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Duel Paladin (also known as Big Paladin) is a Paladin deck archetype focused around "cheating out" large minions from the deck far earlier than usual. The deck utilizes cards like Rise of ShadowsDuel! and Scholomance AcademyCommencement to summon high-cost minions from the deck, while also running a token package with cards such as Scholomance AcademyFirst Day of School, Galakrond's AwakeningAir Raid and Goblins vs GnomesMuster for Battle to stabilize against faster opponents.

Common Cards[]

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The following cards are usually in the deck.

Core Cards[]

The following cards are played in most or all versions of the deck:

Archmage Vargoth
Duel!
Blatant Decoy
Hammer of the Naaru
Commencement
Turalyon, the Tenured
Tirion Fordring
Scrapyard Colossus
Colossus of the Moon
Shirvallah, the Tiger

Token Variant[]

The following cards are played in more early-game oriented versions:

Desperate Measures
First Day of School
Lost in the Jungle
Air Raid
Snack Run
Day at the Faire
Muster for Battle
Underlight Angling Rod
Barricade
Prismatic Lens

Odd Big Beast Variant[]

The following cards are played in a variant that tries to gain the board via LegacyThe Silver Hand and Goblins vs GnomesQuartermaster, or create massive board swings with Rastakhan's RumbleOondasta and big beasts.

Call to Adventure
Quartermaster
Amani War Bear
Baku the Mooneater
Oondasta
Giant Mastodon

Optional cards[]

The following cards are played more than occasionally, but not always:

Conviction (Rank 1)
Oh My Yogg!
Wave of Apathy
Divine Favor
Equality
A New Challenger...
The Lich King
Plagued Protodrake
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