Spiteful Summoner 2.0 Seems a tad expensive for not guaranteeing board impact outside of some potential presence, but it should be decent-good as a late-game drop for greedy Control decks.
I'll give it 5 stars because I love utility cards, but since we don't know its effects right now that can drop fast. Drawing cards is great and even though taunt is good it's not as good as other effects as other kazakus cards, it feels more like the Adapt mechanic. What I don't like is that is has counter synergy if you play both kazakus, you need to have drawn the other for this one to work : /
So at worst this is a 4 mana arcane explosion that hits face and comes with a 3/5. I can easily see this being a solid pick, especially with fallen hero in core
Edit: Hadn't seen the legendary but if you're running it this will definitely help make sure its online for that turn 10 swing
Like the original version, I expect this will see play in some control decks at least -- probably not paladin (many of their good cards are 4 mana) or druid (Overgrowth is better), but maybe priest and warlock?
Yea I think spells are better. You can also, with the original, summon a minion with the spell you chose. I dunno, we'll see. I think this is just a different flavor of the original so not too different in design.
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AAAAAH, HES BACK! My favorite boy is back! Slotting it in seems likes its going to be pretty difficult. I imagine Control/Value decks will prefer him and 4-mana is a pretty contested spot. Maybe he ends up as the high-end in a midrange/tempo deck though, something like Rogue who won't mind a tad of extra value.
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This seems pretty powerful. Getting just 2 minions off of this already gives you a very threatening board. I imagine this will be a staple in just about every secret paladin moving forward.
I just meant Jandice is meant for stall and burning resources which is exactly what this card is for. Stalling and burning resources.
Obviously Jandice and Cannon have their differences but their purpose is pretty much the same. Jandice is a lot easier to just slap on board you usually just slap it down as soon as turn 5 hits. Cannon is a lot more situational than Jandice as you can't just slap it down on every turn 5.
But as far as fun goes I love this card. As far as the meta goes we'll see.
I really like the idea of doing something proactive with Secrets, but I hope Paladin can consistently play enough of them to create threatening boards with Cannonmaster. Definitely seems like you'll need to play the Secrets and Cannonmaster on the same turn, unless your opponent somehow doesn't trigger any on their turn.
Turn six, this and broom. You own the board and regained a few secrets. If there is one more paladin secret coming, which given this there should be, secret pally is going to be a thing again
He is totally out of touch. This card is a weak Malicia with the huge downside that you have to play a secret pally. Sure it's good stats for the cost in a best case scenario but this card won't see much play on curve and needs wayyy to much build around.
Damn, totally forgot about Firebloom! I can't say I used Xaril much but I do remember doing the card reveal for it (back when Blizzard gave me cards to reveal) and how stealth through fadeleaf in rogues was really nice flavor to have. I always love when they dive into the Warcraft universe in ways one might not expect!
This card has bonkers potential, but its going to depend HARD on what kind of Secret support Paladin gets. Rise of Shadows had strong Paladin Secret support, but got abandoned for the two years it was around.
I don't care if Cannonmaster Smythe is good - he is freakin' awesome. With Broom you can turn your cheap secrets into a board clear, and the complexity around your opponent trying to clear these 3/3 units in combat is going to be wild as your 3/3s turn back into disruptive secrets.
but Jandice needs no setup while this entirely relies on your opponent not triggering secrets (and out of the available ones right now only Avenge is one that you can control, at the cost of not developing more than one minion at a time).
If this was a Hunter legendary I'd see the potential, but Paladin is really, REALLY bad at controlling the board without going for minions.
I think this will come down to how good the rest of the secret package (that I assume is going to be a thing) is because this by itself is not worth building a deck around.
New Neutral Minion - Primordial Protector
Spiteful Summoner 2.0 Seems a tad expensive for not guaranteeing board impact outside of some potential presence, but it should be decent-good as a late-game drop for greedy Control decks.
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I'll give it 5 stars because I love utility cards, but since we don't know its effects right now that can drop fast. Drawing cards is great and even though taunt is good it's not as good as other effects as other kazakus cards, it feels more like the Adapt mechanic.
What I don't like is that is has counter synergy if you play both kazakus, you need to have drawn the other for this one to work : /
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So at worst this is a 4 mana arcane explosion that hits face and comes with a 3/5. I can easily see this being a solid pick, especially with fallen hero in core
Edit: Hadn't seen the legendary but if you're running it this will definitely help make sure its online for that turn 10 swing
Kazakus, Golem Shaper
Yea I think spells are better. You can also, with the original, summon a minion with the spell you chose. I dunno, we'll see. I think this is just a different flavor of the original so not too different in design.
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New Neutral Minion - Kazakus, Golem Shaper
AAAAAH, HES BACK! My favorite boy is back! Slotting it in seems likes its going to be pretty difficult. I imagine Control/Value decks will prefer him and 4-mana is a pretty contested spot. Maybe he ends up as the high-end in a midrange/tempo deck though, something like Rogue who won't mind a tad of extra value.
New Paladin Minion - Cannonmaster Smythe
Really cool, I like the gimmick a lot and I don't even play Aggro/Secret Paladin.
Even when dropping just 2 3/3s it is a powerfull board.
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New Paladin Minion - Cannonmaster Smythe
This seems pretty powerful. Getting just 2 minions off of this already gives you a very threatening board. I imagine this will be a staple in just about every secret paladin moving forward.
New Paladin Minion - Cannonmaster Smythe
Good in a vacuum but no way near a secret deck enabler.
This surely slides into secret Pallys when they exist for other reasons but this card alone is not good enough to justify any build in that direction.
Best comparision: Soulciologist Malicia. She is better in every aspect.
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I just meant Jandice is meant for stall and burning resources which is exactly what this card is for. Stalling and burning resources.
Obviously Jandice and Cannon have their differences but their purpose is pretty much the same. Jandice is a lot easier to just slap on board you usually just slap it down as soon as turn 5 hits. Cannon is a lot more situational than Jandice as you can't just slap it down on every turn 5.
But as far as fun goes I love this card. As far as the meta goes we'll see.
New Paladin Minion - Cannonmaster Smythe
I really like the idea of doing something proactive with Secrets, but I hope Paladin can consistently play enough of them to create threatening boards with Cannonmaster. Definitely seems like you'll need to play the Secrets and Cannonmaster on the same turn, unless your opponent somehow doesn't trigger any on their turn.
New Neutral Minion - Primordial Protector
probably slow in wild, but will be plaid in standard in paladin/priest/mage/druid idk
New Paladin Minion - Cannonmaster Smythe
Turn six, this and broom. You own the board and regained a few secrets. If there is one more paladin secret coming, which given this there should be, secret pally is going to be a thing again
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Kripparrian Reveals a New Forged in the Barrens Paladin Legendary - Cannonmaster Smythe
He is totally out of touch. This card is a weak Malicia with the huge downside that you have to play a secret pally.
Sure it's good stats for the cost in a best case scenario but this card won't see much play on curve and needs wayyy to much build around.
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Damn, totally forgot about Firebloom! I can't say I used Xaril much but I do remember doing the card reveal for it (back when Blizzard gave me cards to reveal) and how stealth through fadeleaf in rogues was really nice flavor to have. I always love when they dive into the Warcraft universe in ways one might not expect!
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Good question. Wonder if it's a balance thing
New Neutral Minion - Primordial Protector
Good control card. Would see play now because of the pocket meta we're in, but need to see the barrens meta to see if truly good
Primordial Protector
It's basically 8 mana Spiteful Summoner that draws a card. Probably will find a home somewhere in standard.
New Paladin Minion - Cannonmaster Smythe
This card has bonkers potential, but its going to depend HARD on what kind of Secret support Paladin gets. Rise of Shadows had strong Paladin Secret support, but got abandoned for the two years it was around.
New Paladin Minion - Cannonmaster Smythe
I don't care if Cannonmaster Smythe is good - he is freakin' awesome. With Broom you can turn your cheap secrets into a board clear, and the complexity around your opponent trying to clear these 3/3 units in combat is going to be wild as your 3/3s turn back into disruptive secrets.
Kripparrian Reveals a New Forged in the Barrens Paladin Legendary - Cannonmaster Smythe
but Jandice needs no setup while this entirely relies on your opponent not triggering secrets (and out of the available ones right now only Avenge is one that you can control, at the cost of not developing more than one minion at a time).
If this was a Hunter legendary I'd see the potential, but Paladin is really, REALLY bad at controlling the board without going for minions.
I think this will come down to how good the rest of the secret package (that I assume is going to be a thing) is because this by itself is not worth building a deck around.
New Neutral Minion - Primordial Protector
Yummy. Versatile enough to find a home in plenty of decks, hopefully it's not too slow. 8 Mana is probably fine.