New Neutral Minion - Dragonqueen Alexstrasza
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A new Legendary Neutral Minion, Dragonqueen Alexstrasza, has been revealed!
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I really like this card. Getting 3 large bodies for 9 mana is not bad, and there are plenty of highlander decks that could benefit from being able to generate an extra board from 1 card.
I just like highlander cards ^^
Carrion, my wayward grub.
Quite some RNG range. ATM the lowroll is acceptable, the highroll supergood and on average very solid.
Nice for Reno decks. I believe at least.
-=alfi=-
The RNG kinda makes it hit or miss. It's a strong card for Hunter, Paladin and MAgge (and Druid if they somehow come up with a non-quest Highlander deck)
Probably also good in Highlander Rogue if that's still a thing.
Will feel pretty bad to play against this when it drops to large dragons, but seeing how many medium sized ones we're getting this expansion I think it'll even out.
I tried having fun once.
It was awful.
On average, this is just a strong tempo play, but the highroll potential is insane: Kalecgos, Malygos, a bunch of the new legendary class dragons are all extremely nutty game-winning cards, especially when discounted to zero. This card is absolutely comparable to Dinotamer Brann, and it's a neutral.
Really nice card, the worst option is 9 mana 8/8 dragon that summon 2 3/2 elusive dragon... A worth play.
Paladin and mage will play this for sure.
By The Holy Light!
Perfect for highlander decks. A bit RNG on the random dragon..but imagine getting a random of the same card..infinite value?
Dragons tend to be average to large, so even with only okay rolls on the random stuff, you're easily getting 15 mana's worth of stats on 9 mana. And getting two means you'll always be able to trigger at least one Dragon battlecry if your random Dragons feature them.
I expect existing Highlander decks will run this - nice big minion and some hand refill that may or may not be garbage. Given that Paladin both 1) seems like the current front-runner for "best dragon deck", and 2) also already has a viable Highlander deck, I would expect Highlander Dragon Paladin to run alongside "regular" Dragon Paladin and we'll see if a clear winner emerges.
Add two random Dragonqueen Alexstraszas to your hand. poggers
I do what I must, when I must. Know this well.
Love highlander support but seeing the rest of expansion, the effect just seems dull to me. Random dragons could be really anything with the updated dragon roster, so I expect it to be just okay most of the times when played.
OMG! Highlander decks like it a lot!!!
Im glad we get more highlander support. This card is nuts. Can give herself for free :-)
Never netdeck, craft Whizbang instead!
That's great. The more win cons for the highlander decks, the better. Especially for something like Highlander mage, who wasn't doing much anymore.
I love it!
Highlander-Decks are my favorite Archetype, so yeah safe craft for my Reno-Dragon-Priest!
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It's a solid, albeit slow card that's definitively viable. I'm really interested in making a Dragon Highlander Mage, which currently looks the the primary class for that archetype. This might be too slow for Hunter.
I'm crafting Alex for sure. Slot her in my Highlander Dragon Hunter alongside Dinotamer Brann for even more late-game freebies. Muhahaha!
No but seriously she's a really good card that will help the Good classes stand against Galakrond. Her potential is insane.
This for sure gives you a reason to play the LoE classes and maybe even a reason to try building some of the E.V.I.L. classes as Dragon Highlander decks. This is a cool card with a powerful effect. Just want we want from our bit late game drops. This is going to be one of those defining cards from the expansion in the best kind of way.
To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of the women.
Speaking of Wild, sadly, the large pool make every effect that generate minions far worst than on Standard. I'm a bit sad that this was an Highlander support card, since I love that kind of decks.
"For what profit is it to a man if he gains the world, and loses his own soul?"
This is insane value and tempo! I’m just disappointed that they didn’t make it so that EVIL classes couldn’t/wouldn’t play her. Zephrys was already good enough for them.
This... looks to be pretty good. On average, it can give you a very good pile of stats when played, which is always welcome. There are definitely some weaker ones, but the medium is good enough to probably warrant running this card. But it feels a little win-more for me, because very few Dragons have Taunt. If you are behind, this Alex may help, but it's not an instant win if you opponent has been holding you on a leash.
Also very good with Shudderwock for card generation and additional bodies, tho it can clump your hand and board space pretty fast with Alex. But I'll definitely like it, especially with Hagatha the Witch.
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This will fit nicely in my Highlander Dragon Paladin that I will craft some day xd
that guy on reddit called it lmfao
this doesnt seem as strong as zephrys but in highlander lists u can definitely include it
My wild Renowock Shaman says yes to this - an all-classes dragon generator that then echoes their glorious battlecries for all time.
