I have created 90% of this deck. I do not think you need High Priest Thekal. The idea is sound but for this deck there is not enough heal spells/weapons that would benefit with using this card. Crystalsmith Kangor may not be a need as well BUT it does help tons. I have gotten wins without both and have since added Kangor to my deck and its defintely a life saver mid levels. Replacing Thekal is Zola The Gorgon whom I feel add much more benefit by not only giving me an option of a double shot Shirvallah but also gives me a “freebie” option of using Baleful Banker to throw the Tiger back into the deck. I definitely see the value of the Augmented Elk and in time will add to this deck as well.
If you have a Lay on Hands spell (Classic 8 mana epic card), replace an acolyte with it. It makes the deck so much better by allowing high priest thekal to convert your health to armor and you can play kangor and lay on hands to heal for 16+ health and draw 3 cards in one turn. This allows you to tank more damage and survive till you can pull off your combo. This is a MASSIVE improvement but costs 400 more dust.
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I have created 90% of this deck. I do not think you need High Priest Thekal. The idea is sound but for this deck there is not enough heal spells/weapons that would benefit with using this card. Crystalsmith Kangor may not be a need as well BUT it does help tons. I have gotten wins without both and have since added Kangor to my deck and its defintely a life saver mid levels. Replacing Thekal is Zola The Gorgon whom I feel add much more benefit by not only giving me an option of a double shot Shirvallah but also gives me a “freebie” option of using Baleful Banker to throw the Tiger back into the deck. I definitely see the value of the Augmented Elk and in time will add to this deck as well.
If you have a Lay on Hands spell (Classic 8 mana epic card), replace an acolyte with it. It makes the deck so much better by allowing high priest thekal to convert your health to armor and you can play kangor and lay on hands to heal for 16+ health and draw 3 cards in one turn. This allows you to tank more damage and survive till you can pull off your combo. This is a MASSIVE improvement but costs 400 more dust.