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UPDATES:

(19/08/16) Pretty much an anniversary update, midrange dragon warrior is viable again and actually a meta deck! Made according changes based on the new cards and currently at a high winrate again like when the deck was first created!

(10/08/15) DECK UPDATED WITH REPLACEMENT GUIDE AND MULLIGAN GUIDE!

(10/11/15) VIDEO ADDED THAT WAS SUBMITTED BY USER "CaffryTV"

 

Very high win rate so far, from the beginning of this season to rank 5, great for fast climbing. The initial winrate to rank 5 was truly 83% but since then has dropped to a still very decent 74% above rank 5 to rank 2. Will continue to adjust deck before its 100% finished but this list is currently pretty powerful and can deal with most decks in the meta well - especially aggro decks.

It wins with solid drops from early game to mid game, then finishing with some big threats like Ragnaros, Deathwing, Drakonid Crusher, and Grommash Hellscream. Its therefore more midrange than standard control warrior, running  Alexstrasza's Champion, Twilight Guardian, and Azure Drake and the like to fill out the mid-game unlike control warrior.

Although labelled mid-range, it's also plays like a tempo deck and is similar in tempo to the Tempo Warrior deck that was dominating the meta at the start of the Old Gods. However it doesn't require good monitoring on your minion's health values to cast good Battle Rages for card draw, it simply curves out exceptionally well relying less on card draw (but nonetheless runs Azure Drakes and Slams if cycling is required). 

There are a lot of things you can swap out to adjust your playstyle, for example an armorsmith,  blackwing technician, or extra cruel taskmaster can be added for a for more early game control if you are really running into trouble against aggro (which you shouldn't as this deck is good against aggro, but if all you're running into is aggro may as well increase your winrate further). Taskmaster has extra usefulness in pushing for lethal and also being able to proc Grommash Hellscream for an even bigger finisher. Can't count the number of times I needed that extra 2 damage to push through a taunt, proc execute, or hit lethal to finish the game. 

MULLIGAN GUIDE

General Mulligans:

Basic Tips: Try to get a good curve in your hand, but always try keep a 2 mana card that can help you control the early game, as well as Blood To Ichor. Don't mulligan for dragons to be "activators" for  your other dragon synergies, as the dragons will come naturally unless you are very unlucky but if you mulligan or keep mid/high cost dragons on purpose it might ruin your early game. Just get the early game and smooth curve going, your dragons will come.

Aggro - Alexstrasza's Champion, Fiery War Axe, Blood To Ichor, Faerie Dragon and only Frothing Berserker if you have at least 1 other 2 drop or coin.

Control / Midrange - Armorsmith, Alexstrasza's Champion, Fiery War Axe, Acolyte of Pain, Blackwing Technician, and Twilight Guardian with coin or if you have other low drops already. In general mulligan for a good curve, so a 2 drop, 3 drop, and a 4 drop would be most ideal.

Specific Match-Ups:

Midrange Shaman: Alexstrasza's Champion, Faerie Dragon, Fiery War Axe, Blood to Ichor and Arathi Berserker or Twilight Guardian with coin and at least another of those earlier mulligans.

Tempo Mage / Face Hunter: Alexstrasza's Champion, Faerie Dragon, Fiery War Axe, Blood to Ichor and Arathi Berserker with coin or if you have at least one or two of the first mulligan cards already. If you struggle against aggro, mulligan  for as many as many of those first 3 mulligan cards.

Midrange Hunter: Alexstrasza's Champion, Fiery War Axe, Blood to Ichor, Faerie Dragon and Twilight Guardian with coin and/or Faerie Dragon or if you have at least one of the first three mulligan cards already.

Zoolock / Aggro Shaman: Difficult to guess if its zoo or renolock before he even plays a minion of course but if you have either the Axe, Cruel Taskmaster, Faerie Dragon or an Alexstrasza's Champion you should be ok against either. Plus 90% of the time its zoo. With face shaman mulligan like you would against zoo. 

C'thun Warrior / Control Warrior: Alexstrasza's Champion, Faerie Dragon, Frothing Berserker, Twilight Guardian if you have a 2/3 drop already. Generally don't mulligan for Fiery War Axe as its mostly useless in these match ups compared with other cards, but it may come in handy for removing acolyte of pain and preventing extra draw from the warrior.

Dragon Warrior / Worgen OTK Warrior: Against the mirror its pretty simple - mulligan for early game cards and curve so that if you draw or mulligan better you can win as you out-tempo them. Against Worgen OTK combo decks do the same thing but  

N'zoth Paladin: Alexstrasza's Champion, Faerie Dragon,  Arathi Berserker, Cruel Taskmaster, and Twilight Guardian if you have a 2-drops or coin. 

(Yogg) Token Druid: Alexstrasza's Champion, Faerie Dragon, Fiery War Axe, Cruel Taskmaster and a Twilight Guardian with coin or you have earlier drops if you have a decent curve. 

Dragon / Control Priest: Early curve, but you won't be seeing much priest. 

 

REPLACEMENTS

Sir Finely Murgleton - A big dragon such as Deathwing (especially as we don't run any board clears) or a Fierce Monkey will do. 

Grommash Hellscream / Ragnaros the Firelord - If you don't have enough dust to craft these great finishers, put in another big dragon like Deathwing or Nefarion as a finisher since you probably have blackrock mountain if you're playing this deck. 

Malkorok is also a great card, seen some top players and pros play it, but also seen it without. The problem I have with it is when you're behind on board you really get crushed when a bad weapon rolls out.  

FINAL NOTES

As the deck develops will be writing more. Will update into a full guide soon I'm almost finished with that on the side. I will still be checking on comments and replying them,

Also wanted to thank all the great feedback and comments, you guys are awesome! And finally, DRAGON WARRIOR IS 100% VIABLE NOW GUYS SO GO CLIMB WHILE ITS GOOD!