New Neutral Minion - Shield of Galakrond

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A new Common Neutral Minion, Shield of Galakrond, has been revealed!

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  • Arthas's Avatar
    Robot Black Lotus 1265 5754 Posts Joined 03/10/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    A new Common Neutral Minion, Shield of Galakrond, has been revealed!

    Shield of Galakrond Card Image

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  • iWatchUSleep's Avatar
    1095 819 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    This seems like a fair invoke card since they seem to value the invoke effect at around 1 mana. 

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  • RandomGuy's Avatar
    430 614 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    It's fine.

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  • Joda's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 1020 150 Posts Joined 04/01/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    The best invoke-card is neutral :) Hello?

    Never netdeck, craft Whizbang instead!

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  • ArcanisDF's Avatar
    660 214 Posts Joined 08/01/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    just an ok 5 mana drop and then you see the invoke keyword and bammm hype again for Galakrond meta LOL

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  • RavenSunHS's Avatar
    Refreshment Vendor 880 1487 Posts Joined 03/27/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    Better Invoke than many class cards.

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  • mayhern's Avatar
    Wizard 355 294 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    Nice stats and on top an invoke battlecry! May see use!

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  • forcemajeure's Avatar
    410 230 Posts Joined 04/01/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    It might see play if Galakrond doesn't turn out like poor C'thun

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  • xreflex98's Avatar
    Bulbasaur 125 96 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    Definitely better than the other neutral Invoke card we've seen. 

     

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  • ArngrimUndying's Avatar
    Draconically Dedicated 520 626 Posts Joined 06/11/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    It's an Invoke card - so good in Galakrond decks, useless otherwise. So playability will depend entirely on how good the Galakronds are.

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  • StormKnightSera's Avatar
    Senior Writer Serra Angel 1720 2916 Posts Joined 02/09/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    Taunt means it can be discovered from Frightened Flunky, which makes you wonder what the Warrior's version of Galakrond will look like. 

    Ultimately it's fine, as others have noted.

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  • Alfi's Avatar
    Devoted Academic 1790 1375 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    This is an OK taunt, maybe good even.

    -=alfi=-

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  • johnyDI's Avatar
    Island 210 172 Posts Joined 03/31/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    A taunt yeti that costs one more for a special effect in my book is always good. what differentiated yisera from the Lich king was not just the cost or the random cards it generated, it was the taunt that many time gave you the extra turn or protected important minions. this having taunt, a fair cost and the invocation effect will make it see play in almost every galakrond deck. 

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  • Nere's Avatar
    120 67 Posts Joined 07/28/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    This is an invoking card that I´d rather use probably as a Warlock for example. His class invokers are very underwhelming and this card seems good enough with the invoking bonus.

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  • Valord's Avatar
    465 281 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    Seems like a auto include for all the Galakrond decks.

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  • Input's Avatar
    470 259 Posts Joined 06/01/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    Not too bad with Priest or Rogue, don't think it has a place in Warlock though.

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  • DelkoHS's Avatar
    Child of Galakrond 485 481 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    This is probably a strong card, but it's hard to tell without seeing the other Invoke cards. Compared to some other revealed ones though, this one seems pretty well stat'ed. It's also a free a card, so can't complain about that :)

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  • Hedwyn's Avatar
    Draconically Dedicated 325 161 Posts Joined 07/05/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    Could be a dragon, but its still a good neutral invoke card! We must see the other cards, but in this moment almost every Galakrond decks will run this.

    I'm sorry for my bad english :)

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  • Almaniarra's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 1000 1509 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    Reasonable neutral Invoke minion. Can be broken or bad according to Galakronds' hero powers. 1 card 5 form. Neutral Invoke cards are so different. Hard to evaluate.

    it is;

    4/5 Taunt; Add a random priest minion to your hand
    4/5 Taunt; Add a random lackey to your hand
    4/5 Taunt; Summon two 1/1 imps

    at the same time and will be more when we learn other hero powers of Galakrond.

    So early to evaluate neutral Invoke cards imo.

    Unpopular Opinion Incarnate

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  • frosthearth's Avatar
    655 585 Posts Joined 03/18/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    Just a card when you want to put more invoke cards in your deck, but could also use filling up your curve a bit.

