Very valid suggestions! I could definitely see merit to adding in 2 Underbelly Angler. I'd have to test it out and see how that change would perform. One thing though, is that Earth Shock has been very useful to me so far because of all the deathrattles and taunts to be able to push for lethals. Thanks for checking out the deck and for the input! :)
Finally a good use for those Splitting Axe's :D. I believe that 1 Bloodlust is enough because sometimes we'll win games from a big Evolve or The Storm Bringer. Sometimes a Mogu Fleshshaper into Mutate can also win games against other tempo decks. Feel free to experiment tho and see what works best for you and your playstyle!
Thanks! You're absolutely right that there are quite a bit of battlecries, however, unlike the regular Quest Shaman deck we aren't shooting for late game value, we're looking to close out games quickly with our Evolve + wide board, or Bloodlust or The Storm Bringer. This is a very aggressive style deck and playing the quest without Questing Adventurer in this deck hurts a lot by having 1 less card in our opening hand. Great suggestion though!
I have already addressed most of your points in the first 5 minutes of the video posted, so if you haven't got a chance to I would highly recommend watching it as I address other aspects as well!
I'll summarize for your comment though; You're absolutely right that Emperor Thaurissan is not NEEDED in this deck, as this combo has existed for awhile. What Emperor Thaurissan does do is improve the VERSATILITY of the deck. For example, if you have to use up a Lightning Bolt or Totemic Smash early on to survive, we can discount both Eureka! to 5 and 3 spells for our OTK that way. Or, if we have Malygos in hand but no Eureka! we can still get an OTK with 4 spells. Additionally, because this combo requires 3-4 1 mana cost spells, sometimes finding them all is hard, so Emperor Thaurissan can discount a Frost Shock, or Earth Shock to use with Spirit of the Frog to be able to cycle into our combo spells. Since most of the cycling comes from Spirit of the Frog it makes it that much easier to dump our hand and cycle for what we have left. Also, Beakered Lightning and Zap! are great 0 mana cost spells to not only control the board, but to start the cycling.
As far as early board control with lackeys, I've found that I survive well enough with 6 AOE spells in the deck already and prefer more value-oriented cards to make more room in the deck for versatile cards, and cycling. Every minion we put in this deck is 1 less card draw and really slows this deck down.
I would say for sure the 2 [Hearthstone Card (blatant decoys) Not Found] for this deck - sometimes getting a free Damaged Stegotron is just game winning against zoolock or quest shaman. King Phaoris has won me a few games but is a very niche card so you can replace him with a Living Monument or Burly Shovelfist (or even Varian Wrynn soon!)
So far I've peaked at rank 4 with a 58% win rate and over 35 games played so it's definitely viable on ladder!
As far as fun... this is one of the MOST fun decks that i've ever played! There's not many things more satisfying than seeing a board full of huge minions and 2 shotting your opponent :). I hope you have just as much with it as I've had!
Thanks!! And who knows, it might get even more support in the next expansion :)
Very valid suggestions! I could definitely see merit to adding in 2 Underbelly Angler. I'd have to test it out and see how that change would perform. One thing though, is that Earth Shock has been very useful to me so far because of all the deathrattles and taunts to be able to push for lethals. Thanks for checking out the deck and for the input! :)
Finally a good use for those Splitting Axe's :D. I believe that 1 Bloodlust is enough because sometimes we'll win games from a big Evolve or The Storm Bringer. Sometimes a Mogu Fleshshaper into Mutate can also win games against other tempo decks. Feel free to experiment tho and see what works best for you and your playstyle!
Great! I hope you like it! I was the same way, I saw EVERYONE playing the Quest so I wanted to make something different :)
Thanks! You're absolutely right that there are quite a bit of battlecries, however, unlike the regular Quest Shaman deck we aren't shooting for late game value, we're looking to close out games quickly with our Evolve + wide board, or Bloodlust or The Storm Bringer. This is a very aggressive style deck and playing the quest without Questing Adventurer in this deck hurts a lot by having 1 less card in our opening hand. Great suggestion though!
Great to hear! I'm glad you're loving it :). It does feel good to give an underappreciated synergy (the totems) their chance to shine!
Firstly, thank you for checking out the deck! :)
I have already addressed most of your points in the first 5 minutes of the video posted, so if you haven't got a chance to I would highly recommend watching it as I address other aspects as well!
I'll summarize for your comment though; You're absolutely right that Emperor Thaurissan is not NEEDED in this deck, as this combo has existed for awhile. What Emperor Thaurissan does do is improve the VERSATILITY of the deck. For example, if you have to use up a Lightning Bolt or Totemic Smash early on to survive, we can discount both Eureka! to 5 and 3 spells for our OTK that way. Or, if we have Malygos in hand but no Eureka! we can still get an OTK with 4 spells. Additionally, because this combo requires 3-4 1 mana cost spells, sometimes finding them all is hard, so Emperor Thaurissan can discount a Frost Shock, or Earth Shock to use with Spirit of the Frog to be able to cycle into our combo spells. Since most of the cycling comes from Spirit of the Frog it makes it that much easier to dump our hand and cycle for what we have left. Also, Beakered Lightning and Zap! are great 0 mana cost spells to not only control the board, but to start the cycling.
As far as early board control with lackeys, I've found that I survive well enough with 6 AOE spells in the deck already and prefer more value-oriented cards to make more room in the deck for versatile cards, and cycling. Every minion we put in this deck is 1 less card draw and really slows this deck down.
hahah it sure is!! For the new update you can also replace 1 Bull Dozer and possibly the King Phaoris with the new Varian Wrynn and Ragnaros
hahah it really is, and people thought Quest Druid had big swing turns... ;). Thank you, I'm glad you like it!
Thank you! I hope you have a lot of fun with it! :)
You're very welcome! And thank YOU for checking out the deck :D
I would say for sure the 2 [Hearthstone Card (blatant decoys) Not Found] for this deck - sometimes getting a free Damaged Stegotron is just game winning against zoolock or quest shaman. King Phaoris has won me a few games but is a very niche card so you can replace him with a Living Monument or Burly Shovelfist (or even Varian Wrynn soon!)
So far I've peaked at rank 4 with a 58% win rate and over 35 games played so it's definitely viable on ladder!
As far as fun... this is one of the MOST fun decks that i've ever played! There's not many things more satisfying than seeing a board full of huge minions and 2 shotting your opponent :). I hope you have just as much with it as I've had!