude
Mulligan
Deck is control, so always start with cards that can stop aggro deck. Holy Smite and Shadow Word: Pain. Shadow Visions can help you can help you get copies of these spells.
If you are a slower opponent you can opt for Spirit of the Dead with Dead Ringer. An excellent combo when you have a weaker opponent minion. But save an Dead Ringer for later. Youre gonna need it!
Tips to play
The deck works like this: you put too much minion on your deck while your opponent buys more Corrupted Blood than you do.
Always use Lesser Diamond Spellstone at maximum power. Relieving minions like Spirit of the Dead and Obsidian Statue can help a lot.
If possible leave the Coffin Crasher for when you have only the Hakkar, the Soulflayer in hand. But do not worry too much about it because you can relive it with Twilight's Call or Lesser Diamond Spellstone.
You can use Spirit Lash and Mass Hysteria to clear the field when your opponent is aggressive and you have minions on your side. Psychic Scream is more effective against minions with buffs.
Do not forget to take advantage of Lyra the Sunshard to create new cards that can help you control the game. You do not need much luck when you have many cards that can help you. Gilded Gargoyle. Gilded Gargoyle is an excellent letter at this time. Use The Coin with Lyra the Sunshard and optionally Radiant Elemental to best advantage.
If you follow the tips correctly you can get some good matches with your opponent by buying 5 or 6 Corrupted Blood in a row.
Why I did not use Hemet, Jungle Hunter: Because the deck is based on relieving lackeys and especially Hakkar, the Soulflayer, chances are you will not be able to use it at the right time. In every game I tested the opponent ended up not buying enough cards and I was fatigued. With the Spirit of the Dead, I can get several minions back on the deck and revive them again while keeping track of the field. Cards like Obsidian Statue are excellent options for defense with some degree of difficulty to get rid several times.
Why I did not use Zerek's Cloning Gallery: The idea is to have the chance to use several cards to control the game and with Lyra the Sunshard, 2x Radiant Elemental and The Coin it is possible to use as many spells at a lower cost. But I can probably include Zerek's Cloning Gallery in a more expensive version.
Win condition
To help some players who try to play hoping to win with Hakkar, the Soulflayer. Hakkar is one of the ways to win but is not the only one. We have Shadowreaper Anduin and Lyra the Sunshard with Radiant Elemental that do great damage to the opponent. With Lesser Diamond Spellstone you can revive and Spirit of the Dead gives you copies of other cards on your deck.
A win condidion with Hakkar, the Soulflayer is based on the current decks that buy many cards for some specific combo. It works very well in these cases because they themselves reach death.
Card Replacements
It is important to keep the cost cards low on the deck. But some options I have tested as well.
One option to Psychic Scream is another Mass Hysteria. You can also try Carnivorous Cube instead of Psychic Scream or Spirit Lash to cast on Hakkar, the Soulflayer or Obsidian Statue (for a more defensive game).
If you play more accurately and do not want to risk so much with Lyra the Sunshard you can choose:
2x Gilded Gargoyle for Zilliax and Da Undatakah
Lyra the Sunshard for Awaken the Makers
But the deck can become a bit more expensive than planned and in this case you will play only for a win condition. I do not recommend switching this way but I believe that Awaken the Makers in place of Gilded Gargoyle may be a better option.
Quest
10 upvote - Reward: Mulligan (completed)
20 upvote - Reward: Tips to play (completed)
30 upvote - Reward: Card Replacements (completed)
40 upvote - Reward: Win condition (completed)
31+ upvote - Reward: Full guideThe full guide will add as soon as I get more data on the deck.
FAQ
Q: Why not use Hemet, Jungle Hunter?
A: Hemet, Jungle Hunter could only be played once. You should be able to relive the Hakkar several times and that would not help. Another reason I'll put in Tips to Play.
Q: Why not use Zerek's Cloning Gallery?
A: Good question. But the simple answer: high cost of mana. The deck should be able to play multiple cards per turn ... (continued on Tips to Play).
Q: Zilliax or Da Undatakah?
