Legend Freeze Mage [Standard + Wild]
- Last updated Apr 25, 2017 (Un'Goro Launch)
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Wild
- 13 Minions
- 17 Spells
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Freeze Mage
- Crafting Cost: 8200
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 1/3/2015 (GvG Launch)
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Freeze Mage
"The end is coming" - Doomsayer
Hello! I'm James1. I have achieved legend 7 times with Freeze Mage including season 10, 15,16, 17, 18 , 19 and 37. Proof in spoiler Below. The list you see now is the standard Freeze. Most people including myself thought this deck would be dead with the rotation of standard, however its really good right now.
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season 37 :
The Guide
A cold welcome to newcomers of Freeze Mage. I would suggest start studying LaughingHS- if you are unsure how to play the deck. In the spoiler below is a list of streamers wh
Card Replacements
Alexstrasza : sorry there is no replacement for this card
Archmage Antonidas : If you would like to play this card remove a Forgotten Torch
Bloodmage Thalnos : 5th freeze spell like Cone of Cold is a excellent replacement. Lots of people seem to recommend Kobold Geomancer, however kobold is not very flexible, so I don't recommend it.
Match Up Guide/ Mulligan
Mulligan is really important in Freeze Mage. You dont want any secrets, Alexstrasza or Archmage Antonidas in your opening hand. The one card that is a 100% keep all the time is Arcanologist, Loot Hoarder and Acolyte of Pain.
In general aim to get this kinda of hand. This hand is completely nuts.
In general you should : draw or contest board > healing, unless you're close to death. For example: if you have the choice between Arcane Intellect or Ice Barrier on turn 3, play Arcane Intellect.
Vs aggro decks: you want a defensive card like Frostbolt or Doomsayer. Then ideally 2 draw minions such as Arcanologist or Loot Hoarder, to fight there 2 drop. Turn 5 is massive vs zoo, typically you want to Frost Nova, Doomsayer. This allows a turn 6 clean board to play your secret's, acolyte or Emperor Thaurissan (in wild), putting tempo back on your side.
Vs midrange decks : Keep 2 cost draw minions like Arcanologist, loot, thalnos. Arcane Intellect and Acolyte of Pain are also great here. Draw early so u can optimize later plays. Freeze spell get the best value later in the game, were as draw spells get weaker late game.
Consider keeping Acolyte of Pain till five mana against slow decks . With a ping you can guaranty at least 2 draws from him.
Key play: If you haveAlexstrasza them and are burning them out over 2 turns then priority is to Pyroblast turn 10. This is because pyroblast takes a hole turn. Thus if u get ice block popped on your 11th turn u can ice block while burning there face. Pyroblast first also plays around Loatheb in wild.
Important Combos
Turn 5 Acolyte of Pain + ping (Careful of overdraw)
Turn 5 Frost Nova - Doomsayer
Turn 6 Cone of Cold - Doomsayer
Turn 8 Blizzard - Doomsayer
Turn 10 Frost Nova - Archmage Antonidas
I think freeze mage isn't doing to bad in the meta recently but more importantly I don't think that reno in the deck will do you any good. I recommend replacing your reno with another Loot Hoarder
I don't have BrM atm, what's a good replacement, if any, for thaurissan?
Buy BrM...It's only 25$.
Nothing replaces thaurissan, and I'd probably advise you just wait to play freeze unless you want to just play without it, knowing it's hurting you greatly. If you want to play freeze still, just add a 2nd copy of cards you only have one of but would like two of, or maybe add a tech card like explosive sheep, etc. I'd just follow DunaRider's advice over stunt296's. You can spend no cash this way, and still have it within a week or so, since you luckily do not need the entire wing.
If it's not a deck you play often, you cannot expect to be getting the winrate you would a few days from now with it. It's a punishing deck, requiring you to go just below the threshold of dying to maximize value. 1 and 7? If you are evaluating a decks performance at a specific rank, on a specific play session, over not even 10 games, you're evaluating decks wrong.
swapping in malygos for pyroblast was instant success for me. great addition.
Ever since I played freeze mage, I can only play freeze mage. It's one of the few decks I actually enjoy, along with control warrior.
Alexstraza makes the combo (Key part of the deck) able to happen.
If your opponent Alexstraza's you they're likely trying to finish you within the next turn, something like double fireball + frostbolt is a good example of what you might expect the turn after an alexstraza to your face.
Alex is key to the deck in that, nobody would play without Alex on purpose. That being said, you often do not get alex or get your opponent down in life where it doesn't make sense to play Alex compared to other plays you have in your hand. Sometimes you don't draw her. If you don't have Alex, I'd look into running Malygos as another win condition, as well as working in torches since they not only provide early removal, but additional burn spells to help you win. Like these guys are saying though, you need her to have a consistently winning deck. Of course you've been beaten by people who didn't play Alex, because just like you will lose to freeze not playing emperor, you simply do not get every card every game, nor will it always 100% of the time be the best play.
u run the two explosive sheep instead of what? i replaced anitque healbot for rheno jackson reached rank 5 last season
can i replace antonidas for malygos?
great deck!
im missing antonidas, i have pyro though i dont have LoE either
what would be a good replacement?
edit: THIS DECK IS AWESOME, I ACTULLY BEAT A CONTROL WARRIOR WITH IT!
just saying
Currently rank 6 with this deck, thinking about streaming anyone interested in watching?
This old deck sucks with the new meta...you'll never reach legend with this.
Reno lock and control warrior are the bane of my existence when I play this deck.
One question. So I got every card except Pyroblast. You write that this is fine as long I have Archmage Antonidas. What would be a replacement for Pyro? Forgotten Torch?
nice question. I want to put a Forgotten Torch in the place of the Bloodmage Thalnos but im not sure if this will work
Or 2nd Acolyte^^