I would tend to agree with you, especially since Pirates are becoming less popular.

This is really good advice.

I’d play it if I had it, but it’s hard to say how much better it actually is.

I mention in the article that most of these decks aren’t going to get passed rank 10 very well. The Paladin list being one of them.

We don’t just come up with these opinions out of nothing, they are based on statistics from various sites like Metastats, Vicious Syndicate, HSReplay, and sites with opinions from pros like Tempo Storm. There has literally never been a version of Pirate Warrior that has not played Patches the Pirate since he’s been released. You are severely underestimating the cards power if you think he’s not worth being in this deck. You do realize that he’s also played in Aggro Druid AND Crystal Rogue? These are three of the better decks in the meta right now, so yes it is well worth 1,600 dust.

Patches gives you extra chip damage in the early game, and also allows you to trade efficiently with weapons and/or minions. Getting a free 1/1 on the board in the early game is extremely powerful.

The cards you suggest are fringe cards that are generally not worth adding to the deck.

Battle Rage is not that useful because the majority of the time you are either trading with your weapon or fully trading your minions. It can be a dead card in the early game, and is just an okay draw in the mid-game because you are usually looking for damage at that point.

You would NEVER take out a N’Zoth’s First Mate. It’s one of the best early game cards you can get. You not only get a 1/1 minion and a 1/3 weapon, but also Patches which represents a bunch of early damage and the ability to trade into early game minions.

You could maybe argue for removing one Mortal Strike, but it would likely be for something like Bittertide Hydra. I would NEVER put Polluted Hoarder (too slow) in this deck, and Commanding Shout wouldn’t be high on my list of cards to add to this deck (it’s dead in the early game, and is only good in certain situations).

I think the major reason people have been complaining about this deck is that it’s flat out not as powerful as it used to be. The meta is way more balanced now, and this deck gets countered by a few popular decks. The other reason is people are likely playing it wrong. You need to play smarter than before and make trades to maximize every single point of damage. This is especially the case now because the deck isn’t as overpowered as it once was.

Forbidden Healing or Solemn Vigil.

It doesn’t, that’s one of this decks weak matchups.

Yeah, if you have it you could cut one of the Fire Plume Harbingers.

No problem, happy to help!

When I first posted the deck it had like -15 or something, I’m actually surprised to see it in the positives myself.

Regular Ragnaros is a possibility, you could also run Forbidden Healing.

Here’s the VOD of him going for the 12th win: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/139875774?t=3h28m29s

This is more of a tournament deck, I would probably try something like this version for the ladder: http://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/decks/jade-elemental-shaman-deck-list-guide-ungoro-standard/

Which card is from Wild? I don’t see any.

Your cards are locked to whatever region you purchased them on. Most pro players maintain accounts on every server for competitive play.

Fixed, thanks.

Nice!

It’s standard, not sure why you can’t craft it.

Yeah, you’re right I had the wrong Primordial.

Slam, Gorehowl, or maybe The Black Knight if you have it. Direhorn Hatchling is another possibility.