Hi , 2 hereWhy would you assume that clearing Nat for me would be a priority ? It ' s only 2 attack and it would take 3 turns for it to match something like Juggernaut in terms of damage done to my face by attacking . By then , I ' d be on 5 mana and freely able to utilize the rest of my cards . In fact , when I ' m first and you have The Coin , playing 234 for you is losing . Coin Nat on 1 is also losing , as it only adds 2 damage but loses you the initiative on Turn 5 because you would be forced to Pass or play Leeroy , which then gets traded into even if you clear a Whelp with Elise . See analysis here you have some alternative strategy when you have The Coin , let me know . When you ' re first it ' s a little more interesting , but I think I would still win if you played 234 . Something likeT 2 Nat AssassinT 3 Mukla Doomsayer , trade MuklaT 4 NA AssassinT 5 Elise Shadowcaster , coin Banana the CasterOn Turn 6 , I would take my first hit from Elise , putting me at 13 . 30 10 eventual Mine 2 2 Nat on T 3 , T 4 3 1 Elise T 6 30 10 4 3 13 . You would be free to play your Juggernaut or Leeroy . Juggernaut results in your board being clear and me free to play another Assassin Shadowcaster combo 55 into Elise , Assassin the Juggernaut I have 6 mana so I can play the Assassin clone and Shadowcaster it and Leeroy would result in you not attacking Face with Elise or Whelps clearing Leeroy , Shadowcaster clearing Elise , and me saving THREE Assassins now 1 board , 1 hand , 1 Shadowcaster in hand to deal with your 2 remaining threats . Either way , you ' re going to have to find some creative curve to deal with this , because just curving out loses you the game whether you ' re first or have The Coin .