New Mage Spell - Evocation

Submitted 4 years, 9 months ago by

A new Legendary Mage Spell, Evocation, has been revealed!

Evocation Card Image

Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating!


Learn more about Ashes of Outland

Head on over to our dedicated guide for Ashes of Outland!


Get Cheaper Card Packs

This section contains affiliate links.

If you want to save money when buying Hearthstone packs, you should check out Amazon Coins! It's an easy way to save up to 25% off Hearthstone packs so you can get into the new expansion without worrying about your wallet too much. We've got a detailed guide on how to Get Started with Amazon Coins, but if you've already dealt with them in the past, you can buy some more by clicking right here.

  • Arthas's Avatar
    Robot Black Lotus 1265 5754 Posts Joined 03/10/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    A new Legendary Mage Spell, Evocation, has been revealed!

    Evocation Card Image

    Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating!


    Learn more about Ashes of Outland

    Head on over to our dedicated guide for Ashes of Outland!


    Get Cheaper Card Packs

    This section contains affiliate links.

    If you want to save money when buying Hearthstone packs, you should check out Amazon Coins! It's an easy way to save up to 25% off Hearthstone packs so you can get into the new expansion without worrying about your wallet too much. We've got a detailed guide on how to Get Started with Amazon Coins, but if you've already dealt with them in the past, you can buy some more by clicking right here.

    Your friendly neighbourhood bot!
    Like what I'm doing? Disable ads and unlock cosmetics with Out of Cards Premium!

    0
  • YourPrivateNightmare's Avatar
    Skeleton 2010 4741 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    I really hate this.

    It doesn't lead into anything, it's not a buildaround, it's just a one time RNG bomb. We already have ways to get a hand full of random stuff we don't need more.

    It's not even permanent so what'S the point? Use it when you need an answer but have none so you just pray to RNG?

    Are you supposed to combo this with Kael'thas to hopefully get enough 1-cost spells for a double rotation?

    This doesn'T help Cyclone MAge beyond "you didn't draw your combo pieces so here have some random shit to pass the time"

    It doesn't have Control Mage either.

     

    Look, I get that it's not a terrible card altogether, but I'm really tired of seeing Casino Mage being pushed every single expansion because they can't be bothered to actually come up with (or support) a new mechanic.

    Remember Hero POwer Mage from Rastkhans? That wasn't even terrible but then they rotated Baku and didn't even bother to support the archetype further (until DoD with the laughably late Arcane Amplifier)

    Remember Card draw Mage from Witchwood? That didn't get anything beyond the initial set

    Remember Spellpower Mage from Boomsday? Same thing.

    Is there really nothing else you can do with a spell based class other than attach the word "generate randomly" to every other card?

    I tried having fun once.

    It was awful.

    6
  • RandomGuy's Avatar
    430 614 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    Panic buttons like this usually see some degree of play. Wouldn't be surprised if this one does too.

    3
  • duppie's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 320 240 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    This card is insane.  Like, is this just auto include in everything? 

     It helps you dig for outs, dig for a better play, dig for whatever you need really.  Mage spells are so versatile you're going to be able to find something to use most of the time, sometimes two or three spells.  The smaller your hand size the more value you can get out of it because you have more options.   

    Reno mage definitely runs this. This is insane with cyclone mage if that still exists with the evocation rotating.  

    It seems like a really fun and cool card.  It's going to be infuriating when they get a flamestrike for clear or fireball for lethal off it though.  

     

     

    4
  • KANSAS's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1745 2912 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    A nice card for cyclone mage. It basically acts like a third cyclone. If you have double Sorcerer's Apprentice out then you should be able to just play the majority of the spells you get without much trouble. I think this card is a lot more than just another panic button type card, it fuels your hand for a turn. It is one single card that can occupy you for a whole turn. But I think that if you don't have a way to utilize those spells such as Stargazer Luna or Flamewalker then I don't think you would really want to play this card.

    Carrion, my wayward grub.

    1
  • sinti's Avatar
    Senior Writer Chocolate Cake 2070 2792 Posts Joined 10/20/2018
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    Turn 2 Mountain Giant?:)

    ~ Have an idea? Found a bug? Let us know! ~
    ~ Join us on Discord ~

    7
  • Koetti's Avatar
    1095 863 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    People already hate playing around randomly generated Mage Spells (especially Secrets). And now they print a Card, that not only fills your entire Hand with those, but also can be randomly generated? That's gonna be real annoying.

    Also, Wild Quest-Mage....Remember the Times when it was actually difficult to generate new Spells?

    3
  • Emptyness's Avatar
    Supporter 520 525 Posts Joined 03/16/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    Too much RNG on a class with so much RNG already. I really don't see the point. 

