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Thanks a lot for all the positive feedback, comments and input that you guys are coming with. There is a lot of time and effort behind this and its really fun to get positive feedback and to see that so many are getting fun and good gameplay out of this. Keep it coming!

More spotlight! :D
This is obviously still working great! XHope played alsmost this exact list, 28/30 cards the same, he played - mass dispel + Crawler and also changed one DFP for holy nova, thats it! He won the whole shebang and this deck did excellent in the finals going 3-0 over the quarter, semi and finals, beating one quest rogue, one mid range paladin and one pirate warrior. Link to the final, https://youtu.be/m99eVjdCwrc

Nickchipper just played a "Medivh Priest" in global games last night, Ukrain vs Croatia. Just like "Drone" they teched 2 Crawlers but besides from that it looks to be almost card for card this list! Super fun that this deck gets some playing in the highest level of hearthstone gameplay. Again, thanks a lot to u guys that was on the train from the day before realese when I posted the list. I post a link to the match below, CHECK it out! A true display on some of the magic that this deck can do! ;)

 
I just have some fun info for you guys! Many people have been posting excellent results with this deck in low ladder ranks. For you guys still woundering if this deck can be competitive check this out! The Russian player "Drone" just played almost this exact deck in he's list in Elemental cup and won the grand final, the tournament had players like Dr.Hippy, Naiman and INER. This deck went 3-0 over the quarter, semi and final and In round 16 he beats Dr.Hippy playing a taunt warrior with this deck, so 4-0. It is almost the exact list, it plays medivh, amber, tar creepers, giants etc etc. The only difference is that he teched in 2 crawlers, elise and a darkshire alchemist. The list he is using is almost identical to the first draft that I posted of this deck, with elise and holy nova. 

I will post a link to ther grand final and from there on you can find the the other matches aswell.  The casting is in russian so I dident understand a word but you can see some gameplay and results no mather the language :P

 

Okey, so I will try to explain some of the last pages in the comment seciton since its the same questions that keep popping up. 
First of I replaced on Holy Nova with a second Dragonfire Potion since Quest Rogues are everywhere and DFP is a excellent counter to them! 
i also removed The Black Knight and went back to Kabal Songstealer. I have been going back and forth between these cards and I think they hold pretty much the same value. A lot of people dosent understand The Black Knight. This card is a pure tech card, just like the Kabal Songstealer. If you run into a lot of taunts then The Black Knight is one of the best cards you can play. Removing a 5,6,7-mana cost minion and getting a 4/5 on the board is such a gain in tempo, just as simple as that. Also I think 4 or 5 people have posted comments saying "taunt warrior is the worst matchup, I also removed TBK, glimmerroot and oracle and added...." something els. If you find the taunt warrior to be a rough matchup removing TBK will not improve it. The Black Knight dose nothing agains the quest but you will have so many HUGE targets to get excellent tempo swings and force brawls in situations where you could not without this card. I think The Black Knight holds value against warriors, druids, paladins, shamans, priests, and warlock. thats 6 classes out of 9. But this is a tech choich. If you think silence is better go for Kabal Songstealer instead or if you want more juice go for Elise the Trailblazer. This is all up to your taste and what you feel you are having the need to tech against. Onwards!!!

A lot of people have been trying out Dirty Rat and having really good success. It is excellent agains Rogue and some other matchups to. I personally think that the second Dragonfire Potion is more then enough to make that matchup good enough. Dirty Rat is a more high risk, high reward card then lets say Curious Glimmerroot which happens to be one of the least risky cards in the buizz. But the addition of Dirty Rat is absolutelly a good option, try it out and see if you like it.

a lot of people are cutting Curious Glimmerroot. This is somewhat preference but I still think that it is also somewhat wrong. Curious Glimmerroot is a low risk, good reward card. 3/3 draw a card from your opponent is not OP but it is CONSISTENT! It has no demands to provide value, like Kabal Talonpriest and you don't have to debate if you need to sit on removal to play it like Dirty Rat. I just think this card always provides okey if not good value. And this deck is twisted enough and I think that "drop and forget"-cards like this is good in here. 


