New Hunter Spell - Nagrand Slam

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A new Epic Hunter Spell, Nagrand Slam, has been revealed!

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

    A new Epic Hunter Spell, Nagrand Slam, has been revealed!

    Nagrand Slam Card Image

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


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

    Interesting card.

    Its better than Flark's Boom-Zooka cuz minions can survive.

    By The Holy Light!

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

    Random enemies means that it can always whiff when it comes to actually removing minions, meaning you can't reliably use it as a comeback tool.

    Even further, 3/5s are pretty underwhelming. At 10-mana those probably won't kill a lot of things.

    If you look at it it's basically a more expensive Captain Hooktusk, and we haven't seen her played in like a year. Zul'jin also rotates, so there's no long term value from this.

    At best this would be run in Highlander Hunter as a last resort...and I don't think they'd even need it.

    I tried having fun once.

    It was awful.

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

    Decently powerful card on it's own but not enough to see contructed play and it doesn't play the style of game hunter usually wants to.  Will only see play if there is another synergy/reason to play it like a spiteful summoner, mana cheat for spells, etc.  I'm assuming there must be something like that for them to make it an epic but it wouldn't be the first time they released a card like this for no reason.  

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  • Mercynary9's Avatar
    355 239 Posts Joined 03/31/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    Very expensive, but looks cool though. I have always dream of control hunter, but this is as slow as Eye of the Storm. I hope it will be a playable card.

    EDIT: This can go face, I actually think its a great finisher after your opponent uses "destroy all minions" board clear if they dont have a deathrattle minions. Not bad at all.

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  • Neoguli's Avatar
    Duskrider 880 599 Posts Joined 06/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    At least adds something for Spiteful Summoner, but also provides a finishing blow against small or empty boards, because the minions can hit face based on the wording.

    "Truth is in the shadows, waiting to be revealed by the light. But light only disperses the shadow." - Me

    "If other people shared traits of those considered naive, the world would've become a better place." - Also me

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

    I am not exactly sure which kind of deck will fit this card. I like the theme and the artwork of the card, but the effect and the cost are what worries me. 

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

    If the board is small enough this can be an okay-ish board clear, or if your opponent has no minions this can be 12 damage to face, but I think in most circumstances this will be too inconsistent and underwhelming to be worth playing.

    Carrion, my wayward grub.

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  • Koetti's Avatar
    1095 863 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    Wasn't Call of the Wild a Finisher in Hunter at some Point? I mean this could easily work as such. A well placed late Game Push is often all it takes to win.

    Also, just imagine how dangerous it could be to play big AoE like Plague of Death or Twisting Nether and leave an empty Board for your Opponent. 

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  • UVE's Avatar
    1180 832 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    If more Big spells are revealed, maybe hunters can build arround Kael'thas Sunstrider.

    By The Holy Light!

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  • troY's Avatar
    Funnel Cakes 250 271 Posts Joined 11/21/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    If they had Rush is might be better, despite not being able to go face. 10 mana is expensive, especially for Hunter.

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  • Hawk819's Avatar
    215 22 Posts Joined 03/23/2020
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    unleash the hounds on steroids. 5 stars

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

    10 mana is way too expensive for a Hunter spell. But i'm looking forward to the Trolden clip where all four Clefthoofs go face for lethal.

    Also a nice spell for The Amazing Reno.

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  • Horus's Avatar
    Detective Pikachu 2575 3348 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    Wait a minute, I didn't knew Hunters could count up to turn 10 .. oh well ^^

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

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  • Pezman's Avatar
    Staff Writer 2235 2285 Posts Joined 06/03/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago
    Quote From UVE

    If more Big spells are revealed, maybe hunters can build arround Kael'thas Sunstrider.

    That's what I was thinking! Jam Kael'thas, then reduce/clear the board with a couple cheap spells and let these guys rip

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

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  • YourPrivateNightmare's Avatar
    Skeleton 2010 4741 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago
    Quote From Koetti

    Wasn't Call of the Wild a Finisher in Hunter at some Point? I mean this could easily work as such. A well placed late Game Push is often all it takes to win.

    Also, just imagine how dangerous it could be to play big AoE like Plague of Death or Twisting Nether and leave an empty Board for your Opponent. 

    Call of the Wild completely fell out of relevance after being nerfed to 9-mana

    I do agree with your second point though, big boardclears into empty boards would indeed be a scary thing to do against Hunters, but it's not like there's a lot of classes (Priest, Warlock, maybe Mage and Warrior) who actually do that on a consistent basis.

    Might be a tech choice.

    I tried having fun once.

    It was awful.

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

    Either: 12 Dmg to Face. Who needs Leeroy Jenkins?

    Or Deal 12 to random characters, including face. You decide.

    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.

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  • YourPrivateNightmare's Avatar
    Skeleton 2010 4741 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago
    Quote From UVE

    If more Big spells are revealed, maybe hunters can build arround Kael'thas Sunstrider.

