New Druid & Shaman Spell - Runic Carvings

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A new Epic Shaman/Druid Spell, Runic Carvings, has been revealed!

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  • Arthas's Avatar
    Robot Black Lotus 1265 5754 Posts Joined 03/10/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    A new Epic Shaman/Druid Spell, Runic Carvings, has been revealed!

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  • FieselFitz's Avatar
    Prince Charming 1105 1355 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Do i understand that correctly?

    For 6 Mana you get 4 2/2 Minions on the board and if you let it overload your for 2 (so 8 Mana for the whole card) they also get rush?

    I think this card is pretty good. Seems a little slow at first but depending on the board state this could either give you a decent board or trade in with the opponents. 

    Edit: Just saw the release video - you either get 4 2/2 Treants or 4 2/2 Totems with rush

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  • YourPrivateNightmare's Avatar
    Skeleton 2010 4741 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    the wording is really confusing, i assume that's due to the translation.

     

    Either way this seems fairly underwhelming.

    I don't see why Druid would use this unless you're really despereate for yet another combo for Soul of the Forest.

    Shaman can possibly get some decent value out of it thanks to Totemic Might and the other one, which would still be a 3-card combo for what is basically Zixor Prime....I'm not really sure I see the value in that.

    Then again, it is a 5+ mana spell and that seems to be a theme here.

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  • economicaooc's Avatar
    460 464 Posts Joined 03/04/2020
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    A little expensive for only 8/8 in stats.

    The rush mode is nice, but a spell that fills you board with rush minions is probably just a bad board clear in most cases, especially for mana.

    This post is discussing the wild format.

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  • dapperdog's Avatar
    Dragon Scholar 1890 5610 Posts Joined 07/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Its good in shaman, not so much in druid.

    Aside from the fact that shaman can actually buff these totems via totemic might and surge, totem shaman can use a little bit of defense to fight off aggro.

    Looks like its totems or bust for shaman this time round.

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  • Brandon's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1350 2486 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    So their Totems and Treants in one? That's interesting.

    In shaman: This boosts the power of totem shaman even more. They are really pushing this archetype i guess, even though it already was quite decent/good before. Also this is both removal and it has overload synergy. This will fit in a LOT of shaman decks, and will see a lot of play.

    In Druid: This will certainly fit in treant Druid, and it gives druid some way to mass clear a board. (Sometimes) This will also see play in spell/Glowfly Swarm druid. This looks also like a solid spell for druid, this card will also see a lot of play in druid.

     

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  • Elfensilver's Avatar
    595 663 Posts Joined 03/14/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Another good epic totem support card. For an archetype representing wooden carvings, totem shaman is expensive! 

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  • meisterz39's Avatar
    925 1200 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    The case for Shaman seems pretty clear - there's a lot of board wide buffing available, but not a ton of swarm generation. Typically Shaman has to build its board from turn one, and the only access to swarm generation they get is cards like [Hearthstone Card (Soul of the Murlocs) Not Found], which are really more like swarm insurance. As such, this could be a very important reload card for Shaman aggro decks. The fact that it's a six mana card that can provide rush could be relevant for synergies like Splitting Axe or Totemic Reflection if you're trying to use this as a last ditch push for an aggro win in the late game where you need to break through some enemy taunts. Maybe not a two-of, but I see value in running one of these.

    The case for Druid is a little less clear since they have so much swarm potential, but I think it could work. Presumably Treant Totems count as both treants and totems, so there are some pretty important synergies like Goru the Mightree and Aeroponics that make this valuable. The big question is, is it good enough to unseat Force of Nature, which has the advantage of coming down a turn earlier. I think the answer to that has to be yes - the extra 2/2 for 1 mana is really good, but the addition of rush as a way to immediately generate value from your treants (especially if they're 3/3s from Goru) mean the potential impact of this is much higher than the one extra mana on top of Force of Nature, and Force of Nature has seen lots of play in Treant Druid.

