Congrats on the success! That’s quite a streak!

Some of the decks will likely change a bit after the expansion. Likewise, some new archetypes might pop up. We’re waiting to let things settle a bit before updating the decks/article.

That seems like a reasonable substitution. Saroinite Chain Gang would also be a good replacement.

Unfortunately, Hobgolin only buffs minions played from hand, so the only minions he’d hit in this deck are Argent Squire and Righteous Protector.

Thanks. Shard was in an early version of the deck and I failed to remove the references to it in the guide.

Frequently, your win condition depends on the game state. It’s important to be flexible in how you approach the matchup because so many of the Secrets can be difficult to navigate.

If they equip Aluneth or you aren’t able to bait out the Potion of Polymorphs/Explosive Runes with less critical minions, I typically shift into full turtle mode and try to tank up out of range of burn. Here, your win condition is simply fatiguing the opponent.

Similarly, if they begin to stall out and/or you stablize, you can go for the tempo Malygos play. Often, they won’t be able to remove him and you can score the kill. If they do kill him off, that’s 12 damage that isn’t going to your face.

Often, I prioritize armor gain from Branching Paths against Mage. This helps pull you out of range of their burn. Likewise, an early Malfurion can make the difference in the game. I keep him in my opener against mage. Finally, ensure that your armor gain doesn’t get countered. Sometimes this means throwing away spells (including ramp) to make sure your life total is protected.

It depends on the matchups you find yourself running into. Tar Creeper is great at stalling out other aggressive decks, but Spellbreaker offers a bit of redundancy with Sap in handling early Voidlords.

Good catch! That was originally a direction I was taking the deck and shifted focus a bit. King Mosh was a remnant of this and has been removed. I think that, like Acolyte of Pain, he may not be worth a spot in the deck without more consistent Whirlwind effects.

Me too! I think the archetype has some serious potential even if this particular list needs a bit of refinement.

Ragnaros definitely helps the deck, but you can manage without him. Ysera, Charged Devilsaur (yes, really), or other big minions can step in.

As for the Malygos/Velen OTK, I’ve tried it in Standard, but haven’t done much testing with it in Wild.

Aggro Druid plays a lot of cards in a short amount of time. Jeeves helps you refill your hand.

Bloodreaver Gul’dan is one of the strongest and most popular Legendaries in the game right now, but does need a bit additional support in potent Demons. He’s certainly a safe craft.

That said, a new expansion is coming out soon so, if you’re able to wait, it may be a good idea to see if there is anything you want to craft more out of The Witchwood.

Your experience lines up pretty well with what the stats suggest. Kingsbane Rogue, Exodia Mage, and Malygos Druid are three of the Big Priest’s worst matchups.

Against Kingsbane Rogue, it can help to kill your own minions when you can to avoid the Sap/Vanish issues with your res pol. You may need to aggressively dump your hand as well, even if the cards you play do nothing.

The Exodia Mage matchup relies heavily on getting an early Ragnaros. Other than that, the stall is difficult to overcome. Ice Block is also problematic when you’re typically dealing a lot of damage at a time.

Maly Druid is a bit more winnable if you can apply early pressure, but even an on-curve Barnes into a defensive minion like Obsidian Statue might not be enough before the Druid draws their combo.

Fortunately, the first two decks tend to drop off in popularity as you climb and Malygos Druid, while still popular at higher ranks, feels a bit more winnable.

This deck, Dude Paladin, and other Aggro Paladin variants are probably pretty close to even for the most powerful deck in the Wild format right now.

You’re welcome! Congrats on the success!

The deck does seem to find a solid balance between early-game consistency and top-end threats making most matchups feel winnable.

I had pretty much the same reaction across the board. I love the theme of The Witchwood, but Murder on the Gilnean Express would have been SOOOO GOOOOOD. Oh, well. Maybe one day we’ll get a murder mystery themed expansion.

Warpath does seem like a pretty good card. Can’t wait to see more of the set drop! I think Echo is my favorite new Hearthstone mechanic in a long time.

Boom would probably be a fine replacement over Loatheb. Secret Keeper can sub in for Sir Finley.

Sunkeeper Tarim and Loatheb are the two most important Legendaries in the deck. That said, only Tarim is really necessary and we’ve got an expansion coming out soon, so it might be good to hold off for a bit on the other two.

Thanks!