#8 Legend - "Rase" Dragon COMBO Priest
- Last updated Dec 19, 2016 (Gadgetzan)
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Wild
- 21 Minions
- 9 Spells
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Dragon Priest
- Crafting Cost: 6500
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 12/13/2016 (Gadgetzan)
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Hello guys..
I'm Rase... a Brazilian pro player
Free agent at the moment and looking for a new team =)
I always go for #1 and this season already got it with Jade Aggro Shaman
But now.. i was trying to make a new Priest
Dragon Priest is really good at the moment.. but the Ladder is infested with Renolocks and now some Rogues too (2 bad matchups)
So to improve this matchs and still good against others... I cut a few cards to use the combo: Velen + Smite + MindBlast (14 dmg)
Because with Dragon Priest, a lot of times you can pressure but don't have how to finish... So if you lost the board you probably lose the game.
So I did 87.5% W.R with this deck (14/2) and got #8 Legend -Proof of it - (probably going for #1 later)
Somethings about the deck choices and possible changes:
Smite and Mind Blast: One of each is just enough... don't need to use 2.
Twilight Wheelp: Good card but i have to cut somethings to use the combo. And you always want this on turn 1 but many times on the mid/late game you hold this to have a Dragon activator. So playing Alexstrasa, many times you already have one Dragon stucked on your hand.
Shadow Word Pain: Great card and have a lot of targets on this meta. If you don't wanna play the 1 mana potion or the Book Wyrm... Should play 2 pains.
Northshire Cleric: Must have 2... contest board against pirates and draw against others.
Potion of Madness: I really like this card, but you can change for the second Twilight Wheelp or the second Shadow Word Pain.
Brann Bronzebeard: Very good card with synergy in most of your deck.
Holy Nova: Really good against aggros and possible draws with Clerics too.
Book Wyrm: Some people are not using it at Dragon Priest... but i really like one.. because there is a lot of targets for it now. But maybe 2 is too much.
Prophet Velen: If you don't have it.. just play the Standard Dragon without the combo pieces :P
Alexstraza: It's a Dragon... Good after Reno and can heal you against aggros (won me some games doing this)
Dragonfire Potion: Like everyone, I started this expasion playing 2 of this on my Dragon's List... but now i realize that isn't so good... And Holy Nova is doing better for me.
Update: Now... there is a lot of rogues on ladder too... so DragonFire Potion can be a good choice. So you can replace potion of madness to play one of this.
The other cards i guess it's core.. and good to use 2 of each.
So you have any question... I'll try to answer as many as I can.
And if you want to support me, please follow me on facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/rasetv/
Thank you.
EDIT: Unfortunately i don't have any gameplay with this deck to share. But "kiwiinbacon" is an youtuber that liked this deck and made a video playing with it. So i'm sharing it for who wanna see some gameplay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUOfAMCtex4&feature=youtu.be
Dragon Priest against druids.. you need to pressure him
So just trade when you really need and its good for you
almost of the time.. you are trying to push damage.. and make him trade on your taunts
because if the game goes long... you don't have how to deal with the big Jades.
Love this deck! Loads of fun to play!
I made a slight variation on it because I have been facing way more Renolocks and Jade decks than aggro. I find with aggro if I get a good hand I win and if I don't I don't and the OTK doesn't even factor into the game and i also often found Potion of Madness to be a dead card. So I subbed out one northshire, and one potion of madness and added a 2nd Mind Blast and Emporer Thaurissian and that has massively upped my winrate against all control style decks. As i said aggro is a win loss depending on draw anyway so I'm speccing the deck to be better against the more control like meta and I am facing at rank 10 and above ( currently at 8)
Here is my list!
http://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/707470-otk-dragon-priest-anti-reno-easy-climb
I took out Prophet Velen Mind Blast and Holy Smite because there are no more renolock when i climb from rank 11 to rank 5. I add another Twilight Whelp, Defender of Argus and another Shadow Word: Pain
I seem to be losing to jade decks. As soon as they drop the big fellas it's GG for me it seems.
Dragon Priest against druids.. you need to pressure him
So just trade when you really need and its good for you
almost of the time.. you are trying to push damage.. and make him trade on your taunts
because if the game goes long... you don't have how to deal with the big Jades.
Love this deck.
won 20 out of 24 from rank 25 to 14.
tbh, the deck is bad, you need to have a lot of luck to win any aggro match, they will finish you on turn 5, if you are as lucky as me you dont get dragons and you go to town on turn3... think my win ratio is about 1 win against 10 losses
everyone plays crappy pirates or dumb shaman aggro.... good luck on beating those..
is there a place for dragon fire potion here?
Replace potion of madness
this is a great deck. no one expects it lol. also is there a place for dragon fire potions here?
replacement for 2x Twilight Guardian ?
nope
you can't play dragon decks without it
Please explain the muligan.
Thanks.
It's like an standard dragon priest
in general you go for wheelp... wyrmerest...cleric...netherspite... kabal and twilight... so you curve and start the pressure
sometimes you can keep Pain... Madness... Smite for early removal
and if you have like Wheelp... wyrmrest... and some azure drake or drakonid.. you can keep too
because is really important to have dragon activator for early turns.
I can see that Smite is also good in the early game versus turn 1 bucaneer. But I think you'll still struggle without Ooze? If a pirate warrior gets an Upgrade! -ed Arcanite Reaper and some good tempo they will still beat you.
I replace the ooze from my standard dragon priest to use mindblast
off course ooze is great against pirates.. but if you can curve well... you still win even without the ooze
and you can get more taunts from the 1/3's
thx for the deck man )
- 1potion -1historian -1whelp +pain +dragon potion +ooze
up wr vs shamens
18:10 now - being rank 3 :)
25:13 rank 2*
Gosh - By no means did I think this will work so perfectly well, seeing this fragile combo and no hard board clears, but the VALUE is just insane and it´s really fun besides. I have positive stats vs. every Match-up, except Renolock, where I still managed a 4:4 tie.
Anyway thx for the great deck Mate! I havn´t changed a thing, this just seems so balanced.
I don't have Velen and I'm considering something with Malygos and Thaurissan. Which cards Can I replace to do this? Do u think this could be good?
Thx and congratz by your deck! :)