Idk if this card will be broken, but yikes... That's a really scary effect. The most prevalent threat is Aldrachi Warblades with a big attack buff, dealing upwards of 10+ unavoidable damage, but even cards like Eye Beam becoming a Corrosive Breath and that one Felscream Blast card can easily finish an opponent off.
I think it's all going to come down to how effectively the DH can utilise lifesteal cards while still maintaining tempo. If all their lifesteal cards are quite bad otherwise like Felscream Blast, we might see a slower DH deck that relies on this card as a win condition, which may be pretty cool. Otherwise, this is definitely a card to keep an eye on.
That said, considering the amount of complaining over Star Student Stelina and how trash the card actually turned out to be, I'm hopeful that we're wrong in our predictions once again.
AH so now we know what this guys effect is (there's an achievement for dealing 10 damage with this guy's effect).
this makes the lifesteal cards more efficient, but there's no way you're going to run a deck with ALL the lifesteal cards just to play this guy.
Like more members have already predicted, this minion will probably see home in a Soul Demon Hunter deck list, since the Aradachi Warblades and Soulshard Lapidary are usually combined for 7 burst damage together.
Although all the cards are expensive enough that you would not be able to play them on the same turn without a discount from Skull of Gul'dan, it is still worth mentioning just how powerful that combo can be, since even if you have to attack a taunt minion, you will also go face. This means you don't HAVE to draw Kayne if you need to attack face.
Heck, one of the selling points of this minion is that your lifesteal just goes face.
very strong and interesting effect, will slot into my DH deck list somehow
you have to play it, lose one, play the naga, then hope they all die (if the naga kills all enemy minions you're not gonna re-summon illidari) to get the full value, but that's a pretty neat combo!
Arcane Keysmith is better in curve and also provides you a body. With Ring Toss you have to first corrupt it making it "unplayable" at its full power until turn 6. They work different.
These rush token minions don't see much play in Standard, but I'm sure they'll be very strong in arena. 7 mana 14/14 of stats will most certainly clear a board
Okay blizz/HS team, what were they smoking? Because this card is OP AF. Arcane Keysmith was pretty much must include in WILD secret mage and highlander mage, and Ring Toss is powercreeped version of Arcane Keysmith, and Ring Toss is a spell, meaning it gets generated a lot. WAIT IT'S ALSO A CORRUPTION CARD! This means that Y'Shaarj, the Defiler gives you the corrupted version for free... so it's 10 mana get a lot of free cards, and 4+ free secrets if you played at least 2 corrupted copies of Ring Toss... oh no...
Standard: Really strong card, will see play in nearly every mage deck. It's just that good, and mage often have multiple big cards. Also fits perfectly in highlander mage, and i think highlander mage might rise back to high tier 2/tier 1 if they include Y'Shaarj, the Defiler package instead of most of the dragon package, for even more secrets and stuff. Highlander decks with a huge board after Y'Shaarj, the Defiler and random discovered Counterspell and stuff will be really hard to remove... and people WILL complain about it....
Wild: "AHH sheet, here we go again." Secret mage will probably dominate in the meta again, all because of Ring Toss replaces Arcane Keysmith. Okay it might be hard for secret mage to corrupt it, but it might fill the role of a reload card, so you get more secrets after using a Cloud Prince. It will also see play in highlander and OTK mage decks, because this just increases the odds of getting Ice Block even more times.
When you open a lot of Ring Tosses, don't dust them. Because this will surely get nerfed. Even at 5 mana it will see a lot of play, and it will still be considered a must include...
I must point out.. this card's flavor makes no sense.. what's the connection between throwing rings at a turtle and discovering secrets + casting them?
is this turtle a mage?
Literally unplayable!! I don't care if this card turns out to be good -10 in design.
Maybe the reward for winning is a secret? :D
Regardless of design, it'll see play. In Highlander now and maybe in some future decks, it's quite slow as you'd be playing this on Turn 6 without any mana cheating. Mage secrets are good enough for this to see play.
I LOVE the art though. I think the artists do an amazing job in general with this game, and the design coordination between the card frame and the artwork is always so clean
I must point out.. this card's flavor makes no sense.. what's the connection between throwing rings at a turtle and discovering secrets + casting them?
is this turtle a mage?
Literally unplayable!! I don't care if this card turns out to be good -10 in design.
Prize Plunderer
jesus that flavor text
New Paladin Weapon - Hammer of the Naaru
This card is rock solid, it's not flashy but it's efficient, which is sometimes all that's important
New Demon Hunter Minion - Renowned Performer
Looks like a strong arena card, but I don't know what kind of standard or wild deck would use this.
