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So I've played against this card already in Tavern Brawl and have to say it's pretty lackluster. Was easily able to remove it without triggering it's affect, so it's probably best to play it on an empty board when your opponent can't remove it with minion damage. 

It's probably a good tech card against Ramp/Spell Druid or Quest Hunter, coz they barely play any minions. 

Just don't play Blademaster Okani when your opponent already has minions on board, coz then he just soft taunts your opponent to kill it first

Is this good? It's a 2-card Nether at best, it doesn't gain the stats so it's not a swing turn and if you destroy the appendage it's just a 7/4 which is not great.

It's a great disruptive tool if you're playing against buffed boards but realistically this wouuld have to be much cheaper to see play...but then it would be overstatted.

Could be a really sick counter to decks without significant spell-based removal though. Like,...you can jsut fuck them up in a single turn and they have no way to fight back

Very cool colossal design for this legendary. Also mentioned above, there's many ways DH can summon Xhilag of the Abyss earlier than expected. Also a good colossal minion to get from Ambassador Faelin, but ofc we'll need to wait till we see them all before deciding which is the best one

Well, Warlock has tons of cheap spells which can destroy friendly minions - Ritual of Doom, Grimoire of Sacrifice etc. So it's a Twisting Nether with body which destroys only enemy minions.

But the real question is, how does devour work in terms of resurrection and deathrattles? Is it new The Amazing Reno and despair of priests? Maw text says "permanently" so it seems that way.

Well, Warlock has tons of cheap spells which can destroy friendly minions - Ritual of Doom, Grimoire of Sacrifice etc. So it's a Twisting Nether with body which destroys only enemy minions.

But the real question is, how does devour work in terms of resurrection and deathrattles? Is it new The Amazing Reno and despair of priests? Maw text says "permanently" so it seems that way.

As per the reveal video, no it doesn't add the stats, just removes the minions

Thought I saw Captain Hooktusk as well!

"Devour"... Does this means it gains the eaten minions stats like Mutanus or Gral, the Shark from Rastakhan's Rumble?

This card is the exact murloc payoff I would want for a murlock deck.

Bloodscent Vilefin into this is just crazy to consider, especially if the next meta is more board based.

It does have some drawbacks. This card only has 4 health, so its relatively easy to remove it, and therefore securing the board back for yourself should you lose it from Gigafin. But if you're doing that, then youre not dealing with the 4/7, which is threatening in its own right. And the maw has taunt, so that's an additional layer, and for a 8 cost card, that's a crucial element.

In terms of flavor though, its a bit confusing. Why shouldn't removing the maw give you back the minions instead of the murloc itself? Perhaps its because they didn't want a scenario whereby warlock just removes the second minion themselves and so this card has no drawbacks.

Artwork is nice. Been some time since a card art actually attempts and somewhat succeeds in showing a terrifying monster. And hearthstone being so cartoony as it is, its a somewhat amazing achievement.

Welp. I guess shaman's murloc generation in Wild has a new high roll. Scargil letting this be played at 1 mana is going to be nasty.

Meanwhile in Standard, this is a deathrattle minion, so Reconnaissance is going to love it, especially if Shadowstep stays in the Core set.

Oh, and warlock can use it too I guess. (I'll leave that analysis for people who actually play the class.)

If i am understand corect, this is another board clear for 9-10 mana.

MurLock is going to be a real thing this time around, huh?

I gotta recognize that Team 5 knows how to meme very well.

Yup same here, I used to have 1 phantom notification for FAV achievements, now I've got 2 for Year of the Gryphon achievements but I see the notifications change after each game so it's just spaghetti code then

Must...resist....buying...Deathwing...

Damn you Blizzard and your predatory mode

No one mentioned that this card improves Pirate Warrior by a fair margin: being able to decide what you'll topdeck will be beneficial for the archetype. I think it won't be enough for it to be good, but it does certainly help.

Am I missing something with Swampstriker? It's just a much better Murloc Tidecaller unless tidecaller was removed ages ago and I didn't notice

Curse of Agony might actually be a playable disruption card if the Dredge mechanic turns out to be good

Just finished it, and I can confirm that there's no gold standard pack waiting should you finish it all.

I would still recommend others to do anyway, because you still get a pack out of each book.

And so that closes the merc storyline. I have to say though, dawngrasp's book in terms of gameplay is one of the worse ones Ive ever have to suffer through. I think mission 4 is bugged , I only managed it through sheer luck. Can't imagine many people not raging over that particular one.

Same here. This is ludicrous.

Worth noting, this is the second card printed to ever have the "Counter" keyword on it. The first being Counterspell. Duh.

Thanks! I’m not sure yet if an Okani version of Handbuff Paladin is superior to the regular one but playing with Okani is a super fun for sure! More disruption means I’d say it’s better against Control and Combo and maybe a bit worse against aggro than a non-Okani Handbuff list. He has definitely felt good and wins games by himself, and I think Handbuff Paladin is one of the best lists he can fit in in Wild.

That was quick! Looks nice!