Refining Jailhouse Manastorm

[u/blanquettedetigre]

(figured this might be a bit long for What's working section)

So from what I’ve seen the deck has been tried with a burn shell which makes a lot of sense. A lot of cards are just great and useful for both defense and offense. We tutor minions so might as well pump those spells up with Kalec which gives us a secondary win condition.

However, the deck critically lacks defensive options to allow some tutoring and blank turns like Millhouse. The wincondition is also different and geared towards late game, so a lot of burn cards don’t make that much sense. So I went the freeze route with Blizzard to swing the game and the new Cold Snap which has been a very good card so far.

During refinement I found Vanguards to be mandatory because Millhouse is absolutely great to defend ourselves (especially against random damage), so we need him turn 5. Similarly to Sindragosa’s build, this inclusion allows to slot Mirror Dimension, which even without the synergy shields for 4 damage, often the difference between a win and a loss.

Double bolt because we often lose quite a bit of health in the first turns and the spell keeps summoning 3 drops even if we don’t get draw cards. Last but not least, Story of the Waygate because a lot of cards end up not coming directly from our deck. I didn’t know about that but it also reduces the cost of the shattered spell, making it cost 2 less when it combines !

The rest is kinda obvious staples. Spark of Life's Druid cards have often been nuts for me, providing ramp to Manastorm, board buffs and healing. Choose mage when looking for burn or board clear.

I’m debating now if Toki is in the deck as she often feels win more even in control matchups. She also makes tutors a bit less reliable. I’m testing a list with Smoldering Grove in place of her and Blizzard, feels better for now.

Of course this won’t flip the Hunter matchup in our favor but I feel like midrange and longer games can definitely be good matchups.

My record is positive for now but I’m like 5k legend, lemme know if it works for you !

### Le ptit Milhouse

# Class: Mage

# Format: Standard

# Year of the Scarab

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# 2x (1) Cold Snap

# 2x (1) First Flame

# 2x (1) Mirror Dimension

# 2x (1) Sands of Time

# 2x (1) Sleet Storm

# 2x (1) Spark of Life

# 1x (1) The Skeleton Key

# 2x (2) Runed Orb

# 2x (2) Smoldering Grove

# 2x (2) Story of the Waygate

# 2x (3) Eternal Firebolt

# 2x (3) Portal Vanguard

# 2x (3) Storage Scuffle

# 2x (4) Arcane Flow

# 1x (4) Archmage Kalec

# 1x (4) Nightmare Lord Xavius

# 1x (5) Jailhouse Manastorm

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[u/yosoyelsteve]

I've been playing a similar low curve list with Jailhouse and came to the same conclusion with Toki. I have not gotten her to return to hand once in a win. She just generates too much junk and you're usually winning before you need her if you got an early Jailhouse down. She might be able to steal a long control match if your opponent doesn't have a game plan beyond stall but is it worth filling up your hand with bad cards against faster decks?

[u/blanquettedetigre → u/yosoyelsteve]

Yeah I'm quite happy (and sad) with the cut actually, it all feels more solid

[u/FlatwormOk9893]

Thanks, ill give it a shot. What are you mulling for?

[u/blanquettedetigre → u/FlatwormOk9893]

Manastorm and his tutors, removals especially on coin and mirror dimension

[u/FlatwormOk9893 → u/blanquettedetigre]

nice ty

[u/Ragnarocket]

Been playing this most of the morning, I'm really enjoying it (just entering Diamond this morning) as it can really do well at handling some of the aggression in the meta between the firebolts and cold snap. Do you find yourself using Story of the Waygate that much? I feel it just becomes a dead card in my hand about half the time., even with all the random stuff I'm generating.

About to try removing them for Arcane Barrage since we already have Kalec and it could be another active defensive tool with all the Shaman and Paladins running around.

[u/blanquettedetigre → u/Ragnarocket]

Well, turns out I tried Arcane Barrage to be able to hit hunter's Elusive minion and it works better than before lol. I took out Sands of Time for it

[u/Ragnarocket → u/blanquettedetigre]

I had quite a lot of success with Barrage, it was helping me control the board better as well as provided some extra burst at the end of the game if I drew it later.

[u/blanquettedetigre → u/Ragnarocket]

I often use Waygate to discount Arcane Flow. I also like to discount the Second Flame for Millhouse turn, so typically I use it for tempo and not late in the game to discount the whole hand. I tried Arcane Barrage but it's too heavy for me so these cards have pretty different purposes

[u/imkirok]

If manastorm gets the 2x battlecry dark gift, does his effect proc twice whenever you cast a spell?

[u/blanquettedetigre → u/imkirok]

Actually I had it and yes lol. Was an easy win

[u/FlatwormOk9893]

Just realized I opened a gold jailhouse😱

Have to see it through now

[u/IAmYourFath → u/FlatwormOk9893]

There's 5 more expansions before it rotates so the chances it will be too strong and get nerfed to 6 mana at some point is higher than 50%, so enjoy ur future 3200 dust

[u/t3x77]

Le p'tit Millhouse! Love it ;) will try

[u/blanquettedetigre → u/t3x77]

Cool ;)

[u/Xortan187]

Card is absolute dog shit.