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It's probably a balanceissue. Getting it back from nzoth and discovering and generating it from random elemental feels bad. Now you have to put it in your deck.
Im looking at the color of the banner on the bottom of the card. That's where it indicates its class, and its certainly not a mage card. We can see kazakusan and onyxia being neutrals and mida being a priest card. The last looks like its a rogue card.
Well, bottom color is blueish, so definately not rogue, rogue is far darker. It actually looks like 100% mage from the color, check the golden banner from this https://outof.cards/hearthstone/cards/11379-flamestrike for example.
Yesss finally managed to beat Garr (normal). Went on with the next one without problems. But then, Oh my, Major Domo.....sigh that will take a bit too it looks like
Its honestly not that bad to me. Basically if you're playing a slower non-curve deck then this is practically a 4/5 taunt on the cheap. Hell, skip your first turn and your 3rd becomes 1 step stronger.
Of course, you need to actually first have it in your hand (presumably) for this to work. But if youre not playing many 1 drops or youre a control deck, mulligan for this card isn't all that bad a choice.
While this card is unlikely to ever take over the meta, its a neat little option available for those that want to make it work.
Its not going to make it currently, but there's always a chance this card gets better in post rotation, because this card isn't really too bad as long as you can honor kill something and 3 health isn't exactly rare amongst good minions.
Not bad, but not good either. And rogue being dumpster right now does help for this card's case.
Honestly, its surpassed by Insight, whether its to tutor out Kazakusan or other minions.
But in a dedicated dragon deck its fine. Draw a card with a 4 damage removal is strong, though not game ending. And then there's the problem of having a dedicated dragon deck in standard. There needs be more dragon synergy other than this card to make it work.
Im more into this card making waves post rotation rather than right now.
The fact is that this card can potentially buff something by 8 shouldn't be underestimated. Samuro for example can absolutely wipe the floor clean with naught but two mana extra.
There is however plenty of competition. Noble Mount being a better card doesn't help this one's case, and in card does require your opponent have a board, which is usually not a good thing for paladin, because they'd always want to be ahead on initiative or board.
One niche it does have; tradeable. Something of which can save your life in case you get screwed hard. And unlike the more situational City Tax, this card plays to the pally gameplan well anyway.
10 is a lot of mana to ask, and not only can this card potentially whiff, in what world are we living in where discovering two dragons can end games? For 10 mana I can play Pyroblast, Rune of the Archmage, Mask of C'Thun. Hell I can just dawngrasp with 3 mana to spare. The dragons summoned out of this will likely not even have rush, and there's not many of them having taunt neither. You cant even use it with broom for gods sake. Actually, what are the dragons we're looking at to summon anyway?
Getting this discounted is a nice thought, which applies to all the above except for dawngrasp. So that's not a merit. Maybe cheating it out from something like Iceblood Tower? Well, that would actually require iceblood tower to first be good, which in my opinion it isn't.
There's still hope. One more legendary from this midset, and its a mage card and its a dragon. So that card is presumably the real kicker here that'll make this card soar.
Its strong, but you'll never see this outside of a discover effect. Druid has only ever cared about removal insofar as the early game is concerned because they let their minions do the talking in the late game. And in the late game druid wants initiative, not reacting to opponents gameplan.
Still, even if its only ever out from a discover effect, the card is fundamentally strong on its own so there's that.
both Kibler and some people say that if you have no other minions in your deck then this will trigger, but it says on the card that all your minions in your deck have to be dragons for the effect to trigger
so (and please correct me if I'm wrong or show me an example of a similar mechanic on another card) if you don't have any other minions in your deck then none of them are dragons
soooo.... I'd assume the effect won't trigger
and that would also then mean that you have to draw this before you draw all other dragons from your deck which in turn would make this effect kinda wonky at times
edit: ok, now I read the other post with clarification from Cora saying that it will in fact trigger, I guess the only wonky thing here is the wording
This is weak in terms of tempo. For 6 mana, double Zenith Blade will also give two units overwhelm and more stats. Battle Bonds will grant +2|+2 to two allies for 4 mana. Double Ice Shards will do the same board damage at Fast Speed. The upside of this card is its versatility, in that it can do any of those things, plus one other effect. Versatility is key; you can get (slow) Ice Shards vs. aggro, a pick between two keywords, or just stats as the situation demands. Verdict: 4/5
Haleh, Matron Protectorate is a New Legendary Mage Card Revealed by Jia for Onyxia's Lair
Meh, what's the point of another combo mage card, when both quest mage and Mozaki do it better and faster?
Haleh, Matron Protectorate is a New Legendary Mage Card Revealed by Jia for Onyxia's Lair
Finally. Balanced Flamewaker
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By Naaru's Grace! Mi'da, Pure Light Legendary Card Reveal for Onyxia's Lair by Vinz and Odemian From Team Solary
It's probably a balanceissue. Getting it back from nzoth and discovering and generating it from random elemental feels bad. Now you have to put it in your deck.
Blizzard Reveals 6 New Hearthstone Cards for Onyxia's Lair - Plenty of Spells & A Gear Grubber
Well, bottom color is blueish, so definately not rogue, rogue is far darker. It actually looks like 100% mage from the color, check the golden banner from this https://outof.cards/hearthstone/cards/11379-flamestrike for example.
Blizzard Reveals 6 New Hearthstone Cards for Onyxia's Lair - Plenty of Spells & A Gear Grubber
To be fair, Insight rotates in like 2 months.
