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Quote from Junkwes »

wow. if you are designing a deck that specifically wins against one particular type of deck. you are doing it wrong.

Well I was responding to someone who said Shaman beat Warrior without any information as to how they do this, I wasn't sure if he was implying you can build a deck that specifically beats Warrior, or if Shaman decks are better than Warriors overall (which I'm almost positive is not the case).

Quote from DecklanHS »

You do realize that Shaman obliterates Control Warrior right? There are tons of decks out there, too tired to link them right now.

I'm curious what mechanics play into this, I haven't played a large amount of Warriors with my Shaman decks, but with my control Warrior I have played plenty of Shamans and never had trouble with them. Granted I am currently playing around rank 15 or so, this information might be completely different at higher levels of play. It just seems that on paper a control Warrior outperforms a control Shaman in essentially ever matchup. 

That's not to say that perhaps there are decks Shamans have specifically designed to beat control decks, but I assume those decks have very poor matchups against aggro, which is very popular right now, while a Warrior control deck can handle both.

Quote from CarrL_ »

Shaman control with some burst I.E. Bloodlust and Doomhammer - Rockbiter Weapon combo does fairly well, especially against warrior.

Are Shaman control decks more draw dependant than Warriors though? With the Warrior hero power granting armor, and working along with things like Shield Slam, I feel like it gives them more time to save powerful clearing cards and combos. Whereas Shamans have only a few ways to heal themselves while pacing out the match, a hero power that is painfully random, and all while having to deal with the overload mechanic. I feel like bad draws with a Shaman end games, while bad draws with a Warrior can be dealt with by just armoring up and waiting it out.

With the release of GvG I've attempted multiple Shaman decks, but where they once seemed to have a niche in the midrange deck type, they now seem to be simply versions of what every other class is doing, with Totemic Call being a worse hero power. Warriors are ruling control at the moment, Priests have insane tech plays, Paladin and Mage both seem to be able to flood boards and make very valuable trades.

I'm curious about where Shamans perform best now, if indeed they do anywhere at all. Is there a viable reason for picking the Shaman class if theoretically you have all of the cards available for any top playing decklist currently out?

I hope this doesn't sound like complaining, I'm merely looking for honest opinions on the subject, and wondering if it's time to retire my Shaman ladder climbs for a while.

Quote from Frankklyn »

If they're so awesome why are they jerks?

They're ummm, uhhh.. oh dear..

Awesomely jerky?!

I just broke my habit of leaving everything at default names today. Named all my decks whatever will help me remember their playstyle. Typical Shamwow for classic Shammy, Wipe Board 4Ever for Pally, Thief Class for Priest, etc.

This is why I always have something else open, whether it's Twitch streams, Youtube, Hearthstone Forums, Reddit, whatever. This way when other people decide every turn they take needs to be the full amount of time, I just shrug and divert my attention to something else. Not wasting my time!

For everyone who realizes they have absolutely won or lost their match, and spend their last turns waiting the entire length of their turn in an attempt to upset the opponent and waste time.

Thank you, I spend that much needed time relaxing "between" games, and catching up on hearthstone forums, decks, and news so I can get better at the game and continue pissing off people like you, who can't win, and throw a fit about it.

You're awesome <3