Rank 5 Priest for Non-PROS
- Last updated Jul 6, 2016 (Old Gods)
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Wild
- 20 Minions
- 10 Spells
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: C'Thun Priest
- Crafting Cost: 5520
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 5/23/2016 (Old Gods)
- shock191919
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Hello everyone!
I'm Shock19. Pleased to meet you! Let me apologize in advance: English is not my native language.. but i'm gonna try, allright?
So, we made it to deck spotlight, and i don't think anyone could have described this deck in a better way. So i'm just gonna copy-paste the description from the hearthpwn editors themselves, and answer the main question: What is this deck all about?
* Build up your C'Thun, get some cool stuff from Museum Curator;
* Soak up damage you've taken viaTwilight Darkmender or protect via Twin Emperor Vek'lor;
* If they aren't dead, build your board again via N'Zoth, the Corruptor!
If you are a really good player this probably will feel underwhelming to you; But if you are an average player like me, looking for that Rank 5 chest, you've got to the right place!
Lots of players are commenting they are reaching Rank 5 with this list, and i'm very proud of that! Keep it going guys!
Videos i made on the Deck:
Guide video with Strategy talk:
(There are also more videos on our youtube channel! Drop by if you liked those above!)
Also, kiwiinbacon was kind enough to make a video showcasing the deck! Here it is:
Update: We also got Khristophesaurus absolutely wrecking with the deck at Rank 2!
Deck updates in the long run (after testing + community suggestions):
-1 Holy Nova; +1 Shadow Word: Pain;
-1 Twilight Elder; +1 Brann Bronzebeard
-2 Hooded Acolyte;+2 Shifting Shade
Possible tech for shamans / weapon classes: Including Harrison Jones works fine (suggested by tevildo & others)!
--- Mulligan & Strategy Tips ---
Oh, and here is a very basic Mulligan Guide & Some Class-Specific tips against aggro decks & mirror matches as requested! I'll do a complete one as soon as i get more free time in my hands!
Against Priest: Look for Museum Curator, Beckoner of Evil, Shadow Word: Pain, Northshire Cleric, Power Word: Shield. Twilight Elder can be kept with coin.
* Usually, don't drop Nortshire Cleric @ turn1. Save if until you can draw some cards out of her. You don't desperately need board presence on the start since this is a rather slow match.
* Normally save SW:Pain for cards like Auchenai & Cleric. Using it on minions like Beckoner of Evil and such is usually a waste.
* Saving PW:Shield to play before trading is 1000% better then just playing it to buff a minion that can't attack yet.
* When you get a good board presence (and that ofter happens when you drop the Twins, usually switch to face. Priests does not have good options to remove 4 attack minions (obviously) and the Twins are golden to force him into bad trades. Take that opportunity to start dropping big threats and push for lethal. I've won MANY games @ turns 8/9 in mirror matches.
Shamans/Zoo/Hunters/Other Aggro Decks: Look for Museum Curator, Beckoner of Evil, Shadow Word: Pain. It's not wrong to keep a copy of Excavated Evil. Also keep Disciple of C'Thun. If you have two C'thun buffing minions, Twilight Darkmender is also a good keep!
* Try to use the Museum Curator to guarantee you have a drop for every turn. It's ok to pass on a Sylvannas for a weak minion to correct your curve in case of a bad mulligan.
* Normally save SW:Pain for important cards like Flametongue totem, Mana Tide totem, Totem golem, Trogg, Imp Gang Boss, Leokk.Carrion Grub HAVE to be removed ASAP! If a hunter gets to buff him with Houndmaster we are at sadtown. Don't waste SW:Pain on things like Spirit Wolves, Flame juggler and less threatening minions just for tempo. It is your key to bypass taunts and kill minions with a lot of health.
* At start focus on having board presence. Don't focus much on card draw and using hero power to heal yourself. It's ok to fall down to like 20 hp if you can heal minions to dominate the board.
* Don't be trying to extract +10 healing from Twilight Darkmender everytime. This is a huge mistake. Board presence is KING! It's perfectly fine a T5 with Twilight Darkmender to heal for +4 and board presence. I can't stress this enough: If you don't have other STRONG minion to play, don't save the Darkmenders for healing. Just play her for board presence. Remember they will have to deal with her, wich saves you time, and the late game is absolutely yours.
* Other mistake you should avoid is deciding to heal a Beckoner of Evil instead of playing a Twilight Elder. Develop your board at all times. Take advantage of drawing well. This is NOT a control matchup. Save the healing for when you run out of good options to play!
* Don't be too sad if you lose to a hunter who had both copies of Call of The Wild @ turn 8 + 9. It's just such a strong card lol. Most of the time you can only handle that much pressure if you draw Twin Emperor before he plays CotW.
Well guys that is it for today. I really hope i have helped a bit with those matches. If you want any more info be sure to post on the comments and i'll update this guide asap!
Thanks again for the amazing feedback! It's been awesome!
