Honestly, for the Shadow Priest experience I think you are better off using a deck with 2x Auchenai Soulpriest and a Justicar Trueheart, at least until Blizzard finds it in their heart to fix it so that Mind Spike also gets upgraded to 4 damage with Justicar in play - or if Mind Shatter ever gets bumped to 4 dmg when playing a second Shadowform. We shouldn't have to put up with a 3 dmg Hero Power like some lousy Hunter.
Unless you want to join an even more elite and rare order of priests and make a Shadowform FACE Priest, then playing a 6-mana followed by a 4-mana card would take too long to set up.
My current Acolyte Priest deck for Explorers, based on MatGagne's TGT version. Really loving both Museum Curator and Entomb. I also feel Emperor Thaurissan is a good fit as my hand is so full of cards constantly.
My favourite class is Priest and I've never had a deck that didn't include 2 Zombie Chow. I always cheer when I manage to mulligan one or two if I'm lucky. Early pressure, I can heal 'em or slap a Power Word: Shield on them. Turn 4 (or 3 with a coin) it's time for Auchenai Soulpriest. And then I suicide the zombies into the enemy's minions. They die, the enemy player is wringing his hands in anticipation and BAM. 5-10 face damage instead of 5-10 health. What have you done to me?
If there are no minions to suicide into, a no mana cost Circle of Healing also does the trick. Kills unbuffed zombies, kills most everything else but keeps the soulpriest up.
0
Personally I find Deathlord to be more of a hindrance and Russian Roulette than a help against aggro. Offence is the best defence.
Just make sure you get all of our great removal spells. Control Priests live and die by synergy. Auchenai Soulpriest with Circle of Healing, Light of the Naaru, Flash Heal. Or Wild Pyromancer with any and all of your spells, including The Coin.
Pair that crap up with Acolyte of Pain and/or Northshire Cleric for additional card draw. You won't even need your expensive Lightbomb or Holy Nova or Entomb until much later in the match.
0
Honestly, for the Shadow Priest experience I think you are better off using a deck with 2x Auchenai Soulpriest and a Justicar Trueheart, at least until Blizzard finds it in their heart to fix it so that Mind Spike also gets upgraded to 4 damage with Justicar in play - or if Mind Shatter ever gets bumped to 4 dmg when playing a second Shadowform. We shouldn't have to put up with a 3 dmg Hero Power like some lousy Hunter.
Unless you want to join an even more elite and rare order of priests and make a Shadowform FACE Priest, then playing a 6-mana followed by a 4-mana card would take too long to set up.
1
Cleric sounds better anyway.
Funny, your list is almost exactly like my own, minus Rhonin. Definitely go for the good Justicar Trueheart. I can't wait to get my hands on her.
1
Those four Taunt cards are only a hindrance, especially Deathlord. They won't help you much against Aggro decks.
Opt for the traditional 2x Zombie Chow and/or another Museum Curator and at least one Shadow Word: Death. You don't want to have to waste your precious Entomb on non-Deathrattle menaces like Shieldmaiden.
0
I use both. I can do with one less Shrinkmeister and one less Wild Pyromancer, but I'd be nowhere without my zombies.
0
My current Acolyte Priest deck for Explorers, based on MatGagne's TGT version. Really loving both Museum Curator and Entomb. I also feel Emperor Thaurissan is a good fit as my hand is so full of cards constantly.
0
My favourite class is Priest and I've never had a deck that didn't include 2 Zombie Chow. I always cheer when I manage to mulligan one or two if I'm lucky. Early pressure, I can heal 'em or slap a Power Word: Shield on them. Turn 4 (or 3 with a coin) it's time for Auchenai Soulpriest. And then I suicide the zombies into the enemy's minions. They die, the enemy player is wringing his hands in anticipation and BAM. 5-10 face damage instead of 5-10 health. What have you done to me?
If there are no minions to suicide into, a no mana cost Circle of Healing also does the trick. Kills unbuffed zombies, kills most everything else but keeps the soulpriest up.