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Libram/Pure Paladin

One of our best matchups. I've rarely lost to a Paladin with this deck.  Your goal is simple- do not allow them to buff by keeping their board clear at all times through Backstab,  Dagger, and trades if necessary.  If they can't buff, they have to hero power and waste 2 mana to apply their buff.  Then you Sap and/or Flik their giant taunt or minion away as you push damage face.  Sap eliminates Libram of Wisdom which is nice and Flik is best against Libram of Hope or Devout Pupil.  If you keep up the damage they won't even have time to apply enough buffs to put down Devout Pupil for cheap.  Beware of opening your board up to a Consecration wipe as some lists are running 2x.

Not seeing a lot of Paladin recently, which is definitely one of if not our best matchup.  Don't need to add any new information, game plan is the same and you'll rarely see Murloc Paladin which your Backstab/Brain Freeze will be essential for. Even though it's aggro it's still quite winnable as long as you are in control before Tip the Scales takes over.

Big/Bomb Control Warrior

Most Warriors are playing control style right now and this can be a very hard matchup, one of the worst imo.  Since they have both armor gain and removal that often goes through stealth, we can get hit hard.  Try to play around Bladestorm by keeping a 1 health stealth minion on board with other minions (not 1 health) that you want to protect.  They're then forced to Coerce or Brawl to remove a big threat like Edwin or Questing.  If you're able to keep their armor down, they may not be able to Shield Slam, but they could always Shield Block first, which sucks. 

When playing minions, watch out for Reaper's Scythe- positioning something like Worgen inbetween your higher health minions can help protect one or force him to facetank damage.

Infiltrator Lilian is an important card in this matchup as Warrior removal usually doesn't involve them putting their own minions on the board until the late game.  She can get 4 to face naturally, then if she is brawled that's another 8 you can push if Forsaken Lilian isn't removed.

If you Secret Passage into Bombs, the Bombs do not explode, they just take up a spot in your hand.

Like the Priest matchup, you're sometimes at the mercy of what clears they have.  Present a board without over committing- make sure you can refill next turn if they have an answer and when they don't, you have to make your push.

Bomb Control Warriors are still the main threat.  No change needed here, I still consider this an unfavorable match-up but not auto-concede.

Galakrond/Pain/Zoolock

Really don't see a lot of this personally, even at the guide update.  Warlock has a lot of answers that go through stealth, so the control variants are going to be around the same difficulty as Warrior.

Very similar idea in that you can present threats with a backup to draw or present a new board and see if they've got an answer.  Accruing face damage spells can really help close things out from 15 or so health as they won't expect it.  Their heal mainly comes from Aranasi Broodmother in Quest and Nether Breath and Soul Fragment more commonly, but not much you can do about this except Flik the Broodmother and accumulate as much burst as possible.

In terms of difficulty, Control Warrior and Warlock are on similar levels.  The more aggressive pain/zoolocks should be manageable so long as you get your Backstab/Brain Freezes for removal.  They'll beat themselves up low enough in the pain version that you'll be able to push lethal through stealth. 

Still not seeing a lot of Warlock.  No update needed. Control version is still unfavorable like Warrior but not an auto-concede.  Should do better against Zoo/Aggro with the new list.

Aggro/Tempo and Control DH

Aggro/Tempo DH plague is still around.  We generally lose to extremes- very very aggro or very very control and DH only exists in extremes.  If you're up against the heavily aggressive version you really need to bank on your removals and early minions or you're in trouble.  Brain Freeze used to help quite a bit in this matchup so if you're seeing lots of this, I'd recommend putting Brain Freezes back in.  This match will probably be decided by around Turn 5 based on what removals and minions you're able to put forth.

Overall aggro is not the worst matchup, you have a lot of low cost options and draw, so it's probably more of a 50/50.  DH isn't as popular as it was in my experience so far, so this shouldn't be seen all that often.

Control DH is absolutely abysmal to go against.  They have plenty of stealth-reaching AOE and massive heals from Aldrachi Warblades and attack buffs.  They clear your stealth boards and continuously smack you in the face with weapons and heal back up.  I included a loss I had in the replays below so you can see it.  Like Priest and Warrior, you're at the mercy of their clears and need to strike when they show they can't clear anymore.

Seeing less Tempo and more Control DH but on the whole is still not too common.  Akama and Shifty Sophomore can survive the 3 damage AOE to push damage but still a challenge with all their healing and clears. Like other control decks, one inability to clear your board can be the opportunity you need to win.  

Highlander& Face Hunter

Highlander is probably less of a threat but can still draw nuts on you.  Normal gameplay and try to play around Rotnest Drake if you have a big boy on board.  Outside of Zephrys, he's got rush minions and he'll have to trade everything into a Edwin or Questing.  I think we're pretty favored here if you play the deck on curve/normally. 

Face Hunter on the other hand is almost an auto-concede.  It's too much damage too quickly.  If it turns into a face war we probably won't win unless we can clear efficiently as we push.  Discovering Ice Barrier is very helpful but may not be enough.  Getting a big Edwin might be one of the only ways to ensure a win here.  There is a secret face hunter version going around as well that is a little more mid, which we do better against.

