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Orc Shaman Decklist - Please Healp Me!

Last post 11-23-2008, 5:15 AM by darkdestiny. 5 replies.
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  •  11-22-2008, 12:37 PM 1547028

    Orc Shaman Decklist - Please Healp Me!

    I play WOW TCG with my brother, and i usualy win. But recently, he has been beating me. Please read my decklist below and comment on strategies for me. Please leave your email, because the person who provides the best strategy will recieve the code on my Landro Longshot card!

    DECKLIST
    Hero:
    *Urrth
    Allies:
    *Anchorite Viluaa
    *Bloodblade
    *Yellowspine
    *Jaedan Sunshot
    *Tyrennius Scatheblade
    *Volin Netherburn
    *Bloodeye
    *Ja'zoona
    *Vindicator Melina
    *Tyrus Sheynathren
    *Darynus
    *Hota the Bloodsoaked
    *Ruala the Spotter
    *Neophyte Morandi
    *Landro Longshot
    *Ezra Pheonix
    Weapons, Armour & Items:
    *Blade of Unquenched Thirst X2
    *Platinum Shield of the Valorous X2
    *Elven Chain Boots
    *Stormshield of Renewal
    *Eskhandar's Collar
    *Helmet of Ten Storms
    *Fel Iron Hatchet
    *Whispering Blade of Slaying
    *Mass of McGowan
    *Deathbringer
    *Viking Warhammer
    Abilities:
    *Flame Shock X3
    *Earth's Bounty X4
    *Chill X4
    *Mana Spring Totem X4
    *Fire Nova Totem
    *Earth Elemental Totem
    *Lightning Storm
    *Ancestral Spirit
    *Elements' Fury
    *Natural Alignment
    Quests:

    *A Traitor Among Us X3
    *Levixus the Soul Caller X2
    *Survey the Land
    *As the Crow Flies
    *The Root of All Evil
    *Hellfire Fortifications
    *Retribution of the Light
  •  11-22-2008, 12:54 PM 1547061 in reply to 1547028

    Re: Orc Shaman Decklist - Please Healp Me!

    first off try to put more than just 60 random cards in there. by that i mean put cards that have multiples. like 3 or 4 of the cards. and organize ur deck better. each card in ur deck should have a purpose not oooooo that card looks pretty lol thats all i can say that and have fun


    decks completed:
    1.blood elf paladin sanctity aura deck
    2.tauren boomkin deck
    3.troll survival hunter combo deck
  •  11-22-2008, 1:17 PM 1547126 in reply to 1547061

    Re: Orc Shaman Decklist - Please Healp Me!

    To elaborate on what the above poster was saying, you shouldn't just include cards as 1 or 2-ofs in the deck. This reduces consistency. In a 60 card deck, a card you have only one copy of in has a 1/60 chance of being drawn, but a card you play 4 of has a 1/15 chance of being drawn. This means, between your opening hand and a mulligan, you have a high chance of getting a specific card in your hand on turn 1.

    Additionally, your deck should always have a clear focus. The few major archtypes are as follows:

    Rush: Attempts to win quickly, combining cheap, offensive allies, efficient burn and cheap weapons. This gives your deck diversity and means that control decks (see below) need to draw more specific answers to stop you.

    Control: Control attempts to stall a game out, using answers to keep yourself alive until the later turns where you can seal the game quickly with game enders like The Abominable Greench, Belt of Blasting and Felsteel Reaper. They need to have answers to a wide range of threats that rush and midrange decks can throw at them. Cards that provide 2-for-1s (1 of your cards destroys 2 or more of your opponents cards) like Brok Bloodcaller, Vexmaster Nar'jo or Doshura Risestrider (as you can see, Horde are superior at this) or can solve multiple problems (Tatulla the Reclaimer, Chipper Ironbane, Puncture, Bringer of Death).

    Mid-range: A deck which precariously balances control and rush. It aims to be able to control the rush decks and rush the control decks. It focuses on cards around the 4-7 cost, and heavily relies on 2-1 cards, like the aforementioned Horde choices. Another form of midrange is a deck which throws out multiple low threats early, then leads into bigger midrange allies and removal and interrupts to back them. A prime example of this type of deck is the Black Ice Fizzlefreeze deck, which relies on cheap protectors, Water Elemental and Myriam.

