Old`s_cool control-Priest
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Wild
- 15 Minions
- 14 Spells
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Control Priest
- Crafting Cost: 9580
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 12/22/2016 (Gadgetzan)
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Battle Tag:
Sorwind
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Total Deck Rating
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Hello!
There are almost no priests playing something other than "Reno" (Razakus) in the ladder. So, for fans of the archetype, let me introduсe an old school control-priest. The deck is tested now, but the preliminary results are listed below.
This deck plays very well against aggro, which are popular at the start of the season, such as:
- token-shaman,
- mid-hunter,
- aggro-druid,
- pirate-warrior,
- aggro-paladin.
But if you meet tempo-rogue, you should be understand - the game will be lost. This words are true about Jade-druids too. But you can always add a Skulking Geist. Against other priests and control decks this one has a chance to win.
Next words are a previous guide. NOT ACTUAL NOW!
Replacements:
The deck has 4 slots on which I`m working. There are 1 copy of Entomb, Acidic Swamp Ooze, Dirty Rat, Priest of the Feast.
I`m thinking about replacement 1 copy of Entomb. 1 copy of Greater Healing Potion plays well vs aggro warrior and shaman. And I`ve done it because I faced aggro-decks. 5 match in a row I met only pirate-warrior =(
Why did I choose these cards?
At first, the deck is not meta-crusher. But if you want to play something interesting, unexpectable and competitive, you should try this one ;)
AOE:
Circle of Healing with Auchenai Soulpriest, Excavated Evil, Holy Nova, Dragonfire Potion are the AоE. I think, this set is the most powerful combination of priest`s AoE till meta become stable.
Win condition:
Elise Starseeker, Ragnaros the Firelord and combination of Auchenai Soulpriest and Flash Heal with Hero power are the win conditions in such meta.
Elise Starseeker helps you vs Reno-Priest, Control Warrior, Reno-Mage and Mid-Shaman.
Ragnaros the Firelord and combination of Auchenai Soulpriest and Flash Heal with Hero power can help you against Jade-decks and Reno-lock. They just don`t expect burst damage from your hand.
Other cards:
Kabal Talonpriest and Injured Blademaster work well with and without other cards. Of course, these minions can help you to control board and provide pressure on Jade-decks. It is not bad move to play Kabal Talonpriest without battlecry, when you must hurry against Jade Golems.
Justicar Trueheart, Sylvanas Windrunner and Priest of the Feast have powerful effects in the control-priest conception.
Acidic Swamp Ooze has essential battlecry vs aggro-decks and Jaraxxus.
Mulligan and Game plan:
This part of the guide will be improved. I am working on it. If you know, how to make section better, please leave your comment below or send me a PM. After all, your strategy can be better ;)
I. Against Druid try to catch these and similar combinations in your start hand.
The idea of this type of mulligan is a tempo-capture the table and support your minions to deal damage, control table and draw cards.
With coin:
- Acidic Swamp Ooze + Power Word: Shield + Shadow Word: Pain + Northshire Cleric;
- Northshire Cleric + Power Word: Shield + Injured Blademaster + Circle of Healing;
- Kabal Talonpriest + Kabal Talonpriest + Northshire Cleric + Shadow Word: Pain;
- Injured Blademaster + Circle of Healing + Shadow Word: Pain + Northshire Cleric;
- Kabal Talonpriest + Injured Blademaster + Circle of Healing + Northshire Cleric...
Without coin:
- Northshire Cleric + Power Word: Shield + Shadow Word: Pain;
- Northshire Cleric + Power Word: Shield + Kabal Talonpriest;
- Kabal Talonpriest + Power Word: Shield + Shadow Word: Pain;
- Acidic Swamp Ooze + Kabal Talonpriest + Shadow Word: Pain;
- Injured Blademaster + Circle of Healing + Northshire Cleric...
Try to exert maximum pressure. Сlean the board and play as you are tempo-deck. Ragnaros the Firelord and unexpectable damage from Auchenai Soulpriest`s combo win the game.
II. is writing...
Results and Proof:
- There is a control deck.
