I haven’t tested it myself yet, but have seen people climbing with King’s Defender in place of FWA. It’s slower, but still seems reasonably effective.

Yeah, it’s still powerful despite the change to Innervate. I’m testing specific cards/tech choices right now to update this, but subbing Innervate for Druid of the Swarm is a solid baseline list.

The goal of nerfs shouldn’t be to eliminate decks entirely, though. All decks containing nerfed cards are still being played, but their decreased power level has already opened up a lot of experimentation with other decks. Small changes can result dramatic shifts in the meta.

Yeah, a nerf to Innervate effectively nerfs all Druid cards because they come out later. Despite how frustrating UI can be, HSReplay.net had Innervate in over 95% of decks, which is absurd. While I think the specific change could have been better, adjusting Innervate was an elegantly simple solution to both Jade and Aggro Druid.

Awedragon hit Rank 1 with the list below. It’s been pretty popular at Legend ranks. I think Reno Priest is still being refined, but it’s a good start.

http://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/decks/wild-reno-nzoth-priest-2/

You’re welcome! Glad it’s working out for you. When the nerfs go live two of the worse match ups for the deck are going to be hit pretty hard, so it may be in a good place.

When testing budget decks, this was my least successful build. It’s certainly still possible to climb with the deck, but you might be better off investing in another deck. The tier list on the front page is a good place to start.

That said, if you really like the archetype, it does improve dramatically with some of the replacements in the guide.

It’s certainly possible to hit Legend with this deck, but I don’t think it’s currently the strongest Priest deck. Both Inner Fire Combo and Reno are a little better right now.

I’d wait and see how things are affected by the partch. The Warleader nerf is certainly substantial, but it’s hard to predict how the meta will be affected by change.

It’s really up to you to decide. While an unplayed Legendary sitting in your collection is wasted dust, it can be risky because it’s a net loss of 1200 dust if you craft them later.

I’d suggest holding on to Archbishop until after things settle post-nerf. I’m still not convinced he’s a strong card, but Highlander Priest is so good he does find his way in lists from time to time.

Moroes is probably a safe disenchant though, especially if your emphasis is on the Standard format.

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It really depends on which cards your missing, but Saronite Chain Gang would be the first cards I’d remove for Servant of Kalimos. Tar Creeper can replace Stonehill Defender.

Old Murk-Eye is a Hall of Fame card. He used to be obtainable by collecting all Murlocs in the Classic set, but now I think he can only be crafted.

Personally, I think the impact of the pack changes is worth considering, but exaggerated. Yes, if you’re opening a lot of packs within a set or planning to in the near future, you don’t want to dust Legendaries in that set just yet.

Most players, however, don’t open enough packs to warrant holding on to cards that warrant holding on to a card forever. The probably of a Legendary being opened is 1/20 packs. This makes probably of opening a Legendary that you disenchanted quite low in most cases. Even if you have more than half of the Legendaries, the probability that you’ll open a given Legendary (including one you just disenchanted) is very low (~1/200 packs).

Yes, this is a nonzero chance, but it’s still very unlikely to happen and the immediate 400 dust can get you closer to a card that’s actually useful.

Yeah, I started seeing the Hemet/Benedictus combo pop up after the content was finalized. The concept is certainly interesting and has potential, but I’m not yet convinced it will see much play beyond some fringe lists. I’m willing to be proven wrong though, because it is such a cool idea.

All that said, this kind of situation is exactly why we recommend being a little more cautious with the current year’s set. The meta is dynamic, especially shortly after a release. We’ll continue to monitor play rates and win rates for all cards on the list and update the guide accordingly.

I was managed to climb to Rank 7 or 8 at the beginning of the expansion release with this deck before moving on to other lists. My win rate wasn’t spectacular, but I think I could have made it farther with enough games.

Highmane is a great card and is an auto-include in Midrange Hunter, but doesn’t quite fit the goal of this deck. By turn six, you want to be finishing your opponents with Hero Powers/reach rather than investing six mana in a single minion.

This guide hasn’t been updated yet since things are still settling in the Wild meta after the expansion. That said, Reno Priest has received a massive boost from Shadow Reaper Anduin and appears to be top tier.

It’s tempting to keep combo pieces in the opener for the reason you mentioned, but it’s better to search for cards that you can play in the early turns. The deck has enough cycle that it can get to Antonidas in time, even if it doesn’t seem like it sometimes.

Loot Hoarder is a card I had during one iteration of this deck and it did fairly well. I’d start there, but just about any aggressively statted two-drop would fit the spot.