Mage Fatigue for Heroic Sapphiron (70% Win Rate)
- Last updated Apr 15, 2024 (Whizbang Paladin Changes)
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Wild
- 8 Minions
- 22 Spells
- Deck Type: PvE Adventure
- Deck Archetype: Unknown
- Boss: Sapphiron
- Crafting Cost: 2120
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 8/22/2014 (Naxx Launch)
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Basically try to kill or freeze every creature before they can hit you. Sapphiron has 2x Pure Cold and 2x Frostbolt = 22 damage from spells alone. He also has two azure drakes and you can expect him to combo those with his spells for a few extra points of damage. This doesn't leave a lot of margin for error. To help us out we need him to trigger our Ice Barriers, if coupled with Vaporize we can even trigger it without taking damage.
Mulligan for cards that have a cost of 2 or less.
Don't use minions or spells to hit his face (and only use your hero power on his face if you don't have anything better to do with the mana). The main damage dealer for this fight is fatigue damage. When Sapphiron has drawn all his cards and used up all cards he intends to use (he usually saves two Blizzards), then you can unleash whatever damage spells/mininons you have left on his face.
Sapphiron's Deck List (and ideal counter for each card):
1x Coin
3x Mana Wyrm (Countered by: Frostbolt)
2x Frostbolt (Countered by: Ice Barrier)
3x Loot Hoarder (Countered by: Fireblast)
3x Faerie Dragon (Countered by: Breath of Sindragosa or Explosive Sheep)
2x Dancing Swords (Countered by: Steel Rager)
3x Shade of Naxxramas (Countered by: Volcanic Potion or Flamecannon)
2x Skeletal Smith (Countered by: Forgotten Torch)
3x Necroknight (Countered by: Fireball)
3x Spectral Knight (Countered by: Vaporize)
2x Azure Drake (Countered by: forged Cyclopian Crusher)
2x Pure Cold (Countered by: Antique Healbot)
2x Blizzard (Never used)
Other useful plays:
If Necroknight is the leftmost minion on the board, consider freezing it and killing it next turn to get more value out of its deathrattle (Sapphiron always plays new minions to the far left).
Other cards that would work well in this deck:
- Bluegill Warrior
- Wolfrider
- Reckless Rocketeer
- Ray of Frost
- Hench-Clan Hogsteed
- Redgill Razorjaw
- Remixed Musician
- Molten Rune
- Kaboom Bot
- Fire Sale
- First Flame
- Twin-fin Fin Twin
- Burrow Buster
- Star Power
- Spark Drill
- Voodoo Doll
- Combustion
- Rolling Fireball
- Ogre-Gang Ace
- Leeroy Jenkins
- Sylvanas Windrunner
- Anomalus
Worked at first try. Thanks.
Great deck
First try.
Worked for me, although with some modifications bacause I dind't have the - 2 Flamecannon + 2 Coldlight Oracle. Also removed a rocketeer fand something else and a potion for two Ice Block
Thanks, this worked great!
Worked first try. Thank you
Such a good deck. I did not have all cards but with a few judicious subs (explosive runes and a sweet polymorph) I got it on the first try. Thanks!
Amazing deck, <3 it so much thank you for making this deck
I didn't have all these cards, so I tried to sub Mindbreaker. The card power doesn't work in this fight... Sapphiron and Jaina were still able to use hero powers.
After I crafted the remaining cards for this deck, it worked. Thanks!
wow this was great! first try.. thanks!
perfect solution! vote up :D
1st try, thks!
Thanks, based on this I've created an 80% similar deck, I missed a couple of cards (DE'd some old cards, *facepalm*)... Before checking this deck, I tried huntard rattle and druid fatigue and failed miserably...
So, here are a few other cards that obviously work well here, I've included them based on common sense and oneshot the boss (woohoo!):
Meteor
Counterspell
Mana Bind
Explosive Runes x2
Ice Lance
Primordial Glyph
Deck was good but because of the lack of a second blizzard and other ideas I had I slightly tweaked it. This is my version if you're interested: AAEBAf0EBMABrgPJA5KsAg1xngKhArsCvQPLBO0ElgXsB/UPuhbpugKP0wIA
First time I lost (well, restarted willingly) after taking 8 damage from Spectral Knights since I didn't draw any Vaproize by the 9th turn, but the second time around it was a clean sweep and finished with full HP! Thanks for this amazing deck and guide.
Easy win, first try, thanks. I subbed in Leeroy Jenkins for one of the Reckless Rocketeers before I understood why the Rocketeers were in the deck, and think this was actually a poor substition. Still, easy win.
Still great, first try. Thx
I have just misclicked this deck on to kel'thuzad and guess what? First attempt xD
Grate guide!
The original deck posted at Naxxramas Launch in 2014 had about 70% win rate and I don't feel like renaming the deck since a lot of people have linked to it or referred to it.
I honestly don't know what the win rate is now, but I'm sure it's well above 70%.
Beat the boss 1st try. This deck was good and the explanation was amazing, i literally created a HearthPwn account just to thank you! Great job!
Used your deck as a base, thank you very much (I have only standard cards) if anyone is interested I posted the deck in standard version.