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1. *Sunwalker* / Twilight Drake / Coldlight Oracle
Choice is between Sunwalker and Twilight Drake.
Twilight dies to silence. Sunwalker doesn't.

2. Stormwind Champion / Silverback Patriarch / *Scarlet Crusader*

Choice is between the Champion and the Crusader.  Crusader is a solid
3 drop, whereas Champion is only a so-so 7 drop.

3. Silverback Patriarch / Shieldbearer / *Stormwind Champion*
4. Goldshire Footman / *Blessing of Wisdom* / Leper Gnome
5. *Bloodsail Raider* / Magma Rager / Bluegill Warrior

6. Hand of Protection / *Ancient Brewmaster* / Gnomish Inventor

My first instinct was for the Gnomish Inventor, because of card draw.
Hand of Protection seems inferior to Argent Protector.  Ancient
Brewmaster is a solid 5/4 for 4 mana, which means it can trade up.
Its Battlecry also lets it potentially let me reuse or heal a minion
by tossing it back into my hand.

7. Molten Giant / *Lay on Hands* / Big Game Hunter

Another pick where I'm uncertain.  Molten Giant is only useful if I am
at low health -- i.e. likely being rushed down or dying. Big Game
Hunter will be a 4/2 unless there happens to be a minion with 7 or
more on the board, which is situational. Lay on Hands, though it is 8
mana, offers an enormous heal, and more importantly, gives me three
cards. If I'm top-decking, LoH can turn the game around.

8. Reckless Rocketeer / Stranglethorn Tiger / *Consecration*
9. *Truesilver Champion* / Murloc Raider / Booty Bay Bodyguard
10. Pint-Sized Summoner / Twilight Drake / *Aldor Peacekeeper*

Pint-Sized, I'm told, is bad after its nerf. Twilight Drake is
vulnerable to a silence and is much less useful if it is drawn
late. Aldor Peacekeeper is a solid 3/3 and has a useful battlecry.

11. Wild Pyromancer / *Stampeding Kodo* / Alarm-o-Bot

Between the Pyromancer and the Kodo. The Pyromancer is a vanilla 3/2
unless some weird spell casting shenigans happen. Kodo is the stronger card.

12. *Archmage* / Tauren Warrior / Redemption

Another one where I was uncertain. Archmage is a 4/7 for 6 mana, but
gives one spell power as well. But 4/7 is pretty tough to kill can
2-for-1 pretty handily. Redemption can be used when I want -- I just
use it before I attack with something, then that minion comes back to
life. But that's situational... This is pick 12, so I guess I should
pick the better card, i.e. Archmage? Even though I already have a 6
and a 7 drop? Going with Archmage, but I can't say I'm confident about
this pick.

13. Voodoo Doctor / Priestess of Elune / *Chillwind Yeti*
14. *Consecration* / Repentance / Light's Justice
15. *Avenging Wrath* / Big Game Hunter / Lay on Hands

Between Avenging Wrath and Lay on Hands, as Big Game Hunter is too
situational. I already have a LoH.

16. Young Dragonhawk / Stranglethorn Tiger / *Truesilver Champion*
17. Silvermoon Guardian / *Youthful Brewmaster* / Fen Creeper

I have 1 playable 2 drop so far and 2 playable 3 drops. I think I have
to take the Young Brewmaster for curve purposes. SMG is a 3/3 for 4
mana, though it has divine shield.

18. Crazed Alchemist / Mana Wraith / *Emperor Cobra*
19. Humility / *Venture Co. Mercenary* / Booty Bay Bodyguard

Humility is a shitty "removal." Booty Bay Bodyguard has 4 health for 5
mana. Venture Co. Mercenary is the value pick. Slightly concerned
about my curve though.

20. Blessed Champion / Emperor Cobra / *Knife Juggler*

I have two playable 2 drops. Knife Juggler is an amazing 2 drop and
combos well with the Paladin hero power.

21. *Jungle Panther* / Leper Gnome / Razorfen Hunter

Unsure again. Initial instinct is Jungle Panther. It can take out a 4
health minion and stealth keeps it safe until it does.

22. *Wolfrider* / Eye for an Eye / Booty Bay Bodyguard

Essentially a three damage nuke.

23. Ancient Brewmaster / Holy Light / *Dire Wolf Alpha*

Holy Light just delays a loss. Between Brewmaster and DWA. Dire Wolf
Alpha is not really a playable 2 drop, but it is a stat change, which
can come as a surprise and enable other minions to trade whether they
otherwise wouldn't be able to. And it fits my curve better.

24. *Truesilver Champion* / Blessing of Wisdom / Holy Light
25. Windfury Harpy / Southsea Deckhand / *Earthen Ring Farseer*

Harpy is bad. Leaning Earthen Ring Farseer as a solid 3/3 with a bonus
of healing something for 3. The Deckhand still seems bad, even with
weapons (which I won't have at turn 1, when I might want to play him).

26. *Dark Iron Dwarf* / Ironforge Rifleman / Ironfur Grizzly

I have 6 playable 3 drops. Dwarf is one of the best 4 drops in the game.

27. *Argent Protector* / Blessing of Wisdom / Stormwind Champion
28. *Acidic Swamp Ooze* / Blessing of Wisdom / Raid Leader

Only useful against half the classes for weapon removal, but it is a
solid 3/2 for 2 mana. I also only have 3 playable 2 drops so I could
use another.

29. *Bloodsail Raider* / Jungle Panther / Elven Archer

Nice, another 2 drop. And if I have a Truesilver Champion out when I
play the Bloodsail Raider, I'll have a 6/3 for 2 mana.

30. Ancient Watcher / *Blessed Champion* / Stampeding Kodo

I have plenty of creatures. Blessed Champion can enable me to reach
lethal sooner than expected.