New Mage Minion - Glacier Racer

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A new Rare Mage Minion, Glacier Racer, has been revealed!

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  • Arthas's Avatar
    Robot Black Lotus 1265 5754 Posts Joined 03/10/2019
    Posted 3 years, 11 months ago

    A new Rare Mage Minion, Glacier Racer, has been revealed!

    Glacier Racer Card Image

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


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  • Sykomyke's Avatar
    Grand Crusader 780 985 Posts Joined 05/30/2019
    Posted 3 years, 11 months ago

    Will be nice to see frost synergy come back.  Nova will most likely be better than blizzard with this.  Though Blizzard does give you a greater aoe effect than flamestrike for the same mana cost now.

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  • DarkFrostX's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 830 1229 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 3 years, 11 months ago

    Even if Blizzard is less damage and more cost, it's only 1 card. And using this with Ray of Frost is not worth it.
    May see a bit of experimenting in some control mages but I'm not buying yet.

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  • FortyDust's Avatar
    Pumpkin 1205 1912 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 11 months ago

    This is enough to bring Freeze Mage back for sure. And yes, it absolutely is worth playing with Ray of Frost, or any other Freeze card you care to name, because it's a 1/3 body in addition to the damage, all for just 1 mana -- AND it can hit face.

    Obviously, you need multiple Freeze effects in your deck, not just one spell, but I'd think that goes without saying.

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  • dapperdog's Avatar
    Dragon Scholar 1890 5610 Posts Joined 07/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 11 months ago

    Its not really that bad, given that Ray of Frost still exist. But I've always thought that killing the minion the same turn you freeze it is often a bad idea, and cards that do that never gets on.

    But then again, this is still a 1/3 most of the time, and on turn 1 that can easily decide matches for mage. In later turns, its not just a simple 1 mana card anymore so there's some significance in wanting this over Lab Partner

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  • Tumbleweedovski's Avatar
    Protector of Elwynn 1470 598 Posts Joined 06/12/2019
    Posted 3 years, 11 months ago

    I will try this deck as soon as the set launches. The main use of Glacier Racer is to go face just like Ice Lance, but if I can't find a Doomsayer to go along with Frost Nova it can also fit that role in a pinch.

    Arena > Wild > Standard

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  • Horus's Avatar
    Detective Pikachu 2575 3348 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 11 months ago

    That's a cool (1) drop with a nice effect too

    Struggle with Heroic Galakrond's Awakening? I got your back : 

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  • UVE's Avatar
    1180 832 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 11 months ago

    4 mana freeze and deal 3 damage to all enemy minion with Frost Nova. That card will be autoinclude on every slow mage deck until rotates.

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  • Brandon's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1350 2486 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 11 months ago

    Interestingly enough, IT CAN DEAL DAMAGE TO FACE. This turns [Hearthstone Card (Frost bolt) Not Found] effectively into a 3 mana Fireball, or it turns Frost Nova into a board clear. Oh and it makes Blizzard better. But despite all that, i don't know how good it will be. If you play Frost Nova there is a good chance you're probably stalling time or playing Doomsayer already. And if you want a more damaging Blizzard you probably want Flamestrike, because Flamestrike deals double the damage already. I just don't see why this would see play, BUT luckely Glacier Racer is still going to be in standard for a year, so who knows. Maybe they will push freeze mage in a upcoming expansion? (Kinda hope not, but that's the kinda support a card like this needs.)

    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 3 years, 11 months ago

    Yeah, I'm into this. There are so many freeze effects, although Frost Nova looks like your best bet here. Makes me wish once again that there was a way to "recharge" a Spellburst effect.

    "Be excellent to each other." -Bill and Ted

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  • Hydrafrog's Avatar
    Gul'dan 1840 3268 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 11 months ago

    Really solid combo card for frost mages.  Honestly, I can see this totally seeing a lot of play in the current meta as well as in Tier 2 to drop down aggro or board swarm decks

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  • KillaFIsh's Avatar
    375 250 Posts Joined 07/10/2019
    Posted 3 years, 11 months ago

    A good thing to throw down on turn one against agro and following it up with brain freeze or ray of frost.  Also works with frost nova to help clear the board, or Blizzard itself to get some extra damage.

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  • Caro's Avatar
    Draconic Rager 2225 2544 Posts Joined 03/12/2020
    Posted 3 years, 11 months ago

    this one's a bit weird, I feel it has to be added to a freeze mage deck, or it'll be a dead card for a long time or just a vanilla 1/3 minion. Maybe we'll see it shine after the standard rotation

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  • randomfan's Avatar
    Elemental 1255 744 Posts Joined 03/17/2019
    Posted 3 years, 11 months ago

    If this becomes a playable card it will require careful planning on when to play it so that the spellburst is most effective. You will need to play all but one of the single target freeze effects (or trigger the minion attacks), then play this card, and then play the final spell to set it all off. If you are comboing it with Frost Nova or Blizzard, it won't be as tricky. I wonder how well it works since you would want to bank up a few freeze effects for maximum spellburst damage. But how many can you afford to save if you build your deck around those?

    Unfortunately, common sense isn't as common as it should be.

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