Basic only shaman: overwhelm - for beginners :)
- Last updated Feb 14, 2016 (Explorers)
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Wild
- 23 Minions
- 7 Spells
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Unknown
- Crafting Cost: 0
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 5/13/2015 (Blackrock Launch)
- spirtis
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Battle Tag:
#1755
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Total Deck Rating
268
You just need to unlock the basic cards. no naxramas, no mountain, no explorers, no gvg, no tgt, no rare or epics or legends. not even commons... just the basic cards
it's a really strong deck. got me to rank 12.. but that was it. hard to win more after that against legendary and paying/veteran players. but still i think its not bad given much more expensive decks struggle to reach that.
the trick is to overwhelm the opponent with cheap cards and buff them up. buffed minions can clear the board early on. the opponent will run out of removal spell eventually leaving you 1-2 turn KO using bloodlust and windfury and even rockbiter if it was not used earlier to maintain board control
For when you start opening packs,
The deck lack AoE damage (no thunder!) because shamand dont have that in their basic repertoire. it is not necessary since u overwhelm.. but it helps sometimes in case of turn 1 zombie and no rockbiter since totems will die before they can populate. So if u have them you might want to put just one for early clearing. Here are other cards to consider: nerubian egg, feral spirit, clockwork gnome, crackle, and of course, defender or argus
Replace the weaker cards which would be stonetusk boar, and gnomish inventor, and either windspeaker or windfury
Mulligan:
Should be targeted to maintain control. keep rockbiter weapon, flametongue totem or basically any card that can buff your totems. when going second, use the coin to summon totum since the point is to overwhelm. notice there arent much turn 2 cards so you can use ability more
How to play it:
summon totums as often as you can
idea behind gameplay: shaman is the only hero to summon minions that stand a chance of surviving and at the same time buffing spells that can finish off oponent in one turn. use that with cards that increase minions, and biff them to maintain board, and you will force the opponent to use his ally removal cards early. Eventually they will get depleted and ur horde will keep coming till they stick and deliver the final blow.
CARD by CARD EXPLANATION
these are all basic cards, and the reason i even tried this deck was because i created a new account and didnt want to buy anything yet.. so just reach level 20 (few games) and you will have them all
Rockbiter Weapon: important in helping clear the board early game, leathal in combo with windfurin for 1 turn KO
Windfury: mulligan such that you dont get it early, it is for end game or emergency
Flametongue Totem: early to clear board with a surprize +2 attack for otherwise benign looking totems, late is brutal with windfury
Hex : helps clear fatties - in terms of basic cards this card is great, and the taunt is usually not a problem to deal with since u have a lot of small minions
Windspeaker: not that great since harder to combo due to cost, but its better than other basic cards
Bloodlust : beast. this is the core of the deck after you acheive dominance with the numbers. combo with windfury+flametogue + rockbiter = 2*(3+2+3)= 16 damage if only one ZERO attack totum survives.. the more the better. this card has won me many games when opponent was at 25 health
Fire Elemental: this card is just a solid basic card that clears the board in battlecry which increases its survival chance.. it it lives and gets buffed and windfuried.. then GG
Stonetusk Boar. with bloodlust, this guy can be an unpleasant surprise for the opponent. also i often laughed when i use flametongue's buff on some minion , then sneak this guy in to use the buff again
Murloc Tidehunter, Razorfen Hunter, Dragonling Mechanic: overwhelm overwhelm overwhelm.. After being hit by AoE damage also these guys are great at replenishing your overwhelming powers. also feed frostwolf warlord big time
Raid Leader, Shattered Sun Cleric, Stormwind Champion: Buff buff buff.. free totems seemingly benign become brutal.
Gnomish Inventor: draw is not bad, and this guy is viable so for this deck there are not many other great basic cards i can think of that allow draw and stick around to be buffed
Frostwolf Warlord: superstar of the deck, a cost 5 threat the opponent must deal with. Poses great threat since unreachable by AoE. So if opponent uses AoE, this guy lives; if they focus on this guy, the horde lives.. either way: GG.. I commonly get him out turn 7 with shaman ability. From experience with this deck, i would say i most commonly get him to be 7,7, often 8,8, up to 10,10 (not rarely). Sometimes i get him out even at 6,6 for example if facing aggro and i cant afford to hold him.
so worst case, he is a 6,6 cost 5 ally! not bad at his worst!
Thank you for the deck! Been looking for a good basic shaman.
Crushed my enemy with 26 damage KO thanks to a buffed Frostwolf (windfury, rockbiter, flametongue & friendlies) on my first try.
Have played for a while so put in a Tuskarr totemic so I can get both a totem and a minion on turn 3 which worked really great.
Any cards you would upgrade with? Started putting money into it and have unlocked Naxx as well as LoE and a few other cards. Love Shaman and love this deck!
i dont recommend buying any cards for this deck since it is not competitive. the more competitive shaman would be face with bunch of finisher spells. for this deck just replace card by card to keep the spirit of flooding and sticky minions. this is a basic deck with minimal play and resources required. when you feel you have enough cards for more, i suggest you try face shaman for competitive play
this is a basic deck. but yes, since dr boom is the first card ou should crfat, it should be the first card you can use if you want to swap somehing here
Not that new to Hearthstone, but I thought I'd give this a shot. It works really well! I added a Neptulon, which really fits the theme, and allowed me to refill the board very easily. I also added clockwork gnome like this suggested, which gave me a Finicky Cloakfield. I used it to protect my 12/10 Frostwolf Warlord for a turn, before WINNING!
Awesome deck. Thanks.
Amazing deck! Thank you so much for this. Very well done :)
thank you. hope it can give you a few quest wins until you build a more than basic deck
piece of shit
yeah it is not a top tier deck of course especially in the fast meta. but it is the basic deck i could build and that can stand out there
i created an account just to comment on this deck! Was looking for a cheap shaman deck just to complete quest and ended up getting way more than i asked for. Went 5-1 with just a few minor adjustments.
Took out :
- 2 Gnomish Inventors and 1 Stormwind Champion
Added in:
- 1 Lightning Storm (for the AOE), 1 Totemic Might (for more durable totems), and 1 Dr Boom
Couple times went down to < 10 health but did 20+ damage the next turn to win it. Can hardly believe it myself. :D
thanks! glad you liked it! i actually havent tried totemic might. on paper it felt not that great.. maybe ill see how it fares.. thx
basic deck op, 3 wins in a row and counting
lol.. good job!! for a basic deck yes op!! but dont forget to substitute for better cards once you open more packs!! it lacks silence, it lacks AoE.. etc
Very decent, even against Paladins. I like it. Would like to see further explanations of mulligan and possible upgrades.
thx. upgrades are possible. the deck im currently using is much better that this one since i got some better cards now. but this deck is only basic cards, i started playing a new account for fun and found that no other hero stands a chance in ranked play as much as this one.
ill write up suggested cheap substitutions. for example you can lose both stonetusk boar s and gnomish inventor, and either windspeaker or windfury for eggs and owl.. etc
A deck without disgusting mechs for shaman finally
lol.. but it is basic. it lacks AoE damage sadly since non basic for shaman
got bored with my main account, so started a new one and didnt want to spend money.. lol
Amazed you got to rank 12 with a basic deck. Well done!
Trash against Mech.