Dragon Druid
- Last updated Jun 22, 2016 (Old Gods)
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Wild
- 17 Minions
- 13 Spells
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Beast Druid
- Crafting Cost: 3940
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 6/16/2016 (Old Gods)
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Battle Tag:
FivosHS#2758
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Region:
EU
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Total Deck Rating
127
I played a few games and it worked out well,i'm not sure if it can be good at laddering but it's fun.
GUIDE
Ok so,the main goal of the deck is to kill your opponent before turn 9-10
You can easily do that by building a huge board with Violet Teacher and Power of the Wild.
OR gain control by playing minions like Faerie Dragon which is hard to be killed and Blackwing Technician then buffing them.
AND there is always dat 9/9 Drakonid Crusher you can play after making a Savage Roar play to secure the win(if you haven't killed him yet :D ) or if he is below 15 HP.
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Use Blackwing Corruptor for tempo swings.
Use Savage Roar to finish your opponent. ( i only run one because you can discover more from Raven Idol and because you have other ways of finishing your opponent,2 Savage Roar is too much.
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MULLIGANS
Best start
Lucky?Best hand you keep in any situation is Violet Teacher and Innervate plus another 2-mana spell (best one Power of the Wild can win you games before turn 6.
Against Shaman
Wrath,Faerie Dragon,Druid of the Saber,Mark of Y'Shaarj and Innervate with a 3-4 mana minion or you can take the risk and keep it anyways. Against shaman your goal is to get a better board than them fast,Innervate is the key card here,playing Druid of the Flame or Blackwing Technician on turn 1 can win you the whole game.Finish them with a Savage Roar.
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Against Warrior
If it is aggro,just race them.The damage output of your deck is much higher especially with Savage Roar if you feel like they outdamage you have to play minions like Blackwing Technician,Faerie Dragon and Blackwing Corruptor orDruid of the Claw,Druid of the Saber,Druid of the Flame buffed with Mark of Y'Shaarj if they are beasts .Buff them with Power of the Wild.
If it's a control deck it is much easier,try setting up lethal as fast as possible with Violet Teacher or by dumping sticky things on board,like Blackwing Technician and Druid of the Flame.Play Savage Roar to finish them fast because if you reach turn 9-10 and youre nowhere close to killing them,you lost.
Main cards you are looking for are Innervate and a 3-4 drop,Wrath,Druid of the Saber,Mark of Y'Shaarj with a beast or with Power of the Wild (risky though)
Against Warlock
Wrath,Faerie Dragon,Druid of the Saber,Mark of Y'Shaarj and Innervate with a 3-4 mana minion or you can take the risk but it's also good if you can play two 2-drops same time/play a spell same time with minion.
If it is Renolock most of the time you will win,make a fair board at turns 1-4 and burst them down at turn 5 before they are able to play Reno.You are not afraid of Hellfire while you have buffed minions with Power of the Wild or Blackwing Technician,Druid of the Flame.
Zoolock is favoured too,making a big turn with Violet Teacher and Power of the Wild or playing minions like Faerie Dragon (immune to Mortal Coil) but also with Blackwing Technician and Druid of the Flame that will waste their resources..there is also Swipe that can win you games alone! Consider keeping Starfall from Raven Idol if you are healthy and know you are facing zoolock.
Against Rogue
Haven't played against many rogues but minions like Faerie Dragon will make them struggle since they cannot use their Backstab to kill it.
Blackwing Technician and Druid of the Flame are difficult to be removed.Be careful when doing plays with Violet Teacher though because there is Fan of Knives,if you go for teacher play make sure that you have aPower of the Wild that you can play same turn so they will need spell damage to clear and not just a single spell..
Cards are the same as against shaman and warlock,Wrath,Faerie Dragon,Druid of the Saber,Mark of Y'Shaarj and Innervate with a 3-4 mana minion but it's also good if you can play two 2-drops same time/play a spell same time with minion.
Against Priest
Played only once against priest,i'm not sure but mulligans should be like warlock's,rogue's and shaman's.
Easy matchup,they cannot handle the pressure and with a good board setup Savage Roar is going to be deadly!
Against Mage
Against tempo mage keep Wrath,Faerie Dragon (super good),Innervate and also a 2-mana beast with Mark of Y'Shaarj (prefferably Druid of the Saber and not the panther from Power of the Wild.
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Against Freeze Mage,Feral Rage is the key card here,many times i would just discover a Feral Rage from Raven Idol,gain 8 armour and see my opponent concede :D Apart from that try burst them down before the Alexstrasza turn.
Against Paladin
Aggro paladin is just a joke,race them the damage you deal can't be compared with their,a good Swipe and 8 armour from Feral Rage will usually be enought to win you the game.
N'zoth Paladin is slighlty unfavoured due to much healing,though if they do not board clear and just set the attack of your minions to 1.Savage Roar is GG. Try to burst them down as fast as possible and always play your minions with 5 hp like Blackwing Technician and Druid of the Flame,they happen a turn before their Truesilver Champion and they also have 5hp unable to be killed by just the weapon.