    “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

    EU Legend: S52 (ZooHeal Lock); S76 (Highlander Hunter);

    2
  • Me0203's Avatar
    Design Champion 750 497 Posts Joined 06/13/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    I'm a great advocate of our Lord and Savior Yogg-Saron, and an avid user of Wild Big Spell Scroll of Wonder Mage, but this is too much even to me. 

    RNG cards aren't innately bad. They can be quite fun. BUT this card is too powerful, and RNG is heavily saturated in Mage. This is a solid last-minute dig for fast decks, slow decks, and even combo decks - Cyclone Mage is giggling at the thought of having a full hand at-will, and the Wild Quest... I don't even want to think about it. Anybody that can put this card in a deck will put this card in a deck. And with regard to RNG saturation, the other new Mage legendary, Reno, and Yogg's Puzzle Box all exist. Will every game played against Mage for the next few years be decided by powerful bursts of RNG? 

    Additional thought -they've probably had this one on the backburner for a while. You can't print this card in a format with Mountain Giant. Maybe this was one of the ideas for the original Mage legendary spell?

    Better call Thrall!

     

     

    0
  • dapperdog's Avatar
    Dragon Scholar 1890 5610 Posts Joined 07/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    Its a tempo mage card, through and through. You dont play this is cyclone decks, nor highlander, both of which already have plenty of cards to choose from. If it gets added into constructed, its because the deck plays fast and runs out of gas too quickly for lethal.

    I actually like the card. Combos well with sorcerer's apprentice.

    In cyclone decks, discovering this means more spells to play. Its essentially a discover effect for many spells, and you get to pick often more than one to play the same turn.

    0
  • RavenSunHS's Avatar
    Refreshment Vendor 880 1487 Posts Joined 03/27/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago
    Quote From Koetti

    People already hate playing around randomly generated Mage Spells (especially Secrets). And now they print a Card, that not only fills your entire Hand with those, but also can be randomly generated? That's gonna be real annoying.

    Also, Wild Quest-Mage....Remember the Times when it was actually difficult to generate new Spells?

    Mana Cyclone or even just Banana Buffoon are way better for Wild Quest Mage: you can't afford random spells for one turn only.

    The discard part is what keeps this card in check. Heavily.

    1
  • UVE's Avatar
    1180 832 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    The only way to make that card really usefull is printing something like Lilian Voss for mage class.

    By The Holy Light!

    0
  • Horus's Avatar
    Detective Pikachu 2575 3348 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    I was gonna rate this one 5 stars until I read the 2 last lines. It still has potential, it's just not as consistent on the very turn it is played ; Mountain Giant rotated for this ;)

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

    0
  • troY's Avatar
    Funnel Cakes 250 271 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    Not that great of a card, but it could be useful in Aggro / Tempo'ish Mage that need a little extra burst at the end, this card has a big chance of giving it.

    0
  • Pezman's Avatar
    Staff Writer 2235 2285 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    No fun in the early game, but later it can be really good. I agree with a lot of people above saying how frustrating it will be to get aced by an opponent generating useful stuff off this, but I'll try it out anyway. Pairs well with Kael'thas!

    "Be excellent to each other." -Bill and Ted

    0
  • Haffax733's Avatar
    Devoted Outlander 1035 297 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    This card is a good addition to Highlander Mage. It can either be used to find some burn spells if you are close to lethal, or to find an AoE/freeze effect.

    0
  • Brandon's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1350 2486 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    Great card. Good thing Mountain Giant rotates.

    RNG is only fun as long as there is a 50/50 chance of getting something really good or trash level of bad. If RNG always results in something good, then it's not fun.

    0
  • liontail's Avatar
    Draconically Dedicated 210 277 Posts Joined 09/04/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    Pretty nice if you are fishing for that fireball or frost bolt during late game..other than that..don't see much use in early game.

    0
  • Xarkkal's Avatar
    Servant of Illidan 910 1321 Posts Joined 03/29/2019
  • Grinstack's Avatar
    105 4 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    I really love the fun level of this card, and I just like it way more than trying to make Mana Cyclone work. It does feels a little wonky with [Hearthstone Card (Kalegos) Not Found] though. Will be great after casting yet another Learn Draconic from my quest hero power. I will probably put this in every mage deck. 

    0
  • Erodos's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 945 1019 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    Even outside of pure spell mage, this is just a huge RNG value bomb. Not gonna look forward to a mage with an empty hand topdecking this into 2 Fireballs, but we all know that's gonna happen.

    0
  • StormKnightSera's Avatar
    Senior Writer Serra Angel 1720 2915 Posts Joined 02/09/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    So. Tired. Of. Casino. Mage.

