[Brodos] GvG Control Priest
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Wild
- 17 Minions
- 13 Spells
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Unknown
- Crafting Cost: 9560
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 12/20/2014 (GvG Launch)
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Hello everyone,legendary EU player Brodos here with another deck.
My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/minosaur99
This time with a post GvG control Priest.
I think priest is a great control class, because with the addition's of Vol'jin and Shrinkmeister Priest got a lot more ways to deal with the board and in the end outcontrol the enemy.
Let's start with a card review.
0 Drops
Circle of Healing
This is a very combo card it can be used with Auchenai Soulpriest for board clears and Injured Blademaster for a big 4/7 minion, sometimes you will just have a damage board and a Northshire Cleric so it will heal you mininons up and draw you cards, for 0 mana it's totally worth.
1 Drops
Northshire Cleric
A hard to deal one drop since it has 3 health, in a dream case scenario you have the coin you play Northshire Cleric on turn one and then play Power Word: Shield or play Northshire Cleric turn one and then turn 2 coin into Injured Blademaster and Circle of Healing, overall a very good card.
2 Drops
Shrinkmeister
Priest always had trouble dealing with minion which have 4 ATK (Chillwind Yeti , Twilight Drake , Druid of the Claw) now you can Shrinkmeister and then use Shadow Word: Pain , Cabal Shadow Priest or Shadow Madness and you are just gaining insane value,definetley a must have in any control priest deck, this card was a huge buff for priest!
3 Drops
Injured Blademaster
Very good priest card since you can abuse it a lot with the Priest's hero power,and he can singlehandedly shut down aggro decks.If used with Circle of Healing you just have a huge tempo wing which can change you the game.
Dark Cultist
He is a Card Name on steroids just so much value in one card,too good not to play.
Thoughtsteal
This is a better Card Name since you don't get the cards from your deck and you are more likely to win "fatigue wars" against other control matches,Against aggro this card is not so good but it's still decent.
Shadow Word: Death
Some play just one copy, some play two i think you will always find two targets in the opponent's deck,and if you dont you can always combo it with Sylvanas Windrunner.
4 Drops
Shadow Madness
It was always a decent card,but with the addition of Shrinkmeister it's has become always a 2 for 1 just too good, but playing two may be too cloggy.
Auchenai Soulpriest
Anothe comboish card, it's rarely used as a 4 drop, it's used either as a turn 6 drop + hero power or with Circle of Healing for massive destruction,either way a staple in any priest deck.
5 Drops
Holy Nova
I was testing playing this deck without Novas and with only one,but there were too many situations when i wished i was playing two of them,decent vs control best card vs aggro(more or less).
Vol'jin
Now this is a card which kinda makes you build this deck around it,sometimes he is great and wins you the game just by himself, sometimes he is pretty useless,i think he is the hardest card to play at the right time in this deck, you must really time it well,i was thinking of adding a Holy Smite but then it would be very good to run Wild Pyromancer too,and the deck would eventually lose it's main core,so i'm still thinking about it.
Sludge Belcher
Every class excpet druid always lacked a 5 mana drop so with the realese of Naxxramas he has become a staple in almost every single deck ,no need for much explanation very good card hard to remove, dont even think of replaceing it with Spectral Knight because priest hero power cant heal it.
Harrison Jones
With GvG he have been introduced some new weaopns and a minion which gives both players a weapon,so yeah...harrsion is a must have in control decks since he has the same effect of Acidic Swamp Ooze and Gnomish Inventor in one card,sure it's only vs. classes which have weapons but he's still worth playing.
6 Drops
Cabal Shadow Priest
I love the evoultion of Cabal from the "not very good card" to "meh..you can play one copy" and then "this card is so broken x2 in every priest deck",it just shows how the game shifted it's style.Anyways this card always had quite a few targets in any match,but now with Shrinkmeister It just gets INSANE value since it's not just summoning a big minion for you but it's also silencing and destroying your opponents, just too good.
Sylvanas Windrunner
Priest is very board dipendent and which better card is there if not Lady Sylvanas,a card which often gets a 3 for 1 without you even trying and you can combo it with Shadow Word: Death for a 9 mana Mind Control.
8 Drops
Ragnaros the Firelord
I was playing this deck without him for a long period of time,but i always lacked something that was a finisher,he is pretty easy to deal with,every class expects him and has resources which hae stamped on them "WE KILL RAG" but he is still worth playing.
MULLIGAN
AGGRO
When playing against aggro (this never happens,but i'm talking about the rare moment you see a hunter or zoo player on ladder) you want to muligan for early drops like Northshire Cleric , Dark Cultist and Injured Bladermaster.
You can be very greedy and keep a part of the Auchenai Soulpriest + Circle of Healing but i dont quite recomend it,since you wont be getting it often and in that case you just lose. I sometimes keep Holy Nova vs Hunter but rarely.
