I change my mind on this. After trying to theorycraft a few decks for this card, I just found myself cutting it a lot. I noticed that because Shaman already has access to two very powerful turn 3 plays in Tar Creeper and Hot Spring Guardian, more often than not you're going to be playing them on turn 3 anyway and floating mana. Shaman is not happy hero powering on turn 2 so playing this on turn 2 is going to give you the Searing Totem at the cost of a card basically. Also I was wrong about Tol'vir Stoneshaper as it is not an Elemental. It's still got tons of potential and can find a place if control Elemental Shaman is the way to go, but I just think that tempo Elemental Shaman is going to be the more powerful archetype post-Un'Goro, which can't afford to be running 2 mana 1/1s.
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Mechwarper for Elementals
I change my mind on this. After trying to theorycraft a few decks for this card, I just found myself cutting it a lot. I noticed that because Shaman already has access to two very powerful turn 3 plays in Tar Creeper and Hot Spring Guardian, more often than not you're going to be playing them on turn 3 anyway and floating mana. Shaman is not happy hero powering on turn 2 so playing this on turn 2 is going to give you the Searing Totem at the cost of a card basically. Also I was wrong about Tol'vir Stoneshaper as it is not an Elemental. It's still got tons of potential and can find a place if control Elemental Shaman is the way to go, but I just think that tempo Elemental Shaman is going to be the more powerful archetype post-Un'Goro, which can't afford to be running 2 mana 1/1s.