I like how they piss on WoW lore and create iconic characters as a meme legendaries (Cho, DK Thrall).
“If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.” ― George Bernard Shaw
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This can highroll really high probably will replace King Phaoris
Blizzard really pull up their game, another card that supports old archetypes? and they just did that for Highlander last expansion, man I didn't expect this one. Anyhow pretty cool card but you might land some Faerie Dragon from time to time, but still this card goes immediately in my Highlander Mage. Great value.
Make sure if you get another Alex and New Ysera, you play the Alex first. Lol
Seems pretty strong. May be included in decks that draw much, such as current quest driud, even if they run duplicates.
This is a great card for any dragon deck. Even with the widening pool of dragons in the game, you're guaranteed to get a value play just on stats alone. You could get 2 3/2 dragons and that would still be 14/12 across 3 bodies for 9 mana. Even better if you get some of the heavy hitters.
She can add a copy of herself to your hand so if your lucky its a 9 mana 56/56 add split between 7 bodies add 8 rondom dragons to your hand that cost 0.
Im going to wait for the HS highlight.
Very good card for highlander decks with dragon synergies. Will probably see play in wild too. The thing is that it is so RNG dependant that the result could be great of just good. Because getting two dragons at zero cost is at least "good".
At (9)+Highlander one expects to seriously stall the game.
This is more like a solid filler for Highlander Dragon decks, but nothing more.
For Wild purposes, where there is no room for the concept of "filler", this is probably optional at best. Comparable to stuff like Krul the Unshackled.
I am a bit disappointed. If at least the generated cards had rush or taunt...
It's nice to see that they are printing more hinghlander cards unlike in Mean Streets of Gadgetzan where they just stopped supporting it after its release (for standard).
For the card itself, the effect is very powerful with a good amount of high cost minions in the list of dragon cards. Even some of the smaller dragons have some potential like the explorer dragons.
While the effect is quite powerful, it's also one of the most RNG cards that i've seen in awhile. Dragonqueen Alexstrasza can even create a copy of itself which can make it quite frustrating when you'll end up with two Faerie Dragons instead.
Either way, a fun and powerful card that I am eager to try out.
More dragons? Yes please!
Nice card, but I'm not crazy about it. Reno Jackson does clear the board, she makes hudge board presence... It can work pretty well.
In turn 8 you play reno, and 9 you play this Alex - sounds like a good gameplan :3
I guess, for the cost, and for the condition, the dragons must be 5 mana or higher .. it's so rng .. but I like anyway.
I'm sorry for my bad english :)
Love it, hope we will see Onyxia, Murozond and Nefarian too.
Hear me out: Highlander rogue that drops this, then shadow steps so it can drop it again alongside dragon breeder. When I finally pull it off though, I bet I only nab Twilight Drakes and Faerie Dragons.
I wonder if this and Zephrys the Great are enough to create competitive highlander decks for the EVIL classes in standard.
I mean regardless of whether or not you’re playing a dragon deck you’d want to use this just for the value it gives you. Makes running a dragon deck a lot easier if it’s highlander as well, since the extra dragons will make it more consistent.
Who needs consistency when you could have fun?
I cant help but agree on your outcome predictions. Even the new dragons coming should still be pretty darn good at 0 cost.
Holy frick, that's a card. Not sure I can open my eyes any wider than I already have them open. Between this, Zephrys, and Kronx, Galakras decks be like, "Mmmhmmm."
Singleton support : Fuck Yeah!
Struggle with Heroic Galakrond's Awakening? I got your back :
Nice with Highlander Portal Handlock.
Just throwing in buzzwords to brainstorm.
This is a great card, such value!
awesome support for highlander
a kind of deck that i love, so 5/5
I like that this card costs 9 so it can't just be thrown into every single highlander deck without thought.. it costs a lot to actually run a 9 drop it means you have to play only it and the generated dragons in the turn (and maybe a spell if you happen to get a Kalecgos) which is a high risk actually because you are not guaranteed to have a good answer for the board state.
if you run highlander AND dragons this is probably an auto include though just holding a dragon has it's merits..
This will fit nicely in my dragonhandlock, but if I could just complain about one thing...
Why are we burning ALEXSTRASZA on this card? Isn't she like one of the most reknown, epic (add more superlatives) in warcraft lore?
Okay, I guess highlander mage will still be a thing, or should I say dragon highlander mage.
Potentially CRAZY! With all those new dragons we will see a lot of variation from RNG and discover, but many of them are really strong. The Highlander concept gets a great support card and will live to see another expansion as well, wich probably os good for diversity.
