Deck I'm running in low masters atm. The idea is to deck them and stall as long as possible while you dig for deathcaps/solitudes. Varas can be used extremely situationly. Need a face aegis popped or one on a unit? Done. The board should stay clear while you dig/mill amd she also covers health gain.
So far vara had also won me games as a back up beater protocted unseal/rindras choice.
I tried with a shadow market(and every other color combo with mill) with 1 solitude in there but in the end every other color left some other aspect of the deck open to punishment.
Runs well agaisnt anything really as long you keep good hands and find your answers to the current situation.
Hope some one enjoys it and please any changes you suggest will be welcomed and tested asap! Enjoy!
Edit: swapped some cards around. Hailstorm in the market in place of unseal and the fetch spell spell for transform into piggy spell.
I have recently started running 2 ermot in the main dropping 1 vara. Really funny when you deck a unitless control deck with one ermot swing >:)....I'm slightly evil
For opening hands I generally look for anything that can help me control the early game IE: Permafrost, hailstorms, rindras choice, sabotage and card draw. Don't be afraid to mull to 6 cards, won a good bit that way.
As for manacles, I tried a couple a versions with it but between needing card draw and control it was just too slow.
Biggest issue i run into is not drawing enough power/influence at the start of the match which normally ends in a loss. Thank you again for youre interest in the deck and hope this helps! Good luck on the mill train!