Absolutely bonkers, will hate to play against it. Hope I pack a lot of these because it's gonna be nerfed faster than you can say "This is just a 4x cheaper Mass Dispel"
That's nice and all but it's not like they had much of an option to say anything else if they wanted to save face. This coming from Kotick of all people doesn't mean jack. I'm sure one of the most overpaid CEOs in the world that gets millions upon millions in bonuses every year while his staff goes underpaid for the hard work they put in and then get jettisoned, hundreds at a time, so that the company can boast record revenues, is very much in touch with what is happening at the ground level, understands his workers (barf) and is fully capable of enforcing whatever lofty policies he thinks up to look good in the news. And yeah, they can "terminate" the offenders. But there's unceremonious, disgraceful firings and then there's the Ubisoft way of handling sexual predators. I'd be surprised if they didn't go for the latter. Pick a few scapegoats to axe (getting severance and getting to keep their options in the company) while the perpetrators on the executive level get to play dead for a while until it blows over.
Quite decent in a vacuum, reminds me of Spawn of Shadows. The fact that you'll only play Shadow spells means that you'll have to watch out for your health tho, so this seems too dangerous.
Seems pretty bad, Priest doesn't seem like the class to be able to give up a deck slot to run a 1-drop that might at some point prove useful. If it never played Reliquary of Souls, it will never play this either.
Current elemental shaman decks are all aggro, reducing the cost of elementals would be pretty useless because at turn 4/5 you mostly need pressure on the board. This would only make sense in a control deck but I'm not sure if control elemental shaman will work out this expansion.
If it gives out taunts that's already a niche some decks would want like handlock.
But its been a long time since a 1/3 on 1 is a cause for celebration. If it had a taunt itself, then itd be OP, but it doesn't so its decent even at best.
Unless you're really jamming that quest rogue with every SI card you see, this is just a no most of the time.
Problem being its statline, and the fact that a card discount is very rarely going to grab an advantage worth the card's inclusion. There's simply better cards than this most of the time.
I wouldn't say this is trash. The pool is so small there's just a decent chance to get what you want. Even the most useless Annoy-o-Tron can truly be god like in the right circumstances.
The only way this sees any play at all is in handlock. And I suspect handlock wouldn't need it because they'd much rather have a stronger turn 4 than turn 3.
That's pretty much it honestly. No deck can realistically collect 8 cards, not even dhunters, just so this card can work.
Spellbreaker died so it can live again as a librarian.
Honestly, this is the one card some midrange decks really need. There's always a target for it, from the ubiquitous Taelan Fordring, to the annoying Lightshower Elemental
Trade it away if its against an irrelevant deck/class. Its just too good.
Also Really Annoyed w/ no Deck Building
If its any help just use playhearthstone's deck creator: https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/deckbuilder
The interface is more or less the same. Just copy paste the import code and keep it until the expansion comes out. Its not much, but its something.
New Priest Spell - Shard of the Naaru
Absolutely bonkers, will hate to play against it. Hope I pack a lot of these because it's gonna be nerfed faster than you can say "This is just a 4x cheaper Mass Dispel"
New Priest Weapon - Shadowcloth Needle
This is just Condemn (Rank 1) with extra steps
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Calls Original Response Tone Deaf, Responds to Lawsuit
That's nice and all but it's not like they had much of an option to say anything else if they wanted to save face. This coming from Kotick of all people doesn't mean jack. I'm sure one of the most overpaid CEOs in the world that gets millions upon millions in bonuses every year while his staff goes underpaid for the hard work they put in and then get jettisoned, hundreds at a time, so that the company can boast record revenues, is very much in touch with what is happening at the ground level, understands his workers (barf) and is fully capable of enforcing whatever lofty policies he thinks up to look good in the news. And yeah, they can "terminate" the offenders. But there's unceremonious, disgraceful firings and then there's the Ubisoft way of handling sexual predators. I'd be surprised if they didn't go for the latter. Pick a few scapegoats to axe (getting severance and getting to keep their options in the company) while the perpetrators on the executive level get to play dead for a while until it blows over.