How can anyone say this card is bad? If you are playing any form of Highlander, just slot her in as far as standard builds are concerned. Really happy to see my Highlander Shaman is getting more fuel. If the Galakrond is good, I can see it really taking off.
Actually, the EVIL classes all have really cool Highlander options, and this card being a neutral just helps it even more.
This ain't no place for a hero
Ahhh, it's 1 mana too high form my singleton quest shaman.
But seriously, there is zero reason not to run this in highlander decks. Standard definitely need the help to reach tier 1, and wild decks will become crazy, especially mage who has been the only class thus far to receive highlander cards every-time those were available . No joking, with Reno Jackson Reno the Relicologist Kazakus Inkmaster Solia Zephrys the Great this will be the 6th highlander card mage receives.
this is frst card to craft 8)
I almost wish I didn't dust my inkmaster solia just so I could have 6 highlander cards in the same deck.
Carrion, my wayward grub.
I absolutely love it! The artwork is beautiful, I love Alextrasza and highlander decks are my favorite, so I´m just so excited. The value is always good, 2 0 cost dragons can´t be bad!
An interesting card to try out =) It gives dragon decks one more way to be strong in late game. On turn 9 we can potentially set up a board with 3 dragons for 9 mana. So the question is how fast will be the new meta and would we be able to survive until we can play this card?
Expensive but a very nice tempo swing.
Could be quite a lot of variance from this card, but the average roll is likely going to be very powerful. Once the new set launches highlander decks also have the highest number of cards available, so the restriction is less of an issue.
I think all highlander decks will play it just for that big late game push, she should help quite a lot.
Auto craft day one along with Kronx Dragonhoof Dragons plus highlander plus easy infinite value along with dragons that discover other dragons.
This is my favorite legendary revealed along with Nozdormu until now. The value is insane, and if you think that she could even put in your hand a 0 mana copy of herself...
Considering you can get this card from THIS card..Trolden videos will be pretty funny this meta.
I voted this card 5 stars.
It will be run in all of the decks that are highlander, probably in quest druid too.
The card is obviously amazing, i personally don't like the fact that has too much variance, sometimes gives you 2 faerie dragon and sometimes the nuts...imagine getting screwed because your opponent gets the new maly with her and discover a 1 mana polymorph that prevent you from winning, or when she will be generated by her.
So the power if the card is 5 star, no doubts, but personally i'm not happy about it, especially because we'll see a lot of it being a good card.
Seems like an auto include in highlander deck.strong
very strong, has infinite potential. i think dragon reno decks could take off :)
If you drop this against an empty draw in druid highlander you can double your 0 cost dragons with Elise.
Good value for sure, but i'm not a fan of this RNG. Except for the case where we will get 2 Faerie Dragon it's a good card for huge tempo swing
This is most likely to be an auto-include in any highlander decks. very neat card
A new highlander card that you have almost no reason to not include in an highlander deck.
It can lowroll giving you 2 Faerie Dragon for 0 mana, but on average you should be getting a pretty good swing that turn considering that a good number of dragons have battlecries.
I did predicted [Hearthstone Card (Alexstrazsa) Not Found] being Hunter's legendary loooooong long ago with other aspects being in Druid, Mage and Paladin together.
I am a bit disappointed by seeing her in neutral at first glance but loved it right after I saw Premordial Dragon theme in hunter.
I loved her mechanic too so much. If i can't drop one, it is an instant craft for me for sure.
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Really exciting card to put in any Zeph deck
Definitely an auto include in highlanders, literally why not?
Wild highlanders will get even crazier, I know I won't like it when they play this 5 times in one game.
This card will find a spot in every current highlander deck. It may even lead to experiments with new highlander archetypes.
This is probably gonna be a day 1 craft for me. Im a sucker for reno decks and this one is a dragon too
Runs into similar issues as Ysera, Unleashed in that it generates value but is hugely expensive. Alexstrasza at least has the upside of putting the cards into your hand so any of the numerous powerful Dragon battlecry effects you might get can be played. Definitely a “high-roll, low-roll” card though.
Jaina is best waifu. Always.
After the complete reveal, this still seems absurdly strong. There are no bad dragons, which will make this one great.
High value card. Do not know which class it fits best, maybe mage?
Excellent addition to highlander decks. 3 dragons for 9 mana it's great. If the dragons are good then it's bonkers.
This will be in every highlander deck, without the question, value is through the roof.
Fun and interactive game.
In Wild, the huge pool of possible dragons will certainly dilute this.
card with insane value. there are a lot of high costed dragons you will be happy to get from the battlecry