It's right around the corner, Realms that is. Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend my local realms, but it didn't mean we didn't put in some good amount of test time, under the expectations of going... With that in mind, I wanted to share the team I would have played, had I had the ability to go...
It's Blue (Not Green, but Happy St Patty's Day anyway... it's destructive... it's Prophetable... and I call it... "Battery Powered Fireworks" or BPF for short.
What you say? NO FLAMESTRIKE!? NO IRANA? Yes says I. Flamestrike be damned, Irana go home, this team packs everything I love about this game, and wins quite handily.
Every two ticks, you're able to heal, doing damage with Namrah and having Vampiric Embrace kick in. Sure, you'll have a minimum of two minis in line for a flamestrike, but with the amount of healing this team does, you would be surprised what all of it's 2 and 3 resist minis can live through.
Plus, you have Graccus absorbing damage and dealing it back, Savin playing the role of Battery, Sheep/Curse remover, and the one swing to end the game type attack... toss in a little healing and lightning bolts from our favorite Alliance shaman in Phadalus, and then round it all off with Velen, Call of Fire, and a powerful crit and you have the makings of some massively fun wins!
Am I saying this is the best 5V5 team? No. Do I think it can top 8 and win? Most assuredly if you play well. Does it have it's bad match ups, yes, like everything on the market, there is always a bad match up. However, the raw survivability of this team, coupled with the direct damage of Velen's crit and Call of Fire, it's just more powerful in 5V5 than most things I've played with.
Already in playtesting, this has beaten Uber-Zoo, Jezzzzz (Jaina, Jezbella, Savin, Graccus, Irana), Archmage Arugal builds, Velen Super Walls, and Thrall variants. I highly suggest giving it a spin and letting us know your thoughts.