Doing better against Face Hunter with the 2x Brain Freeze back in the deck.  Great against buffed Wolpertinger and other minions they barf out.  Saving HP in the early game through trade/removal can lead to a mid game victory.  I think we're still unfavored, but not as heavily as before.

Highlander Galakrond

Priest is definitely improved since the last expansion.  I find the matchup to be dependent on what clears they draw.  Don't put a huge stealth board into Breath of the Infinite or a potential Holy Nova and try to bait inefficient removals. 

Akama and Shifty Sophomore can survive most Priest AOE and are thus valuable in this matchup.  

Jandice Barov has a decent shot at making 4 attack minions and Lilian can also be a great card in this matchup since they usually don't run silence and will have to take 4-12 damage off of it if they're spending their turns removing and not developing.

Not too concerned about Cabal Acolyte and Cabal Shadow Priest your minions are usually 3 attack and the only big thing worth taking would be an Edwin through Wave of Apathy. If they do, you can Sap or Freeze it if it's a real threat or ignore and go face.

It's definitely one of those 50/50s but feels bad to play against every time. You have the damage but need to test for removals and not over-commit on turns where they could get a full wipe. Of course, if they don't draw the clears, you'll be favored.

Still feeling the same about Priest. No change needed. Not fun but winnable.

Aggro Stealth / Face / Mirror

A lot of Rogues are playing hyper aggro. I find this playstyle unappealing but it does well against us as we lose to extremes.  We can be aggressive too but have to try to conserve health as much as possible.  Another match where Backstab, Brain Freeze and trades are important since we don't want to facetank if we can avoid it.  Winnable but we have no way of getting through stealth without discovering something so we're taking that damage if they want to deliver it face.  Discovering AOE off Wand Thief or a Frostbolt for the opponent's face can help stall for a turn.  Discovering Frost Nova can win the game in this match if they can't push their stealth minions forward for a turn.

If you're seeing a lot of Warrior and Rogue, consider teching Acidic Swamp Ooze in place of a Shifty or Akama.

The mirror is something I have played a little of but will be just dependent on who has the better draw, who gets their Greyheart Sage off and can make the best tempo play. Who gets Jandice on 5? Who has The Coin?  Going aggressive can be good since Rogue has no heal.

Face Rogue is still a menace. Discovering mage cards can be essential, as is drawing your removal pieces to conserve health. Going too long will result in a loss as almost all of their cards are damage dealers.  Try to remove without trading if possible so you can twist their arm into spending resources to remove/trade rather than go face, but it's hard for them to go against their smorc instinct.

Totem & Spell Damage Shaman

Pretty rare to see.  You should have plenty of tools for removing their totems. Trade into them if necessary. As in the Paladin matchup, give them no totems to work with and you will be able to naturally turn the tide.  We should be very favored here.

Spell Damage can be tough but still favored.  They can't hit your stealth minions unless they run Lightning Storm (but now they run Molten Blast in it's slot).  Sap their Squallhunter and use your trades and removals on the smaller pieces, then push for face damage before they can draw and cast all their damage spells.

Beware of Ras Frostwhisper- if you can't answer it, it will auto-kill a lot of your stealth minions and put you in a bind.

What is Shaman? I haven't seen a Shaman or Warlock in a while.  No change needed- we should be favored against any type, with control variants being a little trickier.

Mozaki/Spell Damage & Highlander

Generally feel that we are favored vs. both Mage decks, especially Highlander since it starts off fairly slow and you can get pretty good damage in, force pings as you continue to build.  Spell Damage mage can play a lot of minions out for pretty cheap.  Use your backstabs on Sorcerer's Apprentice trade into the Lab Partner.  Keeping their spell damage down will slow them.  If they manage to Mozaki, Sap it and it loses all it's power. They're usually dead from there but can put up a good fight.  Super RNG feels bad though.

Seeing same mage decks but usually come out on top.  No changes. Should do better against spell damage with the brain freezes back in.

Guardians & Maly Druid

These are really the primary Druid deck I've encountered, though I've seen some Token decks.  I think we're more favored after the Kael'thas nerf but an early Animals or crazy ramp can still make life hard. Early on we want to be as aggro as possible so they're unable to play the ramp cards they want.  Seeing them spend 3 on a Bogbeam or hero power a 1-drop are good signs.  Preventing them from ramping or seeing them ramp when you have a threatening board is a big part of success.  I've seen some insane Turn 2-3 Guardian Animals and it can be tough to come back after that.

Sap I generally try to use for a giant Ironbark'ed Kael'thas Sunstrider or other large minion but can be used on a Teacher's Pet if it helps push good damage.  Build up early, push through taunts without trading if possible, and try to close out as soon as possible. If it runs too long or they ramp too quickly, they're going to overpower you with their Animals and then it might be gg.  You're not down and out after 1 Guardian Animals, keep fighting!

As I added above, more favored, seeing less Druid since the nerf.  Still hard in certain situations but winnable, similar 50/50 type feeling that I have about Priest, maybe slightly favored now.