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Quote from IambicAvenger >>

I tried a more midrange Even Shaman like the one you have, but ended up playing Even Murloc Shaman. The lack of AOE in Even Shaman makes it tough to play a game that's not very aggressive.

Quote from Magnus62 >>

Don't you struggle with board control with absolutely no board clear until t8 ?

I'd try Doomsayer and Primordial Drake, but i ran low on dust to get Genn. :(

Quote from OverholtNA >>

I don't think I actually posted my concept here, so don't thank me.

One consideration I had for countering aggro Paladin was Vicious Scalehide. Maybe in place of Primalfin Totem? Though you lose some totem synergy, of course. It combos well with Flametongue Totem, too; the healing isn't entirely insignificant in that scenario, either.

Edit: Whoops, dingding beat me to it on the Vicious Scalehide suggestion. So, I second his motion.

One last thing would be another windfury minion to have in the deck for Corpsetaker in the event that you draw Al'Akir. Unfortunately your only option there is Windfury Harpy, which kind of sucks. You could maybe try a Baleful Banker to put Al'Akir back in your deck, but that's a turn 10 combo at the earliest, so it's probably not worthwhile. This has generally been the problem I've had running Corpse Takers in Shaman, but I guess taunt, lifesteal, and divine shield is good enough.

Quote from Dingding123 >>

I've fiddled with Even Shaman and I thought Totem Cruncher might be good before I put the deck together...then I added Defender of Argus instead haha.  What if you've got a Cryostasis'ed totem on the board and your only on-curve play is Totem Cruncher?  FeelsBadMan  

Curve seems high but I wouldn't recommend anything else but murlocs for a lower curve tbh. 

Corpsetaker at best will be a 3/3 taunt divine shield which is meh; often worse than a 3/5 taunt against aggro.  Howzabout give 'em lifesteal as well?  Add two Vicious Scalehides as they also work well with Flametongue Totem/Rockbiter Weapon!

Thank you for all the responses I will respond to each best I can here:

Very well actually. There is a hard match-up with Cubelock but that's to be expected. I went on a 10 win streak with rank 15 to 12 which was sweet. If you get board against another board deck, such as Odd Paladin, then it's usually over. Hagatha is included for now in case you lose the board late and need to find burn/kill a full board of 3/3 truant SHR. 

And yeah I beleive I got the Cryostasis idea from you so thank you for that! A 3/5, or 3/6 on coin, turn two swinging turn three can be game winning on its own

Some pics of Totem Cruncher and Windfury Corpsetaker in action. 

Even Shaman for sure! Love getting a huge Totem Cruncher and Windfury Corpsetaker

Hey all! Wanted to share my Even Shaman and get some feedback if possible. The deck has been running very well around rank 10. The most annoying match-ups are Cubelock and Baku Paladin. Anything will help make the deck better!

Here is the even Shaman I have been using with much success. 

As a player who has loved Shaman since Beta, I am becoming quite tired of evolve mechanics. 

Seriously She is how you win with Rafaam. Take the face damage from Heigan for a few turns while developing a board. Then slam her down. Profit.

I've won all 5 of my games as Rafaam when she has come down.

Quote from Falcon55 >>

Interesting idea, but it's difficult to judge these categories through pure numbers alone.  I voted 5/5 for most of them, because I didn't know what else to do. 30 Health heroes? Sure, 5/5... How can I possibly know what the game would be like with 40 health heroes? I can have an opinion, but I don't want to be so bold as to say I know better than the game designers about things that I haven't been able to test. 

Quote from blackfyre14 >>

I really like the lack of phases.  I've played a dozen or so CCGs in the past, and many really made the turn mechanical with the abundance of phases.  Draw, Play, Attack, Resolve, Win Condition Check, etc.  Part of the uniqueness and appeal of Hearthstone is that sequencing is all up to the player to produce the best turn.  It's also an extremely watchable game.  Most CCGs are a bore to watch others play; Hearthstone is extremely Twitch/Spectator Mode friendly.  Overall, I really like the design of the game; my frustrations would be more around the balancing of the cards themselves - don't know if there has been a CCG I've played where there are so many deck types I just don't enjoy playing against.

Quote from frzhrt834 >>

Uhhh... 5 is the best or the worse?? :D

Quote from hlary >>

"only one win condition" the games not about getting your opponent health to zero its about how you go about it you can rush them down with a bunch of aggressive minions and burn spells or you can control the game until they run out of answers and you crush them with big minions so really this questions quite dumb 

Self Explanatory! Rate each aspect of the game. I'm ignoring RNG and Match Making. There are plenty of other threads for that.

Just rate each one based upon whether it need to be fixed (worst) or if its awesome (best). Discussion is welcome!

Sorry for the huge topic, I'm curious.