Dragon decks are typically slow, control-heavy decks that take their sweet, sweet time killing their opponents. But Ben’s surprisingly aggro Dragon Priest deck goes straight for the throat, with some big fat dragons wading in late as backup if things stall out.
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Hello!
- MYSTERIOUS Ben is on the show this week
- Topic: Dragon Priest Deck Battle!
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What is a Deck Challenge?
Once a month, we ask a guest host to bring their favorite deck onto the show. They explain what cards they use, how it works, and why they like playing it.
Then, they put their decks to the test and do battle against the other host (who uses the defending champion deck) in a best-of-3-series, live on the show. If the challenger wins, their deck becomes the new Happy Hearthstone Deck Champion and will be used in the future until it’s beaten.
Past Deck Battles
Hunter Beastmaster vs Warlock Swarm
Hunter Beastmaster vs Secret Mage
Hunter Beastmaster vs Muhammad Ali Shaman
Hunter Beastmaster vs Power Paladin
Hunter Beastmaster vs Barbarian Warrior
Barbarian Warrior vs Arcane Druid
Barbarian Warrior vs Survival Paladin
Survival Paladin vs. Last Standin Paladin
Survival Paladin vs. Mech Mage
Mech Mage vs. Mech Shaman
Mech Shaman vs. Warlock Demon Zoo
Warlock Demon Zoo vs. Mech Grim Patron Warrior
Defending Deck: Andrew’s Warlock Demon Zoo deck has reigned supreme for 3 months, and has beaten 2 decks before this episode.
Challenger Deck: Ben’s Dragon Priest deck goes for quick kills, but brings a few beefy dragons as late-game backup.
The Deck
Creatures
- 2x Northshire Cleri
- 2x Twilight Whelp
- 2x Faerie Dragon
- 2x Knife Juggler
- 1x Big GameHunter
- 2x Blackwing Technician
- 2x Blackwing Corrupter
- 2x Dragonkin Sorcerer
- 2x Azure Drake
- 1x Vol’jin
- 1x Emperor Thaurissan
- 1x Prof Boom MD
- 1x Onyxia
- 1x Ysera
Spells
- 2x Power Word: Shield
- 2x Velen’s Chosen
- 1x Shadow Madness
- 2x Holy Nova
- 1x Light Bomb
Sideboard
In case you don’t have some of the ideal cards, here are some quality back ups and alterations you can make that keep with the same theme and strengths of the deck.
- Drakonid Crusher
- Volcanic Drake
- Shadow Word: Death
- War Golem
- Mind Control
- Shadow Word: Pain
- Dark Cultist
The Duel!
Post-Duel Commentary
- Who won
- Obligatory bragging session
- Challenger Deck: How well did it perform?
- Defending Deck: How well did it perform?
- Best moments in the matches
- The Happy Hearthstone Champion Ceremony(tm)
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