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  • Meteorite12's Avatar
    670 696 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Another reason for me to be glad I opened a golden Goru awhile back. Nothing too amazing, but having another treat swarm card is always nice for the deck, since that’s how it wins anyways. And shaman’s never gonna say no to more bloodlust targets

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  • Emptyness's Avatar
    Supporter 520 525 Posts Joined 03/16/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Both totem shaman and token druid can make this card a really annoying late game drop, where you will have to have your board clear ready or you lose the game. The good thing is - it's not a twinspell :p. And the rush makes it also good. Overall a good card we are about to see on the ladder for sure. 

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  • Fedrion's Avatar
    Zombie 1675 733 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Why choose one? Play Untapped Potential and let it be always rush tokens... Now, why would someone play tokens in Quest Druid, dunno.

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  • GoliathTheDwarf's Avatar
    980 667 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Hmmm, an optional overload. Very interesting. I wonder if the tokens count as treants, totems, or both. 

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  • DarkFrostX's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 830 1229 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Now this is a sweet card, I like that depending on the situation you want the extra effect or not, and not something that you always want to also get. Similar to Glide. For more cards like these!

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  • KANSAS's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1745 2912 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Are the tokens treants AND totems, or is it treants OR totems?

    Either way I like this card just because of how neat the Choose One effect is. It would be cool to see more cards like this that have an effect, and then a Choose One to get the same effect but better but also has a downside.

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  • Vandaren's Avatar
    620 636 Posts Joined 06/05/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    At 6 mana this seems powerful, and flexible too, its a win-win for both the dru-man class.

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  • Pezman's Avatar
    Staff Writer 2235 2285 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    This is the big question, IMO. If the tokens are both Treants AND Totems, this has lots of really cool flexibility. If it's one or the other, less so. But I think it's a solid card either way.

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  • DoubleSummon's Avatar
    Ancestral Recall 1585 2271 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    It's a fast card in treant/token druid which can also be slow.. it's better without the quest since sometimes you don't need the rush it's a really nice card.

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  • BloodMefist's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 850 804 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    This card seems really good in both classes.  Both have good board-buffs for the tokens and the option to be fast can help a lot in some matchups.  Still wanna know if they count as Treant and/or Totems, but we'll find out pretty soon.

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  • PLANETCRUNCH's Avatar
    E.V.I.L. Dragon 820 1248 Posts Joined 07/19/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    6 mana for 8/8 worth of stats is good, even better if they have rush.

    Druid is known for giving their tokens wide buff spells with power of the wild and Savage Roar. When RoS was fist launched The Forest's Aid saw some constructed play since it's generally difficult for your opponent to remove a 10/10 worth of stats back to back. Other notable cards that have synergy with this spell is the legendary Goru the Mightree, which will give a permanent +1/+1 to all friendly treants in the game once played, making this spell generate 12/12 worth of stats, and Aeroponics, which turns the 5 mana draw (2) into 0 mana. 

    In Shaman this card is INSANE. So with cheap AOE buffs such as Totemic might and Totemic shock you can play 3 cards for a total of 16/16 worth of stats on the board which can set up lethal with Bloodlust. This spell also curves into Boggspine Knuckles, and with treants traditionally being a 2 cost minion, you can swing with the weapon and generate a board full of 3 mana minions instead. And we shouldn't forget that any card that helps you swarm the board will help discount Mogu Fleshshaper, and even the Fist of Ra-Den, although the pool of 6 drop legendaries is pretty small.

     

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  • Me0203's Avatar
    Design Champion 750 497 Posts Joined 06/13/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    As PLANETCRUNCH noted, this is more powerful than it seems at first glance. Consistency for both Treant Druid and Totem Shaman is very, very good! I'd like to note one more thing, though - it's a 5+ cost spell. Both classes have tools that benefit from 5+ cost spells, and if they want to use those tools, this spell will be in there. 

