New Neutral Minion - Onyx Magescribe

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A new Common Neutral Minion, Onyx Magescribe, 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 Common Neutral Minion, Onyx Magescribe, has been revealed!

    Onyx Magescribe Card Image

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  • Caro's Avatar
    Draconic Rager 2225 2544 Posts Joined 03/12/2020
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    You get spell generation, and you get spell generation... everyone gets spell generation!

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  • UVE's Avatar
    1180 832 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Strong body and good effect.

    Good inclusion on any dragon deck.

    By The Holy Light!

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

    Definitely not going to make the cut for standard. Maybe some nice shenanigans in arena tho. Too much rng, blah.

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

    Just too random and too slow a body to see significant play.

    The statline is pretty okay though, and random spells are usually acceptable at worst, as most spells at least do something good.

    This post is discussing the wild format.

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

    Well, there's our dragon synergy at least. I have a feeling that spell generation could become key for the next few months, given it's emphasis in this set.

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

    not bad at all, but a bit too expensive. Cobalt Spellkin saw some play, but that's because it's much easier to predict what you might get (and can use).

    Great Arena card though.

    I tried having fun once.

    It was awful.

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  • Demonxz95's Avatar
    Senior Writer 2255 2706 Posts Joined 03/19/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    4/9 for 6 isn't bad, and the effect could be strong. Might see play in spell-Dragon decks.

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

    Cobalt Spellkin Card Image

    But bigger.

    Honestly I don't think this is a bad card. It is a well designed neutral card. It is flexible, generic, not too powerful, but good enough to consider playing.

    Carrion, my wayward grub.

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

    Its a 4/9 for six. That's already good enough in my eyes.

    Probably see him more often out of a discover effect though, since its still effectively a bigger conditional [Hearthstone Card (cobalt spelkin) Not Found]. Too bad, I really like the art, the stats, and that its a dragon.

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  • JFK's Avatar
    Curious Pair 1070 621 Posts Joined 07/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Great in Arena for sure, but too slow for constructed. Maybe it can find a place in slower dragon decks, but I doubt it.

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

    Excellent, more fodder for my Dragon Casino Mage.  I think its probably a bit slow though.  Cobalt gave targeted spell addition, random spells might be too unreliable or niche for this to see regular play.

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  • theo333's Avatar
    Outlandish Rager 975 889 Posts Joined 03/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    A good followup to Cobalt Spellkin and boosts Dragon Mage decks even more. That 9 HP body can help with control to set up the damage spells for Shaman.

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  • Hydrafrog's Avatar
    Gul'dan 1840 3268 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Frizz Kindleroost lowering the cost of the card will make it playable... but only if Frizz hits the board before you draw it. 

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

    "We will tone down rng and resource generation and direct them mostly to mage and priest"

    Yeah sure.

    aren't his stats really good? also has a dragon tag.. so maybe can be used in highlander mage.

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  • Mazinger31's Avatar
    345 39 Posts Joined 08/05/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    This card could slot into Highlander Mage or Highlander Priest.  Probably most Highlander decks honestly.  Outside of that he's pretty meh.

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  • Synnr7's Avatar
    Winter Whisperer 1050 648 Posts Joined 07/19/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Effect a bit too random, as others said. Spellkin is more predictable. Still cool effect though. Always appreciate a dragon. Could see some use for sure and strong in arena.

    Casual Dragon Cardgame enthusiast. 

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  • Xarkkal's Avatar
    Servant of Illidan 910 1321 Posts Joined 03/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Now that is a spicy Dragon! Highlander lists are going to love this.

    What ever happened to less resource generation across the board? But here, have a Neutral resource generator so everyone can have a bunch of spells that didn't start in their deck!

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

    Good stats, its a dragon. Seems really good! Basicly a "better" Cobalt Spellkin.

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

    Very interesting, could mean a lot of vaule for the right decks. On the other hand, it's slow and you need to have spell to activate the Spellburst.

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

    Only priest is desperate enough for spell creation will to run this. But greedy priest decks where you play twice the number of cards you put in are great! But Cobalt Spellkin is better.

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

    Vanilla stats and a relevant effect for any Dragon/Spell deck. Could easily see play in Mage and Priest, and probably some other classes (albeit to a lesser extent). There may be some opportunity cost issues with this card, as there are so many other good ways to generate resources today, but it seems like a solid card.

