Dark Jeweled Demon Zoo 1.2
- Last updated Nov 21, 2015 (Explorers)
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Wild
- 26 Minions
- 4 Spells
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Unknown
- Crafting Cost: 4240
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 11/13/2015 (Explorers)
- alucardxix
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Battle Tag:
Odakura#1596
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Region:
US
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Total Deck Rating
377
This deck is an invention using some Discover cards, like Dark Peddler, that is an excellent card giving you 1-cost card, and using Jeweled Scarab, that is excellent turn 2 giving to you turn 3. Anyways, I'm testing, and the deck moves really great.
Update(21/11/2015): With the new wing of LOE expansion, Brann Bronzebeard gives this deck a big boom and with him comes back Imp Gang Boss. I'm at rank 3 with this deck and will still playing until Legend i hope.
Update: Today I learned something new. You can't earn more than 100 gold per day with this deck winning more than 30 games, meaning that is good for ranking, from 15 to 7 I'm still playing. If I get more than 100 likes I'm gonna make a guide for this deck.
Hello
My name is Carlos, aka Alucard, player on NA Server from Dominican Republic, passionate player of Magic The Gathering and member of HAWK Team.
I reached from rank 15 to 5, at this moment. This deck has 75% winrate, and I want to share it with the community, thanks for liking and supporting.
This is my first guide and English is not my native language, I’ll do my best.
Cards, tech, and why I include them in this deck
With the inclusion of League of Explorers (LOE) new possibilities arrived, new cards that give life to this deck. What these cards do with the Discover mechanic is to give you the option to choose a card out of 3 and adapt to the situation.
Preferred Card selections
Dark Peddler - wow! excellent card, that gives you endless possibilities. One turn 2 card that gives you a 1-cost card, good synergy with Knife Juggler, improves aggro, good for trades if necessary, a card that gives you other good cards, for example: Power Overwhelming, Mortal Coil, Soulfire, Blood Imp, Flame Imp , Voidwalker (this one from class), neutral cards like Abusive Sergeant, Clockwork Gnome, Dragon Egg, Leper Gnome, Voodoo Doctor, Young Priest, etc.
Jeweled Scarab possible second turn that gives you a 3-cost card, this one helps you late game, mid-game and gives you cards like Demonwrath (for paladins)Drain Life ,Shadow Bolt, Sense Demons, Fel Guard, Imp Gang Boss, Void Terror , and neutral cards like Big Game Hunter, Arcane Golem, Blood Knight, Edy's Darkbane, Harvest Golem, King Mukla, Mind Control Tech, Shades Of Naxxramas, etc
Why not Imp Gang Boss?
I prefer Jeweled Scarab over IGB because of the versatility it first gives, and late/mid- game possibilities which I could adjust to the situation.
Guide
Early game mulligan for Flame Imp, Dark Peddler, void walker , Knife Juggler, haunted creep + Knife Juggler, never keep Nerubian Egg unless you have Power Overwhelming or Abusive Sergeant, mulligan the rest, play first Dark Peddler before Jeweled Scarab, never keep Imp-losion, Defender of Argus, Voidcaller or other big minions. Always keep Ironbeak Owl for taunts or big threats. Don't be afraid of using Power Overwhelming to kill a threats, remember Dark Peddler can give you another. Play Voidcaller even if you don't have a demon, remember zoo is not only going face, you need to do good trade for this to work, this deck requires a player to pay attention to the curve and make a plan in the first 3 turns and abuse of your hero power even if it’s mean death because who draws, wins. Set your enemy life in range of a Doomguard+ Power Overwhelming swing.
Always place your Deathrattle minions on the same side for Defender of Argus. I always play Deathrattle minions on right side of the board.
Hero power before trade unless you have a Voidcaller on field and Doomguard or Mal'Ganis on hand, if you draw first, your weakest demon first, in that order you get your big minion from hand.
You have to make your opponent use all his removal on the board in that way you can get your big threats for free. Fill the board with Deathrattle if you know that sweeper comes next turn.
If it’s against an aggro deck, make board presence as soon as you can, Voidwalker and Defender of Argus helps you alot. On the other hand if it’s control, go face and set him on range of Doomguard finish.
Card substitution and possible tech
-Mal'Ganis = +Sea Giant or +Loatheb
-Dire Wolf Alpha = +Imp Gang Boss
If you're facing too many Secret Paladin = -Mal'Ganis, -Dire Wolf Alpha, +imp gang boss x2 or +sea giant
If you don't have Dr. Boom, craft it :P meanwhile you can use Sea Giant if not use Imp Gang Boss.
Dark Peddler and Jeweled Scarab, no substitution, they are the key cards.
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Thanks!!!!
My teammates
Pavelonsky, KillCrow and Slonck for the support.
Feel free to comment and like.
My team stream is http://twitch.tv/hawkteamla
I just got rank10 with this deck in Asia server
Usually,I only have rank15…
Thanks for this deck and creator <3
Sea Giant
1-7 so far, does it still work in the current meta ?
Totally, current meta is really aggro, this is a nice deck to go with it, specially when you can get nice removal from Dark Peddler and Jeweled Scarab, in combination with the Imp-lotion.
dr.boom is just too good. there`s no equal. if you don`t have one, save dust until you can craft him. he just goes in 90% of the decks.
reliquary seeker is too inconsistent. You're better off pulling her from a Dark Peddler if you really want to use her
Really cool deck! Worked very good for me so far. 8-2 with very lucky draw so far. Brann is really cool. +2 discovery cards. +4 abusive sergeant, +2/+2 defender of argus, 4 Minibots on Boom, +2 damage on "deal 1 damage" 1 mana cost minions that you can draw with dark peddler, 2 silence with owl.
Thanks man, good deck
what about switching 1 abusive sergeant for hobgoblin?
bran replacement?
deck is not very inconsitent at lower ranks...better to run traditional demo zoo
I'll have to agree with you, after some testing i decided to do this:
-Brann Bronzebeard +Sea Giant
-2 Jeweled Scarab +Haunted Creeper and +Dire Wolf Alpha
Context: While Dark Peddler may have it's value with Flame Imps,Soulfires and maybe Voidwalker or Abusive Sergeant, being a 2 mana 2/2 at the same time, Jeweled Scarab is too slow for this deck, a 2 mana 1/1 is pretty bad and you don't really need THAT MUCH 3 drops, since a lot of them are lackluster
Is Brann Really worth it? Just like, the maximun value i got with him was bait an SW:P from a priest with him while having an in hand Imp Gang Boss, should i substitute him with Flame Imp or Sea Giant?
The best combo is [card]Card Name[/brann bronzebeard]
Hmm..
I've played nearly 40 games with this deck and i can't get passed rank 15.. Any tips on what I'm doing wrong? Record is probably about 20-20, (feels more like 15-25)
I haven't played this particular variant of zoo, but here are some general tips:
Hope this helps
Man when I play against Warlocks, they almost always get 4 implosion :^(
feel like you cant haha
What you guys think about including Baron Rivendare and Dreadsteed??
this deck is lots of fun, turn 3 brann, turn 4 peddler x2.. GG