He chose to go with flark and a mech package instead for some extra burst. 3/1s can get charge with a left over micro bot or boombot from flark. Flark and Shu’ma are very similar for completing quest. After quest is completed, I’d prefer to have flark, because of the extra bomb damage and you can hero power them the turn you play him whereas shu’ma’s tentacles only appear at the end of the turn.

Shu’ma

What’s the combo here with elven archers and leper gnomes?

Probably the same guy who’s thinking why the fuck is Zephyrus in Holy wrath paladin

It wins you the game if he needs to play shirvallah to survive. If you keep shiv you won’t have enough pressure to force him to play it. In which case he will kill you the same turn he plays it when his deck is empty.