Dragonadin - Devouring those Filthy Pirates !
- Last updated Sep 26, 2017 (Evergreen Nerfs)
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Wild
- 25 Minions
- 4 Spells
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Dragon Paladin
- Crafting Cost: 11360
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 9/17/2017 (Frozen Throne)
- Shadeblight
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Battle Tag:
Shadeblight#2651
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Region:
EU
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Total Deck Rating
246
General Presentation
Hi fellow Hearthstoners !
Here I am with again with another deck idea !
I was always wondering how to make Dragonadin gain back its former glory while constantly testing and improving my "[MetaBreaker] Skeleeggroadin, breaking some shells !" deck .
I simply love the Bone Drake, his art and effect are amazing, and wanted to include it at all cost in a competitive deck. And it seems to work ! The cards generated by the Netherspite Historians and the Bone Drakes are simply game changing : Deathwing, Alexstrasza, Ysera, Primordial Drake, Cobalt Scalebane, etc...
I keep on winning matches with this deck against all classes, only struggling a bit against aggro decks. The complete guide of this deck is coming soon, but you can already test this deck and give me your feedbacks, they will be very welcome in order to improve this deck !
I'm currently rank 9 with this deck and climbing fast as hell with it combined to my other paladin deck !
Gameplay
A lot of your wins or defeats will come from choices you made while playing your Netherspite Historians. It seems like they just a bonuses, but they are in fact, with the Bone Drakes, the core of this deck ! These cards provide you with powerful tools which you must choose carefully : Deathwing, Alexstrasza, Ysera, Primordial Drake, Book Wyrm, etc...
- Against aggro : always try to hit early / mid-game dragons with your Netherspite Historians like Faerie Dragon, Twilight Drake orCobalt Scalebane. But don't play Netherspite Historian to early or you'll be behind on the board. Your Nightbane Templars and Rallying Blades are the keys to stabilize the board, once you've dropped your Twilight Drake and Cobalt Scalebane the game is pretty much over for your opponent ! Don't forget to pick Alexstrasza out of your Netherspite Historians if you think you'll hit late game but with low life.
- Against control and midrange : the game being slower, you can go for Netherspite Historians early on and pick late game drops like Ysera vs. Priests or Deathwing vs Jade (last chance against them which won me some games). Twilight Drake is also a very good choice against Priests ! As usual, use your Nightbane Templars and Rallying Blades to control the board early game, and being able to put some pressure on your opponent early on.
Replacements
If you don't own any of the replacements listed hereunder, I'd strongly suggest you to include a Book Wyrm to your deck, or Ivory Knights to increase your survivability.
- Tirion Fordring : he is very valuable, but can be replaced if you don't own it. The best replacement is The Lich King, but you could also try Deathwing (game changing against Jades) or Bonemare.Stonehill Defender is also a good choice.
- Uther of the Ebon Blade : irreplaceable in a certain way, but you could replace the heal his weapon provides with Ragnaros, Lightlord or Alexstrasza (also effective to burn down your opponent). Lay on Hands could also be a good choice, providing you with card draw and healing !
- Sunkeeper Tarim : his effect is also pretty unique, but you could replace him with Deathwing to clear the board, or Stonehill Defender which could provide you with some Tarims !
- The Curator : very good for card draw, but you could try to use Wrathion : he makes you draw at least one card, vs. two for The Curator, and is a taunt pretty 'immune' to Priest which can be played one turn before. Or you could simply go for Stonehill Defender again !
Mulligan
You always want to keep a mid-game dragon in your hand (Twilight Drake,Cobalt Scalebane), as your early game effects depend on it : Netherspite Historian and Nightbane Templar.
- Against aggro, don't keep your Netherspite Historian, but look for your Nightbane Templars, Doomsayers, Righteous Protectors and Rallying Blade.
- Against control and midrange : keep your Netherspite Historians, your Nightbane Templars and Rallying Blade.
I love dragons, great deck! Thanks
EDIT: keep in mind that everyone is rushing the ladder right now, trying to be as aggressive as possible, the current meta doesn't reflect the mid-season meta ! :D But I'll update the decklist to adapt to this threat for the moment. Thanks to everyone for your feedbacks !
Ok, I must be very bad with this deck. I have a 45% win rate with this on Rank 5. Somehow all agro is killing me , worst are Rouge and Warlock decks.
I am thinking of adding a defender in place of Spikeridged Steed. Will let you know how it gooes.
Edit : I have replaced one with Wickerflame Burnbristle as I feel there is no early game heals against these guys.
Ok so furthermore , I feel draw is missing. I am not sure what to remove to get more draw in control matches, once your board is wiped it is too hard to come back as all remaining minions are cost heavy. Drawn matches with Priest kills this deck easily if uther does not come.
I am afraid I have gone furhter down in win ratio. Rank 5 is filled with agro and priests.
Didnt see a single control deck while i played this deck.Every agroo deck directly rekt me because deck lacks healing and taunts.Only thing you can do to board from hand is your weapons (you gonna say consecration but even if one 3 health minnion on board you gonna be still behind without a minnion on board ) and you can not heal the damage you gonna take from those till 9 mana (with weapon again ) which is too late.Without a perfect mulligan and draw (and some luck from discovery) this deck can not stand against early and mid game decks.
Paladin is my favorite class and when the warleaders nerf went live i was pretty sad. Glad to see another interesting pally deck! Will try it out, but can I know what is the main win condition for this deck?
Hey man, thanks for posting this deck - it sure is a lot of fun.
It does fairly well on R10 -7, unfortunately I haven't really had the time to climb this month so I couldn't test it any higher.
However, I made a few changes to keep up with all the hunters this season while trying to sustain the enormous output of threats during mid/late game:
- 2x Rallying Blade, 2x Dragonbane Templar
+ 1x Truesilver Champion, 1x Aldor Peacekeeper, 2x Righteous Defender
I'd really love to add some Bonemares despite the lack of synergies with this deck, but I can't really find a space for them.
Best regards & keep up the good work
Since you have rallying blade, wouldn't it be a good idea to swap the crawlers for cheap divine shield minions? I don't see that many pirates in the current meta.
6 wins in a row rank 19 to 17 NP!!! :D Need I say more? Nope! 'Nuff said! Thank you Shadeblight. :)
I love Dragon decks, so I might have to give this a try :) I have Sunkeeper Tarim, Tirion Fordring, The Curator, and Alexstrasza, so this could fit me well.
If I were to play this in Wild, with access to Blackrock Mountain, do you have any suggestions as-to what I would swap out, if anything? Blackwing Corruptors and Dragon Consorts, for example.