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Knowing my luck, I would play this on turn 10 and get rush 9 times (if possible) K

Assuming the keywords don't repeat themselves once taken.

5 Mana - 3/3 Rush, Divine Shield, Taunt

6 Mana - 5/5 Rush, Divine Shield, Taunt

7 Mana - 7/7 Rush, Divine Shield, Taunt

8 Mana - 9/9 Rush, Divine Shield, Taunt

Forbidden Ancient on steroids

So, spend 5 mana and you get a 3/3, rush, divine shield, taunt .... that seems pretty underwhelming.

Arena: 1/3s are draftable. This has a nice little upside that's going to be relevant every now and then, but it's not enough to make this an amazing card. If this is in your deck it's probably one of the weaker ones.

Constructed: Other 1-drops seem to make more sense for now, but soon enough a legendary will be revealed that synergizes with Honorable Kills and it's always easiest to slot in the lower cost card with said keyword, just like, exactly, Gnome Private.

Arena: Probably in the same range as Fire Elemental. Fire Elemental is more consistent and deals one more damage, but when Knight-Captain hits it's one mana cheaper and has one more health. And if the honorable kill doesn't go off it's more like a Waste Warden, a card that's able to hit multiple targets, but most of the time doesn't and still is a reasonable card. Yes, Knight-Captain can grow even bigger than a 6/6, but that doesn't make this card a whole lot better. It's power comes from the initial damage.

Constructed: Doesn't do anything specific enough to warrant a deck slot. Won't see play.

Its a 9 mana card, in hunter. If its not ending games the same way Kathrena Winterwisp did, my eyebrow would remain raised.

But like all cards in the reveal season, until we see all the cards we wont know how good each individual card is. This one definitely needs some support to see play, at the moment.

Yeah, it's 9 mana. But playing this on turn 6 with Vanndar Stormpike is insane, but that means you have to draw Vanndar first.

When I saw the article about the great Bobby K I was shocked.  I couldn't believe my hero could have known about these things and I might need to take the poster of him down from my bedroom wall.

<INTERNAL ERROR> Sarcasm limit exceeded.

OK not really.

In all seriousness I do feel for Team 5.  Reveal season is supposed to be a fun thing and it's been marred by events beyond their control twice now.

I think the best approach is for card revealers to have the chance to quietly or publicly withdraw if they wish without negative consequences from the developer or the community.

And for those that do reveal, and may have already put a lot of effort into it, to also be free from community criticism.  It's not their nor Team 5's fault regarding historical allegations within Blizzard.

Past wrongs need to be righted insofar as possible, corrective cultural changes made and let's enjoy existing and new content.

Can we get the Undead tribe already?

Or daddy China won't allow that?

For a company that keeps milking W3 they sure keep forgeting one of the most important parts...

Well its too slow for the current meta, but with all of the late game/control support shown so far, the meta might slow down from aggro into midrange. And in a midrange meta this might actually see play, mainly in BIG decks. Reminder this costs only 5 mana after stormpike. And it obviously is a good arena card in the worst case scenario.

Lots of interesting design cards so far, i love it! 

Also can we just appreciate that lt. Eddy got to reveal a card with "lieutenant" in its name! That must have been intentional! :) 

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Not sure what you've been playing, but I see solo fatties on the opponent's board all the time in the late game.

I'm not sure what you've been playing but I don't usually get to a point where I just play an 8-mana minion and win off it. This is a dead card against plenty of decks that are currently popular. Unless we enter a midrange meta where a constant barrage of lategame threats is common I don't think this is worth a deckslot.

They are really wanting to push BIG decks for Vanndar Stormpike support in AV. Big DH just got interesting with Proving Grounds support also. 6 mana, destroy 2 enemy minions, gain 2 big boys.

We are already in a standard (and wild!) meta where Warlock cheats out giants and wins with battleground announcer. This is on par with everything else so far, and may not even see play because that is all it is.

8 mana lmao

9 mana lmao. 

Arena: Mutanus the Devourer is a good card and this does practically the same, but potentially more than once and you have more control over what it's going to target as you actually know its possible targets. That's a lot of upside for just one more mana. Now, there is a big downside too. The targets are in play meaning they can get their battlecry, deathrattle or whatever it is off. Abominable Lieutenant would have been insane not too long ago, but is simply the powerlevel that cards need to have at this mana cost in order to see play these days. Thanks to better consistency, cards like Illidari Inquisitor and Templar Captain are better than this.

Constructed: Too inconsistent and too expansive. Won't see play.

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But I think its more realistic to expect this to draw something like Imported Tarantula, clear board and summon Teacher's Pet on 9.

And you consider that bad? An enemy board clear that adds two solid minions to your side? You have some high standards, sir.

I'm sure the whole set will be up on playhearthstone a few days before launch. That's plenty of time for players to make an informed decision about the purchase. This slow trickle of hype has never been necessary -- and recently it has been arguably detrimental.

Obviously I'm here absorbing the content like everyone else, but it's not affecting my purchasing decisions in any way.

Not sure what you've been playing, but I see solo fatties on the opponent's board all the time in the late game.

They use the term 'eat' but that's basically the same as destroy. Just more flavorful that way. I would be greatly surprised if this was not the case.

Arena: Unless you're towards the end of your deck it's practically impossible to make use of this battlecry.

Constructed:  I find it hard to envision which deck is able to use this optimally, but I'm sure I desperately want to believe it exists. I don't think it's Big Priest as they prefer to cheat out their minions differently and don't want to resurrect Vanndar Stormpike. Certainly not a card for your average deck, but has the potential to be extremely powerful when used optimally.

I wonder if deathrattles of eaten minions get triggered. Was there ever a mechanic like this before? Mutanus doesn't quite compare well