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The Black Knight is here to ruin your plans!

 Ooh, I like that minion! MINE! Mind Control 

Holy Crap Guys! 687 pages of posts... WOW!

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Why Griftah ? 

Quote from Galean >>

I would remove Griftah mainly due to the randomness of it and it not bringing enough value (in case you want to play with for Princess Talanji ). I would put in it's place one Skulging Geist to disrupt some combo decks, is also good against rogues to some extend, just be sure to drop it early, before Hakkar if you want to win the game with him.

Devour Mind is also not good, a better pick would be Cloning Device - although dead in spell hunter matchups. Only one Eternal Servitude is also not so good, you have a big pool of minions so the value of it goes down a lot. Zerek's is also situational and does not fit well, or atleast I'm not seeing the value.

I'm not seing the deck doing very well on ladder though, mainly because you have next to no card draw and no way to deal with any of the usual decks you find there. If you really want to play priest stick to the MB, OTK topsy variants. If you want to play Hakkar, there is already one good deck which includes it. Your deck has no real win condition, and the board you create with Princess is very easy to deal with by almost all other decks.

 

 I use Griftah for a lot of strategy plays.  I get that he is random but it adds an additional card to rogue, warlock or warrior's hand when they have 9 cards in their hand which I see a lot.  He can be easily removed and is not essential to the deck however.

Zerek's Cloning Gallery is the core card and key to this deck and finishing your quest so I cannot remove that.  The entire point to this deck is to stay alive until turn 8 or 9 with both Obsidian Statue's and Hakkar, the Soulflayer in your deck and finish your quest, then play Amara, Warden of Hope.

Devour Mind can be removed.  I liked it because it gives me 3 of the opponents cards and overall I was getting good cards with it.  I can try it with Cloning Device

I was also concerned with running only 1 Eternal Servitude but it has worked out when you need it the most.  Perhaps remove Griftah and replace with Eternal Servitude.  I typically try not to use Eternal Servitude until after Obsidian Statue has been killed.

In regards to card draw, the deck has very little card draw but you always have cards in your hand from your opponents deck.  The only time this works against you is Kingsbane because there is very little there you can play without the weapon and the deck has a 2 conditions for stealing the weapon in it.

Win condition is fatigue and Hakkar, the Soulflayer.  Most opponents concede way before then though.  Just played a game where druid had 30 armor and 14 Corrupted Blood's in his deck.  Took his armor down instantly and he conceded.  Princess Talanji is a closing card or last resort card after you have played Archbishop Benedictus.

What is the deck that you mention that has Hakkar, the Soulflayer in it already?

This is just a snippet from the guide.  These are casual games but they are the same decks I would see in ranked.  I hear the ladder is filled with hunter decks right now and this deck has a 100% WR against Spell, Midrange and Secret hunter decks.

Inserting Images won't work.  I cannot past the source or type in it. Here are the links:
Odd Paladin: https://imgur.com/a/31VlCeg
Even Mage: https://imgur.com/a/8Kowng7
Midrange Secret Hunter: https://imgur.com/a/7YoP0cN
Mage, Paladin, Warlock, Druid: https://imgur.com/a/gt9uhs4
Taunt Da Undatakah Druid: https://imgur.com/a/S07bpEK - Beating Druid with 14 corrupted bloods.
Proof of Kingsbane Rogue Destruction: https://imgur.com/a/zyVbVdt

If you have suggestions, please mention them.  If you feel cards can be replaced, please speak up.

Decks destroyed multiple times with this Deck
 - Deathrattle Hunter
 - Spell Hunter
 - Big Spell Mage
 - Pirate Rogue (Non Kingsbane Version)
 - Quest Pally
 - Elemental Mage
 - Odd Rogue
 - Even Rogue
 - Shirvallah Pally
 - Midrange Secret Hunter
 - No Minion Secret Hunter
 - Hanlock (1 for 1 but I drew so badly the first time.  I faced him again and he conceded.  If they get both Giants and you have no answer, it's game over.)
 - Zoolock
 - Discolock
 - Every Druid I have encountered including Quest Druid (Stole all of his 0 cost minions with Archbishop Benedictus
 - Every Warrior I have encountered
 - Control Decks, in general, fall victim to this deck.
 - Elemental Shaman
 - Aggro Shaman
 - Even Shaman
 - Shudderwock Shaman - Many versions (Except the armor version.  That's just crazy)
 - Mecha'Thun warlock (Any Mecha'thun deck period)

https://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/1216308-hakkar-quest-thief-priest

Take a look at the imgur links on the description page.

