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Interesting includes here, abomination for early control with dude paladin. Shimmering tempest for spells. Baron Geddon seems like an auto include. We
Tier 4. Draw really doesn't help Elemental Mage unless it gets stronger early game tempo minions.
Here is my Burgle-Rogue for Wild
You guys kidding right? The kind of versatility that Arcane Keysmith brings is exactly what minion-based mage decks needed. Here's my take at a non-spiteful elemental mage:
Not entirely sure if taking out Tol'vir Stoneshaper was the best choice though, but AK can be good against aggro too, will see.
So looking at Arcane Keysmith we have a total of 7 secrets which are:
Counterspell, Explosive Runes, Frozen Clone, Ice Barrier, Mana Bind, Mirror Entity, Spellbender, and Vaporize
Now because we can discover the secret we should in theory be able to get a good secret almost every time. However because the secrets vary wildly in purpose and uses we may not always get what we need for the current situation. Overall it's definitely not bad in the right deck. However elemental mage probably is not the deck for it. We already have a good amount of 4 drops to choose from and this might not synergize enough to warrant a spot in this deck. Although it does offer us some possible tempo I'm not sold on elemental mage running it but I think that it is something to look into.
@FunPolice749 alright man, you convinced me on Glyph and Leyline, but I think this is enough to get me through the early game, no beetle. Hope they give elemental a win condition other than pure value in this expansion though.
I might as well throw my own deck into the ring.
TBH, I am not sold on this version of my theory deck. But I am sold on a few changes I made to the formula. Most notably I made the call to include the Open the Waygate package. I think there is far too much aversion to playing Time Warp when one does not OTK the opponent, but it is honestly a really cheap deckbuilding cost for what is basically a much, much better version of Bloodlust. You play out cards, you build up a force, you attack over two turns while your opponent can't react. If it doesn't give you lethal it can tilt the game heavily in your favor or give you a chance to play a 4 or 5 attack minion into Frost Lich Jaina when you would otherwise be dead as a doorknob.
My bigger problem looking at it is getting the right mix of different cards and what cards will be good or bad. Cards like Blazecaller while amazing on paper have time and time again shown to just not be good enough. Maybe it's because the supporting deck isn't there, maybe it's because the card just is bad. Personally, I'm eyeing up Rush cards to replace Blazecaller. Obviously I would like a bit more rush if we have Countess Ashmore. Rush alleviates the desire to have cards like Poly and Fireball to deal with minions and being able to pick up Voodoo Doll is just so good. Yes, I am kinda banking on Lifesteal pick up working with Frost Lich Jaina which it might not, butitreallyshouldanditwouldbedumbnotto. Your elementals have Lifesteal is not an ambiguous statement!
Maybe increase the deathrattle count with Arfus to synergize with the Time Warp? I, however, am very very wary of going full combo and attempting to win that way. I just don't think there's the space to give up the tempo if you draw combo pieces. But, even with as little as there is if you get a single discount on Time Warp you can play it the same turn as Archmage Antonidas for a nice and easy 18 damage minicombo. (Assuming you have both Sorcerer's Apprentice.) If you want to get fancy then holding cards can get you to a 24 damage combo, a 30 damage combo if you hit any combo piece with Archmage Arugal, a 30+ combo with hitting Archmage Antonidas with Archmage Arugal and then multiple Leyline Manipulator or infinite with a lucky Archmage Arugal. Again, you shouldn't FOCUS on combo, but at very little deckbuilding cost it exists and can win matchups that the rest of the deck's Tempo core looses in. Every piece on its own is valuable enough to play in Tempo already.
Here's my take
Note: Zola may be a good card to add in depends on how the meta goes. Not sure if the win condition is sufficient though.