New Demon Hunter Minion - Shardshatter Mystic

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A new Rare Demon Hunter Minion, Shardshatter Mystic, has been revealed!

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

    A new Rare Demon Hunter Minion, Shardshatter Mystic, has been revealed!

    Shardshatter Mystic Card Image

    Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating!


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

    This Soul Hunter meta better allow the Fragments to be shuffled back in, otherwise the best draw cards are useless.

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

    Very strong, but it won't make the cut some of the time unlike the other fragment cards.  I said the same in Malicia's review, I think there will be some lists that forego the control cards and just make an aggressive list with the bare minimum fragment cards for the aggressive payoff in lapidary.  I don't think those lists will run this, but we'll have to wait and see.

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

    Looks kinda average to be honest. Demon Hunter already has plenty of ways to deal with smaller boards. They also don't really have a lategame win condition so I don't see why you would run a dedicated control deck.

    I tried having fun once.

    It was awful.

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

    This is a bit better, if there ends up being a DH Control archetype with soul fragments this will surely find a home there.

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

    Hellfire but for 1 mana less and you get a 3/2 minion. Yeah, I think this card is powerful enough to see play, it may even get nerfed to 4 mana.

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

    Strong Control DH card. Will certainly see play, as long as Control DH works. Which i.m.o. is a small chance, considering Soulshard Lapidary and Marrowslicer will make aggro/tempo DH a terrifying force, and Shardshatter Mystic has 0 synergy with aggro/tempo DH.

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  • Demonxz95's Avatar
    Senior Writer 2255 2707 Posts Joined 03/19/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Of course, I'd definitely play this in Fragment DH. 3 damage AoE on a 3/2 for 3 is insane.

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

    Good if demon hunters ever need a board clear in a more midrange archetype, but this alone won't make that viable.

    Not expecting this to see play, based upon reveals so far.

    This post is discussing the wild format.

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

    Interesting. A board clear. A way to regain board control back, after losing it against another aggro deck with better early game draws.

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

    If control DH will be a deck, it will be because of this card. It's like a better Duskbreaker, which was insane.

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

    Seems strong to me, the soul fragment cards seem good enough as well so control DH new meta?

    3 mana Duskbreaker?

     

    Edit: on second thought... THIS CARD IS INSANE.

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

    There aren't a ton of cheap ways to generate Soul Fragments, so this may not go off on curve. That said, Duskbreaker is a 4-drop and it's great, so this doesn't need to go off exactly on curve to be really effective.

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

    Looks kind of weird given how aggressive the other cards are looking, it’s good, but probably not what the deck would want

    Who needs consistency when you could have fun?

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

    So now Duskbreaker goes to DH town, this will be powerful if we can consistently shuffle soul fragment on the early impactful turns.

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

    Strong addition to Demon Hunter. 3 Mana 3/2 is ok - but it´s kinda like Hellfire on a Stick. Because you not only deal 3 to all other minions you also get a 3/2 body.

    Pretty good!

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

    Probably just a decent highlander card, where losing early tempo isn't exactly uncommon, so this card can bring it back to you with a minion on board to boot.

    3 damage is good. Had this been 2 damage instead it would straight up be unplayable.

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

    Mandatory board clear for slower decks. Should be really important both in the early and later turns.

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

    3 mana 3/2 is pretty bad for stats, although a Bloodfen Raptor that comes with a board clear does sound pretty nice.

    Demon Hunter's board removal is also pretty weak, they're very reliant on using either their face or minions, and they sometimes can't compete with opponents who can swarm the board if they don't have Altruis the Outcast in hand.

    So another board clear available to DH is what they need for any hopes of a control shell.

    3 mana AOE is not bad, it's seen play with Hellfire, and instead of 4 mana that also deals damage to your opponent it only damages minions, letting you save your health for later.

    This minion's only weakness aside from it's cost is the requirement of a soul fragment in your deck. If you haven't been able to place any fragments this is a weak minion that will do nothing to win you the game

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

    In my opinion, if a control style DH is to emerge, it will be on the back of this card. Chaos Nova deals one more damage, but costs 2 more and doesn't leave a 3/2 behind. Even in tempo DH you can slap one copy in a Soul Fragment deck to tech against other tempo decks..

