[RoS] Malygos Shaman

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Win conditions:

The best case scenario would be to play Jepetto Joybuzz, draw Alexstrasza and Malygos, then on the next turn, kill with 15+ damage to the face using a combination of Frost Shock, Lightning Bolt, Totemic Smash and/or Lava Burst. Of course, this isn't always possible, which leads us to alternatives:

  1. Muckmorpher transforms into Malygos, which gives us a 5-mana spell combo of up to 36 damage (if we use all of our 1-mana spells).
  2. Use Eureka! in case we draw Malygos either by misfortune or with Bogshaper. That would give us a 4-mana window to blast our opponent's face, so up to 30 face damage (2x Lightning Bolt + 2x Totemic Smash).
  3. Use Eureka! alongside Electra Stormsurge in case we draw Malygos either by misfortune or with Bogshaper. That would give us a 1-mana window, so up to 13 damage if we use Lightning Bolt.

Given the alternatives that we have as well as the number of low-cost spells that we have, we would not be obliged to wait for that 1 turn to kill our opponent; we could use two or three turns to kill them. We would also not be obliged to invest Alexstrasza into the OTK. More importantly, we would not be obliged to keep all our Malygos generators for killing purposes.

Possible uses of our spells include:

  1. Combine expendable spells with Bogshaper to draw combo pieces.
  2. Combine a Malygos summoned with Eureka! with a board clear (Beakered Lightning or Lightning Storm) to eliminate threats on the board.
  3. Combine Electra Stormsurge with a board clear to eliminate threats on the board.
  4. After softening our opponent's face repeatedly, combine Electra Stormsurge with Lava Burst or whatever does the trick to finish them off.

Questions that will probably be asked:

  1. Why so many minions?
    1. While it is true that cards like Storm Chaser and Omega Mind (which currently serves as a placeholder for a healing spell or a better healing minion btw) can interfere with all of our Malygos generators, people will most likely run Hecklebot to prevent OTK shenanigans. These extra minions that we run serve as cannon fodder for that trash-talk robot.
  2. This deck is a combo deck, and yet there is little to no consistent card draw. How are we supposed to win?
    1. There is currently no viable card draw that fits our requirements (cost-effective spell that draws cards). Moreover, I find Far Sight to be way too slow, although this might change depending on the new meta. We could of course compromise and include minions such as Mana Tide Totem, Acolyte of Pain or Witchwood Piper, but that would interfere even more with our Malygos generators. Something like TGT's Ancestral Knowledge would be amazing to have. If not, we could always consider playing Spirit of the Frog along with a 2-mana spell such as [Hearthstone Card (Elemental Reaction) Not Found] to generate spell draw... in which case I would remove Hagatha the Witch and Rain of Toads... so 1x Spirit of the Frog and 2x [Hearthstone Card (Elemental Reaction) Not Found]. Why only 1 frog? Ask Muckmorpher, he'll tell you why.
  3. Why Rain of Toads?
    1. Essentially anti-aggro. It would be pretty nice to play that after a Hagatha's Scheme to secure face protection, for instance. I get that the overload may interfere with our plays real bad... but at least it would stall our opponent a bit.
  4. We don't have many minions to play and yet we play Hagatha the Witch. Wouldn't her hero power serve no purpose?
    1. That is a good question! We play a total of [11] minions (though it might not be the case later on). Let's say we exclude Malygos... we would have a maximum of 10 minions that could be played alongside Hagatha. This would give us a maximum of 10 spells that could possibly save us by either granting us a victory or by giving us a much need board clear. We should however expect to obtain an average of 5 spells from Hagatha per game... It's not that good honestly speaking, but if there is no better alternative, we will play the orc witch since she can also serve as a board clear. 

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