Mini-Maxi Dragon Rogue

Presentation

Mini-Maxi Rogue!

This deck is based around the combo Anubisath Warbringer (or Necrium Apothecary) and Rogue's Deathrattle activations. In addition to this, a strong midrange Dragon Package that have been added in DoD, with a lot of Evasive (Er, I mean "Can't be targeted by spells or hero power") minions!

Once you get one or two deathrattle to proc, unleash your dragons.

EDIT: Holy hell! That deck is good! I've been playing it a LOT day 1, and got from rank 15 to 5 in no time. I think it deserves a better guide!

General strategy

The main goal of this deck is to get the most value out of Anubisath Warbringer.

To do so, you have to stall the game and control the field in the early game while generating minions in your hand (Try having a 1 drop in your starting hand aswell as a Backstab and you should be fine). Dagger T2, then play the 3 drop that fits the most your current situation (EVIL Miscreant or Scalerider if you are loosing board control, Necrium Blade if you have Necrium Apothecary in hand, Candle Breath otherwise.).

Then, once your deathrattle has triggered once or twice (or even more!) you can play the big boys. Be careful not to dump them all if you are against a class who can kill them easily (Priest with Mass Hysteria/Plague of Death, Warrior with Brawl and Paladin with Equality/Shrink Ray)

You should not play Faerie Dragon T2, as it is a real threat once buffed, but consider doing so against aggro. Also, don't hesitate to keep a Backstab in hand and take some damage if it means you can activate your Necrium Apothecary T4.

Mulligan

This deck has a precise strategy, so the Mulligan should be obvious, but I prefer to clarify it.

Generic Mulligan :

1. Necrium Apothecary
2. Backstab
3. Pharaoh Cat
4. Bloodsail Flybooter
5. EVIL Miscreant

Against aggro :

1. Necrium Apothecary
2. Backstab
3. Pharaoh Cat
4. Bloodsail Flybooter
5. Scalerider

Against control :

1. Necrium Apothecary
2. Backstab
3. Necrium Blade
4. Candle Breath
5. Pharaoh Cat/Bloodsail Flybooter

Try to keep Eviscerate if you think you will be able to activate it.

IMPORTANT! Don't be baited by Faerie Dragon it's NOT a card you should try to keep in hand early game, so if you already have early game in hand, throw it away!

Changelog

13/12/2019 :

• -1 Scalerider I really like this card... but I have to make room for better cards and we have a lot of 3 drops.
• +1 Anka, the Buried Yeah boy! After testing it, this card kills it! It's a solid body T5, and it denies the horrible scenario of drawing 2 warbringers early game. Thank you Wendeee for suggesting it! I love it!
• If you want to play a low-cost version, you can ignore this change

12/12/2019 :

• -1 Necrium Vial when I am able to play it, I almost always win the game... but even against control, I almost never have the chance to play it. Bye Vial!
• -1 Preparation there is not a lot left to prep, so I cutted one out.
• +2 Eviscerate that's the deal! I often loose against aggro matchups, so I added these.

11/12/2019 :

• -1 Necrium Vial too inconsistent, and I lost 2 games by having them both in an early hand.
• -2 Evasive Feywing same effect as Faerie Dragon and has similar stats after the buffs, but costs way more. Plus, we have a too much cards to play on turn 4.
• -1 Flik Skyshiv meh, good card if you're behind, but most of the time it's just a worse Evasive Wyrm in this deck.
• -1 Brightwing we have got a lot to do on turn 3, and the poor dragon just isn't strong enough.
• +1 Zilliax why wasn't it in the first list god damnit? Playing it after it has been buffed is an instant win against aggro.
• +2 Backstab we're missing early game removal and combo activators.
• +2 Evasive Drakonid this card is really strong on its own, and gives an unbreakable wall against aggro if buffed.

10/12/2019 : Deck creation

Conclusion

That's it for this deck's guide!

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Have fun on ladder and stay Hydrated! ~Dekkster