New Warrior Minion - Skybarge

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A new Rare Warrior Minion, Skybarge, has been revealed!

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

    A new Rare Warrior Minion, Skybarge, has been revealed!

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

    It's a bigger Ship's Cannon. Easier to put down on curve, but harder to combo.

    I guess this isn't the expansion to play this in, gotta wait for more pirates in the future.

    That being said, it triggers on summon and we do have Sharkfin Fan still in Standard....but I wouldn't want to build a deck around that.

    EDIT: well scratch that, I just saw the other pirates. This might just work out well enough if you get on the board early

    I tried having fun once.

    It was awful.

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  • Mercynary9's Avatar
    355 239 Posts Joined 03/31/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Aaand it's a mech, alright, I'll start making a bad meme deck with pirates and mechs now.

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  • happyshorts's Avatar
    Snow-Covered 185 124 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Very snowbally combined with Sky raider and maybe parachute Brigand can make for a very swingy turn.

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

    "Pirate Warrior is dead!"

    Blizzard: Hold my beer!

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

    Reminds me of Ship's Cannon

    Pirate Warrior is actually getting some pretty nice cards this expansion and if it ever becomes a viable deck then this will be a staple card to include.

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  • Nona's Avatar
    Child of the Night 940 258 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    In the Year of the Dragon, with the Expac... Descent of Dragons.... that's what we're thinking of.... Mechs and Pirates. I assume this is some "tech cards" setting up Warrior for the next "year of the..." cycle.

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

    For Pirate Warrior in Standard, yea probably a must-include. 

    Will probably not see play in Wild. 1 Mana more is a GIANT Difference for Pirate-Warrior. 

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

    Ship's Cannon that is more than likely live a turn. With all the new pirates this card is insane.

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

    pirate warrior is back?? so many new standard archetypes being pushed, im excited

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

    Looks like something that’ll probably want a lot more pirates printed to work out. As it is, pirates haven’t gotten much love in awhile, so I think it’ll take more than this and the weapon to work out

    Who needs consistency when you could have fun?

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

    Alright, so it's a good card with enoug support...but it looks like it's the only thing able to carry the archetype.

    You play this on turn 3 and assume it lives and then spam Pirates on your next turn to cannon your opponent into submission.

    But what happens when they killl it? Do you just surrender?

     

    It should be noted that the mech tribe might be very relevant when you combine it with some of the better Magnetize options (replicating menace would be a good followup if playing pirates isn't an option)

    Mech Pirate Warrior maybe? Nightmare Amalgam helps both and Eternium Rover is good in any deck. Add Sn1p Sn4p and Zilliax and that's a solid enough core.

    Could even run Beryllium Nullifier for the memes.

    I tried having fun once.

    It was awful.

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

    A second Ship's Cannon in Wild Pirate Warrior seems nuts. This isn't as aggressively statted, and that's probably good, because it lets you play this and have it survive more often to abuse its effect. In standard it might be good, but IDK if pirates will succeed or not. Either way, this effect is known to be strong, so this card is probably strong.

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

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  • sicknantos's Avatar
    Rexxar 470 231 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    I'll say it because that's what we do here, we echo: Ship's Cannon but better! SN1P-SN4P! Zilliax!

    Very nice upgrade. I expect some Towelie combos from this some time in December/January on YouTube.

    Rage quitting: the best way to ensure your opponent knows they beat a giant baby.

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  • AngryShuckie's Avatar
    1705 1735 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    By itself it is not much harder to kill this on turn 3 than it was to kill Ship's Cannon on turn 2. But assuming you have a fast turn 1 and 2 (not unlikely assuming it is an aggressive deck) it could be tricky for the opponent to find the resources to kill it.

    I have always enjoyed the technicalities of pirate rogue a lot more than the brutish smorc-ing of pirate warrior, but if anything will get me to at least give it a go again it is the sound of cannon-fire.

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

    Dealing 2 damage whenever you summon a pirate is a pretty powerful effect, especially with the new patches. 5 health is significant enough that it should survive a turn if you drop it on turn 3-4, and the attack value being low isn't as important when most of the damage is coming from the effect anyway. 

    Will pirate warrior be good? I really don't know, we have some very powerful tools to help pirate warrior, namely Ancharrr, Skybarge, and Patches 2.0. But we still have yet to see if the meta will allow a deck like this to work. But I do know that if pirate warrior is good it will be because of this card, this is basically flamewalker but for pirates. 

