New Shaman Spell - Overdraft

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A new Epic Shaman Spell, Overdraft, has been revealed!

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  • Arthas's Avatar
    Robot Black Lotus 1265 5754 Posts Joined 03/10/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    A new Epic Shaman Spell, Overdraft, has been revealed!

    Overdraft Card Image

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


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  • JackJimson's Avatar
    670 673 Posts Joined 11/19/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Damage (that can go face) + Unlock + Tradeable?

    I see very few reasons to not include this card in any deck.

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  • YourPrivateNightmare's Avatar
    Skeleton 2010 4741 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Ignoring Perpetual Flame memery What actual use does this have in Standard?

    Shaman really doesn't overload nearly as much as they used to and despite this being very good I can hardly see myself using this in any existing Shaman deck (or any future ones for that matter).

    There would have to be a really overpowered card with Overload (5) to justify this.

    On the flipside, every Overload card in the future becomes more playable because of this.

     

    I tried having fun once.

    It was awful.

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  • JackJimson's Avatar
    670 673 Posts Joined 11/19/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Off the top of my head: Lightning Bloom, Lightning Bolt, Serpentshrine Portal, Doomhammer.

    You don't even have to play it for damage, even the unlocks have good value. Plus it's also tradable, so you can easily cycle this for a better play.

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  • Brandon's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1350 2486 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Insta 5 star card, just because its so good. Not overloaded or overload cards in hand, trade it away. Overloaded? just go SMOrc.

    Super good card, and gets better with every overload card added. (in b4 shaman quest is "overload x mana crystals) 

    Of course the problem with overload is that it's often combined with very... average/bad cards, lets hope some GOOD overload cards get printed alongside it.

    Worst case scenario it might not be good now, but Overdraft will become one of shamans best cards soon enough. (mostly because it basicly removes overload.)

    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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  • CosmX's Avatar
    310 28 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Can it deal more damage than the mana you "have"? For example if I play 2 Lightning Blooms on turn 1 and then play Overdraft, can it deal 4 damage? I assume it does take the potential overload into account and not the current overload displayed on the mana bar.

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  • dapperdog's Avatar
    Dragon Scholar 1890 5610 Posts Joined 07/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Its just nuts. Option to trade for card, removes the overload bs, and able to hit face for around 3-6 damage. Available via Wandmaker. Can there be a better card for shaman in standard right now?

    The downsides are the paltry fact that its not a nature spell so your dungeoneer can naturally whiff.

    Simply imagine cards like Perpetual Flame shenanigans, double Lightning Bloom into Earth Elemental turn 2 with no downsides. Hell just lightning bloom twice put a bunch of stuff down and deal 4 damage with 1 mana. If this doesn't get nerfed, or causes cards like lightning bloom to get nerfed, at some point I'd be surprised.

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  • Caro's Avatar
    Draconic Rager 2225 2544 Posts Joined 03/12/2020
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    This is a very interestingly designed card. And as many ppl are suggesting, Perpetual Flame + Overdraft can be the nuts. This card also incentivises you to play more overload cards to get more damage. Also I'm guessing it's useless in other classes right? It would deal zero damage?

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  • FieselFitz's Avatar
    Prince Charming 1105 1355 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Seems decent enough to see play. Even if it`s only to unlock the crystals - the damage is kinda just the cherry on top :)

     

    Challenge me ... when you're ready to duel a god!

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  • Erodos's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 945 1019 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Amazing card, especially when combined with Perpetual Flame. Also great with aggro card like Lightning Bolt and Serpentshrine Portal, since it lets you turn their drawback into more damage. The only problem is that it's not a Nature spell, which makes it clash with Primal Dungeoneer.

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  • randomfan's Avatar
    Elemental 1255 744 Posts Joined 03/17/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    This is a nice use of the tradable mechanic. Current Shaman decks don't overload every turn, even those that historically used overload didn't hit that every turn. You won't ever really feel bad about having this  in hand.

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

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  • Tumbleweedovski's Avatar
    Protector of Elwynn 1470 598 Posts Joined 06/12/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Very flexible utility tool for Shaman. It can serve as draw and just like Lava Shock it can be a removal and it can unlock your overload. And yes, that card can cry in a corner now. I've got a feeling we can expect some more overload cards for Shaman and that we will see this card a lot on Standard ladder, not so much in Arena, and maybe in Wild in an Agrro/Burn Shaman deck with 1 or 2 more new cards.

    Arena > Wild > Standard

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  • Trimutius's Avatar
    1580 2533 Posts Joined 03/16/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Yeah... Suddenly shaman gets bunch of support... Card is good but hopefully doesn't make shaman too good

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  • KANSAS's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1745 2912 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Always a fan of overload shaman support. I could definitely see this being played in a control shaman deck that really struggles with overload. I play a lot of shudderwock shaman and cards like Sandstorm Elemental or Lightning Storm are strong, but overloading your shudderwock turn can be extremely crippling. This fixes that problem while also providing some removal and a niche way to cycle through your deck, which is also something control shaman lacks.

