INTRODUCTION
itsotter is a Hearthstone player who reached Legend Rank 18 over the course of six hours using his Freeze Mage deck. He also finished last season at Legend Rank 12 by solely using this. Additionally, it performs well against Miracle Rogue, with itsotter having beaten Tides of Time and Massan. The deck only has two legendaries, so it's still relatively affordable, and is perhaps the best deck to use in the higher ranks. You can check out his steam here.
Additionally, Dreamhack Summer 2014 is over, and we all know that RDU won the game using Freeze Mage. One of the few differences between itsotter's deck and RDU's is that RDU uses Loot Hoarder instead of two copies of Novice Engineer. Finally, RDU replaces one Ice Barrier for a second Flamestrike, making it a bit more aggressive. RDU actually saw itsotter's version and called his "otter's list with a Vaporize".
THE DECK
The deck above is provided by itsotter himself using his account in HP. It costs a total of 6120 dust. He also defended his choice to use Novice Engineer, stating that he originally went for Loot Hoarders, but the Engineers gave better topdeck value because the card draw comes immediately from Battlecry and not through Deathrattle.
So, how does one win the Freeze Mage deck? The objective is pretty simple: stall the game using Doomsayer, Blizzard, Flamestrike, Ice Barrier, Ice Block, and even Mirror Image. But why? Because when you get enough mana in the late game, you will cast Alexstrasza and put your opponent's life down to 15 if the original life was higher than that. Once you set it to a mere 15 points, you go for the kill with your direct damage spells. you've got two copies of Acolyte of Pain, Novice Engineer and Arcane Intellect to dig for cards, while Azure Drake and Bloodmage provide additional power through spell damage.
Even when your opponent is at 20 life, he should be cautious already. It's not rare to use Frost Bolt + Frost Bolt + Ice Lance + Ice Lance + Fireball for a surprise 20 burst damage, bonus if Azure Drake or Bloodmage Thalnos is in play.
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