I don ' t think it ' s fair to say that Patron Warrior prenerf had zero bad matchups . I specifically remember playing Lightbomb Priest during that time , with Holy Nova plus spell damage I could clear the entire board 4 times . I also had Shadow Word Pain to deal with the bigger threats . Handlock wasn ' t a great matchup for it either , they could clear the board with Shadowflame of basically any creature in the deck , Hellfire cleared the board , or simply create massive shieldwalls of huge creatures which were nearly impossible to get through . If Patron Warrior had a perfect hand of course , none of this mattered , but that ' s essentially how it feels playing against combo Battlemage with Merric or Atromancer and several Firebrands on curve .