Reno Warlock Standard

[positiv2 952]

14 hours ago, catsclaw said:

Finally had a chance to play some more. Here's some replays:

https://hsreplay.net/replay/pNtxvN5Cq2TEYQNPQoQrgH

https://hsreplay.net/replay/SempHfNtXRWLmdXiRgEFoS

https://hsreplay.net/replay/yFAe5veq4kVDbi5Q72Wrud

The deck just doesn't seem to develop threats quickly enough. Aggro kills you too fast, and control decks end up with larger threats than you have.

Replay #1:
You should have tapped on turn 3, as tapping on turn 4 disallowed you to play Twilight Drake.
Not shadowflaming the Twilight Drake was quite greedy, especially when you had no other minion that could be shadowflamed instead.
Using Kazakus to generate a potion and hoping for a good outcome was better than simply losing.

Replay #2:
You should have kept Doomsayer - it's an autokeep against aggro decks.
On turn 2, you should have gotten rid of the divine shield - you can't outaggro a hunter, especially with a Mistress of Mixtures on board.
Shadowflaming the Acidic Swamp Ooze instead of the Defender of Argus would kill the Houndmaster as well - in the end, you were forced to trade anyway.

Replay #3:
Keeping the Acidic Swamp Ooze was alright - it is a 3/2 for 2 mana, which is fine, especially against druid.
On turn 12, trade into Felfire Potion into Drain Life would clear the board.

[Tryphosa 0]

Been playing this deck for a few switched over to reynards version and it performed way better, needs to be updated.

[KingMe 289]

10 minutes ago, Tryphosa said:

Been playing this deck for a few switched over to reynards version and it performed way better, needs to be updated.

And what updates would that be? 

[Guest Standard deck?]

This isn't a standard deck tho.. only works in wild

[positiv2 952]

5 hours ago, Guest Standard deck? said:

This isn't a standard deck tho.. only works in wild

This deck contains no wild cards, so you either must have switched the deckbuilder to wild mode, or it's bugged, in which case you need to delete it and create it again.

[Guest LikeGuestFeature]

I was lacking 3 cards from this deck: Lord Jaraxxus, Sergeant Sally, and Ragnaros the Firelord.

So I replaced them with Rend Blackhand, Alexstrasza, and Ysera.

Blackhand is a piece of hard removal + it often draws a spell from the opponent. Alexstrasza provides heal + helps to engineer lethal. Ysera is just a late game threat in place of Ragnaros.

I thought you guys might find this variation interesting. All three cards I added are fun to use for me.

 

Cheers, and thanks for all the decks, Sottle.

[positiv2 952]

Just now, Guest LikeGuestFeature said:

I was lacking 3 cards from this deck: Lord Jaraxxus, Sergeant Sally, and Ragnaros the Firelord.

So I replaced them with Rend Blackhand, Alexstrasza, and Ysera.

Blackhand is a piece of hard removal + it often draws a spell from the opponent. Alexstrasza provides heal + helps to engineer lethal. Ysera is just a late game threat in place of Ragnaros.

I thought you guys might find this variation interesting. All three cards I added are fun to use for me.

 

Cheers, and thanks for all the decks, Sottle.

Rend Blackhand is too situational and his stats are simply awful. I personally recommend running Azure Drake or Dirty Rat instead.

[KingMe 289]

To add to what @positiv2 is saying about Rend Blackhand. Adding Ysera and Alexstrasza gives you three dragons to activate his ability which makes an already highly situational card even more situational.  I agree with @positiv2, Azure Drake and Dirty Rat are fine cards for his slot. 

[VaraTreledees 138]

On 12/2/2016 at 5:48 PM, peekaboo said:

Unlicensed Apothecary should be decent in Reno warlock's .. 3 mana 5/5 seems good for a deck that doesn't zoo .. 

Also, it has a crippling weakness to leeroy (yes, the whelps trigger the apothecary).

[peekaboo 10]

43 minutes ago, VaraTreledees said:

Also, it has a crippling weakness to leeroy (yes, the whelps trigger the apothecary).

Agreed .. Saw Thijs getting wrecked by it .. Better meme card than noggenfogger