Extra dive into some matchups asked about in the comments!
Rogue:
A lot of Rogues on the ladder and some people are finding the matchup somewhat rough. The second Dragonfire Potion helps a lot! many are playing the Fire Fly list. Here Kabal Songstealer, Mass Dispel and Potion of Madness will shut down the match completely. Aim to silence or steal their Igneous Elemental both times they play it and you will buy yourself more then enough time to close the game. The new vanish list should be harder on paper since its almost impossible to defend yourself against the vanish/charge combo. I have not played against it myself yet. However they will not always be able to bounce back their chargers and make sure you are sitting with a Dragonfire Potion to kill their chargers when ever you get the chance. Lyra the Sunshard and/or Priest of the Feast is our comback tools if we fall too much behind. 

Value matches (mainly quest warrior)
In value games, like quest warrior make sure you dig earlie for a second Free From Amber before you draw it. And then play it together with Atiesh. Curious Glimmerroot and Crystalline Oracle is excellent in the value matches since it provides extra juice to your deck. So no more "taunt warrior is rough, I removed 2x Curious Glimmerroot, Crystalline Oracle and The Black Knight". If you do remove thouse cards that specific matchup will be significantly harder then if you run them. Since removing Elise the Trailblazer Curious Glimmerroot and Crystalline Oracle is cards that always gives us extra value, no mather what. 

Other then that try to get as much value out of your cards as you can. keep 2-3 spells with Lyra the Sunshard and a Radiant Elemental. play Free From Amber with Atiesh. Dont overextend with 2 Arcane Giants into a Brawl, pace your offence to always be preassuring enough but never to much. If you do this then the matchup should be totaly okey. Even if you dont want to run The Black Knight but Kabal Songstealer instead. If you decide to run Elise the Trailblazer instead you show not be able to lose this matchup. 

Thanks for all the feedback guys! Keep it coming and I will try to keep up with answering everything! If I miss something just repost it in the comments so I get another chance :P


Video showcase
Thanks a lot to @Fur0 for makeing this excellent showcase video! Make sure you check it out in the link below or down in the comments!

VOD Deck Guide & Gameplay

 
What I believe is the key Shadow Visions
I think that Shadow Visions and your way of using this card is what makes or breaks this deck. This got the most clear to me when I did the Mind Control cut. "Am i losing my win condition now?" And the answer is no! If You are up against an aggro deck pick the cheap spells to have earlie removal and/or additional heal. Cycle heal with Priest of the Feast But if you are up against a deck where you know that you will have to run that extra value mile, F**K, slam that Shadow Visions ASAP and try to pick up a second copy of Free From Amber and you have your insane value play with Atiesh if you think you need all that juice. Or do what you can to Shadow Visions into Un'Goro Pack. The options are many and hopefully this card will provide options to adapt to the current situation you are in. Playing this with Radiant Elemental and/or Priest of the Feast and at the same time reducing your Arcane Giants and also providing that flexibility, gives this card enought value to compensate for that tempo drawback on spending 1 or 2 mana playing it. 

One thing to think about when building this deck is the flexability that Shadow Visions provides. The ability to dig for spells/answers that your not holding in your hand but need ASAP is possibly huge. This actually gives us the option to not run as many 2x spells for consistency, but rather more 1x options that you can discover. This gives us the option to dig for the "right answer" in most cases. Thats why this deck is runing alot of 1x spells instead of fewer but 2x. We will see if this works out aswell as I hope it will do, time will tell!that being said I had to put in a second copy. 


Some thoughts and edits
All the changes below are mostly some trys on sience. In most cases you can go either way but we are trying to do some refinement! 

@Evilcactus is trying out Dirty Rat ATM and finding some success. I think it might have potential in a lot of matchups. If more people are trying out this, please comeback with your results!

