Welcome back Taunt Warrior, just what the class needed, another control deck 😂

Oh yeah, I love quest warrior!

I mean... is it viable now ? Ofc Warriors run Taunt minions, but for this to be good they'd have to run a decent amount of them. Nice addition in Quest warrior imo

An objectively solid card, but doesn't really have a place.

Interesting card.  I'm not sure i'm too high on it.  The tempo is ok. Nothing special but 4/7 with taunt is solid.  The question is just how much value are you going to get out of it and what kind of decks does it go in.

There isn't a single class taunt for warrior right now, and the neutral taunts are much more weaker than they were during year of the raven.  There really isn't much taunt in the meta in general right now.  Obviously this expansion could add some good warrior/neutral taunts.

This is obviously nuts with Zilliax but is there anything else?

I'm starting to see the potential workings of something with this, Witchwood Grizzly, Amani War Bear, Oondasta, Akali, the Rhino since there is some rush/beast/taunt synergy going on there.  Other than that nothing stands out in standard.  

Tough to say.  Handbuff decks have historically been fun but quite fringe, and Control decks in general usually are spell/removal heavy, and Control Warrior in its current form is mech-based, with few taunts - I think this is pretty unlikely to change. 

That said, standard disclaimer that I can't really make a fair assessment having seen only a few cards from the new expansion, we'll have to wait and see what else is released, Unicorn Taunt Warrior, etc etc. 

6 mana 4/7 taunt is a perfectly decent statline by itself, even without the handbuffs. While I don't think this is going to break the meta(if only because Warrior is already spoiled for options) I really don't understand why Blizzard keeps flirting with Warrior, giving them overstatted minions with upsides (Eternium Rover, omegalul devastator) when it's already one of the strongest classes out there.

Can't we have a set where Warrior gets the janky trash cards Warlock, Priest or Shaman usually get hosed with? Maybe a failed Freeze-warrior sub-theme? Silence-warrior?

Even if this just buffs Zilliax, it is very good.

Assuming there are at least a couple more good taunt minions coming, this could be excellent.

It's a "must remove" card for your opponent.

Handbuffing? Is this MSoG saying hello from a different time?

Like others, I also think the card is solid. It costs 6 mana, so it can't be included in odd decks, but it can be discovered from a Stonehill Defender, so this is worth noting. Dunno how viable this would be in standard, I have a feeling, that the warrior quest might have some synergies with Taunt minions (again).

Even if it lasts one turn... +2/+2 to minions in your hand is pretty solid in a meta where you keep a lot of cards in your hand in the first place.

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Even if it lasts one turn... +2/+2 to minions in your hand is pretty solid in a meta where you keep a lot of cards in your hand in the first place.

Taunt minions in your hand.  Taunt minions that cost more than 6-mana, or that cost less and for some reason you didn't play them on curve.  

I think this card is a bit overrated. 

Solid and strong card but not OP or necessarily playable in most decks / metas. Probably good in wild taint warrior with stonehill defenders with that boosted discovery chance on class cards.

Overall stats are good and effect is solid value

Potentially viable for Standard. Maybe not immediately tho.

Niche in Wild, too slow.

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My new favorite card of the set. Fire Plume's Heart is my favorite Quest, and could use more love.

Oddly enough, this card is even, so your favorite quest will have to look elsewhere for more love. Unless you do it without Baku, which I suppose is possible.

Don't forget The Curator draw.

I wish there was a good Murloc taunt, he would draw 3 good taunts then.

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6 mana 4/7 taunt is a perfectly decent statline by itself, even without the handbuffs. While I don't think this is going to break the meta(if only because Warrior is already spoiled for options) I really don't understand why Blizzard keeps flirting with Warrior, giving them overstatted minions with upsides (Eternium Rover, omegalul devastator) when it's already one of the strongest classes out there.

 

 

Can't we have a set where Warrior gets the janky trash cards Warlock, Priest or Shaman usually get hosed with? Maybe a failed Freeze-warrior sub-theme? Silence-warrior?

Warrior was trash for most of the Year of the Mammoth and Year of the Raven, so I guess the devs are making up for the class right now :P

I'm not sure how I feel about this card. While people are rightfully slotting it into a Quest Warrior deck in wild, it could see play in a Big Beast Warrior deck where it can buff Amani War Bears and Witchwood Grizzly, and can be pulled from hand by Oondasta. This could be a fun addition to that off-meta deck. 

I'm looking forward to doing some stupid things with this card.

Turn 9: Armagedillo + Zola the Gorgon

Turn 10: play the buffed Armagedillo and Drakkari Enchanter. (Hopefully first one survived too.)

Turn 11: Smack opponent in the face with two 11/14 Gnomeregan Infantry!

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Even if this just buffs Zilliax, it is very good.

Assuming there are at least a couple more good taunt minions coming, this could be excellent.

It's a "must remove" card for your opponent.

Exactly! Decent card, and even better if this buffs up something like Zilliax

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An objectively solid card, but doesn't really have a place.

This, taunt warrior isn't a thing in standard (yet). And taunt warrior in wild isn't going to trade its upgraded hero power just for this card.

Really like this card. It's got okay stats for midgame. An effect that just hitting one or two minions is strong (especially a Zilliax or Bronze Gatekeeper of a Boom) and repeats each turn. This make the card a good addition to Warrior. It won't bring Taunt warrior back by it's self but it won't take much but 1 or 2 strong taunt minions in a deck to make this a strong card.

I think overall handbuff cards are under rated or people try to be too greedy with them. Just hitting 2 cards is a free Blessing of Kings. Yes you can whiff with handbuff cards. However I wouldn't be dissapointed to play a 6 mana 4/7 taunt sometimes.