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Malygos Shaman is a Shaman combo deck. It revolves around its ability to cheat out  Malygos for a very low cost followed by cheap direct damage spells.

The deck aims to cycle heavily during the early to mid-game, keep control of the board with strong area of effect clears such as  Volcano and  Lightning Storm, and then assemble their combo and begin their burst phase in the late game. One of the deck's strengths is in its ability to use its burst options as spot removal, allowing it to contest aggression fairly easily in the meta.

The combo is accomplished in three different ways: Malygos is brought out with either  Ancestor's Call or  Eureka!, which is followed up with low-cost direct damage spells including  Lightning Bolt,  Totemic Smash,  Frost Shock, and  Crackle. Alternatively,  Emperor Thaurissan is used to discount Malygos and all the damage spells once they are in your hand.

Common cards[edit source]

The following cards are usually in the deck.

Core cards[edit source]

The following cards are played in most or all versions of the deck:

Lightning Bolt
Totemic Smash
Witch's Brew
Spirit of the Frog
Far Sight
Haunting Visions
Electra Stormsurge
Zentimo
Lightning Storm
Hex
Storm Chaser
Hagatha's Scheme
Krag'wa, the Frog
Eureka!
Malygos

Optional cards[edit source]

The following cards are played more than occasionally, but not always:

Frost Shock
Bloodmage Thalnos
Likkim
Thunderhead
Gadgetzan Auctioneer
Rain of Toads
Swampqueen Hagatha
Hagatha the Witch

Wild cards[edit source]

Wild icon.pngThis section concerns content exclusive to Wild format.

Wild cards that fit well into this deck type:

Finders Keepers
Ancestral Knowledge
Crackle
Devolve
Lava Shock
Maelstrom Portal
Healing Wave
Elemental Destruction
Healing Rain
Barnes
Ancestor's Call
Azure Drake
Volcano
Hallazeal the Ascended
Emperor Thaurissan