New Priest Minion - Twilight Deceptor
Will even be good in non-shadow decks, as it will be a Palm Reading or Soul Mirror tutor.
New Priest Spell - Void Shard
Desparately needed healing for Shadow Priest, understatted removal for other priest decks.
New Priest Minion - Psyfiend
Quite decent in a vacuum, reminds me of Spawn of Shadows. The fact that you'll only play Shadow spells means that you'll have to watch out for your health tho, so this seems too dangerous.
New Priest Minion - Voidtouched Attendant
Seems pretty bad, Priest doesn't seem like the class to be able to give up a deck slot to run a 1-drop that might at some point prove useful. If it never played Reliquary of Souls, it will never play this either.
Also Really Annoyed w/ no Deck Building
They should definitely add a way to theory craft decks with cards you don't own yet
New Shaman Minion - Canal Slogger
This card might make control shaman viable
New Shaman Minion - Spirit Alpha
4 mana is too much, enemy can easily kill this with a spell, too.
New Shaman Spell - Investment Opportunity
You won't put this into your deck but it will be nice to get from Instructor/Wandmaker
New Shaman Minion - Granite Forgeborn
Current elemental shaman decks are all aggro, reducing the cost of elementals would be pretty useless because at turn 4/5 you mostly need pressure on the board.
This would only make sense in a control deck but I'm not sure if control elemental shaman will work out this expansion.
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Calls Original Response Tone Deaf, Responds to Lawsuit
I bet that had nothing to do with employees but instead with some markets they want to be on
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Calls Original Response Tone Deaf, Responds to Lawsuit
Bobby Kotick and I agree on something. Tone deaf it was.
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I feel like 400 damage with garrote is gonna suck even more.
New Neutral Minion - Stockades Guard
If it gives out taunts that's already a niche some decks would want like handlock.
But its been a long time since a 1/3 on 1 is a cause for celebration. If it had a taunt itself, then itd be OP, but it doesn't so its decent even at best.
New Neutral Minion - SI:7 Skulker
Unless you're really jamming that quest rogue with every SI card you see, this is just a no most of the time.
Problem being its statline, and the fact that a card discount is very rarely going to grab an advantage worth the card's inclusion. There's simply better cards than this most of the time.
New Neutral Minion - Florist
To me its kinda bad.
But if someone were to tell me that its not, I wouldn't be surprised because getting cheaper cards in druid or shaman is literally game winning.
New Neutral Minion - Deeprun Engineer
This can be a genuine lol moment because in the pool there's literally Clockwork Giant, Explosive Sheep and Darkmoon Dirigible.
I wouldn't say this is trash. The pool is so small there's just a decent chance to get what you want. Even the most useless Annoy-o-Tron can truly be god like in the right circumstances.
Maybe in rogue? I kinda like it to be honest.
New Neutral Minion - Traveling Merchant
If it didn't have tradeable it'll be hot trash rolling down a hill.
nuff said.
New Neutral Minion - Northshire Farmer
Its for your boars. In nearly every other scenario there's a better card somewhere.
Unless tickatus is literally everywhere there's no reason this card even gets a passing glance.
New Neutral Minion - Package Runner
The only way this sees any play at all is in handlock. And I suspect handlock wouldn't need it because they'd much rather have a stronger turn 4 than turn 3.
That's pretty much it honestly. No deck can realistically collect 8 cards, not even dhunters, just so this card can work.
New Neutral Minion - Stubborn Suspect
Its not really good. Dhunters need deathrattles with rush preferably, or they'd just play something like Devouring Ectoplasm instead.
But perhaps, just perhaps we'd see this in rogue. But it's a certain sign of desperation to me.
New Neutral Minion - Royal Librarian
Spellbreaker died so it can live again as a librarian.
Honestly, this is the one card some midrange decks really need. There's always a target for it, from the ubiquitous Taelan Fordring, to the annoying Lightshower Elemental
Trade it away if its against an irrelevant deck/class. Its just too good.