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Yea, this is the shitty epic that no one wants to open in their packs

Thanks, I hate it

Thanks, I hate it

I think that this is the first 5 star all around card I've seen so far.  Regardless of what you get, there is going to be value in it. 

I think that this is the first 5 star all around card I've seen so far.  Regardless of what you get, there is going to be value in it. 

Holy shit I love it. Finally a proper removal option for Mage.

Big Mage support, which is kinda scary given that you could take a 6+ mana cost spell and bring it down to 5 is pretty cool

Big Mage support, which is kinda scary given that you could take a 6+ mana cost spell and bring it down to 5 is pretty cool

8 to cast 3 spells... I cannot see the hero power you get, but I hope it's a good one as this seems lackluster on it's own.  Unless what was stated earlier in this thread is right, you could get 4 spells.  And a guarantee of another Mask of C'Thun alone would push this higher on the value scale

8 to cast 3 spells... I cannot see the hero power you get, but I hope it's a good one as this seems lackluster on it's own

Big Demon support, but the cost of this should have been 4.  A sigil turn 5 demon drop (with The Coin) to get a random demon from your hand onto the board seems mediocre at best.  If it grabs something like Illidari Inquisitor that shows it's value by punching 2 things in a turn, this could be very scary though.

Big Demon support, but the cost of this should have been 4.  A sigil turn 5 demon drop (with The Coin) to get a random demon from your hand onto the board seems mediocre at best

AMAZING card. One of the most CORE parts of BIG spell mage. Iceblood Tower can cast Iceblood Tower #2 if its still in your deck, allowing you to BREEZE through your Big spells. But that's the only problem with Iceblood Tower. If you cast so many Big spells, your gonna run out fast. Which means you need a lot of big spells, AND those big spells need to have synergy with being cast at random. 

But hey standard aside. I'm just a simple man, and Iceblood Tower can cheat out Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron, Deck of Wonders (Even though it has anti-synergy) and Rune of the Archmages in wild. So i give 5 stars. >:)

INSANE. Remember Mass Polymorphs effect is why you generally pick the 10 cost option with Kazakus in wild. (Mainly against BIG priest or a deck with lots of deathrattles) and now you just get it for 7 mana? that AMAZING. Must-include in Big spell mage and maybe solid 1-off option for any other slower mage deck if the meta is slow enough.

Oh uh back to standard. Mass Polymorph gives BIG spell mage the ability to counter Deathrattle Priest, Deathrattle Rogue and honestly any BIG deck. Which are most archetypes that are getting support this expansion. Not only that, but it's a arcane spell so you can repeat it with Magister Dawngrasp. Insane defensive tool. Loving this set more and more.

Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron IS BACK! Instant 5 stars from me. However i do REALLY hope it CANT cast another Rune of the Archmage. Remember that Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron saw regular play back in the day because the random could finish the game or allow a comeback.

Rune of the Archmage is A LOT more reliable because it can only cast mage spells AND it can only target enemies. This makes Rune of the Archmage so much stronger. Also remember that Solarian Prime had to get nerfed, and she had a similar effect. Except she guaranteed 5 spells, while Rune of the Archmage can cast less but way bigger spells. Not only that, but the spell pool for mage is quite good. Ever since the Core set there has been a lot less bad cards, including spells in the pool which made "random" way too reliable. And i feel like Rune of the Archmage will be reliable and good enough to see play. (Which i dislike, i like good o'l 50/50 between good and "stuck in hand till i win or lose" level of trash.)

Rune of the Archmage will see play in every control/slower mage deck in standard, Big spell mage in both standard/wild AND it might see play as a 1-off in Spell mage, just because it could generate some huge amount of burn for 9 mana. Actually scratch that, for 7 mana because of 2x Incanter's Flow.

I dont mind seeing cards like these in mage, as long as they make questline mage a bit less popular by actually giving them an alternative.

I think that an aggresive deathrattle priest will make a very good for Drek'Thar, but I just choose him because I like the art more than the other card

So it draws 2 spells, Naga Sand Witches those 2 spells AND turns their original costs into stats?!? Thats GREAT... if the board matters again. But still Balinda Stonehearth is a core card in Big Spell mage. Without her the archetype becomes a lot less reliable. if you want to play big spell mage, you MUST have Balinda Stonehearth in order to make the deck more reliable.

