So at worst this is a 4 mana arcane explosion that hits face and comes with a 3/5. I can easily see this being a solid pick, especially with fallen hero in core

Edit: Hadn't seen the legendary but if you're running it this will definitely help make sure its online for that turn 10 swing

Worst case is 1-damage AoE and builds towards [Hearthstone Card (Mordesh Fire Eye) Not Found]. With Fallen Hero around, this could be a pretty nice skeleton for a package in some Control Mage.

Given the new legendary wants you to deal 10 damage with your hero power, I think this will see play. And who knows, maybe it can be used alongside some of the other hero power synergy cards mage has in wild.

This is a great card for all modes.

So now we wait for more mage hero power cards.

Well with Fallen Hero it becomes a Consecration

3/5 + 1 damage to all (at least) for 4 mana is a bargain!

If we get more cards like Fallen Hero to improve Hero Power, it seems decent.

This and Fallen Hero could easily do 10 total damage (or near enough) to power up the Legendary that we just got.

That's a fun card! Turning the mage hero power into a shotgun. Like others side with any damage boost this is amazing.

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Well with Fallen Hero it becomes a Consecration

Yeah I guess now we know why Fallen Hero is back

Arcane Amplifier rotates, unfortunately.

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Yeah I guess now we know why Fallen Hero is back

Finally, a second chance!

I think this is riding solely on the back of its legendary, without it, not sure it'll be enough, we will see, but 3/5 is pretty good stats, would have been incredible if it had been 3/6

Sick card for standar and wild!

Well it doesn't synergize with Kazakus, Golem Shaper but still a solid card.

4 mana board clear potantial. i like it

Arcane explosion with a body .So if we get an equality card or get it from a random effect like Deck of lunacy .Also very good vs the stealth cards that have 1 health.

Even without any synergies I can see this as a tempo mage staple.

It's basically [Hearthstone Card (Dragonmaw Scorcher,) Not Found] but asymmetrical AND cheaper

And if you combine it with any hero power damage buff it becomes pretty crazy.

Hell, mage has a very good selection of tempo based removals at this point, Tempo mage is back in business

This will see alot of play in wild and standard great AOE card 

I am very hyped for hero power mage archetype

Good board clear if you manage to add damage to your hero power.

This card is solid. The worst case is still decent, but combo it with hero power boosters like Fallen Hero and Mordresh Fire Eye and you'd got a great card.

Welp. Dude paladin is dead. Long live hp mage. Jokes aside, looks fun. Will see play for token and board based control

Reckless Apprentice looks like an auto-include in any deck trying to trigger Mordresh Fire Eye, but it may not be very good outside of that. (Frankly, it may not be that good in those decks either, since it will be pretty poor as a trigger against small boards or big minions.)

Outside of those Mordresh decks, I can't see this showing up much. In some respects, this compares very favorably to Twilight Flamecaller, which saw some play. But a 1-damage AOE on turn 3 is way better than the same thing on turn 4. You could combine it with Fallen Hero for a worse version of Blizzard, but the freeze is much more relevant than the 2 damage, so that seems like a weak combo.

Seems very strong! Now we need a minion with battlecry "your next hero power deals one more damage."

Thank the gods they made this even.  Great Mordresh synergy too

Nice with new legendary

I BET were going to see some more Fallen Hero kinda cards. I wouldn't even be surprised to see a 0 mana "your hero power deals 1 more damage this turn" spell printed. (Would be pretty safe now, considering Mana Cyclone rotates.) Reckless Apprentice without hero power boosts is also strong enough, and IT GOES FACE with the battlecry! Most people play Ras Frostwhisper just to deal 1 dmg to all enemies, and Reckless Apprentice does that for -1 mana, and isn't a legendary meaning you can include 2 copies of it. Sure Ras Frostwhisper scales with spell damage, but Reckless Apprentice has hero power synergy and it's VITAL in decks with Mordresh Fire Eye, which is Mages new "ultimate" remove (almost) everything card.

I honestly don't see any reason why this wouldn't see play.

Bad for Priests if created by random effects (except Shadow Priest though)

Well so hero power mage is a real thing now. I'm super excited since its a "new" archetype. We've seen some cards with this kind of interaction before such as Jan'alai, the Dragonhawk but never that much cards for the archetype in same time. Hype !

Got reminded that mage doesn't have that much face damage anymore, so i guess this guy's a good guy.
Love me some great mage cards.

By itself, this card seems great.  And if it is effective in enabling the new legendary, this would be the key card in enabling a hero-power Mage.  

Hero power mage might become something

Ras Frostwhisper, Firebrand, Reckless Apprentice ...

It's going to be very hard to get anything to stick on board against Tempo Mage, and if you do, it will probably just get frozen. (You just know they have more Frost spells to reveal!)

Some built in aoe is neat. If there is more support for hero power stuff, this will get used for sure. IT's usable as is though. 

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It's going to be very hard to get anything to stick on board against Tempo Mage, and if you do, it will probably just get frozen. (You just know they have more Frost spells to reveal!)

