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Are YOU tired of aggro decks? Have you been looking for your next deck to help you stomp the meta? Well look no further!

Hello! I'm a 9x Legend HS player coming back from a 3 month break to the game. I came back hoping to find new and exciting decks but I've unfortunately only been met with soul-crushing aggro decks. Warrior has always been one of my favorite classes, but the direction that control warrior has taken didn't feel like it was performing well enough against the aggressive meta, same for Patron.

This deck runs to control the early game with cards like Blood to Ichor, Whirlwind, Ravaging Ghoul, and FWA. From there, the decks strong midrange is often enough to take games. I've had very favorable results against the meta's current top contenders: Aggro Sham, Pirate Warr, Pirate Miracle Rogue, Reno Lock, Reno Mage, and even Dragon Priest.

Now.. to talk about the secret shining star of MSoG: Grimy Gadgeteer. This card has been my favorite new release by far. It screamed tempo to me. You might think that the effect is too slow for tempo warrior, but the tempo advantage it gives you in later momentum swings is HUGE. Simply one turn from it is already great; anymore and it's pretty unfair. You would think the 4/3 stat would make it difficult to keep alive but it isn't at all under protection of weapons and taunts. Even then, it's a high-priority kill target and if your opponent doesn't have the direct 3 damage to kill it, its snowball potential is out of this world. Forcing awkward trades gives tempo warrior the advantage!

The midrange consists of Grimy Gadgeteers, Bloodhoof Braves, Fierce Monkeys, and a Frothing Berserker. From there, cards like Cairne, Malkorok, Grom, Rag, and Varian serve as strong finishers, ESPECIALLY with Gadgeteer buffs. Varian gets crazy value with Cairne/Rag and can often bring taunt walls with Monkeys and Braves.

Keeping a strong controlling board presence while maintaining adequate card count is also key. The more control decks out there won't have enough board clear if you spread out your threats well. Getting value from Acolyte, Slam, and Battle Rage is important as they are your only forms of card draw.

The rest of the cards are pretty timeless to Tempo Warrior. I started playing this deck around rank 14 yesterday and made it to rank 4. I plan to get legend before the season ends.

Mulligan:

- Aggro Shaman/Warr/Rogue: Ravaging Ghoul, FWA, Blood to Ichor, Fierce Monkey, Frothing, Bloodhoof Brave(with coin)

- Tempo Mage/Lock & Dragon Priest: Grimy Gadgeteer, Fierce Monkey, Frothing, FWA

If anyone has any questions, feel free to add me and ask! itzchang#1773