Hearthpwn

I recently refined my deathrattle based shaman deck into a more competitive deck to climb the ladder.  Without putting in too much time I have gone from 15 to 8 with this deck.  It relies less on super fun combos than the original  (awwww) and more on board control.  

The play style is simple enough; Start your early game with some small card advantage minions, control the board with early taunts, try and pop your eggs where possible, and build toward a mid/late game win.  Feel free to as questions in the comments and I'll try to answer them the best I can.  Here are some cards that are worth special mention:

Reincarnate:  This bad boy is one of the best cards in the game.  It's so versatile that it's entirely playable at any point in the game.  It can be used to pop eggs for early tempo (especially helpful on priests), healing a damaged Sludge Belcher, clearing buffs off an enemy minion, or activating Sylvanas for a clutch Mind Control.  This whole deck is glued together by smart use of this card.

Deathlord:  The most controversial card here, but one I picked for the decks I run into most.  As I climbed the ladder I found myself against zoo decks more than anything else.  There was also aggro hunter and aggro paladins.  The Deathlord can easily trade for 3 or 4 cards to remove him.  If your holding onto a hex you can deal with ANYTHING that pops out.  If you want to get tricky, Earth Shock him when he's low on life to deny your opponent.  

Ancestral Spirit:  A clutch card when dropped on the right minion, the Spirit should be placed on taunt cards at crucial points in the game OR you can place it on one of the Thaddius twins to pop out the big man and have the capability to do it again.

(more to come later, further card explanations and tech substitutions)