New Neutral Minion - Tour Guide

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A new Common Neutral Minion, Tour Guide, 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 Common Neutral Minion, Tour Guide, has been revealed!

    Tour Guide Card Image

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


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

    looks immensly abuseable, just not sure how exactly. It's literally Fencing Coach except not garbage.

    There are some Inspire style synergies out there that will be amazing with this.

    I tried having fun once.

    It was awful.

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  • jvjd's Avatar
    215 29 Posts Joined 07/01/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    I am currently playing fencing coach in my wild otk pally (I think its better then thaurasan), this card is just so much better 

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

    They finally made this kind of card save you mana.. huh think this is eanough for this to be played..

    in warlock it's a 1/1 Kobold Librarian! and sure it's worse (As seen in the Crimson Sigil Runner nerf) but it's important in decks like zoo or quest warlock.

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

    RIP Water Boy and Fencing Coach.  Seems pretty good in anything Warlock and Hunter since they are the classes that want to hero power the most (Hunter mostly for the sidequest and 3/5).  

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

    Enables hero power combos of all flags and banners. Looking forward to trying this in quest shudderwock shaman and in OTK paladin.

    This post is discussing the wild format.

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

    Hero Powers are generally worth 0 mana, slap them onto a 1/1 and you have a decent 1 mana card. The only downside to this card is that you have to spend a card doing a thing you could already do without spending a card. Maybe if it said "Battlecry: Trigger your Hero Power" then it would be more playable. I don't think it is a bad card as it is, but not great. I really like these kinds of effects that mess with your hero power, but none of them have really been any good.

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

    It can be an Elven Archer for Mage, a Lost in the Jungle for Paladin, and... that's actually it. It is a worse Kobold Librarian in Warlock, although it still isn't bad. It's actually a decent turn 1 play for Paladin too.

    Hunters could also use it with Phase Stalker or Dragonbane. Has potential to be good.

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

    Complete tempo card, may be good in zoolock? I think you still can do better than put this in the deck.

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

    Its a card that allows you to hero power for nothing, trumping its cousin [Hearthstone Card (water boy) Not Found] by miles.

    But in what deck would a hero power for nothing be useful? Maybe in hunter, with Phase Stalker being so handy. Maybe in zoo, where being able to get 1 more card without losing tempo is actually not too bad.

    In most cases, this is just a filler with a small niche that can be useful, maybe, sometimes.

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  • Neoguli's Avatar
    Duskrider 880 599 Posts Joined 06/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    This concept has been in custom HS community for YEARS, and Blizzard has finally done it. This is slightly different to the copied card, but serves a similar purpose of being a Hero Power-related 1-drop. And that is a huge change in the conversation.

    Shudderwock can now play this to use Heart of Vir'naal AND Shudderwock on the same turn. As a big fan of that legendary, this is my must craft once I get the Quest.

    This also allows OTK Paladin (the Paladin DK OTK) to actually OTK without Emperor Thaurissan. Auctionmaster Beardo -> Tour Guide -> (HP -> 0-Cost Libram of Wisdom) x4

    5/5 in Wild, 3/5 in Standard, as they have less room to abuse the discounted Hero Power.

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

    I guess this is decent - 1 Mana 1/1 + free Hero Power is good - at least for some classes :) 

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

    idk if there's a deck that want to slot this, it doesn't help with existing archetype, at least in standard.

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

    So this is amazing in Hunter, because of the inspire "After you use your hero power" cards like Phase Stalker. Actually Tour Guide on turn 1 let's you turn 2 HP + Phase Stalker into a free secret. This seems strong to me. Also in mage it's a Elven Archer, in warlock a slightly worse Kobold Librarian, and in paladin it's basicly Lost in the Jungle. This card has a LOT of potential!

    IN WILD: NOOOOOO! this card let's quest shaman double Shudderwocks battlecry! This is honestly extremely scary and will steal games. 

    RNG is only fun as long as there is a 50/50 chance of getting something really good or trash level of bad. If RNG always results in something good, then it's not fun.

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

    What was that 2-mana card that had the same effect? No one ever played it, but this might be better at 1 mana.

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

    This can be actually a viable card in some standard decks, especially ones that want to hero power a lot in the early game. And has synergie with the new "croc" guy on 2 - drawing you a card in addition to using your hero power and droping 2/3 body on t2.

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

    Shameless power creep is shameless (and yes, I will be posting this exact same text on similar power creeping cards).

