[Top 100 legend] Saranjivac's SMOrc Shaman
- Last updated Jul 12, 2016 (Old Gods)
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Wild
- 17 Minions
- 11 Spells
- 2 Weapons
- Deck Type: Ranked Deck
- Deck Archetype: Aggro Shaman
- Crafting Cost: 2600
- Dust Needed: Loading Collection
- Created: 4/27/2016 (Old Gods)
- Saranjivac
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Battle Tag:
Saranjivac#1262
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Region:
EU
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Total Deck Rating
1857
STREAM OFFLINE ATM
You can watch the 2 hour VOD from previous session >>HERE<<
UPDATE FOR JULY 2016 meta:
Replace Eternal Sentinel x2 with Tuskarr Totemic x2
Replace Ancestral Knowledge x2 with Thing from Below x2
Optional: Replace Earth Shock x1 with Flame Juggler x1
INTRO:
I have tried few different decklists and changed a few cards around until I came to this version which served me very good. I went from rank 4.2k to top 100 legend in 2 days with it.
The deck is very strong for this early standard meta and I consider it S Tier (Super Tier that is above all the T1 decks out there).
As there are no more Deathlords, Sludge Belchers and Antique Healbots in standard this deck got a lot of stronger, it only lost crackes but it gained Eternal Sentinels and insane Flamewreathed Faceless! But you need to have the board when you drop it so we went for stronger early game in terms of Argent Squires and Flametongue Totems.
So all with all those changes in consideration this deck came up on top of...well every other deck out there atm. I do believe however that as the meta gets older and other decks more polished, this deck will drop down to T1.
UPDATE: Got #61 legend with it 2 days before the end of the season. (Total score is 43-15 from rank 4.2k and up).
Gameplay videos:
Here is a list of my games from today, went from 4.2k+ to rank 127 legend in a day. As you can see the deck is VERY streak-y so if you start with a losing streak don't get discouraged!
REPLACEMENTS:
-Eternal Sentinels can be replaced with Flame Jugglers.
-Sir Finley Mrrgglton can't really be replaced but if you don't have him you can try Worgen Infiltrator or a Lava Shock.
-Tunnel Troggs can maybe be replaced by Worgen Infiltrators if you absolutely have no other option, but note that the deck wont be nearly the same.
FAQ:
Q: What hero power should you be trying to get with finley?
A: Hunter usually, if you need some board control you can get the druid one (it works well with doomhammer), vs control or zoo sometimes you might want to get warlock hero power, next one is mage, then pala. You pick warrior/priest only if you are playing vs another aggro deck and you drop it late game and just need that 1 extra turn to kill your opponent.
Q: small guide please?
A: Argent squires + Abusive / Flame tongue are for early board control, you can watch the video above, I tried to include as much gameplay tips as I could.
Q: What are the cards that I should mulligan with?
A: It really depends on the matchups and if you have coin or not, but usually you keep 1 drops + abusive, totem golems, and if you have coin and play vs something like zoo or other shaman you might keep a 1 mana removal with coin.
As for doomhammer, you can keep it if you have 1+2 drop or if you are playing vs a control deck and have 1 or 2 drop, I don't recomend that you keep it if you don't have an early game minion or if you are playing vs an aggressive deck.
As you know every deck builder needs some sort of incentive, so this will be the plan:
10+ likes I will make a quick video that includes tips about the general playstyle of the deck
50+ likes I will make a list of possible replacements (those are always in high demand)
Videos that other people made:
It really depends on the matchups and if you have coin or not, but usually you keep 1 drops + abusive, totem golems, and if you have coin and play vs something like zoo or other shaman you might keep a 1 mana removal with coin.
As for doomhammer, you can keep it if you have 1+2 drop or if you are playing vs a control deck and have 1 or 2 drop, I don't recomend that you keep it if you don't have an early game minion or if you are playing vs an aggressive deck.
This deck is dirty, I like it! Replaced a doomhammer with leeroy.
When are you going to add the mulligan matchup guides? The "like" goal you mentioned has been reached for weeks.
Yeah I didn't do it when I should of, and now I am to lazy since the deck isn't as popular as it was so I would do it for only few people :/ You can watch my videos, I talk about mulligans and general strategy against those matchups in detail.
I got legend today for the first time with this deck and it actually didn't take too long. Good deck by the way!
GJ! :)
you need to make sure you draw it, so you put 2.
no probs mate. :)
What do you think about using bloodmage thalnos? He gives your spells some extra reach, especially in situations where you get a bad opening hand and have to regain the board. The extra source of card draw is also really helpful. Not sure what you could cut for him though. Mabey an argent squire?
Also, I think WestaAlger is right about the lightning storm. With the current popularity of flood decks (zoo, aggro shaman, aggro paladin, patron) you need some kind of aoe spell. Again, not sure what you could cut for it though.
Hey, just asking anyone if they have success and experience with this deck, should I use dust to craft my 2 missing Doomhammers, or should I use the dust for something else like Sea Giants for Zoo?
I used this deck from rank 17-12, and then from rank 7-5 so far. I highly recommend crafting the Doomhammers, they provide so much extra damage when used with Rockbiter Weapon.
Omg, I'm like 15-2 since a few hours ago :)
Patetic deck
Thanks for sharing, it helped me a lot! I was stuck in rank 12, and just made rank 5 with 74% victories (28-10). Hope to make my first legend ever this month!
gl brah
Thx man! This deck is just beyond awesome! Was having a tough time due to new expansion, but this solves everything! Keep up the great work!
Just wanted to drop you a quick message to thank you for streaming and posting the stream archive.
Learned a lot about the deck -- and Hearthstone in general -- by watching the VOD. It was enjoyable to watch you walk through your decisions and think everything through.
Hope that you'll stream again! I know the game lags for you when you're streaming, so it's difficult... but what if you try just capturing the video and uploading to YouTube?
Well I do have my channel and some games on youtube as you can see in the original post but I can't upload all of them since I try to keep them of high quality and those files get as big as 5-6 GBs if they are 2-3 hours long.
How does Stormforged Axe line up with this deck? I'm thinking of taking out one Flametongue Totem for it. Overall, an early weapon would be very useful against other aggro decks, and it's still a 2 mana 6 damage card. Just wondering if it's worth having 3 weapons in a very fast deck.
Just tried about 25 games with Stormforged Axe instead of 1 Flametongue Totem and I've had a lot more success with it. It really gives you the edge over zoo decks and in mirror match ups. I've also replaced one Argent Horserider with a Lightning Storm. Got to rank 5 from rank 13 in 3 days. Nice deck.