Zhana Goddes 55 card deck, 320 rating (tweaked)

[ShadoweraShop]

[55+hero]
Zhana Mist
[25]
4 Champion of Irum
4 Aldon the Brave
4 Jasmin Rosecult
4 Elizabeth Winterborn
3 Tainted Oracle
3 Armored Sandworm
3 Aeon Stormcaller
[23]
4 Focused Prayer
4 Tidal Wave
4 Healing Touch
3 Mass Removal
3 Ice Storm
2 Retreat
2 Banish
1 Forgiveness
[07]
4 Wizent’s Staff
3 King’s Pride

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Road to 350 – SES Aphex (Zhanna) 319 vs BP DarkenHeart (Majiya) 289

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http://www.shadowerashop.com/zhana-goddes-320-tweaked/

[4Ak]

...hm, i see pretty much standard Zhanna build in terms of card choices, only, she's 'gained weight'

i would definitely try to trim this down to slightly more reasonable size, something like:

-1 Champion
-1 Aldon
-1 Aeon
-1 Mass Purification
-1 King's Pride

...we're down to 50 already

-4 Healing Touch (i don't find this one very useful when u r not running Knight of the Golden Dawn)
-3 Ice Strom (since you're already running Tidal Wave)...this is bit tricky here, u might chose to use IceStorm instead of TW, but then i would suggest you run Fleet-Footed Messnger who will deal that extra damage after Ice Storm (when u have 6 resources) and he will also help to slightly organize your hand

...that's 43

and as for Tainted Oracle vs. Elizabeth Winterborn - quite a few guys i know (myself included) either run one or the other or 2/2 split, you can even run 3/3 if you insist and you're still down to 42 cards

...just my two cents

[ShadoweraShop]

But her weight is her ally in this case! I would suggest you read the article or watch the match vs Darkenheart to see how the deck plays

"I can imagine the 55 card maindeck comes as a shock. But there is a theory behind it. For starters, I don’t lose easily. This is due to the fact that the Priest faction has acces to Tidal Wave, Healing Touch and Zhana’s ability. Games tend to take longer and you will notice that most tier 1 decks or decks you face around the 300 rating. Are mostly fast paced decks, who try to rush and seal the deal as soon as possible. So what I try to do is survive the first couple of turns and win by playing “better cards” than my opponent in the late game. By better cards I mean cards with high costs such as King’s Pride or Aeon Stormcaller.

The massive deck count also allowes me to play more outs for different situations , which ofcourse won’t be drawn as fast due to the higher deck count. Thats where the draw cards come in. I play a whopping 11 draw cards, 3 Tainted Oracles, 4 Elizabeth Winterborns and 4 Wizent’s Staff. Having an 55 card deck means my deck consists of 1/5th drawcards. Though the variable of drawing unplayable hands is higher because of the higher count, thats where the healing comes in!"

The cited text above was qouted from my first article,

But my next deck might just be 40 card decklist again, seeing how those are usually the most consistent, thanks for the suggestions!

[nikcansmash]

1 forgiveness in a sea of a deck seems silly, though I'm an advocate for the card itself. It had such potential letting you pitch an unusable card in the opening hand and recur it when you can cast it. I agree with most of what 4ak said also, and while this deck might run great as is, it wouldn't lower your odds by removing some choice cards and taking the deck down to 44 cards or so. I mean, your odds of drawing any one of your allies would be almost the same by removing 1 of each of them. I see very few lists that run the play set of any one ally. Look at the numbers:
3x col
3x Aldon
3x elizabeth
All of these are unique, there's no reason to run 4 ofs, this isn't magic!
But then:
3x jas
2x TO
2x sandwurm
2x aeon
Those are all numbers I see more often in these decks.
Supplement that with:
3x focused prayer
2x healing touch (again you'll never use all 4)
2x mass purification
2x kings pride

I mean that alone will increase the consistency of your deck while keeping the odds about the same of drawing any one ally. Just my two cents! Your decks are awesome keep it up!

[Kylt]

Though the variable of drawing unplayable hands is higher because of the higher count, thats where the healing comes in!"

This sounds counterproductive. Why don't you cut out unnecessary cards and increase the odds of getting playable cards? Then you may not need to rely on heal and waste 3 res on HT when you wanna play FP, 3cc ally, Ice Storm in the late game.

I think people who use 50+ cards Zhanna is either don't know much about priest game, or worried too much about Zhanna mirror or against Boris/Lance/Millstalker.

You should always start from 39+Hero. If you can't tell what to exclude that means you are not thinking about it enough. This may sounds harsh but there is not many reasons for Zhanna to go with 50+ cards deck.

[ragosonos]

i started to feel zhanna more than 40 cards is still just like a 40 cards but have heals and extra tools and even better for me .. just as zhanna have veryyy nice draw options winterborn and wizents staff is excellent .. i never saw a zhanna with 3 or less cards lol

honestly i love this deck

[Raphael Majere]

4 tidal in a 55 card deck. Sorry, Not for me. Just IMHO. Am with Kylt.

[ragosonos]

i saw some matches of ses aphex , veryy nice pro player .. he acctually used a 55 card deck with 320 rating .. maybe its all about strategy and play style but what i saw is that he didnt use tw in some matches with great comebacks still

[Kylt]

but what i saw is that he didnt use tw in some matches with great comebacks still

I haven't seen the match but the idea is that, if he had TW, the comeback would have been a lot easier and faster that opponent can't withstand.

Having said that in games like this, there is something beyond theory. You should play what wins you games even if it does not comply with theories.

[nikcansmash]

Words to live/play by