[Spark] Legendeath (S5 + GVG Update)
- Last updated Sep 25, 2016 (Karazhan)
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Wild
- 23 Minions
- 7 Spells
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: N'Zoth Rogue
- Crafting Cost: 9300
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 8/14/2014 (Naxx Launch)
- Sparkaz
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The Deck has been updated with GvG but I wouldn't recommend it since the Undertaker nerf. I'm keeping it as an archive ;)
The Deck was kinda revived with the release of League of Explorers : Deadly Zoo
Hello everyone I'm Spark, Legend player from Hearthstone and today I'm presenting you my update on my good old Tempo Rogue Deck with the release of Naxxramas.
What's the new idea ?
The deck focuses a lot on valuable deathrattle minions which will lead to tempo or card advantage. It is especially centered around deathrattle that gives you another minion when they die so it gives the deck a really strong stickness power.
The deck is now a little bit more Control oriented with some annoying Legendaries or stronger drops overall and it fits perfectly with the current meta since we are seeing less and less finish burst and the games tend to be slower and more focused on value.
What does Naxxramas bring to it ?
Undertaker is the perfect one drop for this deck. It can give you a turn 1, a combo starter or be used later in the game followed by a couple of deathrattle minions to power it up instantly. this little guy has not to be underestimated ;)
I cut off some situational cards to give more consistency to the deck and play the new deathrattle minions that fits the curve pretty well : Haunted Creeper and Sludge Belcher.
The first is really appreciable to ensure some minions on the board just like the good old Harvest Golem, Defender of Argus has now an easier time finding some targets.
The second one often generates a lot of tempo and bring some more taunt to the deck to prevent aggression.
Baron Rivendare has some interesting interaction with the deck as you'll be very happy to draw 2 cards with Loot Hoarder or Bloodmage Thalnos. It is also insanely strong with Cairne Bloodhoof and Sylvanas Windrunner which are coming back into the list for obvious synergies and superb value overall. They replace perfectly Argent Commander from my older deck as the card felt a little bit lackluster to me in the current meta.
Loatheb is pretty standard nowadays as it prevents your opponent from board clears or finishing combos. A strong tempo card overall so it's a must have for the deck.
Besides that, I'm still running Azure Drake to keep up on card advantage and help the spells reach the damage needed when necessary and The Black Knight for strong tempo swing against many match ups, especially in the current meta where every decks possess some form of taunts.
General Tips :
You really wants to mulligan for your early plays : Undertaker, Haunted Creeper, Loot Hoarder, Harvest Golem, Backstab, Deadly Poison and SI:7 Agent (especially if you have the coin).
Those cards will allow you to get to the mid game safely while controlling the board or applying slight pressure, depending on the match up, and then go for your strong end game plays.
Always be very careful on how you use your resources, playing Rogue is a matter of precision and understanding of what you are facing. You really need to plan you next turns so you don't mess up with an SI:7 Agent combo, a well timed Blade Flurry or an empowered Eviscerate.
Deck Talk with TheChiv : Breakdown and Gameplay
Update : Gameplay Videos
As I updated the Deck with GvG and feel like it's in a pretty good state right now, I'll probably keep playing it and post some interesting games on my Youtube Channel ;)
Here is one against Handlock (which is normally a very tough match up), don't hesitate to subscribe for more !
Closing
I'm currently playing it with amazing success at rank 2 (I wanted to ladder with my Hunter only but the deck is just too exciting) and its versatility allow you to adapt to many match ups. Beating Zoo is generally pretty easy if you can have a decent start but will sometimes depend on a nice Deadly Poison into Blade Flurry to get the edge in the mid game. The other popular deck of the moment, Mid Range Hunter, is also a favorable match up as I'm currently 5-0 against it.
That's it for the guide guys, I hope you'll enjoy the Deck as much as I do !
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What's going to change with this deck (if anything) with the UT nerf?
UT going to be reduced to a deathrattle version of lightwarden so surely it has to go, which is sad because it pretty well anchors this deck... look forward to seeing the changes though #faithinspark
Yeah I'll remove UT I guess, need to see how the meta evolve. I may end up mixing up my Mech variant or simply feel ok with running only Tempo Miracle (my Controllish Rogue).
Hunter is number one priority on the list though.
Just wanted to say that you really nailed it with this deck. I've tried out a bunch of your other creations, and this one has been the most successful. I've hit legend a few times, so I'd like to think I can tell if a deck works or not by this point. So far I've played 12 games and won every single one of them. Keep it up man, I only wish I could make decks like this on my own.
Very nice ! Thanks a lot for the feedback man =D
love this deck, but have been replacing Zombie Chow with Sap
4.9999/5* otherwise
Great, thanks =D
I don't have Thalnos so I did
-1 Bloodmage Thalnos +1 Nat Pagle
Even though Nat Pagle is bad I alway liked to put him in my decks :D
Edit: 3 Wins in a row for now, seems pretty good ;)
It's fine I guess, I think I would prefer something like haunted creeper for early presence but it's ok ;)
Thanks !
Hi i didn't have Bloodmage Thalnos The Black Knight Dr. Boom and Ragnaros the Firelord So i put Baron Rivendare Loatheb Sylvanas Windrunner and Kel'Thuzad it seems it works that way too do you have any suggestion for me to replace ?
I'd recommend replacing Rivendare with haunted creeper or perdition's blade maybe but that's really fine overall ;)
Sometimes i run out of cards what can i do :/
Manage your resources and don't dump your hand like a Zoolock ;)
Well... I noticed your actual write-up doesn't seem to resemble at all how this deck is now... So anyways... Since I don't have some cards..
I did:
-1 Trade Prince Gallywix -1 Bloodmage Thalnos -1 The Black Knight -1 Dr. Boom -1 Ragnaros the Firelord and -1 Zombie Chow
then added:
+1 Loatheb +2 Haunted Creeper +2 Piloted Sky Golem and +1 Defender of Argus
I'm some-what happy or okay with most of these... But I'm very ""iffy"" on the Zombie Chow v.s. Defender of Argus v.s. (X CARD HERE)...
Thoughts/Opinions?
EDIT: I have Zombie Chow... Just not really sure if I want to run 1 random one, alone.
Yes check at the top of the Deck ! Also revision history ... It's an updated Deck, not an updated guide =P
The idea remains the same anyway and you found good replacements ;)
I think Argus is better in your case because you run Haunted Creeper (which helps early and is kinda weak afterwards without argus in the deck)
"Yes check at the top of the Deck !"??
Any other possible "optimal" replacements?
Do you think it'd be smarter to play 2 Defender of Argus or 2 Zombie Chow ?
~If I was in a situation where I had to decide that~
Edit: Should mention, basically what I'm referring to here is, I take Big Game Hunter out (normally only temporarily) of decks very often depending on how my day is going. So many people are used to BGH that I'm getting less and less use out of him constantly, at-least at my ranks. :/
Was refering to that :
Same thought process here, I think Argus is better if you play haunted creeper in the Deck ;)
How updated is this, and is this your only rogue deck that's viable for current meta competitively? Most rogue decks I see, while fun, just can't deal with anything competitively unless its being used in like a tournament format to counter something...
It's fully update (for the Deck, not the guide) and my Gazlowe & Friends and Tempo Miracle Rogue Decks are also perfectly viable for the current meta ;)