[Top 100 EU & NA] AggroLock
- Last updated Jul 12, 2016 (Old Gods)
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Wild
- 28 Minions
- 2 Spells
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Discardlock
- Crafting Cost: 1260
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 7/8/2016 (Old Gods)
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Total Deck Rating
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Introduction
Hello everyone! I'm Darkshadow. You may remember me from my Aggro Egg Druid. I'm going to present you the deck i used to finish top 100 on EU.
I build this deck together with SensoR, who came up with a interesting approach to zoo. We improved the deck from early in the season until the last day.
Ideas behind the deck
- Soulfire is better than Power Overwhelming in the current fast meta
- avoiding the heropower on early turns if possible
- strong opening and strong topdecks
- no situational cards
Card Choices
Soulfire: dealing 4 damage without sacrificing anything on the board is really good in a fast meta as it allows you to keep or establish board control while dealing with your opponents threat.
Wrathguard is just a 4-3 for 2 mana it snowballs really hard if left unanswered and enables good trades. Health doesnt matter as long as you are ahead so this deck negates the downside of the card.
Lance Carrier acts like 2 extra copies of Abusive Sergeant which is one of the best cards in fast/aggro decks. A problem with abusive is that its quite weak on turn 2 if you want to trade with it also it dies to whirlwind effects. Lance carrier doesnt have those problems also lance carrier gives a permanent buff so it enables good damage over turns and has great synergy with sticky minions. Overall its a great card to beat midrange and control decks but it can fall short vs aggro decks.
Young Priestess takes the spot of Possessed Villager due to the lack of Power Overwhelming in this deck it enables great openings and usally wins the game vs fast decks if it sticks more than 1 turn. 2 attack is nice because it creates nice pressure and good trades.
Argent Horserider enables nice trades and is good at any point of the game it has good synergy with Dire Wolf Alpha, Lance Carrier, Abusive Sergeant.
Argent Commander is the most clunky card in this deck. It acts like a third copy of Doomguard. It's in the deck to keep up with the value of midrange/control decks (mainly warrior). It can be replaced with Dark Iron Dwarf if you mostly play vs fast decks.
Mulligan:
Cards you keep everytime:
- Every 1-Drop except Abusive Sergeant vs control if you have another 1-Drop or start with the coin
Cards you keep vs Aggro:
- With Coin: Look for double 1-Drop, if you have double 1 you can keep a 2 drop
- Without Coin: hardmulligan for your 1-Drops, if you have a 1 Drop you can keep additional 1-Drops and 2-Drops except Lance Carrier
When to keep Imp Gang Boss:
- against warrior on coin with a 1-Drop
When to keep Lance Carrier:
- with squire without coin
Why no Leeroy Jenkins?
This deck deals steady damage throughout the game. You try to avoid the usage of your heropower on early turns which works well with the discard cards. On later turns you want immediately play every card that you topdeck. If a card is situational and gets stuck in your hand you will not only lose tempo but also discard it. Also this deck doesn't use Power Overwhelming so you can't burst that much with Leeroy Jenkins.
Proof
Offtopic:
This is the warlock deck Xixo used it in his line-up at SL i-League StarSeries S2 Finals. He ended up winning the tournament.
Shoutouts to Картошечка for making a guide about the deck in russian you can find it here.
I substituted Faerie Dragon for Wrathguard because it doesn't cause the hero to take damage when it is hit and it isn't targetable by hero power or spells. Is this a good change?
Very nice deck more friendly than ZOO lock
I thought this was an interesting deck, but still kinda gets fked. Please lemme know if I did any mistakes
Rode this from Rank 15 to Rank 6, without any changes.
Still works at rank 8 (6-2). Swapped 1 Argent Commander for 1 Dark Iron Dwarf. Swapped 2 Soulfire for 2 Power Overwhelming, haven't seen the effect of this yet.
Hi!
Today I hit my first legend with this deck. It took 2 days from rank 6, where I struggled for 2 weeks with Dragon Warrior.
It is great! On my road to legend I never fought an exact mirror, so it's not popular, not many peoeple knows about it, and it does manage to do what it's supposed to do.
Many thanks, much respect. I salute You!
Here's nechrist AggroLock Legend proof
This deck dies HARD versus control. As soon as they drop Twin Emperor Veklor, or a couple of big taunts in a row, you'll lose. There are no giants to post alternate threats, and no burst to finish. Dont get me wrong, I like the deck, but it's unlikely you'll beat a control warrior or CThun warrior on turn 6 and after that point they will stabilize and you dont stand a chance. Thanks for posting it but I dont see it serious for laddering past rank 5.
Any replave for Dark Peddler and Brann Bronzebeard?
I subbed Brann Bronzebeard for a Felguard. Brann is a dangerous card to have in this mix of battle cries that hurt you. As for Dark Peddler, you should just buy it with dust. It is essential to this deck. You could try a Jeweled Scarab, but it will really slow down the deck and net losses.
i have a problems with aggro shamans. It s only me?
or a board clear and it's over for you. not sure why these decks get popular. I've not seen anyone play it on ladder and frankly it's average when I play it.
Except if a priest heals himself once for more than 10 hp you're screwed. Or if a warrior gains 10 armor. This deck is ok, but there's no reason to play it over a zoo deck. At least Zoo gives you a comeback potential. this deck is facehunter. If you miss the early curve/face it's over.
I had a ton of fun with this deck and I think even though it can be gimmicky with the discarding mechanic, it has so much strength it doesn't even matter :D
I recorded a video showcasing the deck and I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I did.
Wow, this deck is awesome! Thanks for it!
Just got 5 rank with 85% winrate (11-2), including victory over someone named Ostkaka: http://imgur.com/Gb8cd3Z
I believe you 100% that you beat him because of his cry baby conceding
I'm getting wrecked by priests, please help!
git gud
What priests?
Turn 2 Brann T3 Dark Peddler, T4 Lance Carrier is WIN!!
I swapped out Imp Gang Boss for Dragonhawk Rider and Forbidden Ritual... seems to work pretty well.