Our unofficial off-meta series continues from where we left off last time, as we take a look at some decks with underused legendaries from Saviors of Uldum. As usual, we have used the data of HSReplay for finding the decks.
DISCLAIMER: Due to the off-meta nature of (most of) these decks, the amount of data available varies a lot, as might your results too.
Quest Hunter (with Unseal the Vault)
Put the recently re-named Quest reward in use with this deck that aims for an explosive finish with Beastmaster Leoroxx and a variable amount of King Krushes, depending on how you fared in the Ramkahen Wildtamer lottery. The region of positive winrates for the list goes all the way to Diamond, after which the data gets too sparse.
Totem Shaman (with Vessina)
Another deck that can conjure a lot of burst damage, but instead of big dinos, it comes out of innocent looking Totems thanks to Vessina's effect and/or Bloodlust. Despite struggling with some of the most dominant meta decks, the list somehow keeps a positive winrate across all ranks.
Galakrond Warlock (with Dark Pharaoh Tekahn)
Quest Warlock has, for now, stolen the attention of Gul'dan but its Galakrond cousin is still a solid deck. This list aims to get more value out of its Lackeys, and even includes Grand Lackey Erkh as a way of creating a surprisingly menacing board post-Tekahn. Druids and Warriors can be an issue, but the deck holds a good overall winrate at Diamond.
Cyclone Tempo Mage (with Raid the Sky Temple)
I'm going to trigger some Wild players' traumas with this one. Luckily this quest is a bit more harmless than the-one-we-do-not-speak-of, but that doesn't mean you can get into trouble with cheap Giants or Chenvaala. The sparse data shows a good winrate at legend and a quite bad one at Diamond, so tread carefully.
Deathrattle Rogue (with Anka, the Buried)
It seems to be impossible to find Rogue decks which do not run Galakrond or Heistbaron Togwaggle these days. If you can see past those, you'll find a spicy Deathrattle package that Seiko tried to use in Grandmasters some weeks ago. High Diamond ranks can be rough, but otherwise the data gives the list a thumbs-up.
Murloc Paladin (with Octosari)
I'm sorry, but it's the only deck with the tentacly meme that shows any kind of playability. Octosari has replaced Tip the Scales at the top end of the previous Murloc lists with devastatingly good results. The winrate stays very high even at Diamond, where the availability of data ends.
Comments
I played a similar off-meta warlock deck for a while. I wanted really badly to be able to have it be competitive, but I kept encountering control... and well, control destroys aggro
Even off meta decks are boring. Any one else really sick of this meta? I can't find a single deck that I actually enjoy playing anymore, and it's still a long two months until the next xpac.
That Quest Hunter looks really fun! I crafted Unseal the Vault back in March and had a lot of fun and success with it before the rotation. I also unpacked Beastmaster Leoroxx, so I should try this deck out.
I might have missed something, but what is the reason the quest reward of Unseal the Vault is renamed? Or does someone have the link to the information ^^.
I don't think Blizzard ever told the reason, people just noticed it about...2-3 patches ago? Can't remember if they even mentioned it in the patch notes. The new name does fit the art better, but I'm not sure if the change was necessary anyway.
(For those that can't remember, Pharaoh's Warmask was previously called Ramkahen Roar.)
Thanks Frosty! I do must say I play the quest regularly, but never noticed the name of the HP was changed until now..
Yeah, I noticed this myself right after crafting the card. I'm really curious about why they changed it. Is there a lore reason?
I've been playing the cyclone tempo mage list just for fun for the past few weeks, and it feels amazing when you go off with it. The best part about the list is that there is a lot of room for experimentation with card synergies.
Thanks to the Quest, Licensed Adventurer is a great addition to the cyclone mage archetype in standard since the rotation of Elemental Evocation. Because the list is "cheating out" so many spells with Sorcerer's Apprentice, Questing Adventurer is a card really worth trying out in the list in my opinion. Removing the "summoning" synergies (with Khadgar and Sea Giant) opens up the potential for more low-cost spell synergies that help out Chenvaala, Mana Cyclone, and Questing Adventurer should you add it. The list can even experiment with dragon synergies thanks to cards like Cobalt Spellkin and Arcane Breath.
I definitely recommend trying out the new Quest version of cyclone mage to anyone who liked the old version.