Live on stage at BlizzCon, Nashwan beat mYm in several different ways truly showing the versatility of the 'flavor of the month' class composition. The team make up includes a Warrior, Elemental Shaman, Mage, Holy Priest and Holy Paladin.

In the first game, we saw the controlled burst damage that the 'Flavor' offers. mYm's Shadow Priest Sundo simply cradled under pressure once Bloodlust was cast and the spell damage rained in. Reluctant to play aggressively in the second game, Sundo hung back to force the longer game.

This gave us an opportunity to see another way the 'Flavor' can win. Control by the Nashwan Mage was applied to mYm's Warrior Prophet to minimize his impact. With Sundo playing so far back to remain safe, Prophet remained sheeped for a large majority of the fight. With one player scared and another controlled, Nashwan finally forced Sundo out and won the long game after downing him.

The final game showed us mYm's response to this Control strategy: if you pressure the Mage, he'll struggle to control your Warrior. This works well but then you face another danger of the 'Flavor'. Nashwan's Priest was left untouched and allowed to Mana Burn, quickly sealing the long fight in Nashwan's favor.

The team composition fulfills many necessities of WoW arena play while also challenging the other team with strong class synergies.

A Warrior with a Shaman's Windfury goes from being a heavy damage class to an absolute game decider if uncontrolled. With a Priest and Paladin to support him, and a Mage helping him stay on target, the Warrior has everything he could possibly need. The team's offense is amplified with on-command burst damage from the Elemental Shaman and Frost Mage combination. The team can turn on a dime and take a player out if the opportunity arises.

The team also has defensive plays. The Mage is one of the few classes that can stop an enemy Warrior from doing what he wants to do, an important class for keeping control of a fight. The Shaman can flip to a defensive healing role if needed, providing spell-eating Grounding Totems and interrupting Earth Shocks to slow down the other team. The Priest can always help put the other team in a defensive position with the threat of Mana Burn.

The class combination simply forces opportunities and capitalizes on them quickly while having no clear weakness against other similar teams. You have to play outside the box to topple it, or simply play it better.

Nashwan will play MoB Turtle Beach for the Upper Bracket Championship tomorrow while mYm will head to the Lower Bracket now to play Team EG in a mirror match with a twist. While running the same classes, EG runs a Demonology Warlock, Elemental Shaman and Holy Priest. mYm flips several roles and has a Destruction Warlock, Restoration Shaman and Shadow Priest.

Tomorrow will tell if either Warlock team can make a comeback in this Mage heavy environment.