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Pretty similar to what im running. Although why the Damaged Stegotron? Seems like a random choice. Also do you find the Power Word: Shield to be of much use?

 

 Stegotrons are a great target for healing, trust me you will have matchups where your opponent doesnt want to hit you and let you complete quest, also you can play stegotron plus divine hymn on 8 and heal a lot (5/12 taunt also) turn 10 combo with grave rune is just so op, 2x 5/12 taunts is no joke and if you have quest done by then its really scary for your opponent. Sometimes you have slower games and you can play stegotron on 6, they kill it, and turn 7 you can play psychopomp for a reborn 5/12 taunt and you still have 3 mana whitch is insane. As for pw: shield I use it very rarely as a buff, its more of a 1 mana draw one. I guess its cuttable, but I've been testing different lists since uldum pretty much and I find 4 draw cards in the deck great, it just flows so good and you get everything you need to your hand. Sry for text wall, I just love my creation and wanted to explain my decisions behind cards well

 Those all make sense, I do like the idea of PW:Shield for card draw because there are plenty of times I NEED to draw one more card but don't want to waste mass dispel for that.

Druid - Malfurion
Hunter - Allerria Windrunner 
Mage - Medivh
Paladin - Prince Arthas
Priest - Tyrande Whisperwind
Rogue - Valeera
Shaman - King Rastakahn
Warlock - Guldan
Warrior - Magni Bronzebeard or Deathwing depending on the deck.

So i've had ok success so far with "Trumps" version of Treant druid. Mine is ever so slightly modified:

That being said I think there are some room for improvements, but also some questionable options as well. The first one that is brought up a lot is Treespeaker. This just never feels like it works out as good especially since they can't attack immediately, and I feel like with Treant druid you need every turn you can for attacking.

I've seen a few people also run Wispering Woods, but I feel like my hand size is never big enough to really take advantage of this. Also more times than not personally Blessing of the Ancients feels sorta dead in my hand. I feel like 99% of the time Savage Roar has been good enough. I've considered replacing these with maybe Wrath or Swipe to have some semblance of board control.

Anubisath Defender also is another card I see only sometimes but it just seems like such an easy drop with so many >5 cost spells.

Any thoughts? Sidenote: When the new expansion releases in 2020...were losing a lot of stuff from boomsday that supports this deck, so I hope we find other options for standard (Im sure we will though since Blizzard is obviously pushing Treant for druid).

I think (and this is my personal opinion) that people get wayyyy too focused on trying to "Collect them all". Im not a F2P'er but I don't typically spend much on the game. I will typically do the cheaper pre-order bonus (which is like 30-50) and thats every 4 months. To me this is a pretty small price to pay really for a game I consistently enjoy.

I mean otherwise lets pretend I wanted to play a game all year, most games these days do not have as much replayability. So it wouldn't be crazy for some people to buy 3-4 games a year. To me this is similar to buying a cheaper game every 4 months and honestly it feels completely reasonable.

At the same time I came from the MtG days from long ago which as anyone can tell you is INSANELY expensive to keep up with. Sure you have physical cards you can sell for money but that's also a gamble too (And when you factor in what you spent....you really aren't making that much).

Typically with me doing my Daily quests and doing a pre-order bonus im able to build about 3-4 meta decks. If I don't have a legendary I don't sweat it because honestly most meta decks do JUST fine without ALL the legendaries. Most really only have 1 or 2 core ones. With Galakrond being free that's even easier.

For instance my Treat druid deck I've done well with only has 2 legendaries and honestly Cenarius could be ditched easily. Taking a look at a quest Shaman Galakrond deck for instance: https://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/decks/galakrond-quest-high-winrate/ You could easily remove Nithogg and even Kronx Dragonhoof (Believe it or not people are finding him to be not as good). That leaves you with your free Galakrond card and your 1 legendary quest card and 2 epic cards (Which could honestly be replaced easily).

Doing this I feel like most people can achieve many meta decks. Yeah some decks are SUPER expensive but there are always versions that can be made that have only a SLIGHT less win-rate. I think the key is to understanding that you don't need to have every card or be able to play every single deck out there. I feel like I play at least the vast majority doing it this way though.

