Hearthpwn

Mulligan: N'Zoth's First Mate, Southsea Deckhand, Fiery War Axe, Bloodsail Raider, Upgrade!, Southsea Captain (Curve), Bloodsail Cultist (Curve/Weapon), Frothing Berserker (Curve), Dread Corsair (Weapon)

Playstyle: This is, in my opinion the hardest match-up you will face on your climb. It has so many tools to deal with aggro decks that it's almost not fair. To win against this deck you will need to play correctly and have a little bit of luck on your side. Try to avoid going in to much with minions as they will be cleared extremely easily. Watch out for Ravaging Ghoul Turn 3 or being coined on turn 2. You will also want to hold Spellbreaker for silencing his Alley Armorsmith or a big taunt to get more dmg onto his face. Try to play sticky minions and when you can buff your pirates with Bloodsail Captain to prevent board wipes. Build up board (pressure) and force them to spend mana to defend themselves, you could keep tempo and end up winning the game. I've raged conceded many times versus this deck, perfect example of rock beating scizzors. Winnable, but tough.

Mulligan: N'Zoth's First Mate,  Southsea Deckhand, Fiery War Axe, Bloodsail Raider, Upgrade!, Southsea Captain (Curve), Bloodsail Cultist (Curve/Weapon), Frothing Berserker (Curve), Dread Corsair (Weapon)

Playstyle: This match relies around you having a very strong start and being able to keep applying pressure (board/damage) to them before it is too late in the game. Usually you will not be trading much in this matchup because you should be opting to do the most face damage ASAP. They run x2 Ice Block and Ice Barrier so you will have to hope you can do enough damage to pull off lethal 1-3 times. Also be sure to play around their mass aoes/freezes such as Doomsayer + Frost Nova or Blizzard. One of the harder wins to pull off but as long as luck is on your side and you play correctly you can manage at least a 40% win rate here.

Mulligan: N'Zoth's First Mate, Southsea Deckhand, Fiery War Axe, Golakka Crawler , Bloodsail Raider, Upgrade!, Bloodsail Cultist (Curve/Weapon), Dread Corsair (Weapon), Southsea Captain (Curve), Frothing Berserker (Curve)

Playstyle: The mirror match comes down to efficient trading and luck (of course). If you are going second with N'Zoth's First Mate  you will naturally have a stronger turn 1 than your opponent. Hold onto your Golakka Crawler for bigger pirates than 1 drops. There is also going to come a point in the game where you need to stop trading and out value them on board and try to go for the kill (Rush). Be careful of your enemies HP if it falls below 12 he will have Mortal Strike to dish out 6 damage for 4 mana with. ALWAYS calculate damage and plan your turns out, there's no rush on your turns so make sure you play it right!

Mulligan: N'Zoth's First Mate, Southsea Deckhand, Fiery War Axe, Golakka Crawler , Bloodsail Raider, Upgrade!, Bloodsail Cultist (Curve/Weapon), Southsea Captain (Curve), Frothing Berserker (Curve), Dread Corsair (Weapon)

Playstyle: This is where we get our free wins from. Seriously, I have probably only lost a hand full of times to this deck and it was because they had a ridiculous chain with Glacial Shard. You need to apply constant damage to the face and if you have to value trade or kill a quest minion. Very easy matchup overall and should not be sweated.

Mulligan: N'Zoth's First Mate, Southsea Deckhand, Fiery War Axe, Golakka Crawler , Bloodsail Raider, Upgrade!, Bloodsail Cultist (Curve/Weapon), Southsea Captain (Curve), Frothing Berserker (Curve), Dread Corsair (Weapon)

Playstyle: Very similar playstyle to Quest rogue. You will want to rush them down ASAP but need to be a little more carefully because they are able to build tempo sooner than quest. You may have to trade efficiently to leave awkward minions on board that he would have to overkill. By turn 4 or 5 you should be coming close to the kill and have a few finisher cards in hand. Should not be too much of a problem as long as draw/mulligans are mediocre.

Mulligan: N'Zoth's First Mate, Southsea Deckhand, Fiery War Axe, Bloodsail Raider, Upgrade!, Bloodsail Cultist (Curve/Weapon), Southsea Captain (Curve), Frothing Berserker (Curve), Dread Corsair (Weapon)

Playstyle: This matchup becomes very easy if you have N'Zoth's First Mate in opening hand. They will usually drop a 1hp minion (or 2) on turn 1 which is an easy board to handle with pirate. Throughout the early game (turns 1-5ish) you will want to efficiently trade to clear board. You're doing this because a hunter has so many ways of buffing live beast targets (Houndmaster, Crackling Razormaw) that its hard to stop them if they get ahead. Keep in mind beasts are high priority due to this! Like other matchups, there will come a time where you need to stop trading and go full on face. This is usually when you have developed board and have a weapon equipped or a plan in hand to do enough damage for lethal. Should not be a hard matchup but you can still lose here if they are lucky.

