(Budget) Mech Shaman - Legend Grinder - Guide

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(Budget) Mech Shaman - Legend Grinder - Guide

Last updated Mar 13, 2016 (Explorers)
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Wild

20 Minions
7 Spells
3 Weapons

Deck Type: Ranked Deck
Deck Archetype: Unknown
Crafting Cost: 1580
Dust Needed: Loading Collection
Created: 7/5/2015 (Blackrock Launch)

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Shaman Cards (16)

Name	Cost
Earth Shock × 1	1
Crackle × 2	2
Flametongue Totem × 2	2
Rockbiter Weapon × 2	2
Whirling Zap-o-matic × 2	2
Lava Burst × 1	3
Lightning Storm × 1	3
Powermace × 2	3
Doomhammer × 1	5
Fire Elemental × 2	6

Neutral Cards (14)

Name	Cost
Clockwork Gnome × 1	1
Cogmaster × 2	1
Annoy-o-Tron × 2	2
Spider Tank × 2	3
Mechanical Yeti × 1	4
Mechwarper × 2	4
Piloted Shredder × 2	4
Azure Drake × 1	5
Loatheb × 1	5

Hey there everyone!

I am a 16x Legend Player with 2x Top 100 finishes who goes by the battletag WingsOfWax or WingsOfWaxIII on other social media (Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Twitch, and YouTube).

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Introduction to my YouTube Channel:

Currently I will be starting up a series of guides to help newer or budget players develop decks that can be purchased for under 2,000 Dust each (also Requires Naxxramas Unlocked) and compete with the current Meta enough to help you achieve your goal of High Ranks or even Legend.

As of right now, these are the guides I have available:

Along with this deck list, I have wrote up a small guide to help any new players understand how to choose Mulligans/Opening-Hands, Play-style, and adapting to your current Meta.

Here is a "Rough" Guide to help you on your quest to Ranking Up/Legend

Mulligans/Opening Hand Keepers:

Vs Warriors - 1x Clockwork Gnome, 2x Cogmaster, 2x Annoy-o-Tron, 2x Whirling Zap-o-Matic, 2x Mechwarper, 1x Flametongue Totem, 1x Powermace, 2x Spider Tank, 1x Piloted Shredder or 1x Mechanical Yeti

Vs Mages - 1x Rockbiter Weapon, 1x Clockwork Gnome, 2x Cogmaster, 2x Whirling Zap-o-Matic, 2x Annoy-o-Tron, 2x Mechwarper, 1x Flametongue Totem, 1x Powermace, 2x Spider Tank, 1x Piloted Shredder or 1x Mechanical Yeti

Vs Druid - 1x Clockwork Gnome, 2x Cogmaster, 2x Annoy-o-Tron, 2x Mechwarper, 2x Whirling Zap-o-Matic, 1x Flametongue Totem, 1x Powermace, 2x Spider Tank, 1x Piloted Shredder or 1x Mechanical Yeti

Vs Paladin - 1x Clockwork Gnome, 2x Cogmaster, 2x Annoy-o-Tron, 2x Mechwarper, 2x Whirling Zap-o-Matic, 1x Flametongue Totem, 1x Powermace, 2x Spider Tank, Lightning Storm, 1x Piloted Shredder or 1x Mechanical Yeti

Vs Hunter - Earth Shock, 1x Clockwork Gnome, 2x Cogmaster, 2x Annoy-o-Tron, 2x Whirling Zap-o-Matic, 2x Mechwarper, , 1x Powermace, 2x Spider Tank, Lightning Storm

Vs Shaman - 1x Rockbiter Weapon, 1x Clockwork Gnome, 2x Cogmaster, 2x Annoy-o-Tron, 2x Whirling Zap-o-Matic, 2x Mechwarper, 1x Flametongue Totem, 1x Powermace, 2x Spider Tank, Lightning Storm, 1x Piloted Shredder or 1x Mechanical Yeti

Vs Warlock -
Opp Kept 2 cards or more (Aggro)? Earthshock, 1x Rockbiter Weapon, 1x Clockwork Gnome, 2x Cogmaster, 2x Annoy-o-Tron, 2x Mechwarper, 2x Whirling Zap-o-Matic, 1x Flametongue Totem, 1x Powermace, 2x Spider Tank, Lightning Storm, 1x Piloted Shredder or 1x Mechanical Yeti

Opp Kept 1 card or less (Control)? Earthshock, 1x Clockwork Gnome, 2x Cogmaster, 2x Annoy-o-Tron, 2x Mechwarper, 2x Whirling Zap-o-Matic, 1x Flametongue Totem, 1x Powermace, 2x Spider Tank, 1x Piloted Shredder or 1x Mechanical Yeti

