Savjz's Freeze Mage [Legend]
- Last updated Dec 30, 2016 (Gadgetzan)
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Wild
- 12 Minions
- 18 Spells
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Freeze Mage
- Crafting Cost: 5440
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 10/9/2016 (Yogg Nerf)
- Savjz
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Update (for guys from comments): This deck was used by Savjz on his stream about a week ago. I don't know the story behind the deck, if it's copied or outdated or old. I just DON'T CARE. Sajvz is one of my favourite streamers and I didn't found this deck under his name so that's why I created it. I think it's a good deck, not excellent in days of shaman and hunter cancers everywhere but it's quite competetive and funny. Savjz hit Legend with this deck btw.
And ofc apologies for No guide here, I didn't think that someone would really upvote this, so really really sorry to everyone who expected guide. I will share some ideas later :). Thanks for support to all.
Guide Part
Point of this deck is clear. Last as long as possible to burst down your enemy. This could be done by many ways, we will talk about it later.
- Card Explanations/Replacements
Alexstrasza - Core of this deck. Takes away half of opponent's Health and puts "Giant type" 8/8 on board. It's very hard to burst down your opponent from 30 HP without this mighty dragon, but not impossible (especially with Evolved Kobold in deck). If you play Alexstrasza, you have to be ready with Ice Block on at least one turn before, because you won't be able to play both of them in one turn (unless you got discount from Emperor Thaurissan). In some cases you might be to forced to use Alexstrasza on your own hero, but then you have a little chance to win (I did it twice and both games lost). Very hard to replace, Pyroblast could work but I don't recommend this.
Emperor Thaurissan - Really good helper and insane combo maker. Card discount is your backup plan, if you aren't able to draw Alexstrasza. Try to discount as many cards as possible, especially Damage Spells and Spell Damage minions. If stays on board more than 1 turn, you will have great chance to win. Important combos lower. Unique effect, non replaceable.
Bloodmage Thalnos - Controversial card. Gives your spells 1+ damage and can draw a card in emergency by pinging it. This card might seem very useless, but I think it belongs to this deck, because of variability of card. Good replacements are Cult Sorcerer or Kobold Geomancer.
Doomsayer - Card that can turn around whole game. In worst scenario gives you one extra turn (because opponent will focus on it, if he doesn't want to lose his board minions), in best scenario destroys whole enemy board.
Working on rest. Stay strong.
Is there a place for Antonidas and Cone of Cold
New to freeze mage here. What should i do with coin? Play it for tempo hoarders/acolytes/engineers or keep it for possible damage combos? Thanks in forward.
If against Control deck, I usually keep it for removing sticky minions with spells. Against aggro, you should coin hoarder or acolyte.
The problem with people just copy/pasting pro decks is that they often have no idea what they are talking about. Better to leave no comments then pretend you understand how the deck works. Things like "Pyroblast could [replace Alexstrasza] but I don't recommend this," or "Good replacements [for Bloodmage Thalnos] are Cult Sorcerer or Kobold Geomancer." aren't going to help people win with the deck.
This seems like it wouldnt do that well against a fatigue warrior, and legend contains a lot of them
The exact opposite. Mage isnt favored at all against warrior because they gain too much armor and you cant burst them down. Alex only affects health, so amassing armor makes it really hard
Is malygos a good replacement for alex, because if it sticks you get the same effect basically, and with thaurissan you can get crazy combos just like with alex
It is very unlikely that Malygos will stick. If it does, you can potentially kill your opponent at 30 and more the following turn. Problem is that if Malygos doesn't stick, you are out of a win condition unless you have Archmage Antonidas as backup.
Another alternative is discounting Malygos, 2xFrostbolt and 2xIce Lance with Emperor Thaurissan. That way you can drop Malygos and do 2xFrostbolt + 2xIce Lance for 34 damage and 10 mana. With only one Frostbolt it's 26 damage.
is worth craft this deck for ladder?
midrange secret hunter is curve deck like secret paladin. and heavy dependent on draw.
shaman will stomp mid range hunter by overflow the board. hunter cannot board clear. unless the shaman draw really bad.
It is true that Barnes does get some use out of his ability, but in most cases you are just getting a 1 card draw for 4 mana, or 1+,2+ spell dmg, there are better cards for card drawing, if you get thaurissan thats great though, it just doesn't have really any synergy with the deck and playstyle.
Only problem with Freeze mage is that warrior is basically auto loose.
yeah any kind of warrior is the hard-counter for freezemage.
just concede. ;)
Yup need a flamestrike for shamans and hunters
Its a great clear.
Any replace for alex?
You could replace it with Pyroblast or Archmage Antonidas.
I don't think Pyroblast can replace Alex since she is a "Deal 15 to the oponent" most of the time and pyroblast does 10-11(with Thalnos).
On the other hand, Antonidas usually gives you 12 damage for your next turn (14 with thalnos)
If you want to play freeze mage, craft alex. Nothing else to say here :-)
Not sure why you felt the need to explain the cards that have been part of every single freeze mage deck since beta. Probably 50 other guides out there that explain the same basics of the deck. Just making the deck description not look blank I guess so you can get more votes.