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Hearthstone |OT3| Preparing for the Ball of Spiders Meta
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What to have in mind that the effect is permanent, so inspire cards are actually to be played late game not on curve. This can make end game more interesting.... that is if you make it to end game. Average game concludes on turn 6-7 if you ask me. I like to see some data though!
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So, I'm saving up some gold for a Blackrock Wing. Should I buy it or save the money for the new expansion? Leaning towards the latter though I would want Imp Gang Boss and Druid of the Flame.
Depends if you can summon the 3/4 totem golem every turn
Personnally I like this card for Priest and Druid especially since it gives them way more survivability. Shaman and Hunter got the short end of the stick.
BananasWithGuns
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I don't know, my initial impression is that it's great for Shaman. Being able to choose which totem is pretty huge. Choosing the spell power for lightning storm or the taunt/healing to protect a creature can have a really big effect I think.
Officerrob
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That's the problem, making it to the end game AND not having those inspire cards cluttering your hand early game. It's another cool design attached to a bad card
6/3 is gonna die quick so you'll probably only get to use it once and even then not until at least turn 8. Cool idea though
BananasWithGuns
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It's a battlecry, the effect is permanent.
It lasts till the end of the game, not while the minion is alive
It isn't because nobody is going to play the new rogue weapon ever. Especially with a 3/4 weapon for 1 more mana waiting in the wings.
Question, what happens when the battlecry hits Jaraxxas and Ragnaros empowered heroes?
I dunno. Shieldmaiden combos with Shield Slam. This doesn't. Not as well, anyway. Plus this doesn't threaten Sludge Belcher as effectively.
Oh wow that's actually awesome
Fuck that'd be nice for control warrior, replace one of my shieldmaiden's, 4 armor every turn is bonkers
Well it could make some flexible decks maybe, instead of putting 7 and maybe 8 drops you just include 3-6 inspire ones, and include the usual early game minions and play normally. It's just that you can still play those if you happen to draw them and not having a say Alex staying in your hand entire game. Maybe could reduce draw dependency? Just throwing ideas around, hero powers can become quite powerful now so it makes sense to spend mana on them, at least for some of the classes that is. Still need better inspire cards to justify say setting aside Dr. Boom and the like.
Poisoned blade is an Inspire mechanic, replacing your hero power can't also make all Inspire mechanics slightly better. I don't think any of those change.
Edit: I'm betting there's a niche card that gives you a Hero Power with Inspire so it upgrades itself.
Maybe not but in the long term you become practically unkillable for rush.
Probably nothing. It says "starting" hero power.
BananasWithGuns
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Does not work with Shadowform, Jaraxxus or Majordomo/Ragnaros.
https://twitter.com/CM_Whirthun/status/624264737870581760
Also from the article, this seems interesting.
Sounds like there's going to be a card that will sabotage the opponents hero power.
https://twitter.com/CM_Whirthun/status/624264737870581760
Also from the article, this seems interesting.
Sounds like there's going to be a card that will sabotage the opponents hero power.
Where's the "Inspire: Give your minions Charge" card? Because that will get people to adopt Inspire mechanics.
Gotta say though... Justicar is so cool. I've been waiting for more cards that affect your Hero Power, and now we're getting practically a whole expansion of 'em.
Gotta say though... Justicar is so cool. I've been waiting for more cards that affect your Hero Power, and now we're getting practically a whole expansion of 'em.
This card is still inferior to Shield Maiden unless you get to use the hero power 3 times after getting this card out.
Basically this card would be insane if the match up was a slower one. Like a Control Warrior vs Freeze Mage, Control Warrior plays this card and they auto win the game.
Basically this card would be insane if the match up was a slower one. Like a Control Warrior vs Freeze Mage, Control Warrior plays this card and they auto win the game.
Boooo
I feel like the anti-hero power card(s) are the only ones going to be played.
Clearly the answer to hunter is a minion that makes Steady Shot unusable.
Is this going to be an autoinclude?
Well Control Warrior can actually go past 30 health which Priest can't.
4 heal is damn good too.
Druid is another one which really benefits from this... arguably the most in fact.
Hell no. But at least it's cool.
Unlike this card:
Trueheart is insane if the meta will some day get slower... you can't compare it to a shieldmaiden ffs. The longer the game goes after you play it, the more likely you win whatever happens.
I'm calling it now actually: Trueheart is an amazing card for control decks. Quote me later.
I'm calling it now actually: Trueheart is an amazing card for control decks. Quote me later.
To be fair, if you are getting 4 armor every turn, you are absolutely slowing the game down. A face Hunter can't even rely on their hero power to give them reach anymore.
Would this new expansion be a good place to make your purchase of cards, especially since it's discounted if you pre-order? I started playing and i'm debating if i want to spend on packs, so far i've just used gold to get four or five regular card packs, haven't had any of the goblins or gnomes and haven't bought the Nax or Black Rock expansions.
Or is this grand tournament stuff mainly for people who already have a lot of the other cards.
Or is this grand tournament stuff mainly for people who already have a lot of the other cards.
I would wait until a month after asking this question because it's possible that most of these cards aren't even that useful.
I doubt you will be able to make a deck entirely out of Tournament pack cards, but if you have some of the most usable commons from GvG and classic packs, it may actually not be that far off.
Officerrob
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Absolutely not
Why 3 times? 2 uses gives you 8 armor and 8 > 5.
The preorder is a scam, I bet that 80% of the cards are going to be completely useless in serious play and only a few cards will be autoinclude but since they are craftable you can just farm dust in arena and craft only the ones you need.
You are already getting armor from your default hero power. So if you used hero power after using Shield Maiden you would still be getting 2 armor.
You have to look at the exclusive benefit this card is providing. It's giving you +2 armor per activation. Shield Maiden gives you +5 for free on the same turn. So for that card to match Shield Maiden's benefit, you would have to hero power 3 times (for 6 additional armor) for it to provide more armor than Shield Maiden.
But Tavern Brawl breh...Xanathus said:
Officerrob
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5+2+2>4+4. You have to use hero power three times to get what would amount to one more armor.
But if it is anything like GvG 95% of the useful cards will be commons and rares, so buying a boatload of packs may end up being more efficient.
EDIT: Thanks Dahbomb and Officerrob for the armor clarification. Makes sense now.
Yeah you should still buy packs, but don't do the big preorder thing (well it depends on the price and number of packs).
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