We’re approaching the next expansion, and Chaotic Tendrils decks remain unplayable following the nerf to Sunset Volley. This is despite Tendril Shaman still being the recipe deck for Wizbang’s Workshop.
In Perils in Paradise, one new 10 mana spell will be added to the pool, namely Sea Shanty, which summons three 5/5 minions. This would reduce the odds of Sunset Volley being cast from 50% to 33% if it was returned to 10 mana.
The question is: is this now acceptable odds for Chaotic Tendril, especially with the context that there is an equal chance of summoning three 5/5s onto the board?
Alternatively: does Sea Shanty’s ability to play for the board make it an acceptable replacement for Sunset Volley?
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Good.
Who seriously wants that deck to be playable?
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Personally, I think an archetype should at least have an endgame, regardless of if it’s good or not. Currently it lacks that, though maybe being able to repeatedly summon mid-sized minions could be something.
I’d also like to point out again that this deck is still being pushed to new players by virtue of being a deck recipe. It feels irresponsible to continue doing that if the deck is basically non-functional.
It doesn’t look very good. Yes, you can summon 3 5/5 minions onto the board for only 1 mana but this alone takes up 4 spaces on the board. It would be a different story if the Pirates also had Rush but they don’t.
And there is still a chance that the Warlock spell will be cast.
Sunset Volley dealt 10 damage and summoned 1 strong minion onto the board.
I’m not optimistic about it saving the Shaman deck recipe.
What might be interesting is how Rogue could use the archetype. Would Rogue like being able to summon three 5/5 pirates if Shoplifter Goldbeard is on the board? Might be a lot of commitment.
Goldlifter, 1 tentacle, then 5 5/5s fill the rest, if the tentacle rolls into Sea Shanty rather than Table Flip. And I always rolled the Table Flip with that deck!
Oh, right. You would only get two 5/5s attacking immediately. I forgot that the tentacle took a space.