https://www.vicioussyndicate.com/vs-data-reaper-report-279/
The new Vicious Syndicate data reaper report is now out.
Thoughts?
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Well look at that. Plague DK is a Tier 2 deck everywhere except top 1k Legend where it JUST misses it. Who saw that coming? 
And based on the wording in the beginning, Snake Warlock was warping the meta hard.
And, shocker I know, Paladin is broken as hell.
We’re likely going to see nerfs to:
Paladin (several nerfs incoming…probably 3 at minimum)
Cleave Hunter
Naga DH
with Enrage Warrior likely seeing a slight adjustment as well somewhere.
I’m not sure if they nerf Dragon Druid. If They nerf Paladin hard then Dragon Druid will take over. Both Paladin decks are really the only thing keeping Dragon Druid in check (except for Control Priest but who the hell is playing that hot mess?) So Dragon Druid is likely a deck that escapes nerfs and then we all see nothing but Dragon Druid and the forums get all up in arms over our new overlords.
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Good. Dragon druid is fun. I’ve been tweaking my list and enjoying my games.
Dumb question though… Reno leaves you one slot, but is that simply one playable slot or will it not allow copies to spawn? Seems like one playable slot is fair, but a card that spawns copies should be allowed to have a battlecry, but maybe that’s just me. I’ve been too chicken to test it in ranked.
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1 spot and 1 spot only. So if you try to play Sargeras, you won’t get portal. If you try to play minions that copy themselves, they won’t copy.
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That was my guess, so I have been choosing other options. Thanks for the clarification.
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That’s really the excavate package helping a ton. It’s way, waaaaaay stronger than the plague package.
If excavate wasn’t rune limited in DK, it’d definitely be used in a different deck to a stronger outcome.
The game is usually over before plagues do much.
But tier 2 / tier 3 is still not a crazy strong deck, just better than it was (unplayable).
Thank you excavate.
Also only barely reaching tier 2 when it can shut down highlander payoff cards is kind of sad.
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I playing a Highlander iteration of random mage.
Since the focus is generate random stuff the deck really not cares so much and finley is always there to help being the reno hero card.
Would love if more people tried because i’m too used to play that type of deck .
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It baffles me how DK as a class is still so popular, where is the appeal
Only thing Dragon Druid needs is a correct build and it will take over.
I have as well.
(hsreplay Dragon Druid with 22000 games for reference)
Took out an Azerite Chain Gang for ETC, works with Snapdragon as well and I swear I was never winning of Azerite Chain Gang, just once with a lucky draw on 4 after coining Snapdragon → Turn 3 Snapdragon but it feels like the card is on its way out.
The obvious choice in the ETC was Rheastrasza for longer matchups, other two are … idk.
I should’ve been too when I confidently played a 6/7 Dragon Golem on a Reno’d board.
…
Actually crazy that Reno Shaman is Tier 1 … in top legend as well.
As for incoming nerfs these 2 are definitely it:
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I lol’d.
This is typical of my play, but for whatever reason I hadn’t walked in it yet.
I have, too. I’m not sure why it was there in the first place.
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Dragon druid is a very easy deck to nerf btw.
If they do it just give that copy dragon 1 less health and call it a day.
Will continue to win but will be exponencially easier to beat as a slow deck.
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That makes total sense! That one extra health stops it from being poofed, for sure! /s
I don’t think one health or even one mana solves dragon druid because the buffs to hand and deck are the play. Hell, if the deck was any slower I would stick a Theron in there just for the lulz.
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Because you can only craft ideas to literally destroy cards and decks “because unfun” not to make things fair.
Anyway enough discussion with you.
Anyone else is welcome.
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I’m truly stumped about Naga DH moving away from Sigil of Time/Glaivetar/Load the Chamber towards Magnifying Glaive and Sightless Magistrate. Those cards are clumsy as hell and clog up your hand since they don’t play well with “holding cards to do a Miracle turn with Sharpshooter.”
Also disappointed that there’s no discussion of Highlander DH. They have Highlander Blood DK but not Highlander DH? I guess nobody is experimenting.
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What is there to experiment
Highlander decks tend to be controlly and DH just doesn’t have the tools for it.
Also the reward (Kurtrus) is weak.
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Awfully dismissive.
Shambling Chow, Unleash Fel, Taste of Chaos, Bartend-o-bot, Immolation Aura, Pocket Sand, Snake Eyes, Fan the Hammer, Glaiveshark, Felerin, Mel’tranix, Rhythmdancer Risa, Remixed Rhapsody, Topple the Idol, Midnight Wolf, Flamereaper, Argus, Mythical Terror, Xhilag. The class is lousy with draw and card generation.
Not to mention the Big Demon package and Jotun, plus Reno itself. You can always throw in Astalor and other neutral mainstays.
Kurtrus is great for deleting minions. The current tyrants have plenty of low-health minions to delete. There’s tons to experiment.
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If there was, there would be a deck.
Clearly something is missing.
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Funny that despite admitting to 60% win rates VS says they aren’t sure paladin isn’t just beating up on unrefined decks 
Now watch as they just nerf sea giant
Half trolling here, but something tells me they really want to push control/big/reno paladins. They keep giving them big stuff, board control stuff (showdown prismatic), but the good stuff ended up use by pure/aggro.
So the dev’s be like John Lithgow: some of you may die (referring to all the other non-paladins), but that’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make
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Your nerf idea sucked. It was bad. I called you out on it and you had a baby fit.
I’m sad this place isn’t like reddit where you can properly tell someone where to stick things.
You mean as long as they share your crappy views and don’t dispute you?
Your nose and shoes look great! 
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Fixed that for you.
I’m sure there are several decks, though. I’m sure of it. They just aren’t common enough to be registering in the stats.
Further, most of the people who would want to play a deck like that would already be playing something else in another class. They might move to it if it was somehow seen or popular, but they aren’t going to organically do anything DH.
I’m surprised relic demon Hunter is non existent it seems pretty good to me.
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