Thoughts on Quillrage/Krater Fang

[akurane]

Hey guys! So I know I like to post about getting to S rank with Bloodrage, but with the recent changes I wanted to ask you guys for help in solidifying this month’s decklist. Below is the most recent version of the decklist that I have been playing (I am currently about to try a version with -2 Mortar Maw, +1 Twin Fang and +1 Saberspine Alpha).

About Changes Made

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• Ragnora to Starhorn
  I really liked Starhorn in this decklist, but with the rotation of Wild Inceptor I found it extremely difficult to rely on Ragnora’s Rippers. While Krater works very well as a Blood Rage/Twin Fang activator, it has anti synergy with Rippers (unlike Quillbeast). I ultimatly decided to switch back to Starhorn (the original user of this self-harm based combo deck) and added more focus on self harm procs (switching out Cryptographers for Kujata).
• Mortar Maw and Saberspine Alpha
  With no need for egg-based combo cards like Egg morph in conjunction with the aforementioned general swap, I added these two minions to cover some of the weaknesses I noticed with this deck (out of hand burst/rush units besides Makantor Warbeast and back-line value generators in the late game). While I really like the inclusion of Saberspine Alpha, I am not to sure that I like the inclusion of Mortar Maw.

Last season, I had used +3 Beastclad (with +1 Greater Fortitude) to reach S rank with the list. I would say the most flexible points would be Mortar Maw, Fortitude, Saberspine Alpha, and maybe Rebuke. Other options that I have thought of include Haruspex, Earth Sister Taygete, EMP, and Riftwalker.

[mmf]

Taygete seems like a much better option than mortar maw

[deathsadvocate]

I have had a lot of sucess with my Dentist list:

DeathsAdvocate’s Master Thread: Rotating Trials of Mythron

The Dentist: Fang/Rage: Highly Competitive

http://www.bagoum.com/deckbuilder#MTo0MTgsMzoyMDExMiwzOjE5MDM4LDM6NDA5LDM6MjAxMjUsMzoxMTEyNiwzOjQzOSwzOjQ1NSwzOjQzMiwzOjMwMDE3LDM6MjAyOTcsMzoyMDM0NCwzOjQzMywzOjQwNQ==

A name I use every expansion, every-time the deck tends to look quite different, but the core of the deck remains the same: Twin Fang and lots of Pain.

The decks primary trick involves developing a decent field and then using krater, quillbeasts, rebuke, and or self damaging ramp to get massive value out of bloodrage on an already active minion, or a surprise massive fang, although fang can be used defensively in a pinch.

Quillbeasts effect procs on cast, if you have quill on the field and you cast Blood Rage on a minion with one health, quill will deal damage, and then bloodrage will apply its buff and that one health minion will survive thanks to the buff.

The deck packs great aoe with krater, quill, rebuke, and makantor. We also have Magmars powerful midrange/golem package featuring three ways to get a turn two lavalasher with ragebinder giving the deck a touch of healing. And card advantage is coverd through starhorn, a medium curve, and replicant. Replicant is also a super nifty six mana combo to follow up a kujata and then toss on a fang.

Its a very effective, although fairly tough to play, deck that involves a lot of math and careful planning.

[gsvalhalla]

I would consider Amplifaction over Greater Fortitude, since you have ways to self-harm damage your own minions. Since it gives more health as well it allows for more self-harm damage options to enable Blood Rage.

Taygete I would also consider over Mortar-Maw. Since it can spread the self-harm damage as AoE to your opponent.

Those would be the main two things. If you really wanted to add in Haruspex then pairing it with Upper Hand could be a good to way to punish your opponent for having such a big hand if they have high health minions. Maybe, Terradon could be a sticky option since its hard to remove an 8 health minion without using hard removal plus with all that health could allow for more Blood Rage self-harm opportunities. I don’t know what your match ups are like higher up, but there are different ways you could go, if you wanted.