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Mulligans
General Mulligans
Generally you want to have your early game cards to have some sort of board contest. It's usually okay to take some damage face since at turn 5 you'll (hopefully) have a board clear of at least 4 damage which can set up an empty board next turn to Skulking Geist most combos.
Aggro Mulligans
Doomsayers and Stonehill Defenders are your main stall tools until you have enough mana to cast big spells. Something like Odd Paladin might have no way to win once you clear the board and gain 6 armor at the same time, but they can grow out of control way before then.
Midrange Mulligans
Midrange, as with all Control decks, is your biggest nemesis. Something like Even Warlock or Recruit Hunter might pose a threat since they have multiple huge threats that you simply won't have enough removals for.
Combo Mulligans
There are a total of 3 cards in this deck to counter combo decks, which are dominating the ladder right now. You'll want both Raven Familiars and Witchwood Pipers if you don't already have Alex/Pyro/Skulk, just to have a bigger chance of drawing your anti-combo tools. Again, the shutdowns aren't guaranteed but they will help against unstoppable combos like Shudderwock, Taunt Druid, Cubelock, Quest Priest.
Control Mulligans
Against control you'll mostly want to keep your removals and value tools, and usually keeping Jaina isn't too shabby if you know they'll be slow.
A standard Big Spell mage with a (not guaranteed) TTK against slow combo decks like Shudderwock and Quest Priest: Alexstraza on turn 9 into Pyroblast and attack on turn 10 for a total of 18 damage face if no taunts or removals come out. A far fetch, but at least something to counteract the combos. Play Acidic Swamp Ooze on curve unless against a weapon class, and replace Lich King/Sindragosa for Baron Geddon if you feel you need more life gain, however I usually manage fine with Jaina and Arcane Artificer.
