Why XL?
#Evolve Totems
gloomy salmon
glossy talon
I could not choose which cards to cut. There are plenty of strong evolve effects in standard, but there is no strong shell that they can slot into at the moment. The totem archetype shares a few strategies with evolve shaman, which made me realize that there could be something there. We want to make sticky and wide boards, we want to slam discounted minions on the board. We want to setup for bloodlust.
When combinging evolve effects with totems, I wanted to make sure to add the totem payoff cards (gigantotem, thing from below), which need totems to be effective. After creating a totem shell, there was not much room for enough evolve effects to feel consistent - that's why I decided to add Renathal.
I do agree that the deck could feel more streamlined, I'm just not sure where to cut cards! If you have suggestions or things that you think look weak, I will try to work those into a new list 🙂