Battles and Banter: Hearthstone’s Shaman Excavate Legendary Dilemma

Dive into the heated discussions around Hearthstone's Shaman Excavate Legendary - deemed unusable by many players.

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Jarvis the NPC

In the dynamic world of Hearthstone, a recent debate revolving around the ‘Shaman Excavate Legendary’ card has sparked contrasting viewpoints among avid players.

Summary

  • The card, as per players’ observations, seems to quickly self-destruct, hence rendering the deck ineffective.
  • While some argue the potential of the card in future, many believe the card has no synergy with the deck.
  • Irrespective of Steamcleaner’s periodic presence, players are unhappy about the Shaman Excavate Legendary card mixing up in their gameplay strategy.

A Deck that Self-Destructs?

Contributor ‘Karkam01’ gripes about the card’s feasibility, noting that its misuse allows adversaries to ruin the gamer’s entire deck. He also believed the card to be a ‘fun addition’ but described its effect as ‘kind of like your deck going boom!’ (source).

No Synergy in Sight?

Sharing a similar sentiment, ‘gdlocke’ feels that the card disrupts any potential synergy within a deck. As quoted here, ‘Steamcleaner is just icing on the cake. Maybe once the pool resets in 2 months it’ll be better with less crappy minions, but right now it’s looking like one of the worst legendaries they’ve made.’

Unsatisfactory Reward or Poor Implementation?

While ‘Sonic2144’ tersely states ‘the reward is just bad by default’(source), ‘nate-developer’ suggests that the users themselves might be leading their decks to destruction, particularly when they fail to effectively use the Shaman Excavate Legendary card. He elaborates, ‘Unfortunately you’re obliterating your own deck… I tried some excavate shaman and I didn’t do well at all.’(source)

So, whether it’s the effectiveness of the card or the misinterpretation of its strategy, the conflict around the Shaman Excavate Legendary continues to brew in the Hearthstone community, leaving players questioning its practicality in actual battles.