I feel like Arena is intentionally shitting on me. I drafted a Shaman whose only spell was Totemic Might, and faced a Mage with not one but *two* Flamestrikes, and a Blizzard. Here I am playing with almost entirely neutral minions and you're practically playing a constructed deck. What gives?
1. Why did you pick Totemic Might?
2. Shaman is actually not good in arena. I think it's down near the bottom, not as bad as Priest or Warrior, but possibly 3rd worst.
3. Sometimes you just face amazing decks. Sometimes you play morons who play 2 wisps and never trade so that every card of yours goes 2 for 1.
1. Yes, this. I would pick almost anything over that spell. Maybe I would consider it if my choices were Totemic Might, Magma Rager, Wisp, and I already had some Totem cards.
2. Shaman is okay in Arena, it's not as bad as Warrior and still playable. The elemental cards and many of the overload spells are quite strong. Shaman's have access to weapons and their hero power, though unreliable, can do a lot more than some of the other classes because it affects board state. Some of my best runs have been with Shaman, but maybe I just understand the class. I'm terrible with Priest btw even though some people seem to think it's good in Arena, so ymmv. For me, I'd consider Shaman on par with Warlock, Priest and Druid, which I guess means I think it's in the bottom half of the pack, but it can do well if your draft is average. At least it's not Warrior!
3. This is true.