It should be added that Elise the Trailblazer is by no means a bad card!! She is super fun and provides TONS of value. If you wanna be greedy and have more fun let her stay. I just think she is to much and a overkill in this list. 

Lyra the Sunshard helps you cycle your inefficient spells into new one providing both additional tools and value. Also great with Priest of the Feast and Arcane Giant This card is more and more turning out to be a real winner in this deck!! try to set up some nice combos with her yourself and you will see, she is really treating me nice! 

The latest addition to the deck was the second Curious Glimmerroot. I think this card is providing excellent value. People really seems to have different opinions on this card. Try it, see if you like it. If you don't people have been feeling great with Kabal Talonpriest instead. Also a Gluttonous Ooze might be a valid option. 


Gameplay
First of the best tips is just a general one for every deck/matchup you play. Recognize what you are up against, their win condition and after that make a plan for your own. You need to know when to play value, tempo, control and when to pull the trigger depending on your matchup and state of the game. If you cannot do this (will be easier when the meta settles some) this deck will not treat you well and you will lose more then you win. 

I repeat, your usage of Shadow Visions is the most important on of all cards in the deck.

Radiant Elemental gives you EXCELLENT opportunities to make HUGE tempo plays. Playing your cheap spells almost for free and a minion on that gives you a really good tool to take board control. 

Radiant Elemental, Priest of the Feast and Lyra the Sunshard gives you the ability to comeback huge from bad spots with healing and/or tempo and/or card cycle.

Every spell you cast sets you up for potentially huge swing turns with Arcane Giant that will win you the game if timed correctly. The have won me most of my games.

In the slower more value orientated matchups or where you need a HUGE swing, push or preassure to win the game Free From Amber is your tool. If needed try to combine this with Atiesh since that will give you a board that will win you the game in many cases. Refill it with Arcane Giant

I will fill this section with more info in the coming days. stay tuned or ask questions in comments and I will try to explain it here since you are probably not the only one wondering.


Matchups 
Rogue:
Try to have some good tempo with Radiant Elemental and Shadow Word: Pain. Also Tar Creeper + Power Word: Shield is a excellent tool. Do all you can to keep board control until turn 5-6. stall the game for one turn or 2 and then drop all the bombs you can. Try to get as many heals as you can/value out of Priest of the Feast. Dragon fire is huge in this matchup. Use Shadow Visions and dig for it. If you find it to hard you should add a 2x copy of this card. But if you clear the board and slam some big minions down yourself you should not have a problem getting control of the board! and they do run out of cards in their hand pretty fast. They will not be able to refil infinte! 

Mage:
By far the easiest matchup. Just build your board from turn 1 ---->
Just keep stacking and stacking and drop your high end finishers to get as much points of dmg on the board as possible. Dont be greedy with Arcane Giant. Get dmg-point down and pop the block ASAP. BIG ONE! Always keep a Shadow Word: Pain in hand so you dont get wiped by Freez -> Doomsayer

I find Medivh, the Guardian great! Try get him on board on turn 8 and then preassure for all you got! 

Aggro:
Potion of Madness, Radiant Elemental and Priest of the Feast should give you a fighting chance!

General:
I think that Shadow Visions provides the flexibility you need to adapt to the given state of the game. Having good tempo and control in the earlie to midgame and then start to turn up the gas with your high end has been working great for me. Medivh, the Guardian has been outstanding for me and also never be afraid to go into a value game. You go so much potential juice in this deck!

The learning curv is big in this deck and so is the skillcap. So dont give up after 3 games. Give it more and your results will be better, thats 4 sure!

Also, make sure to post your own lines of play in the comments below if you come up with something good! 


Mulligan
Will come back to this when the meta settles down a bit and we get a better grip on what we are up against. Impossible to give good advice here in the current state of the ladder :P

Thats it for now. Hopefully most of your questions has been answerd. Othewise post them in the comments below and stay tuned for more content coming in the upcoming days!

Give the deck a +1 if you like this and please leave your thoughts and comments below!

-Eightlimb