- This one is the average cost.
- Unfortunately, the deck has failure math-up vs Dragon-priest.
- Games vs Renolock and Jade-Druid are still not favorable matches.
- The deck is interesting and uniform, so control-priest requires skill to play well.
- You can beat 10 rank by this one exactly. But this is only the beginning ;)
Guys don't hate me. I didn't write, that it's bad deck. This deck is good, but on this ladder is unplayable.
Deck is getting crushed by most other decks, and especially this
is so hard beyond reality. Jade Druid will just take down win after win versus a deck that is not able to clear boards beyond 5 health. The Elise/Monkey is coming way too late to have any sort of impact (e.g. in most games the druid is already drawing his full deck while you are still at 5 to 10 to go, Jade Golems are at 9/9+ at this point, with more and more Jade Idols created into his deck)
Thank you for your comment!
Game vs Jade-Druid is not favorable match. Spam the table with sticky minions helps to pressure the Druid. Ragnaros was chosen because this card can provide immediate pressure. I think, there is no control-deck, which can beat Golem in the late game.
I have to hurry and play aggressively.
Try to catch these and similar combinations in your start hand:
With coin:
I think, the idea of this type of mulligan is clean - capture the table and help your minions to deal damage and draw cards.
Without coin:
where does the dirty rat fits is it possible to replace it with any other card?
Thank you for your question!
The deck is still being tested, so you could try to use another taunt or Potion of Madness.
Hey, what about N'Zoth in this list? is you swap a few cards for two Museum Curator and one Shifting Shade, you can get some cool value and a win condition against control matchups.
i took off the greater healing potion, one talonpriest and one blademaster.
Thank you for your question!
On my opinion, to create nice N`Zoth deck more then 5 cards must be replaced =(
how about acolytes? i feel like i always run out of cards and its good with power word shield
I'm mostly just trying to get more value out of the northshire, even if you get one card out of it that is still pretty good.
There is not final version of the deck. You may try it ;)
Looks pretty interesting!
What would do replacment Dirty Rat and 1xFlash Heal with?
Thank you for your positive comment!
This deck is the preliminary results of my tests with control-priest. I will not want to deprive you of the dust, if the deck suddenly play bad. So, don`t hurry to craft this experimental set of cards, if you only care about the win-rate.
I think, Flash Heal is a pretty good card in conception of this deck. You may try to use 1xPotion of Madness and 1 copy of forbidden shaping or 1 copy of another taunt.
Lack of Wild Pyromancers is horrifying.
Thank you for your comment!
I think, Wild Pyromancers will slow down the deck. It is not good Idea, when Jade-Druid is in the ladder.
Hopefully its OK anti aggro.
What about RenoLock?
and DragPriest?
(Think, there is no chance vs lame jade idols)
P.S. dont know why smb "waited" this deck, card choices are pretty obvious.
Thank you for your comment!
Games vs RenoLock, Dragon-priest and Jade-Druid are not favorable matches. Vs RenoLock unexpectable damage from hand with flash heal or with Ragnaros increase your chance of winning. Vs Jade-idols spam the table with sticky minions helps to pressure the Druid. Ragnaros was chosen because this card can provide immediate pressure. I think, there is no control-deck, which can beat Golem in the late game. So, we must hurry and play aggressively.
Yes it is. But I created this deck because I was tired of dragons and Reno. I'm just trying to attract people to control-priest in order to diversify meta-decks. Of course, I want to create strong deck. And as I said, this deck is the preliminary results of my tests.
Man. Finally a control priest deck I've been waiting since the very beginning of this patch. God I really miss Trueheart and Starseeker. Upvoted no matter how strong it is.
Please do keep this deck updated OP. We're counting on you.
Thank you for your comment!
I think, your idea has a right to exist. The deck is not finally build. And If these replacements make it better... Why not? On my opinion, second copy of Blademaster shall leave the deck too, because Brann has come ;) A card with a good battlecry (maybe Kabal Courier) can take it`s slot. But we must remember that such replacements will slow down the deck.