Ready For The Meta [Legendary Priest]
- Last updated Jul 31, 2015 (Blackrock Launch)
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Wild
- 20 Minions
- 10 Spells
- Deck Type: None
- Deck Archetype: Unknown
- Crafting Cost: 10200
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 7/26/2015 (Blackrock Launch)
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Ready For The Meta
About the deck
The Prieste is the most situation dependent class out there. In a regular Priest deck, half the cards are useless as long as the situation isn't suited for it. For instance we have Cabal Shadow Priest that's basically a dead card on an empty board. As well as Shrinkmeister, Volj'in and the more recent Twilight Whelp. Other spells rely heavily on your opponent - their hand, deck or board. Mind Vision, Thoughtsteal and Mindgames have to much RNG for a consistent deck.
This deck doesn't rely on your opponents cards.
How to play it
There really isn't a right or wrong to play this deck. The most important is the mulligan phase. While we have ruled out as much RNG as possible, we can still be unlucky in the card draws.
This deck has a nice flow of cycle; so you'll rarely sit with an empty hand.
Mulligan
Generally if you get Circle of Healing and Injured Blademaster in the first 3 (or 4) cards, it's worth considering saving them. You'll have to take that decision yourself.
Druid
Look for Loot Hoarder, Injured Blademaster and Circle of Healing. Assume he can deal 3 damage on turn 2, so do not play Northshire Cleric or Zombie Chow on an empty board.
Druid barely play any minions with 3 health, so we can sacrifice Bloodmage Thalnos in the early game for the card draw. Also, the Piloted Shredder often lures out the Keeper of the Grove, so try and play it before Sylvanas Windrunner.
Warrior
Out with the Zombie Chow and Loot Hoarder as early as possible. The probability that he's sitting on a Weapon is very high so make sure he's using them before playing Northshire Cleric. The Chow's are good for piercing his armor also, preventing an early Shield Slam.
Patron or Control? Once you figured it out, save the Harrison Jones to ruin his potential whirlwind effect. If you don't have the combo Bloodmage Thalnos + Holy Nova while he's building up for a Patron attack, look for Shadow Word: Pain to kill his Warsong Commander
Priest
Our brethren Priest will probably be running a classical setup using some similar cards. Look for Nortshire Cleric, Loot Hoarder, Zombie Chow and Piloted Shredder. Since Priests are a bit slower in the buildup the Piloted Shredder can be really good. Shadow Word: Pain can be good to get rid of annoying Clerics with potential Velen buffs. Other than that it's pretty straightforward. So far I have 100% winrate against Priests, so there shouldn't be any problems.
Mage
Probably the class you'll be up against the most. In this matchup I look for either low cost drops, or the Auchenai Soulpriest + Circle of Healing combo. As long as it's Mech/Tempo Mage, just flood the board and always trade. We are in it for the long run and have the appropriate cards to withsthand a couple of bursts. When he's getting out of cards in hand, we can focus on the high-end cards to make the comeback.
Freeze Mage is one of the classes I'm having issues with at the moment...
Hunter, Zoo & Shockadin
Same instructions for all three. This deck is not perfect for aggro, so what we need to do is to try and dictate the tempo. Always mulligan for "soft taunts" such as Northshire Clerics, Loot Hoarder, and Injured Blademaster (even without circle). We need board presence at all cost while waiting for a board clearance. If you're having a lot of problems with aggro, consider subbing some of the high costs cards with Annoy-o-Trons.
Warlock
Look for how many cards he discards in the mulligan. All of them? Then it's probably a Handlock. In this case you need to look for Shadow Word: Death, Injured Blademaster, Piloted Shredder, and Sludge Belcher. All your 3 heal minions will probably die to a Darkbomb so you might want to keep on to them in the early game.
If you suspect it's a Zoo, check the instructions for Zoo.
Paladin
A lot of the early drops will be good for Northshire Cleric as long as you go first. You can take of the divine shield and heal for a card on his Shielded Minibot and disable him from using his Hero Power as it would give you a card draw as well. Loot Hoarder and Power Word: Shield are also very good.
Harrison Jones and Sylvanas Windrunner are both very essential cards in this matchup.
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Really nice deck :D I love playing priest, from the standard control to the dragon one, and this deck is really something a bit different that works out well while being fun at the same time! I struggled sometimes vs zoo (but mostly because I didn't draw a single holy nova in 3 of the 4 games) and vs handlock. I hope that you'll write a guide that touches playstyle and matchups and that you'll keep to update the deck with some tech swaps like the suggested lightbomb. Gratz again and take my deserved +1
so would you say this is a legend meta deck primarily?
So far 33% win. rank 14. doesn't look good.
How do you win handlock matches without any lightbomb ?
There is also no silence in this deck.
Technically if you play Piloted Shredder and then play Ysera and from the Piloted Shredder you get an Ironbeak Owl and from Ysera you get Dream then you can use it on your Ironbeak Owl then you get the silence effect.
holy shit that logic tho PogChamp
lmfao,
play it wihtout, the 2/2 with spell damage minion is not worth it. ooze for harrison ofc.
Id like to hear what made you not put Cabals in this deck :)
Tested and it works. Sometimes you get unlucky and get rekt by aggro but that happens with all the priest variations (bad draw)
Against control/midrange decks you always have more steam than them, pretty solid deck. Could tech in wild pyro if the meta gets too aggro.
Would resurrect work in this deck? Pretty minion heavy, could be great value
Agreed, OP any comments?
At worst it's a 2/3 with a potential deathrattle deal 5 dmg to enemy face.
What about the Loot Hoarders?
I would cut 1 zombie chow ... :=)
weirdest priest deck ive seen, can someone confirm this is actually working?
hey, but how do you compete vs heavy aggro?
So much cycle, i like it! Have you tried playing wild pyros instead of 1x or 2x loot hoarders?