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  • Demonxz95's Avatar
    Senior Writer 2255 2708 Posts Joined 03/19/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Reminds me of pre-nerf Force of Nature.

    It also seems like two copies of Landscaping meshed together with an additional option. Seems really nice.

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  • allthehype's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 630 739 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Looks great for token decks. Compare with Force of Nature. And I don’t think Shaman have abe good swarm spell now..

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  • NegativeNemsy's Avatar
    405 206 Posts Joined 07/10/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    I've never been a fan of Savage Roar or Bloodlust being tied to the basic set from a design standpoint.  Bloodlust is my most hated basic card so naturally Runic Carvings scares me.  The amount of late game reload is disgusting especially for Shaman because it has better tools to survive the early game.  These new totem cards along with older cards like Onyxia or Shu'ma basically tell your opponent to clear the board every turn or you are dead.  Even control decks run out of answers at some point.

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  • Erodos's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 945 1019 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    I really love this card. It thematically perfectly blends the two classes, it mechanically helps a strategy they both like to use, it's strong, it's skilltesting (is the overload worth the rush?) and the art of the tokens looks really cool.

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  • Sparkinarius's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 715 471 Posts Joined 07/18/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Runic Carvings just seems underwhelming in both classes. In Druid, it gets outclassed by Glowfly Swarm. In Shaman, its slower and not as sticky on board as Totem Goliath (plus it breaks a potential Totem Shaman build of curving into Totem Goliath on 5 with Lorekeeper Polkelt on 4). This spell is a jack of all trades but a master of none of them, which doesn't cut it in standard Hearthstone these days.

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  • Horus's Avatar
    Detective Pikachu 2575 3348 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago
    Quote From FieselFitz

    Do i understand that correctly?

    For 6 Mana you get 4 2/2 Minions on the board and if you let it overload your for 2 (so 8 Mana for the whole card) they also get rush?

    I think this card is pretty good. Seems a little slow at first but depending on the board state this could either give you a decent board or trade in with the opponents. 

    Edit: Just saw the release video - you either get 4 2/2 Treants or 4 2/2 Totems with rush

    Thanks for the edit/update, I was a little confused too, you now made it clea

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  • clawz161's Avatar
    The Undying 825 827 Posts Joined 07/16/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    I wonder how this works with druid quest. it should summon 7 on an empty board right? 4 without rush, and three with rush?

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  • JFK's Avatar
    Curious Pair 1070 621 Posts Joined 07/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Seems weak on first glance, but I guess it's not? Beats Force of Nature, has versatility, synergy with treant/totems.

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  • Guenh's Avatar
    Devoted Academic 725 633 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    I don't like this card too much. In druid Glowfly Swarm is stronger but u can still use with Kael'thas Sunstrider and you have acces to Soul of the Forest. In Shaman you can buff your totem...but still this card is a 8 mana for 8/8 rush split in 4 bodies. Not so great imho

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  • ElSabidon's Avatar
    Salty Dog 1030 685 Posts Joined 06/07/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    This card can be very useful for both cases, but I should guess more for Druid, mostly because with Rush, the treants can act as a pseudo AoE and Druids will take any form of AoE they can get their hands on. I'm also curious on how will this work with Untapped Potential online: will it summon just 4 treants with Rush, will it summon 4 normal tokens and 3 rushing ones or will it summon the 4 rushing ones first and the 3 normal tokens after.

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  • linkinboy0's Avatar
    Headmaster 1235 513 Posts Joined 07/07/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    IDK really

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  • FaytFFX's Avatar
    410 191 Posts Joined 12/03/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Eh, I will probably never use the overload ability.

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  • Lemushki's Avatar
    Squirtle 1120 1064 Posts Joined 03/22/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Do not like it that much..

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  • EpicPickle's Avatar
    Sparklepony 810 301 Posts Joined 06/02/2020
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    I don't see why Spell Token Druid wouldn't like this.