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Great suggestions bro!
I'm right now testing the changes you guys are suggesting. I'll come back with some feedback soon. I do think we have some legend potential hidden in this list!
From your specific list, i don't think we should take any curators out - the potential of their discovery is just too juicy to pass on (and if you are thinking of including brann there is even more potential).
I'll hold the deck updates for a bit. After we test the changes a bit more, i'll edit the guide and the changes, allright?
Cheers and keep grinding!
Thanks for the encouraging words, haha.
After playing a bit more, I think that you should also put a Cabal Shadow Priest in the deck because of the prevalence of Aggro, it can really switch the tempo in your favor and be a decisive card overall. So I'd put -1 Shadow Word: Pain since they more or less will accomplish the same function.
Also, considering how the meta is at the moment, I'd put -1 Entomb and +1 Holy Nova. Entomb is great against decks that have strong turn 6+ cards to drop and change the outcome of the match, like a Tyrion Fordring or a Ragnaros, but overall, the ladder has too much Face Shaman and Zoo to make 2x Entomb viable in my opinion. Holy Nova can be really clutch to either keep your board presence or flip the tempo.
Another important thing is that while this deck is Control oriented, the only card draw is Northshire Cleric and Power Word: Shield, and imo it isn't enough, there needs to be either a Loot Hoarder or an Acolyte of Pain. The former is guaranteed card draw considering how little silence there is at the moment, while the latter can net more value, but it's riskier considering it can be destroyed and not damaged. Personally, I would only pick one and take -1 Beckoner of Evil. I don't know what you think, but it's somewhat problematic that there is so little ways to draw.
That's my input after 11 matches in casual, after I tune the deck more I'll test it in ranked.
Great feedback as always, friend. I feel a little concerned about removing Entomb. Even tho your reasoning is right, sometimes we desperately need entomb not to get behind, and our winrate against control really helps us climb (even tho the meta is mostly made of aggro decks).
About Cabal - she is indeed very strong an a huge tempo swing. The problem is, sometimes we are so much behind that not even she can turn the tide.
As of holy nova, i removed it because there are too many 3 health minions, and we can't waste turn 5 leaving minions alive (specially against shaman). Note that it is still a very versatile and good card. I just feel like Shadow Word: Pain makes us keep up the pace, avoiding that the enemy board develops too far, thus making us needing more aoe.
TL:DR i think Holy Nova shines more against flooding decks (like zoo) and less against aggro shaman.
Again friend, thanks a lot for your input!
Still at work. But i will test this deck for sure. Thx for sharing and thumbs up for the introduction!
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Thanks for supporting man! I Appreciate it!
Make sure to test it and give me some feedback!
Hey tevildo, first of all, thanks for your input bro!
The Shifting Shade change seems nice, and i'll try it myself! You have a point there (together with the other guys suggesting that change ofc!)
Now, on to Cabal. I feel like she is a bit slow against aggro, and not so necessary against control. But, she is ofc a very strong priest staple card, and if you wanna try it, i just suggest you don't take away entomb. I would roll three entombs if i could! It's soo strong and game changing in so many situations. I would suggest going for +1x Cabal and -1x Hooded Acolyte, even if we mess a bit with the mana curve, it's better then forfeiting one entomb copy.
Cheers mate and thanks for posting!
4 wins in a row at rank 8.....great deck so far....
Great bro!! Keep it up!!
Remember to throw in that sweet like & subscribe to help me out here =P
Thanks a lot!!
Have all cards. Going to give this a try.
Why no Shifting Shade?
What about Justicar Trueheart in deck? Worth replacing other minion for it?
Cheers.
Thanks man! Let me know how it goes!
Cheers!
Edit:
@figjam: Justicar is great to improve our control Matchup, mainly mirrors. I would take out one Hooded Acolyte for her. The thing is, i don't think she is really necessary here, but i could be wrong.
As for the Shifting Shades, you could replace the Hooded Acolytes, improving our card advantage and N'zoth value. I just went with the Hooded Acolytes because they are stickier, wich helps a lot against aggro (it's really relevant to have something on board). But it's a change we can definitely try.
The only thing we should not mess with are the Curators. They are golden to fix our curve, helping find something to play on the next turn, if we don't have, and also finding that sweet sylvannas / cairne / dragonlord for value against slower decks.
I'll try swapping Acolytes for the Shades, to see how it goes! Thanks for the suggestion!
I've played a couple of games in casual to test the deck as I already have all the cards. Won both of them, and the deck is fun to play... and I guess that's more than enough! Upvote!
Very glad to hear this! Thanks a lot for letting me know!
Keep it up guys! Lets rek that aggro!!
I'm happy you liked the idea man! Really hope your version does well!
Thanks for commenting!
If you can drop a like + subscribe on the video it would be very happy!
Good grind! Cheers!
Hey man, thanks for your comment!
I really hope the deck work as well for you as it worked for me.
Make sure to watch the video and tell me if you liked it!
Cheers!!