    0
  • ssaabbuu's Avatar
    225 210 Posts Joined 08/01/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    Not sure how great this will be in standard, but it wild can be really good in Quest Mage.

    0
  • sicknantos's Avatar
    Rexxar 470 231 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    Oh man I was so worried mage would run out of new variations of Yogg in standard 

    kappa

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

    0
  • DoubleSummon's Avatar
    Ancestral Recall 1585 2271 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    VERY strong card in ANY mage deck.. basically better The Soularium

    0
  • Guenh's Avatar
    Devoted Academic 725 633 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    For me it's a Panic buttons like Yog's box. It's less randomic (since you chose what spell cast and where) but will probably able to cast 1-2 spell (and u must win or stabilize the game)

    0
  • economicaooc's Avatar
    460 464 Posts Joined 03/04/2020
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    Full hand - on demand. Maybe with Mountain Giant you can play hand mage without needing Book of Specters. The random generated spells help with quest mage, but you would probably prefer discover effects or guaranteed cheap spells like the new Licensed Adventurer or Banana Buffoon. If they print a strong replacement for Mountain giant in standard, this card might be a lynchpin to an early heavy board.

    This post is discussing the wild format.

    0
  • Vandaren's Avatar
    620 636 Posts Joined 06/05/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    So many cards can generate this card. So if i dont have the dust i may be able to get it from random drop.

    0
  • PLANETCRUNCH's Avatar
    E.V.I.L. Dragon 820 1248 Posts Joined 07/19/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    I can't wait for The Amazing Reno to cast this and then burn a card needed to stabalize or win the game

    That said a card like this is pretty nice in an aggro mage deck that's looking for burn 

    or heck even for streamers who just want a fun RNG turn to entertain their audience with 

    0
  • Almaniarra's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 1000 1509 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    One of the best cards in the set. Almost an auto-include for any mage deck. If you have this in your collection and have a slot in your deck, just threw this in. You won't be regretful probably.

    but well, Same thing over and over again. I am with the same boat with @YourPrivateNightmare here.

    All of witchwood, RR archetypes should be supported more rather than pushing casino over and over again.

    Unpopular Opinion Incarnate

    0
  • Elfensilver's Avatar
    595 663 Posts Joined 03/14/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    Get a sorcerer's apprentice or two, play this, profit!

    0
  • Xerawolf's Avatar
    Derpy Elf 175 37 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    I love cards like these. I cant help it, I really really like the rng style of play. It just adds so many levels of fun into a deck. 

    I cant wait to randomly generate this random card generater! Also, the art is really awesome. 

    0
  • GoliathTheDwarf's Avatar
    980 667 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    I'm very interested to see the discard mechanic used in a class other than warlock. This will be great for giving chaos mage lots of choices to draw from without cluttering up the hand and burning though too many cards like I've had to deal with in the past.

    Official Lorekeeper and Spinner of Tavern Tales

     

     

    0
  • ShadowsOfSense's Avatar
    1500 1111 Posts Joined 10/23/2018
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    We haven't quite gotten to this one in our reviews yet, but I just love it. Being able to selectively cast a few spells from a plethora of options seems like a really fun card to play, and I think choosing being one big spell and several little ones will be a real test of skill.

    Welcome to the site!

    0
  • Meteorite12's Avatar
    670 696 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    Looks like a card that’ll probably get run in most decks, because there’s really no downside to running it, aside from cutting some essential card I guess. Would’ve preferred they not print something like this, but whatever I guess. Hopefully it’s not as good as it looks

    Who needs consistency when you could have fun?

    0
  • Draketh's Avatar
    Darkmaster 1570 1395 Posts Joined 04/02/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    Very strong late game tool, specially when used in conjunction with Kael'thas, for example.

    0
  • allthehype's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 630 739 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    Obviously very rng dependant, but will help you more often than not. And it’s safer than the Yogg Box.

    0
  • ElSabidon's Avatar
    Salty Dog 1030 685 Posts Joined 06/07/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    So, basically, a 1 mana more controlled Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron. I can see this seeing play. I can also see this card irritating me to no end when the opponent nukes my board or my face. On the plus side, Pyroblast won't work when generated by this, so that's a thing.

    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-996Hunter-91«60; Mage-1056; Paladin-1126; Priest-746; Rogue-961; Shaman-1095; Warlock-871; Warrior-906

    0
  • Car's Avatar
    185 226 Posts Joined 03/31/2020
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    This is amazing, and will be an auto include, usually, in any mage deck! The power on turn 10 is just insane!!

    0
  • Leave a Comment

    You must be signed in to leave a comment. Sign in here.