Hearthpwn

Small-Time Buccaneer/Swashburglar

Backstab: Only when you already have a minion in hand. Minions are extremely important against a druid.

[SI:7 Agent], Tomb Pillager. Azure Drake can be kept when you have a good opening (eg. Small-Time Buccaneer, Backstab and Tomb Pillager) and preferably on coin.

Playstyle: Against druid you will usually win when you gain control over the board, try to keep it that way, don’t be afraid to sap something just to make them spend all their mana next turn again without reacting to your board. Conceal is also very strong in this matchup, if you see an opportunity to just Smorc, Conceal and win next turn, even when they have a board, go for it. Although be aware of cards like Feral Rage that can interfere with that plan. Another win condition against Druid is Edwin VanCleef. Most Druids cut Mulch completely so they have no answer at all against him. If you see an opportunity to make him huge, do not hesitate. A 12/12 minion on the board is almost an instant win in this matchup.

Small-Time Buccaneer/Swashburglar, Backstab, SI:7 Agent, Preparation, Eviscerate. On coin: Tomb Pillager.

Playstyle:  Jade Shaman is probably the easiest matchup, their start is likely pretty slow but we don’t know that going into the game so prepare for an Aggro Shaman, which is unfavoured due to us having no answer to Doomhammer. Shaman will most likely be the agressor in this matchup, try to turn the tides and push as much facedamage as you can, once they have to play defensively you will have the upperhand. Try to be conservative with Sap prior to turn 4 because their Flamewreathed Faceless's are a huge threat, we usually don’t want to trade our minions into it unless we have to.

Small-Time Buccaneer/Swashburglar

Backstab: Only when you have 1 or 2 minions already, preferably an SI:7 Agent. Backstab is not that good against Reno priest. If you expect Dragon Priest, keeping Backstab is correct in any case.

SI:7 Agent, Tomb Pillager. On coin: Azure Drake and even Gadgetzan Auctioneer if you have a Tomb Pillager.

Playstyle: Don’t be afraid to pass a turn if that means you can have a better turn with Auctioneer. Eg: Instead of Coin - Auctioneer - Prep - Conceal turn 5, go with: Pass turn 5, then Auctioneer - coin - conceal - Prep - Sap/Evis/Shadowstrike turn 6.

Small-Time Buccaneer/Swashburglar

Backstab,Eviscerate, SI:7 Agent. On coin: Tomb Pillager.

Playstyle: Using Sap on a Savannah Highmane is insanely strong but don’t be too greedy on it, sapping an Infested Wolf when you already have board is perfectly fine! Try to keep track of your health and make sure they can’t just Smorc you, make good trades if necessary but go face as much as possible with your minions. Same as you Hunter doesn’t have acces to heal or (instant) taunt, although be aware of Houndmaster.

Mulligan for Renolock since it’s the most popular warlock archetype at the moment.

Small-Time Buccaneer/Swashburglar, SI:7 Agent, Tomb Pillager

Playstyle:

Against Zoo: Keep Backstab and Eviscerate as well. Try to keep the board as clean as possible, once they have nothing and you have minions the game should be won.

Against Reno: Keep playing for board, don’t try to ignore their minions and push face because it might be punished by Reno Jackson. Try to burst them down from 20+ or make a huge board with Conceal and/or Edwin VanCleef before turn 8 (Twisting Nether) or after you’ve seen most boardclears. They only run 1 of every card so once you’ve seen a card you don’t have to play around it anymore, use this to your advantage.

Pirate Warrior is the most popular and most dangerous so definitely mulligan for this archetype. I already said it above but the priority is to find Small-Time Buccaneer and Swashburglar in the mulligan, all the other cards are secondary options. In this matchup it’s especially necessary to have a 1-drop and Patches, that comes with it, to contest the board.

Small-Time Buccaneer/Swashburglar

Backstab, Preparation: If you have a 1-drop.

Playstyle: This is probably the worst Matchup of all, if they have a Fiery War Axe, Upgrades and Arcanite Reaper they might even win without ever playing a minion. Try to either make a huge Edwin VanCleef early or rush them down with Cold Bloods. In a lot of my matches I’ve lost to a pirate warrior when it came down to 1 turn. It’s definitely possible to beat them but they win the facerace most of the time. My most valuable tip is probably not to get triggered when you play against one, move on to the next game. (Speaking from experience)

Most of the time the problem is that you don’t know what kind of mage it is, I'd suggest mulliganing for Tempo Mage because against Reno/Freeze Mage you have a lot more time.

Small-Time Buccaneer/Swashburglar

Tempo Mage: Backstab, Eviscerate, SI:7 Agent, Tomb Pillager.

Reno/Freeze Mage: SI:7 Agent, Tomb Pillager, Azure Drake.

Playstyle:

Against Tempo Mage: They don’t run any heals or taunts so push as much facedamage as you can , they don’t have many good Sap targets so sometimes it’s even justified to sap and Azure Drake if he can’t reply it without ignoring your board. The best target is most like: Water Elemental.

Against Freeze Mage: Make a huge Edwin VanCleef early on or try to pop their Ice Block before the Alexstrazsa turn with Cold Bloods and Eviscerates.

Small-Time Buccaneer/Swashburglar

SI:7 Agent, Tomb Pillager if you know it’s anyfin paladin. If you suspect Aggro then keep Backstab as well.

Playstyle:

Anyfin Paladin: They can’t heal, taunt and deal with your board at the same time. Put as much pressure on them as possible but don’t overextend. Be aware of an Equality combo (with Pyromancer or Consecration). Either bait one of their combo’s out with your board and then go for an Auctioneer conceal play or go for an Auctioneer Conceal play, draw lots of cards and make a board after. Keep Sap preferably  for Tirion Fordring or Ragnaros, The Lightlord but don’t hesitate to Sap Murloc Warleader if this means you can slow him down a lot and make a lot of tempo at the same time.

Aggro Paladin: Same as with zoo, try to keep their board clean to play around buff-cards like Blessing of Kings. Don’t be too greedy on your own cards because if your handsize is too big Divine Favor might get a lot of value.

It is really important to be the aggressor with initiative in this matchup. If you're behind you'll most likely lose. Your health is extremely important. It happens very often that one of the rogues will do a 2-turn lethal setup and if you're high enough on health that can be prevented.

Small-Time Buccaneer/Swashburglar

Backstab, Preparation: Only when you have minions already.

SI:7 Agent, Tomb Pillager

Playstyle: Rogue can’t do anything against a concealed board, try to find the right moment to push with your minions and Conceal them. The rogue with the highest health during the midgame usually wins.