6526% WINRATE META-BREAKER Priest AoO
- Last updated Apr 9, 2020 (Outland DH Nerfs)
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Wild
- 18 Minions
- 11 Spells
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Galakrond Priest
- Crafting Cost: 17040
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 4/8/2020 (Outland Release)
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Hello all,
The last few expansions, priest has had a long period of sad boi hours ( despite the loathed res priest ) However, fear not, Highlander priest AoO has come to destroy the band-wagon Demon Hunters, tricky Highlander Mages, and fat Embiggened Druids. This deck absolutely wrecks when played right and contains all the tools needed for a control match-up or a burst aggro opponent.
There is one win condition. Bleed your opponents till they have nothing left to play, and then produce minions with Galakrond, the Unspeakable and take your victory.
In addition, it took forever for me to get all the dust for this so I totally understand if some legendaries have to be sacrificed. I am more than happy to offer suggestions in replacement. In addition, Cleric of Scales and Aeon Reaver are not craftable ( super dumb ) so I have alternates at the bottom.
Mulligan Guide:
Demon Hunter, Aggro Decks etc.
Always keep: Penance, Holy Smite, Reliquary of Souls, Sethekk Veilweaver, Dragonmaw Sentinel, Holy Nova, Breath of the Infinite, and Apotheosis
It's pretty clear that everyone and their dog will be playing Demon Hunter for some time now. Although the class has a lot of flexibility on how it can be played, you always want to prep as though it's aggro Demon Hunter when on mulligan. Demon Hunter can very rarely beat you in mid or late game because of Priests removal tools however the early game is where you are most vulnerable for letting the game slip away from you.
If you're playing with a deck that has a Prime minion that has under 3 power such as Druid, Mage, Hunter, Paladin, or Priest ( we would never do such a cruel thing to a fellow priest player however ) you can get cheeky and steal their primed card with Shadow Madness so be on the look out for those.
Tips:
Always try to keep as many resources in hand as possible. This is a rule of thumb for this deck always, not just for aggro. For example, if you think the player might continue to go wide next turn with weak minions ( as Demon Hunter does ), hold Holy Nova in your hand an extra turn. You have the ability to heal always, but you don't always have the ability to remove board. This gets the most out of your small AOE.
Be smart with Zephrys the Great. Don't you dare play him on turn 2 to get a Backstab, instead, man up and take a little extra damage to save him until he can play a AOE of sorts. Demon Hunters don't buff cards, so the values you see on board is what you get.
A great engine to keep aggro at bay is Sethekk Veilweaver. Use this with Penance, Holy Smite, Shadow Madness etc. Not only does she produce more possible small clear spells for you, but also a body to trade into when needed. Great card for fighting aggro.
Demon Hunter is the hardest class for this deck, but you can break their game plan if you grab control of the early game.
Big Bois - Druid, Big Demon Hunter, Plot Twist/Shadow Council Warlock.
Always keep: Shadow Word: Death (duh), Mindflayer Kaahrj, Shadow Word: Ruin, Convincing Infiltrator, Aeon Reaver, and of course Zephrys the Great
Tips:
Once again, the golden rule for this deck applies to playing against these archetypes even more now than it does with aggro decks. Keep stuff in your hand until you think that there could not be a more beneficial point to playing it. However be wary, once you join the <15 life club, you need to start making clearing and developing a board your #1 priority, as decks now a days have some crazy ways to reach lethal, even with Leeroy cycling out.
Save Galakrond, the Unspeakable for when a Druid lays down a big fat juicy minion. You need every bit of removal you need, don't waste it.
Murozond the Infinite is hilarious with Imprisoned Antaen into a quick clear when it comes online. Demon Hunters can dish heat but can't take it.
Don't play Zephrys the Great, until you absolutely have to use it for AOE, or you can grab a cheeky Sacrificial Pact on a demon, or heal. Those are the ONLY things you should be using him for in these types of match ups.
FOR ALBATROSS PRIEST: The more albatross they throw in your deck the better, just make sure getting Galakrond is your number one priority.
Replacements for Cleric of Scales and Aeon Reaver:
For Aeon Reaver: Evasive Wyrm
For Cleric of Scales: Imprisoned Homunculus
Please let me know if you want any more match-ups listed. Trump said Highlander Priest was going to be tier 2, I believe it can be tier 1.
Edit 4/8: - Shadow Word: Pain + Shadow Madness
Mostly due to the amount of value you can get from Shadow Madness and sometimes allows you to kill two minions, rather than one.
Edit 4/9: - Twilight Drake + Ironbeak Owl
Ladies and gentlemen, the DH nerf has arrived, so now we can really play out Galy to it's mid/late game potential. I've noticed a match-up Galy priest doesn't win very much is thief/res priest ( shame on them ) so we needed some silence within the deck. Mass Dispel was my first choice, however, Paly tends to run all of its buffs on one card, usually one silence will get you where you need to be, and it still offers a body for trading. Twilight Drake although helping dragon synergies, didn't feel as strong as it should.
Hello Ohmyqwadd,
I've also played priest this season to get myself to dumpster legend in my case. However I'm running quite some different cards, maybe we can improve the decks?
I run Aeon Reaver, Disciple of Galakrond, Bone Wraith, Wretched Reclaimer, Bloodmage Thalnos, Grave Rune, Devoted Maniac, Shield of Galakrond & Fate Weaver.
Instead of: Ironbeak Owl, Plague of Death, Natalie Seline, Forbidden Words, Skeletal Dragon, Apotheosis, Holy Smite, Mindflayer Kaarhj and Soul Mirror. (ps I don't own Kaahrj and Soul Mirror, should I craft them?)
My thoughts are that Thalnos increases the draw, and also enables spell damage for the aoe spells and penance. I also like running more invokes so that I can make cheat turns with fate weaver. Im happy to hear your thought process.
I think this is one of the most overrated decks I've ever seen. I'm at 0-6 against multiple different classes and I even lost against meme totem shaman. It's decent against aggro, but there's so little hard removal here that without Death or Galakrond, turn 7 Priestess of Fury beats the entire deck. The dragon package is actually pretty terrible and Time Rip is essential. You're basically praying for removal every single turn and without getting lucky, anything even remotely aggressive steamrolls you.
how are u ranked pls ?
I'm not sure what rank you are, or how much priest experience you have, but this deck is very hard to navigate honestly. I've started off 10-1 with the deck at diamond 5-2, but every game takes a ton of thought. The key here is value preservation and not removing every time just because you can. I just posted a video showing how to navigate this deck in the comment section, check it out.
No, and the very idea that you're assuming the reason for my losses is my fault and not the decks is frankly insulting and shows that you aren't worth speaking to.
The very fact that you assume it is the deck's fault is why you will likely never be a very good Hearthstone player lol... The vast majority of people are having a ton of success with this deck, and you're one of the only ones who is not. That should actually make you question your own abilities navigating the gate. The funny thing is that I was genuinely trying to help you, but you got defensive so quickly...
Awesome deck, bro! I miss Soul Mirror, how can I replace it? :(
Soul Mirror is great because you can steal value, board clear, or most importantly, stall until you find a better solution. I would try running some other form of big removal or stall, most likely this is in the form of a beefy taunt minion such as Scrapyard Colossus, Tunnel Blaster ( which is completely underrated and would destroy DH decks ), or for the most flexibility, Siamat. Lmk how this works!
Thanks for your advice. I will try Siamat.
Great job on this really fun and competitive deck!
Haven't lost against a single DH while playing this deck and against other classes it also holds up really well. I've decided to include the Quest to make it a bit awkward for opponents to attack face (as they are expecting a res package).
Best part about Galy priest is the flexibility with running cards based on preference, glad you enjoyed the deck :)
Why is there no galakrond invoke?
Because of the vast amount of removal we have to throw into this deck, galakrond's battlecry ability is not so much a focus to us as his hero power. We want a stream of minions to counter and tempo our opponents board. Because of the many cards we would need to get galakrond to a good invoke state, it would take away the crucial removal we need to survive! Great question tho!
i don't know how you're playing with this deck, everbody is playing Albatross atm
Albatross priest is one matchup we should win almost every time assuming we get Galakrond! What albatross does is sap value from a deck by filling it with albatross, but Galakrond produces infinite value, so that is not really a large problem, and it prevents us from fatigue.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csq2juUeRiM
Plz watch kibler pwn some albatross w galy priest :)
(ik it's old but it still applies to this meta I believe)
Im missing Cleric of Scales and Aeon Reaver, any suggestions? thanks
Cleric of Scales grabs you a potential board clear or situational spell from your deck and Aeon Reaver is used to fill dragon synergies and destroy a large minion. For Aeon Reaver I would recommend Evasive Wyrm because it has some removal ability and is a dragon. As for Cleric of Scales, I really believe that is vital to this deck, definitely try to craft it. If not, you can really throw in any flex or tech card that helps against early game tempo.
Lmk if this was any help :)
U cant' craft those cards. They are uncraftable. Only by buying the adventure.
So, I think, u should give people an option to replace them =)
You're right, I'm trippin rn. I'll put something in right away. Thanks for the heads up
Check the updated info :)