Hearthpwn

Hi!

So I'm back with a new deck. I have been gone for the last two months, Karazan blew it up for me but since the days before the Gadgetzan realese I have been back at it!

Introduction
First of I was really aiming to give you guys my take on the Smuggler Paladin. I tryed a bunch of different lists but ended up with one that was really close to what Trump was playing so that just dident feel relevant to post here... If there is any interest I can put out my final take on the Smuggler Paladin.

Well, to this deck!! The "Well Met" podcast just called Paladin a dead class and I think that has been voiced all over the community. As the Paladin player that I am i just can't give it up completely, so here is my Last Stand!

As the guys that follows me here know I always aim to put up something new and different here. Something with a twist and some original spice to it. I think the meta has slowed down a bit last week and I have always find Anyfin Paladin to be huge in control matchups so I wanted to give it a go!

Then to the twist factor. How about mixing my pre-gadgetzan anyfin deck that runs The Curator with the new Finja, the Flying Star! 
This list is not your common Anyfin list with the addition of Wickerflame Burnbristle and Finja, the Flying Star and that is not only because i want my twist on the deck. In order to make the Anyfin deck work right now you need more draw then before. You need to be faster to beat the Jade-decks or the will crush you before you get combo and you need to be faster to beat Reno-lock or the will out value you before you can combo. You can't play the slower value game until combo like you could before. This feels closer to a freez-mage then anything els I would say. You need harder stalling and more draw/cycle to get to the combo faster. And I must say, I got surprised on how well both The Curator and especially Finja, the Flying Star is working out!

Card explanation
I will not go over all the cards, since the core cards and thoughts behind this deck is old. But I will break down the specific cards and thoughts behind this twisted line-up.

I start out with Finja, the Flying Star. First of, everytime so far he has killed a minion and given me value. He will bring out your murlocs and you won't have to sit around waiting to draw the last murlocs. That is obvious. I did not expect him to be better then that. The thing is, he has really surprised me!! You drop him turn 5, on turn 6 you will get out you two murlocs and have your 6 mana to spend. If your holding another Murloc Warleader or a Bluegill Warrior you will almost get another Anyfin Can Happen turn for 2-3 mana... it is just insane. It just gives you tools to push, stall, trade or it draws removals from your opponent. The value just got me by surprise. Just be aware that in some slow control matchups you don't wanna play this guy since he will mess up your second Anyfin Can Happen, but in most cases this is not a problem.

The Curator this is where the twist comes in! You can skip him and make room for healing and anti-aggro cards like Acidic Swamp Ooze and Wickerflame Burnbristle but this will slow down your cycle and not help you in the control match-ups. The Curator gives you a solid body on board and gives you 2-3 card draw. Like the Stampeding Kodo lover I am I hade to put one in, and even I could not find an excuse to put in two ;) And the two drakes also gives you bodys on board and cycle themselfs! If you dont wanna twist it solem vigil is your only option. It also gives you good cycle but you will get an empty board... I just find this fun, original and it is working great!! 

Eadric the Pure is back!! Nice to have a revisit from this old champ and this time around he will actually push out Tirion Fordring. Crazy maybe... first time I'm not playing Tirion Fordring since i begun playing this game but I could not find space for him here. You don't need him. You can't out value reno-decks and you need to be faster then the jade-decks. He will not win you the game, Eadric the Pure actually dose just that!! He stals huge threats and gives you the extra turn you need to start comboing! Earlier I have felt the Anyfin deck to feel closer to the N'zoth lists in playstyle. This list feels more like a Freez mage. This also is a twist and I think it is really fun that i can give you guys something new! hope you enjoy it!

Results so far
ATM I am rank 9 on EU. I am playing as much as i can which is not that much with kids etc.. but so far this deck has been out right crushing!! So far I have not run into as much aggro as I thought I would, and that helps out this deck. But I do think that with a good mulligan you can have okey results agains aggro and my results agains all the slower matchups are spectacular so far. I really think that the Anyfin deck is beeing sleept on in means of control decks and this twisted list just works great! 

After the first 25 matches I am:
3-0 agains Jade druid
4-0 agains Freez or Reno mage (2-0/2-0)
4-0 agains Dragon or Reno priest (3-0/1-0)
4-1 agains Reno-lock
I am 2-3 against aggro shaman and 2-2 against pirate warrior. 

I did not think it would work this good but so far it dose. It is not that many games but it is some atleast. Just remember, this deck is by no means an auto-pilot deck! I think I have around 400 wins with Anyfin lists so that ofc helps me playing this list but you should be able to make it fly if you give it time! 

I just hope that this gives Paladin some kinda second wind at the moment! Like i was saying, I think this is beeing sleept on so here are a deck for you doubters, and if you dont want to get to wacky, just un-twist it!

If the interest is there and people are asking for it I will go over mulligan and gameplay.

Give this a +1 if you like it and leave your thoughts and questions in the comments below!

-Eightlimb