Hmm this seems quite bad, but maybe it has some potential? If only Living Dragonbreath was in standard lmao. Still, Free From Amber was quite good, if only to discover a BIG taunt. So maybe Freeze shaman or some control shaman deck might include Glaciate just to try and dig for a big taunt?
Mana cheat is always something to watch out for. First thing I'm looking at is some wacky OTK with Captain Galvangar and Faceless Manipulator, but I'm sure it can be very good in a tempo deck as well.
Crazy good removal, especially combined with Frozen Buckler. Warrior actually gained a lot of armor gain these last few expansions, and this just gets cheaper so damn fast. People are gonna hate this.
Seems too slow for me. Not only that but it's also not a frost spell so it probably wont see play in freeze shaman. The only thing it has going on for it, is thats it seems decent after you complete the questline, but even in then you probably prefer burn spells.
Good premium 2 drop stats, and elemental for elemental shaman AND it adds Windchill to your hand, which is a easy 5/5 star spell? Do i even need to explain why this is AMAZING! Freeze shaman might be viable actually! And if you told me from 1 year ago that "Freeze shaman is going to be viable", i would have laughed at you.
So it's Varden Dawngrasp, instead of potentially doing more damage it only freezes the board and instead leaves behind a HUGE body? (Actually Frost Nova with a big upside is probably a better comparesin.) Seems like a really good card to me. And it's a elemental, so it can be discounted by 1 by that one elemental. This is super good!
You need a pretty big board of minions for this to be useful, but spending 3 mana on this means you have to build that board from a pretty big disadvantage. Don't see it working.
Very cheap, and you probably never will have a problem getting the effect to work. Might just see play as a 1 mana heal your hero for 3 and draw a card.
Burn for questline shaman, great removal and stall tool for freeze shaman and it really messes with your opponent. Sure you need to get a honorable kill with it, but is are plenty of 3 health stuff around. And we all know how good effects like Cult Neophytes are. Yes this only increases the cost of your opponents NEXT spell, but that's the thing. "THE NEXT SPELL", this means this effect can effectively mess with your opponent when they want to play a spell after a couple of turns!
Looking at so many of these cards, it would appear that we've gone to yet another level with the powerlevel. Its fairly obvious that team5 is trying to push control strats, with so many cards that either freezes, cheap taunts, and even cheaper removals.
Honor kill is going to at least be more successful than overkill at first glance, because team5 really pushed this keyword hard. I did notice that there is a huge number of honor kill cards triggering with 2 health minions, which means it'll likely push these guys out of the game. Looks like this might be the one expansion where we dont just jam Cult Neophyte everywhere.
AMAZING freeze spell! this is the kind of card we were waiting for. Freezes AND draws a card, that's so good! Shaman lacks draw and this is both draw AND potential stalling until you can slam dunk Bearon Gla'shear on the board. Really solid, AND it can be generated by Wandmaker!
Decent BIG taunt, but it just lacks support right now. Demonic Assault and Felfire in the Hole! are probably the "best" fel spells in standard right now. Yeh it needs better fel spells in order to be good.
And in Wild, you only really have Felfire Potion as a option besides the fel spells i just said. And that's a BAD option for a fell spell, cuz it will damage your Felwalker. Pay 1 more mana for a 3/2 body with taunt? No thanks.
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The flavor text of Snowfalll Guardian is over the top!
New Warrior Minion - Glory Chaser
Draw is always good, but this needs very cheap draw minions. Maybe something with To the Front! and Scrapsmith?
New Warrior Minion - Axe Berserker
We've got plenty of ways to tutor weapons, which are more reliable. Might be more appealing after Corsair Cache rotates out.
New Shaman Spell - Glaciate
Hmm this seems quite bad, but maybe it has some potential? If only Living Dragonbreath was in standard lmao. Still, Free From Amber was quite good, if only to discover a BIG taunt. So maybe Freeze shaman or some control shaman deck might include Glaciate just to try and dig for a big taunt?
New Warrior Spell - Iceblood Garrison
Seems too slow and too easy to play around for your opponent
New Warrior Spell - To the Front!
Mana cheat is always something to watch out for. First thing I'm looking at is some wacky OTK with Captain Galvangar and Faceless Manipulator, but I'm sure it can be very good in a tempo deck as well.