    Rapid Fire is still a thing so maybe? Then again, the problem with Kael'thas is that he usually comes online very late in the game for most classes that aren't Druid or Mage.

    On the other hand, I really want a reason to use Arcane Fletcher

     

    I tried having fun once.

    It was awful.

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  • Horus's Avatar
    Detective Pikachu 2575 3348 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    '' Come on and slam, and welcome to Nagrand! '' 
    Now I want to watch Space Jam!

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

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

    32 stats for 10 mana seems good. On the other hand, it's only useful if your opponent has some smallish minions, with at most 3 health - like murlocs, or token decks. And turn 10,  such a game will long be decided. a dangerous board of a few big minions will probably withstand them. So at most win-more.

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

    Another highroll option for The Amazing Reno.

    Other than that, I don't think this will see play in Hunter

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

    so you get the value of 2 leeroy in the form of 4x 3/5s..turn 10 clear board use this =D

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

    Also, just imagine how dangerous it could be to play big AoE like Plague of Death or Twisting Nether and leave an empty Board for your Opponent. 

    I do agree with your second point though, big boardclears into empty boards would indeed be a scary thing to do against Hunters, but it's not like there's a lot of classes (Priest, Warlock, maybe Mage and Warrior) who actually do that on a consistent basis.

    Might be a tech choice.

    I agree with this assessment. Other than that, you'll only see Nagrand Slam from random effects like Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron or The Amazing Reno.

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

    I can see this being the top of a slow Highlander Hunter build, but seeing as how that list has only become faster since its inception I don't see it happening any time soon. Cool design though.

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

    Kael'thas Sunstrider + Rapid Fire + Nagrand Slam.

    turn 8 or 6 with the coin to get the board really hard, all cards are kind of good stand alone so this might work.

    but you kind of need 2 Nagrand Slam to justify running kael'thas.

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

    Really expensive card for it's effect. Were it cheaper it would be more playable, but at this cost it will barely see play.

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  • Janusi's Avatar
    Face Collector 595 225 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    I think it is playable. There's a couple of board clears in the game that leave the board empty. This is a fine way to both repopulate it and do 12 to face.

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

    SinceZul'jin will rotates I don't think this card will see play in standard. 10 mana for 4 random attack are too much

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  • Skullsplita's Avatar
    Wonderform Operator 100 8 Posts Joined 04/01/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    Nice off puzzle box.

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

    Hunters now have their own less reliable Pyroblast. Does a job that I think is done better by two kill commands, but works better with Zul'jin. Has potential in a slower hunter deck, which is drifting ever closer to being viable with hunter's recent rush package.

    This post is discussing the wild format.

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  • Thonson's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 1740 1737 Posts Joined 03/24/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    I have yet to touch the Summoner Hunter deck in Wild after the unnerfings.  However, I plan on trying it out after April 7 if I open some of these.  Get big minions through Spiteful, load up one or two of these and a Call of the Wild for a Zul'jin turn later!  Could be fun!

    Quick!  Someone give me something clever to write here.

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

    Definitely playable and fun. This could be on a zixor deck, too.

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

    this is a big card, not just in stats or mana cost but how it can be played.

    Lot of posters already mentioned Kaelthas being used to activate this card early, or even using the card as a 10 mana finisher.

    other classes will have to rely on a board to protect them if this card becomes a staple in Hunter lists...

     

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

    While I'm agreeing that this is a good combo and a finisher card, this is also used in some control Hunter which I care more. Liked it.

    Unpopular Opinion Incarnate

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  • dedidedi's Avatar
    125 60 Posts Joined 07/26/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    if no minions, will go face. it's interesting. but really really slow..

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

    I’m probably wrong, but looks like a pretty good finisher. Besides, as a hunter, if your opponent has control of the board, you’ve pretty much lost anyways

    Who needs consistency when you could have fun?

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

    A good (potential) board clear, but the high cost makes it kinda prohibitive in my opinion.

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  • Orrien's Avatar
    410 72 Posts Joined 03/15/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    Sems... good? Yes it's very expensive, but the effect is really powerful. Definitely worth a slot in highlander hunter and possibly in other a bit slower hunter decks too.

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

    If the Clefthoofs or whatever their name is could go face, it would make this card much more appealing in a more aggressive midrange deck. If they can go face, it will make this card worse in a more defensive build. Either way, not that great regardless.

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

    This = 12/20 that attacks 4 enemies. For 10 mana, this is pretty good. Though, it probably is gonna be too slow to be viable. (Arena, though)

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  • Sparkinarius's Avatar
    Crossroads Historian 715 471 Posts Joined 07/18/2019
    Posted 4 years, 8 months ago

    Very scary potential burst to tech into highlander against slower matchups.

    For glory, honor, and gold!

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