[Wild] Barnes Ancestral Spirit Shaman to Legend...
- Last updated Feb 10, 2019 (Level Up Nerf)
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Wild
- 19 Minions
- 9 Spells
- 2 Weapons
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Even Shaman
- Crafting Cost: 8700
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 11/23/2018 (Boomsday)
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Battle Tag:
Solem#21523
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Region:
US
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Total Deck Rating
1580
Thanks to Tommy Wave for the showcase!
Soooo I made it to Legend last week with my own take on Even-Shaman. Over 100 Games were played with a final score of 63-41 and we got to Legend. Average game length was 7 minutes therefore 12:08 hours in a total of 104 games from Rank 5 to legend. Turns out Barnes and Ancestral Spirit are good cards...at least the decks is good enough to forgive you when you don´t highroll. The Video above is just some idiot (me) on his final game to show you why it´s such a fun deck to play. But lets get into the guide!
Strategy & Win Condition
Like any Even-Shaman you just play your stuff and either Crackle them to death or win by insane tempo turns like 0 Mana 5/5 Thing from Below into a Sea Giant on turn 4/5. But well, there is another win condition, play Barnes and either use Ancestral Spirit on the mostly above average 1/1 that gets summoned or use it when trading your stuff in. NO ONE ever expected it and turns out giving your Sea Giant windfury and Ancestral Spirit to trade into 2x 4 Mana 7/7 wins you games on the spot!. You might get a Piloted Shredder , [cardRagnaros the Firelord[/card] or even a The Lich King and get them in their full strength due to Ancestral Spirit yet again. ALWAYS play Barnes to the left of your board, you never know when you summon a Flametongue Totem
Mulligan
Always keep that Maelstrom Portal against Odd-Rogues and Paladins as well as either Totem Golem or Murkspark Eel I also keep a Thing from Below and occasionally Flametongue Totem when you know you will be ahead on board on turn 2/3. A Devolve against Priests and other Shamans might win you a game on the spot. During all my games on EU to Legend i was matched against Shaman 40% of the time and Priests 17%,,, Wild is a lot of variety btw. Vs Kingsbane just hope they get no Leeching Poison and keep all early game cards due to them using multiple Cold Light Oracle to draw
Replacements
Thtat´s the annoying part, if you dont have Barnes The Lich King and Ragnaros the Firelord than its not the deck anymore... BUT you can still go for any budget version that includes Knife Juggler and Dire Wold Alpha to get more early game pressure. We don´t run any Epics which is nice and if you got Aya Blackpaw go for it. You might include Jade Spirit for bigger Green Man and have a different version with a similar spirit to it. I am not a fan of talking about replacements for Rare/Common cards, they are just too cheap to miss out on
FAQ
Q: I got 29/30 cards should I craft the missing Legendary?
A: Are you ever going to use it again? If so go for it, If no than keep that 1600 dust for the next expansion!
Q: Do you stream by any chance
I love that deck but i dont get Barne ... i usually get a crap 1-1 wit no utility .. im thinking to switching for something usefull .. maybe 2x silence
I honestly think barnes is better with ancestral healing if you can get combo on 4 with lichking ect you auto win. On 6 you might win as well but its not that much impact. Wheter you use reincarnate ancestral spirit is preference. But nothing is better than turn 4 Rag Lich King at full health with taunt. Also you can taunt up sea giants for free.
Ancestral healing doesn't restore hp to 1/1, isn't it?
Played 23 games with it, so far, and won 16 of them (70%). Wish I had started with this earlier. It reminds me of a deck I used to run, where putting Windspeaker on a Sea Giant was one of the most satisfying of all win conditions.
Awesome deck. Funny and competitive. R5 EU.
I have shaman golden already, but this deck is so fun that warlock, hunter and warrior must wait :D
I LOVE this deck! THANK YOU
The Sylvanas Reincarnate Combo is amazing.
In Mirror Flipped Boardstate: https://hsreplay.net/replay/VgH3nY9MG6EAT9g7notQcS#turn=13a
Stole Baron Gedon with Rag on Board. https://hsreplay.net/replay/2UupAoSSQMv3dWRPmKPcfF#turn=14a
Thanx for your feedback. I tried master of evolution and he won me some games getting me a injured Blademaster of my flame tongue in mirror. Sylvanas is obviously one of the best Barnes minions, especially when you stick ancestral spirit on her, she will take two minions with her. If you run sylvanas reincarnate can be a one of as well. Also i got deathwing of recombulator so that was funny. Was worth the 400 dust to craft it. I think master of evolution is good as a one of. Since he is only good if you have minions already on board. (With hero power its kinda a waste). I would classify, the reincarnate, the ancestral spirit, recombulator and master of evolution as support cards. So the key is finding the right balance of the meat and the flashy cards. Also if you run two shredders, aya, Sylavanas plus reincarnate, you have a good n'zoth esp. if you steal deathrattle cards. This can get you potentially 8 Sylvanas in a game, (2 of barnes with ancestral) (2 with combo) (4 with N'zoth) I know N'zoth is historically not a good card in even Shaman but Sylvanas can make it worth it.
Fun deck! Adding some spice to even Shaman really makes it enjoyable. Played some games at low ranks to have some fun, check them out;
(Games start at 3:07)
Not the most competitive rank but the games were awesome! Thanks for sharing the list <3
Nvm... Delete please. I was sure White Eyes costs 6mana.
Very fun deck thanks a lot
I have been having Succes with Sylvanas and reincarnate. It fits well in this list. I stole a lich king last game this way.
I am testing this build with barnes for the new Op legendary Undertaker. Even Shaman will profit greatly from it as he will be able to steal it with the sylvanas reincarnate combo. Then on Ten you can play your own undertaker with with double sylvanas/ double Aya Deathrattle deathrattle if you are lucky. Also this goes well with Barnes that can cheat out a sylvanas on 6. For immediate combo.
I predict also there will be a even paladin in wild as well with this new card. The have gained a good 2 drop and a insane 4 drop. And they have strong deathrattles in Sylvanas and Tirion as well. However I look forward to even Paladin playing Undertaker into my Sylvanas Combo on 8. The I will trade Sylvanas on 9 to Steal their Taunt. Go Face with the underataker and Reincarnate it for shuffling it and stealing a minion as well as getting a 5/3 weapon.
Also the 6 mana Legendary will give you second set of spells like another devolve another reincarnate ect.
If I want to put in Aya Blackpaw what should I replace?
Windspeaker probably or Ragnaros the Firelord/The Lich King which doesn't feel as good.
It's interesting to see this sort of deck! I myself tried making a Barnes Even Shaman, but without much success as I tried focusing on the highroll aspect and didn't utilize the core Even Shaman.
casino shaman. do u win without barnes
This is even more highroll-y than Big Priest - the bad targets for Barnes here a quite many
Fun deck. Lack of card draw seems to be my main weakness. 5-3 so far so certainly worth more games.
Why Windspeaker over regular Windfury spell? Windspeaker dilutes your Barnes highroll and he costs too much.