Legend 21 zoolock
- Last updated Aug 9, 2015 (Blackrock Launch)
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Wild
- 25 Minions
- 5 Spells
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Unknown
- Crafting Cost: 2760
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 7/26/2015 (Blackrock Launch)
- Gerche
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Battle Tag:
#2581
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Region:
EU
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Total Deck Rating
351
Hello everyone,
This is my first real deck I placed on hearthpwn, i wanted to share it because i dont see many zoolocks anymore and its still a verry strong and cheap deck to hit legend with. You dont really need Mal'Ganis, Bane of Doom or giants to hit a high legend rank (you could however if you want). feel free to ask any questions or give feedback.
Good luck :)
Legend proof below.
Mulligan:
Always keep: Flame Imp, Voidwalker, Dire Wolf Alpha, Haunted Creeper & Knife Juggler. (some people like to always keep Imp Gang Boss too, its up to you, vs warrior this can be nice because its good vs Fiery War Axe.)
If you have coin you can keep Nerubian Egg + Abusive Sergeant & Imp Gang Boss.
Keep Mortal Coil vs hunter and paladin because there is a good chance you'll be able to use it verry fast and need it to slow down fast aggro/face decks.
Keep Abusive Sergeant if you can't keep any of your other cards (to ensure you can play something early even if you have to lose the +2dmg) in some other situations you might also want to keep it. By example if you already have a Voidwalker and Haunted Creeper so you can play cards for two turns already and you will likely be able to buff them for a good trade quickly. Besides that i also like to keep Abusive Sergeant vs hunters because you might need the extra 1 mana body to trade vs early face hunter threats to slow him down.
Matchups:
Warlock: When you are vs a warlock it is most likely zoolock, handlock or malygoslock. When the game starts just play like normal but try to figure out what kind of warlock you are against asap. If its a zoolock try to gain board control and dont be afraid to extend your board since they normally never run board clears, because of this spells like Imp-losion will be verry strong here.
If it is a handlock try to inflict as much dmg face as fast as you can (watch out for board clears, dont overextend) you might want to pause face a little above 10 health to avoid one or two free Molten Giant so that you can finish him the next turn. Its also verry tempting to silence Twilight Drake but consider that you might want to save it for when he gives taunt to a 8/8 giant.
When its likely a malygoslock you also want to kill him as fast as possible and watch out for boardclears.
Warrior: When you come vs a warrior its most likely a patron or controll warrior. I've seen some aggro and mech warriors but they are verry rare.
Patron warrior is usually a hard matchup. The best thing to do is to rush face as much as you can and make try to avoid him from drawing to manny cards (by example hitting Acolyte of Pain for 3 damage before he can kill it with 3x 1 damage or leaving manny damaged minions on the board for Battle Rage) when you reach mid/late game or he just played Emperor Thaurissan and he might start his combo try to get rid of 1 attack minions so he'll get less value out of trading with Grim Patron. Also watch out with life tap since they can reach alot of damage in 1 turn.
Control warrior is a bit easier. Once again try to rush him down and watch out for weapons he could play. When you reach mid or late game he will most likely stack alot of armor and win the game so make sure he's dead before that stage of the game.
VS Druid, When you're facing a druid it is likely a combo, ramp or perhaps even aggro druid. At the early stage of the game watch out for Wrath, Keeper of the Grove & Swipe. You can bait one of these on your Flame Imp so you can play a Knife Juggler the next turn for example. Try to keep alot of pressure on his face and always try to count if he can kill you with a combo (Savage Roar + Force of Nature), avoid this possible lethal with taunts/clearing board. Make sure to use your Ironbeak Owl wise, for example on a Ancient of War. And always keep Innervate in mind.
Hunter: So when we have hunter there are face hunters, hybrid hunters and midrange hunters. When you dont know what hunter he is act as if it is a face hunter, voidwalker and mortal coil will have a lot off value here to trade with the leper gnomes, worgen infiltrators etc. Feel free to use your owl on a mad scientist if you have too. You want to have board control as early as you can yet don't overextend for unleash the haunts and explosive trap. Try to stay out of lethal range with board clearing and taunts and if its safe enough rush him down.
(Other matchups are under construction.)
I wrote the mulligan and a part of the matchups today kinda fast so I might edit it a bit later on because i dont have alot of time right now, I'll also try to write a guide and some replacements as fast as I can. Thanks alot for the support guys, I never thought I'd get so many upvotes so fast :)
FAQ:
Can I replace Dr boom?
Yes, You can use a sea giant or if you dont have it a void terror. However, I think dr boom would still be better.
I really like this deck but I am struggling. I went from rank 12-15 with this deck. I know it's me, I suck I'll admit it, Any good video or tips recommend on learning how to play with this deck?
Brooooo, this is the hell of a zoolock!!
You got me off my insane lose streak with 7-1 so far. x)
+283713831 for this!
Thanx x)
This must be an old deck... its awful vs anything out there at the moment.
There are better zoo decks. This one just doesn't cut it
Maybe you
just suckreally suckZoo is one of the strongest decks in the game Id say behind patron. Its played competitively a lot....
u just need practice
You obviously DON"T know how to play zoo, it's one of the few aggro decks that doesn't need a prefect hand to win
Try playing any of the mech variants where you don't have a decent starting hand, you'll get crushed if you're getting crushed by zoo's bad starting hands
rank 17 rage boys hahahahaha
Would just like to say that I went from rank 10 to 5 today solely using this deck. Only lost 2 games and streaked the rest. Thanks for the great deck.
Great deck, but I was wondering what I could replace void caller with?
Zoolock is so strong right now, I'm just gliding easily through the lower ranks with it
Stops face cold if you have any kind of first turn plays and really, knife juggler is an mvp here, what with haunted creepers, implosion, and imp gang boss fueling it
I've always felt comfortable playing zoo (probably because I played it so much when I didn't have any cards) and this list is one of the most complete (in terms of meta game) I've seen so far.
what should i replace with Dr. Boom i have all naxx and blackrock
and this is my modified version
http://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/287334-the-demonic-zoo
added [card]Mal'Ganis[/card], Bane of Doom and one [card]Void Terror[/card]
I would go for Sea Giant because it synergies with Implosion and Imp-Gang boss. Rag is too slow.
Sea Giant is perfect for this deck. Use it.
BUUUT...
You won't have the same results as you would have with Dr. Boom, but it doesn't mean you can't hit legend with it neither.
Hey man, this is a really solid deck! I was using midrange hunter this season, which was overall fairly successful, with a maybe 60% winrate. I saw this deck and decided to craft the 2x Defenders and one Doomguard... and in the few short games I played it blew me away :D The winstreak is still going, I've beaten control warrrior, aggro rogue, face hunter, etc. etc, went up 2 ranks in about 45 minutes of play. Anyways, thanks for the solid post, keep it up man!
Can someone give me tips on how to play with this deck? Im a little lost, and only lost a matches at very low ranks (20)..
With zoo you flood the board and control it. Doing dmg to the face over time. U using abusive and power overwhelming to do the trades with big guys :) Keep in mind the position of your minions to place the direwolf and defender on the right place. But the most inportand thing is CONTROL THE BOARD, its not a face hunter even if it goes fast to trade of minions and keep hitting face :)
Im SWE with spelling problem so sorry for my bad england ^^
Harvest Golem is your best choice.