    All that said, I don't love this card. It's a lot of resource generation for a neutral card, and while it is tacked on to a Spellburst effect (which implicitly limits its applications - lots of class/archetype pairs run spell light), it certainly feels like a card that takes away from classes that specialize in resource generation, and it adds to the resource generation fiesta that is today's standard meta game.

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  • RavenSunHS's Avatar
    Refreshment Vendor 880 1487 Posts Joined 03/27/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Germination and [Hearthstone Card (psychic split) Not Found] could make fair use of this chonker.

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

    I really like this card, I play control priest and this seems like a great support for Dragon Priest, it gives you class spells and it has a lot of health which is really relevant in priest.

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  • RandomGuy's Avatar
    430 614 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    It's fine. May see play here and there b/c it's a dragon. But I don't think it's anything particularly outlandish.

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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

    This guy's got decent stats for cost, but he's a RNG win more, not a win con. 

    Handlock might see some value from this guy since a lot of their spells are pretty good atm, not sure if any other class will use him though

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

    Good value, with a body statted defensively enough to survive a turn to get the spellburst off. However, I don't think it's strong enough for standard play with random spells being too unreliable.

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  • ElSabidon's Avatar
    Salty Dog 1030 685 Posts Joined 06/07/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    I see this card as a premium choice on discover effects more than as auto include. Also, it can be slapped on Highlander dragon decks that have the space for it.

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  • Crancher10's Avatar
    110 25 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Could see play in hybrid Mage and Priest Dragon decks but not much outside of that. I really hope they introduce some Dragons for priest to make Dragon priest a viable deck again. I really would like to see where they go with this expansion.

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  • Horus's Avatar
    Detective Pikachu 2575 3348 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    9 Freakin' health for (6)mana is absurd
    Wowzer!!

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

    Not bad, not great. Makes me wonder if there will be any way to double Spellburst, like Brann does for Battlecries.

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  • Dermostatic's Avatar
    Eldritch Horror 535 228 Posts Joined 03/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Sticky stats. Couple that with the fact that most of the time, more spells is hardly a bad thing, and you've got yourself a decent Dragon. I can't see it being an auto-include, but it might pop up here and there, and certainly so in Arena.

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  • sinti's Avatar
    Senior Writer Chocolate Cake 2070 2792 Posts Joined 10/20/2018
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Oh, i hate this card already. This card will provide so much value, ugh.

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  • Guenh's Avatar
    Devoted Academic 725 633 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 5 months ago

    Sticky stat for 6 mana. It will survive almost always and guarantee this way the spellburst effect. 2 spell are nice but it lacks of taunt...
    For sure it will be great in arena

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

    Stats is cool, value is appreciated, dragon too?? The fact that it's common will make it fit to any budget deck

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

    Really high health for the cost, and gives you more spells to activate more spellbursts. I could see this seeing play

    Who needs consistency when you could have fun?

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

    I think Cobalt Spellkin is better as a dragon with spell generation as its 1 mana cheaper than Onyx Magescribe, doesn't require another card to trigger the generation, and the spells are more easily playable. Maybe Onyx Magescribe gets its chance to shine when Cobalt Spellkin rotates?

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

    I guess is better in arena than in standard/wild

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

    Interesting but not good enough

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

    Solid body with a decent upside and dragon synergy.

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  • MatwanBR's Avatar
    200 34 Posts Joined 07/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 4 months ago

    Slow,but nice effect

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

    Nice value effect with really great stats for the cost, at least on the health side

    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

    Nice effect, but is it too slow?

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

    Great arena card. Great discover card. Probably never going to be put in a list in constructed. Not much else to say about this one.

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

    Too big to play. Maybe works though. IDK.

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

    Good body attached to a decent effect. Being a dragon is what really makes this card worth noticing, I reckon this will see some experimentation in certain decks due to the effect.

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

    Got a Dragon tag and that's pretty much it. More "create random stuff" nonsense.

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

    Random! More random cards!

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

    It isn't bad, but it isn't great either.

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

    Turn 5: Cobalt Spellkin

    Turn 6: ????

    Turn 7: Onyx Magescribe + 1 mana spell

    Profit.

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

    There are lots of classes that could make use of this card. It should see some play.

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

    Spell generation!  Hurray!

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

    Strong stats and since it gives back two spells, it has a lot of value.

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

    Two spells for the price of one. Goes straight into my Dragon Mage, I don't care if it's actually good or not.

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