Savjz #1 Legend Reno Mage
- Last updated Dec 7, 2016 (Gadgetzan)
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Wild
- 15 Minions
- 15 Spells
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Reno Mage
- Crafting Cost: 11520
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 12/5/2016 (Gadgetzan)
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Well this deck has certainly gotten popular! I made it as I couldn't find this exact deck from one of Savjz's clips. All credit for the deck goes to Savjz, I shall just attempt to do a quick write-up!
Reno decks as a standard are played with the late game in mind, spend the early game fighting for the board and trying to stop those pesky aggro decks (ahem Pirate Warrior) from overwhelming you too much early.
Try and get the most value out of your mana, try and plan a few steps ahead so you don't waste removal on a turn before a Flamestrike for example.
Mulligans
Aggro: You should be trying to pick up your cheap removal spells like Arcane Blast, Frostbolt, Forgotten Torch, Forbidden Flame and Volcanic Potion. Make sure to keep a hold of Doomsayer and for weapon classes don't forget to hold onto Acidic Swamp Ooze.
Control: Against control keeping onto some early removal isn't too bad an idea, but you can be a bit greedier and hold onto cards like Arcane Intellect, Polymorph and Kabal Courier.
Mage Cards
Forbidden Flame - Removal at any point of the game, scales over time.
Arcane Blast - Combos with Bloodmage Thalnos and Azure Drake very nicely.
Babbling Book - I really like this card in control mages, and Pavel put it to good use at this year's Blizzcon! Can be combo'd with Brann.
Frostbolt - 2 mana, 3 damage and a freeze, need I say more?
Arcane Intellect - Great card to keep early vs control matchups, helps you get to your Reno faster and provides decent card draw.
Forgotten Torch - Decent early removal and shuffles a second cheaper Fireball into your deck.
Frost Nova - Good for holding a board of Jade Golems at bay and can be combo'd with doomsayer.
Ice Barrier - Gives you sufficient stall to extend those games vs aggro.
Ice Block - Works very well with Reno Jackson as it gives you a safety net to rely on, so you don't have to worry about if they can kill before you can Reno.
Manic Soulcaster - Great card to shuffle a second Reno Jackson or Kazakus into your deck, can be combo'd with Brann if you get a tick over Emperor on Brann, Reno or Manic Soulcaster.
Volcanic Potion - Great early boardclear to get rid of totems or to ruin zoo's day.
Fireball - Best card in the game.
Polymorph - Great for getting rid of Raganros, Sylvanas or Ysera.
Water Elemental - Fantastic card vs aggro and weapon classes.
Cabalist's Tome - Take a spin at the casino and roll for some new cards!
Blizzard - Great for halting a board of Jade Golems or clearing those pesky totems!
Firelands Portal - Nice tempo swing removal.
Flamestrike - Speaks for itself.
Neutral Cards
Acidic Swamp Ooze - Great card for stopping Pirate Warrior and Secret Hunter, though can be used to remove Ashbringer and Blood Fury
Bloodmage Thalnos - Don't get put off by the stats, +1 spell power and deathrattle card draw are some insane bonuses for a 2 mana card.
Dirty Rat - Quite possibly my favorite card from Mean Streets, I've plucked Reno Jackson, Jaraxxus and Alexstrasza from so many people. Combo with Mind Control Tech or Flamestrike to get some people salty. Ideally you want to use this as part of a combo, so don't mulligan for it.
Doomsayer - Great at soaking up damage or if you get lucky, removing their board. Can be combo'd with Blizzard or Frost Nova.
Brann Bronzebeard - Used to combo with the several battlecry minions spread over the deck, use your imagination!
Kabal Courier - Find that extra removal, or a second Ice Block.
Mind Control Tech - Very good vs aggro and can be used with Dirty Rat if they are trying to play around Mind Control Tech.
Kazakus - New card from Mean Streets, design yourself a spell which has crazy effects, can be quite powerful and swing the game in your favor. Versus control matchups I don't tend to choose card draw as it means you will fatigue first.
Azure Drake - This is like the bigger better brother of Bloodmage Thalnos, staple in any deck that uses a lot of removal.
Emperor Thuarissan - As you generally have a large hand, Emperor enables 10+ mana combos previously impossible. If left on board can snowball out of control and outright win you a game.
Reno Jackson - Staple of the deck, combo with Manic Soulcaster for another full heal.
Alexstrasza - Can be used defensively and offensively if you are ahead on board and have some removal left in hand you can turn into face damage.
Alternative Cards
Arcane Missiles - Can replace Arcane Blast
Cult Sorcerer - Can replace Bloodmage Thalnos
Flame Lance - Can replace Forbidden Flame
Ethereal Conjurer - Can replace anything really it's just a good card
Inkmaster Solia - This is nice card that fits into control mage well
Thanks for the guide! was checking daily and I am playing on ladder at the moment :)
wow, what a name. Save Jiz.
I love this deck. It is a lot more reliable and really, really fun. The one card that I almost never use is Manic Soulcaster. Yes, it saved my butt one or two times but most of the time it just stays at my hand. The rest is pretty awesome. Will try some cards in her place. Older tests with Inkmaster Solia were good ones, good old Tony is awesome and Arcane Giant may be good in its place.
Is that not 5 mana + 7?
This deck is fun to use, but it's probably tier 3. It loses to every single jade build, as it doesn't have the removal to keep up (and you don't stand a ghost of a chance against jade druid, which is huge). Don't use this deck if you want to climb
Definitly
Tempostorm will release tiers like this
Tier1:
Pirate Warrior
(Maybe renolock)
Tier 2:
Renolock
Dragon Mage
RenoMage (i hope, othewise tier 3)
Tier 3:
Jade Golems (Maybe Druid is tier 2)
Midrange Shaman
I hope you liked my presentatiton ofmy opinion of personal tiers, took me some time
There's no way that MR Shaman got bumped that low. It's just that not many people are playing it right now because they are experimenting with the new cards. When the meta settles, I'd guess that it is still tier 1, or maybe high tier 2. It contests pirate warrior, it beats any jade deck, and it can race down reno decks if they don't draw board clears/heals in time.
In fact, I'd say that pirate warrior is over-hyped right now. It's the easiest deck to tech against; they simply cannot deal with taunt or early board clears (like volcanic potion, hellfire, or maelstrom portal). Also, they have zero card draw or hard removal. If they don't kill you by turn 5 (which is kinda the goal of the deck), then they enter topdeck mode, which will allow for their opponent to stabilize and come back into the game.
My prediction is:
Tier 1: MR Shaman, Renolock
Tier 2: Dragon/Reno Priest, Aggro Shaman
Tier 3: Reno mage, Pirate Warrior, Jade Golem decks
Yes, sorry, done this before I looked at stats
Also,I hope its not tier 3, as I spent alot of dust on this deck, but I am doing pretty good
Can Alexstraza be replaced or is it too essential for this deck?
Very aessential as win condition, but if you have Kazakus you can still make this powerful. I am probably gonna disenhant all my epics for Kazakus
He's just that. A win condition. Antonidas can replace him. Maybe ragnaros. His battlecry makes finishing easier, sure. But this deck isn't freeze mage, you can win without Alex.
Ferie Statue
Senjin shieldmasta
You sacrifice consistency by making a no-duplicates deck. Kazakus compensates this by giving you a powerful spell, or even a pair if you got Bran. so, no. there's no replacement.
Ok ok, but seriously, any replacement for Reno Jackson?
How do we exactly play Reno decks?
thank you :)
we play it GREEDY