Brian Kibler’s Reno Jackson Control Mage

Class: Mage - Format: wild - Type: control - Season: season-20 - Style: ladder

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Brian Kibler has built a mage deck list around the new League of Explorers card, Reno Jackson. The deck contains a lot of one-ofs, but makes from for two Mad Scientist due to the power level of the card in Mage.

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  1. D4rksid3r
    February 14, 2016 at 10:11 AM

    My situation right now :
    Whenever i play controll decks(90%of the time) i get matched agaonst zoo or face hunter which means i lose 80% of the time and whenever im sick of playing against aggressive decks and pick my priest i get matched against controll deck and lose …
    if in any rare cases i get a favorable or normal matchup well then i just get 8 inches rng dick up my ass …
    Can anyone think of a deck that would help me ?

  2. chinto
    February 4, 2016 at 3:14 PM

    With only two secrets, both playable from hand, I don’t see the need for 2 mad scientist. It seems more likely to screw you over than help you.

  3. Jazat
    December 17, 2015 at 6:08 PM

    This deck will not work for a Reno Deck. You CANNOT have two of any kind of card in the deck. You have two mad scientists listed.

    • Evident - Author
      December 17, 2015 at 7:20 PM

      Once you draw one of the Mad Scientists then Reno will work. It only matters what is left in your deck at the time you play Reno.

  4. Keyne
    December 16, 2015 at 5:31 PM

    Why on earth anyone would play a Mage Reno deck without two Ice Blocks, Molten Giant, and both bounce guys is beyond me.

  5. annthrax
    December 4, 2015 at 6:11 PM

    hello , i dont have ysera , i replaced it with Archmage antonidas , do u think its a good replacement or should i replace it with something better ??, i have all the adventures legendaries + sylvanas +alextraza + harrison jones + malygos and ofc the rest legendaris i used in this deck, i was thinking maybe i should replace it with sylvanas or kel’thuad but went with archmage . thnx in advance

  6. jp
    December 3, 2015 at 3:15 AM

    Hi

    How can i the cards, Dr.Boom , Nefarian and Ysera ??

    thanks

    • Evident - Author
      December 3, 2015 at 9:53 AM

      I would probably just add whatever big legendaries you have. If you’re really on a budget stuff like North Sea Kraken and Force-Tank MAX are reasonable.

  7. Shadowmaster
    December 1, 2015 at 12:08 PM

    What about Archmage Antonidas in this deck? I think it could be pretty good. What should I replace instead of him?

    • Sonaan
      February 19, 2016 at 3:53 PM

      Hi there! The problem about Antonidas in this deck is that antonidas needs some activator spells to generate fireballs and you run only 1 of everything. You may not have that spells you need and that would cost you a lot of tempo.

  8. TheRipper
    December 1, 2015 at 8:03 AM

    Brewmaster is more useful in that deck i see it’s better than ysera and antonidas does good job also ! It’s so good deck only aggro warlock can win that deck this moment and that under circumstances . Also i put goblin blastmage beacause i dont have . This deck rocks !

  9. shwan
    November 29, 2015 at 8:50 AM

    whats the replacement for ysera? i don’t have sylvanas either

  10. ho
    November 29, 2015 at 2:34 AM

    this deck is actually played with antonidas and rhonin at the moment

  11. The Alchemist
    November 27, 2015 at 3:37 PM

    This must be what that guy played against me yesterday ! πŸ˜€

    Playing my mech mage against someone who kept ignoring tempo and caring only about card advantage. Turn 5 i play fel reaver with fireball and dr boom in hand.
    By turn 8 he has emptied my deck as he plays BGH on my fel reaver.
    Gives me the turn on 18 health while i have 10 damage on the board (dr boom and small stuff) and sais “well played” as i draw fatique. He must have factored in a fireball and expected to survive my turn with 1 health.
    Unfortunately for him i had a spare part to boost my board for 1 extra damage and killed him. I was wondering all the time if when he said “well played”, he thought he was going to win as i was with an empty deck or if he was expecting to die. I suppose this is the answer :p

  12. TheRipper
    November 27, 2015 at 5:34 AM

    If i dont have echo , arcane blast ,ysera(also not sylvana) which cards can i put instead of them . Please reply me asap !

  13. Bing
    November 26, 2015 at 7:52 AM

    Nice deck. I replaced the second Mad Scientist with Flamecannon because I’ve actually lost a couple of games holding on to Reno but couldn’t do anything because of that one duplicate in my deck.

  14. ekizde
    November 21, 2015 at 11:38 PM

    any replacement for big game hunter? thanks

    • Evident - Author
      November 22, 2015 at 8:47 AM

      Kind of weird, but Flame Lance would serve a similar function.

  15. bart
    November 20, 2015 at 6:40 AM

    love this deck. reno is great for duplicate and echo the second time you throw reno in they just concede lmao

  16. torch em
    November 16, 2015 at 6:19 AM

    How could i fit forgotten torch in this deck? Or is it necessary? I just like the card in general.

    • Evident - Author
      November 16, 2015 at 7:16 AM

      I don’t think it’s necessary, you could try removing Nefarian.

