Malygos Warlock Deck List – March 2016 (Season 24)

Malygos Warlock is one of the few top deck lists that is fairly new. The deck is also one of the only decks that employs Blackwing Corruptor, a card that was thought to be a staple of impending Dragon decks which ended up being rarely used. The deck is fairly reliant on Emperor Thaurissan and its ability to reduce burn spells for a turn 9 or 10 Malygos. Once this is achieved, it only needs to survive long enough to pull off a devastating combo.

Malygos Warlock Update – March 2016 (Season 24)

Unfortunately, it seems like Malylock has seen quite a drop off in play. It might be time to shelf this deck for now, and see what Standard brings.

Malygos Warlock Mulligan Guide and Strategy

Dark Peddler and Zombie Chow are your strong general keeps. Darkbomb is good against aggressive minions like Knife Juggler, Mana Wyrm, and Tunnel Trogg. You should keep Twilight Drake and Twilight Guardian against Midrange or Control decks where you know you’ll be tapping or not being pressured. Earthen Ring Farseer is a good keep against aggressive decks.

Malygos Warlock Tech Cards

Big Game Hunter, Sludge Belcher, and Ironbeak Owl will be 2s and 1s depending on which way the meta is shaping up. Imp Gang Boss is another card that sometimes sees play and sometimes doesn’t.

Malygos Warlock Card Substitutions (Replacements)

Keep in mind that replacements for cards are rarely ever going to be perfect. It’s usually easiest to try and come close to what the card accomplishes in the deck, or double up an already existing card in the deck.

I will sometimes get requests for replacements for Malygos. It’s usually a safe bet that if the card is in the title of the deck then it probably can’t be replaced. Emperor Thaurissan is another card that would be very difficult to play without.

• Brann Bronzebeard: You could go with a second Abusive Sergeant or double Big Game Hunter. Brann is not essential to this deck, you could even consider Sen'jin Shieldmasta for extra defense.
• Dark Peddler: I realize some people might not have League of Explorer’s so you can potentially replace Peddler with an Acidic Swamp Ooze, Earthen Ring Farseer, or Defender of Argus. These were all cards found in previous versions of the deck.

Malygos Warlock Combos and Synergies

Abusive Sergeant is great for trading smaller minions for bigger ones, but an often overlooked synergy is with Big Game Hunter. Have to deal with a Loatheb or Emperor Thaurissan? Well, you can use Abusive Sergeant on one of them which turns it into a 7-attack minion that is BGH-able.

Emperor Thaurissan is really what makes this deck possible. You save it for when you have your combo pieces in hand, e.g., Soulfire, Darkbomb, and Malygos. You can then drop your 8-mana Malygos and play Soulfire for free and Darkbomb for 1-mana each. This is a combo of 25 damage directly to the face!

Dark Peddler is a great card in this deck because it allows you to get away without playing double Soulfire. The Discover mechanic actually favors receiving cards from the class your playing, so you are far more likely to find a Warlock card than a Neutral one. This leaves you open to finding Soulfire, Power Overwhelming, Flame Imp, or Voidwalker just to name a few!

Brann Bronzebeard, while not being essential, does have nice synergy with this deck. You can double up your Twilight Drake, or increase the attack of Twilight Guardian. The ability to draw two cards from Azure Drake, or deal six damage with Blackwing Corruptor isn’t bad either!