Paladin Whispers (Secret Pally)

Miss Mysterious Challenger?
Don’t play wild?? 
Tired of all these goddamn hunters???
Hit rock bottom and are prepared to be a degenerate????

Well, look no further, pal, for I have for you a deck which will allow you to climb the ranks of ladder just like a certain eunuch from a certain show about thrones would (with whispers and secrets) 😉

This is Secret Pally! Test the wits and memory of each of your opponents by spamming pally secrets and hoping they f#ck up and play right into them (ngl a lot of people aren’t playing around secrets efficiently so this happens more often than you think it does hehe).

Folks, watch as that scummy hunter fumbles, red-faced, to make the correct play as you drop Secretkeeper on Turn 1 and cockblock their secrets. Watch them slowly sink into depression as they incorrectly play into a Noble Sacrifice instead of a Redemption. Watch their health slowly deplete as your Knife Juggler buddies pelt dagger after dagger at the faces of your enemies. Watch their blood spill onto the board as your Vicious Fledgling viciously assaults them. With the Blessing of Kings willing you forward, and the holy blessing of Sunkeeper Tarim, you will break past lowly ranks to win the Divine Favor of our Lord and Saviour, Ben Brode.

I’ve been wanting to test Mojomaster Zihi in this deck but I only just packed her and I don’t have much time to do so, so if anyone would like to test it for me, -1 x Argent Protector / -1 x Blessing of Kings for +1 Mojomaster Zihi. 

MATCHUPS:

Against Hunter you should have a pretty even matchup. You should be able to win against most Hunter decks but you may find trouble against Deathrattle Hunters who drop Fireworks Tech early on. Make sure to think ahead and anticipate cards that Hunter almost always plays on curve, like Flanking Strike. Play your secrets right, play efficiently into theirs, and you should be able to take the win. Also keep aware that spamming your hero power throughout the game will only prove to be detrimental in the long run due to Unleash the Hounds.
Against Mage you’ll probably have a hard time. Odd Mage will ruin you with that hero power and Big Spell Mage has plenty of utility to survive against you. Tempo Mage is also a difficult matchup due to cards like Shooting Star and Cinderstorm so don’t get your hopes up.
Surprisingly, Warrior matchups aren’t that bad. The majority of Warriors are playing Quest Odd or just Odd Warrior. Against Odd Warrior you’ll definitely have a tough time but if you don’t overextend yourself, aka spread your resources out throughout the game and wait for the right moment to push for damage, you should be able to win. Against the Quest variant, they’ll rely on their taunts and focus on pumping those out to complete their quest, which usually leads to their downfall.
Warlock seems to be mixed as well. Zoo matchups are mostly determined in the beginning – if you drop Righteous Protector or Secretkeeper with a secret (with the coin), it may be enough to allow you to keep ahead for most of the game. Against Control Warlock and Cubelock you’ll probably find it difficult to finish them off due to the spellstone and other healing cards but sometimes you can get the better than them early on, especially if they draw terribly. Divine Favour should be able to refill and allow you to keep the pressure on.
I haven’t had much experience against Shaman. In the few Even Shaman matches I’ve had it’s been a challenge to lead in tempo on the board, but the secrets as well as Call to Arms are a huge help in this regard.
Against other Paladin decks it’s quite easy to win. I’ve only ever experienced one other Secret Pally and that was a cake walk since they didn’t seem to know what they were doing. There isn’t much else to say. Slower Pally decks (primarily OTK) have Time Out and that’s annoying but it isn’t that bad, and Even Paladin is usually an easy win.
Druid matches are non-existent (RIP Druidstone) but even if you do encounter a lone straggler it shouldn’t pose a problem, from what I can say about my few matches with the no-longer-Blizzard-favourite.

matches aren’t usually difficult. Divine shield (from both Argent Protector and Unidentified Maul can help greatly against Duskbreaker. Make sure to find the right balance in board size (aka don’t spam hero power too much) as you need to play around three cards: Mass Hysteria, Psychic Scream, and Spirit Lash. Unless it’s Aggro Priest, you shouldn’t have trouble if you keep these cards in mind.
Lastly, there’s Rogue. Odd Rogue is an immediate loss, just like Odd Mage. There’s absolutely no way to win so I just insta-concede here. Against Deathrattle Rogues, sometimes it can be a pain to deal with Blightnozzle Crawler and its 1/1’s but Call to Arms is your saving grace I guess. The 7/7 mechs from Mechanical Whelp can be dealt with by destroying the 2/2’s and playing Sunkeeper Tarim but that seems to be my only advice here. In the rare instance you find a Malygos Rogue, face is the game. An easy game.