I highly doubt that they removed Frost Nova and Blizzard from standard to just reveal more freezes

Hero Power Mage. Been a while since we that archetype.

Don't know if this is good enough as a standalone, but a must-include if you're playing the new Mage legendary. Kind of similar to Daring Fire-Eater and Jan'alai, the Dragonhawk.

Outside of that, I wonder how this interacts with other Hero Powers.

Is Daring Fire-Eater rotating out? Must be if no one is mentioning him...

Good card. Nice sinergy with the new legendary.

I can't wait to see the animation. I hope it's machine gunning from the hero power.

Pew pew pew. 

Wreck your dudes, Uther. 

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Ras Frostwhisper, Firebrand, Reckless Apprentice ...

It's going to be very hard to get anything to stick on board against Tempo Mage, and if you do, it will probably just get frozen. (You just know they have more Frost spells to reveal!)

I highly doubt that they removed Frost Nova and Blizzard from standard to just reveal more freezes

Certainly no more board-wide freezes, but there's plenty of room for single-target freezes.

One could argue that they removed the AoE ones to make room for other ones.

Looking forwaard to the animation for this

With proper support it swings board. Even without support that's deal 1 damage to everything. And he enables the monster that is Mordresh Fire Eye.

Is there a reason not to play this guy?

Probably good enough without any kind of synergy.

As others already said, worst case scenario is 1 damage AoE, but with futher support this could be great card for board clear.

Decent arena card, but it just doesn't do enough in constructed. Synergy with Fallen Hero and Mordresh Fire Eye isn't enough to make this playable I think. Just play Imprisoned Observer.

auto sent to the wild realm

Heropower mage? :?

Great card, not only for the new legendary but good stats and great effect. It's going to make lots of shenanigans in wild, want to know how its going to work with the rastakahn totem (forgot the name)

Nice card. A small aoe with a decent body. I think it can find a spot in some tempo mage and maybe in a control type with Mordresh Fire Eye

This is fantastic, I see it in every mage deck short of hyper aggro

This will see a fair amount of use. Seems balanced as well. Wonder what it's interaction will be with other hero powers. Heal two with priest? All minions summon a totem? 

This is just a great, fun card. Obvious synergy with the new Mage legendary. 

Very interesting. I would be shocked if this is only going to be basic hero powers as well since most times they make something that changes or empowers your heropower at the same time as printing these. That said even at the worst its a nice little aoe ping.

I have a feeling this card won't trigger inspire because otherwise inspire could become very good in the mage wild format thanks to this card.

I like this, because even if one damage isn't much, it could be good for those little pests with divine shield, especially if it counts towards the new mage legendary.

Mage achievement:  Kill 7 minions with Reckless Apprentice or Deal x amount of total damage with your hero power.  Place your bets.

Play this and Fallen Hero on a board with 4 or more enemy minions, and bam Mordresh Fire Eye is instantly ready to go. And you get a Consecration with a body.

This will be fun to experiment with, especially if it works with non-targeted hero powers.

I really like this card. I played around with hero power mage back when I got Jan'alai, the Dragonhawkback in RR. I think this will be lots of fun to mess around with. Especially when coupled with the new legendary.

This may mean that Mordresh Fire Eye doesn't have to be so freaking slow - I'm excited for that Hero Power Mage :D

A 3/5 arcane explosion is already solid - with the new focus on hero power this has a lot of potential. 

Interesting. If hero power Mage does come together, this and Fallen Hero might feel a bit like Control Paladin used to with Equality and Consecration. There'll have to be some draw there to glue all the pieces together.

Seems like an auto-include for its stats and effect

I like this archetype - Fire mage, which utilizes hero power.

This seems weak, but I am very curious to see how it interacts with all of the hero powers and hero power synergy cards. I'm assuming it doesn't trigger inspire effects. Will this plus Spirit of the Dragonhawk be the slowest animation ever? Will this be crazy awesome in Duels?

It's not a bad card by itself, but with Fallen Hero it becomes an amazing board clear with a decent body. All aggro decks become fodder, nice! 

Looking solid and reliable, let's hope for more support

early boardclear (sometimes) and a 3/5 on the board. Yeah nice

So ... Arcane Explosion on a Stick - and it also supports the other New Legendary! Pretty good!

awesome card good stats good effect. better Twilight Flamecaller

i wonder if hero power mage will be a thing? maybe not thix expansion but in the future this card will see some play

Obvious support for Mordresh Fire Eye, but is acutally a decent control tool on it's own. Could se play without Mordresh if the are a lot of tokens in the next meta, and Stealth Rogue will absolutely hate this.

Awesome card with a never seen before mechanic.

Wondering what would happen if it gets into other classes through steal effects.

Other than that paired with Jan'alai, the Dragonhawk in a deck with Mordresh Fire Eye in wild would be really fun to play. 

5/5

Great support card for Mordresh Fire Eye, but might just be playable on its own. Can't wait to see the wonky stuff with Majordomo Executus.

