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Looks like Rank 1 is as far as I'm gunna make it this season. I think the deck is pretty strong , just need to correctly sub things in for the meta CONSTANTLY. Some times the difference between argent commander and dark iron dwarf can mean a 3 game winning streak or a 3 game losing streak. Gunna play around with some new cards in the deck during the final day of the season and hopefully have a strong list that I can share for next season (tommorow :P)

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I just hit 6 :D I guess you have to stop playing when you start to see many consecutive classes that make you lose.

Nice :), and yeah, I'm guilty of trying to play my way out of losing streaks by spamming "Play Ranked" when I should just walk away, I'm sure some of the huge set backs in losing multiple ranks could have been avoided

I have been running a version of zoo lock to legend last 2 seasons, works wonders and is very competetive against basically any of the decks out there. I run both Leeroy and 2x Doomguard in my version and i dont run power overwhelming, ifound that i didnt really need that extra reach from power. I often choose to discard leeroy on turn 5 in favor of a doomguard if i dont allready have massive board control or its against a class i know dont run much hard removal.

Edit: Soulfir'ing away leeroy on purpose i would never do though unless truly desperate or for the kill :)

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I have been running a version of zoo lock to legend last 2 seasons, works wonders and is very competetive against basically any of the decks out there. I run both Leeroy and 2x Doomguard in my version and i dont run power overwhelming, ifound that i didnt really need that extra reach from power. I often choose to discard leeroy on turn 5 in favor of a doomguard if i dont allready have massive board control or its against a class i know dont run much hard removal.

Edit: Soulfir'ing away leeroy on purpose i would never do though unless truly desperate or for the kill :)

Mind sharing your list? and any common substitutes you make ?

I run this list

If im facing alot of hunters i usually change dark iron's for Tazdingo's and BK for another argent

Thanks for the decklist Nisroc.  Will be trying this out this weekend.  Had a few games earlier and did pretty well, think I went 6-4.  With more practice could probably do even better.

update?

Hey guys, 

I ended up making it to legend this season. I played zoo up to rank ~3/2ish and ended up switching to murlocs and making it up to Legend from there. I can give an up to date list on the last Zoo deck I was running as well as the murloc deck if need be !

I am curious to see your decklists. It would seem to me that murloc is less consistent than zoo. maybe you got a lucky streak with murloc?

Here's the murloc deck, I actually deleted my zoo deck out of the collection so I'll try and build what it was before.

As well, if you guys want, i can write a detailed guide on how to play the murloc deck (yes, I know it's murlocs but despite the reputation there some some intricate plays you do need to be making if you want to reach legend) 

If there's enough desire for it from you guys I don't mind doing it. 

I would love to hear more about that murloc deck. It seems like when I ask about these newer ones people assume I should know the advanced stuff as if it was completely brainless.

zoo deck plsssssssss

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I run this list

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Minion (28) 1x Leeroy Jenkins 1x The Black Knight 1x Argent Commander 2x Defender of Argus 2x Doomguard 2x Knife Juggler 1x Young Priestess 2x Harvest Golem 2x Scarlet Crusader 2x Shieldbearer 2x Argent Squire 2x Dark Iron Dwarf 2x Dire Wolf Alpha 2x Flame Imp 2x Voidwalker 2x Shattered Sun Cleric	Ability (2) 2x Soulfire
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If im facing alot of hunters i usually change dark iron's for Tazdingo's and BK for another argent

Out of curiosity, does this deck work well without any sort of removal (Hellfire/Shadowflame) or card draw (coils) in the higher ranks?

Hellfire out of the 26-28 creature deck is psychotic in my mind.  I guess some people like it, but I don't even want to know what the metagame has to look like for me to want to run it.  Your removal spells are abusive sergeant, dark iron dwarf, elven archer, shattered sun cleric, doomguard, and argent commander.  You don't need spells to help control the board, having minions that can enter the field and help kill a pesky creature while at the same time being a proactive threat is what the deck is trying to do.  I've felt that soul fire is the worst card in my deck, and its the only 2 spells I run.

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Got to rank 10 with the most standard Zoo deck without any legendary cards or meta change cards like Ooze. Got from rank 22 to 10 in couple hours. The most inconsistent class amongst all were Hunters, because it's a pretty skilled based matchup on how well you will be able to play against UTH, because it is almost impossible to do with Zoo deck, but still possible with Argus and some Shieldbearers. I'm looking into going even higher in ranks, maybe at some point I will change my deck, but I'm pretty happy with what I have. It seems I'm really lucky, because I win almost every Zoo matchup.

Sorry did you say that a match against hunter is a skill based game?

Well, I wanted to get in on the community because I have been lurking pretty much daily. I Have been doing well with a modified version of this. I think  my problem is maybe number of games played? I just hit 75 wins, and hit rank 7. I'd like to hit legendary, I guess I am just not sure how much more time invest is needed vs what I have to put in.

you can actually get to legendary with any deck over 50% win rate. it will just take a long time. for zoo i think it's perfectly appropriate to say that you can reach legend with it. just have to be very smart, change your list according to your rank's meta, and realize you'll eventually run into your counter and be flayed alive. good luck, you can do et!

i would say for an experienced zoo player around 150 - 200 games depending on luck, for a newer player probably a good deal more. Its the little things that really does the difference like what to mulligan against which matchup etc.

I played quite a bit of different decks this season and i ended up falling back to my good old zoo deck to get me from 5 - legend this season aswell.

I haven't been able to break rank 4 on EU with all variations of Zoo. Everything will either be a mirrior, beast hunter, druid or mage. Don't think it's possible really. IMHO.