I don't know if this card is as good as people are saying. It's basically Shirvallah, the Tiger locked at 8 mana. The only advantage is it also has taunt, which is admittedly a big deal. But man, 8 mana is a lot for an anti-aggro card. Shirvallah saw zero play outside of OTK shenanigans.
On the other hand, Zilliax was a no-brainer in every single deck and even saw Wild play. On the other other hand, that was also 5 mana, which was often just in the nick of time to slow down aggro and net you 6 health and clear two minions. Yrel wins the game the moment she hits the board against an aggro deck, but it's 8 mana. That's late enough that it might be overkill.
The card is obviously good, but I don't know if it's good enough. Tirion sees no play. Lightforged Crusader doesn't see play anyone. I'm not that hopeful.
Thank Yogg it's even-Costed, otherwise Wild wouldn't have enjoyed this. Dude Paladin probably requires some additional support for Standard to take off, but the card seems solid regardless.
It's always nice to see a big lore character making it into the game, although the connection to this particular theme seems rather vague outside "fighting against darkness". The card itself seems like an autoinclude to every Pure Paladin ever.
As the resident Zilliax hater, this card bears too much resemblance to that robot so I already am not a fan of this card and refuse to change my stance on it at all in the future.
I am not a fan of Z as well but for different reasons. This card is a much more balanced version.
1) it is a class card. We will see much less of it
2) it is conditional is just vanilla stats in any other Deck which is no good.
3) it's expensive. Aggressive decks can kill you well before turn 8.
4) can't buff other minions and go face like the magnetic ability allowed
Overall still a good card in pure decks. However may be too slow. demon hunter and token druid can be quite explosive early and refill the board often. May need stronger early control tools to make this card work. Not a bad card but certainly not as prolific.
The card is ok. I really don't like the design of the minion. The Battlecry restricts it to only pure paladin. If it was an on board ability it could have been an option in big pure paladin if paladin were to get another big minion. If this is summoned randomly by another class it will just be a vanilla 7/5 as well. There could have been some more on board interactivity, but I guess the balance team didn't want that. Missed opportunity IMO.
Pretty insane card in Pure Paladin but limited to it. Pure Paladin is strong right now and this makes it even stronger but it doesn't alleviate the archetype's main weakness of getting shut down by enemy shuffles. Bomb Warrior will keep the archetype in check and, in case it isn't enough, we still have Bad Luck Albatross.
Odd Paladin certainly doesn't need this card, it's a powerful list as is and Muster for Battle is far superior on turn 3. Corrupting the card would require playing something along the lines of Loatheb, Quartermaster, or Leeroy Jenkins, all of which come down on power turns where, beyond that point, a card like this wouldn't be needed. The density of cards worth 5-mana or higher in the deck is also rather low, so Corrupting this card would be a difficult task as is.
Whether or not this card works in Standard in the coming months depends on how much Silver Hand support they introduce THIS expansion, and I'm not particularly optimistic there. I'm not even certain a card like this would be that good in those lists; 3-mana for 3/3 in stats is underwhelming, and Corrupting it just to play this card later off-curve doesn't seem particularly enticing either. Notably, though, it works well with the new Balloon Merchant on- and off- curve, so we'll just have to wait and see.
It might be difficult to Corrupt this card in existing lists, so I don't see it being included in them. Notably, it's a 5-mana 5/5 with Divine Shield on its own, but I can't help but think that even that's too fair for the current Standard metagame.
The moment I saw this after seeing Hammer of the Naaru though, I instantly thought of a Menagerie archetype featuring N'Zoth, God of the Deep. Should this deck become viable, I would expect to see this card in that list. This card synergises with Y'Shaarj, the Defiler as well, so there are some interesting implications there.
I would like to know though if N'Zoth would bring back the Corrupted or non-Corrupted version of this card though, because that would have significant implications for the archetype. I would imagine the Corrupted form is the one that gets resurrected.
If this menagerie theme keeps getting more support, I might have to buy the bundle. I really want to try this warrior Menagerie deck with Hack the System.
I think the card's a bit too fair for its cost, given the broken stuff that can happen on turn 6 these days. I can't see this slotting into existing meta archetypes for Paladin, but if a Menagerie archetype gets enough support courtesy of N'Zoth, God of the Deep, Paladin would probably run this card in it. Whether or not that ends up being a good archetype remains to be seen.
Though I can't speak to its flavour, I don't see why something like this won't be run in Pure Paladin. It's a very high-impact card for the cost in that deck.
New Warrior Weapon - Ringmaster's Baton
Its means streets all over again, but worse, as its also WotOG revival ..
New Druid Spell - Guess the Weight
Now that's a brave prediction. Quoting it to make sure it survives for future generations.
New Warrior Minion - Ringmaster Whatley
His main qualification is that he'll work with anyone. Or anything... but not Murlocs or Beasts ...
Pretty selective for a menagerie ...
High Exarch Yrel is a New Paladin Legendary Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion
I don't know if this card is as good as people are saying. It's basically Shirvallah, the Tiger locked at 8 mana. The only advantage is it also has taunt, which is admittedly a big deal. But man, 8 mana is a lot for an anti-aggro card. Shirvallah saw zero play outside of OTK shenanigans.
On the other hand, Zilliax was a no-brainer in every single deck and even saw Wild play. On the other other hand, that was also 5 mana, which was often just in the nick of time to slow down aggro and net you 6 health and clear two minions. Yrel wins the game the moment she hits the board against an aggro deck, but it's 8 mana. That's late enough that it might be overkill.
The card is obviously good, but I don't know if it's good enough. Tirion sees no play. Lightforged Crusader doesn't see play anyone. I'm not that hopeful.
