( First attempt to play Priest ) - Late game Zhanna

**ipoop245** · 06-29-2014, 11:46 AM

" Denied Fate "

***HERO***
Zhanna Mist

***Allies (19)***
3x Armored Sandworm

2x Aeon Stormcaller

2x Braxnorian Soldier

2x Spirit Warden

2x Elizabeth Winterborn

2x Viska, The Scarlet Blade

2x Eriss Fateweaver

4x Devoted Knight

***Abilities (15)***
4x Tidal Wave

3x Focused Prayer

3x Banish

4x Zail's Hymn

1x Mass Purification

***Armors (3)***
3x The King's Pride

***Weapons (4)***
4x Wizent's Staff

TOTAL: 41 cards + Hero

Priest has always been a class that i would love to try/play . However , priest decks in general are quite costly to get so until now do i have a chance to lay my hand on them . This is my first priest deck , the good ol' fatties rolling Zhanna

that has been around since CoTC .

The deck focus on countering opponent's strategy while slowly taking them down , with Brax Soldier to counter haste and weenies rush , Spiritwarden to take care of graveyard recursion and Eris Fateweaver to handle attachment . Most of the allies in the deck are extremely durable, can take lots of beatings before going down . It's simple to play , just deny , stall , deny , stall and repeat until you get to turn 5+ and start dropping allies depend on your opponent's strategy . I use only 2 copies of many allies because this deck doesn't have any specific drop order , what you do depend on your opponent , also , i like having many different options

I'm thinking about dropping Devoted Knight

for more control options like Seductress because getting a Tidal Wave

to reset the board is not very crucial from what i've experienced .

**chamthabo** · 06-29-2014, 01:28 PM

I think you should use 3 Elizabeth.

**sykoticjestr** · 06-29-2014, 05:38 PM

Hey there, and welcome to the priest class.

This is an interesting way to go at a control zhanna, but there are some things you should consider.

1. Devoted knight helps you ramp. You play several high cost cards and this helps you get there faster, in fact I've played a kings pride on turn five which turned the game around in my favor, so you may want to consider keeping them.

2. Your draw imagine is lacking. Most people see EW as a 0/5 who only gets power when she has damage, so the will either not touch her or take her out alltogethor. This means you can sometimes get more than one draw out of her or she takes the pressure from your hero. Since you have a lot of allies try running a couple treasured heirlooms, +1 attack and 2 cards is decent, might be enough to take out an ally.

3. If you can remember the first card you sacrificed, forgiveness could help to get an extra card as well as an extra shadow energy. Something to consider running a 2 of.

4. Focused prayer is a MUST 4 of, it helps to get rid of those pesky items that can slow you down. Banish

or retreat could also help to stall your opponent.

Hopefully some of this helps you. Good luck and have fun