While 2014 wasn't exactly the Dark Ages with regards to discovering powerful decks, these discoveries are being made in Classic in part because it's now much easier to see which setups are performing well thanks to newfangled deck trackers and the reams of data shared by sites like Vicious Syndicate (opens in new tab) and HSReplay (opens in new tab). At present, Midrange Shaman is resting in Tier 2, but VS reckons "the class carries top tier potential, with an extremely well-rounded matchup spread that exhibits no real weaknesses." It's refreshing to know that even when stripping the game back to basics, established bullies like Rogue can be knocked off their pedestals. What's most surprising is that a previously mild class like Shaman is the first one to pull ahead and shake up the meta. It's exciting to think that there are more Tier 1 builds buried in the Classic format, just waiting to be uncovered. Shaman is nowhere near solved as a class, and on top of further improving its established deck, has the potential of birthing a true unicorn deck that was never discovered Vicious Syndicate What’s more is that Shaman is nowhere near solved as a class, and on top of further improving its established deck, has the potential of birthing a true unicorn deck that was never discovered." The Data Reaper report highlights that "Shaman seems to have very powerful tools that were previously underutilized.
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