New Neutral Minion - Traveling Merchant

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A new Common Neutral Minion, Traveling Merchant, 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 Common Neutral Minion, Traveling Merchant, has been revealed!

    Traveling Merchant 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

    Arena filler but probably really good there because of the concept of tradeable.

    I tried having fun once.

    It was awful.

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  • UVE's Avatar
    1180 832 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 5 months ago

    The tradeable makes It playable, but that kind of effects usually doesn't makes the cut.

    By The Holy Light!

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

    Arena card just like Frostwolf Warlord. This is a little easier to get off, and has Tradeable if this isn't the turn you want to play it, but isn't going to cut it for Standard.

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

    At best a 3 mana 8/9, which is great, but no taunt or rush, so just ok.

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

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

    Cute minion for swarm decks. Nice to have tradeable to swap out if your boar gets wiped. I'll experiment with it for sure.

    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

    If it didn't have tradeable it'll be hot trash rolling down a hill.

    nuff said.

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

    Just bad, tradeable cards assume you do want the original card at some point.

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

    Looks pretty good for a zoo deck. Two minions on board and you've got yourself a 3 mana yeti. Maybe just arena bait though.

    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, 4 months ago

    Token Druid and Token Hunter may have more support that we originally thought

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  • DarkFrostX's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 830 1229 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    I like that you can get in a situation where you don;t have enough minions for this to matter, so you just cycle it.
    and with only 1 minion this is at least a Spider Tank, nice card.

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  • FieselFitz's Avatar
    Prince Charming 1105 1355 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Could see play in Zoo-ish decks but not sure if you realy would wanna play this over other cards. The Tradeable makes it ok but i guess you will still use other stuff over this. Not that great.

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

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

    Odd paladin?

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  • Lemushki's Avatar
    Squirtle 1120 1064 Posts Joined 03/22/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Excelent in zoo. Will totally see experimentation,

    Lemushki - The one and only since the 2006 rebranding.

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

    If it's not buffing my minons already out there, get lost. 

    Chumbawumba is the worst band name. 

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  • Geno9999's Avatar
    Metrognome 1620 1217 Posts Joined 11/10/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Did everyone else forget when Odd Paladin ran Frostwolf Warlord? This is as good if not better thanks to the cheaper cost alone.

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

    Might see some experimenting in Odd Paladin because it is also Tradeable.

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

    Zoo decks would love this, but still, 3 mana for a potential 8/9 is not that great in a world where Sea Giant exists.

    Papa Nurgle wants to share his gifts.

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  • GoddammitDontShootMe's Avatar
    Relaxed 2195 2055 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Since there are plenty of cases where you don't have a board, tradeable makes this fairly good.

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

    i don't think we will see it in any meta

    I am 69 years old and still reach Legend

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  • Tumbleweedovski's Avatar
    Protector of Elwynn 1470 598 Posts Joined 06/12/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    It's nice that this minion is tradeable, but after all, it's just a stat bomb. No more, no less. Won't see any constructed play and it's a mediocre Arena pick at best. Win-more cards like these never do well in Arena.

    Arena > Wild > Standard

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  • KANSAS's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1745 2912 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    The tradeable makes it decent, but otherwise it is trash. It is cheap, which makes it better than similar cards like Frostwolf Warlord or Heroic Innkeeper. But it is still too much work for not enough payoff.

    Carrion, my wayward grub.

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

    This kinds of effect weren't relevant for a long time already

    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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  • Brandon's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1350 2486 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Probably a arena card, but i wouldnt be surprised if it pops up in Swamp Hunter decks. The tradeable really helps you when you dont need it.

    In wild it probably will see play in ODD Paladin instead of Frostwolf Warlord

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

    Probably best suites for token/zoo decks and the tradable mechanic should make it see some play. It's a mediocre effect but not bad for arena

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

    Excelent in zoo. Will totally see experimentation,

    I like the confident, yet nuanced statement here '' Will see play experimentation ''
    I 100% agree with it too 

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

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

    Prpbably not going to be included in any expected top decks, but it isn't too weak for some experimental zoo decks.

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

    Will be useful for token decks, but no for the rest, maybe just tradable pack filler

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  • Tumbleweedovski's Avatar
    Protector of Elwynn 1470 598 Posts Joined 06/12/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago
    Quote From Tumbleweedovski

    It's nice that this minion is tradeable, but after all, it's just a stat bomb. No more, no less. Won't see any constructed play and it's a mediocre Arena pick at best. Win-more cards like these never do well in Arena.

    I think I dropped the ball a bit on this one. I remember comparing this to Darkmoon Statue in my mind, which I thought to be better in Arena than this Traveling Merchant. This is, however, a much better on curve minion than the statue. It's not uncommon to still have your 2-drop around going into turn 3 in Arena. That makes this a perfectly acceptable 3-drop as a 3/4. It's actually really flexible and so much more than just a win-more card.

    Arena > Wild > Standard

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

    Good aggro tool, might see play in token Druid decks. The fact you can toss it back if the board is empty gives it an extra layer of depth

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

    Seems interesting in any deck that's looking to swarm. It being tradeable means that it isn't dead in the lategame either when your board has been cleared, unlike similar cards.

    Welcome to the site!

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