Perhaps you're right that they can be played side by side, but I feel there's already some crowding at the 5 mana slot for Mid pally, with Loatheb and/or Harrison, Healbot, and Sludge. You're correct about control oriented paladin lists, but I stated I was referring to strictly midrange lists (no one really knows how control oriented the lists can become or whether new lists will spawn based on other cards from the set, but I was trying to observe it through the lens of current builds, in which case Tuskarr feels inferior). I don't know if you want to mess around with the heal RNG like that with so many tempo lists with similar curves to midrange (again mid, not control) Pally-- e.g. Mid Hunter, Demonzoo, or getting out of burst range for Oil Rogue and Mid Druid. Guaranteeing the heal is many times more important than the body itself providing the heal as you can generate more value later from your hero power or late game minions like Tirion. Without the heal against all of these decks, you're dead on the spot, even with +2/+2 more in stats on the board.
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