The lore report is always welcome news for me, and news it is, as I have no knowledge of these stories. Is there something up with the card images? They all look foggy to me. The header art is crisp, the cards have the same kind of fuzziness everywhere, so maybe it's just in the released images? Anyway, makes it hard to see what's going on with Xanesh. Like she's riding a worm? I just reread Dune, so maybe my head's still on Arrakis.
As stated above, works with overgrowth, breath of dreams, and Y'shraj. I don't see how this won't see play somewhere. Also is a slight nerf to New Ysera as well (though it does make taunts more common against aggro matchups).
Great nuggets of information as always. I dread to think what it all means for the timeline though if all of these guys are appearing in the same place at once...
It's not really related to lore, but I like that Keymaster Alabaster's daughter ended up being a mage-rogue legendary after there was some speculation early in the Scholomance reveal season that Alabaster himself would be in that dual-class. Given cards are designed quite a long time before we see them, I doubt it happened in response to that speculation, but in any case its a nice bit of vindication for those of us who felt certain that the wizard adorned with keys would be mage-rogue.
I don't think this really slots in great anywhere. Yea it has good stats, but it's too expensive in mana for aggro decks and pure stats don't win in slower games. I just don't see it fitting in anywhere.
Ringmaster Whatley is a super sweet card - I'm very disappointed we didn't get any Menagerie support in the mini set, but the card still has room to grow in the future.
I don't know if it is as broken as people think it will be? It's either 2 mana 2-3 gain +1 attack or 3 mana 2-3 deal 2 damage to the enemy hero. I might be undervaluing hero power synergy but I don't think it will be busted. Strong, not busted though.
More useful in Warlock than demon hunter, though it may be run in both. Drawing a card is really good, but even just shuffling the souls in is good enough. Might slot into Ticklock, but could ruin the corrupt pool if your hand is to full.
I think this will be really good in arena at least, as the outcast pool is pretty small and discoveries are always good. I don't think it would be run in aggro demon hunter because you cant spend mana on not developing the board. Highlander demon hunter will like it for a second skulll tho.
I've had good weapon opening luck this year. Since I have the felsteels, I'll give that list a whirl. The ringmaster's Baton... I've got em, they're fun, but I gas out all the time playing a deck like that. I don't have watley, so that'd help. Will still whirl that deck too. Whirlings, commence!
solid card that actually rewards for the skill plays. Can't wait for that trolden highlight when someone casts Apotheosis on their minion then heals to full with this card
This decklist was for an article featuring some of our favorite decks over the years, with this specific one coming from Boomsday. The Hunter's Mark nerf that pushed it up to 2 mana happened later that year during Rastakhan's Rumble. Sorry about any confusion.
Looks weak to me. A decent vanilla minion, but it's hard to imagine a viable hunter deck that wants to just generate a bunch of random beasts: that pool is large and pretty diluted.
This is just meh in early game, ok in midgame, potentially huge in late game. You could also set this up with Nature Studies at 9 mana, then play it for free to discover a 10-drop the following turn.
This seems pretty good: very cheap card generation. I expect you get to choose which spell you take if you choose to only get one. If not it would be not nearly as good. Finding spells is much better than finding minions in most cases, as the pool is smaller and class-specific.
Why not have both? More options means more flexibility. And as i said in my other comment, tokens are absolutely horrible against many builds nowadays. Pirates in particular are going to destroy you by just farming the tokens for stat gains mid combat. Floating Watcher is anti-synergistic with Mal'Ganis but it still benefits from the other usual demon buffs after that point. The faster early scaling of the card also allows you to stabilize a little bit more easily in the mid game. Yes, Floating Watcher is a bad discover if you are not playing demons with Wrath Weaver which makes it very limited but removing it will only make demons a lot weaker instead of helping the tribe. And taunt builds are still hopeless regardless of the addition of this one extra taunt to the game (and it's not really a good taunt if its health is lower than its attack). I don't know. I think they should have kept it in the pool for now.
I ran into that Aggro Shaman list yesterday. Doomhammer + Stormstrike + Rockbiter Weapon is a lot of damage! I lived through two turns of that and thought I had scraped by enough to survive one more and then he dropped Inara on me. Just crazy.
Bomb Warrior got me up to D3 last week but it feels like the meta shifted to counter it more over the weekend. I'm at 991 wins for my 1000 portrait. Don't think I'm quite going to get there before the miniset!
I'm thinking that Kingsbane Rogue might have a boost, between the "give weapon and minion +2" and the secret that could potentially mess with your opponent's tools.
New Priest & Warlock Spell - Hysteria
The effect should be pretty similar to Ramming Speed. (Sometimes besster sometimes worse.)
What do you think?
The Lore and Backstories of Darkmoon Faire's Mini Set Legendary Minions - Archivist's Lore
The lore report is always welcome news for me, and news it is, as I have no knowledge of these stories. Is there something up with the card images? They all look foggy to me. The header art is crisp, the cards have the same kind of fuzziness everywhere, so maybe it's just in the released images? Anyway, makes it hard to see what's going on with Xanesh. Like she's riding a worm? I just reread Dune, so maybe my head's still on Arrakis.
New Druid Minion - Dreaming Drake
As stated above, works with overgrowth, breath of dreams, and Y'shraj. I don't see how this won't see play somewhere. Also is a slight nerf to New Ysera as well (though it does make taunts more common against aggro matchups).
The Lore and Backstories of Darkmoon Faire's Mini Set Legendary Minions - Archivist's Lore
Great nuggets of information as always. I dread to think what it all means for the timeline though if all of these guys are appearing in the same place at once...
