Post-Nerf Pirate Warrior is STILL STRONG!
- Last updated Aug 18, 2017 (Frozen Throne)
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Wild
- 20 Minions
- 6 Spells
- 4 Weapons
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Pirate Warrior
- Crafting Cost: 5200
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 3/1/2017 (Aggro Downfall)
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Battle Tag:
Slimey#2421
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Total Deck Rating
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The patch is here and Small Time Buccaneer is nerfed. So what's the state of Pirate Warrior? Obviously the early game is far worse than before, and that's the weakness of the deck now, it's much harder to get good draws early, but that leaves room for some stronger cards later like Naga Corsair and Southsea Captain, so even though you no longer have a god tier 1 drop the deck is still very viable.
But who am I to talk all big and mighty? I might not be an amazing player, but ever since beta I've mained Warrior, with two small tournament wins playing mostly Control Warrior. So I've played every Warrior archetype there has been, during every patch. So trust me when I say Pirate Warrior is NOT dead, and will probably continue to sit among the most played classes.
Mulligan is very similar to before, you just have a bigger focus on getting 1 or 2 drops like Southsea Deckhand, N'Zoth's First Mate, Sir Finley Mrrgglton, Bloodsail Raider and Fiery War Axe. Also keeping a Dread Corsair with a Fiery War Axe is a really strong start, especially with the coin.
Edit: Hobart Grapplehammer is probably a good card to run since the buffs he gives are very strong and synergise very well with the deck, and would help a bit with the early game. I just don't have the card, because I don't want to craft a non-golden version (I have almost every Warrior card in gold) and therefore don't play it myself. It is definitely not needed for the deck to work, but if I had it I would replace it with a Naga Corsair or Mortal Strike
Post KOTFT Edit: As much as I hate the deck at this point, it's probably still viable. Replaced Sir Finley Mrrgglton with a second Southsea Captain, but you could put in Hobart Grapplehammer, Acherus Veteran, Bloodsail Corsair or almost anything else. It's almost unchanged, and it's as braindead as always. (Actually even more braindead, since you don't get to choose a new hero power). Looking forward to next year when the cards rotating out hopefully kill pirate warrior once and for all.
Instead of Naga Corsair, what about Hobart Grapplehammer and Captain Greenskin? Sure, it adds 3200 dust to the cost of the deck, but they're objectively better cards.
Hobart Grapplehammer would for sure work, I just don't have him because I don't want to craft a non golden version. (Don't ask)
I don't agree that Captain Greenskin is necessarily better, 1 more mana cost is a big deal, like I said the deck is slower now than before, so getting 1 more durability doesn't warrant the extra mana cost in my opinion.
For some context, Upgrade! is 1 mana for +1/+1, which means playing that and Naga Corsair gives more stats than Greenskin.
Any other good agro decks in new meta?
this deck is over, dont wast your time creating
No, it is not, although I do not think there is much to improve in this archetype.
What is more important Leeroy or patches?
I have both, Leeroy Jenkins is amazing but it can feel like dead weight sometimes. It's the only minion on the deck that you can't tempo out, but once you get them to lethal range it is very satisfying. Patches the Pirate is necessary to stand any chance against the mirror.
A few Pirate Warrior decks don't run Leeroy but all run Patches.
Gorehowl is more for a control warrior deck
I mean, it could replace Leeroy Jenkins, but nah
Thank you for getting me out of lower ranks. So stale and boring, went by really fast.
you will find out that its to slow without stb when you progress the ladder. Getting outaggroed by Aggro Rogue and even by Beast Druid lol
and here we have another example of a guy who does not have any clue of the meta or how to play PW..
this deck is far ahead in Tier 1 atm and performs even better than pre nerf since the meta slowed down and aggro shaman (weakest match up for PW) does not exist anymore.
I played this deck (- mortal strike + southsea captain) to rank 8 in a few hours yesterday and last season finished top 500 legend with it so please don't comment like this if you do no have any idea of what you are talking about dude.
or maybe he's trying to get people to not play pirate cancer, some people actually enjoy playing against fun skilled decks you know
Technically you're fucked if you don't kill Reno decks by turn 4 if they have a coin. However, with Southsea Captain, Arcanite Reaper, and Leeroy Jenkins, you can make a comeback.
5-0 so far, took me from 19-17 painlessly. I really hate playing at the lower ranks, games just seem to take a lot longer and decks are much harder to predict.
Y'know, Finley will be in wild soon... What to replace him?
When Finley runs out, the new expansion will also be out.....so probably new meta and who will say PW is still a strong deck then?
Enjoy the moment :)
Unless there is a deck that is faster than PW or can defend harder than Reno Jackson, I don't think it's going away.