Demon Zoo Warlock

Even though Warlock got a weak set in Rise of Shadows, I wouldn’t count out the class. Zoo Warlock, specifically, has the foundations of a good deck. The key to its potential success is almost completely ignoring the new set and focusing on the good cards it has received throughout the Year of the Raven. These cards were overshadowed by Mammoth cards but are strong enough to take another serious look at now.

The list I’ve come up with is a heavy demon build, but one that doesn’t run imps. Instead, I focus on Void Analyst and strong early game demons that can receive the buff. I’m also running Nethersoul Buster, which is a powerful turn 4 play alongside one of three self-damaging activators. Finally, I have a robust value package centered on discard mechanics and Soulwarden, and to top it off I run Barista Lynchen and Arch-Villain Rafaam. Rafaam gives us a late game plan B, and Barista can be an extremely powerful value engine. There are no less than 16 battlecry minions in this deck, excluding Rafaam and Barista herself, so having her drop into any kind of board is extremely punishing for the opponent. Zoo Warlock may run into issues against Paladin and Shaman carrying their unique versions of Fiery War Axe, but one weakness Zoo won’t have with this deck is running out of stuff to play.