Professor Lich
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Can't wait to Cabalist's Tome into three of those.
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So uh, I feel like no one is talking about something with that Hunter card.
It says Deathrattle cards NOT Deathrattle minions. Why would they differentiate that except if Hunter is getting a Deathrattle weapon perhaps? That might be cool. OR DEATHRATTLE SPELLS????
I'd be into the idea of a spell that does something, then whenever that effect ends it does something else. That's a cool idea.
It says Deathrattle cards NOT Deathrattle minions. Why would they differentiate that except if Hunter is getting a Deathrattle weapon perhaps? That might be cool. OR DEATHRATTLE SPELLS????
I'd be into the idea of a spell that does something, then whenever that effect ends it does something else. That's a cool idea.
Professor Lich
Member
FREE COST EXPLORER'S HAT?!
veryslowhand
Banned
book , glyph and tome nerf, great
I am trying to think of a new freeze mage list that runs this cardx2 and literally every secret... Nah I'm not seeing it, arcanologist and other card draw tools are just too consistent already. Not worth. 8 mana is when you are hopefully setting up to end the game, not getting your draw engine going.
If your other two choices are bad/irrelevant and you still have three secrets in your deck? You pick this every time. Even with two secrets left, if it's this or shatter or arcane explosion, and you can't make use of either of those, you pick this.
The main thing this card does is make the expected value from Discover and Tome and Book a little bit lower, which is a good thing. Those cards shouldn't be as consistently good as they are now.
I agree with everyone who says this card won't be put in decks. But it'll see some play, even if it's someone grudgingly playing it to get one secret or buff a mana wyrm or get a minion off of medivh when this card was randomly generated and they have no other play that turn.
Karsticles
Member
That card is horrific.
FieryBalrog
Member
Frankly I'm happy to see a bad Mage spell
Filler cards in HS are unlike any other CCG I've played due to the abundance of roll-your-own-card random effects. Kinda interesting
Filler cards in HS are unlike any other CCG I've played due to the abundance of roll-your-own-card random effects. Kinda interesting
This card is good to be printed because when a Mage is fishing for an extra ice block or extra damage to win the game, and they get offered this, shatter, and arcane explosion, they will be sad.
Fewer mages stealing games with glyph is a good thing. My main argument against a glyph nerf all this time was that glyph was natually going to be depowered as the standard card pool increased.
It's only been as good as it has been because it's been so consistent in giving mages cards that advance their game plan/ win condition.
EDIT: I mentioned on Reddit that Kripp hypes things up like crazy even when it's unwarranted (see: button, previous card reveals) and I got massively downvoted. LOL Salty fanboys.
Fewer mages stealing games with glyph is a good thing. My main argument against a glyph nerf all this time was that glyph was natually going to be depowered as the standard card pool increased.
It's only been as good as it has been because it's been so consistent in giving mages cards that advance their game plan/ win condition.
EDIT: I mentioned on Reddit that Kripp hypes things up like crazy even when it's unwarranted (see: button, previous card reveals) and I got massively downvoted. LOL Salty fanboys.
Indirect nerf to having a bad spell in the pool for Mages.
This is a big hit to Mages in Arena too.
Side note, I am almost disappointed this card didn't come with a 6/6 body.
"Who am I? Your daddy that's who!"
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
But it's an epic card. Those don't show up often in arena right? Though if it replaces a Catabolist's Tome, Meteor, or Glyph it's served it's purpose
Yeah, it's very intriguing. I'm guessing there will be a DR weapon coming for Hunter.
Not to mention, Corpse Widow just seems very powerful to me. Combo it with cheap Deathrattles for a lot of free tempo. Or just play it on 5 (a turn that has traditionally been very weak for Hunter) and at 6 health it is not easy to kill. If your opponent can't kill it, you can go off next turn with Highmanes and who knows what else.
The main issue with a deck like this at the moment is card draw. Hunter has none. But then maybe the Death Knight card is a good fit for this type of midrange deck? It's a draw engine and can provide tons of value into the late game.
