I know there are a number of very similar lists out there right now, but wanted to post mine and share my specific choices.
High Abbess Alura into Tip the Scales is your best win condition any day. Very few decks can deal with the murloc board on turn 4 or 5, as long you were lucky enough to get the combo without drawing too many murlocs. For that reason, I run one Vulpera Scoundrel in addition to the standard 2 Wandmakers. If you have Alura and the coin, save the coin for turn 4 even if you have no 1-mana play. It's totally worth it.
EDIT: cut the Vulpera for an Animated Broomstick after seeing what that card can do in various situations (best: played alongside Murgurgle Prime for value trades).
Redscale Dragontamer gets you Nozdormu the Timeless on curve (this is why I don't run Circus Amalgam). It's a high-risk/high-reward play. Aggro and tempo decks can usually take advantage of that 10 mana to either build a decent board or jam a bunch of face damage, but if you can follow up with Scrapyard Colossus or Darkmoon Rabbit, you will often swing it back in your favor. Playing Nozdormu is all about reading your opponent's hand and comparing it with yours. You need to be able to use that 10 mana better than they can.
Don't underestimate that 4 health from Armor Vendor: it often makes the difference.
If you draw well and have the time and space to play your cards in the right order, you can generate as many as 7 huge boards (Tip the Scales, Clowns x4, Murgurgle Prime, and N'Zoth). Plus you have the Colossuses and Strongmen. Outlasting control decks is pretty fun.
EDIT: cut one Angling Rod for Lord Barov. He was only useful once, but I think he's still a really solid choice for this deck. Combined with the Broomstick, he'll clear almost any board.
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