Vs Rogue - 1x Clockwork Gnome, 2x Cogmaster, 2x Annoy-o-Tron, 2x Mechwarper, 2x Whirling Zap-o-Matic, 1x Flametongue Totem, 1x Powermace, 2x Spider Tank, 1x Piloted Shredder or 1x Mechanical Yeti

Vs Priest - 1x Clockwork Gnome, 2x Cogmaster, 2x Annoy-o-Tron, 2x Mechwarper, 2x Whirling Zap-o-Matic, 1x Flametongue Totem, 1x Powermace, 2x Spider Tank, 2x Piloted Shredder, 1x Mechanical Yeti

Play-Style:

Your overall goal is to be an Aggro deck, so getting in for as many points of damage as possible on your Opponents Face while making profitable attacks against Opponents Minions when possible. You need to get a hold of early board position and take it from there. If you lose your board position, using burn spells on too many minions will cost you the game.

Vs Warriors -

Control Warrior: Try to pressure your opponent as quickly as possible. However, if you have an Annoy-o-Tron to protect other minions from being devoured by Weapons, use him to protect strong minions like Whirling Zap-o-Matic. Deny as much armor and card advantage as you can from opposing Armorsmiths and Acolyte of Pains. Your minions are quite sturdy and hold up relatively well in this matchup. Hold Doomhammer until you can either Lethal them with some Rockbiter weapons or you find the time to get it down (Play around Harrison Jones). Using Powermace to clear minions is usually the correct move.

Patron Warrior: I find this matchup to be not nearly as bad as imagined. You are an aggressive deck that has sturdy/durable minions that are tough for your opponent to kill. As long as you can keep their board clear and apply damage/pressure every turn, you will have a great chance at winning this matchup. Be sure to play around Harrison Jones if at all possible because you can't afford to give a Patron Warrior the combo pieces they are missing.

Vs Mages -

Tempo Mage: In this matchup I believe you have the advantage. Keeping a Rockbiter in your hand provides an answer for Mana Wyrm which can pose a threat early in the game. Be sure to keep a Flamewalker off the table to deny your opponent machine gun value and easier trades. Lightning Storm is a nice Reset button to your minions on the board, so use it wisely (at least 2-3 minions worth of value). Try to save a weaker minion in your hand to play around Mirror Entity since you can't afford to give your opponent any of your minions 3-mana or above.

Freeze Mage: If you have an early start in this matchup, you will have a great chance at winning. The typical control Shaman has an Auto-Loss to freeze mage, but you apply enough pressure to pose a threat. Be sure to hold Earthshock for Doom Sayer to prevent a board clear. Try to hold Crackles and Lava Burst in your hand to deal the last few points of damage without needing combat damage (triggering Ice Barriers).

Vs Druid - Usually this match is determined by whoever has board position by T3. Keep your opponents minions clear to prevent blow outs and apply damage to your opponents face whenever you can. Be sure to play around Harrison Jones and not get your Doomhammer belonging in a museum.

Vs Paladin -

Aggro: Trying to get cards out of your hand and having a Lightning Storm are sure ways to a victory in this matchup. For the most part, make profitable attacks on opponents minions, but if you can't, push for face damage. I sense this matchup to be difficult if you don't have a Lightning Storm to reset your opponents board, so don't be surprised to lose.

Midrange/Control: If you can start the game with a decent board position and start applying face damage, I believe you will do just fine. Powermace is extremely important in this matchup, taking out Knife Jugglers, Shielded Minibots, Aldor Peacekeepers, and Piloted Shredders. Lightning Storm tends to also be pretty decent in this matchup since almost all Paladins play Muster for Battle (try to get at least 2-3 cards for your lightning storm).

Vs Hunter - This can be a bad matchup, but it's definitely less one-sided than typical Control Shaman. Early aggression/minions and Annoy-o-Tron are your friends in combat. So try to find minions that cost 3 mana or less in order to stand a chance here. Rockbiter Weapon on a minion is pretty awful because you can't afford to take extra damage, so try to use these for Whirling Zap or Doomhammer. For the most part, you are looking to push for Face Damage, but if you can make a profitable attack into an opponents minion, take it to soak up some damage.