    Carrion, my wayward grub.

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

    Ship's Cannon 2.0. Obvious staple for Pirate Warrior! Might be even better in Wild

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

    pirates it giving me flashbacks. might be better than shipsconnon and it always go to a minion so easier to predict what it will do

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

    Better ship's cannon! Great addition to wild as well!

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

    Better ship's cannon! Great addition to wild as well!

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

    In many cases, this seems like an upgraded Ship's Cannon - same effect, more health, and a mech tribal tag. Where this might prove to be much worse, though, is the cost. This effect exists to snowball you to a win, so getting this effect online one turn earlier makes a huge world of difference for Pirate Warrior. That's not to say it won't be a mainstay of Standard Pirate Warrior, but there are upsides and downsides as compared to Ship's Cannon.

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

    Ship's cannon was powerful, this should be too, especially with Parachute Brigand. Also goes to show you can run [Hearthstone Card (ziliax) Not Found] in any deck.

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

    Crazy card with mech tribe tag + magnetic minions around.

    Even you don't put mechs in your deck, Dr. Boom, Mad Genius is still here, same with Omega Assembly.

    Unpopular Opinion Incarnate

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

    I’m loving all of this aggressive Warrior support. This is obviously the lynchpin for Pirate Warrior right now.

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

    So much Pirate aggro along with Big Dragon potential. Warrior has it all.

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  • p's Avatar
    E.V.I.L. Dragon 615 127 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    5 health is waay too much for a snowball minion on turn 3 remember when EVIL Miscreant was 5 health it would not go way. Now imagine every warrior minion is Kobold Lackey .

    This card has amazing synergy with Parachute Brigand its scary.

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

    pirate war's exclusive ship's canon! let's hope the cancerous pirate war doesn't make a come back..

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

    The extra life comparing to Ship's Cannon is really good, but the point of Ship's Cannon at 2 mana was that you could start dealing damage earlier.

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  • Demonxz95's Avatar
    Senior Writer 2255 2706 Posts Joined 03/19/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Blizzard, please. What is this? Why?

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

    The extra Health might make all the difference between Ship's Cannon and this card. Slower than the Cannon, though, which is a problem for a deck that wants to be aggressive. Maybe this will translate to some kind of mid-range situation.

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  • Ardin's Avatar
    Dragon Scholar 605 45 Posts Joined 04/04/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    I am not sure how good is Pirate Warrior going to be, given all those Dragon related OP cards.

    But an alternate Ship Cannon is going to see at least some amount of play.

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  • HighVoltagez's Avatar
    310 81 Posts Joined 07/23/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Ok I failed the test. What’s wrong? Both worded the same and same punctuation 

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

    it sounds like an autoincluded in the 2k20 pirate warrior

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

    you can even buff it with Zilliax and SN1P-SN4P warrior got so many good pirate cards this expansion, there were already enough aggro/tempo cards in the class I can see this deck being easily tier 1.

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  • Wagnuz's Avatar
    125 67 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    This card looked so amazing and strong on stream. Wonder if it will be effective in constructed. Anyway, a must have in any pirate warrior deck.

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

    Having Aggro decks around in the metagame is healthy for it, and Pirate Warrior seems like a good contestant (flashback). This card is a staple I think, and Pirates can generate much more value now. Looking forward to either win or lose on turn 3 xd

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

    There is some synergy with Sharkfin Fan, if you Upgrade! turn 1, drop the Fan turn 2, and then the Skybarge turn 3.... Might make one Rastakhan card playable!

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

    A 2/5 on turn 3 is not easy to deal with, especially in a deck that plays very aggressive from the first turn. When ship cannon was in standard there weren't many good pirates to make it work, but this expansion has many of them that are very good and cheap so this card will see play.

     

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

    3 stars since this was so OP on the stream, but even they acknowledged how perfectly high-rolly that whole game was. I can see this being very strong, but probably not always AS strong as we all saw.

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

    So now we now exactly Blizzard wants to resurrect pirate warriors! It's a great snowball card but i'm not sure if it's enough to make this deck playable. With Ancharrr pirate warrior can become a beast since we got some pirates this expansion. I suppose we'll see pirate warrior in april after the next rotation. And we might get some support for this archetype in the future, so let's see.

