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Top 100L CONTROL PRIEST (Aggro Priest Counter!)

  • Last updated Mar 9, 2023 (March of the Lich King)
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  • 20 Minions
  • 17 Spells
  • Deck Type: Ranked Deck
  • Deck Archetype: Deathrattle Priest
  • Crafting Cost: 17020
  • Dust Needed: Loading Collection
  • Created: 3/9/2023 (March of the Lich King)
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Warning: This deck is not for the faint of heart. This deck contains heavy amounts of priest gameplay. Hearthstoners, be careful before experimenting with Anduin.

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Control Priest enthusiast TicTac has reached Top 100L with his version of the archetype. This deck does extremely well into the aggressive decks you'll see on ladder: Aggro Priest, Aggro Mage, and Unholy/Frost DKs.

Gameplan:

Deny, deny, deny. As a control deck, you control the game. And this deck has every tool you need to win every match up... theoretically.

Your mulligan will be important to maximize your outs against every match-up, but you look at the mulligan kept-rate on HSReplay, most of the cards are kept 40-60% of the time.

Because you don't keep the same cards every game, outside of a few powerful tools.

Against aggro, you want cards like Undying Disciple + Undying Allies to completely shut down their board. Xyrella + healing can mitigate the early game so this play is game-winning. Add on top of the other taunts and removal, aggro players will want to rage-add you afterward. But it's important to master your mulligan.

Against midrange/control decks, you have a way to pressure the board with your own minions. Undying Allies can be useful to create sticky boards, and the rest of your cards can not only remove your opponent's threats, but it can also keep your cards alive/supported where they'll threaten damage for multiple turns. Obviously, you want to outvalue the control match-up, so watch out for your card draws in the mirror. Focus on Mida, Pure Light and Amulet of Undying value. Also, Sir Finley, Sea Guide is a great tool to avoid fatigue if the game continues that long.

Against combo decks, you wanna go all in for Plaguespeader. It's one of your only tools to disrupt their win condition. This deck has a surprising amount of board presence for a priest deck, so winning with tempo may not be uncommon.

 

Master the mulligan. And you will master the meta. 

Mulligan:
ALWAYS KEEP: Mind Eater, Cathedral of Atonement, Xyrella (esp against aggro), Plaguespreader (esp against Druid/combo), Amulet of Undying (trade to build up value), Undying Allies, Spirit Guide

SOMETIMES KEEP: Lightmaw Netherdrake, Shard of the Naaru, Mi'da, Pure Light, Undying Disciple (always keep on coin, in aggro, or with Undying Allies)