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

    I'm really liking the look of this new Soul Shard system myself. Adding a possible early-game board clear to DH is a good idea to help it branch out more.

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

    Yeah, DH doesn't want to clear boards that often, unless you're going for a Big Demons control type thing. Maybe?

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

    I suppose it has to be about as easy to activate as Duskbreaker, or else it won't won't be good enough for DH.

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  • Xarkkal's Avatar
    Servant of Illidan 910 1321 Posts Joined 03/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    I like how they have incorporated Soul Shards into the game, it's a good concept. We'll see how it works. 

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  • Koetti's Avatar
    1095 863 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Really powerfull Effect for the Cost, but the Condition could be tough.

    If you want to play this on Curve and stop Aggro (which I assume is the biggest Appeal of this Card), you not only need to play either Spirit Jailer or Soul Shear first, you also need to not draw the [Hearthstone Card (Soulshard) Not Found].

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

    The card that will make control DH a thing. Still no late game stuff, but just you wait, it will happen sooner or later...

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  • Almaniarra's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 1000 1509 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Best soul fragment card for sure. I really wonder why this is not a dual class card.

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

    3 mana for 3 damage AoE plus a 3/2 body is really good, the issue is does this make sense in a Tempo DH or will a slower DH make sense in Scholomance? Tempo DH cares a lot about early board presence, so I don't think this makes sense there. I also don't think a Midrange/Control DH has enough tools to work. Even if you run all the Soul Fragment package in DH, I don't think that's enough for a win condition, and slower DH don't have a consistent win condition now and they aren't getting much going into Scholomance. I think Shardshatter Mystic will work down the line, just not in the Scholomance meta. 

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

    Hellfire but for 1 mana less and you get a 3/2 minion. Yeah, I think this card is powerful enough to see play, it may even get nerfed to 4 mana.

    Alot of the new DH cards - actually, most of the set is also competing for first nerf wave upon release ; a week or 2, top!

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

    It's a strong tool for control deck, but right now DH has played tempo. In a tempo deck this card can't play...and also this card require that "fragment mechanics" work

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

    Useful and with good stats!

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  • Lemushki's Avatar
    Squirtle 1120 1063 Posts Joined 03/22/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Nice board clear

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

    An insane tempo swing for the Soul Fragment decks.

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  • FrostyFeet's Avatar
    Senior Writer Derpcorn 2170 1449 Posts Joined 10/20/2018
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    This looks like a very nice AoE. I hope Soul Fragments will be playable and they give rise to a midrangy control DH.

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

    good cost, balanced stats and a nice effect... you will need to play soul shard cards but in those decks i see it as being one of the best cards

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

    Better than Duskbreaker. Really powerful card.

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

    I wrote that I liked all the Soul Fragment cards, but this one I'm none too sure about. Can a Control DH work?

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

    This effect is obviously ridiculously strong, but I don't think this will actually see much play simply because Demon Hunter prefers to have tempo minions on board, and this card ruins that game plan.

    In the future when a control archetype is competitively viable for DH, I see this card being a nightmare to play against since it is arguably a better version of Duskbreaker. Until then, I don't think this will be used in Soul Fragment decks for DH since DH stills wants that tempo game plan.

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

    Great aoe for DH that I hope is viable enough to see some competitive play.

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

    I don't think DH wants to clear the board that often, but just in case, there you go! Why not?

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

    Duskbreaker was broken.

    But that effect doesn't fit in aggro/tokens archetype, maybe in Big demon?

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

    I'm afraid you might be correct.

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

    A truly mystical card

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

    Not good for a face DH.

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

    Maybe we can add the Soul Fragments to an Odd DH and see what will happen

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

    Anything involving the Soul Fragments mechanic gets 5 stars from me!  Fairly easy set up for a decent board clear effect if you fall behind.

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

    It'll only see play in a more control style big demon deck. Would be tricky slotting this into tempo DH and waiting to NOT kill your own minions.

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

    It's weird that this is probably the weakest of the Soul Fragment pay-offs, because on paper it looks insanely strong. I just don't know that they really need something like this.

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

    A strong board clear, we might see decent Control Demon Hunter decks soon!

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