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  • Valord's Avatar
    465 281 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    In Shaman, its ok but in Druid it gets overshadowed by Glowfly Swarm

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  • Alfi's Avatar
    Devoted Academic 1790 1375 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Better than it looks

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  • Suchti0352's Avatar
    Hero of Warcraft 890 1034 Posts Joined 03/27/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    I don't think that token druid needs this, but this can be a great comeback card for totem shamans.

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  • Samzy's Avatar
    Devoted Academic 370 191 Posts Joined 05/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    As a dual-class card, this is thematically perfect for the two classes featured. 
    In Shaman, it can be a good way to secure the board if you are falling behind, and can offer some good totem synergy options. 
    For Druid, there are just better options out there.

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  • Janusi's Avatar
    Face Collector 595 225 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Not great for the totems, not enough synergy that cares about summoning or having loads of totems on board. But the treant part might be useful.

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  • UVE's Avatar
    1180 832 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago
    Quote From Janusi

    Not great for the totems, not enough synergy that cares about summoning or having loads of totems on board. But the treant part might be useful.

    Shaman can buff his totems with 0 mana spells, don't underestimate It.

    Totem shaman was near to be an ok deck last expansion, now shaman gets 2 new totems and that spell.

    Maybe it will not be opresive or tier 1, but will see play for sure.

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  • Fisguinho's Avatar
    The Raven 1190 411 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Meh card, can be used in token decks i guess

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  • theo333's Avatar
    Outlandish Rager 975 889 Posts Joined 03/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Shaman Treant Totems build will be interesting.

    At least we have a superior Treant card for Druid. Overload Druid might also be  a thing!

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  • ChocolateChipCooke's Avatar
    Unicorn Reveler 1160 337 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    I think this card is going to be too slow, but maybe I'm wrong.

    4 2/2's for 6 mana is meh, and overloading for rush means you're already in a bad spot. Wouldn't Starfall just be better in that situation most of the time? It also has anti-synergy with Untapped Potential, so I'm not super excited for this one.

    However, the treant/totem duo is cool!

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  • Safiron's Avatar
    Devoted Academic 620 156 Posts Joined 07/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    OKish card. Might see some play.

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  • SavageDrago's Avatar
    300 150 Posts Joined 05/07/2020
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Evolve fodder with a panic buttom for rush. Druid can Savage Roar the turn after, if the bodies stick. Solid card for existing strats.

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  • slychd's Avatar
    Sparklepony 1175 484 Posts Joined 05/30/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    This is the token Treant Totem.

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  • SilverWolf's Avatar
    Tauren Chieftain Addict 990 1085 Posts Joined 04/01/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    It seems a good way to make 2 'tribes' in one card, treant totems. Have synergy with their respective classes. Maybe on a wild treant deck it will be an insane tempo swing

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  • Thonson's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 1740 1737 Posts Joined 03/24/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    I love Treants.   I love Totems.  And now this card has provided the world with adorable Treant Totems!  How can I not love this card?!?!

    Really though, not 100% on how this one really compares to other Treant strategies.  Usually making Treants is meant as a way to stick them on the board for a big follow up turn.  Do you run this over other token generators in Druid?  In Shaman you run this and give them Rush, buff with Totemic Might and/or [card[Totemic Surge for a quick board clear.  If you are clearing smaller things, the Might even helps your Treant Totems stick around (maybe).

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  • Caro's Avatar
    Draconic Rager 2225 2544 Posts Joined 03/12/2020
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Probably not good in quest druid? The only upside is rush for overload 2, which is a hard bargain.

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  • Draketh's Avatar
    Darkmaster 1570 1395 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Likely to see play, mostly in Druid. It creates a lot of stats which can be buffed afterwards.

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  • ShadowsOfSense's Avatar
    1500 1111 Posts Joined 10/23/2018
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    I love this twist on Choose One. I hope we see more designs like this in the future, where you augment the first option in the second.

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