New Neutral Minion - Gnome Private

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A new Common Neutral Minion, Gnome Private, has been revealed!

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  • Arthas's Avatar
    Robot Black Lotus 1265 5754 Posts Joined 03/10/2019
    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

    A new Common Neutral Minion, Gnome Private, has been revealed!

    Gnome Private Card Image

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


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  • Brandon's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1350 2486 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

    Hmm it has potential, but i feel like Gnome Private probably won't see play? Why play Gnome Private over a card like Intrepid Initiate? Now that i say that, Initiate rotates next expansion so i guess Gnome Private might see play in the next expansion because its competition rotates?

    The only other deck that i can see running Gnome Private is Questline Paladin because that deck wants 1 cost minions, but even then i don't see it becoming one of the better cards in that deck.

    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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  • Lundy's Avatar
    Little Devil Teemo 1555 707 Posts Joined 06/21/2019
    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

    Good stats, but the effect rarely goes off unless this is played exactly on turn 1, and even then it's not guaranteed.

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  • dapperdog's Avatar
    Dragon Scholar 1890 5610 Posts Joined 07/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

    Not bad. Since all aggro decks will be playing this one for the honor kill text, its definitely worth considering for aggro decks.

    The 1 attack is probably the one thing that lets it down, but lets be honest here: a 1 mana minion will only ever take a trade when it can, and in all other scenarios it'll just point face. Since this one has vanilla stats, there's no real downside other than opportunity costs, against say, Stockades Guard

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  • BigE's Avatar
    Peasant 1180 590 Posts Joined 05/28/2020
    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

    A nice 1 drop for initiative decks. Would make an opponent think twice about 1 health minions into this. 

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  • FieselFitz's Avatar
    Prince Charming 1105 1355 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

    Good Card for 1 Mana! 

    Sureley this will find a way in some Aggro/Zoo Decks.

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  • Live4vrRdieTryn's Avatar
    505 931 Posts Joined 07/14/2019
    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

    Neat counter for a few cards. Ultimately will shine in Arena punishing your peasants >: p

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  • Erodos's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 945 1019 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

    We have better 1 drops. Bad card.

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  • Caro's Avatar
    Draconic Rager 2225 2544 Posts Joined 03/12/2020
    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

    Meh, filler card that has a basic effect of the new expansion's mechanic. At best, it becomes a 3/2 on turn 2 IF your opponent was stupid enough to play something with 1 health. If it has rush, it'd be great

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  • YourPrivateNightmare's Avatar
    Skeleton 2010 4741 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

    1/3 should never be overlooked but I doubt this will see play anytime soon as long as Intrepid Initiate is also around. Could be a neat 1-drop for Paladins and Hunters later on.

    I tried having fun once.

    It was awful.

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  • Hydrafrog's Avatar
    Gul'dan 1840 3268 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

    1 for 1/3 headhunter of weenies, not bad

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  • Tumbleweedovski's Avatar
    Protector of Elwynn 1470 598 Posts Joined 06/12/2019
    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

    Arena: 1/3s are draftable. This has a nice little upside that's going to be relevant every now and then, but it's not enough to make this an amazing card. If this is in your deck it's probably one of the weaker ones.

    Constructed: Other 1-drops seem to make more sense for now, but soon enough a legendary will be revealed that synergizes with Honorable Kills and it's always easiest to slot in the lower cost card with said keyword, just like, exactly, Gnome Private.

    Arena > Wild > Standard

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  • meisterz39's Avatar
    925 1200 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

    Solid card for the cost - goes from being a 1/3 to a 2/2 to a 3/1 in the best case. Probably won't see constructed play without a tribal tag, but in the right circumstances it could see play in an aggro deck., and it could be a cool buff target.

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  • GoddammitDontShootMe's Avatar
    Relaxed 2195 2055 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

    While there are a decent number of 1-health minions, especially if you are facing Paladin, I don't see this as being that great.

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  • ElSabidon's Avatar
    Salty Dog 1030 685 Posts Joined 06/07/2019
    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

    Ah yes, the Peasant killer.

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  • sule's Avatar
    Dinosaur 830 995 Posts Joined 08/21/2019
    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

    1/3 for 1 with upside should at least be considered in aggressive decks. Because it's neutral it has more chances to find a deck, so I think that it's pretty likely we see this minion around. Paladin, with its many buffs, is the first thing that springs to mind.

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  • Horus's Avatar
    Detective Pikachu 2575 3348 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

    That's a fun new (1) drop to bring a little more diversity to that pool, and as it is neutral, we may see lots of experimentation with this one.

    Also staple for Handbuff shenanigans

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  • allthehype's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 630 739 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

    1/3 at T1 should always be considered. This is pretty good vs Paladins but most of the times it will have a hard time triggering Honorable kill.

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  • SilverWolf's Avatar
    Tauren Chieftain Addict 990 1085 Posts Joined 04/01/2019
    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

    Very good fo 1 mana minion if you manage to use the honorable kill, leaving a 3/2 or 3/1 in the table

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  • Swizard's Avatar
    1190 913 Posts Joined 04/30/2020
    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

    Weak.

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    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

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  • Geno9999's Avatar
    Metrognome 1620 1217 Posts Joined 11/10/2019
    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

    Decent 1-drop, though hilariously it probably isn't going to get it's effect proc'd often. Assuming Honorable Kills only trigger on their owner's turns, if your opponent opened with a 1 health minion, they're probably going to trade it in, or not play the minion in the first place if they're going second.

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  • edalyas's Avatar
    Magma Rager 520 165 Posts Joined 05/30/2019
    Posted 3 years, 1 month ago

    Feels like a filler although broom is still in Standard so it can trigger sometimes.

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

    I like this in Druid/Hunter with Adorable Infestation. I'm not sure what I'm dropping to put it in, but it looks good on paper.

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

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

    1 mana 1/3s are deceptively good cards in aggro decks - just don't get bogged down in caring too much about always hitting that Honorable Kill and this looks decent.

    Welcome to the site!

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

    Decent 1-drop, but I doubt it is good enough to see play in constructed.

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

    Not sure if it'll be worth playing in constructed, but might be a decent enough arena card.

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