[Rank 5] Minions Overwhelming!
- Last updated Sep 27, 2016 (Karazhan)
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Wild
- 19 Minions
- 11 Spells
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Token Druid
- Crafting Cost: 840
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 9/22/2016 (Karazhan)
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Hi, I'm Nam Ogel, self-proclaimed deck architect who is always looking to develop fun and creative decks that are also competitive on the ranked ladder.
Today I bring you my new deck, Minions Overwhelming!
General Deck Description:
One of my favorite decks to play in the pre-Standard format was aggressive Egg Token Druid decks, like those popularized by J4CKIECHAN. With the introduction of the Standard format, we lost the card draw power of Jeeves, and the deck-type appeared to be dead....until today!
This deck is purely focused on quickly building an overwhelming board that your opponent can't deal with, drawing enough cards to keep the pressure going, and finishing your opponent with Savage Roar.
*Disclaimer = The success of this deck is meta-dependent. This deck can be hard-countered by decks with lots of board clears or lots of taunt minions. But right now few of those types of decks are being played, and decks without taunts and board clears just get crushed!
Card Choices:
Innervate = A key card to out-tempo your opponent early
Sir Finley Mrrgglton = first priority is the warlock hero power, second is a tie between Paladin and Shaman (to help build your board), and third is Hunter (if you are close to finishing your opponent)
Stonetusk Boar = a cheap charge minion to give you extra burst with your Savage Roar turn, but is also a beast to use with Mark of Y'Shaarj.
Soul of the Forest = one of your few sources of board clear insurance. I tried including more than one copy, but that created too many clunky hand situations. This card is a great value if you have at least 3 minions on the board, and if you can use it with 4+ minions, it is almost always gg!
Noteworthy Exclusions:
Cult Master = While he can be an excellent source of card draw, I found him to be too situational, and often you couldn't afford to sacrifice your minions just to draw more cards.
Dragon Egg = we don't have the activators for him in this deck, like Abusive Sergeant or Mark of the Wild, so he just becomes a minion that your opponent ignores.
Defender of Argus = You will almost never be outpaced for aggressive tempo with this deck, so there is no need for taunts. He is just too expensive and situational for our fast deck-cycling strategy.
Addled Grizzly = Now you would think, if there was ever a deck where this card would fit, it would be something that looked like this. I tried him, but the card is just too slow and under-powered.
Mulligan Guide:
The ideal mulligan isn't as simple as filling out your mana curve. A good way to think about it is that you want to throw back cards that are useful in top-deck situations, like charge minions and cards that will help you draw more cards.
First priority = Innervate = Always keep this, as it is the best way to guarantee that you get board control in the first few turns, and it is often a useless card to top deck in the late game.
Second Priority (without coin) = Enchanted Raven, Living Roots, Sir Finley Mrrgglton
Second Priority (with coin) = Knife Juggler, Loot Hoarder, Bilefin Tidehunter
keep Mounted Raptor if you have your starting turns covered.
Always throw back = Novice Engineer, Savage Roar, Stonetusk Boar, Druid of the Saber
I welcome feedback, and don't forget to up-vote if you like the deck!
*2/23/16 update * Match-up Guide:
Druid = Favored matchup. If it is a Yogg or Maly Druid that gets lucky enough to draw all of its cheap removal spells early, then you might be in trouble. Otherwise, Druid just does not have the cheap board clears to deal with multiple minions with more than 1 health, and big taunts like Ancient of War aren’t being played right now.
Hunter = Slightly favored matchup. Make efficient trades when you can. Try to avoid leaving a high health Houndmaster target on your opponent’s board.
Mage = Unfavored matchup. A tempo mage’s main defense against this deck is Flamewaker. Target and get rid of any Flamewakers immediately, or it will easily dismantle your board.
Paladin = I honestly can’t speak much to Paladin matchups, as Paladins are so rare on the ranked ladder right now.
Priest = I have beaten Priests, but they are by far your worst matchup. The only way to play Priest competitively on ladder now is with 4+ board clears, so I would recommend keeping Soul of the Forest to play on turn 4. Lucky for us, everyone knows that Priest is currently the worst class, so you see very few of them.
Rogue = Favored matchup. Rogue’s removal spells typically can’t keep up with the growth of your board, and most don’t play board clears or taunts. If you can establish a board early, the game should be yours.
Shaman = Slightly unfavored matchup. Shaman has some of the best low-cost board clears right now with Maelstrom Portal and Lightning Storm. Plus, every Shaman runs Thing from Below, and many run Feral Spirit. However, this matchup is far from an auto-loss, as Shamans typically play around your deck very poorly. They will not keep board clears in their mulligan against Druid, and they will ignore your small early turn minions.
Warlock = Even matchup. Zoo decks don’t run board clears, but they can come close to keeping up with you on the board. Make favorable trades when you can.
Warrior = Worst Warrior matchup is the new Fierce Monkey and The Curator version of Dragon Warrior. Otherwise, the matchup should be in your favor, as Ravaging Ghoul and Brawl typically aren’t enough to stop you. If you already have board advantage with 4 or 5 minions, hold back on throwing down more to limit their value from Brawl.
Can I still reach rank 5 without Finley?
I don't think that Finley is necessary to win with this deck, as there are lots of other sources of card draw. However, I also don't want to get your hopes up and guarantee that you will be able to reach Rank 5 this season with this deck. I made this deck and climbed to Rank 5 last season, before the Yogg nerf. Since that time, Shamans have adopted a more midrange style which is a worse matchup against this deck, and Control Warriors and Freeze Mages are more prevalent, both of which are bad matchups.
Really helpful deck have you made any others?
Thank you! I suggest you check out my latest deck:
While this deck isn't quite as unique and creative, it did help me climb to Rank 5 this season faster than I ever have before, and it is currently one of the most popular Paladin decks on HearthPwn. I hope you like it!
Thank you. Very interesting, fan deck. :)) Cool
Thank you for the positive feedback! I'm glad you like the deck!
Voted up for the creativity! How many games to reach rank 5, do you have the win %?
Glad you like the deck! I am not diligent about using tracking software, so I can't give you an exact win percentage. It did take most of the season for me to reach rank 5. While this deck can be surprisingly effective in the right meta, it is probably not the ideal deck for a fast ladder climb.
Low rank work.
this deck vs any meta deck is ridiculous. They clean ur board and u dont have a cumback.
Add Moroes ?
I haven't tried Moroes myself, but he might be worth experimenting with.
This deck is amazing, just won freeze mage on turn six, or i think it was freeze mage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHnhFwAeVkY
Cool Video! Glad you are having fun with the deck!
How could i replace the raptor? i don't have explorers :(
I would suggest Harvest Golem. The main downside is you lose the beast synergy for Mark of Y'Shaarj
Ty a lot, now i have a druid deck! <3
Oh, sorry, i don't have pantry spider too, then i'm gonna swap 2 harvest for 1 pantry and 1 raptor, what should i use to replace 1 raptor then?
Ok i'm using the 4/2 3 mana panther, and she's not that bad, already won a game in 4 turns, that's a great deck omg ty so much <3
You are welcome! Glad you are having fun with the deck! Jungle Panther is probably a decent substitute. I might also consider Darnassus Aspirant for the early mana ramp, or Bluegill Warrior, since he is another cheap charge minion.
Great to hear that you've had so much fun and success with the deck! With my initial ladder climb, I mostly just faced Dragon Tempo Warriors, which aren't great, but aren't the worst match-up. I have noticed more control warriors lately running double Revenge and double Ravaging Ghoul, which would be a terrible match-up. And I agree, trading minions should be avoided in most cases.