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* Sorry but this deck is outdated. I'm hoping at some point to make a major update for it but that probably won't be for a while

Greetings!

Are aggro decks bring you down? Are you tired of hearing "Greetings, traveler" and "Your soul shall suffer"?  Well then, this deck is for you!  It's time for this Priest to go old testament these no good aggro scum!

So why should I listen to you? Are you any good at anything?

An excellent question reader! Well to answer your question I'm a multi-season Legends player that has gotten as high as Legend Rank 146 on ladder on NA. The Primary decks I play are Handlock, Priest and Control Warrior. I am by no means a pro, but I do keep up with hearthstone news daily and watch the pros play in order to try to understand the meta and improve my play. So take from that what you will.

So how do I play this deck?

You aim to prevent the aggro opponent from getting board control and move to overpower them in the late game with their threats near exhausted.

Mulligans:

vs hunter:  you want Power Word: Shield (only with Northshire or Pyro), Northshire Cleric, Shadow Word: Pain, Shadow Madness (low priority) Zombie Chow, Wild Pyromancer, Deathlord, and/or Holy Nova (also of a lower priority) in your opening hand.  if you happen to get Auchenai Soulpriest with Circle of Healing keep it, otherwise mulligan them if you only have one or the other.  Pyro is the main key to winning this matchup, especially when you have the coin.  It clears the board of all the pesky 1/1 spider tokens and the one health threats of the opponent

vs Warlock:  If its zoolock you mulligan the same as Hunter.  If its Handlock your going to be at a disadvantage but your going to want Shadow Word: Death and Lightbomb to even start of standing a chance.  You need to be conservative in this match and aim to get the most value out of your cards if you want to win (ex. wait to Lightbomb board full of threats instead of a couple)

vs Shaman:  You want Zombie Chow, Holy Nova, Northshire Cleric (especially if you have Power Word: Shield to get it out of Rockbiter Weapon range or with Injured Blademaster), and Circle of Healing (if you have and Auchenai Soulpriest or Injured Blademaster to go with it)

vs Mage:  If tempo or mech mage you mulligan the same as zoo and hunter with the only difference that Auchenai Soulpriest with Circle of Healing is more important in this matchup and mulliganing for this should be prioritize.  If your against Freeze Mage you'll want Shadow Word: Pain to deal with Doomsayer and Acolyte of Pain and Justicar Trueheart to maximize healing

vs Druid: If its Fel Reaver Druid you want the same as hunter with the addition of wanting a Shadow Word: Death on the chance they have an early Fel Reaver. If its Combo Druid you want Northshire Cleric (if you have Power Word: Shield or Injured Blademaster to go with it), Shadow Word: Pain (to deal with a potential Darnassus Aspirant), and Circle of Healing (If you have Auchenai Soulpriest or Injured Blademaster to go with it).  Northshire needs the boost from Shield to prevent it from dying from Wrath

vs Warrior:  Mulligan the same as combo druid with the addition of wanting Acidic Swamp Ooze and Shadow Word: Pain to deal with Armorsmith and Acolyte of Pain.  You want the Circle of Healing and Auchenai Soulpriest combo or Lightbomb to deal with Grim Patron Warrior.  Northshire needs the boost from Shield to prevent it from dying from Fiery War Axe.  Also expect a long match...

vs Priest:  Shadow Word: Pain and Circle of Healing (If you have Auchenai Soulpriest or Injured Blademaster to go with it).  Also expect a long match...     

vs Paladin:  You want Power Word: Shield (only with Northshire or Pyro), Northshire Cleric, Acidic Swamp Ooze, Shadow Word: Pain, Zombie Chow, Wild Pyromancer, and Circle of Healing (If you have Auchenai Soulpriest or Injured Blademaster to go with it).  Pyro is needed to kill the 1/1 soldiers from the paladins hero power and from Muster for Battle.  Also expect a long match...     

vs Rogue:  Keep Shadow Word: Pain, Acidic Swamp Ooze, Northshire Cleric (only with Power Word: Shield),  and Circle of Healing (If you have Auchenai Soulpriest or Injured Blademaster to go with it).  Shadow Word: Pain is great for dealing with Violet Teacher and the 3/3 minions of Rogue.  Northshire needs the boost from Shield to prevent it from dying from Deadly Poison

 

Replacements Recommendations:

If you don't have Justicar Trueheart
I recommend replacing her with Vol'jin, Prophet Velen, Loatheb, a second Cabal Shadow Priest, a second Holy Nova, Holy Fire, Thoughtsteal, Velen's Chosen, or Mind Control

* Play Acidic Swamp Ooze in a meta where weapons are popular.  Just remove a Shadow Word: Pain for it

Concluding Thoughts:

Well that's all I have to say for now. I hope you like the deck and please reply if you have any questions, comments, concerns or ideas.

Enjoy and have a good day :D

December 2015 Update:

 With the release of League of Explorers I decide it to be beneficial to add 2 Entomb and 2 Museum Curator.  As far as this affects mulligans the only significant difference is you want Museum Curator in your opening hand in practically all match-ups.

Announcement:

* If you like this deck, then please feel free to click here to check out my experimental Reno Jackson Anti Aggro Priest deck!  It's still a work in progress so any feedback about the deck is also welcome!