I'm not so sure. The nerfs to shaman mostly impacted its early game, which doesn't matter at all against priest. Hysteria got better against the deck, I guess. But that's about it.
Warrior already had a shitty match up against priest. The nerfs don't change that.
And again, the DR Rogue nerf impacts the early game, which doesn't matter at all against priest (Assuming Warbringer because the Whelp version wasn't as good against priest anyway).
I think Priest is basically the exact same deck as it was before the nerfs. It's still a boring anti-fun deck, but I don't think it got any better.
Or just tech in any minion that spawns shitters for your opponent and screw up their entire game plan.
Pretty much this. If res priest starts to become dominant, the meta can easily shift around that. Zul'Drak Ritualist is a fair counter but some niche counters such as Polymorph, Hex, Plague of Murlocs etc really throw a wrench in res priest's viability. As far as the ritualist, it will only start really seeing play if what you say comes to pass and res priest actually becomes dominant enough to warrant it. I personally doubt that'll be the case but if it happens, there are already counters available.
Wait i just read your post again... gala warrior does ok against priest anyway, and zoo performs alright as i recall anyway. BUT both those decks have just been hit woth the nerf bat so we're going to see less of them most likely and definitely a lot of experimentation and refinement of those lists and new archetypes
Res Priest is terribly boring, a deck with no proposal other than to stall out and then it fails miserably to value decks...
Keep in mind that this deck's existence is due to the popularity of very aggressive decks like Face Hunter was not created to counter value decks, combo decks etc...
Since Warlock, Pirate & Galakrond Warrior are getting nerfs it will slow down some of these other less aggressive decks to some extent, however, since Face Hunter will remain untouched you can probably expect this deck to still see play.
Shaman nerfed to ground, DR rogue nerfed, people will be playing galakrond warr, zoo warlock, face hunter and PRIEST is insane against them.
Welcome to Priest Meta 🤠ðŸ¤
Or just tech in any minion that spawns shitters for your opponent and screw up their entire game plan.
It makes for a long game but it feels great when you completely ruin their Res pool and win the game.
Highlander Rogue is good against Priest and that deck isn't hurt by the nerfs (the Alex DQ isn't really a nerf, more of an anti-shenanigans tweak).
I would like to see Priest get flattened though, its so dull to play against
I'm not so sure. The nerfs to shaman mostly impacted its early game, which doesn't matter at all against priest. Hysteria got better against the deck, I guess. But that's about it.
Warrior already had a shitty match up against priest. The nerfs don't change that.
And again, the DR Rogue nerf impacts the early game, which doesn't matter at all against priest (Assuming Warbringer because the Whelp version wasn't as good against priest anyway).
I think Priest is basically the exact same deck as it was before the nerfs. It's still a boring anti-fun deck, but I don't think it got any better.
Pretty much this. If res priest starts to become dominant, the meta can easily shift around that. Zul'Drak Ritualist is a fair counter but some niche counters such as Polymorph, Hex, Plague of Murlocs etc really throw a wrench in res priest's viability. As far as the ritualist, it will only start really seeing play if what you say comes to pass and res priest actually becomes dominant enough to warrant it. I personally doubt that'll be the case but if it happens, there are already counters available.
Wait i just read your post again... gala warrior does ok against priest anyway, and zoo performs alright as i recall anyway. BUT both those decks have just been hit woth the nerf bat so we're going to see less of them most likely and definitely a lot of experimentation and refinement of those lists and new archetypes
I think highlander rogue will be most played
Priest doesn't autowin vs zoo.
Playing mostly Highlander Mage recently, I am more than happy to see more Res Priests along the way.
Highlander Mage, Hunter and any deck with Zul'drak screws Priest up.
There is another...
Also Res Priest isn't boring, it's just the best way to counter all the boring smorcy decks out there.
There is only my justice now
No, it is boring.
No, its not
Dranzerr#2178
It's the most boring uninteractive mongo deck ever :)
You literally sit for 5 or 6 turns and use hero power when possible. F U N
Yeah for Smorc Hunter and Gala Warrior players it could be boring, huh, whatever :-D
Dranzerr#2178
Res Priest is terribly boring, a deck with no proposal other than to stall out and then it fails miserably to value decks...
Buddy, don't talk about boring smorc decks and then defend a deck based around AOE, some hard removal, and a swing turn.
Keep in mind that this deck's existence is due to the popularity of very aggressive decks like Face Hunter was not created to counter value decks, combo decks etc...
Since Warlock, Pirate & Galakrond Warrior are getting nerfs it will slow down some of these other less aggressive decks to some extent, however, since Face Hunter will remain untouched you can probably expect this deck to still see play.
res priest sucks wtf ppl