     
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  • TheOdinson's Avatar
    515 153 Posts Joined 06/04/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    Great neutral Invoker. Seems like one of the must play ones. Though its not great in aggressive decks its still passable.

    To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of the women.

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  • YourPrivateNightmare's Avatar
    Skeleton 2010 4741 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    God I hope there's cheaper neutral invokers or else Warlock'S gonna be even more dead than it already is.

    I tried having fun once.

    It was awful.

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  • troY's Avatar
    Funnel Cakes 250 271 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    Vanilla stats and cost and it has the Invoke effect. Strong card compared to the other Invoke cards that have been revealed so far.

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  • allthehype's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 630 739 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    Auto-include in most Galakrond decks, yes. Playable even if it shouldn't trigger Gala's hero powers, like in Arena.

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  • KANSAS's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1745 2912 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    Shield of Galakrond will definitely be played a lot. It is an okay turn 5 play, and it is also one of the best stand-alone invoke cards in terms of cost/attack/health. It is also neutral, so every deck playing galakrond will want to play him.

    Carrion, my wayward grub.

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  • theo333's Avatar
    Outlandish Rager 975 889 Posts Joined 03/29/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    Playable as long as Galokrond isn't worthless.

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  • 8Nikano's Avatar
    155 144 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    good neutral card with cool effect. Has taunt, not bad stats, so it's playable

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  • mogg's Avatar
    90 10 Posts Joined 06/01/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    Stronger than other reveals due to good stats and taunt

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  • Narfi's Avatar
    175 148 Posts Joined 03/23/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    A solid card. All Galakrond decks will run this.

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  • Narfi's Avatar
    175 148 Posts Joined 03/23/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago
    Quote From linkblade91

    Taunt means it can be discovered from Frightened Flunky, which makes you wonder what the Warrior's version of Galakrond will look like. 

    Ultimately it's fine, as others have noted.

    Cards that Invoke cannot be created by any means other than copy effects

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  • liontail's Avatar
    Draconically Dedicated 210 277 Posts Joined 09/04/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    Fair cost for fair stat..just liek Cthun decks this will be needed in invoke decks..just a meh card..

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  • StormKnightSera's Avatar
    Senior Writer Serra Angel 1720 2916 Posts Joined 02/09/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago
    Quote From Narfi
    Quote From linkblade91

    Taunt means it can be discovered from Frightened Flunky, which makes you wonder what the Warrior's version of Galakrond will look like. 

    Ultimately it's fine, as others have noted.

    Cards that Invoke cannot be created by any means other than copy effects

    Ah. I must have missed that part somewhere; thanks for the clarification.

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  • Horus's Avatar
    Detective Pikachu 2575 3348 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    Neutral Taunt are often key to define a meta. 
    I think we'll see lot of that one, if Galakrond decks are as strong as everyone expect it to be.

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

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  • Svintusevich's Avatar
    Draconically Dedicated 185 153 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    I'd say Shield of Galakrond is one of the strongest invoke cards right now. 4-5 body with taunt for 5 mana is OK but invoke makes it very strong IMO. I assume it should see play in any Galakrond deck.

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  • PipoHs's Avatar
    Vampire 220 142 Posts Joined 11/22/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    that kind of card makes galakronds deck viable

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  • Meteorite12's Avatar
    670 696 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    Probably the one auto include invoke card, simply because it’s looking to be the best one some classes will have access to

    Who needs consistency when you could have fun?

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  • ssaabbuu's Avatar
    225 210 Posts Joined 08/01/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    Doesn't seem an impressive card. It might run is some controlish galakrond decks, otherwise I don't see much value out of it.

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  • Freforos's Avatar
    Draconically Dedicated 330 320 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 5 years, 1 month ago

    This card will be played in Galakrond decks just because you have to play the invoke cards to make it works.

    That said the card is kinda bad, with invoke the "numbers" come up right ( 4/5 taunt + two 1/1; 3 atk to your hero; add a random priest minion to your hand; add a lackey to your hand; ?????), but nothing that would normally be played in constructed, especially for 5 mana, when other decks are doing broken things.

    I hope that the power level of those invoke cards will keep Galakrond decks in check by themselves

      

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  • vprr's Avatar
    Face Collector 560 209 Posts Joined 03/31/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Right now I don't see its usage in Standard and I doubt it will see any serious play.

