Here is an idea of mine for the new expansion - as Jade Golem decks seem to be quite good, your "normal" Control deck needs some burst to overwhelm them:
I don't run him on purpose, because I want to accustom to the fact that he'll leave Standard pretty soon.
You mean like half of the cards in your dragon deck which will leave standard at the same time?
Yep, I mean that. I never said that I'll apply the rule to every card in the same way. I probably won't even play too much Dragon myself as I don't like the deck too much honestly (doesn't feel like a "real" Priest deck). If you really crave to include Thaurissan then feel free to add him - there are plently of possible card swaps you could consider doing.
1. The Classic Control Burst deck is awesome so far! I especially love the fact that you'll almost always have the upper hand when it comes to board advantage and that you can beat your former bad matchups like Renolock or Midrange Hunter pretty easily!
2. After some test runs, I took out Deathwing. Not because he is bad, but because I want to strengthen the "core idea" of the deck more by including more cards that don't need to camp in my hand. I feel like 30 cards is not enough space...
3. Alexstrasza, on the other hand, is AMAZING. So clutch in this deck. Because of your existing board by turn 9, you can really apply some immense pressure. Moreover, your opponent doesn't think about the Mind Blast.
4. Mana Geode rarely goes off, but when it does, you win. When I say RARELY, I mean RARELY.
5. I replaced Deathwing and a Shadow Word: Death with Harrison Jones and Kabal Chemist. Harrison is a MUST in every deck, I believe - so many weapons around currently. The Chemist is neat, it mostly gave me Priest potions so far and they have been pretty helpful (is there maybe a class preference?). Still, I think that the SW:D will make its comeback and that Kabal Chemist will be the victim of that inclusion. Right now though, I am crushing through the games, winning almost all ;)
6. The Cabal Shadow Priest and Pint-Size Potion combo is so, so good! Really changes the whole game. Stealing Sylvanas with it is just way too much for many opponents.
Here is an idea of mine for the new expansion - as Jade Golem decks seem to be quite good, your "normal" Control deck needs some burst to overwhelm them:
And here is the Dragon Burst Priest deck:
Where is Emperor Thaurissan?
Short impressions:
1. The Classic Control Burst deck is awesome so far! I especially love the fact that you'll almost always have the upper hand when it comes to board advantage and that you can beat your former bad matchups like Renolock or Midrange Hunter pretty easily!
2. After some test runs, I took out Deathwing. Not because he is bad, but because I want to strengthen the "core idea" of the deck more by including more cards that don't need to camp in my hand. I feel like 30 cards is not enough space...
3. Alexstrasza, on the other hand, is AMAZING. So clutch in this deck. Because of your existing board by turn 9, you can really apply some immense pressure. Moreover, your opponent doesn't think about the Mind Blast.
4. Mana Geode rarely goes off, but when it does, you win. When I say RARELY, I mean RARELY.
5. I replaced Deathwing and a Shadow Word: Death with Harrison Jones and Kabal Chemist. Harrison is a MUST in every deck, I believe - so many weapons around currently. The Chemist is neat, it mostly gave me Priest potions so far and they have been pretty helpful (is there maybe a class preference?). Still, I think that the SW:D will make its comeback and that Kabal Chemist will be the victim of that inclusion. Right now though, I am crushing through the games, winning almost all ;)
6. The Cabal Shadow Priest and Pint-Size Potion combo is so, so good! Really changes the whole game. Stealing Sylvanas with it is just way too much for many opponents.
And Pirate Warrior is the best deck of the game in the MSG meta - I am 100% sure about that. It is disgusting...
(This deck has problems with it, I even think about teching in Ooze for Mana Geode...)
I ma going to give both decks a Try, I will post stats later.