Rakano Aggro

Edit: I hit rank 1 playing exclusively this deck! I continue to think it is quite strong.

This is your standard, no-funny-business, week 1 aggro deck. I'm currently Rank 15 and it's been great at climbing. I messed around with a handful of different aggro decks, and I think this one was the best one, but we'll see how things shake out over time.

If you're new or unsure which cards to craft first, I highly recommend you make Helena, Skyguide first. Ijin, Mithril Daimyo is very good and should probably come second, but Helena is just insane. She gives your deck a lot of reach, pushes a lot of damage, and breaks Permafrost. Inferno Phoenix is really good but if you're short on shiftstone, you can hold off until later.

Some play tips:
1. If you have a choice between Battlefront Dasher and Kazuo, Melee Virtuoso as your first plays, go with the Dasher and use Contract.
2. Ijin, Mithril Daimyo with contract is a great way to refill after a board wipe, so if you suspect one, you might hold her back. In addition, playing her post combat with no contract when you have 5 power can be really powerful to set up a flyer like Helena for lethal the next turn.
3. Oni Inciter is one of the worst 2 drops to play on turn 2 but is a great and flexible 2-drop in the later turns. You can make a Warhelm and then throw one on a huge Warcry'd unit or a flyer.

Lastly, some card considerations and choices:

1. You'll notice that League Explorer and D'Angolo Houndmaster are in the format and missing from this deck. Please put down your pitchforks and allow me to explain. For one, I don't think either is ideal in a weapon-based deck like this one that prefers to build up 1-2 units to be really big. Secondly, this format is wipe city, and going wide does not feel optimal at the moment (or maybe ever.) Elemental Fury, Nothing Remains, Harsh Rule, and Trials and Tribulations are everywhere. Third, there are a lot of large health units like Kehanya, Skilled Caster, Quinn, Master Tracker, Iadria, Twisted Brewer, and others are very common right now. So put down your little chargers and Magma Hounds and suit up your humble Crownwatch Paladins and flyers.

2. The spot I feel least confident about is Inoa's Fury. However, I felt having a quickdraw option and additional pump spell was best. It's worked out since I put it in so it will stay for now.

3. I played Varbuk, Hand of Anarchy for a while, and he wasn't bad, but didn't feel as good as Ijin (and a deck like this only wants one card in the 4-drop slot). I like him a lot less in a format with Torch.

That's all. I'm sure things will change a bit as the format evolves but it feels good for week one, and any changes would be pretty minor, I think. Have fun!