Hearthpwn

Just a little experience I've been doing. I'm putting it here to get some feedback from you guys.

Mage with a lot of dragon synergy. Playing this all day, the results in mid-ladder (10-5) have been quite satisfactory. The only matchup that is quite hard is Secret Pally, but have been having no problem against the other control decks around there (I beat Control Warrior, Control Priest, Freeze Mage and Renolock).

Some explanations on the "out-of-the box" cards.

- Ice Block: is a secret that if you're not playing freeze no-one expects. Can save your butt against shaman burst, druid combo and malygos decks, when the opponent thinks they have lethal and go SMORC. Your board should be able to kill on your turn.

- Animated Armor: I think this card is better in this deck than Water Elemental or Shredder, and really helps stabilize the board when facing face decks.

- Coldara: not a very good dragon without Maiden of the Lake and Fallen Hero but it's a good body and provides a nice synergy. Really good in the late game where you can hero power the small minions.

- Reno: reactional card but useful for late game when dealing with control decks.

Strategy and Mulligan: always mulligan for Mana Wyrm and Mad Scientist. Establish a board early is essential for the success of this deck. If you have both, having the Technician gives you "god hand" and it's half-way for the W (very high chance of getting a dragon until turn 3). Keep flamethrower against Priest (Wyrmrest) and Warrior (Armorsmith) is useful. With the lack of burst in this deck, board control is essential. Always make the better trade and use Thaurissan when your hand starts getting to big (Chromaggus FTW).

Have fun!