Anti-Aggro Quest Dragon Priest

I’ve been playing with slight variations of this deck for around 150 games, and believe this is the best version of an anti-aggro quest priest that absolutely dominates SMOrc decks. It holds up quite nicely against other midrange / control decks as well, although it trails off against some infinite value decks like elemental mage or O.T.K.’s like Dire Frenzy Hunter.

Dragon synergy gives tons of value through Duskbreaker‘s incredible board reset against aggro, Scaleworm‘s rush removal or plan B board presence, and Bone Drake‘s value as well as being a great dragon activator.

Against control it’s key to build a board presence before your opponent can. Crystalline Oracle can copy removal and Chameleos allows you to play around their answers and make a value play if the opportunity presents itself.  

Mass Dispel is SO good in the current meta, denying any sort of minion buffs, taunts or other deathrattles. Shadow Visions helps us find the control spells we need or just generate more copies of them. I think that one of each Shadow Word: Pain and Shadow Word: Death is plenty using 2 Shadow Visions. Spirit Lash clears against early-game aggro and synergizes well with Bloodmage Thalnos. Holy Water is completely optional, but I think it’s so versatile that I run a copy in my deck. Using it on our Amara is quite good, but if you believe that she’ll be your only target then I would suggest swapping it for Zola the Gorgon. Psychic Scream is such a great board clear, avoiding deathrattles, divine shields and nullifying any and all minion buffs. I find myself switching between 1 and 2 copies, and would recommend to do so if you feel like it.

Plated Beetle and Rotten Applebaum are great deathrattles that keep us alive against aggro until we can get Amara. Twilight's Call works well with those, and rushes the quest. Playing it after dropping Spiritsinger Umbra gets some great value and can be a source of clutch heals / armor.

Countess Ashmore is a pretty controversial pick, but I like being able to rely on it drawing Spirit Lash or Obsidian Statue as well as another deathrattle.

Shadowreaper Anduin is a must in my opinion, the board clear is great and the hero-power helps to control the enemy board or chip-damage on face.

If you don’t have the exact dust count or are missing a few legends, dropping Chameleos, Spiritsinger Umbra, and Countess Ashmore for another Psychic Scream, Obsidian Statue, and Shadow Word: Death would be recommendation.