OurSaviors of Uldum Lackey Zoolock Deck Guidetakes a look at the best deck list for this new/old archetype in the new expansion meta. Zoo is taking on a new shape with the support cards that have been given to it in Uldum! Create some Lackeys, buff them up, and take down your opponent.
If you were to ask someone to name you a Hearthstone deck, it would likely be Zoolock that they come up with. The archetype has been ubiquitous with the game for just about its entire run. While the deck isn’t always on top of the meta, it usually finds itself a niche somewhere on the ladder. In Rise of Shadows, it was a solid list and took advantage of the new Magic Carpet card. With Uldum on the way, Warlock has gotten some new toys to play with that take advantage of Lackey synergy.
Always Keep
Situational Keeps
These cards should only really be kept if you have a 1-drop already in your hand! That should be most of the time due to the composition of this deck.
Lackey Zoo Warlock General Gameplay Tips
While Zoo appears to be an aggressive deck, it plays far more like a control deck. You want to take efficient trades and use cards likeDire Wolf Alphato trade up with higher cost minions. You can generally generate a lot more resources with your hero power than your opponent, so trading into cards will inevitably put you ahead in the game.
This version of Zoolock largely plays out similarly to past versions of the deck. Attempt to establish a board in the early game and maintain it by making quality trades. However, there is some trickery to be done here with the Lackey synergy. Cards likeEVIL Recruitercan get you an early big minion that will be hard to deal with.
We have a lot of self-damaging cards in the deck, so we’re looking to beatdown our opponent a bit earlier than usual. We want to use our health as a resource, but this can obviously be dangerous if we get carried away. However, we’re greatly rewarded by doing this withDiseased Vultureonce we can get it on the board.Neferset Thrasheris a great card for Zoo, and while it will be dealing damage to you, we should be able to get quite a bit of value out of it before it goes off the board.
Magic Carpetis a little less of the focus in this version of the deck, but with all of our Lackey generators and 1-drops, we can still get some use out of it.
The current popular version of this deck is more on the aggressive side, which warrants the inclusion ofLeeroy Jenkins. We’ll sometimes need some extra damage to seal the deal, and he’s the ultimate neutral card for that sort of thing.
Lackey Zoo Warlock Other Card Choices
There’s some cards from the Rise of Shadows Zoo list that you might want to consider.Argent Squireis always a nice addition to decks like this one. You could also consider addingSea Giantas an additional threat if you feel like you find yourself with consistent wide boards.
