Psychopomp Quest Priest (Saviors of Uldum Theorycrafting)

As a player who explored Silence Priest for much of Rise of Shadows, I was incredibly excited to learn about the tools that Priest was getting in Saviors of Uldum. Two cards immediately stood out to me: Activate the Obelisk and Psychopomp. Knowing that, I sought to create a deck which could utilize those powerful tools to their full potential. This was the result.

A few notes on the construction:

• An omission that might strike some is Divine Hymn. I definitely considered it for this deck but ultimately rejected it in favor of Holy Ripple. There are a few basic reasons why. First, Holy Ripple is excellent against Token Druid which saw a fair amount of play in the last expansion. Second, Holy Ripple fills the 1 damage void that Mass Hysteria left when facing a board of Conjurer's Calling, Mountain Giant, and Grave Horror, which is essential to be competitive against Mage. Third, Penance mitigates the need for hero healing that Divine Hymn provides and Circle of Healing is more flexible as a board heal. Note that this is purely based on the metagame and Divine Hymn may be better or worse depending on what you're facing.
• Also worth noting is the omission of Sandhoof Waterbearer. It simply doesn't make the cut. Its statline is ok at 5/5 and its effect is not good enough to compensate. 5 points of healing is far from guaranteed and it's uninspiring alongside Psychopomp. It directly competes with Convincing Infiltrator for that slot in the deck and is worse. Note that Convincing Infiltrator is also excellent alongside Embalming Ritual, Wretched Reclaimer, and Psychopomp when making your comparison. If you feel differently, that's probably the switch you would make.
• Omitted also is Acolyte of Pain because it's questionable alongside Psychopomp because of the overdraw possibilities and poor interaction with the upgraded hero power along with its stats. It could be run for extra draw, but there are decided drawbacks. Note this deck has a small curve and wants to combo cards together, so draw is even more important than usual. Notably, I thought Acolyte is a better engine than Questing Explorer for its synergy and late-game use, and Dead Ringer because mech synergy oftentimes spawns 1/1 tokens that are terrible alongside Psychopomp.
• Finally High Priest Amet isn't included in this list because most of the minions are high health minions and his downside is highlighted in a high-health minion deck.
• Wretched Reclaimer is the third best card in this deck behind Obelisk and Psychopomp. It bolsters your early boards with Injured Tol'vir and Injured Blademaster, allows for backbreaking value trades, and enables your nastiest combos alongside Embalming Ritual and Obelisk.
• Shadow Word: Death can be substituted for different tech choices, it is currently there for mage.