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Hello everyone, this is the N'Zoth Control Warrior that ThijsNL used today on his stream. N'Zoth/Control warrior seems to be working decently in the current meta, so here is the list.

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Possible Replacements:

Geosculptor Yip can be replaced with Spellbreaker if you are facing a lot of control or Brawl if you are facing a lot of aggro. Geosculptor Yip is a fun card but definitely not worth crafting at the moment. If you have him, play him and see how he feels, if you don't have him, replace him with one of the above mentioned cards.

N'Zoth, the Corruptor cannot be replaced. This deck needs him. This should be pretty obvious but there will always be a few people who ask. If you don't have him, just think before you craft him. It is a very good card but it belongs to the Whispers of the old Gods expansion, which will rotate to wild in April. 

Alternatively, if you have Rotface you could use that instead of Geosculptor Yip. I also don't recommend crafting Rotface at the moment, but if you have him, he is a fun card to experiment with.

Scourgelord Garrosh is very useful in many scenarios. But compared to the other Deathknights, he is probably the worst. If you don't have him you could replace him with other cards like Spellbreaker, Brawl, The Lich King. Generally speaking the Deathknioght isn't that essential and you could probably still play the deck without it, and only have it slightly affect the winrate.

Jade Druid is currently not a very popular deck. But if you are finding yourself facing them often, you should replace something for Skulking Geist. You could replace Geosculptor Yip or one copy of Unidentified Shield.

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Mulligan + Combo's

For mulligan you are looking for Mountainfire Armor. Direhorn Hatchling, Acolyte of Pain and Blood Razor against aggro.

Card draw is very important because you want to draw your Deathrattle minions (Direhorn Hatchling and Mountainfire Armor) and want to play Dead Man's Hand with N'Zoth, the Corruptor in your hand. This way you can use N'Zoth twice which can (counting the 6/9 taunt from Hatchling) generally shuffle around 10 cards into your deck. This means that in control matchups your opponent will go to faqigue first. Vs aggro, playing two N'Zoths is not a priority. Generally one N'Zoth is already game winning if you have survived that long. Whirlwind/Blood Razor + Sleep with the Fishes is a deadly combo for any aggro deck. Also always try to get maximum value from Battle Rage. Remember that being at 29 health is better than 30 because you will draw a card with Battle Rage. And since you will gain a lot of armor while playing this deck, that 1 hp can be pretty important. Something to keep in mind before using cards like Shield Block. Also remember to always attack first and then armor up. Because of this deck having two copies of Shield Slam, armor is much more valuable than HP.

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Final Words:

N'Zoth Warrior is a difficult deck to play compared to decks like Jade Druid, Highlander Priest or Big Priest. While not being quite on the top, it is still a solid deck which can definitely help you climb if you invest the time into playing/learning it. If you have any questions, leave a comment and I'll answer as soon as I can. I've been playing Control and N'Zoth Warrior since Un'Goro launched and I still often make mistakes, but it has still always performed positively for me and helped me climb. If you try this deck out, I wish you the best of luck on the ranked ladder. If this guide helped you, I would much appreciate an upvote. I'm very busy right now, but whenever I have the time I'll record some video guides.