Vs Shaman -

Mech: Be sure to have an answer for early Zap-o-Matics or Mechwarpers to slow down your opponent. Powermace is one of the strongest cards in this matchup because it can eat 2 minions and buff your own, so if you have 2 of these in your hand and you know it's a mech deck, keep them. The Lightning Storm in this deck can come in handy as well to help keep your board position alive and remove your opponents minions (try to get at least 2-3 cards of value). One card I noticed is a struggle to deal with is Annoy-o-Tron, but this works both ways. So if you have an aggressive start with Annoy-o-Tron, maybe you should consider becoming aggressive and attacking your opponents face.

Control: I feel like this matchup isn't that bad, but it can be tough depending on what the opening hands/draws look like. Try to keep their board cleared as best as possible to prevent Flametongue Blowouts. Your 3-mana and higher minions are quite durable and will hopefully give your opponent trouble. Powermace is still extremely strong here as it is in most matchups, so try to clear minions with your weapons before minions.

Vs Warlock -

Aggro: This matchup can be troublesome depending on who is more aggressive from the start. Powermace is extremely useful as well as Lightning Storm to get you value. Try to make profitable attacks if possible (not trades, but attacks) and push for as much face damage as possible. Eventually you will need to be able to kill them with your burn spells. Try to use Earth Shock on Nerubian Eggs to prevent 4/4 blowouts.

Control: Try to be as aggressive as you can, start with stronger minions first to "test" your opponents removal spells. If you can afford to, play around Hellfire and Shadowflame to prevent blow outs. Earth Shock is your only great way to clear a Taunt, so try to save it for one, otherwise getting great value from a Twilight Drake is acceptable. Save Crackles and Lava Burst do finish off your opponent from behind Taunts.

Vs Rogue - This is a tough matchup just because of how much early removal Rogues have in their arsenal. Try to protect stronger minions with Annoy-o-Tron best you can. Usually it's correct to hold Whirling Zap-o-Matic if you have the chance until after they've used some removal. Try to use your Loatheb to setup a hiccup turn for your opponent and potentially setup lethal for the next turn. There is almost no value in Earth Shock, so use it however you'd like. Powermace again is your strongest card in this matchup, but try to get the Deathrattle on a small minion, that way if it gets Sap'ped you can at least recast the minion next turn with ease.

Vs Priest - Again, Powermace is your strongest card in this matchup, being able to clear minions and buff your own minions. Your minions are also pretty durable and strong, so being able to keep your opponents board cleared or apply enough pressure seems feasible. Unfortunately, Injured Blademaster + Circle of Healing or Auchenai Soulpriest + Circle of Healing can lead to blowouts, so try to play around Soulpriest at least. Be careful of getting Flametongue Totem captured by Cabal Shadow Priest. Also think about which minions you play in order to play around Shadow Madness. You have the tools to win this matchup (more so than Control Shaman) so use them wisely.

Adapting to your Meta:

More Aggro decks? -1 Mechanical Yeti +1 Lightning Storm

More Control? -1 Lightning Storm +1 Mechanical Yeti or Azure Drake

Make other changes as you see fit or if you just have the urge to try something new.

Card Choices:

1x Clockwork Gnome - There are a lot of classes that have a way to deal with Clockwork Gnome easily, however for the ones that don't have an easy way, we still include 1x for early Tempo and Damage.

1x Lightning Storm - There has been quite a few Aggro decks running around and in order to stand a chance at beating them, you must have at least one way to clear their board without trading away your own minions.

1x Mechanical Yeti - We needed another 4-drop minion that was a Mech and was sturdy to fit the curve a little better. Spare parts are practically irrelevant, but occasionally you can get something useful in a match.

Video:

FAQ:

Q - 2k Dust and Naxx? That seems like an expensive "budget."
A - These guides are intended for people looking to spend some Dust/Gold and have the ability to acquire at least the bare essential Adventure Mode, Naxxramas. Budget is much different than F2P, which is why I don't label my decks and guides as F2P to cause confusion. Budget means you are willing to spend a little, where as F2P means ...well....Free.

Q - Budget Not a Problem?
A - This is what I recommend: http://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/271158-mech-shaman

Q - Any replacement for Doomhammer?
A - The deck becomes much less consistent without Doomhammer, but I suppose you could play either a Mech Yeti or an Azure Drake for now. However if I were to compare the power level between Doomhammer and Mech Yeti/Azure Drake, it would be like Bert or Ernie (from Sesame Street) becoming Batman. I feel Gotham City is becoming safer already. (Kappa) ^^

Interested in learning more? Feel free to stop by my stream, in which I play a variety of decks and try to help educate players on making better decisions and improving their game play. Here's to hoping this deck/guide is in some way beneficial to your Grinding Experience!

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(Budget) Mech Shaman - Legend Grinder - Guide

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