Good Luck,

Wayne

Here are some more images from my deck fighting a variety of battles and it destroys them. The only deck we have an issue with is kingsbane and even then  if you draw well, I still think this deck can beat it with the taunts and cloning gallery.  I only faced one and it is 1 of the 2 losses out of the 20+ games I played since creating this deck.  The theory there is if you can either get rid of their weapon or catch them when it is in their deck and pllay Archbishop Benedictus then you can get the weapon and all the buffs.

I lost every game I played with the forementioned deck.  Not even close.

0/4 with that deck.  No answer for Giants.  No answer for aggro.  No answer for pirates.  Too slow.  No answer for mage spells.  Nothing except 1 single psychic scream... So you sit there and get your ass pounded until they win.

That deck got me 1 win against an older rogue class that just got upset that I was able to somehow get rid of his two main characters.  When I went to play something he conceded.  This deck below is just a theory craft but I faced a quest pally, spell hunter and pirate rogue and kicked their asses.  You can try it and see if that works better.  I incorporated some of the cards from the deck listed here.  However, this is a much faster deck and has some defense in it.  In the 3 games I played, and won, I never needed to play archbishop or Amara.  I won with shadow reaper.

https://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/1216308-hakkar-quest-thief-priest

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Okay, I cannot get the damned deck to show up so there it is below.

### Thief Priest
# Class: Priest
# Format: Standard
# Year of the Raven
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# 1x (1) Awaken the Makers
# 2x (1) Crystalline Oracle
# 1x (1) Mind Vision
# 2x (1) Northshire Cleric
# 1x (2) Radiant Elemental
# 1x (2) Seance
# 2x (2) Shadow Visions
# 1x (2) Shadow Word: Pain
# 2x (3) Shadow Word: Death
# 2x (3) Twilight's Call
# 1x (3) Zola the Gorgon
# 1x (4) Griftah
# 1x (5) Devour Mind
# 1x (5) Holy Water
# 2x (5) Mass Hysteria
# 1x (7) Archbishop Benedictus
# 2x (7) Psychic Scream
# 1x (8) Princess Talanji
# 1x (8) Shadowreaper Anduin
# 2x (9) Obsidian Statue
# 1x (9) Zerek's Cloning Gallery
# 1x (10) Hakkar, the Soulflayer
#
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#
# To use this deck, copy it to your clipboard and create a new deck in Hearthstone

Wow! I feel like I have no life!  I am f2p (most of the time.... really good deals I spring the money, like the 70 packs for $49.00 an then saving 25% by using Amazon coins... It was a no brainer.).  For years I didn't spend a dime on this game other than the cards that were not obtainable otherwise such as the adventures that I wanted.  Other than that it was a waste of money to spend anything on the game.

I have around 10,000 gold saved up for each expansion playing f2p.  After playing this game for years:

Pity Timer Breakdown:
1 Legendary every 40 packs
1 Epic every 10 packs 
1 Rare every pack

I would like some feedback on this deck please. I get that people hate freeze mage but here is my idea on making mecha'thun viable and a single turn kill.  I play a lot of casual and not a lot of ranked but would this work in ranked?

Do you think it will work? Why or why not please? 

https://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/1156946-mecha-freeze-mage

Thanks, 

Wayne

Notes before tips: These decks I create are not typically for ranked play.  I do not play a lot of ranked, I just don't care for it.  I play a MASSIVE amount of casual play and love these decks

Quote from TheMayanKing >>

Just played this deck for the first time against a Control Warrior (CW) who was constantly bm'ing. At one point of the game, he was at 25 Armor and full life.

