[K&C] Skull Heavy Prince Demonlock
- Last updated Dec 14, 2017 (Kobolds Patch)
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Wild
- 19 Minions
- 9 Spells
- 1 Weapon
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Demonlock
- Crafting Cost: 7900
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 12/8/2017 (Kobolds Patch)
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Battle Tag:
Worldeditor#2606
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Region:
EU
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Total Deck Rating
11
Deck mixes a total of 44 healing + Bloodreaver Gul'dan with a lot of Warlock AoE, that we purfectly survive.
Prince Keleseth is here just as additional support, though Vulgar Homunculus can screw up Possessed Lackey and our self damage is enough to get Lesser Amethyst Spellstone always boosted to 3rd stage.
Card Combos:
Mistress of Mixtures/Possessed Lackey+Dark Pact gives us tempo and/or healing depending on situation.
Kabal Trafficker is used to refill hand with demons if Skull already played them all.
Abyssal Enforcer/Hellfire although can pop Mistress of Mixtures or Possessed Lackey if needed.
Best option for Possessed Lackey are Doomguard that got immidiate value and Voidlord that is just an insane value, expecially if put on board before turn 9. Despicable Dreadlord is nice too, but not too good, you dont waste any mana to get it cause of the same cost and although you get it from your deck, for Deathkhight, but previos 2 options are just much better. Abyssal Enforcer is the worst case. Stats are good, but we loose it's battlecry. Its not vital, cause we got enough other AoE, but still a waste.
Skull of Man'Ari use:
Weapon removal isn't seem to be really popular now (I haven't got it broken even once on 50 games), so we are free to use it now.
Keep in mind, that it plays a demon before you draw a card, so you can control it's effect.
Although I wouldn't recommend to play a Doomguard if it can discard some vital cards, if he is not vital for final rush or surviving next turn or two. Drowing him from our weapon is an awesome combo, though he can attack immediately.
Gul'Dan Deathknight note:
Be careful with Bloodreaver Gul'dan if you got few cards in hand and you know your enemy might get an easy way to clear your demon army. You loose your draw, and minding topdecks are heavy most of time - most of the deck is combo oriented and you might loose to a control deck. But almost any aggro/midrange deck will consede immediately, after they see another one or two Voidlords to break through.
Mulligan:
Obviously always keep Prince Keleseth and Kobold Librarian. Although a Tar Creeper and Lone Champion needs to be kept almost in any matchup.
In agressive matchups you might keep Mistress of Mixtures (keep her always if you didn't manage to get a Kobold Librarian or two) and Dark Pact if you got a valid early target for it.
If you already got good few early turns don't throw away Lesser Amethyst Spellstone, stacking it earlier might save your life later on.
Replacements:
If you don't feel great or havent got Prince Keleseth you might switch them for 1xDefile.
Kabal Trafficker can be changed for any heavy demon or draw mechanic.
Any other epic/legendary card is nescessary for the deck idea, so I cant find a way to replace those.
Updates:
08/12:
-1xDevilsaur Egg/-2xRavenous Pterrordax (I didn't find this cobo vital, yes, pterrordax might become a big taunt or even poison some big guy, but I added more reliable cards for that situations)/-1Dread Infernal (this guy is good, but is one of the worse draws from our weapon or Possessed Lackey, so removing him brings more consistancy)
+2xTar Creeper (great option for surviving the aggro)/+1xTwisting Nether/+1xDOOM! (added those because I was struggling a bit versus big priests and DOOM! adds cardrow after Deathknight use, that he lacks).
15/12:
-1x DOOM!, -1xHarrison Jones
+1xKabal Trafficker, +1xLone Champion
Made these changes because of too much aggro in meta lately. And found Harrison not too good after people almost stopped using new legendary weps. Trafficker helps us to fill the hand with new demons for the Skull.
Fantastic, overlooked deck. Just went 10-4 from rank 10 to rank 8, and all 4 losses were very close (I think two were misplays on my part). Fun deck that people aren't expecting. Great job!
I don't have Prince Keleseth , but I added in Rin, the First Disciple as an extra win condition, and more pressure on my opponents. Rin mixed with a dark pact automatically gets the Azari ball rolling. This is already a high control deck, and if you're looking for a place to spend your mana, those Seals are easy money. The demons are also good fodder for whatever pops up on the board.
Really liking this deck, but I am getting decimated by priest and weapon rogue. Priest just out-values this deck heavily and has better late game burst while rogue's weapon tempo and buffs are just too strong to be out-healed even with maxed spellstones + dark pacts. Maybe I will have to deal with it and end up crafting DOOM or something for priest, but I am not sure if it's me playing incorrectly or something else.
I'll keep trying with this deck because it's very fun when it works, but currently 6-12.
Rogues are one of the worse matchups, but not because of weapon, but their tempo. They have all the tools to rush us down quickly, but the problem is not too big.
Priests are one of the easiest matchups (especially after I added Nether and Doom). They just don't have enough tools to clear our board that many times we can develop it. Big ones were the problem before I added big removals, but now I stopped having problems with them.
Current stats:
I see what you mean, I think largely I was playing too zoo-like against priest rather than making sure to save things for heavy value and I am doing a lot better against them now. Thanks!
looks cool, missing a few bits for this though. probably won't run harison as don't want to craft.
if you have a minute, please check out my cntrl-lock for this meta. any advice would be great. thanks.
probs will just run a 2nd twisting nether as I don't have doom, and might try the darkness in place of harrison, or maybe just something like a classic leeroy. I have rin, but she has no place in a tempo deck really. I do have oakheart, but not sure how well he'd do in this.
Attog below suggesteg trying Kabal Trafficker (she can refill hand with demons, after Skull of the Man'ari takes them all on the board), so you can switch Harrison Jones for her.
Darkness isn't sinergising with the deck and I had no problem dealing with Raza Priest, because I outtempo him easily, negate periodic damage with healing and constant board flood usually takes all his removals bevore Bloodreaver Gul'dan (Big Priest was much more of a problem, before I added two big epic boardclears), so I don't think it fits in the deck.
PS: "jester" is my favourite from darkest dungeon as well.
When the Skull of the Man'ari plays a demon, it doesn't trigger the Battlecry.
Used 2 Twisting Nether - Don't have Doom!
Used Rin, the First Disciple - No Harrison Jones
Used Kabal Trafficker - Only have 1 Voidlord
Used Gluttonous Ooze - Only have 1 Possessed Lackey
Seems to work pretty good for me so far.. Beat a really angry Jade Druid... *lol*
How is this deck going for you? Which are your stats?
Currently. Winrate increased a bit after the last change, because it gave me more chance against big priests, that I had problems with.
thank you for the answer, at what level?
Now Im on rank 9, progressing kinda quickly (had no time to play today because of work).