    However as more mechs are printed, and also within Wild this card could be pretty nasty to come across. Seems kind of worthless in Arena also, could maybe hide a powerful mech after trading and making it awkward for your opponent to remove I guess.

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  • Juan73908's Avatar
    Magma Rager 290 157 Posts Joined 11/28/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Unless there is no better invoke cards, this proably won't be included in Galakrond decks

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  • IlBelTia's Avatar
    Wizard 440 333 Posts Joined 06/01/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Hope there will be enough Invoke cards to not be forced to put this in our Galakrond decks =D

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  • FuriousBeagle's Avatar
    105 31 Posts Joined 12/01/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    İ think this is op on galakrond decks.example rogue galakrond.5 4 5 taunt add a lackey to your hand seems so op.

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  • padoru's Avatar
    Explorer of Outland 180 154 Posts Joined 12/02/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    it's the strongest invoke card we've seen so far (and we're pretty far into reveals), this looks like it'll have to see play.

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  • Guenh's Avatar
    Devoted Academic 725 633 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    A solid invoke card. It will be played in all Galarok's decks probably

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

    I think this will be a staple in all galakron decks. Seems really solid.

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  • meisterz39's Avatar
    925 1200 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Solid neutral if you want to be invoking.

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  • b4timert's Avatar
    165 151 Posts Joined 11/05/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    i think its going to see a lot of play. but it might be the 1st invoke card to cut

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  • Mahobear8's Avatar
    355 284 Posts Joined 03/22/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Well stated considering the strength of invoke

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  • JFK's Avatar
    Curious Pair 1070 621 Posts Joined 07/31/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Pretty much an auto-include in Galakrond decks imo. The aggro ones would still prefer a 4/5 over a 2/2 for 1 more Mana.

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  • Farfelee's Avatar
    Draconically Dedicated 400 151 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    A good invoke card for slower Galarkond decks. Don't know if aggressive Galakond decks would wan't to run this but since there aren't that many invoke cards availabe, you might not have a choice.

    More dragons? Yes please!

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  • MenacingBagel's Avatar
    Zombie Chow 815 723 Posts Joined 09/24/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Great body and nice effect since most classes will have some kind of benefit looks best in warlock and shaman since they get extra board presence but the rest seem hunky-dory too

    Self proclaimed good at battlegrounds

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  • Haffax733's Avatar
    Devoted Outlander 1035 297 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    This card might be played in most Galakrond decks, since each class only got two Invoke class cards. Since the Invoke effect is worth approximately 1 mana, the Chillwind Yeti for 5 mana are OK.

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  • magikman's Avatar
    285 152 Posts Joined 06/17/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Okay stats, defensively distributed, has Taunt so it can’t just be ignored. Like Big Ol’ Whelp is for dragon decks, Shield of Galakrond will be for Galakrond decks. Unspectatular but solid. A workhorse card.

    Jaina is best waifu. Always.

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  • Doublebuttered's Avatar
    145 140 Posts Joined 12/05/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Seemed pretty meh when first revealed, but now that all the cards are shown this is probably one of the better invoke cards.

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

    The Go-To Invoker for Galakrond. I can see it being played mostly in Warrior and Priest. Solid choice for Rogue and maybe Warlock. Shamans have Corrupt Elementalist, so they don't really need neutral Invokers. 

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  • CuakOn's Avatar
    1070 296 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Great invoke card. Seems better than it looks.

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  • leitong's Avatar
    220 147 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Solid invoke card to play on curve.

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  • Torgal's Avatar
    Draconically Dedicated 1000 293 Posts Joined 06/01/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Let's see, what this do for Galakrond classes:

    Base: 4/5 taunt for 5 +

    • priest: add priest minion to your hand
    • rogue: add lackey to your hand
    • shaman: summon 2/1 rush elemental
    • warlock: summon 2x 1/1 imp
    • warrior: +3 attack to hour hero this turn

    Turns out, this card is preeety good.

    Fun and interactive game.

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  • TheWanderer's Avatar
    Funnel Cakes 200 157 Posts Joined 09/09/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Chillwind Yeti stats, with an invoke and 1 more mana. Decent, I'd say.

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