    Carrion, my wayward grub.

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  • Synnr7's Avatar
    Winter Whisperer 1050 648 Posts Joined 07/19/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Deal damage, unlock overload and tradeable. I think this is quite a powerful card. Easily do 4ish damage on a 1 is fine especially when it hits face. Cycles if you can't use it. Strong card for sure.

    Casual Dragon Cardgame enthusiast. 

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  • Hydrafrog's Avatar
    Gul'dan 1840 3268 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    FINALLY!  An unlock card for Shaman with great value to boot!
    The only downside to this is that we can all foresee that shaman will prob.ably get nerfed because the support it receives will be too great

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  • DarkFrostX's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 830 1229 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    This will get nerf, what I don't know if it will be becasuse of wild, I mean, I play wild from time to time and this just seems broken.

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  • Lundy's Avatar
    Little Devil Teemo 1555 707 Posts Joined 06/21/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    This card is amazing. So much so, that if burn shaman becomes too good, I suspect this will be a potential nerf target to 2 mana. Its basically Lava Shock that can deal more damage, cheaper, and has a tradeable keyword. Crazy strong as is!

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  • Geno9999's Avatar
    Metrognome 1620 1217 Posts Joined 11/10/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    I've been playing a bit of FunkiMonki's Burn Shaman, and this is looking quite potent for the deck; extra damage, you can trade it away in the early turns for your removal, or just use it as utility to unlock your mana. Though that deck probably needs to be reworked a little since Overdraft notably isn't a Nature spell. Could open up for Perpetual Flame as being core card, punishing the opponent for having a wide board and completely undoing the Overload cost.

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  • Horus's Avatar
    Detective Pikachu 2575 3348 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Smells like a cheap mana-cheating tool - should see fair amount of play, unless Shamy's class identity was to change ^^

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

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  • ElSabidon's Avatar
    Salty Dog 1030 685 Posts Joined 06/07/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    I don't see Overdraft as much of a overload synergy as it is card draw/burst for Shamans to not use the Elemental package (like in a spell damage Shaman deck). 

    Whether those archetypes can outshine Elemental Shaman, that's a different story.

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  • Pezman's Avatar
    Staff Writer 2235 2285 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    This card is insane! Unlocking overloaded crystals hasn't been seen in standard in a long time, and this can also remove a minion or go face. And it only costs 1 mana! And it's Tradeable!

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

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  • GoddammitDontShootMe's Avatar
    Relaxed 2195 2055 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    I'm guessing overloading a lot in one turn is going to become a lot more popular because of this card.

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  • Swizard's Avatar
    1190 913 Posts Joined 04/30/2020
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Finally some payoff for overload.

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  • Lemushki's Avatar
    Squirtle 1120 1063 Posts Joined 03/22/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    CRAZY! Great damage potential for the low cost of 1. And also... It is tradable! They really want overload shaman to work now.

    Lemushki - The one and only since the 2006 rebranding.

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  • NebuchadnezzarHS's Avatar
    Supporter 2035 1411 Posts Joined 06/14/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Massively better than Lava Shock and Tradeable too, I will enjoy experimenting with this card in Wild especially.

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  • BigE's Avatar
    Peasant 1180 590 Posts Joined 05/28/2020
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    There is probably a magical Xmas land where this is insane. Consistency is probably an issue, and tradable really helps. 

    Chumbawumba is the worst band name. 

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  • Fedrion's Avatar
    Zombie 1675 733 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Can you overload 9 mana crystals? Yes... but why? Now this is why.

    Papa Nurgle wants to share his gifts.

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  • Grumpy000's Avatar
    1880 1159 Posts Joined 06/06/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    very good card

    I am 69 years old and still reach Legend

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  • Smilewine's Avatar
    Enjoys Cake 650 97 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    This seems incredibly strong, and if it isn't blizzard will push even more overload later to make it work. I expect to die to this a lot.

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  • SilverWolf's Avatar
    Tauren Chieftain Addict 990 1085 Posts Joined 04/01/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Wow, very powerful overload support for standard and wild, unlock your overloaded mana for 1 mana is just too good to no auto include

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  • Draketh's Avatar
    Darkmaster 1570 1395 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    A good card even without the Tradeable keyword or the extra damage, this will make completing the Shaman questline a breeze

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  • ShadowsOfSense's Avatar
    1500 1111 Posts Joined 10/23/2018
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    I was really down on this until I realised it can go face. Seems like a worthy inclusion in an Overload-centric deck, but not something you just toss in if you only have a few. Tradeable obviously great, as always.

    Welcome to the site!

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