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1 for 6 with this deck. Really not feeling it so far. If I don't get a perfect curve early on (which is very hard with overload cards) then I'm struggling to keep anything on the board later in the game.

Is there a place for Al'Akir?

Not a Tier 1 deck but I've had a lot of fun with it. It's a good break from Patron Warrior and Combo Druid. I've won about ~75% of my games with it as of now. I didn't feel like crafting 2x Feral Spirit so I added in +1 Mind Control Tech and +1 Silver Hand Regent. They're somewhat odd choices but MC Tech is the MVP of so many games for me. SHR was nice to have because I ended up using my hero power a lot and it started to pick up good value. It also helped that I had golden versions of both cards.

Bloodlust seemed to be the correct choice over Sludge Belcher in the majority of games, in fact it was the finisher in ~1/3 of my games. SHR provided an extra minion or two in most cases which let me hit for 15+ damage multiple times. 

All in all, it's a pretty solid deck. Like I said earlier, it's not a top-tier choice but with time it could get you pretty high in ranked. Glad to see cool cards like Thunder Bluff Valiant getting some use.

Cheers mate!

best replace for brann he isnt needed? :D

What do you mean with "he isnt needed"?

Brann synergizes with 11 cards in this deck. He is REALLY needed. And for a replace, I'd go for another Antique Healbot, but that's just a personal preference.

ive played around 15 to 20 games with this deck and felt i never really got any value from brann (unless used with the healbot).

So I just tried this deck out and I have to say, it's pretty good, better then any other Shaman deck I have played. I ran over a Reno lock and Mech mage with ease. Though I did make a couple of changes to it just to try and they seemed to work well. 

#1 I took out the Shredders and replaced them with Fireguard Destroyers. I know the shredder is a good card no doubt, however this is anything from a Yeti to a 7/6 on turn 4. IT's a huge threat that needs to be dealt with and I feel has more impact then the shredder. Drawback of course is you are adding a little more Overload to the deck. 

#2 I took out Brann, there is not enough battlecry in the deck to really make max use of him. Instead I dropped in a Bloodmage Thalnos. This can give me a turn 3 4 - 7 damage Crackle for taking care of possible larger early threats like a Druid dropping a bear. 

#3 I can see where Blood lust can be good. Both games I had a fair amount of minions on the board. However, it's not hard to win without it. I put in a Lava Shock to help with locked crystals in it's place and it's helped. 

#4 I put in a second Crackle over Lightning bolt. I don't know why you would use Bolt over crackle seeing as Crackle IS bolt but with more damage potential. It has more flexibility and can have more late game impact. 

#5 I have not played enough to make this change yet, but I am wondering if there are Better options for Thunder Bluff Valiant. In the games I played I never really used them and they are more a turn 7 drop and this deck plays more like a midrange. I might looking into better 5 drops maybe even 6 seeing as there is only 2 6 drops in the deck. Sylvanas and The Emperor come to mind. Maybe even the Mist Caller. Time will tell. 

You literally made another deck. This you're talking about is not Totem Shaman, but Midrange Shaman.

I have tried this deck yesterday in my stream. And it went pretty well to be honest especially against aggro decks.

As a matter of fact i have top decked some cards just in time to get the pressure and i even haven't tried the bloodlust and didn't get any value from Brann. Deck looks solid and i think this deck deserves a chance for ladder climbing.

Haha I really liked the video man! Keep up the good work, and I love your "Scrublord" handle haha good theme going on there ;)

dosent work in curent meta... not for me at lest...but if your lucky...who knows...this game it's about luck anyway..

Shaman was my first golden hero too. Your ponts are very good and i Agree with you.

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I will bite here. Shaman was my 1st golden hero and i have played totem shaman to death ever since totem golems came out. You are correct that this is no meta breaker if you are looking for one, its still a playable deck, but in the long run you will get frustrated with it. Still, i do not buy the luck part of your posting. Can you play totem shaman into high ranks? Yes you can. Would i recommend this deck trying? No i wouldnt. Before writing this i gave this deck a try and played a dozen games with it. It allows for some neat combos, but there are some issues that some people would describe as "you need luck".

The deck shown here has 2 if not 3 problems that are very common when people approach totem shaman. First, this thing is buildt with some inconsistence. If i plan on playing totem shaman and am going to flood the board with whatever i have, then why in the world would i want to use tunnel trogs and overload them? And if i did, why would i not include means to remove that overload and / or cards that profit from overload? I would rather include sticky minions like shielded 1/1s or 1/2s, and use rockbiters instead of the lightning stuffs. And yes a flametongue would work wonders with those. Bloodlust can work with totem shaman, but isnt it a "win more" card? If you held the bord with all your tiny stuffs, wouldnt rockbiters and / or a flametongue serve the very same purpose? If you happen loosing the board, how will bloodlust get you back into the game?

Second, what will frustrate you is the lack of card draw. This deck has enough draw to play and win games, but its draw is not enough to give you choices when rng stuff like your totem drawn, your storm, or your tuskar and the like fail you. Not to mention crackle, shredder, azure drake - there s a ton of rng in your deck. Yes this will sometimes result in blowing your opponents away, but on the other hand you run into many games where you feel you had no play at all, even if your gameplan and play were not faulty at all. You had a mana tide totem in an earlier build and my advice is to stick with that, it will make the decisive difference in card draw. Keep the earthshock you put in, and loose something else. Most of shaman tech cards like storm, hex, shock, valiant, even feral spirit you can make do with 1 each. Add draw from a mana tide totem or cult master, and add one or the other sticky minion. Loose some rng e.g. loose crackle and swap for lava burst if you must.

Third, you need means to come back into the game when things go wrong. True you may heal for 16 life with a brann and healbot combo, but a) how likely is it to draw that and b) if your opponent has the board how does that save you? It doesnt. There are several means in shaman to turn things, one being the burst potential of doomhammer, the other being the defensive and offensive capabilities of al'akir or boardclears like elemental destruction. Add 1-2 sticky mid game minions and you are good to go.

Yo dudes, I made a video about the deck. Totem shaman is back and it's ready to do some crazy combo shit, you want some BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GODS, you have Bloodlust, you want some totem damage, welp you have Thunder Bluff Valiant. Check out the video I commentate on my plays and improve every time, so leave a comment and enjoy.

Fun deck to play when just trying to finish up some quests. No idea how it would do for climbing the ladder, but it is fun with a high enough winrate for a casual player. Thanks!

No love for Flametongue Totem?

Edit: I've been playing this on rank 12...it works really well against Control (Priest is a wonderful matchup), but I'm constantly losing to aggro decks

What rank hace you reached and what is your in rate? I have hard time with a similar deck at rank 15

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What rank hace you reached and what is your in rate? I have hard time with a similar deck at rank 15

Great deck for the initial climb but I was stopped dead in my tracks at Rank 8. I believe I was 22-8 and after several games at r8-r7 I ended up hanging up my totems at 30-21 for a 59% winrate. This deck is punished by your opponent drawing aoe. It's very hard to come back after board clears. Also the deck most definitely runs out of steam in many matches. You have to be extremely vigilant when it comes to tempo and trading or you'll find yourself praying to Ben Brode that you draw a Lightning Storm to buy a couple more turns.