New Hunter Spell - Devouring Swarm

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A new Rare Hunter Spell, Devouring Swarm, 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 Rare Hunter Spell, Devouring Swarm, has been revealed!

    Devouring Swarm Card Image

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


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

    Gives me Revenge of the Wild flashbacks so this time I'll pretend this is garbage so that maybe it turns out playable.

    I tried having fun once.

    It was awful.

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  • Skorpionex's Avatar
    Headless Horseman 1445 426 Posts Joined 06/12/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago
    Quote From YourPrivateNightmare

    Gives me Revenge of the Wild flashbacks so this time I'll pretend this is garbage so that maybe it turns out playable.

    Well, this one cost 0 and you don't need to wait to your next turn.

    What's the most powerful card in Hearthstone?

    A credit card.

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

    You really need to watch out for 0 mana spells. This one getting cast by Oh My Yogg! will be crazy.

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

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

    This is a crazy effect card. Make some value trades, swarm a big minion, and then get everything back to play again? This will be  nuts. I stand by my original thoughts that Hunter will be the best class for the  boar to succeed.

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

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

    I'm always skeptical about free spells.  We all saw the havoc that ensued with First Day of School.  

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

    Hunter got a lot of fun toys this expansion. for ZERO mana, you can remove a minion AND bounce your minions back to your hand. Supports cards that have effects on attacks like Trampling Rhino. Can let it get a kill on something to deal face damage, then play it again to remove another thing for more face damage. Definite potential here.

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  • Synnr7's Avatar
    Winter Whisperer 1050 649 Posts Joined 07/19/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Wow. That's a strong card. Could be real interesting with a token swarm or strong battle cry minions you want to replay while removing a minion hopefully. Going to be good.

    Casual Dragon Cardgame enthusiast. 

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

    Its a reverse Provoke. But in a class that can't draw?

    A discover card, very choice indeed. Get it from Resizing Pouch and then proceed to scam your opponent by doubling your Trampling Rhino value. Other than that, this can crack deathrattles, or allow you to remove a threat at 0 cost.

    Its sad because if hunters can draw, and draw well, this card would be good. But if you get this off your topcard 90% of the time you'd be swearing before proceeding to remove this card from your deck after the match.

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

    Looks cool, but kind of slow. Will help with resource issues tho, so I won't write it off just yet.

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

    Gives me Revenge of the Wild flashbacks so this time I'll pretend this is garbage so that maybe it turns out playable.

    I know what you mean. I can't exactly explain it, but this just feels like that one card that everyone thinks will be powerful but then ends up never being played and then forgotten over time.

    But at the same time it is 0 mana and effectively gives your minions rush so maybe it will be played?

    Carrion, my wayward grub.

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

    Gives me Revenge of the Wild flashbacks so this time I'll pretend this is garbage so that maybe it turns out playable.

    I know what you mean. I can't exactly explain it, but this just feels like that one card that everyone thinks will be powerful but then ends up never being played and then forgotten over time.

    But at the same time it is 0 mana and effectively gives your minions rush so maybe it will be played?

    The one part that still has me skeptical is how similar it is to Trueaim Crescent, which, while not a bad card at all, often falls flat because the order of attack rarely works out the way you need it to (for instance if you have a 3/4 on board and a Lake Thresher in hand to clear the board, but the 3/4 will always turn into collateral because it was played first).

    I'm a bit more optimistic here because of the whole Rat archetype which doesn't seem to be one that relies on always having a board but rahter spontaneously spawning one as needed.

    I tried having fun once.

    It was awful.

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

    Elwynn Boar support.

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

    This one looks kind of nuts. It can potentially remove a threat, and reload your hand. Obviously better the wider your board is, though.

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

    Seems like a very good card, especially in wild.

    In standard it seems really good in the Sword of a Thousand Truths hunter deck, and maybe it might show up in some kind of aggresive hunter deck as well. 

    Also worth mentioning is that it also works well in deathrattle hunter decks.

