Strife's Legend Paladin
- Last updated Jun 22, 2015 (Blackrock Launch)
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Wild
- 22 Minions
- 6 Spells
- 2 Weapons
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Unknown
- Crafting Cost: 10640
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 6/16/2015 (Blackrock Launch)
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Hello!
This is the deck that I used to get Legend this season. It is also the deck with my highest win ratio in my history of playing Hearthstone. Getting to Legend this season only took me 9 LOSSES.
If this get lots of views, or if some people request a detailed guide on how to use this deck in certain situations, I will fix that!
Proof of Legend: http://puu.sh/hxxQD/f7cf0c2522.jpg
UPDATE MULLIGAN GUIDE
Since many requests about a mulligan guide has come in, I will very briefly go over the mulligan you want against the most common classes and decks you are going to face.
Hunter
You generally want to have Zombie Chow, Shielded Minibot, Knife Juggler and Muster for Battle in your hand. However, if you get two of these and a Antique Healbot or Consecreation, it is viable to keep them. Keep in mind that you can only keep these high cost cards if you are certain that you have a strong early game.
Rogue
Shielded Minibot, Zombie Chow and Truesilver Champion are great early cards in this matchup. If you go second it might be worth saving coin for Truesilver Champion so you can easily remove your opponent's SI-7 Agent. Keep in mind that Knife Juggler is a high risk card vs Rogue since both Backstab and SI-7 Agent will punish you hard.
Patron
Here you want to push for damage and really dominate the board until turn 7/8/9 when your opponent does his combo. Therefore, you want sticky minions, such as Shielded Minibot. Knife Juggler is also a good card, but can be easily removed by weapon. Remember to use your Harrison to proc your opponent's Death's Bite when you want, not when he wants it to. Piloted Shredder is also a good card in this matchup. I would not recommend to keep Muster for Battle since it is very easily removed and can bring alot of value to your opponent.
Mirror
Since most of Paladin's early cards have 2 health or less, it is very recommended to keep a Consecreation. Since it very effectively deals with your opponent's board including Muster for Battle. Otherwise, it is recommended to once again keep, Zombie Chow, Knife Juggler, Shielded Minibot and Muster for Battle. Knife Juggler might be better of to be saved until you know it can survive, or when you can combo it with other minions.
Control Warrior
Just push that damage, with all strong early minions. Once again, Zombie Chow, Shielded Minibot, Knife Juggler and Piloted Shredder. Truesilver Champion is a very good clear for both Acolyte of Pain and Armorsmith. Harrison Jones might also be worth keeping your other cards are early cards.
DRUID
You want cards that can deal with their strong creatures, since they are often ahead of mana or could innervate something out. Therefore Aldor Peacekeeper, is a very good card to keep. Otherwise you want strong early minions, such as (ONCE AGAIN) Zombie Chow, Knife Juggler and Shielded Minibot.
I might add more decks/classes later if people feel like something is missing! Good luck to you all!
UPDATE
There have been alot of questions about substitutions for certain Legendaries. Therefore, I will now go through all legendaries in the deck.
Unreplaceable:
Tirion Fordring
Dr. Boom
Replaceable:
Harrison Jones
Sylvanas Windrunner
The Black Knight
For all of these three legendaries, you can replace them with Loatheb, Emperor or in worst case, Azure Drake.
MATCHUPS
Good Matchups:
Tempo Mage
Control Warrior
Demonlock
Dragonlock
Shaman
Neutral Matchups:
Rogue
Hunter
Zoo
Handlock
Druid
Priest
Bad Matchups:
Grim Patron Warrior
Down voted, this deck is a variation of Xzirez's deck, without giving credit where its due to boot.
FYI Harrison and TBK are bad choices unless its a control meta, which its not, and probably never will be. You should be running an ooze and two quartermasters, and ditch faceless for a blessing of kings or guardian of kings.
I made a few changes to the deck, what do you think?
http://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/277818-strifecros-pala-modified
He probably the best legendary in game, so ya, hes irreplaceable.
Strong deck ! Got 14-4 at rank 5/3. for now but I have a question why Faceless manipulator ? I replaced it by a Kezan and it looks like it's a bit better
I'm going to build around that too. How is it?
Still not a big fan of Faceless Manipulator. I don't meet a lot of hunters this days, only few mage so Kezan can be removed. I find this deck a little bit more effective, if you wan't to try : http://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/286887-top-10-legend-midrange-paladin
Hah, went against Patron Warrior, He had like 4 patrons and a warsong. He played a frothing and I had a dr.boom out. He whirlwinded for lethal, but my boom bots killed the frothing and he conceded xD! Like this deck a lot!
hello strifecro!
i made an account JUST TO ASK YOU: do you think midrange paladin is just as good without quartermaster? im asking because my version of midrange paladin is fairly similar to yours (about 4 cards are different) and im thinking about dropping one for a loatheb!!! have you ever tested loatheb and/or no quartermasters?
I just managed to get legend with this deck thank you so much!!!!!!!
I went on a completely berzerk winstreak from Rank 5 (one star) to Rank 3 (three stars). Obviously some nice draws and luck factor into this but I just always seemed to have answers - a lot of those games I was at or near full health.
Definitely a tough matchup against Patron Warrior though, hate that bloody deck.
Props on a solid well balanced deck! I'm grateful.
I down voted this, mostly due to this being a variation of Xzrez's deck, and you not giving credit where it is due.
Do a little research before criticizing/down-voting, brah. Xzirez runs 2 Equality, 2 QM and two Chow. Furthermore, Strife runs Argus, Faceless, HJ and TBK,l none of which Xz runs. I’d say that’s enough of a difference that Strife doesn’t need to give credit (like Trump does, and for good reason, his is nearly identical). And it’s not like Xz invented Midrange, his list is essentially a few tweaks to decks that have been run since GvG.
Xzirez deserves credit for piloting his deck to #1, but your criticism of Strife here is unwarranted.
Awesome deck, best win ratio ive had in awhile. took out a piloted shredder for kezan mystic. saved me several times. great build though =D
Strife, can you add to your mulligan guide Handlock? (and any other tips that you have playing vs high lvl handlocks). I'm having a hard time with them. Thanks.
Great deck, only replaced Faceless for Healbot in aggro heavy meta. Now legend for the first time.
Healbot X2 ?
Yeah Healbot X2 in the deck so it's the original list - faceless + healbot 13/30 games from rank 3 to legend were against hunter and I think only 7 were control either way the likelihood of having that every game certainly helped although it made druid/priest match up painful
but you can just faceless the healbot instead of adding another... oh wait that doesn't work
wow i was trying to hone my own pali this season. and the whole season i never thought to take out the second slightly clunky equality... i kind of knew it was there but never decided to act on it. well played sir! you helped me get my legend this season.
I don't see how you hold such a consistent win rate. I lose games turn one because I dont have any 1-2 drops.