Decent control card, that obviously is built to support mage legendary.

Even mage. Also note that it will do more damage the higher your hero power, so if it is a 3 damage fire ball, then it will do 3 damage to all enemies

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Mage achievement:  Kill 7 minions with Reckless Apprentice or Deal x amount of total damage with your hero power.  Place your bets.

Bet placed :P

This card could be excellent in the right deck, even if just to buff our new 10-mana Mage Legendary friend. In Wild this has the potential to be a really difficult to pull off but very satisfyingly cheeky board clear.

Nice card

Seems pretty good even if you don't play a hero power deck.

Strong synergy in the new expac.

good for the new legendary

potential meme upside (what happens with other hero powers?) 

created and will be played solely for Mordresh Fire Eye. thus, this is a 5 star card.

if that legendary wouldnt exist, this would be trash.

also I see that all these hero power mage cards are made even cost, so that wild odd mage cant play them.

If it contributes to the 10 damage total to trigger the effect of Mordersh Fire Eye, this card is absolutely crazy good! Also in Odd Mage in wild if it helps Janalai!

Crispy. Yummy. Toasty AND roasty. I'm ready to FireBLAST! 

Base stats and effect underwhelming on a vacuum. The only reason to run this card is synergy with Mordresh Fire Eye. But I'm guessing it's amazing in arena, Twilight Flamecaller was pretty good in that game mode.

You'll get a 3/5 body with 1 face damage at worst.

A 3/5 with built-in Arcane Explosion for 4 Mana is a pretty good deal. With spell damage even better

Nice stats and effect. Will see play in any mage deck

Solid, even without further synergy it isn't awful.

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Ras Frostwhisper, Firebrand, Reckless Apprentice ...

It's going to be very hard to get anything to stick on board against Tempo Mage, and if you do, it will probably just get frozen. (You just know they have more Frost spells to reveal!)

I highly doubt that they removed Frost Nova and Blizzard from standard to just reveal more freezes

Certainly no more board-wide freezes, but there's plenty of room for single-target freezes.

One could argue that they removed the AoE ones to make room for other ones.

Called it!

Flurry (Rank 1)

Even cost, I personally will make a deck with this, the new legendary, and Genn.

Really good especially with the new legendary, pops off about 3-4 damage, 5/5

In wild, this is awesome. 

4 mana 3/5 deal 1-2 dmg to all enemies. Strong card.

Hero Power decks are always rather boring. I want burn spells back.

Needs Fallen Hero to be somewhat impactful at all.

I know inspire was a bad keyword, but i hope this card makes the new mage legendary viable

Even Ragnaros heropower? LOL.

Hero power mage is Back! 

very interested in trying this card out,  u think it could end being very strong

Well this card is really good, especially with the new legendary

good card

Not sure how good this is on its own, though obviously insane with Mordresh Fire Eye.

Leaving out obvious hero-power synergy cards, very good value-wise. Outside of those specific decks, not good enough though.

People keep bringing up Ragnaros' Heropower but I wonder if that will actually work considering it is an untargetable heropower...

So.. on standard the apprentice doesn't discount but fires in da face! Face Hunter pass the torch to spellcaster!

YESS hero power mage needs to be a thing.

Even mage in wild too o/

Really good if it counts each hit as a hero power use towards the 10 mana legendary. 

Very interesting card with Wildfire, Fallen Hero, and of course Mordresh Fire Eye. Strong package, especially in Wild for Even Mage.

very good whit wildfire

I like the idea of Hero Power Mage, and with Wildfire and Fallen Hero, this can become an actually relevant board clear. Not sure if the deck actually is good enough, but I think that there is some potential here.

Hero power mage archetype! 

Seems great with the new/returning hero power synergy, especially Wildfire.

worst scenario - 1 dmg, in some nice combo - 2/3 or even 4 dmg to enemy minions

This card is amazing after one Wildfire, let alone after two

Excellent enabler for the Hero Power mage.

Great aoe with body

Looks really promising. Just 1 Wildfire makes this insane and it makes activating Mordresh Fire Eye trivial.

goes to HP mage deck. not gonna see play elsewhere

The animation seems reall slow

4 mana 3/5 with board clear potential, sweet!

Is there any reason not to run this card? Seems super good. Young Goblin Blastmage maybe?

Very strong with the other hero power support cards.

I mean, this card is baseline great and just gets better and better the more synergies you pile onto it. I love it, probably one of my favourite cards of the expansion.

As good as this card is in mage, I really just want to see what happens when it ends up in another class, such as rogue, through random effects. I expect it won't do anything, but I want to try to make it happen anyway.

I think this will be a decent card on its own, but I imagine this will be best when used in combination with cards that increase hero power damage and to summon the new legendary: Mordresh Fire Eye.

This has way better stats for the cost than Twilight Flamecaller and can scale in effect. This can trigger Mordresh Fire Eye by itself. The AoE becomes really powerful if you scale up your HP with Wildfire. If HP Mage sees play, which I think it will, Reckless Apprentice will definitely see play in the archetype.