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Hi guys, my name is Rogier, aka, Houndyr. 

TWITCH: https://go.twitch.tv/houndyrhs (please follow if you like this deck)

I'm a casual player from The Netherlands and until this month just couldn't climb any higher then rank 10 (at best). I'm sorry if my english is'nt that good (you can correct words if i'm wrong). 

This deck brought me to rank 4, and even rank 3 but i don't have proof of that. This is almost the same decklist as the one ThijsNL used on his stream, i just swapped Sindragosa for The Lich King because i don't own Sindragosa. 

My goal is to help people like me to climb the ladder. I guess we all hate Highlander priests. (I'm sorry if i insulted some of you). 

Stratagy and Gameplan

The only thing you have to do is keep control of the board until you drop Frost Lich Jaina. Once you have her out it time to get rolling. You'll use boardclear and pings to develop board control. Alexstrasza on their face, and voila; instant win. 

Sounds easy right? in reality it's not. Try to keep board control at any given time while looking for Jaina. The earlier you drop her, the better for your win condition. 

Tips and Tech Cards

There are some changes that you can make to tweak your deck to the kind of games you're facing. 

- Babbling Book + Volcanic Potion If you're facing a lot of aggro decks (read; Face hunter, but also evolve shaman) 

- Fireball + Ice Barrier if you feel like you don't have enough time to balance the board to your side.

- Babbling Book + Golakka Crawler if you're facing a lot of pirate warriors (yes, they still exist) or aggro decks at all. Most of them include patches.

There is only one tip that really helped me over the past couple of days (since i'm not a legend player and definitely not with legend-like plays). That is to control the board at any given time. Try to let your opponent run out of steam and then turn the tides by dropping jaina, further controlling the board and then alex their face. (this would be an ideal situation).

If you want to drop jaina without a slow (dead) turn, try to board clear on 8, jaina on 9, and let's say Flamestrike on 10 (you can ping too). (yes, this would be an ideal situation too but you get the point right)? 

I'm not the a good player at all but these are just the experiences i got when playing on ladder.

Mulligan Guide

At first i want to say that if you think it's possible, i would keep Frost Lich Jaina at all cost. You play her aas fast as possible and it's not work the risk that she stays at the dark depths of your deck IMO. Don't get me wrong and hard-mulligan for her, but if she's there and the rest of your hand is okay-ish, she's a keeper.

Another tip is to look for an Arcanologist instead of ice block. You'll draw it anyway and it's not worth the spot.

• Warlock: Arcanologist - Frost Lich Jaina - Arcane Intellect
• Mage: Arcanologist - Doomsayer - Frost Lich Jaina 
• Warrior: Arcanologist - Doomsayer - Volcanic Potion
  
• Priest:  Arcanologist - Frost Lich Jaina - Arcane Intellect
• Hunter: Arcanologist - Doomsayer - Volcanic Potion
• Paladin:  Arcanologist - Frost Lich Jaina - Arcane Intellect
• Rogue: Arcanologist - Doomsayer - Volcanic Potion
• Druid:  Skulking Geist - Frost Lich Jaina - Arcane Intellect
• Shaman: Arcanologist - Doomsayer - Frost Bolt

 Video Guide + Gameplay

A special thanks goes out to kiwiinbacon for putting together a very well made video about this deck. 

• 5 upvotes = Stratagy and Game plan
• 25 upvotes = Tips and Tech Cards
• 50 upvotes = Mulligan Guide
• 100 upvotes = Planned Stream and Q&A

Rank 4 proof: