The legendary Jake Crawford finally joins us on the show, after hiding in the donations list for months. He’s bringing some old-school cards with him and he attempts to take down the reigning champion deck with a creative Warlock deck that’s a fun throwback to the classic meta. This one’s extra fun for people that have been playing since launch!
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Hello!
- Jake is on the show this week
- Topic: 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
Warlock Demon Zoo vs. Dragon Priest
Warlock Demon Zoo vs. Taunt Warrior
Warlock Demon Zoo vs. Mill Rogue
Defending Deck: Andrew’s Warlock Demon Zoo deck has reigned supreme for 7 months, and has beaten 5 decks before this episode.
Challenger Deck: Jake Crawford’s Warlock Portal Deck starts slow and builds up to overload you with massive minions all at once.
The Deck
Creatures
- 1x Zombie Chow
- 1x Ironbeak Owl
- 2x Sunfury Protector
- 1x Big Game Hunter
- 2x Earthen Ring Farseer
- 2x Imp Gang Boss
- 1x Mind Control Tech
- 1x Defender of Argus
- 2x Piloted Shredder
- 2x Summoning Portal
- 1x Antique Healbot
- 1x Loatheb
- 1x Sludge Belcher
- 1x Emperor Thaurissan
- 1x Sylvanas Windrunner
- 1x Kel’Thuzad
- 2x Sea Giant
- 2x Molten Giant
Spells
- 1x Darkbomb
- 1x Hellfire
- 1x Imp-losion
- 1x Shadowflame
- 1x Siphon Soul
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.
The Duel
Unfortunately, technical issues devoured the livestream footage of the deck battle and dust bowl this week. I’m very sorry! It was a 2-0 win for Andrew’s Warlock deck. The first match was pretty one-sided, and the second match was very close.
On a related note, if anyone has a recommendation for a good mixer that doesn’t produce apocalypse-level distortion effects, please let me know 
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