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No really good mage decks right on. It used to be my main but team5 pushed this class in the wrong direction.

On top of that, the meta presently being so boring, I am waiting for the next rotation to decide if I keep playing HS.

I would like to see my good tempo mage coming back.

Fire team 5 and hire a new team that designs real interactive decks. 

No, not worth coming back right now. Wait for the rotation in April and see if the new expansion fixes the problems of the meta right now. The meta is not very difficult to climb up to rank 5 because most of the decks are not very competitive specially the OTK and combo decks. They are easy wins most of the time once you know how to counter them. Problem is yes, you win and climb but there's no fun. The matches are not as interesting as they were in the past. I play less HS and I hope that things will change in April.

No one cares bye!

I see a lot of disappointed players, certainly the ones whose favorite deck(s) took a hit. Chill guys, you'll get new decks to play with very soon. These nerfs are preparing the arrival of the new expansion/rotation in April, that's it. It will bring massive changes I hope. Looking forward to discover the news cards.

Good nerfs! Well done Blizzard!

5 legendaries, one being golden.

We all know these decks where you are actually playing against a player doing his solitary game. He draws cards to get his combo, stalls the game to stay alive...gets his combo and gg. You just scramble to kill him before he gets his cards...no playful interaction with the opponent... just my opinion here: sad and boring. So why do many players still use them? Because they are efficient? Unlikely: Most of them are Tier 3 and Tier 4 decks...I think only Clone priest is Tier 2. You can climb the ladder with them but the win rates given tells you that the grinding is heavy with these decks. These combo players are resilient ones... my guess: they must spend a LOT of time playing.

So why do they still use them? 

- For Fun? Possible, what can be boring for me could be fun for others.

- climbing the ladder? Certainly, but imagine the grind!!!

- Defensive players? It's just speculation here and I could be way off but lets try: Their style of game is not about confronting, winning with no clash seems to appeal to them. It's not a confrontation it's a race. And if you loose "it's because you did not get your cards in time...not because the opponent was better than you", that's something that the player's ego can take.

- Or maybe it's just about playing...not winning (baffles me but ok why not).

So combo players, what is it that is pushing you towards these decks considering the win rates?

a deck that can de beaten with just one card. Not the sign of a solid deck. If it becomes too popular the meta will tech with sulking Geist so enjoy it while you can.

I went from Rank 10 to 5 with this deck to which I made some changes. I took out the Elixir and added one more twilight Acolyte and one chief inspector. I beat Hunters (aggro, secret and some death rattle). Odd rogue is 50/50 depends of my draws. Beat warriors, priests, Paladin, warlock and shaman easy.....met only one druid easy win. Twilight Acolyte's synergy with Cabal shadow priest has given incredible swings...like stealing Malygos of priests or hadronox for the only druid I met. Same for shadow madness....play it in the later part of the game when you have your combo pieces ready. That run (rank 10 to 5) gave me a 75% win rate.

My fastest win this deck against death rattle hunter...lethal on turn 4!!

https://hsreplay.net/replay/3kv5Hjpwdi2rdFwqYGxkCb