So what's everyone playing these days?
I shuffle between
- Big Priest
- Razakus Priest
- Kazakus Mage
- Dog's Fatigue Warrior
- DK Warlock
I stormed from rank 14 to 5 with Big Priest, lost maybe 3 games tops. If I had the time I'd try to get Legend (never done it before) but I read somewhere that it takes about 200 games from rank 5 to Legend and I just don't have the time for this grind.
Other than that I like Ant's new Warlock, a kind of top-heavy Zoo. It runs cheap minions, Keleseth and the Pirate package for early board control, Defenders of Argus, Soul Fire and Despicable Dreadlords to stabilize and Bonemares, Doomguards and Bloodreaver Gul'dan to finish.
But like most decks these days (after Jade nerfs) it highly depends on an early Prince Keleseth draw. An early Keleseth bumps its winrate by 10% or more. With Jade "gone" (meaning it's not broken anymore but still solid) all these Keleseth decks (most prominently Rogue) are emerging now. If you think about it, almost all strong meta decks right now depend a lot on the right or rather just-in-time draws:
- Highlander Priest: turn 5 Raza into Anduin (into Velen)
- Big Priest: turn 4 Barnes and/or early Shadow Essence (which has to not hit Barnes)
- New Rogue: turn 1-3 Keleseth ideally combo'd with at least one Shadowstep
- Exodia Mage: freezes and card draw early, Sorcerer's Apprentices and Antonidas later but still in time
- Shaman: turn 4/5 Evolves and Thrall, Deathseer
Come to think of it only Midrange Hunter is not so dependant on drawing one exact card at a certain time - and Jade Druid.
Draw dependency are core to card games. But it has never been (or at least felt this way) so key in Hearthstone as today.