CONTROL
When playing control you mulligan very aggressively since you won't get punished for not having a play the first few turns.You want Northshire Cleric,quick note for her ,if you're playing against a Control Warrior and you dont have a Power Word: Shield don't play her on turn one, because she gets killed by Fiery War Axe, it's better to play her on turn 2 then has to play his potential Axe on turn 3 and you disrupt he's entire mana curve.
Against control you also want Thoughtsteal and Dark Cultist.
POSSIBLE CHANGES
If you dont have some of the legenderies you can replace them with something like this.
Mind Control Since you dont have your legendary you can just take his.
LoathebHe is still a solid 5 drop,worth playing.
The Black Knight Even if you have plenty of removal he is still valuable.
Troggzor the Earthinator A card which makes your opponent stuggle.
Dr. Boom Baseb on the effect and stats this card is just too good,so yeah.
Bomb Lobber more single target removal but gives you a 3/3 body.
2nd Shadow Madness for even more removeal.
Maybe but just maybe a Holy Fire.
This deck does pretty well against aggro but if you still struggle you can add a Wild Pyromancer and potentially Light of the Naaru.
And this is it for this time guys,if you have any suggestions or comments about this deck post them in the section below, dont forget to vote up the deck if it helped,and till next time.
-Brodos
MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT MY OTHER DECKS
GvG Control Paladin - http://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/144078-brodos-gvg-control-paladin
GvG Midrange Druid - http://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/143879-brodos-gvg-token-druid
could you explain what happened here?
Auchenai + tree of life :D THE DREAM hahaha
Zoo and hunter should be some of the easier matchups. Especially with 2 pyro, 2 shadow madness, 2 holy nova, Auchenai circle. You must be having some good luck vs handlock. Handlock is notorious for being priests worst matchup - unless you run lightbomb.
Gotta' agree. Been running a deck very similar to this, and one of the main reasons I'm still using it is for the ease against Zoo/Hunter. You guys might have had some serious bad luck. You can try swapping for a stronger early game though, which I did for a few ranks.
this deck looks amazing. you just got favorited
Main issue is there's just no room for it. Everything right now serves a purpose. A card that just gives you a lightwarden isn't worth the slot over something else.
Just like you appear to, I really worship this card. I consider it to be the best card added by GvG (probably) and it often saves my life vs aggro/warrior and can be a win condition that priest really doesn't have. I take out a death and a Belcher from this guys list for both of them :))
so this deck is great! and im planning on building it but a dilema im facing is 1 recombobulator and 1 cabal or 2 cabal? i plan on making all 3 at some point i just have enough dust for 2
yea thats what i went for its been working really well much better when you can have one in hand more often
Really want to add at least 1 Recombulator just thinking of what to replace. Do you have any suggestions?
I actually play a deck with 1 Recombobulator in it, currently floating at rank 5 (not legend rank). I'de suggest removing the Wild Pyromancer for it, and then also substituting 1 Holy Nova for 1 more Shadow Madness, as the whole point of running Recombobulator is for the 6 mana Mind Control you get with that combo. Other than that, my deck is very similar to this one. The only other change is that I play a Holy Fire instead of Ragnaros because i feel it is a better medium for control and aggro match-ups. I also run double Light of the Naru in replacement for a Shadow Word: Death, but I think I might sack one for a Sludge Belcher. If you read this @BrodosEU, can you please give me an opinion... Thanks :))
The reason I am running double Light of the Naru is because I think it's the best card Priests were introduced with GvG, just don't know whether or not to run 1 or 2.
Here's my deck if you'd like to share an opinion on what you like/dislike
http://gyazo.com/5c171c5c08b8910f6f8ef9513c57330d
I actually do not play Rag, Wild Pyro and Harrison Jones in my own deck, but a second Belcher, Troggzor and a Mind Control.
It works great ;)
And since I still don't have a Vol'Jin, i play a recombobulator too, that is insane with shadow madness or mostly on a damaged cabal
I just put in a brand new golden Dr.Boom and a Lightbomb for 1 thoughsteal and 1 holy nova ;)
What would be a good non-legendary swap for ragnaros?
What about Recombobulator it's got the clear synergy with Cabal Shadow Priest and Shadow Madness? I wonder if it could work out?
The Recombobulator is very good. I'm not the best player admittedly, but there are clear places where it shines. It also acts as a heal of sorts for the Cabal (or whatever else you decide to recombobulate) attack with it, recombobulate it, SCIENCE!!! I don't know if it's the best card in GvG, but it is one of them to me.
I dont have rag, do you think Dr. Boom is a good replacement or should i be running something like mind control?
Dr. Boom is a great replacement. Just like rag, he has immediate board presence.
Hi thanks for the deck! Im facing a lot of aggro, what cards would you take out for better cards against aggro? Do you feel Sylvanas is too slow against aggro?