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New Druid Minion - Emerald Explorer
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A new Common Druid Minion, Emerald Explorer, has been revealed!
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A new Common Druid Minion, Emerald Explorer, has been revealed!
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Bad art, solid card.
4/8 Taunt for 6 is solid vanilla stats. Discovering a dragon off it makes it a really solid card.
So strong, stand alone. If Dragon Druid is somehow not pushed completely out of the picture by the Quest, this card is a no brainer.
Think this will be strong in general, but will really shine in Highlander Druid. I can also see this being excellent in Wild Taunt Druid since there's already so much dragon synergy in what that deck was when it was Standard.
Solid card overall. But with druid not being an evil class with acess to the new lackey, and with the quest in the same rotation, I see no need to play this card or a dragon druid quest in general, for now. I believe that if a choose one dragon appears, or a really good early mana dragon for druid, we might se a quest dragon package.
Arena wise, this is top tier. Value plus big taunt body.
I really liked this one. Solid card with good stats
Really good! Even outside of dragon decks.
Never netdeck, craft Whizbang instead!
don't forget class bonus is gone. Also, Dragon Druid doesn't have a win condition yet and Quest Druid outvalues it any day
I tried having fun once.
It was awful.
I keep forgetting that they removed that; it was such a stealthy nerf.
Anyway, I'll echo the others and suggest that the card is pretty good. Solid stats and a free replacement minion in-hand; it all depends on how much additional support Dragon Druid gets.
...not that it will stop me from playing such a deck anyway heh.
Super powerful card. A solid taunt minion that triggers dragon cards and then gets you a dragon when you play it so that you can still trigger dragon cards and get further value later in the game.
Easy 5/5.
Carrion, my wayward grub.
Nothing fleshy, but does it´s job well I guess. I know that Stonehill was on another level, but a high health taunt that provides value is always nice!
Seems too good not to run in Dragon Druid since you want more dragons in your hand.
Tons of value, a big body, as well as helping out to activate the ramp card. Definitely killer in arena, probably pretty strong in constructed too
Who needs consistency when you could have fun?
Jade Behemoth of Dragon Druid decks if there will be one. But there is no reason to not have one while Druid has Wild Growth back with Breath of Dreams (it even draws a card ! ).
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Very solid. Vanillia stats plus taunt plus discovering a dragon (currently more weighted to late game). With "dragon wild growth" I could see this getting play.
Good body with taunt, and give value, certainly will see play in dragon druid, in arena is a very solid pick too.
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If Dragon Druid is to be a thing, this card will be key. It's too early to say whether or not the archetype will be good, but this is a fine start :D
Definitely a good card. Definitely a GREAT Arena card.
Emerald Explorer is not only a solid defensive minion for keeping you alive, but also generates you an additional resource for free, one which can further empower and enable dragon synergy cards.
Overall, the pool of dragons you can get is fairly strong, especially in the classic set. I can easily see this being a staple in any sort of dragon deck, and very good in other contexts as well.
Great stats for a taunt minions, in a class that wants it, plus value, plus a relevant minion type. Seems very good.
To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of the women.
Some Taunt Dragons that were not as good as this one, and also slower than a 6 mana, have seen plays, so I wouldn't be surprised if this one makes it too.
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auto included in every druid deck, dragon or not dragon ones
Not too shabby, though I can't see this being played all that much in wild.
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I know they've kind of nerfed discover a bit - but it's still a very strong effect. And here you're discovering from a pool of already very strong cards - that are going to synergise with your deck - because you're playing dragons. It can discover itself too!
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It looks decent, but I don't think it will be crazy. It's slow, so will be quite reliable in mid-late game and give you good value.
Decent card, maybe playable to discover a more powerful dragon and slow down tempo.
Big taunt with discover AND dragon synergy? Yes please. Also this from Rhoa above:
It's stong and also pretty universal card, so it's good an arenas and dragon builds on constructed
My F2P side loves any rare card that can discover legendaries for it, of course. Otherwise, it's a good card that can slot into most any deck that wants what it's got. What's not to love?
It does remind me of Dark Arakkoa, which in large part enabled C'thun Druid. Maybe we'll see something similar occur.
Better call Thrall!
Can go infinite in theory. Looks like a solid card. People can start tech'ing in their The Black Knights xd
Very good Card!
It has high Health, it can discover itself and 6 Mana aren't a problem for Druids
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Good stats, nice battlecry - a perfect pick for an arena draft. If there will be a dragon druid this card is definitely will be played on ladder. Otherwise it will never be played IMO.
Good stats combined with a very good battlecry makes it a strong arena card.