      • torch em
        November 17, 2015 at 5:36 AM

        I actually did replace illuminator with one forgotten torch and it works really well for the extra removal early and an extra fireball late. This deck is super awesome and i really have an insane 80% win rate. Only times ive lost is against smorcs or because of really bad card draw.

  17. Crashover
    November 16, 2015 at 3:38 AM

    I donΒ΄t have Ysera and Big game hunter.
    What is a good alternative?

  18. Grey
    November 16, 2015 at 2:03 AM

    I don’t have Ysera πŸ™ I can remplace by what ?

    • Evident - Author
      November 16, 2015 at 7:16 AM

      Sylvanas might work in this deck.

    • Chum Chumbler
      November 29, 2015 at 4:56 PM

      I use Alexstrsza in place of ysera , you have flexibility in up to 15 face damage on your opponent or a late game emergency heal if reno doesn’t show up on time.

  19. beeman
    November 15, 2015 at 2:28 AM

    -1 mad scientist +1 summoning stone for shitzngiggles

  20. RJ
    November 14, 2015 at 11:15 PM

    Played Reno 4x in one game with duplicate and echo.

  21. pandour
    November 14, 2015 at 4:41 PM

    I’m loving this deck, it is fun. I played it from rank 18 till 9 and still going…
    It is a bit slow and many times I couldn’t deal with the early aggression so I did substitute Ysera.
    I also don’t have arcane blast but I think it is not really needed, most of the games I need board clear like explosive sheep.
    So, for more survival, early game play I have 1 unstable ghoul which is really good, sometimes I even play duplicate to get 2 more ghouls.
    Ecoh of Medivh for me is not restricted to a card, I use it on senjin,ghoul,water elemental,reno,sheep…. whenever I see that I need to.
    The other substitute is brewmaster (the 2 mana panda). It is actually a late game card but better than Ysera. Playing Reno or the Healbot and dropping them back to your hand is priceless.

  22. Xiko
    November 14, 2015 at 2:35 AM

    Is it me or Duplicate could potentially screw Reno Jackson?

  23. Vinicius Roberto dos Santos
    November 13, 2015 at 7:26 PM

    Antonidas??

    • C4RDEAL
      November 20, 2015 at 9:37 AM

      Thinked the same, why not antonidas, maybe u already have to many cards in hand

  24. Steve
    November 13, 2015 at 5:30 PM

    Actually the deck can’t have more than 1 copy of a card for reno’s ability to trigger.

    • Evident - Author
      November 13, 2015 at 5:36 PM

      That’s true of the remaining portion of the deck. If you draw one of the Mad Scientist, and it’s in your hand or has been played then Reno Jackson will trigger.

  25. Rouzeki
    November 13, 2015 at 10:13 AM

    Welcome back Sen’jin Shieldmasta!

  26. [BRL]Hideck
    November 13, 2015 at 7:56 AM

    I don’t have Nefarian, Echo of Medih and Arcane Blast
    I put Kraken, Sylvanas and Arcane Missiles, that’s correct?

    • Evident - Author
      November 13, 2015 at 8:52 AM

      Those are reasonable replacements.

      • [BRL]Hideck
        November 14, 2015 at 9:47 AM

        Evident Thanks, I’ll try to get this cards

    • Bombtrap
      November 13, 2015 at 9:25 AM

      I suggest Chromaggus, Ice barrier and Flame Cannon.

      • Jinks
        November 14, 2015 at 7:36 AM

        If he doesn’t have Nefarian, he’s not gonna have Chromaggus. Flame Cannon is a good replacement for Arcane Blast. Echo of Medivh can be replaced by an Youthful Brewmaster.

      • [BRL]Hideck
        November 14, 2015 at 9:47 AM

        Thanks you too!

  27. Sylvain
    November 13, 2015 at 4:21 AM

    I constructed a somewhat similar deck but I included a card I think can be important: Youthful Brewmaster. Managed to use Jackson multiple times in one match (also using one of Ysera’s spell cards). Seeing your deck makes me realize I didn’t inlcude any taunt minions in my deck though. Excellent choice!! Adjusting my deck now. Thanks!

  28. General Tsuki
    November 12, 2015 at 8:03 PM

    This deck is strong against almost every deck and is at its best when against Aggro decks. The little theme of Reno Jackson when he is played makes it so much more satisfying when you play it for a guaranteed win and your opponent concedes.

  29. Jason Persoff
    November 12, 2015 at 7:40 PM

    Reno requires no duplicates, I thought–this deck has 2 Mad Scientists. Trying to figure out a good deck with him–adds freeze options galore.

    • Orodrake
      November 13, 2015 at 12:03 AM

      Nah it’s written that it is intentionnal. I guess Reno only check what’s actually in your deck, without paying attention to the card syou have in your hand or the cards you already played !

    • Dunk
      November 13, 2015 at 1:09 AM

      Actually, as long as there aren’t 2 copies of a single card in your deck (not decklist πŸ˜‰ ), you’re fine. So just play Reno when you’ve played 1 Mad Scientist. The deck kinda makes sure you’re never gonna have to play it TOO early. Although against a perfect curve aggro deck, sometimes you might be screwed. But then again, most control decks are πŸ˜‰