F2P Core 2021 only Zoo theorycraft

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This is just an attempt at making a deck with core only cards. It is not intended to be very competitive. Just wanted to see what can be done with core only.

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  • Dreams's Avatar
    Banned Pikachu 340 290 Posts Joined 11/05/2020
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    This deck is unplayable with only core cards. Should of named it Rank 50 New Player Zoo because those are the players who will be able to do anything meaningful with this.

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    • Trimutius's Avatar
      1580 2533 Posts Joined 03/16/2019
      Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

      Yes I identified as such in description... But it is literally free... Was more of an experiment rather than real deck.

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      • greenfrog100's Avatar
        Pikachu 200 140 Posts Joined 03/03/2021
        Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

        I don't believe Mankrik is free. Correct me if I'm wrong but players will have to be lucky enough to pull him from Forged in the Barrens packs. I wish he was free because I think he could be a potential inclusion for my secret mage deck.

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  • dapperdog's Avatar
    Dragon Scholar 1890 5609 Posts Joined 07/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    First off, nice deck building. There's a good deal of things I would agree, but here's some suggestion for changes;

    - No Argent Squire? That's near sacrilege considering its legacy in classic. And this core set is even less powerful than old classic. Combos well with Abusive Sergeant for the early game.

    - Probably want to make space for Dark Iron Dwarf as well. That's practically one of the best cards for tempo back then.

    - Defender of Argus is probably also too important to ignore. There's plenty of early game and tokens, and this card used to dominate classic back then as well.

    - At the cost of being called an idiot, I would genuinely suggest putting either jaraxxus or new Alex in this deck as a final finisher. Let's not forget that leeroy is no longer core, so you'll run out of options really fast. Given that its a tempo based game, its not entirely impossible for zoo to last as far as turn 7-8 before running out of juice, so having a finisher isn't too bad an option.

    - I would seriously consider Mortal Coil. But that's just me.

    Suggestions for removal:

    - Cogmaster, spidertank, and annoyotron is a cute idea, but zoo would never mulligan everything just to get this curve. In most cases, you'll just never assemble the needed cards to make these stuff work.

    - Probably only ever need 1 ooze. If we're theorycrafting from a core only perspective, there's only 2 weapons that's seriously contesting your deck; Headhunter's Hatchet and Truesilver Champion. Both are fairly deadly unremoved on curve, but that's only 2 classes. No need double ooze unless its literally everywhere.

    - Ritual of Doom suffers from the same problem above. Zoo can't afford dead cards in hand, and ritual of doom is dead card to me most of the time.

    - Raid leader is a little iffy in my opinion, given that direwolf alpha will do the job better 90% of the time. But there are tokens to take advantage of this. I'll leave this one to you. Similarly, I don't like the idea of lakarri felhound, but I'll leave it for now since zoo is one of those classes that can reliably get rid of their hand so the discards don't hurt as much.

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  • Thonson's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 1740 1734 Posts Joined 03/24/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    This is just a cool idea, honestly!  Hard to think just Core cards will be very competitive, but I think this showcases that the Core set is much stronger than the old Legacy sets if you’re able to put together at least a potentially viable deck.

    And of course, even if this specific deck isn’t super strong, the idea is there.  And a deck like this can provide a framework for F2P or new(er) players to build off of, swapping in cards they unpack.  Which is also a nice way for new players to learn and become better at deck building.

    All around, I love it!

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  • jacob1487's Avatar
    465 218 Posts Joined 03/27/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    I like the idea, I mean core set only decks are very nice, especially because what I hope (crossing fingers) it might mean the introduction of people who have no collection to draw on. 

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  • bardozan's Avatar
    380 250 Posts Joined 09/12/2019
    Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

    Overlord Runthak probably doesn't fit well in this deck. Zoo tends to have an empty hand by turn 5.

    You can also try adding Cogmaster and Spider Tank, but Cogmaster might need more mechs to support him.

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    • Trimutius's Avatar
      1580 2533 Posts Joined 03/16/2019
      Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

      That is actually interesting consideration... let me redo it a bit.

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      • bardozan's Avatar
        380 250 Posts Joined 09/12/2019
        Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

        Void Terror (buffed to 3/4 btw) might also work, especially on curve with Nerubian Egg.

        Other things you might consider:

        Argent Squire to have a nice synergy with Dire Wolf Alpha on curve.

        Crazed Alchemist to swap big enemy minions for easy trades or to turn your minion into a finisher, such as Lakkari Felhound.

        Ironbeak Owl to get past taunts etc. Silence is op.

        Abusive Sergeant or Dark Iron Dwarf to break Nerubian Egg.

         

        This deck could definitely use Sea Giant, but it's rotating. I guess it's fine. It makes you think other options.

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        • Trimutius's Avatar
          1580 2533 Posts Joined 03/16/2019
          Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

          I had owl in earlier list... but decided to not overcomplicate list. Abusive instead of boar is probably worth it

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          • bardozan's Avatar
            380 250 Posts Joined 09/12/2019
            Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

            Yeah, Abusive is like a 2-attack charge with an additional 1/1 body. I like this final version.

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    • Pezman's Avatar
      Staff Writer 2235 2285 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
      Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

      Turn 1 Cogmaster into Turn 2 Annoy-o-Tron is pretty nasty play. Problem is, only 2 health on both. I wish the Core had ways to buff health (like Beaming Sidekick).

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      • bardozan's Avatar
        380 250 Posts Joined 09/12/2019
        Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

        Annoy-o-Tron can definitely protect Cogmaster with its Taunt and Divine Shield. Most of the classes don't have a way to deal 2 direct damage on turn 2.

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    • Trimutius's Avatar
      1580 2533 Posts Joined 03/16/2019
      Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

      It is a warlock deck... You button is the card draw. Also only card draw in core set is loot hoarder and thalnos...

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      • Pezman's Avatar
        Staff Writer 2235 2285 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
        Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

        Dreams: Not exactly helpful. If you want to support other people's deckbuilding, offer a suggestion (and refrain from labeling it "bad deck"). If all you want to do is criticize (which is what it looks like), just don't bother.

        Trimutius: Loot Hoarder wouldn't actually be terrible here. Although I am not F2P, I'm sure F2P players appreciate postings like this. Does it need to include ONLY free core cards? Could you run a few commons/rares from other Standard sets?

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        • Trimutius's Avatar
          1580 2533 Posts Joined 03/16/2019
          Posted 3 years, 8 months ago

          It was more of a challenge to myself to make deck out of only core cards... Just wanted to see what it would look like...

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