New Mage Minion - Mana Giant

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

    A new Epic Mage Minion, Mana Giant, has been revealed!

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

    Cute Quest and Cyclone Support...

    a target for Conjurer's as well, but seeing how not even Flamewaker brought that deck back to relevance I have lowered my expectations accordingly.

    I tried having fun once.

    It was awful.

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

    dude!!! what the hell blizz?  when will you learn from yours mistakes?!  Conjurer's Calling says hello

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

    This is very situationally good. In wild in specific where Mage can really generate a ton of cards this can be super cheap and the elemental tag can also be very relevant. In current standard I think its still fine, I mean its an 8 mana 8/8, so playing even one card makes this fine on tempo, and getting it discounted to 4-5 means its in the range of Mountain Giant most of the time. Being able to do that early enough is the issue, but its always good tempo late game which can be fine. The elemental tag means less atm but makes sense for the card.

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

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

    Pretty good card, all of the giant's have seen play in some form with the exception of Jumbo Imp.

    The starting cost of 8 mana is really what makes this card good, it shouldn't be too difficult to get it down to around 4 mana for a very strong and cheap minion. Luckily this doesn't need to be in hand for the cost reduction.

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

    Great payoff for something Cyclone Mage already does a lot. Most giants see play, and this one seems like it will too.

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

    8 mana isn't a lot to reduce, this will 90% of the time cost 3 or less when you play it. At the very least I will enjoy this in my Casino Mage. Mage plays a lot of cards that don't start in their deck, so this will probably be around in a lot of mage decks that could take advantage of a 0 mana 8/8 elemental.

    Carrion, my wayward grub.

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

    a new giant been a while, its one of those card you need to play with to see how good it is.

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  • Koetti's Avatar
    1095 863 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
  • PipoHs's Avatar
    Vampire 220 142 Posts Joined 11/22/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    more cyclone stuff, a very good addition to the archetype 

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

    Seems pretty good with all the card generating spells that mage has.

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

    So twin spells, cyclone, main quest, Mage's general spell adding with all these it's going to almost always cost 0 also I'm surprised that this giant isn't 12 mana or something all the other giants have been even the other class giant snow fury or whatever.

    Self proclaimed good at battlegrounds

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

    More cards for cyclone mage is always appreciated.

    More dragons? Yes please!

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

    i mean... for mage this is almost a free 8/8 lol

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  • AliRadicali's Avatar
    465 713 Posts Joined 06/06/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    I'm generally a fan of giants but this one leaves me lukewarm. Would've preferred it as a neutral, since mage isn't the only one who likes playing with cards outside of their deck.

     

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

    Another Giant to run that can be really cheap easily. Bit less flexible than the other giants though

    Who needs consistency when you could have fun?

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

    I think this will find a home. Obvious Cyclone mage value, but also works with Quest, any twinspell cards, all the new Discover cards, etc. I'm sure it's also an automatic add to any Wild Time Warp Mage deck.

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  • StormKnightSera's Avatar
    Senior Writer Serra Angel 1720 2915 Posts Joined 02/09/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    A free 8/8 in an Open the Waygate deck; maybe it will find a home in Wild there whilst working toward Cyclone Mage in Standard. Keep in mind it doesn't specify the card must be a spell, so cards like Messenger Raven count too.

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  • Nachorc95's Avatar
    235 61 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    In the stream was played in reno mage, i think that in that deck could work fine

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

    Cyclone quest mage will like this one!

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  • SLima's Avatar
    The Undying 560 415 Posts Joined 08/17/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    More support for Quest and Mana Cyclone mage is appreciated. But this seems good enough on its own since it works with any cards, not just spells.

    "True mastery takes dedication."

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

    8 mana 8/8 Elemental Tribe is already a vanilla minion.

    this card is good enough i think.

    Unpopular Opinion Incarnate

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

    The giant of this set! I find it cool that the team always finds new ways to create different minions of this kind.

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

    Cyclone Mage support but it's very slow though, idk if I would run it personally

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  • KinetiClasH's Avatar
    135 87 Posts Joined 09/05/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    I guess this kind of support makes the cyclone archetype more interesting in my hopes that it becomes meta relevant.

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

    In mana cyclone mage? Why not <3

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

    Pride Parade Giant very effective with Quest and Cyclone. And Wild Arcane Giant.

    Mage is now Magic Rogue.

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

    pretty op and easily activated with cyclone mage..will definitely be a free minion in cyclone mages..

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

    This card fits in both Cyclone Mage and Quest Mage. But archetypes are not very popular at the moment but might get stronger by including this card.

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  • DoubleSummon's Avatar
    Ancestral Recall 1585 2271 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Conjurer's Calling got nerfed, but it still exists.. now with so many spell generators in mage and also some new ones this expansion it's easier than ever to reduce this to 0 mana..

    mage is gonna be insane this expansion.. so many strong cards.

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

    This and the newly revealed side quest get me excited. 

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

    Mage have a lot of tools to ger new spells so this could fit in to many deck. Especially cyclone of course, were this serves well as a late-game punch.