This will most likely be used in all dragon-druid deck..it's pretty much a potential infinite minion generator
Good if Dragon Druid or Highlander Druid is good, but who knows if they will be.
Even without the battlecry this card would be great, but instead it's amazing!
Discovering a dragon is good, especially in a dragon deck, and the stats are solid.
More dragons? Yes please!
One thing you want as a Dragon deck is MORE DRAGONS. This card has good stats on its own, plus it can get you more Dragons? Two, please!
All that can be said is that this is overall just a solid card. Arena wise Druids will love to have this, but in constructed, it just brings about the doubt of the presence of a Dragon Druid type deck.
Solid but it's really depended on the other drakes that come out this expansion.
Pretty good card, even it's just too slow. Now that druid can gain mana crystal once again at turn 2, this one will be viable even it's pretty weak. 4/8 shouldn't be underestimated either, don't fool around with the numbers.
Solid, but that's it don't think is good enogh to make the deck cut but is a solid pick among Dragon generation cards
Definitly a solid card, but I actually like the art: it's less crowded than usual and just looks like it belongs to Ysera.
I'm not convinced at all about this card, is more correct to say i'm not convinced about dragon druid.
For now it seems that dragon druid would just be like a very good arena deck.
We have to remember that while you are paying 6 mana to play a 4/8 taunt to discover a dragon, your opponent is doing busted things
Just an incredibly powerful card, doesn't need to go into any specific deck and can just be thrown in as a nice value generator and strong taunt minion.
It will see play in many decks and will hopefully push for a more minion heavy midrange Druid deck.
Pretty solid card overall. It'll see some play. Defo good for arena
Another amazing card for druid this expansion. The pool of dragons to discover is quite healthy and there are other dragons that help close the infinite value loop.
The stats of this guy are insane! This would be cool even in a not-dragon druid.
Decent card to support dragon druid. Not sure if it´s worth to play it in another deck though
auto include? with the new wild growth, dragon druid looks reeeaally scary.
Amazing card even quest druid may run this card
Pretty solid card: taunt, 8 life to stop agro and generate value. We will see it a lot in the future meta probably
Good Arena boost for Druid indeed...
Strong as hell, and this is even the mana ramp class. 5/5
I love this card for being able to discover another dragon. Such value!
Just a really good card all around, stats and effects are great. just all-around a great card.
Even without the discover this is a solid card. If Dragon Druid is a thing, this will see play.
I could see this being run in every druid deck it has taunt solid stats and discover plus it activates the breath card.
Self proclaimed good at battlegrounds
Wish it cost 5 so you can play 2 of them in a row if it discover itself
Amazing arena card. However, this card might not find a spot in refined dragon decks, since the discover effect might not be reliable enough. A nice card for budget dragon decks, though.
great card for dragon druid
Solid stats and should see play in dragon druid and arena (a lot). It is better than some of the neutral dragons, but I feel it only supports the deck weakly.
Excellent stats, but will Dragon Druid actually be good is the question
Very good Card!
It has high Health, it can discover itself and 6 Mana aren't a problem for Druids
This is probably enough to make dragon druid work, although I don't think it will be the most powerful archetype. Perhaps making it reno dragon would work though.
Very basic card but a reliable one. A dragon that replaces itself in hand with another dragon, but does not itself need a dragon to activate it’s effect. Decent stats, protects you with taunt. A workhorse card.
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Best Explorer, hands down! Immediate impact with Taunt, not understatted and great value! We will see this card for a long time.
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Value generation + immediate impact is a good combination. Can expect every single Dragon Druid to run this card.
Rating cards on coolness factor rather than predicting power because I like screwing up rating averages (and because I suck at predicting real power levels, but we'll ignore that LUL)
Wins per class (2/6/22): DH-197; Druid-996; Hunter-91«60; Mage-1056; Paladin-1126; Priest-746; Rogue-961; Shaman-1095; Warlock-871; Warrior-906
A great card actually. Not sure this would be good outside a dragon build though. Not sure a druid dragon build would be any good at all... Sure dont look it :-)
- But will do very well in arena!
Amazing card. One of the best revealed. Taunt with good stats, discovers a Dragon and makes Dragon Druid viable. And it's common!
Not sold on Dragon Druid, but this is good even as a standalone card. Nice!
The fact that the battlecry is DISCOVER a dragon, and the card is a dragon itself, ensures that this will certainly feature in any dragon-themed Druid deck that arises this expansion. Very powerful effect, and the base stats are great too.
Breath of Dreams needs strong dragons for druid, and here comes Emerald Explorer. Exellent body for mana cost with taunt and as a cherry on the top discover dragon (possibly another Emerald Explorer). With this card I believe that dragon druid can be a thing.
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