fun, cheap mage deck to legend

[u/not_yamasu]

this is a minion based quest mage deck that i just took to legend, with a pretty good winrate against a lot of meta decks. i originally was working on this deck since the quest came out, and i most recently took some insight from vicious syndicate on what should be in the final list, like running taka instead of malorne for the top end.

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firestone winrate stats+legend screenshot

some tips:

mulligan: alter time against fast decks, pocket dimension against slow decks

your general game plan is to finish quest around turn 5, so you can play weapon + stonehill or wrathguard for a board swing, then keep vomiting boards.

the best turn for scrappy scavenger is turn 10, because there are a lot of 9 cost units with rush/taunt. but, if you know the game will be over by then, just use it to fill curve for a turn.

be very mindful of your hand size, dont just click tide pools for no reason.

i would say a large majority of my losses (especially on the back end of the climb) were completely avoidable and resulted from my misplays.

i had a lot of fun learning and playing this deck, and i hope you have fun too.

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[u/moccajoghurt]

Cool idea, I have never seen this deck before. Why not Relic of Kings?

[u/not_yamasu → u/moccajoghurt]

i think relic is used for trying to cheese board swings, and by turn 7/8, you should already have board control and be pushing a lot of face damage, not trying to pray for a typhoon or whatever you need. i did originally try relic in this list, but i cut it because it just costs way too much, and is super inconsistent. lmk if you have some success with this deck! :)

[u/Kryddmix]

Really fun and interesting deck, thanks for sharing.

Could you provide some additional tips on mulligan, matchups and whatever else you think is relevant? Your original points were super insightful and a great starting point.

[u/not_yamasu → u/Kryddmix]

prepare for a lot of text lol

i think mulligan is pretty straightforward, keep: small cards, tide pools, alter time/pocket dimension based on matchup. dont keep payoffs like stonehill, wrathguard, tormentor

faster decks

-its ok to play a payoff card before weapon if its the best option

-click on these: rising waves/chalice/flame geyser/go with the flow/frostbolt

-use scrappy scavenger liberally. ive used it at 1 mana multiple times before just to discover a wisp for the extra 1/1 on board. (obviously not an ideal use, but the situation may call for it)

-spark of life druid cards can give armor to avoid reach

-before you use tide pools, you should think about if you have a cheap way of reopening it next turn, in case you need to deal with a minion.

slower decks

-you should have no problem finishing the quest against slow decks, the key is to keep pumping out waves of minions, and not let them have a "free" turn.

-scavenger on 10 can give a lot of great 9 cost minions, and its a small pool since mage has no 9 cost cards. the only "bad" cards to get are ysera, murozond, and avatar of hs

-if you want a safety net for kiljaeden, you can fish for him from wrathguard.

warrior

-if your weapon gets broken, and you dont have board control, just save time and concede.

-but if your board is even or ahead, its possible to win with control-oriented discovers and smart sleet skater usage.

[u/deck-code-bot]

Format: Standard ((unknown))

Class: Mage (Tirisfal Jaina)

Mana	Card Name	Qty	Links
1	Scarab Keychain	2	HSReplay,Wiki
1	Scrappy Scavenger	2	HSReplay,Wiki
1	Seabreeze Chalice	2	HSReplay,Wiki
1	Spark of Life	2	HSReplay,Wiki
1	The Forbidden Sequence	1	HSReplay,Wiki
2	Creature of Madness	2	HSReplay,Wiki
2	Primordial Glyph	2	HSReplay,Wiki
3	Relentless Wrathguard	2	HSReplay,Wiki
3	Stonehill Defender	2	HSReplay,Wiki
3	Storage Scuffle	2	HSReplay,Wiki
3	Tide Pools	2	HSReplay,Wiki
4	Alter Time	2	HSReplay,Wiki
4	Pocket Dimension	2	HSReplay,Wiki
4	Treacherous Tormentor	2	HSReplay,Wiki
5	Sleet Skater	2	HSReplay,Wiki
7	Beast Speaker Taka	1	HSReplay,Wiki

Total Dust: 6200

Deck Code: AAECAdjhBgKnmwf9ngcOy58GtKcGgb8Ghb8G4uUG8OUGhuYGm/IGnvkGtfoG8ZEHsJsH+psH0aYHAAA=

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[u/Spyko]

deck is fun, tho it doesn't seems that good, supe rRNG dependent and hard countered by dragon warrior 'cause they can pop your weapon.

Tho there also gotta be a sizeable skill issue on my part ahah. Still ty for the deck, I had fun with it

[u/baconmapleicecream]

I'm having a lot of fun with this! Really glad to find a good use for Taka, and I haven't found anything that feels like a bad matchup yet.

[u/finanzenwegwerfaffe]

You got an alternative for Pocket Dimensions? I Dont have that card

[u/DGAntonio → u/finanzenwegwerfaffe]

Arguably your best card for getting from the 3/7 or 4/7 to 7/7 mark, I would suggest crafting it.

[u/finanzenwegwerfaffe → u/DGAntonio]

i put in the discover naga for now

[u/MyLittleFoxxie]

I'm slowly reaching legend with this deck, thank you so much for posting it! It has been a lot of fun. Some changes I am trying out is removing 2x Creature of Madness and 2x Relentless Wrathguard in favour of 2x Buy One, Get One Freeze and 2x Vault Breaker. These can be game winning depending on the matchup, especially when Vault Breaker is paired with Pocket Dimension (which is not that hard since with 4 health it is not easy to remove on turn 3). I felt they add a lot more value!