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Velen is a must if your build is focused at burst damage, it is a must to play against Jade Druid or Control Paladin. You can make the deck without him for sure, focused in beating decks like Keleseth Rogue with more removal and cheap minions. 

I started a new account two days ago to see how the ladder is for a new player. I got played against DK Mage at rank 22, Evolve Shaman at rank 21, full Jade Druid at rank 20 (lost this game), Big Priest at rank 19. Got one loss from rank 25 to 15 (Jade Druid at rank 15) playing a Hunter deck using amazing cards like River Crocodilisk.

So far, the new legendary rule helps a lot the new players. You get a free DK doing the first Lich King fight. You get 3 free KFt packs for logging, at least one more by the free arena, 3 more completing KFT adventure (there are a lot of tutorials on doing it for cheap), so will need to buy only 3 more packs to guarantee a legendary. For classic packs, there are 9 packs alone doing start missions, so another legendary. I got two (The Beast and Nat Pagle, wow 800 dust!).

So I think that, while there are so many good decks at rank 20, it is perfectly possible for a new player to rank easily these days, because of the amount of free dust available at the start and people are playing very badly at High ranks. 

Your collection shows some cards that you have more than two, so you can make some dust.

You have Aya and one Ultimate Infestation, so I would go to a cheaper Jade Druid. Malfurion DK and Fandral are important, but the deck still powerful without them. Or go to a Midrange build similar to Kolento.

Secret Mage is cheap and powerful. You need to craft Kirin Tor Mage. 

You have a lot of Priest cards and Lyra. You can make a good Control deck, but will be almost impossible to beat Jades.

Just wait the ViciousSyndicate have the first report showing that Midrange Paladin is the best deck (and having a positive winrate versus Jade Druid). After that, ladder will be infested with Murlocs and everyone will complain about that.

The live report that shows the 15 most played decks already showing that, metastats data showing it too. Druid is really powerful (Ultimate Infestation is the type of 10 mana card that take over the game, and the fact that is an Epic allows running 2) but it is not unbeatable.

Newer Pirate builds are changing to Bittertyde Hydra, Cap Greenskin and the new Pirate to combat Spreading Plague, going on big threats instead of a large board. Shaman can plan ahead and play a Devolve - Bloodlust turn, Midrange Paladin can play the buff game, Aggro Druid goes Innervate - Fleeding - game over. 

If the meta stays this slow after 2 weeks, yes Lich King is an essential card. If you have the dust, can go ahead and craft him! 

 The deck is amazing against Aggro decks, however It gets overmatched against greedy decks.

But if this deck can put a damp on aggro, I will be more than happy, deck is a pleasure to play with and against. I won playing Paladin at my last card (Tirion) because the Warlock ran out of removal.

I only played as a Paladin, maybe Pirate Warrior or Token Druid can make the matchup easier.

Priest stealing things maybe will work. Endless Warrior (8/8 and No Mans Hand) probably outvalue it. But the deck right now is disgusting. Played against a J4ckiechan Control Warlock and it is Impossible for that deck to win this matchup!

This is the theory of card games, when you have a collection of cards, naturally only the best ones will be played, and those change when you put or remove more cards into the pool of choices.

See Medivh: before the rotation and HoF, every Midrange deck that wanted to play a finisher at 8 spot played Rag. After Rag rotated, suddenly the spot becomes available and a lot of decks started playing Medivh. Also, probably his spot will go to The Lich King now, because he affects the board more.

I see a lot of cards with enourmous meme potential, and that is a good thing, because meme decks are a card or two away to be good (like Silence Priest, that got good with Shadow Visions and Razorleaf).

Look at Warrior, they got a lot of cards for a Tempo deck, but such deck appears to be missing some cards yet. It probably will not be played at the top of the ladder, but will be a deck that have a lot of Fun, specially to be played at the ranked floors.

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I expect downvotes, but I really hope Control Warrior is never T1 again. So boring to play against. I'd much rather see a meta dominated by midrange and combo decks than see every match ever go to Fatigue.

 It rarely T1 during HS history, but in the top t2 most of the times. Because it used to take more skill and decision making than other curvestone decks. CW game is very different now. In the past, the deck aim to exhaust the opponents cards. Now, in control matchup it more like who generate more value over and over will win

I believe it is related with buying the Naxxaramas adventure now, when you crafted the cards earlier for starting playing after May 2016.

I have 3 accounts, the only one that I bought Naxx now I got the dust. Did not got any dust on others (also started after May 2016 but did not bought Naxx).

I had 27 UnGoro packs, got 3 legendaries at first 10, Pally Quest (Golden), Voraxx and Shaman Quest. I already have the good Legendaries so got the worst ones (but will play some games to try to get my Golden Galvadon before disenchanting). The amount of Golden are surreal. Got 3 Golden commons opening a classic pack!

Opponent as Rag ignore my 2/2 board and go face, next turn Bloodlust Bloodlust Blessed Champion sorry emote GG :)

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I don't own all these shiny and blingy cards, so I consider constructed a dull worthwhile place. The only thing that the type of players like me can consider fun in this game is playing Arena. But in Arena you are matched up against those dumb luckers. I spend barely saved 150 gold to enter the Arena where I get destroyed by RNG and get awful rewards. Now compare this to Kripp's position. I can't imagine him being highly depressed with all the gold.

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FACE IS THE PLACE

Always try to use your Hero Power. Turn four is Houndmaster or Cheap Minion and Hero Power. 

After turn 3, only Houndmaster or Highmane should be played without Hero Power. Rhino should be played at turn 7 with Hyena, even more if you have deathrattles.

Just concede the 3 games like myself, will take less than 5 minutes to get the pack!