I know a common argument is "You should be able to have every card with what you spend", and I sort of understand where people come from. But in reality blizzard does give out tons of free packs and if you save your gold per each expansion you can get enough to play by saving gold and buying smart to play a lot of meta decks out there for free!. Thats just my 2c.

fall in love with this deck instantly

I've been experimenting with a quest ressurect priest since uldum, and now I came up with a list that can obliterate pretty much all midrange and control decks, its only weakness is extreme aggro like murlock shaman and burst/combo decks. But still those are minority and even if you stumble upon an aggro deck once in a while you can beat it if you get a good draw. You always need penance and waterbearer, ziliax or mass histeria are essential too. I'd say if you survived till turn 5 you mostly just win. If you dont believe me check out my deck list for yourself, I will post it in my profile. Also I will post some data from decktracker when I go back home, Its winrate is 60% or above. If you were looking for an op priest deck I promise this is the one

Why shouldn't it be more of a grind as f2p? If it was easy and everyone did it then there wouldn't be a game. 

You realise this game costs money yeah? To develop, maintain etc, they have to make money. 

Be glad that there's an awful lot you can do as f2p, there are plenty of budget decks that do a very good job and multiple content creators make play lists specifically for these decks. 

Yes, if you want all the best cards and multiple, competitive decks you'll need to put some money in (there are those who manage not to but I'd think they're more the exception rather than the rule) and my question to all free players on Amy game is 'why shouldn't you have to?' 

No issue with people being f2p on things but at least be grateful man. Other people keep these things going for you and you expect to have the same access as them? 

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You need to realise that this deck is supposed to win with tempo and win fast. Your win condition is controlling the board first and foremost and finishing the opponent with bloodlust fast, no need for Hex and other crap, no need to make the deck good at something that it is not good at. if you depleted on resources or behind on board just face it and concede. The deck is similar to Odd Paladin, it doesn't run heavy removal etc, it plays to its synergies.

This is the list I've been playing a little. Great synergies all over the place.

 

Yeah that's true, I mean im winning MOST of the time TBH but I just have problems when the player does a big board clear once or twice or creates a ton of minions themselves. (especially taunt ones) 

 You see, you are winning most of time, but not all decks can win everything. Every deck has it's own way, but if you want to win really good against certain archetypes, I suggest you to try others' deck, it's simple. Not all classes are flexible, token shaman relies on buffs like flame tongue and Bloodlust but has no board clear, it's clearly has it's weakness like he said. You can't add such tech like Lighting storm to your deck, you're going to be overloaded and lose tempo.

Well, if you have enough dusts, try out another shaman decks and see how it works.

You need to realise that this deck is supposed to win with tempo and win fast. Your win condition is controlling the board first and foremost and finishing the opponent with bloodlust fast, no need for Hex and other crap, no need to make the deck good at something that it is not good at. if you depleted on resources or behind on board just face it and concede. The deck is similar to Odd Paladin, it doesn't run heavy removal etc, it plays to its synergies.

This is the list I've been playing a little. Great synergies all over the place.

Let me tell ya, my deck is really good at something what your deck can't do (in comparison). It's all about playing spell, then gain many draws from spirit of the frog. If I dont have the spirit of the frog, I usually just play normal game without it and gain some value from menace elemental and earthen might, and also big bad voodoo does have a pretty good deal. I have board clear, I have great tempo from Feral Spirit, I have good tempo minion like Wartbringer, I have so many good things that you're lacking of.

And best of all, My Zentimo can buff three minions with the spells in deck, oh yeah... I have added with one windfury into my deck, with bloodlust and triple windfury from Zentimo... I have easily gained the victory with this deck. Also Mojomaster Zihi stops your opponent's peak such as Zul'jin.

I would replace one Stormchaser with Earth shock, I would also cut down Bloodlust, since 2x Bloodlust is actually alot. Atleast in my experience, just try it. Not sure what to replace with that one... Go figure it out.

I'm also playing token shaman only this expansion, except it's entirely different playstyle, it has many low mana spells and Spirit of the Frog with some great techs, it still need some fix but it went well.

Here's my deck, don't craft it yet as it still needs some adjustments.