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Hi Guys, MambaShane here! Top 100 Legend Mage Player this Season.

This is my own version of the Control Mage with Brann Bronzebeard & Reno Jackson! This deck is insane amounts of fun, and potential to climb to the highest of ranks in constructed play.

Core Cards Analysis:

Brann Bronzebeard is a remarkable and powerful addition to the current Control Meta, this deck synergizes extremely well with Brann Bronzebeard, but yet the deck performs amazingly even when the Bronzebeard is not drawn!  Cards that synergize with Bronzebeard include; Coldlight Oracle, Defender of Argus, Antique Healbot and the Newest Ethereal Conjurer! 

Although Big Game Hunter also has a battlecry, I don't think you can choose to annihilate 2x minions (TBD) Let me know if you guys have experienced this! 

Reno Jackson enables a full heal, and the effect will trigger the moment you have a single Mad Scientist in your hand, as this is the ONLY card that I run 2 copies of.

Mulligan: Mad Scientist, Duplicate, Doomsayer, Brann Bronzebeard, Loot Hoarder.

You want to cycle through your deck asap, Duplicate is a great early card, as potential Turn 5 Duplicates include Sludge Belcher, Ethereal Conjurer or Antique Healbot.  Duplicating an early Doomsayer is also a great play.  

Card Choices:

Brann Bronzebeard: Nuff said.

Coldlight Oracle Although it gives your opponents 2x cards, this is a great substitute for a second Arcane Intellect, and provides a body on the board.  This is a card that can be used in the late game to completely FATIGUE  your opponent out.  You can synergize this card with Brann Bronzebeard and Echo of Medivh, giving both players 4 cards on Turn 10.  Crazy combos with this card.

Ethereal Conjurer: A great control card, if played with your Secrets, you will have a sticky minion with Effigy, and the Discover mechanic will be insane to give you some late game options. Don't forget on Turn 8 with Brann Bronzebeard, this would give you 2x spells!

Effigy Finally, the card that can be utilized properly in Control Mage.  Try to use it pre-emptively on a big minion, such as Archmage Antonidas or Alexstrasza

Big Game Hunter With only 1 Fireball, BGH will be a decent body to control the annoying 7+ minions.

Bloodmage Thalnos Decent cycle with sudden late game burst, try comboing with Roaring Torch damage!

Molten Giant This card shines in the late game.  Throw it down for 0 mana, play Reno Jackson, Echo of Medivh them, and you're back to full health with another Reno & Giant in your hand...

Winning Conditions: 

- Duplicating or using Echo of Medivh on strong minions to drag the game out, you can have 2-3 Reno Jacksons in hand if played on curve with Duplicate
- Recognizing when to use Reno Jackson, best before your Ice Block is about to pop.
- Comboing Brann Bronzebeard with your Battlecry cards.
- Extracting Maximum Value with Archmage Antonidas
- Delaying the game with classic Freezemage setups
- Effigy late game minions

Have fun!

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More to come with in-depth match-up analysis!

-MambaShane