Blizzard Reveals 6 New Hearthstone Cards for Onyxia's Lair - Plenty of Spells & A Gear Grubber
Based on the number of rage quits when I hit the evolve combo in Shaman, I concur.
Horn of Wrathion
Never ask a dragon their age in human years
Tooth of Nefarian
Surprised this wasn't a weapon o_o
Gear Grubber
Booty Bay Bodyguard, Evil Heckler, Sen'jin Shieldmasta & Second-Rate Bruiser BTFO
Ring of Courage
Now to find the Ring of Heart and Ring of Brain
Drakefire Amulet
At least it's tradeable?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Onyxia
The whelps should have Rush.
Or at least...give her a 2 damage AOE
Scale of Onyxia
So Onyxia, but instant action...
Beat That Bounty Boss!
Yesss finally managed to beat Garr (normal).
Went on with the next one without problems. But then, Oh my, Major Domo.....sigh that will take a bit too it looks like
Mi'da, Pure Light
Ancestral Guardian packed into Waxadred's mechanic
Guessing this is to push Xyrella, the Devout with help from Spirit Guide
New Neutral Minion - Gear Grubber
Its honestly not that bad to me. Basically if you're playing a slower non-curve deck then this is practically a 4/5 taunt on the cheap. Hell, skip your first turn and your 3rd becomes 1 step stronger.
Of course, you need to actually first have it in your hand (presumably) for this to work. But if youre not playing many 1 drops or youre a control deck, mulligan for this card isn't all that bad a choice.
While this card is unlikely to ever take over the meta, its a neat little option available for those that want to make it work.
New Rogue Spell - Tooth of Nefarian
Its not going to make it currently, but there's always a chance this card gets better in post rotation, because this card isn't really too bad as long as you can honor kill something and 3 health isn't exactly rare amongst good minions.
Not bad, but not good either. And rogue being dumpster right now does help for this card's case.
New Priest Spell - Horn of Wrathion
Honestly, its surpassed by Insight, whether its to tutor out Kazakusan or other minions.
But in a dedicated dragon deck its fine. Draw a card with a 4 damage removal is strong, though not game ending. And then there's the problem of having a dedicated dragon deck in standard. There needs be more dragon synergy other than this card to make it work.
Im more into this card making waves post rotation rather than right now.
New Paladin Spell - Ring of Courage
The fact is that this card can potentially buff something by 8 shouldn't be underestimated. Samuro for example can absolutely wipe the floor clean with naught but two mana extra.
There is however plenty of competition. Noble Mount being a better card doesn't help this one's case, and in card does require your opponent have a board, which is usually not a good thing for paladin, because they'd always want to be ahead on initiative or board.
One niche it does have; tradeable. Something of which can save your life in case you get screwed hard. And unlike the more situational City Tax, this card plays to the pally gameplan well anyway.
New Mage Spell - Drakefire Amulet
What else can I say, it sucks.
10 is a lot of mana to ask, and not only can this card potentially whiff, in what world are we living in where discovering two dragons can end games? For 10 mana I can play Pyroblast, Rune of the Archmage, Mask of C'Thun. Hell I can just dawngrasp with 3 mana to spare. The dragons summoned out of this will likely not even have rush, and there's not many of them having taunt neither. You cant even use it with broom for gods sake. Actually, what are the dragons we're looking at to summon anyway?
Getting this discounted is a nice thought, which applies to all the above except for dawngrasp. So that's not a merit. Maybe cheating it out from something like Iceblood Tower? Well, that would actually require iceblood tower to first be good, which in my opinion it isn't.
There's still hope. One more legendary from this midset, and its a mage card and its a dragon. So that card is presumably the real kicker here that'll make this card soar.
Or more likely this card just sucks.
New Druid Spell - Scale of Onyxia
Its strong, but you'll never see this outside of a discover effect. Druid has only ever cared about removal insofar as the early game is concerned because they let their minions do the talking in the late game. And in the late game druid wants initiative, not reacting to opponents gameplan.
Still, even if its only ever out from a discover effect, the card is fundamentally strong on its own so there's that.
Duels Treasures Enter Constructed! Kibler Reveals the Legendary Kazakusan for Onyxia's Lair
both Kibler and some people say that if you have no other minions in your deck then this will trigger, but it says on the card that all your minions in your deck have to be dragons for the effect to trigger
so (and please correct me if I'm wrong or show me an example of a similar mechanic on another card) if you don't have any other minions in your deck then none of them are dragons
soooo.... I'd assume the effect won't trigger
and that would also then mean that you have to draw this before you draw all other dragons from your deck which in turn would make this effect kinda wonky at times
edit: ok, now I read the other post with clarification from Cora saying that it will in fact trigger, I guess the only wonky thing here is the wording
New Freljord Spell - Shaman's Call
This is weak in terms of tempo. For 6 mana, double Zenith Blade will also give two units overwhelm and more stats. Battle Bonds will grant +2|+2 to two allies for 4 mana. Double Ice Shards will do the same board damage at Fast Speed. The upside of this card is its versatility, in that it can do any of those things, plus one other effect. Versatility is key; you can get (slow) Ice Shards vs. aggro, a pick between two keywords, or just stats as the situation demands. Verdict: 4/5
New Freljord Spell - Spirits Unleashed
Maaaybe Scargrounds decks want this, but most decks do not. Verdict: 2/5