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Taldaram Bigger Druid

  • Last updated Jul 29, 2017 (Quest Rogue Nerf)
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  • 16 Minions
  • 14 Spells
  • Deck Type: Theorycraft
  • Deck Archetype: Ramp Druid
  • Crafting Cost: 14520
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  • Created: 7/25/2017 (Quest Rogue Nerf)
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Introduction

This theorycrafted deck is a variation on Xixo's EZ Big Druid:

Xixo's EZ Big Druid - #3 Legend Ramp Druid Deck by Hearth_Share - Jul 13, 2017
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This time featuring the new card Prince Taldaram, which adds a whole new dimension to the ramp archetype, especially with the addition of Blood of The Ancient One.

No 3-cost cards?

The omission of 3-cost cards doesn't allow you to play some good cards like: Feral Rage, Jade Blossom, Tar Creeper, Mulch and Ironbeak Owl, but it hurts the deck very little, and Prince Taldaram makes up a lot of value to counteract this.

Blood of The Ancient One TTK

Assuming you're already familiar with the playstyle of Xixo's EZ Big Druid, this guide mainly focuses on what's new with Prince Taldaram, starting off with the interactions of Blood of The Ancient One:

Baiting out hard removal like Hex and Polymorph is very easy with the many big minions in this deck, and make sure you do that before you summon The Ancient One.

Recall that allthough The Ancient One is really good at finishing a game, it is just one of your many win conditions, and sometimes it is better to just use the combopieces for tempo. At worst you will be playing a 9 mana 9/9.

Prince Taldaram synergies

The following list contains minions that synergize very well with Prince Taldaram:

Note that Prince Taldaram also works on the Barnes version of every card listed here.

Tech options

We don’t know what the Frozen Throne meta will look like, and this should help you out with whatever you're about to face.

VS Aggro:

Giant Anaconda and Ysera can both generate an immense amount of value, yet are arguably the slowest cards in the deck, and against aggro these are likely the first cards you’ll want to consider replacing. The primary win condition for big druid against aggro is to stabilize and then play big taunt minions, but until then, you need to survive. You can replace Giant Anaconda and Ysera with Hungry Crab, Golakka Crawler and Acidic Swamp Ooze in any way you like, depending on what you’re facing. It is worth mentioning that Acidic Swamp Ooze can also be very good in value match-ups to remove weapons like Atiesh and Ashbringer.

VS Mages:

Against mages you are primarily looking for healing and perhaps Eater of Secrets, which is also good against the other two secret classes: Paladin and Hunter. Especially with Professor Putricide, this is something to look out for. In terms of healing, the deck already runs two copies of Earthen Scales and a Moonglade Portal, but you might want to run another copy of Moonglade Portal if mages dominate the ladder in this new expansion (With the exception of "Exodia" mages because your health doesn't matter against them). What to cut from the deck to make room for these cards is a hard decision, and playtesting will probably give you a better answer to that question than I'm able to give you now.

As an additional change to the deck, you could choose to run Bog Creeper instead of Ancient of War for better synergy with Giant Anaconda, but most of the time you will be playing it from your hand and you'd much rather have the +2 health than the +1 attack.