Python 3 script for figuring out the best Ignite Mage deck. By Lt.Labcoat

# Python 3 script for figuring out the best Ignite Mage deck
# by Lt.Labcoat


import random

start_hand = []

# unused card names:
# biscuit-maker  2manadraw1 3manadraw2  heropower 3manaspellsearch arugal 2manaspellsearch
# ice-search-2mana firesale sapience wonder-deck spicebaker


# win at adjusted turn: 5.61
deck_base_online = ["ice-search", "evoc",
        "tradeable", "tradeable",
        "sorc", "ele", "tradeable", "tradeable",
        "ice", "3manaspellsearch",
        ]*2

deck_base_online += ["sorc-search", "firstflame", "firstflame"]
deck_base_online += ["hotstreak", "sorc-search", "ele-search"]
deck_base_online += ["ele-search", "ignite", "reflection", "hotstreak"]


# win at adjusted turn: 5.356
deck_base = ["ice-search", "evoc",
        "tradeable", "tradeable",
        "sorc", "ele", "tradeable", "tradeable",
        "ice", "tradeable",
        ]*2

deck_base += ["varden", "firstflame", "firstflame"]
deck_base += ["acolyte", "sorc-search", "ele-search"]
deck_base += ["loatheb", "ignite", "reflection", "hotstreak"]

#deck_base = deck_base_online

if deck_base.count("tradeable") < 10:
    print(f'Tradeables: {deck_base.count("tradeable")}')

spells = ["hotstreak", "evoc", "biscuit-maker", "firstflame", "ignite", "ice", "reflection", "heropower", "firesale", "springwater"]
spells_chandler = ["hotstreak", "firstflame", "firstflame", "heropower"]
spells_nonchandler = ["ice", "biscuit-maker", "firesale", "springwater"]
spells_chandler_expensive = ["ignite", "reflection"]

hand_skips = ["tradeable", "firesale", "3manadraw2", "firstflame", "hotstreak", "ele-search", "sorc-search", "ignite", "reflection", "2manadraw1"]

print(f"Deck size: {len(deck_base)}")


wonder_counter = 0
turns_taken = []

for i in range(0, 50000):
    deck = deck_base.copy()
    random.shuffle(deck)
    hand = list()
    enemy_is_spells = (i%100>=50)

    if start_hand:
        going_second = len(start_hand) % 4 == 0
        hand.extend(start_hand)
    else:
        going_second = (i%2==1)
        hand.append(deck.pop())
        hand.append(deck.pop())
        hand.append(deck.pop())
        if going_second:
            hand.append(deck.pop())

    # mulligan
    for c in range(0, len(hand)):
        hand_c = hand[c]
        if hand_c in hand_skips or (enemy_is_spells and hand_c == "varden") or (not enemy_is_spells and hand_c == "loatheb"):
            hand[c] = deck.pop(0)
            deck.append(hand_c)
    random.shuffle(deck)

    iced_turns = 0
    success = False
    sapience = False

    for turn in range(1, 20):
        if success:
            break

        mana = turn
        newcard = deck.pop()
        if sapience and (newcard in hand_skips or
                         (newcard == "sorc" and "sorc" in hand) or (newcard == "ele" and "ele" in hand)):
            deck.append(newcard)
            newcard = deck.pop(0)
            random.shuffle(deck)
        hand.append(newcard)
        iced = False
        reloop = True
        arugal = False

        while reloop:
            #print(f"{turn} - {mana} -- {hand}")
            reloop = False

