New Paladin Minion - Catacomb Guard

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A new Rare Paladin Minion, Catacomb Guard, has been revealed!

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  • Arthas's Avatar
    Robot Black Lotus 1265 5754 Posts Joined 03/10/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    A new Rare Paladin Minion, Catacomb Guard, has been revealed!

    Catacomb Guard 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, 4 months ago

    Now there's some fat Handbuff payoff. This looks pretty insane if that deck does come together. Aggro will not have fun against it.

    I tried having fun once.

    It was awful.

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  • randomfan's Avatar
    Elemental 1255 744 Posts Joined 03/17/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    If handbuff works, this will just further Paladin's annoying heal cards. Otherwise,  this is just small pings and heals. Playing this for tempo will not feel good.

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

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  • Lundy's Avatar
    Little Devil Teemo 1555 707 Posts Joined 06/21/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Handbuff support. With Fordragon, this deals 6 to a minion and heals you for 6. Not sold on handbuff, but I like where they're going with it.

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  • Hydrafrog's Avatar
    Gul'dan 1840 3268 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Handbuff support

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  • Pezman's Avatar
    Staff Writer 2235 2285 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Insane card once you've buffed it. If you can hold it long enough and buff it enough, you're "gonna be rich!"

    "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, 4 months ago

    Even just 1 or 2 extra attack this guy will be strong. Kill a minion and gain life with leaving a lifesteal body is going to be great.

    Casual Dragon Cardgame enthusiast. 

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  • dapperdog's Avatar
    Dragon Scholar 1890 5610 Posts Joined 07/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Handbuff will be good. And this can only get better. Even a +1+1 will make this a respectable card, let alone more than that.

    Its only downside is that outside of being buffed, this card maybe just too weak, being value traded by everything without killing anything. But if its attracting aggro away from your face, that's already job well done for this card I'd say.

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  • Erodos's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 945 1019 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 4 months ago

    Reminds me of Dispatch Kodo. Don't feel like it has enough handbuffs to support it though.

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

    yeah, maybe with next expansion this could shine more.

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

    This would be what you want Highlord Fordragon's buff to hit. If that doesn't work, there's Invigorating Sermon. Not really a whole lot of handbuff currently.

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

    A new control slower version of handbuff.

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

    Incredible healing and cleaning card for handbuff decks that I feel will in fact see a lot of play.

    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

    Another handbuff card and not a very good actually unless you keep it in your hand for way too long.

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

    I don't like any of this handbuff stuff. The high end is too many hoops to jump through, the low end is too fair.

    I could, and probably am, wrong. I'll be happy to play it if I am. 

    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

    Handbuff. The good thing is that since it doesn't even have rush, it is not likely that it would be run in wild.

    Papa Nurgle wants to share his gifts.

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

    Very weak on it's own, but becomes very handy very quickly. As a 2/5 that deals 2 damage with lifesteal, it is playable. As a 3/6, it is crazy strong. I don't have a lot of hope for handbuff paladin, but this could help it be a tier 2 at best.

    Carrion, my wayward grub.

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

    Handbuff payoff, and pretty good when it does payoff, removing and healing in one!

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

    Well hand buff paladin isn't out of question, so probably can see play

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

    Very good minion for handbuff paladin, seems very solid... At least, it does in standard. In wild it seems a bit less good, but probably still decent.

    Just a good minion for handbuff decks.

    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

    Just supports the new hand buff direction Team 5 are forcing on paladin again. It works in warrior coz of all the rush minions, but I doubt big stats + divine shield is going to be all that playable. Guess this minion is removal + a big body, but you'd need the effect of Highlord Fordragon to hit this card for it to be any good

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

    With the addition of Alliance Bannerman and Paladin's usual tool box of hand buffs, this should be consistently good.
    Not to mention that the lifesteal tag also applies to the battlecry. The only downside is that at 3 mana, it isn't that good on its own stats.

    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

    has to be handbuffed

    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

    A 3 mana 2/5 with Lifesteal and a battlecry that deals 2 damage sounds decent to me already. And this card will only get better as it gets handbuffed even more. Certainly in Standard, this is good enough to see play in handbuff decks, but it might even be good enough for a Wild deck as well. Not sure about that.

    Arena > Wild > Standard

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

    It seems handbuff will be a thing on standard, but in wild probably it will be strong that is right now, with this removal can get soon to face

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

    Might be good in a handbuff Paladin deck, but will that deck be good enough to compete with other Paladin decks? I have serious doubts about that

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

    Love this guy. Exactly the kind of payoff Handbuff needed, since it helps you stabilise after you spend a few turns building up the buffs. Really fun to clear a big threat and swing your health back up with more to come.

    Welcome to the site!

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