    If you want to look up any of the cards I have listed (which I highly suggest you do if you do not know what they do), then refer to this site, http://wowtcgdb.com/cards.aspx. It is a database containing every single card in the game.

    To develop your deck and find a good starting point, look at some of the decklists covered in the more recent constructed tournaments, found here, http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/wow/en/events/default.aspx. The World Championships were only a month or so ago, so you can look at some of the popular deck lists from there as a starting point. To get an idea of how the deck plays, look at the top 8 coverage, a turn-by-turn guide of the top 8 matches, often played by some of the best players in the world.

    Once you have a decklist you like, you may wish to buy single cards for the deck, rather than sealed product in hope you get the cards you need. http://starcitywow.com/ is a popular and well-renowned site for buying singles.

    I hope this helps you, and good luck.

    EDIT: Also, try to focus on cards from the newer sets, as they are normally of a higher power level than those of older sets.

    And if you want my e-mail, PM me, I'd rather not post it here.

    Level 0 Judge (Because apparently under 16 year olds can't get Judge certificates =/)
    The Official WoW TCG Forums Cross-Dressing Englishman From Hawaii
  •  11-22-2008, 1:47 PM 1547179 in reply to 1547028

    Re: Orc Shaman Decklist - Please Healp Me!

    Hi, sry this my new account (My old one wouldnt let me on)

    the problem is that, at this moment, i dont have any more cards to add to my deck. also, my bros strategy is to MASS ALLIES. He is a chicken and, using a stupid card, gives them all protector. my usual strategy is to get a flame shock on his hero, but he is a priest, so he heals the damage. he also has a card to sabotage my flame shocks and put them on my hero. So far, ShiningEntity is the best. if nobody makes a better response, then he gets the code
  •  11-23-2008, 1:27 AM 1547935 in reply to 1547179

    Re: Orc Shaman Decklist - Please Healp Me!

    If he is using one specific card well against you, you should pack some specific hate for that type of card (ability, ally, equip etc.). If he likes to play multiple allies, then global removal or global damage could be useful. Whilst things like The Bringer Of Death are expensive, cards that deal damage to all opposing allies come in many shapes and forms, often quite cheap.

    You shouldn't allow your lack of cards to restrict you. If you check the link to Star City WoW I gave in my above post, then you will see you can buy commons, uncommons and even below-average rares for next to nothing. $20-40 dollars on commons, uncommons and a couple of rares will give you a great advantage.

    Level 0 Judge (Because apparently under 16 year olds can't get Judge certificates =/)
    The Official WoW TCG Forums Cross-Dressing Englishman From Hawaii
  •  11-23-2008, 5:15 AM 1548029 in reply to 1547028

    Re: Orc Shaman Decklist - Please Healp Me!

    Seems that the only trouble in your deck is the random placement of cards in the deck. Shaman is known to have many burn spells and should be able to bypass the mass allies strategy played by your brother's deck.

    As for abilities, you will want removal and burn damage cards such as
    Storm Shock (cost 1, opponent chooses a hero or ally in his party and your hero deals 4 nature damage to it),
    Elements Fury (cost 3, your hero deals 3 nature damage to target hero and 3 nature damage to target ally),
    Lightning Bolt (cost 4, your hero deals 4 damage to target hero or ally),
    Lightning Arc (cost 2, your hero may deal 3 damage to a combination of target allies/heroes)

    Allies that answer the threat to mass allies/rush would be the ferocity allies
    Offender Gora (cost 1, ferocity, 1 atk 1 health)
    Vexmaster (cost 2, ferocity, +2 atk when attacking a ready ally, 1 atk, 3 health)
    Brok Bloodcaller (cost 4, ferocity, destroy when no damage in on brok at end of turn, 4 atk, 4 health)

    You can go to the website suggested by LightEntity to get info on other cards. A strategy I can help you with is to destroy any large threats immediately in your brother's deck especially the card that gives protector since it hinders you heavily. And try to take out as many dudes as possible first, letting your bro's deck to run out of steam then directly attack your bro for the victory.

    I don't really want the LS code as it seemed like I got "paid" to help you and it seems unjust in my opinion. Just hope you can be able to beat your brother.
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