[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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That Deck Talk was great! Gratz Chiv and Sparkaz, you're a really nice guy (funny french accent you have there)! As for the deck, still haven't tested it yet, not a big fan of rogue... Just wanted to say thank you for the show!
Ahah thanks a lot man, was really a lot of fun to do it ^^
Awesome Deck ! Keep up the good stuff !
RFTW
How would you recommend to replace Ragnaros the Firelord and Bloodmage Thalnos? upd. I've looked through all the comments and see that you proposed Kel'Thuzad and Defias Ringleader. I guess, that's still relevant, because your comments about that were not that long ago?
Also, speaking of Baron Rivendare. I guess, it's still worth it even without Thalnos, because I have both Cairne Bloodhoof and Sylvanas Windrunner, right?
Yep those are the best replacements imo ;)
Rivendare is still worth as long as you run Loot hoarder, Sludge Belcher and Cairne Bloodhoof =) Of course, Thalnos would help and I think you should look forward to craft it maybe (if you have Leeroy, just take the nerf as an opportunity)
The replacements you are suggesting leading to differents decks. Apart from BGH which is a real consideration in a Handlock meta (but I won't probably play this deck that much in that kind of meta)
Your deck looks fine, it remembers me a little bit my first update where I included those Zombie Chow and such, more early oriented, it's a bit different ^^
I guess it's decent, better than Sap for this deck in my opinion. But TBK will still be best for that spot ^^
Just curious about the lack of Sap in the deck.
Do you believe that you can easily enough trade a part of your board against Sludge Belcher so you can skip using it?
Yeah of crouse, you have TBK, eviscerate and a strong board presence. I don't really like Sap because it's a loss on card advantage and the deck, even tho it is tempo focused, wants to keep up on that ^^
Makes sense.
Will definitively give it a try as soon as the nerf hits since i will be needing a new rogue deck to have fun with :)
Kel Thuzad seems like it would be awesome in this deck, especially since we're not trying to end the game super quickly. Is there a particular reason you left him out?
Yeah, I already stated that's a perfect replacement for Rag. It fits the deck pretty well but I tend to find him inconsistent since you need a board to make use of him. Meanwhile Rag can just finish the game or kill an opponent's threat ^^
It's like a win more button but yeah definitely fits the deck if you really mind ;)
I agree that Rag seems better; was mostly asking in case you thought it could replace something else (Black Knight seems like the most obvious one, to me).
Yeah but TBK gets a lot of value since everyone is playing Sludge Belcher ^^ Myabe you could try swaping out Sylv ;)
This deck did fairly well last season, but this season's current meta is leading to this deck getting crushed.
So, it would not seem that there is something being done wrong with it. It's fun and worked quite well, but has its time already passed?
Just wait for the meta shift it's coming back ;)
Ok...thanks!
What would be a good replacement for Cairne? That's the only card I'm missing.
Yep that's it =)
This still completely viable? Any switches for this season?