            # check for victory
            if "ele" in hand and "sorc" in hand:
                temp_mana = mana + hand.count("biscuit")*2 + hand.count("evoc")*2
                if going_second:
                    temp_mana += 1
                if temp_mana >= 7:
                    temp_mana += hand.count("biscuit-maker")*1

                    if (temp_mana >= 9 and hand.count("sorc") == 2) or \
                            (temp_mana >= 8 and "hotstreak" in hand and "reflection" in hand) or \
                            (temp_mana >= 10 and "reflection" in hand):
                        fire_in_hand_count = sum([hand.count(x) for x in spells_chandler])
                        fire_in_hand_count += sum([hand.count(x) for x in spells_chandler_expensive])
                        fire_in_hand_count -= sum([deck.count(x) for x in spells_nonchandler])
                        if (temp_mana <= 9 and "hotstreak" not in hand) or (temp_mana <= 11):
                            fire_in_hand_count -= 1  # reflection too expensive
                        if fire_in_hand_count >= 1:
                            turns_taken.append(turn - iced_turns)
                            success = True
                            break

                    if temp_mana >= 8:
                        # try with/find hotstreak
                        fire_in_hand_count = sum([hand.count(x) for x in spells_chandler])
                        fire_in_hand_count -= sum([deck.count(x) for x in spells_chandler_expensive])
                        fire_in_hand_count -= sum([deck.count(x) for x in spells_nonchandler])
                        fire_in_hand_count += hand.count("hotstreak")  # yes this works
                        if temp_mana >= 9:  # ignite is playable
                            fire_in_hand_count += 1
                        if temp_mana >= 11:  # ignite and reflection is playable too
                            fire_in_hand_count += 1
                        if fire_in_hand_count >= 1:
                            turns_taken.append(turn - iced_turns)
                            success = True
                            break


            # auto-draw cards
            if "wonder-card" in hand:
                hand.remove("wonder-card")
                hand.append(deck.pop())
                wonder_counter += 1
                reloop = True