It's not really related to lore, but I like that Keymaster Alabaster's daughter ended up being a mage-rogue legendary after there was some speculation early in the Scholomance reveal season that Alabaster himself would be in that dual-class. Given cards are designed quite a long time before we see them, I doubt it happened in response to that speculation, but in any case its a nice bit of vindication for those of us who felt certain that the wizard adorned with keys would be mage-rogue.
New Demon Hunter Minion - Felsaber
I don't think this really slots in great anywhere. Yea it has good stats, but it's too expensive in mana for aggro decks and pure stats don't win in slower games. I just don't see it fitting in anywhere.
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Ringmaster Whatley is a super sweet card - I'm very disappointed we didn't get any Menagerie support in the mini set, but the card still has room to grow in the future.
New Demon Hunter & Hunter Minion - Felfire Deadeye
I don't know if it is as broken as people think it will be? It's either 2 mana 2-3 gain +1 attack or 3 mana 2-3 deal 2 damage to the enemy hero. I might be undervaluing hero power synergy but I don't think it will be busted. Strong, not busted though.
New Priest Minion - Dark Inquisitor Xanesh
omg guys. Mail Muncher made it to hearthstone! (⊙_(⊙_⊙)_⊙)
New Demon Hunter & Warlock Minion - Luckysoul Hoarder
More useful in Warlock than demon hunter, though it may be run in both. Drawing a card is really good, but even just shuffling the souls in is good enough. Might slot into Ticklock, but could ruin the corrupt pool if your hand is to full.
New Demon Hunter Spell - Illidari Studies
I think this will be really good in arena at least, as the outcast pool is pretty small and discoveries are always good. I don't think it would be run in aggro demon hunter because you cant spend mana on not developing the board. Highlander demon hunter will like it for a second skulll tho.
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I've had good weapon opening luck this year. Since I have the felsteels, I'll give that list a whirl. The ringmaster's Baton... I've got em, they're fun, but I gas out all the time playing a deck like that. I don't have watley, so that'd help. Will still whirl that deck too. Whirlings, commence!
New Priest & Warlock Spell - Hysteria
solid card that actually rewards for the skill plays. Can't wait for that trolden highlight when someone casts Apotheosis on their minion then heals to full with this card
[BDP] Deathrattle Hunter
This decklist was for an article featuring some of our favorite decks over the years, with this specific one coming from Boomsday. The Hunter's Mark nerf that pushed it up to 2 mana happened later that year during Rastakhan's Rumble. Sorry about any confusion.
New Shaman Minion - Mistrunner
doesn't fix in current shaman decks, but there's always standard rotation to make some room for new archetypes
New Hunter Spell - Bola Shot
That's a lot of board reduction vs. aggro, pretty useless elsewhere (unless you have Professor Slate, as others have noted).
New Hunter Minion - Saddlemaster
Looks weak to me. A decent vanilla minion, but it's hard to imagine a viable hunter deck that wants to just generate a bunch of random beasts: that pool is large and pretty diluted.
New Druid Spell - Arbor Up
5/5 for puns.
But seriously, this is a really strong card. If you've got a few minions on board, the burst is significant.
New Druid & Hunter Spell - Resizing Pouch
This is just meh in early game, ok in midgame, potentially huge in late game. You could also set this up with Nature Studies at 9 mana, then play it for free to discover a 10-drop the following turn.
New Druid & Shaman Spell - Guidance
This seems pretty good: very cheap card generation. I expect you get to choose which spell you take if you choose to only get one. If not it would be not nearly as good. Finding spells is much better than finding minions in most cases, as the pool is smaller and class-specific.
The Lore and Backstories of Darkmoon Faire's Mini Set Legendary Minions - Archivist's Lore
Short article because of the very few Legendaries, but delivered in no time and with the same quality as always - great job!
New Druid Minion - Dreaming Drake
Nothing too exciting here, but a pretty valuable card overall. Synergizes with both Y'Shaarj and N'Zoth.
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Avalon's brain is just on holidays, excuse him: he's a really nice guy.
Tickatus & Greybough Are Joining Hearthstone's Battlegrounds Alongside 2 New Demon Minions
Why not have both? More options means more flexibility. And as i said in my other comment, tokens are absolutely horrible against many builds nowadays. Pirates in particular are going to destroy you by just farming the tokens for stat gains mid combat. Floating Watcher is anti-synergistic with Mal'Ganis but it still benefits from the other usual demon buffs after that point. The faster early scaling of the card also allows you to stabilize a little bit more easily in the mid game. Yes, Floating Watcher is a bad discover if you are not playing demons with Wrath Weaver which makes it very limited but removing it will only make demons a lot weaker instead of helping the tribe. And taunt builds are still hopeless regardless of the addition of this one extra taunt to the game (and it's not really a good taunt if its health is lower than its attack). I don't know. I think they should have kept it in the pool for now.
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I ran into that Aggro Shaman list yesterday. Doomhammer + Stormstrike + Rockbiter Weapon is a lot of damage! I lived through two turns of that and thought I had scraped by enough to survive one more and then he dropped Inara on me. Just crazy.
Bomb Warrior got me up to D3 last week but it feels like the meta shifted to counter it more over the weekend. I'm at 991 wins for my 1000 portrait. Don't think I'm quite going to get there before the miniset!
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I'm thinking that Kingsbane Rogue might have a boost, between the "give weapon and minion +2" and the secret that could potentially mess with your opponent's tools.