I played 20 games at Platinum 4 (NA server). My win rate was 50%. I do not have Octosauri, and I decided not to craft it for this experiment. At first I substituted Archmage Thalnos, but then I changed to Argent Commander. I noticed in some of my earlier games that my opponent would sit at 1-4 health, and I couldn't kill him because Priest doesn't have any face damaging spells any more. Maybe having Octosauri would have increased my win rate, but I can't imagine by much. I also conceded early if my opponent had board control and overwhelming card advantage. I have Siamat - maybe that would be a better substitution.
The deck is clunky. It requires the right cards in the right order, and your opponent can't have answers. If you're playing against Rogue, she WILL have Flik in her first 12 cards. You either get two to three of your chunky minions out fast and untouched, or you get a really good chain going with Veilweaver. If neither of these things happen, you probably can't win. Dalaran Librarian is a dead card half the time. I either felt starved for minions, or desperate to wring out tempo from awkwardly costed cards.
Unfortunately the deck is not viable for laddering to Legend, IMO
I would add the image from Deck Tracker, but I can't figure out how to add a picture to this reply. My results for 18 matches I tracked:
Paladin (0-2), Druid (2-0), Warrior (0-1), Mage (0-1), Hunter (3-1), Warlock (0-1), Demon Hunter (1-1), Rogue (1-3), Priest (1-0)
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Does anyone think this is worth it to buy from a Pve standpoint?
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So annoying they have this bug. It's understandable but come on blizz can't you learn from past mistakes?