The former Na`Vi player has overcome the group stage challenge and will pursuit a grand finals seed on the weekend.
“My WESG decks, in case any of you had hope the patch changed anything,” wrote Xixo on his Twitter page, announcing the three decks he would be using in Kyiv. His statement would become prophetic as the first batch of matches on Thursday made for a stale and limited metagame, with only six classes played, each with a singular dominant archetype.
With [card]Tuskarr Totemic[/card] and [card]rockbiter weapon[/card] nerfed, everyone turned to Midrange Shaman as the class became the most popular after day one. The list, which Xixo also brought, features the powerful [card]spirit claws[/card] in the early game and tops the curve with another Shaman staple, [card]thing from below[/card]. Unlike other lists, Xixo’s also runs a single [card]bloodlust[/card] as alternative finisher and [card]Harrison jones[/card] to counteract weapon classes like Anyfin Paladin, Warrior and Midrange Hunter.
Cool tech choices can be seen in Xixo’s MalyYogg Druid, too. [card]jungle moonkin[/card] is a card players are experimenting with, enabling stronger [card]swipe[/card]s for clearing Shaman boards and just powering up the deck’s spell-heavy playstyle in general. [card]the curator[/card] also makes appearance in the deck, drawing the Moonkin when needed, as well as the great [card]azure drake[/card]s and, of course, [card]malygos[/card].
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Xixo’s WESG line-up:
