Hand Druid

General Strategy:

Previously, Hand Druid was only possible because of Witchwood Apple to fill the hand but resulted in it being clunky since nothing really utilized the Treants well.  Now, we have an even better card: Secure the Deck to fill the hand. We can utilize the Claws much easier as removal, armor gain against aggressive decks, or burst to finish off our opponent and much cheaper at 1 mana to use. 

The idea behind this deck is to fill the hand quickly with Acornbearer, Secure the Deck, Crystal Merchant, etc to take advantage of big hand effects like Twilight Drake, Bewitched Guardian, and Mountain Giant. From there is pretty straight forward,  you want to curve out with Emerald Explorer, Winged Guardian, Ysera, Unleashed,etc while weaving in removal if need be.  If any 2 big minions stick, Gloop Sprayer is amazing but don't be too greedy with it. Sometimes copying just 1 big minion is good enough. Typically, jamming the biggest thing you can every turn will win games.

*tip* Going first with Secure the Deck, hero power on 2 and 3 will allow you to play Mountain Giant on 4. Going second with Secure the Deck and hero power on 2 and 3 you'll have to use a Claw for 2 armor (which is fine) otherwise you'll mill yourself.

*tip* With so many ways of drawing or generating cards (Acornbearer, Secure the Deck, Crystal Merchant, Ferocious Howl) be careful not to mill yourself. Always count how many cards you will draw or generate at the end of your turn and is a good idea to count 2-3 turns into the future to see how many cards you'll have in hand once you complete Secure the Deck and to see how cheap you can get your Mountain Giant.

Mulligan:

Always Keep - Acornbearer, Secure the Deck, Breath of Dreams, Crystal Merchant, [Hearthstone Card (Risings Winds) Not Found], Wrath (except Priest), Ferocious Howl (except Priest), Twilight Drake, Swipe (except Priest)

Sometimes Keep - Mountain Giant (going second or if you have Secure the Deck), Zilliax (against Hunter)

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