Cards like Wrath,Faerie Dragon,Druid of the Saber,Innervate,Power of the Wild if you do not have other early game minions or you are able to go for Violet Teacher and Innervate combo.If you know its not aggro go for 3-drops too.
Against Hunter
Easy matchup,hunter cannot keep up with you,making good Violet Teacher plays with Power of the Wild but also buffing a beast with Mark of Y'Shaarj is gonna be hard for them to deal with,many times using a deadly shot for minions like this without expecting a Blackwing Technician or a Druid of the Flame.Something else you can also do is Fandral Staghelm with Power of the Wild another hard board to be removed by hunter,also fandral's hp will be 6,out of Kill Command range.
Same mulligans as shaman's,warlock's,rogue's.
Against Druid
C'thun druid is a medium difficulty matchup,try and kill them before they go into their big plays with Dark Arakkoa and Twin Emperor Vek'lor
Keep Wrath,Faerie Dragon,Druid of the Saber,Innervate and sometimes even 3-drops. Blackwing Corruptor is gonna help you allot against them.
Token Druid is kind of a race,but they do not have the required cards to keep killing your 3-drops,many times they will end-up trading their whole board to a buffed Druid of the Flame or Blackwing Technician.
Same mulligans as c'thun druid,you are able to keep 3-drops since their deck can be slow and their big plays will begin from turn 4 with a Violet Teacher most of the time,a good Swipe there will give you huge advantage.
KEEP IN MIND, you can win games after turn 8 but its harder,Raven Idol can give you the cards you need,discovering Wisps of the Old Gods for example and playing the card after baiting a board clear,can give you wins after turn 8. See image under mage mulligans.
REPLACEMENTS AND TWEAKS FOR META ADJUSTMENT
Ragnaros the Firelord-> Although i wouldn't recommend replacing such a good card,you could try replacing it with Chillmaw,Chromaggus,Ysera,Sylvanas Windrunner,Twilight Guardian even though most of these cards are slow.
Fandral Staghelm-> There is not another card with the same effect as fandral's but you can replace him with a Twilight Guardian a second Violet Teacher or some other 4-5 drop.
Slow/Control Meta? You may add Ysera or Chromaggus or even Nefarian into the deck.
Not Getting your dragons? Adding Nourish or Twilight Guardian can help.
Comeback Engine? Praise Yogg-Saron, Hope's End
Winrate coming soon!
Thanks allot to kiwiinbacon,Furo and Kristophesaurus for showcasing the deck!
i think nefarian is better than rag since it has dragon synergy and is great if you get mid game since you can play other dragons and get value from blackwing corruptor
lacking something, not sure what but just doesnt perform as well as id hoped it would
too few dragons to reliably get out the synergy
What about Leeroy in place of Rag? Rag is great, but for a deck that wants to win before turn 9-10 is slow. Also, he synergizes with Savage Roar if it does get to turn 9 or later, or you have Innervate, etc.
So I've been trying out a modified version of this deck where instead of any of the cards you suggested I just hit "auto-fill" and it hasn't been competitive. I dropped from rank 420 Legend to rank 18 zero stars in one game. Awful deck, downvoted for sure.
Great to see a deck like this outside of the warrior class! Good job on the creation yoh ;P !
NP thanks for the creativity FeelsGoodMan ;P !
The deck has a few weak spots (e.g. bad against big minions) but overall you should be good enough to hit rank 5 with it! Here is some rank 5 gameplay: Video
I would recommend putting in another Violet teacher ;)
YT- Player
Nice deck. Most importantly it's fun. I put 2 twilight guardians instead of dragon crusher and Fandral, since I don't have it. So far so good. 2 more dragons, which are hard to remove is also good to stabilize the game. thanks again
I was never sure about this but I gotta say... This deck is very fun to play with :D opponents definitely don't see this coming.
If you want to have a good time with a deck that is out of the ordinary, try this one out it's awesome !!
Here is a short video showcasing the deck, I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I did.
5 dragons? I do not think so. Usually for decks with lower card draw you need something like 7-8 dragons to make the dragon synergy consistent.
i think -Druid of the Saber +Sylvanas -Druid of the flame +Neferian
Great deck. Something i actually enjoyed playing. Is inconsistent, but still took me past 14 from 18. [card]Ragnaros the Firelord[/card] is the only thing I feel doesn't fit quite right, but there is no other card currently in standard that could replace him. Needs a 7-8 mana dragon, but not Chromaggus, too awkward.
Get a Nozdormu in there <3
way too slow, only useful if you are facing people who like to take their time. I would rather have Nefarian
Not a top tier deck but it does not interest me , I love new ideas and concepts for the decks and " out of the box ideas." interesting decks can give us interesting and different games and it is always good and it's something I pessoamente support and like :) thanks for sharing . Good games and have fun
How is this a consistent deck lolz ... do everything and nothing and just hope u get the combos off every game ...
So Dragon Druid huh.. It has finally happened! It's not a joke anymore lul
Very good and cheap! Thanks Fivo ;)