WalterEgo’s Self Harm Whirlwind Warrior

Hello again.

Yes, I’m interested in fine tuning this deck. I’ve been playing through ladder over the last week. It does superbly well against Paladin, which is partly why I love it so much I guess. But it’s very control/combo, which is my preference. So, onto the problems with this deck.

First problem. With Brian’s deck in particular (http://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/decks/brian-kiblers-witchwood-blackhowl-gunspire-rotface-warrior-april-2018/), there is hardly an early game at all. You would be lucky to throw out an Acolyte early instead of just hero powering until turn 4. It didn’t work. That strategy just can’t hold up to tempo loss, not without Brawl included anyway. So that’s problem number one, which is do we include some type of early game or do we just rely on Brawl? Relying on Brawl is problematic, since its only one card. So how do we include an early game that possibly compliments our combo potential? We need dual purpose creatures. Probably 4 of them in total. I like where your head is at with the Animateds. You’ve clearly played the deck enough to understand the biggest issue. However, in my playtesting, they just don’t do enough work to have a place in the deck. I am currently testing the build with 2 Cruel Taskmasters and 2 Frothing Berzerkers instead of the Inner Rages and Animated Berzerkers that you have. The idea behind this is that they can be thrown down early to keep up with tempo, they interact well with the deck, and they can be used for later combo pieces if necessary. IE Faceless + Frothing, Cruel Taskmaster + Grommash, etc.

Second Problem. Full hand. I found myself with a full hand more often than not. And more importantly, hating the times when I had 2 Sudden Genesis or 2 Faceless or ALL 4 of them. It was too much. In my playtesting, I came to a similar conclusion as you did in your post on Brian’s deck, which is that the problem is NOT what happens after a Sudden Genesis or Faceless….but before. Our Finishers can be killed in the turn between playing them and executing the combo. I liked your solution with Woecleaver, it’s a good idea. However, I’m hesitant to test it because A) I would have to craft the card and B) I don’t like the Randomness of the Recruit mechanic. I could pull a Faceless, or Zola, or any other non-Finisher creature instead. Also, it is subject to the same problem as our Finishers, which is that it can also be destroyed between playing it and executing the combo. So whats the solution? In my opinion, the solution is to be less reliant on the combo. Or at a minimum, to be more adaptable with the combo. I wound up crafting Zola to achieve that end. She actually is doing a great job, combing off with everything else, giving second chances to things; particularly Gunspire, Frothing, and Armorsmith; but also Rotface and Grommash too if you’ve diligently saved your coin. She is also popping up in quite many decklists, so I figured wth and just crafted it. I’ve been surprised at how useful she is. Also, I dropped a Sudden Genesis and a Faceless from the deck, since the problem isn’t actually executing the combo. The problem is having a target to execute the combo on. You’ve already crafted Rotface, which I’ve found to be pretty awesome in this deck; so that helps with the targeting problem too.

And I think that’s pretty much it. My last problems have been fighting against Mid-Range. It gets a little tricky when you have multiple middle sized minions on the board against you. Scourgelord really pulls through there, but I’m still testing between Reckless Flurry and Brawl for a maximum board clear. I like Reckless because it can be a total clear if you have enough armor; however, if you don’t…it’s useless. Brawl is good, but it always leaves one on the board.