New Priest Spell - Embalming Ritual

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A new Common Priest Spell, Embalming Ritual, has been revealed!

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  • Arthas's Avatar
    Robot Black Lotus 1265 5754 Posts Joined 03/10/2019
    Posted 5 years, 4 months ago

    A new Common Priest Spell, Embalming Ritual, has been revealed!

    Embalming Ritual Card Image

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  • Kovachut's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 675 756 Posts Joined 03/31/2019
    Posted 5 years, 4 months ago

    In hearthcards a person made a similar card and people told him, that Desperate Stand exists and it would be very unlikely to see a cheaper reprint of this card in another class. The moment, when I saw Embalming Ritual, I facepalmed.

    As far as gameplay goes, I think this has potential in some wild Auchenai-Heal Priests (you will revive the minion, that "heals" the opponent's face and deal more damage to them), probably in some greedy N'zoth decks as well.

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  • iWatchUSleep's Avatar
    1095 819 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 5 years, 4 months ago

    This could actually go into wild big priest to improve their resurrect pool.

    I absolutely hate it already.

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  • Kovachut's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 675 756 Posts Joined 03/31/2019
    Posted 5 years, 4 months ago
    Quote From iWatchUSleep

    This could actually go into wild big priest to improve their resurrect pool.

    I absolutely hate it already.

    I thought about it for a split second, but doesn't priest already have enough resurrect spells there? I guess if you combine the ritual with Obsidian Statue, you could potentially gain 4 extra health and kill an additional minion, but I'm not really seeing this being used in big priest just because the minions will come to life with only 1 health and can easily be picked off on your opponent's turn. Casting Embalming Ritual on something without a deathrattle won't bring you much value (except in the cases, when you make a trade, the big minion revives and you heal it a bit). Imho big priest needs either a cheap AoE or a cheap recruit-like spell, in order to become more annoying.

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  • Lightspoon's Avatar
    Merfolk 495 405 Posts Joined 04/01/2019
    Posted 5 years, 4 months ago

    Big Priest needs more way to cheat out its minions (now that probably Barnes will be nerfed), not other ress tools since it already has plenty.

    I don't really see this card fitting atm.

    "For what profit is it to a man if he gains the world, and loses his own soul?"

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  • NightCrawler's Avatar
    Lava Coil 315 159 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 5 years, 4 months ago

    WTF this is literally just a reprint in a new class.  r/hearthstonecirclejerk is going to have a field day

    Also, why is this in priest???  Fuck flavor, stop giving dead classes shitty cards already

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  • iWatchUSleep's Avatar
    1095 819 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 5 years, 4 months ago
    Quote From Kovachut

    I thought about it for a split second, but doesn't priest already have enough resurrect spells there? I guess if you combine the ritual with Obsidian Statue, you could potentially gain 4 extra health and kill an additional minion, but I'm not really seeing this being used in big priest just because the minions will come to life with only 1 health and can easily be picked off on your opponent's turn. Casting Embalming Ritual on something without a deathrattle won't bring you much value (except in the cases, when you make a trade, the big minion revives and you heal it a bit). Imho big priest needs either a cheap AoE or a cheap recruit-like spell, in order to become more annoying.

    Yeah, hence the could. I'm not sure they'd want this either but then again I didn't expect them to be greedy enough to run both Catrina Muerte and Mass Resurrection either. And I still don't really understand it to be honest.

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  • Kovachut's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 675 756 Posts Joined 03/31/2019
    Posted 5 years, 4 months ago
    Quote From iWatchUSleep

    Yeah, hence the could. I'm not sure they'd want this either but then again I didn't expect them to be greedy enough to run both Catrina Muerte and Mass Resurrection either. And I still don't really understand it to be honest.

    I saw the "could" part, I just wanted to tell you why I'm skeptical this could happen. ^^

    Btw you are not the only one, who didn't expect both of the aforementioned cards to appear in the decklist so soon. I also thought, that in aggressive metas they would feel way too slow and not that rewarding enough, but I guess Big Priest doesn't mind it.

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  • DoubleSummon's Avatar
    Ancestral Recall 1585 2271 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 5 years, 4 months ago
    Quote From iWatchUSleep

    This could actually go into wild big priest to improve their resurrect pool.

    I absolutely hate it already.

    It's a win more card, big priest won't run it, if a value minion in big priest is summoned you better start using ress cards rather than double down on your opponent not having silence or a polimorfic effect. 

    Once you start resurrecting stuff as big priest you generally won. 

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  • RavenSunHS's Avatar
    Refreshment Vendor 880 1487 Posts Joined 03/27/2019
    Posted 5 years, 4 months ago

    I also think BP won't use this. The decklist is already extremely tight, and the card can only improve the already favourable matchups, but not the unfavourable ones: you do not have enough mana to topple your first summoned minion with this card, and a full resurrect is just better.

    But Miracle Priest may find a place for this. Improving the stickiness of Radiant Elemental, Wild Pyromancer is often game-winning.

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  • iWatchUSleep's Avatar
    1095 819 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 5 years, 4 months ago
    Quote From DoubleSummon
    Quote From iWatchUSleep

    This could actually go into wild big priest to improve their resurrect pool.

    I absolutely hate it already.

    It's a win more card, big priest won't run it, if a value minion in big priest is summoned you better start using ress cards rather than double down on your opponent not having silence or a polimorfic effect. 

    Once you start resurrecting stuff as big priest you generally won. 

    Please see my previous response to Kovachut.

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  • CovenantKevlar's Avatar
    345 67 Posts Joined 07/21/2019
    Posted 5 years, 4 months ago

    Just as a funny note, you Could give your opponents reborn if they are playing cards like Doomsayer but I know that’s a very fringe scenario.

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  • DoubleSummon's Avatar
    Ancestral Recall 1585 2271 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 5 years, 4 months ago
    Quote From iWatchUSleep
    Quote From DoubleSummon
    Quote From iWatchUSleep

    This could actually go into wild big priest to improve their resurrect pool.

    I absolutely hate it already.

    It's a win more card, big priest won't run it, if a value minion in big priest is summoned you better start using ress cards rather than double down on your opponent not having silence or a polimorfic effect. 

    Once you start resurrecting stuff as big priest you generally won. 

    Please see my previous response to Kovachut.

    I didn't mean it's a greedy option but more of a card that makes counters to big priest even stronger (silence,polymorph, mass polymorph) and doesn't help in bringing minions back from empty boards those 2 cards you mentioned do help with resurrecting minions.. this card only ressurect a minion if you can attack with it and kill it in the same turn or if your opponent doesn't run transform/silence effects which they should since big priest is quite popular.

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  • kaladin's Avatar
    365 396 Posts Joined 03/13/2019
    Posted 5 years, 4 months ago

    I'm wondering how I could break this with Test Subject.

    worst community ever

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  • RandomGuy's Avatar
    430 614 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 5 years, 4 months ago

    Would other classes play Ancestral Spirit Lite?
    And priest is the class best suited to heal a reborn minion.
    I mean, it costs 1, so that's a pretty good starting place.

    It's an okay card. Could be very good somewhere. But I'm not sure what that deck is at the moment.
    This midrange-y priest deck is being pushed hard.

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