Hmm Magister Dawngrasp seems pretty bad on first sight, but its probably a bit better if you think about it. The hero power is just a upgrade from the base one, which means you can probably slot Magister Dawngrasp into ping mage as well... (probably if you save up Wildfires) Now for the battlecry: Not that bad if you think about it.

In BIG spell mage you already have 4 spell schools present: Arcane Overflow or Mass Polymorph = Arcane, Deep Freeze or that snowman summon card = Frost, Maybe Flamestrike as the fire spell. And fun fact: Mask of C'Thun is actually a Shadow spell. This got recently changed, and isn't updated yet on this site yet. (Just look it up on playhearthstone for confirmation.), this means you ALWAYS get Mask of C'Thun from the battlecry as it's mages ONLY shadow spell.

Of course it's quite... Unfortunate that Mage doesn't have acces to Holy, nature and Fel magic, (unless casino mage counts lol.) otherwise Magister Dawngrasp would be so much better. But considering their doing lots of weird spell school stuff, like frost warrior makes me think that we MIGHT get a holy, nature and fel spell for mage in the future. Maybe not this expansion or the mini set, but probably in the next year.

Standard: Overall i'm certain Magister Dawngrasp will see plenty of play in slower mage decks because of the Ignite like hero power, and with the synergy with big spell mage, which got pushed HARD this expansion.

Wild: I bet Magister Dawngrasp will see play in BIG spell mage decks in wild, which probably will get a resurgance because of standard Big Spell mage. But outside of that i feel like Magister Dawngrasp will also be a solid option for one special archetype i love playing.... CASINO MAGE! Firelands Portal, Deck of Wonders, Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron can all be repeated! THAT'S RIGHT Puzzle Box of Yogg-Saron ALSO got recently updated into a SHADOW spell! Just like Mask of C'Thun! BIG Casino mage got some HUGE buffs, and i cannot wait to play it! (Especially interested in a deck with Vanndar Stormpike in order to discount my yoggs... Probably less raliable, but Casino mage and "reliable" dont belong in one sentence) >:D

I'm not aware of a ton of great deathrattles for Priest. That hero power is interesting, though.

2 secrets and get a free Holy Smite alongside it? Seems solid! But the best part about Spring the Trap is that it casts secrets from your deck. This is AMAZING because it thins out your deck, and lets you draw stuff you actually want to draw. It is a bit random with what secrets you get from your deck, but i feel like that's not that bad considering your probably only running good secrets. 

The only thing i'm a bit skeptical about is that fact that we haven't seen a secret revealed yet. They really need to give hunter some more secrets, otherwise secret hunter will have a BIG problem next expansion. This is because next expansion will be another hearthstone year, which means all the secret hunter support from the darkmoon set will rotate into wild.

OH and in wild, Secret hunter might be pretty good now. Secret hunter will have a lot of fun next expansion, and i bet Highlander hunters with a secret package will probably include Spring the Trap as well, so they can more reliably draw cards such as zephrys, reno or one of the branns instead of a secret.

Skull of the Man'ari but it only activates once. Still that's REALLY good. Basicly you invest 5 mana, or your turn 5 into a HUGE play next turn. It does seem slow, but considering you can kinda control what happens next it can still be a huge swing. Get out a Pit Commander, Illidari Inquisitor or Ancient Void Hound on turn 6 thanks to Sigil of Reckoning and then spend your 6 mana on stabalising the board, or just play Caria Felsoul. I bet Sigil of Reckoning will be a staple core card in BIG DH.

what I meant was even 1 or 2 HKs with it is enough to roll the eyes. Quest Mage gets 1 tick of this already. 

In general, I just fear perma +dmg and in this case, one that could rise higher and higher.

Very happy that Dreads and RedBeard, the Arena guys, finally got some attention!

I was not around since HS started (I started playing in 2016), but it possibly is first time ever, that pure Arena streamers got some card reveals?

For sure it will be funny and entertaining, I will watch it, can't wait :D

Do you have the wrong twitch channel embedded here? Shouldn't it be DreadsGaming?

Without the honorable kill, it's a combination Holy Smite and Inconspicuous Rider, so the cost is reasonable. With it, this is awesome.