    In wild it will 100% see play in Highlander Hunter. This can give some insane levels of value. play Zephrys the Great or any highlander card and then Devouring Swarm them into a big minion in order to bounce them AND probably remove a minion. This seems like some really good value.

    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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  • Swizard's Avatar
    1190 913 Posts Joined 04/30/2020
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    This will be useful in some deck idk which yet.

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  • Lemushki's Avatar
    Squirtle 1120 1064 Posts Joined 03/22/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    0 mana that can possible clean the whole board or make some big guys target a poisonouos minion you just played. Also can first make a minion poisonous with the 0 mana spell and after attacking use this for double or triple dipping. Really interesting,

    Lemushki - The one and only since the 2006 rebranding.

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  • KanzakiGin's Avatar
    Lion's Guard 750 208 Posts Joined 03/02/2021
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Awesome board clear for the cost

    Rogue DH

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  • Koetti's Avatar
    1095 863 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Maybe it's best used as a Deathrattle activator.

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  • BigE's Avatar
    Peasant 1180 590 Posts Joined 05/28/2020
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    This is good. Great with boars. 

    Chumbawumba is the worst band name. 

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

    Potential to be very dangerous, especially in Boar and Rat King decks.

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  • Fedrion's Avatar
    Zombie 1675 733 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Elwynn Boar support.

    Reno Hunter support.

    Deathrattle Hunter support.

    Even synergises with the questline being at 0 mana, great card overall.

    Papa Nurgle wants to share his gifts.

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  • Feuerrabe's Avatar
    170 20 Posts Joined 04/24/2020
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    This is basically giving rush to all of your minions or windfury, if they can already attack and "draws" cards, while being some sort of hardremoval. This card will shine in Deathrattle Hunter, Rat Hunter, Boar Hunter and as a random discover in other decks. 0 Mana Spells are also great fodder for the quest, Kolkar and Lock and Load.

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  • NebuchadnezzarHS's Avatar
    Supporter 2035 1411 Posts Joined 06/14/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    Makes Oh My Yogg! slightly worse if active and opponent plays the coin or any other zero mana spell.

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

    I believe has two ways to be played. It can be a tempo card where your minions first go face and then you trade them in similar to a card like Trueaim Crescent. But it can also be a value tool, in which case you use this card to refill your hand or get some specific card(s) back into your hand. Unlike Provoke, I do see some potential in this card.

    Arena > Wild > Standard

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  • Trimutius's Avatar
    1580 2533 Posts Joined 03/16/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Interesting removal and value card...

    I am envoy from nowhere in nowhere. Nobody and nothing have sent me. And even though it is impossible I exist. ©Trimutius

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  • Caro's Avatar
    Draconic Rager 2225 2544 Posts Joined 03/12/2020
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Like the reverse of Provoke but you get value when your minions died. Least it's not restricted to beasts, so this card can be played in a variety of hunter decks, well that's if Rexxar can even STOP going face 🤦‍♀️

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  • Bluelights's Avatar
    425 397 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
    Quote From Caro

    Like the reverse of Provoke but you get value when your minions died. Least it's not restricted to beasts, so this card can be played in a variety of hunter decks, well that's if Rexxar can even STOP going face 🤦‍♀️

    They trade with the Rhino :) oh no..

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  • Horus's Avatar
    Detective Pikachu 2575 3348 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
    Quote From Skorpionex
    Quote From YourPrivateNightmare

    Gives me Revenge of the Wild flashbacks so this time I'll pretend this is garbage so that maybe it turns out playable.

    Well, this one cost 0 and you don't need to wait to your next turn.

    And you can't ever underestimate a cheap spell like this - it'll be abuse

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

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

    0 mana stuff is always good

    I am 69 years old and still reach Legend

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

    Wow Trampling Rhino and Elwynn Boar support in one card very strong and meme potential

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

    Now this looks kinda insane, really. Extreme value tool, and for free as well

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

    If I had to make one nerf prediction for the set, I'd pick this card. It just seems insanely good to be able to go face, and clear the board, and refill the board with anything that died.

    Welcome to the site!

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