A: I believe this deck should be as cheap as possible. Another more expensive version of the deck will be Card Replacements
not the same deck -- there are other differences as well but one of the bigger ones is zeta uses umbra+coffin crasher to pull hakkar/proc blood in the same turn, whereas this revolves more around rezzing
Isn't Velen/Maly Priest just strictly better than this?
And here we go guys!
The rank 1 legend player :)
Come one dude, the expac is out now and you already want to play old decks?
you should add seance, cards busted with amara
Using this deck since expansion came and this can even kill Odd Dragon Warrior with that +100 armor
What you need to do is using Youthful Brewmasters on Amara, Warden of Hope and use Archbishop Benedictus before Hakkar, the Soulflayer's deathrattle triggers.
Do not Ever use Archbishop Benedictus after your opponent gets Corrupted Blood because if you do, you simply die.
And for this deck, it is a bad idea to use Psychic Scream after Hakkar's deathrattle triggers. You are making your opponent's drawing time longer with using that. So use Psychic Scream before or simply don't put it in your deck like me. I've replace mine with 1 more Mass Hysteria
Please modify your deck string as when copied, there is no Archbishop Benedictus and quest.
Update: On 4 match I won 0 I didn't even reached to own Amara...
1001% win rate!!!! Very fast legend!!! Auto consid. Beat all other. Insane. Damn so good.
Went 1-3 in Brawliseum with this deck. :( Long, long games. Crafted Hakkar, Spirit of the Dead, and Hysteria for it.
The one game where I managed to win was epic — Four Obsidian Statues up by turn 9. Perfect answers all around. With three more max level Spellstones in hand, ready to revive them.
The three losses were mostly down to bad draws. And half my hand remained unplayable all game, plain bad luck. (Had nothing to revive, opponent had nothing targetable by my spells.) The other cards I drew were far too weak to contend. (1 drops, and the like.) One time I was up on minions, board, cards, almost all game, but no heal or taunt meant I expired first to their face damage (spells and chargers).
I like how 29 cards are priest cards - was easy to complete my "play priest cards" quest.
Tried it in standard, 0-1 so far. Edit: Won 1, lost 2 more.
Edit: 2-6 final result
Epic games is made like this. But this deck can be more than Hakkar ;) Thanks for comment!
Add Spiritsinger Umbra and you can cascade deathrattles using Coffin Crasher while bursting deathrattles in the lategame with Twilight's Call.
... interesting!
I might try this because I'm having so many losses with this deck lol...
Let's put it this way. If you pull a Dead Ringer and a Coffin Crasher from a Twilight's Call with this on the board, you can draw and immediately play your Hakkar, while activating his deathrattle to shuffle blood into the deck. combine with spirit of the dead for all sorts of nonsense.
This deck is very interesting, well done OP !! I didn't won any match :) but I start to be used to the mechanics, that are very interesting. Just one question, what about Awaken the makers and or Archbishop Benedictus as it help with fatigue, I always lose because I do not have enough cards. Thanks in advance
Archbishop Benedictus is an idea, however if its played after Hakkar, the Soulflayer you are essentially doubling the number of corrupted blood in your deck. Double edged sword.
Hi Okramz77,
As Daulphas said this can be a mistake if used at the wrong time. Moreover when revived he is an almost useless card because he no longer has the battle cry.
The deck is just inherently terrible. Your relying on 0 win conditions.
Eh? Hakkar is a Win Condition.
You can believe it's a terrible one, but it still IS one.
Fun deck is fun.
I applaude the creativity.
As the other reply says as well Hakkar, the Soulflayer is a win condition, though it requires a fatigue style game. This deck may be able to do that but I am not hopeful that fatigue matches are an option at this time in the meta.
Thanks for the comment guys. Yeah, 3/5 of my games I win with Lyra or with field control and several minions impossible to draw. Usually the opponent gives up in half.
In my experience Hakkar won the game in 2/5 of the games. Other mechanics with Lyra and even the opponent giving up. Thanks for comment.