New Warrior Spell - Shield Shatter
Crazy good removal, especially combined with Frozen Buckler. Warrior actually gained a lot of armor gain these last few expansions, and this just gets cheaper so damn fast. People are gonna hate this.
New Shaman Spell - Wildpaw Cavern
Seems too slow for me. Not only that but it's also not a frost spell so it probably wont see play in freeze shaman. The only thing it has going on for it, is thats it seems decent after you complete the questline, but even in then you probably prefer burn spells.
New Shaman Minion - Sleetbreaker
Good premium 2 drop stats, and elemental for elemental shaman AND it adds Windchill to your hand, which is a easy 5/5 star spell? Do i even need to explain why this is AMAZING! Freeze shaman might be viable actually! And if you told me from 1 year ago that "Freeze shaman is going to be viable", i would have laughed at you.
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You could set up an OTK with the Landmark, the Owl and the DR weapon.
New Priest Spell - Bless
Inner Fire is back! Mr. Smite OTK Priest incoming?
New Priest Minion - Luminous Geode
Seems to be a bit too slow, since you need this + other minions + damage on your minions + a heal, which are a lot of conditionals.
New Shaman Minion - Snowfall Guardian
So it's Varden Dawngrasp, instead of potentially doing more damage it only freezes the board and instead leaves behind a HUGE body? (Actually Frost Nova with a big upside is probably a better comparesin.) Seems like a really good card to me. And it's a elemental, so it can be discounted by 1 by that one elemental. This is super good!
New Priest Spell - Stormpike Aid Station
You need a pretty big board of minions for this to be useful, but spending 3 mana on this means you have to build that board from a pretty big disadvantage. Don't see it working.
New Priest Spell - Gift of the Naaru
Very cheap, and you probably never will have a problem getting the effect to work. Might just see play as a 1 mana heal your hero for 3 and draw a card.
New Neutral Minion - Ice Revenant
Strong if it have reduced cost before playing, if not is just very slow to grow up in a threat
New Shaman Spell - Frostbite
Burn for questline shaman, great removal and stall tool for freeze shaman and it really messes with your opponent. Sure you need to get a honorable kill with it, but is are plenty of 3 health stuff around. And we all know how good effects like Cult Neophytes are. Yes this only increases the cost of your opponents NEXT spell, but that's the thing. "THE NEXT SPELL", this means this effect can effectively mess with your opponent when they want to play a spell after a couple of turns!
Top 2
Shaman with Desert Hare and Revolve to farm all the Patches Druids and Pogo Rogues. They can't do anything :)
New Neutral Minion - Herald of Lokholar
Wow a neutral tutor card. I think they are pushing freeze for every class on the next expansions
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Looking at so many of these cards, it would appear that we've gone to yet another level with the powerlevel. Its fairly obvious that team5 is trying to push control strats, with so many cards that either freezes, cheap taunts, and even cheaper removals.
Honor kill is going to at least be more successful than overkill at first glance, because team5 really pushed this keyword hard. I did notice that there is a huge number of honor kill cards triggering with 2 health minions, which means it'll likely push these guys out of the game. Looks like this might be the one expansion where we dont just jam Cult Neophyte everywhere.
New Shaman Spell - Windchill
AMAZING freeze spell! this is the kind of card we were waiting for. Freezes AND draws a card, that's so good! Shaman lacks draw and this is both draw AND potential stalling until you can slam dunk Bearon Gla'shear on the board. Really solid, AND it can be generated by Wandmaker!
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well that's why you can play wild
New Neutral Minion - Tower Sergeant
If you have two minons two play this on curve is very powerful. If not, maybe played at turn 6… just a little late
New Warlock Minion - Grave Defiler
Hmm i guess you could copy Seeds of Destruction with it, if zoolock runs that? But that's probably it. It really lacks support, and i dont think you will run it just to copy Seeds of Destruction or Full-Blown Evil.
New Warlock Minion - Felwalker
Decent BIG taunt, but it just lacks support right now. Demonic Assault and Felfire in the Hole! are probably the "best" fel spells in standard right now. Yeh it needs better fel spells in order to be good.
And in Wild, you only really have Felfire Potion as a option besides the fel spells i just said. And that's a BAD option for a fell spell, cuz it will damage your Felwalker. Pay 1 more mana for a 3/2 body with taunt? No thanks.