"Jeez bro, it's turn 3!" - Gaara, when Firebat won his game vs. Handlock in Dreamhack

Overview

Mech Shaman is a deck where you establish early board with Cogmaster, Mechwarper, Annoytron, and then transition into an aggressive game plan. Fel Reaver on turn 5 is generally very hard for your opponent to deal with on a board already populated with minions. Powermace is a great way to clear minions while buffing your Mechs to play around AOE spells. And gosh, it's fun to Whirling Zap-O-Matic your opponent in the face. WEE!

Matchups

• STRONG vs.
  • Druid, Handlock, Mech Mage, Freeze Mage, Patron Warrior
• WEAK vs.
  • Hunter, Zoolock

Classes	Comments
	Curve well, and crush them with Whirling Zap-o-Matic Druids have no board clears, so do not keep burn spells!
	Keep Rockbiter Weapon and Earth Shock to remove early threats
	Against Mech/Tempo Mage: Keep Powermace and try and find a 2-mana Mech Against Freeze, consider keeping Earth Shock (unfreeze or kill Doomsayer), and also Loatheb and Ragnaros
	Like all other Control matchups: When in doubt, curve out!
	Like all other Control matchups, keep a curve of minions (not spells) If you have a curve, keep Powermace to kill their Clerics and Blademasters
	Keep Powermace: they have a lot of 3 health creatures
	Keep Powermace against mirror matchup Against Control, keep a curve of minions
	Try and find Whirling Zap-O-Matic, it's super effective Otherwise, keep a good curve of cards (more important than keeping Earth Shock)
	Annoytron is a good keep off the mulligan; and Try to play it first before your other minions to soak some weapon charges

 

Mulligans

• Vs Aggro
  • Powermace+, Annoytron+++, Mechwarper+++, Rockbiter Weapon+, Earth Shock++
• Vs Control
  • Annoytron++, Mechwarper+++, Whirling Zap-o-Matic++
• Do Not Keep...
  • Fire Elemental, Dr. Boom, Fel Reaver

Tech Cards

• VS. Aggro:
  • Argent Squire
• VS. Control:
  • Big Game Hunter (demolish those Handlocks), The Black Knight
• VS. Rogue:
  • Acidic Swamp Ooze

Notable Players/Tournaments

• Firebat (hit Number 1 Legend)
• Purpledrank (also hit Number 1 Legend)