My two Shifting Shades go down, and with their dying breaths they gift me with copies of his Elise Starseeker and Malygos (!!!). Luckily, the turn before I played Auchenai Soulpriest, and with Maly + Flash Heal I hit him for 10. :-) My next turn Barnes gives me a 1/1 Sylvanas Windrunner and Elise comes into play. The game continues back and forth.

 I shuffle Map to the Golden Monkey, he's still bm'ing. I play cool - talking smack at Level 17 is for little babies. I play N'zoth, and I get two Sylvanas (plural: Sylvani?), two Shifting Shades, and my Cairne. CW plays his last brawl, which was part of my Machiavellian plan - I have an Map to the Golden Monkey in my hand, sucka! One of my Sylvanas stays on the board with Baine Bloodhoof. 

I'm playing like a boss, and soon bring him down to 6 life. CW Reno's. No worries, I just laugh with carefree confidence. My Golden Monkey comes out. With plenty of cards in my hand, Golden Monkey gives me Xaril, Poisoned Mind, Malkorok, Lord Jaraxxus, King Krush, Neptulon and The Black Knight! Excelsior!

Malkorok plays, I get a Gorehowl. He hits Malkorok, but Mal doesn't go down. Next turn, I play Xaril, who gives me a Bloodthistle Toxin. Malkorok and Gorehowl hits him for 14, and with Bloodthisle I bring back Malkorok Jr. with his Charged Hammer.

Xaril dies, and deathrattles ANOTHER Bloodthistle. Malkorok, Jr. takes a hit just like his Daddy. I draw Nat, the Darkfisher and immediately put him into play, Bloodthistle brings back Malkorok for a third time. He gives me a Poisoned Blade (hey, they can't all be winners), and I dub him "Thurston Malkorok the Third". Thurston is with me until the end of the game. Control Warrior panics and takes him out Nat with a Shield Slam. With all the excitement, I don't remember what turn I played Neptulon, but he's in the mix.

At this point, we're both out of cards. I hit him with King Krush in Kold blood. He plays Malygos + Shield Slam against Krush. Silently, I pray to RNGesus"Do not let Krush die in vain." I hit CW to his face with Thurston Malkorok and Neptulon, and ignore CW's Malygos. CW is losing life every turn, although his previously played Justicar Trueheart has him grasping for straws.

Still, after all this, CW's still bm'ing. No problem - my man Jaraxxus comes out. "You face Jaraxxus, Eredar Lord of the Burning Legion!" x-D

Oh, Control Warrior plays a Golden Monkey? That's cute, you smack-talking warrior, you. But beware! The Black Knight is riding on his dark steed, and "none shall pass."  Golden Monkey gets gobbled up, and Infernals start lining up like vultures at a gut truck.

At this point, the bm'ing has stopped. Oh, you're gonna crush me? I'm gonna CRUSH YOU!!!

Control Warrior is panicking. He's got five cards in his hand, fatiguing every turn. I see the cards in his had shuffling up and down, desperately looking for a solution. What's he gonna do?!

"I choose DEATH!" 

For all that smack-talking, he goes down like the punk he is.

I right-click on Jarraxus: "OBLIVION!"

TL;DR Fun deck, best game I have ever played!

Pretty awesome deck.

I did make some changes to the deck.   I pulled out the two abusive seargents and replaced them with 2 selfless heroes. 

I only had 1 worgen so I subbed rallying blade. I pput in 2 steward of darkshires and a spawn of N'Zoth and removed the runic eggs. 

I added a keeper of uldaman. 

Phone is being REALLY laggy right now.   I will try to write later.   It's taken me 20 minutes just to write this. 

I needed a good budget deck and this is it

Marin ?! Arena fanatic ?! Mosh'Ogg ?! You have to be kidding me

More like Youthful Brewmaster on steroids.

It's like any other expansion.  There will be decks you can afford and decks you can't.  You just have to pick the best one in your budget and roll with it.  If you are a long-term F2P player you know you can't continually adapt to the evolving meta so play casual until things settle down and then pick a deck, don't start crafting on day one.