    Rating cards on coolness factor rather than predicting power because I like screwing up rating averages (and because I suck at predicting real power levels, but we'll ignore that LUL)
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  • Guenh's Avatar
    Devoted Academic 725 633 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Powercreep of Fencing Coach. Right now I can't see where to play it. So...filer for me

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

    Useful for getting body and hero power out on turn one if you can. Amazing with buffs I'm sure.

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

    Adding it to the shadderwork deck day 1

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

    A better waterboy. Will use it in my odd mage

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

    This is miles better than Fenching Coach and Waterboy. Might see play in Exodia Paladin.

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

    Hunters will run two for sure.

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

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

    OK, so:

    - 1/1 with a totem in shaman, pretty decent
    - worse N'Zoth's First Mate in rogue, not sure about this one
    - worse Kobold Librarian for warlock, though that card is crazy
    - Lost in the Jungle for paladin, pretty good
    - instant Leper Gnome for hunter + obvious hero power synergy, pretty decent
    - useless in DH, druid, priest, mage and warrior

    Then there's the fact that this is auto-include in just about any odd deck.
    Also makes exodia paladin and shudderwock shaman much easier.

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

    Nice wild card. Not gonna see play in standard.

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

    The effect is real nice as it doesn't restrict you to that turn but the card overall is nothing exciting

    All hail the banshee queen.

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

    The effect is good, but not every class can make use of it. Good in Paladin, Warlock, Shaman.

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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

    Rastakhan's Rumble had a very similar minion with Waterboy, a 2 mana 2/1 minion that made your hero power on that turn cost (0)

    This minion says "next hero power" allowing you to choose when you want to use that free hero power.

    Decks such as zoolock will be able to play this on curve and hero power, Tempo DH can play this with Battlefiend and attack for 3/3 worth of stats on the board.

    despite it's weak stats it's flexible cost and battlecry will have it find home in tempo and aggressive decks once scholomance launches

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

    Decent, but not worth a deck slot. Reasonable in arena I guess.

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

    Ridiculously good card that already seems to be an auto-include in most odd decks for wild.

    Poor Waterboy, I always wanted to be able to use you in some kind of clever way.

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

    Really good with high value hero powers. Galakrond, Warlock, Shaman, Paladin make good use of this.

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

    Maybe some kind of facehunter can take profit of this.

    Basically is a 1 mana 1/1 minion with battlecry "deal 2 damage to the enemy Hero" and sinergizes with inspire cards.

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

    Decent, mainly for combo uses I’d imagine though

    Who needs consistency when you could have fun?

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

    Waterless Waterboy. Better, but still far from good.

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

    Odd Decks rejoice!

    Your slavery to the Waterboy ends this day!

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

    Not bad, free hero power on turn one

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

    Just useless tech, might see play in the Arena.

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

    Maybe it will see play on Odd Demon Hunter decks

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

    Tour Guide is a better Fencing Coach in a Corrupt the Waters Shudderwock Combo Shaman.

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

    This only feels good on turn 1 as in subsequent turns the mana cheat doesn't have as much impact. Even when Tour Guide is played on turn 1, there are many better options for 1 drops like Blazing Battlemage. In wild, this is more useful for OTK Paladin and Shudderwock Shaman, so it's more of a wild card than a standard card in my opinion.

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

    another Waterboy for 1 less. You'd think being a Tour Guide would be a more respectable job, guess not xD 

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  • Ethardoth's Avatar
    Harpy Lieutenant 435 389 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago
    Quote From JFK

    OK, so:

    - 1/1 with a totem in shaman, pretty decent
    - worse N'Zoth's First Mate in rogue, not sure about this one
    - worse Kobold Librarian for warlock, though that card is crazy
    - Lost in the Jungle for paladin, pretty good
    - instant Lepper Gnome for hunter + obvious hero power synergy, pretty decent
    - useless in DH, druid, priest, mage and warrior

    Then there's the fact that this is auto-include in just about any odd deck.
    Also makes exodia paladin and shudderwock shaman much easier.

    I like your review, the card now looks better to me than on the first glance. There is still a significant difference when you compare those cards. For example, instant leper gnome, but then you can't use hero power again on the same turn :)

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

    This feels breakable, but probably not in Standard. I look forward to seeing someone pull off a ridiculous combo in a video and then spending way too long trying to replicate it.

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  • Psymon's Avatar
    Red Riding Hood 1505 371 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Warlock zoo should autoinclude it, will definetly see play

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

    Doesn't look like much at first glance, but I bet it'll see a lot of play as it'll turn out to be very strong.

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