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The deck feels like a highroll deck as of late. Opening Golakka Crawler in the mirror or against Druid/Rogue, or having it opened against you, can win or lose the game on its own. Just too much tempo and swing factor for a fairly statlined card. Also has decent synergy in Hunter. The meta has also switched from being Rogue centric to being Paladin centric, meaning that face/aggressive decks become stifled when matched against Paladin's superior board presence and burst healing potential. Overall, the deck is still really strong and its existence is quite important to keep Rogue in check.
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Malygos is generally strong in decks with cheap spells that can be used for damage. While Priest has a few of those, it's pretty lofty to try and build a deck around the idea that you can finish your opponent off using a bunch of randomly generated spells from Lyra. However, there is an argument for creating a Lyra variant with a dragon shell that also plays Malygos. Maybe you play double Holy Smite as well? Possibly a Prophet Velen inclusion? The amazing thing about the deck is that there are so many different ways to try and play the deck. Future experimentation will hold key if Priest will sink or swim in Un'Goro.
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Well, look at the meta. Rogue, Midrange Paladin, Pirate Warrior. A value-oriented late game Priest that focuses on raising its total health but can only do so past turn 9-10, that's just not a deck that can flourish in a meta like this one. Decks that have too much tempo overpower it. Not to mention that all types of Rogue have just always been better than Priest. However, this is only the case in the standard ladder. N'Zoth Priest in wild is extremely powerful. Abuses the broken deathrattles of Naxx and GvG. When Blizzard finally supports the format like it actually exists in the game, then the quest may actually see play. Doesn't mean its a bad card.
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I also agree that you have to get a bit fortunate with Mid Hunter in order to win the taunt warrior matchup. There isn't too much you can do to change that, unfortunately. Ironbeak Owl just isn't a strong tempo play due to its statline. If you really want to go full potato, then play a N'Zoth list. Your other matchups will become significantly worse, but if you aim just to beat taunt warrior, then take the full value line instead.
To answer your question, tech cards are usually a few cards that help with specific matchups. Golakka Crawler is one such card. In the aggro shaman metagame of last expansion, Acidic Swamp Ooze was a very solid tech card for many decks with a weak two-drop slot. I see that you have tech cards included to beat Mage, which is fine as well. Personally, you may just have to bite the bullet and play the hand you're dealt. Once you get the dust, switching to Rogue might be a better idea.
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Personally, I would play both ladder and arena. Even if you're bad, arena will improve your technical play as well as your ability to evaluate cards. It is an underrated format that frustrates many, but becoming well-versed in arena should allow you to flourish in constructed just as well.
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You just answered your question for yourself. There are limits as to what certain decks can accomplish. Relying on a strategy that is solely based on your understated minions giving you random spells is the definition of inconsistency. Drawing through your entire deck can be quite difficult as well. I don't know how you got so far with playing that deck, since the meta report stated that the deck only has a 37% winrate at ranks 1-5. Freeze Mage is good because it has a solid strategy that is only weak to hyper aggression or tech decisions; few decks actually hard counter Freeze Mage. If you're actually good at playing Casino Mage, then you should be able to hit legend easily with no problem.
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Unfortunately, Freeze Mage appears to be your best bet. I only say unfortunately because its a very difficult deck to play; not intuitive or easy at all. In fact, many games you will be one turn off with being able to lethal your opponent. But, if you can learn to play the deck effectively, then you should be able to climb quite quickly, as it is one of the stronger strategies in the game when played flawlessly.
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Midrange Paladin is pretty solid; some lists don't even play Tirion Fordring. If you're not the biggest fan of Paladin (like me), Midrange Hunter or Aggro Druid can get you there as well.
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From my own experience, I thought that the Tempo Storm list actually made sense. Doing my initial climb 10 days ago, I pretty much only encountered Miracle and Quest Rogues, less Taunt Warrior and almost no Pirate. I do agree that Paladin was a sleeper hit and that no one predicted Midrange Paladin to be shaping the meta in any way, much less Paladin as a class. Besides one class being underrated by a group of top 200 legend players, the reports are quite similar. The one thing to remember here is that, Tempo Storm is always based on opinion. They have commonly made mistakes regarding meta calls, and the tier list has always had a few questions surrounding it. That being said, everyone knows that's exactly what the website is. No one is saying to take either site as gospel. But you shouldn't shit on a site just because you don't like Reynad. His stream personality may be a bit polarizing, but he makes solid points quite often, and he is a voice I would rather the community have than be without. I think you take both lists with a grain of salt, and keep spam-queuing those Pirate Warrior games.
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I've tried playing it before, but the Cabal Shadow Priest/Shadow Word: Horror/Pint-Sized Potion is just too situational to be effective for more refined decks. Yes, sometimes the combo blows out midrange decks, but you can already do that withAuchenai Soulpriest+ Circle of Healing. Too situational for an already situational archetype. I like the Burgly Bully though. Decent minion stat-wise and has synergy with Lyra. Second Acolyte of Pain instead of Injured Blademaster? You're not running the Inner Fire engine so having high health minions isn't as relevant. Against most decks, all you need is a hand full of reactive cards to win the game anyway. Check out Brian Kibler's twitter for the deck that he's been playing both on stream and in his youtube highlights. Functions similar to this, but has a more minion based approach. Link is below.
https://twitter.com/bmkibler/status/852688778091155456
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Quest/N'Zoth/Deathrattle Priest is pretty strong in Wild and always has been since the split of the Wild/Standard format. However, the recovery and board control tools simply do not exist in standard for Priest at the moment; the deck works a bit better as a tempo deck which uses cheap spells to maintain health total and board control.
If you have the itch to play the deck, then keep the card. But it is far less competitive than other archetypes of Priest and won't allow you to climb as consistently as you would hope to.
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Pick a deck that you understand and can perform with. In some cases, that might not even be the best deck. Many streamers climb with an archetype they're comfortable with. AsmodaiTV (CosplayGrill) is pretty known for climbing with non-aggro decks, despite those being some of the best meta decks. Watching streams will give you a good idea of how to play certain archetypes. Even aggro takes some nuance to it, despite what the community would make you believe.