I feel like a deck built around these two cards could be good. It might all come down to the weapon and whether or not it will let Hunter compete in the early game.
Nah, they need to complete the conversation.
"Who am I, none of your business" - MC
"I know who you are" -Eater of Secrets
"You won't live long enough to tell anyone." - Unmasked Challenger
LOL 6/6 for 8 that is literally Mysterious Challenger for Mage? That might be good again. Mage secrets are 3 cost instead of 1 so you are getting insane value if you just include 4-5. At least this card doesn't give you any board presence that your secrets can protect.
Epic cards got a big boost in Arena in the last major Arena patch. You see a good amount of Epic spells in Arena (spells got a boost too so that means that you have a good chance of seeing Epic spells from new sets).
This means that in the upcoming Arena, Mages are going to be offered quite a bit of this new card and they won't take it because it's a terrible Arena card.
Karsticles
Member
In a Control Mage deck, you have drawn through half of your cards by the time you can play this. Plus the card is absolute trash if you draw it in the late game.
Stats?
Just saw it and it's 4/8 stats and the text is destroy a random minion not legendary minion.
slightconfuse
Banned
Priest is getting some good stuff.
Quest priest might be good in standard
Quest priest might be good in standard
Revealed by Kripparrian.
Source: http://www.hearthpwn.com/news/3129-new-priest-card-revealed-obsidian-statue
Oh, I was beaten by edit, sorry.
Source: http://www.hearthpwn.com/news/3129-new-priest-card-revealed-obsidian-statue
Oh, I was beaten by edit, sorry.
That's the feeling I've been getting too. We were discussing the various quests a few pages back.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
at 9 mana it contends with too many finishers
It's absolutely silly with N'Zoth. Ultimate card to ressurect.
BlackBuzzard
Banned
Sexy in Reno nzoth priest in wild.
Savjz has the Rogue DK hero card to unveil tomorrow.
Savjz has the Rogue DK hero card to unveil tomorrow.
Karsticles
Member
Probably trash. You can't risk this getting Hexed and basically skipping a turn. Remember when people used to say anything above 6 needed a battle cry? This is just too slow.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
it doesn't fix one of NZoths biggest weakness, being soft to boardwipes.
Professor Lich
Member
It's going to be a sad day when the Old Gods rotate out of Standard.
Change is good and wild exists.
Professor Lich
Member
For sure. Lots of trash is going to be taken out as well. We still have one more expansion after Frozen Knights too, so there will be plenty of shenanigans to be had until the next Standard year.
Well anything above 6 mana either needs a Battlecry or a powerful taunt+DR effect, this has both of them. Sort of like Tirion.
If this didn't have taunt then this would be bad for sure. And you aren't playing this into Hex anyway, the deck that uses this card probably has a ton of other DRs to bait Hex anyway.
Karsticles
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I look at the Deathknight cards as their pre-emptive replacements.
9 mana seems like a lot to me. The difference with Tirion is that you go out of your way to force the Hexes on other big targets like a Stegodon or Ragnaros. Priest doesn't run a lot of big things, so you can safely save your Hex for this. That's just how I see it going down.
This probably worse on average than Mind Control, and Mind Control rarely sees play.
with Free from amber you can play it for 8. It's the only priest minion that cost 8 or more. It's going to be there a lot. Similarly with stonehill defender, there are only 2 priest taunt cards, both of which have DR.
You never put this in your deck, it's never going to stay in your hand! It's a great card.
You never put this in your deck, it's never going to stay in your hand! It's a great card.
LMAO!
I like how we have started evaluating cards based on how they perform when not in your deck.
Priest Quest seems most buffed right now, ton of DR options for them to complete the Quest. Same for Nzoth decks in both Standard and Wild.
This is looking like Naxx 2.0 with the DR emphasis, hopefully not as degenerate.
Maybe Hunter is getting a weapon with Deathrattle? Maybe it works with Explorer's Hat too lol?