Playstyle: So I say this is 'Slightly Unfavored' but that is only because the majority of players would also say that. To me this is not a bad matchup at all. It just requires solid play making early on. You need to have an understanding of how each deck works. This deck buffs small minions to overwhelm their opponent. To counter that you simply wipe the threats off the board so all he can do is play more small minions. You continually do this while racking up damage until hopefully turn 5 or 6 you can kill them. Two cards to watch out for is Living Mana and Finja the flying star. Both of these cards have potential to end you and your hopes of winning. There is no way to play around Living Mana except an early lethal or rushing as soon as they play it. They will be down to 1 mana the next turn and only have Innervate + Savage Roar as their best possible follow up turn. With Finja the flying star being played I tend to avoid dropping minions unless its to finish the game or buff my weapon. You want to try to end the game without giving him a ridiculous tempo swing. Of course, if you need to play minions do it but just be ready for an army of pissed off murlocs that want to win their master the game. This matchup is more of a 50/50 imo but I could see where the common misconception of it being a poor matchup came from.

Mulligan: N'Zoth's First Mate,  Southsea Deckhand, Fiery War Axe, Bloodsail Raider, Upgrade!, Southsea Captain (Curve), Bloodsail Cultist (Curve/Weapon), Dread Corsair (Weapon), Frothing Berserker (Curve).

Playstyle: Un'Goro made this deck harder to fight against which is why it is now slightly unfavored. To win this matchup you need to take advantage of the druids poor removal by spamming the board with minions that stick. Be wary of Swipe and Wrath as they will be your downfall in the early game. For late game the druid can stall with taunts and armor (Feral Rage/Earthen Scales. This is why it is important to have the early game advantage and carry it into the victory. Save your Spellbreaker for his taunts(Jade Behemoth/Primordial Drake. This is a semi hard match to win but if you have decent draw/early game you will be fine!

Mulligan: N'Zoth's First Mate, Southsea Deckhand, Fiery War Axe, Bloodsail Raider, Upgrade!, Bloodsail Cultist (Curve/Weapon), Southsea Captain (Curve), Frothing Berserker (Curve), Dread Corsair (Weapon)

Playstyle: This is a very similar matchup to 'Midrange Hunter' as you will be focusing on killing his minions the first few turns. Murloc paly's can buff their minions out of control if you let them live. As stated before, after you've developed tempo in your favor you will need to start rushing. Play around his turn 4 removals, Consecration and Truesilver Champion. This matchup should be favored for you! If they are the midrange variant it is slightly less favorable, but still favored.

Mulligan: N'Zoth's First Mate, Southsea Deckhand, Fiery War Axe, Bloodsail Raider, Upgrade!, Bloodsail Cultist (Curve/Weapon), Southsea Captain (Curve), Frothing Berserker (Curve), Dread Corsair (Weapon)

Playstyle: This Matchup is easy to win after the first two turns. You need to play around their Maelstrom Portal on turn 2 or turn 1(w/ coin). You should focus on building board and dishing out face damage. Trade when necessary (Taunts/spell totems) and as always decide when trading needs to stop and switch to full rush. Should be an easy match just watch out for overextending and their portal!

Mulligan: N'Zoth's First Mate, Southsea Deckhand, Fiery War Axe, Bloodsail Raider, Upgrade!, Bloodsail Cultist (Curve/Weapon), Southsea Captain (Curve), Frothing Berserker (Curve), Dread Corsair (Weapon)

Playstyle: Zoolock is hard to play against only because they are designed for minion trading. To win this you need to develop control of the board in the first two turns and continue to out trade them while equipping weapons or dropping minions. You need to out zoo the zoo... Like other aggro matchups there will be a point where you need to stop trading and start rushing. You will be able to identify these times easier the more you play with this deck.Mulligan: N'Zoth's First Mate, Southsea Deckhand, Fiery War Axe, Bloodsail Raider, Upgrade!, Bloodsail Cultist (Curve/Weapon), Southsea Captain (Curve), Frothing Berserker (Curve), Dread Corsair (Weapon)

Mulligan: N'Zoth's First Mate, Southsea Deckhand, Fiery War Axe, Bloodsail Raider, Upgrade!, Bloodsail Cultist (Curve/Weapon), Southsea Captain (Curve), Frothing Berserker (Curve), Dread Corsair (Weapon)

Playstyle: You can play any minion freely on the empty board (especially early). You want to overwhelm this class with minions and value. Try to get a Fiery War Axe or another card to deal with his Northshire Cleric. After that you should only trade with the priest's taunts or any lethal promising threats. Should be a favored matchup but we all know how priests are on curve so play carefully.