Hey guys,
I finally got my "Handlock Warlock" done, but its a tricky deck to play.. so im wondering if anyone could give me some advice about when to stop taping (Probably first 3 turns if possible to start with?), and should i still tap if my hand has 7-8 cards, but most of them are dead for that certain game. When to hit face, alot of X's i know, but even simplest guide would help
On the first day i did ranked 20 to 13 fairly easy (5th or 6th july), but started having trouble against face and mid hunters at rank 13-14, and also having really hard times against other rushers, altough i lose, i also win.. but losing to those decks are way easyer
This is also my first time trying to climb a bit in ranked.


I swapped 1 hellfire for Sylvanas, because i dont think ive ever needed more then 1 in a game and often find it dead in my hand, i suppose my game play could be wrong somehow if i keep geting it dead in my hand? Maybe swapping something else for Sylvanas would work better? Maybe Sylvanas is too much?
Emperor also seems to work, and sometimes not.. like on every hero

And Chow.. is running 2 better or none at all? For Anti-agro reasons..

And ofc any other card swaps suggestions are welcome.. and also please explain how it helps

Thank you in advance!


This post was edited by Pingers on Jul 9 2015 02:05am

1 darkbomb and double hellfire or double shadow flame,is important to have.theres a lot aggro decks and if u dont have at least 1 hellfire or shadow flame in ur hand,you basically lost.

tap untill you have everything you need.i mean,vs scum decks,you need to have molten(s) asap,you need hellfire or shadow flame+ watchers,you need healbot etc.

1 chow is ok.even 2 chow,is ok also.the only tech card,is simpon soul.ppl who dont run siphon soul,runs double argus or double chow

This post was edited by kalhmera on Jul 9 2015 02:16am

Mkay, this is making alot of sense actually I will try to make that spot back thank you mate

This post was edited by Pingers on Jul 9 2015 02:20am

My best advice is to just play it over and over. You'll get a feel for your deck the more you play it. There's a ton of strategy involved, but most of it needs to be learned by experience.

I don't mean to be cliche but it's best! Lmk if you need more details about the smaller nuances of the deck.

Hah yes, true that Mr

Maybe swap 1 owl for hellfire? 2nd owl might be bit oversilence.

you can also use -1 owl ,-1 darkbomb into loatheb + one more hellfire.

loatheb helps a lot vs any deck,because gives you some time to stabilize the board.

heres my list


i used to have double chow,but in most games i had almost none in hand,so i decide to use only 1 and pray to get him.siphon soul is always good to have.

double owl in the current meta can't be bad (you have owl targets in every matchup)
you can owl your ancient watchers if needed.

I would cut siphon soul and add a second hellfire / shadowflame (preference choice).

same for jaraxxus - I don't think he fit's in the current meta.

This post was edited by Linkin on Jul 9 2015 02:51am

Loatheb is pointless in handlock. A 5/5 for 5 isn't what handlock is looking for. What is this? The miracle rogue meta? Second owl > loatheb in every single way imo.

This post was edited by DrLatBC on Jul 9 2015 09:30am

isnt the 5/5 for 5..is the power of loatheb and what he can do.

What can he do? Are you afraid of aoe? Will flamestrike / blade flurry scare your 8/8s and 4/10s? Are you trying to slow down miracle rogue? The literal only match up loatheb helps in is freeze mage, which is gonna shit all over you despite loatheb. Waste of a card.

This post was edited by DrLatBC on Jul 9 2015 09:34am