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

    I think this card is too slow and to inconsistent to be a reliable 8/8. Cyclone Mage has other win conditions, and whilst this is a good tempo play for 0 mana, the potential of it breaking your hand in the early game is too weak compared to the upsides. Another (useless) 8/8 in the evolve pool without an effect on board is nice though.

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  • Elfensilver's Avatar
    595 663 Posts Joined 03/14/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    This card is symptomatic, since it's a giant with full stats, which never happened in the old day, before the dragons descended.

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

    This card is very interesting, mages in general have an easy time generating spells, and mage decks that purposely want to generate a lot of spells do it pretty well.

    Maybe it will gives the cyclone mage the consistency of pressuring the opponent.

    is still an elemental so Sandbinder has another target in those decks, the new legendary included

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

    Pretty slow card for cyclone mage. I don't think it will see much play as dragon mage seems a much more interesting archetype.

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

    Looks like a very powerful addition to a cyclone deck! Mage can easilly make this tough guy cheap in a 1 good turn with [Hearthstone Card (Mana Cyclone) Not Found]. So i'm sure we'll see this card in mage decks. Strong enough to be played.

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

    Good Cyclone Support, but maybe it's too slow for that deck. I will try it for sure

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

    Cyclone mage might be pretty spooky

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

    Giants are always welcome :) Can be a big tempo play in some mage decks, but i think those type of archetypes doesnt need a big guy to close games. Arcane giant wasnt used in tempo mages, only in quest mage for the OTK potential. Nice card, but i dont think we will see it too much.

    Never netdeck, craft Whizbang instead!

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

    Very gooooooooooood card for my quest giants deck, I love it!!!!

    I'm sorry for my bad english :)

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  • RMK117's Avatar
    180 145 Posts Joined 06/12/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Thief mage inc? wasn't thief rogue and thief priest a thing? hmm.

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

    Could be a fun addition to cyclone mage, and a decent addition to old quest mage in Wild.

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

    Simple design, cool concept ; a new Giant is born.

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

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

    Very cheap as far as Giants go, has the Elemental tag, and Mage is very good at generating lots of spells. Extremely good card.

    Jaina is best waifu. Always.

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

    Of course it is good, why wouldnt it be good? But maybe, maybe, its too good. twin spells are still a thing, as is magic trick, mana cyclone and the new 1 mana elemental that gives arcane missiles.

    In theory, you could play this for 0 mana turn 2, with aprentice - ray of frost(x4) - magic trick(x2) - random 1 manas from magic trick - elemental invocation - arcane missiles from 1 drop -mana cyclone - random 1 drop spells you got from mana cyclone.

    And it doesn't even sound like an impossible scenario. I've done similar things in the first 4 turns of the game many times.

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  • Zwane's Avatar
    Wizard 320 423 Posts Joined 06/04/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Say on turn 2 with coin you have 6 cards in your hand + coin. If these are apprentice/ray-of-frost x2/giant/magic-trick/elemental invocation

    If the ray-of-frost twinspells indeed are considered new then you can do it on turn 2 if you discover a 1 mana spell.

    Bummer you then have to wait until turn 4 to do a conjurer's calling on it :) Might be better to wait until turn 3 then lol.

    I am sure this card will create some rage quits here and there.

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  • Ethardoth's Avatar
    Harpy Lieutenant 435 389 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Seems scary, can get cheap really fast, and you can't counter it. But it's boring design for me.

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

    I can only think of open the waygate in wild dropping this alongside the arcane giants. I'm sure there are better uses, but that just sounds fun.

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

    Insane with Conjurer's Calling, here we go again.

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  • kaiserkarl's Avatar
    Plains 300 133 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Mmmm.. This looks way slower than arcane giant and therefore probably won't make the cut in wild quest mage. Maybe in standard if cyclone mage can keep up with the absurd amount of sheer power this expansion brings.

    Elders Scrolls : Legends / Runeterra

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

    Fits into cyclone mage very well, but still on the slow side, as you really don't want a card like this in your hands for many turns. 

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

    A really great addition to Cyclone Mage. Awesome in Wild too because it's cheaper than Arcane Giant

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

    8 Mana, eh? Same cost of an evolved [Hearthstone Card (Mogu Fleshaper) Not Found], eh? We got some mad cards, eh?

    Conjurers be calling again.

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  • user6484's Avatar
    Banned 125 40 Posts Joined 07/30/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    A strong card, as the condition to reduce its cost is not that difficult, particularly with the new cards Violet Spellwing and Cobalt Spellkin. Should certainly see inclusion in 'Small Spell Mage' decks alongside Mana Cyclone and Chenvaala.

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

    Mage has so many card generation right now I believe this will easily finds way into cyclone decks.

    Fun and interactive game.

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

    With a name like "Mana Giant" I would expect the card text to read "for each MANA spent on cards not found in your deck."

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

    Yep, probably this will give some headaches in tempo spell mage. Won't win much games because it will require quite a set up to be effective

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