New Paladin Minion - High Exarch Yrel
Its a bit black or white but there can be no neutrality in the fight against darkness.
New Paladin Minion - Balloon Merchant
Thank Yogg it's even-Costed, otherwise Wild wouldn't have enjoyed this. Dude Paladin probably requires some additional support for Standard to take off, but the card seems solid regardless.
New Paladin Minion - Balloon Merchant
That is wildly effective, and given the corrupted swarm of silver hands you can generate in standard too ... this has potential
New Paladin Minion - High Exarch Yrel
It's always nice to see a big lore character making it into the game, although the connection to this particular theme seems rather vague outside "fighting against darkness". The card itself seems like an autoinclude to every Pure Paladin ever.
Carousel Gryphon is a New Paladin Card Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion
The leftover mana after playing the corrupted version can be used for Animated Broomstick, which does make this card a lot more intimidating.
New Paladin Minion - High Exarch Yrel
I am not a fan of Z as well but for different reasons. This card is a much more balanced version.
1) it is a class card. We will see much less of it
2) it is conditional is just vanilla stats in any other Deck which is no good.
3) it's expensive. Aggressive decks can kill you well before turn 8.
4) can't buff other minions and go face like the magnetic ability allowed
Overall still a good card in pure decks. However may be too slow. demon hunter and token druid can be quite explosive early and refill the board often. May need stronger early control tools to make this card work. Not a bad card but certainly not as prolific.
High Exarch Yrel is a New Paladin Legendary Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion
Welcome back Zilliax!
You’re as beautiful as the day you left us..
New Paladin Minion - High Exarch Yrel
The card is ok. I really don't like the design of the minion. The Battlecry restricts it to only pure paladin. If it was an on board ability it could have been an option in big pure paladin if paladin were to get another big minion. If this is summoned randomly by another class it will just be a vanilla 7/5 as well. There could have been some more on board interactivity, but I guess the balance team didn't want that. Missed opportunity IMO.
High Exarch Yrel is a New Paladin Legendary Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion
Looks like Blizzard has finally blown linkblade's cover as Head of Paladin Card Design.
High Exarch Yrel is a New Paladin Legendary Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion
Pretty insane card in Pure Paladin but limited to it. Pure Paladin is strong right now and this makes it even stronger but it doesn't alleviate the archetype's main weakness of getting shut down by enemy shuffles. Bomb Warrior will keep the archetype in check and, in case it isn't enough, we still have Bad Luck Albatross.
New Paladin Minion - Balloon Merchant
It may not be viable in standard, but I love this flavor. I just picture a bunch of little soldiers waiting impatiently in line for a balloon.
New Paladin Minion - High Exarch Yrel
This looks pretty good for pure paladin. I love the artwork on it as well.
New Paladin Minion - Balloon Merchant
Not overly strong, might be annoying, but I can't wait to see the animation for this one.
New Paladin Spell - Day at the Faire
Odd Paladin certainly doesn't need this card, it's a powerful list as is and Muster for Battle is far superior on turn 3. Corrupting the card would require playing something along the lines of Loatheb, Quartermaster, or Leeroy Jenkins, all of which come down on power turns where, beyond that point, a card like this wouldn't be needed. The density of cards worth 5-mana or higher in the deck is also rather low, so Corrupting this card would be a difficult task as is.
Whether or not this card works in Standard in the coming months depends on how much Silver Hand support they introduce THIS expansion, and I'm not particularly optimistic there. I'm not even certain a card like this would be that good in those lists; 3-mana for 3/3 in stats is underwhelming, and Corrupting it just to play this card later off-curve doesn't seem particularly enticing either. Notably, though, it works well with the new Balloon Merchant on- and off- curve, so we'll just have to wait and see.
New Paladin Minion - Carousel Gryphon
It might be difficult to Corrupt this card in existing lists, so I don't see it being included in them. Notably, it's a 5-mana 5/5 with Divine Shield on its own, but I can't help but think that even that's too fair for the current Standard metagame.
The moment I saw this after seeing Hammer of the Naaru though, I instantly thought of a Menagerie archetype featuring N'Zoth, God of the Deep. Should this deck become viable, I would expect to see this card in that list. This card synergises with Y'Shaarj, the Defiler as well, so there are some interesting implications there.
I would like to know though if N'Zoth would bring back the Corrupted or non-Corrupted version of this card though, because that would have significant implications for the archetype. I would imagine the Corrupted form is the one that gets resurrected.
Balloon Merchant is a New Paladin Card Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion
Always ready to corrupt the little ones.
High Exarch Yrel is a New Paladin Legendary Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion
This card looks crazy good. I like the Pure archetype already, so this is exciting.
New Warrior Weapon - Ringmaster's Baton
If this menagerie theme keeps getting more support, I might have to buy the bundle. I really want to try this warrior Menagerie deck with Hack the System.
New Paladin Weapon - Hammer of the Naaru
I think the card's a bit too fair for its cost, given the broken stuff that can happen on turn 6 these days. I can't see this slotting into existing meta archetypes for Paladin, but if a Menagerie archetype gets enough support courtesy of N'Zoth, God of the Deep, Paladin would probably run this card in it. Whether or not that ends up being a good archetype remains to be seen.
High Exarch Yrel is a New Paladin Legendary Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion
We need someone to check in previous occasion if an archetype have ever been supported again by blizz in the coming year.
Otherwise this would be only good in this year only. I hope not.
New Paladin Minion - High Exarch Yrel
Though I can't speak to its flavour, I don't see why something like this won't be run in Pure Paladin. It's a very high-impact card for the cost in that deck.