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

    It's a bigger Ship's CannonShip's Cannon for 1 more mana and with mech tag. For wild Pirate Warior i think Ship's Cannon is better, but in standard can raise a warior deck with pirate that use Skybarge with this set or with next ones

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

    Really spooky support for Pirate Warrior, may see a nerf

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

    This is why they printed the legendary warrior weapon :) PIRATE WARRIOR IS BACK!! YARRR! And i see a potential pirate package in galakrond warrior.

    Never netdeck, craft Whizbang instead!

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

    One day we'll have a Sorcerer's Apprentice for Pirates... One day...

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

    Why TF did they think that releasing a different body Ship's Cannon would be a good idea?

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

    I always loved Ship's Cannon and now it's back! This is a must in all pirate warrior decks.

    More dragons? Yes please!

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

    Slapping zilliax on this is going to be a wild ride since the life steal will trigger pirate warrior is going to be fun and annoying I played it back in MSOG so It'll be neat to see some new support for it combos with the weapon too

    Self proclaimed good at battlegrounds

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

    Another old card on steroids. Maybe finds a spot if Pirate warrior returns.

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

    wild card for sure. not gonna see play in standard. i'm betting on that.

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  • Lightspoon's Avatar
    Merfolk 495 405 Posts Joined 04/01/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Pirate Warrior on Wild will love this, since it's a more solid Ship's Cannon.

    "For what profit is it to a man if he gains the world, and loses his own soul?"

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

    Solid card in wild, not so much in standard, but I hate pirate warrior so I hate this card /kidding /orNot

    I'm sorry for my bad english :)

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

    A more expensive version of Ship's Cannon. Pirate Warrior will definitely see play in standard. I winder if this card will also be played in wild Pirate Warrior decks.

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

    This will be really good in wild, and a core of potential pirate build in standard.

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

    Nice card! Compared to ship's cannon it's slightly worse, because it costs more

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  • Horus's Avatar
    Detective Pikachu 2575 3348 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 5 years ago
    Quote From Mercynary9

    Aaand it's a mech, alright, I'll start making a bad meme deck with pirates and mechs now.

    What if I were to tell you that its tribe tag is irrelevant and that it is simply a newer version of Ship's Cannon ?

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

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

    Not sure if there's enough pirates in standard to make the deck shine, but in wild it will be a force to be reckoned with.

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

    Has obvious synergy with Pirates, a really annoying statline that makes it hard to kill. An excellent card for Pirate Warrior. Going to be an absolute terror in Wild when played alongside it’s little brother Ship’s Cannon.

    Jaina is best waifu. Always.

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

    Pirate warrior now has a chance to be a thing thanks to this card. If the damage it provides wans't enough, 5 health asures that it will live more than 1 turn, while clearing the board/hitting face.

    It's back, pirate warrior came back to standart.

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

    Not a bad card but I am still not sure if pirate warrior will actually be a competitive deck for this meta. We will find out soon.

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

    This will be particularly annoying to remove with its statline. A staple for sure if pirate warrior is a ever a thing, which  I hope not. God, I hate pirates with passion, almost as much as I hate murlocs. Good thing it doesn't take T5 two years to fix things anymore.

    Elders Scrolls : Legends / Runeterra

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

    Good stats and effects overall. Hope to see it being played, but I agree it may be frustrating to play against.

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

    Great card for Pirate Warrior. And it's a Mech too! In wild this card is awesome. You play Ship's Cannon. It dies, you play this card. And keep pushing damage.

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

    Seems scary, Pirate Warrior will definitely be a thing. Is it going to be the terror it once was?

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

    Oh boy, pirates are real deal after all. Let's hope this time it won't be so oppresive.

    Fun and interactive game.

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

    Really good card! Nice stats for 3 mana, crazy effect that can be easily triggerd 2 times per turn plus it's a mech. 5 stars

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  • spy2395's Avatar
    800 174 Posts Joined 08/22/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    worse than cannon, but since there are no analogues in standard, pirate decks will play it. good it can shoot face SMOrc

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  • lichee's Avatar
    350 130 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    this is gonna be dirty if it sticks. 

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  • Dongusman's Avatar
    145 84 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    A very strong card that you can even put alone on the board without comboing.

    With the new pirates coming this expansion Pirate Warrior could very well be coming back.

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