Here is a standard poison bg. https://poxbase.com/deck/C30C6VC58c7_C8UChncoHCzWC5qs1s6TsdS33smS46s5BrWR2xe3oe2w
Mine has changed slightly since Salaman rework, im not running Salaman Sentrys no more for Detection/Shatter. Sadly. My poison deck looks like this at the moment. https://poxbase.com/deck/C30C6VC8Pc58C8UChncoHCd0CzWs1s6TsqS33S46S5BrWr3KR2xe3o You can run Sixul too for some funky synergy with Swamp Warts.
May have been when tide after was expensive in terms of Nora, + tide master does not make or break poison bg's. Expensive no longer = power. So typical bg will use mostly common and uncommon, with the exception of boghopper toads, marsh warden, swamp whisp and tide master. Give me a second. edit: note: tailored to my playstyle
https://poxbase.com/deck/C30C6VC8Pc58C8UchncafcoHcd0CzWC5qs1s6Tsqs1Ps33S46s5BrWr3KR2xe3o This is currently what im playing, I have another snaptooth ancient that i could add but don't know what to substitute
i would think that two of them would make your bg alot more expensive (nora wise) and you'd have too much range
Tide Master isnt important at all. Can provide a useful AoE but other than that u dont need him at all. Id rather run a Snap Ancient over Tide, more range and more Poison Cloud.
Extra Amp is ok but the deck doesnt tend to focus on Amp specifically. Only other source is Defiler, if u run him and the Shrooms but Shrooms arent permanent. Hes not unrunnable or anything, i just prefer other options personally. Hes a good option if ur looking to add range or magic damage, or indirect dmg with tidal wave. Although for Magic damage id prefer Gekaal or Snap Ancient.
I like tide master because he provides a solid benefit for the bg (poison amp) while also giving some off-theme damage (physical and magic). It has been quite a while since I played poison, but I suspect that if I did I would be running the new and improved tide master.
He has been buffed since i posted that deck list above and running him allows you to run Drown too. Different strokes for diff folks. Certainly runnable.
This is my take on poison, I'm still working on it, searching for the right balance of shaman/mireoak/captain/spitter. Also, I will probably just use 1 fouless mush since its not that crucial... The main idea here is knockback + poison cloud + poison charge. Also, snaptooth is in there for shatter, harrassing fonts and knockback into incorporeal. Mindwarp + poison dart is really fun for making your enemies dance inside the poison clouds, also you can shut down melee units for ages!
