The Trump Theorycraft Train to Un'Goro
The self-proclaimed Mayor of Value Town has been up to his usual post-reveal theorycraft now that the entire Journey to Un'Goro set is out in the wild, and oh boy does he have some ideas. Below you can find all of Trump's creations. It sure will be interesting to see if any of them can go further than his Old Gods C'Thun Druid!
Thanks to ShadowsOfSense for putting these lists together from Trump VODs! A true hero.
Spotlight: Elemental Tempo Mage
No Mage Quest here but we do see the Elemental tribe make a strong appearance alongside the new Mage Legendary, Pyros. The goal is to always have something awesome to drop on the field and to use Elementals throughout to always active their synergies.
Lots of common Mage tools in the deck, so let's highlight some of the new cards you'll be playing with.
Elise the Trailblazer
Awesomesauce. Seriously, this card is going to be great since you've got some good draw to help thin out your deck, improving the changes of obtaining your pack. The value of the pack is higher than a normal pack you'd buy out of the store as you are on average going to get a Legendary but will at the very least get a rare. It should also be noted that the expansion contains 22 Elemental minions, which are great for synergies within your deck.
The 2 Mana to play Un'Goro Pack is just so silly. You should be sent to jail for getting 5 cards for that cheap because its an absolute steal, especially when that hand thins out late game! This card is the new Loatheb.
Blazecaller
The better Firelands Portal! You'll cut out the RNG factor and due to the amount of Elementals in your deck, and Elemental generation potential, you should almost always be able to play this later on in the game.
Tol'vir Stoneshaper
This is one annoying stone cat, and beats out the classic Sen'jin Shieldmasta by a mile. It should help kick any aggro you find to the curb and be a nice annoyance like our old friend Sludge Belcher to anyone else you come across. Play it alongside one of those cheap Elemental tokens you received early on via Igneous Elemental to keep the synergy rolling onto your next turn.
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Spotlight: Quest Rogue
Rogue isn't dead! Well, at least we hope it isn't! The deck makes use of the new Rogue Quest, The Caverns Below which grants Crystal Core.
- The deck plays off of low-cost minions which can be played whenever drawn and to get out tons of damage once your Quest completes for the ultimate in value.
- You should use Mimic Pod or Thistle Tea to draw one of your cheap minions.
- Shadowstep or Youthful Brewmaster will help bring that minion back to hand to get extra plays. Shadowstep preferably!
- The quest will complete very quickly and then you just need to go crazy! 5/5 Patches the Pirate - the Dream!
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All The Decks!
In total, we've got 12 theorycrafted Un'Goro decks from Trump. Do you have any awesome ideas for new decks?
And? I think you should check how many deathrattle minions are out there right now, and how many of them are viable.
I was trying to build a similar priest deck so I know exactly why he put those cards in there.
It was never the "good minions" give N'zoth the impact, the good the better I understand, but what makes N'zoth so good is that it gives you a BOARD. Not to mention the board is full of useful minions.
I rather put good deathrattle minions in that deck instead of higher drops likeInfested Tauren or Twilight Summoner.
Also, lower drops deathrattle minion also works well with Spiritsinger Umbra
Thing is though, that those 1 and 2 drops (except the 1 drop mixtures heal) are very good, they all refill your hand with copies of opponents cards or draw a card.
I wouldn't call 1/1, 2/2 and 2/1 minions on turn 10 a "Board", it dies to 3 mana board clears and doesn't threaten lethal.
I think you'd be suprised. I've played some similar in spirit Nzoth Rogue decks, and while flooding a board with things like Undercity Huksters, Xaril, and Thalnos... sure, your 'board' is wiped easily with one aoe or by your opponents board, but then your hand is flooded with cards at a point in the game where most opponents are running in topdeck mod. The fact that Nzoth revives all deathrattle minions means that even if the minions are easily killed, you still get value from them.