            # search cards
            if not iced and "ice-search" in hand and mana >= 3 and "ice" in deck:
                hand.remove("ice-search")
                deck.remove("ice")
                hand.append("ice")
                random.shuffle(deck)
            if not iced and "ice-search-2mana" in hand and mana >= 2 and "ice" in deck:
                hand.remove("ice-search-2mana")
                mana += 1
                deck.remove("ice")
                hand.append("ice")
                random.shuffle(deck)
            if not iced and "ice" in hand and mana >= 3:
                hand.remove("ice")
                mana -= 3
                iced = True
                iced_turns += 0.75
            if (not enemy_is_spells) and "varden" in hand and mana >= 4:
                hand.remove("varden")
                mana -= 4
                iced_turns += 1
            if (not enemy_is_spells) and "firesale" in hand and mana >= 4:
                hand.remove("firesale")
                mana -= 4
                turns_taken.append(turn - iced_turns)
                success = True
                break
            if enemy_is_spells and "loatheb" in hand and mana >= 5:
                hand.remove("loatheb")
                mana -= 5
                iced_turns += 1
            if "springwater" in hand and mana >= 5:
                hand.remove("springwater")
                mana -= 4
                newcard = deck.pop()
                hand.append(newcard)
                if newcard in spells:
                    mana += 2
                newcard = deck.pop()
                hand.append(newcard)
                if newcard in spells:
                    mana += 2
                random.shuffle(deck)
                reloop = True
            if "ele-search" in hand and mana >= 4 and "ele" not in hand:
                hand.remove("ele-search")
                mana -= 4
                deck.remove("ele")
                hand.append("ele")
                random.shuffle(deck)
            if "sorc-search" in hand and mana >= 4 and "sorc" in deck:
                hand.remove("sorc-search")
                mana -= 4
                deck.remove("sorc")
                hand.append("sorc")
                random.shuffle(deck)
            if "biscuit-maker" in hand and mana >= 2:
                hand.remove("biscuit-maker")
                mana -= 2
                hand.append("biscuit")
            if "2manadraw1" in hand and mana >= 2:
                hand.remove("2manadraw1")
                mana -= 2
                hand.append(deck.pop())
                random.shuffle(deck)
                reloop = True
            if "3manadraw2" in hand and mana >= 3:
                hand.remove("3manadraw2")
                mana -= 3
                hand.append(deck.pop())
                hand.append(deck.pop())
                random.shuffle(deck)
                iced_turns -= 0.25
            if "acolyte" in hand and mana >= 3:
                hand.remove("acolyte")
                mana -= 3
                hand.append(deck.pop())
                if random.random() > 0.8:
                    hand.append(deck.pop())
                else:
                    iced_turns += 0.125
                random.shuffle(deck)
            if "spicebaker" in hand and mana >= 4:
                hand.remove("spicebaker")
                mana -= 4
                iced_turns += 0.5
                random.shuffle(deck)
            if "6manadraw6" in hand and mana >= 6:
                hand.remove("6manadraw6")
                mana -= 6
                hand.append(deck.pop())
                hand.append(deck.pop())
                hand.append(deck.pop())
                hand.append(deck.pop())
                hand.append(deck.pop())
                hand.append(deck.pop())
                random.shuffle(deck)
            if "3manaspellsearch" in hand and mana >= 3:
                hand.remove("3manaspellsearch")
                mana -= 3
                newcard = deck.pop(0)
                tries = 0
                while newcard not in spells:
                    tries += 1
                    deck.append(newcard)
                    if tries > 80:
                        break
                    newcard = deck.pop(0)
                hand.append(newcard)
                random.shuffle(deck)
                if newcard == "ice":
                    iced_turns += 0.5
                reloop = True
            if "2manaspellsearch" in hand and mana >= 2:
                hand.remove("2manaspellsearch")
                mana -= 2
                newcard = deck.pop(0)
                tries = 0
                while newcard not in spells:
                    tries += 1
                    deck.append(newcard)
                    if tries > 80:
                        break
                    newcard = deck.pop(0)
                if newcard in spells:
                    hand.append(newcard)
                random.shuffle(deck)
                reloop = True
            if "4manaspellsearch" in hand and mana >= 4:
                hand.remove("4manaspellsearch")
                mana -= 4
                newcard = deck.pop(0)
                tries = 0
                while newcard not in spells:
                    tries += 1
                    deck.append(newcard)
                    if tries > 50:
                        break
                    newcard = deck.pop(0)
                if newcard in spells:
                    hand.append(newcard)
                random.shuffle(deck)
            if "3manadraw2" in hand and mana >= 3:
                hand.remove("3manadraw2")
                mana -= 3
                newcard = deck.pop(0)
                hand.append(newcard)
                random.shuffle(deck)
                reloop = True
            if "sapience" in hand and mana >= 1:
                hand.remove("sapience")
                mana -= 1
                sapience = True
            if "wonder-deck" in hand and mana >= 5:
                hand.remove("wonder-deck")
                mana -= 5
                deck.append("wonder-card")
                deck.append("wonder-card")
                deck.append("wonder-card")
                deck.append("wonder-card")
                deck.append("wonder-card")
                random.shuffle(deck)
            if "sorc-search" in hand and mana >= 4 and "sorc" not in deck:
                hand.remove("sorc-search")
                mana -= 4
                deck.remove("tradeable")
                hand.append("tradeable")
                random.shuffle(deck)
            if "ele-search" in hand and mana >= 4 and "ele" in deck:
                # second search
                hand.remove("ele-search")
                mana -= 4
                deck.remove("ele")
                hand.append("ele")
                random.shuffle(deck)

            if "arugal" in hand and mana >= 4:
                hand.remove("arugal")
                mana -= 2
                arugal = True


            if "tradeable" in hand and mana > 0:
                hand.remove("tradeable")
                mana -= 1
                newcard = deck.pop(0)
                if arugal:
                    if newcard not in spells:
                        hand.append(newcard)
                    #while newcard == "tradeable":
                    #    deck.append("tradeable")
                    #    newcard = deck.pop(0)
                hand.append(newcard)
                deck.append("tradeable")
                random.shuffle(deck)
                reloop = True

            if "firesale" in hand and mana > 0:
                hand.remove("firesale")
                mana -= 1
                newcard = deck.pop(0)
                if arugal:
                    if newcard not in spells:
                        hand.append(newcard)
                    #while newcard == "tradeable":
                    #    deck.append("tradeable")
                    #    newcard = deck.pop(0)
                hand.append(newcard)
                deck.append("firesale")
                random.shuffle(deck)
                reloop = True

print(sum(turns_taken) / len(turns_taken))