Evolution and Pirates are almost the same deck. One may have the Muck Pool, the other may have the Horn weapon but almost every version runs Wave of Nostalgia.
SOME versions of pirate run only 1X nostalgia “just in case”. It’s a highroll condition to them; they are often lower win rate than other pirate shamans; the default pirate shaman does not require it in the deck. The average play time of the pirate deck is TWO MINUTES faster than Evolve because evolving is not the main win condition.
Currently, I eat BSM for breakfast. First, minions above 2 health will survive and soak up damage. If I can draw my buffs, it’s game over for them.
Secondly, they do not do anything to protect their board. They are so desperate to get them on board that they don’t drop a fat taunt first. (Yes, it’s one less elemental) BUT, when I have King Plush or King Mukla in hand for 5 and 2 mana respectively…
King Mukla + Always a Bigger Jormungur is usually enough for lethal. It’s not as strong (for me) as folks think. Either that or I’ve been running into bad pilots.
I’m not opposed to trying this out - thank you!
Eh, I like a little more agency over my minions. Sometimes, they can whiff pretty hard. Like this Warrior (maybe it was paladin) that dropped a Saronite Tolvir (each time this takes damage, draw a card) and I dropped a King Mukla, filling their hand with Bananas. And then used all my smaller minions to hit the Tolvir. And cackled while I watched their cards burn. It was honestly glorious.
I don’t mind slower matchups but a steady diet of them is soul crushing.