Il'gynoth is a New Demon Hunter Card Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion
Idk if this card will be broken, but yikes... That's a really scary effect. The most prevalent threat is Aldrachi Warblades with a big attack buff, dealing upwards of 10+ unavoidable damage, but even cards like Eye Beam becoming a Corrosive Breath and that one Felscream Blast card can easily finish an opponent off.
I think it's all going to come down to how effectively the DH can utilise lifesteal cards while still maintaining tempo. If all their lifesteal cards are quite bad otherwise like Felscream Blast, we might see a slower DH deck that relies on this card as a win condition, which may be pretty cool. Otherwise, this is definitely a card to keep an eye on.
That said, considering the amount of complaining over Star Student Stelina and how trash the card actually turned out to be, I'm hopeful that we're wrong in our predictions once again.
Il'gynoth
strong in constructed, would be very difficult to make work in arena
Hammer of the Naaru is a New Paladin Card Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion
This will probably be a good card, but it's honestly kinda just boring.
New Demon Hunter Minion - Il'gynoth
AH so now we know what this guys effect is (there's an achievement for dealing 10 damage with this guy's effect).
this makes the lifesteal cards more efficient, but there's no way you're going to run a deck with ALL the lifesteal cards just to play this guy.
Like more members have already predicted, this minion will probably see home in a Soul Demon Hunter deck list, since the Aradachi Warblades and Soulshard Lapidary are usually combined for 7 burst damage together.
Although all the cards are expensive enough that you would not be able to play them on the same turn without a discount from Skull of Gul'dan, it is still worth mentioning just how powerful that combo can be, since even if you have to attack a taunt minion, you will also go face. This means you don't HAVE to draw Kayne if you need to attack face.
Heck, one of the selling points of this minion is that your lifesteal just goes face.
very strong and interesting effect, will slot into my DH deck list somehow
Expendable Performers is a New Demon Hunter Card Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion
you have to play it, lose one, play the naga, then hope they all die (if the naga kills all enemy minions you're not gonna re-summon illidari) to get the full value, but that's a pretty neat combo!
New Paladin Weapon - Hammer of the Naaru
This card will be a staple in most or all Paladin decks. It's way too good to be side lined.
Ring Toss is a New Mage Card Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion
Arcane Keysmith is better in curve and also provides you a body. With Ring Toss you have to first corrupt it making it "unplayable" at its full power until turn 6. They work different.
New Demon Hunter Spell - Expendable Performers
This is just command the illidari but better.
These rush token minions don't see much play in Standard, but I'm sure they'll be very strong in arena. 7 mana 14/14 of stats will most certainly clear a board
New Mage Spell - Ring Toss
Not great in any aggressive mage list, and I'm not overly excited about this in quest mage or similar.
You can put pretty much anything that generates value into reno mage, so this goes in just like everything else.
Ring Toss is a New Mage Card Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion
Not really, since you need to Corrupt it before being worth a slot in Wild Secret Mage.
Currently, the only activators are Aluneth and Cloud Prince, which makes the card quite clunky.
On the other hand, Arcane Keysmith is seeing no play in the archetype despite being around the same card.
I'm not saying the card is bad (I actually think it is pretty damn strong), but just that it is not likely to be included in Secret Mage.
Ring Toss is a New Mage Card Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion
Seems like a card we will see a lot of. No one will run it, though.
New Mage Spell - Ring Toss
Okay blizz/HS team, what were they smoking? Because this card is OP AF. Arcane Keysmith was pretty much must include in WILD secret mage and highlander mage, and Ring Toss is powercreeped version of Arcane Keysmith, and Ring Toss is a spell, meaning it gets generated a lot. WAIT IT'S ALSO A CORRUPTION CARD! This means that Y'Shaarj, the Defiler gives you the corrupted version for free... so it's 10 mana get a lot of free cards, and 4+ free secrets if you played at least 2 corrupted copies of Ring Toss... oh no...
Standard: Really strong card, will see play in nearly every mage deck. It's just that good, and mage often have multiple big cards. Also fits perfectly in highlander mage, and i think highlander mage might rise back to high tier 2/tier 1 if they include Y'Shaarj, the Defiler package instead of most of the dragon package, for even more secrets and stuff. Highlander decks with a huge board after Y'Shaarj, the Defiler and random discovered Counterspell and stuff will be really hard to remove... and people WILL complain about it....
Wild: "AHH sheet, here we go again." Secret mage will probably dominate in the meta again, all because of Ring Toss replaces Arcane Keysmith. Okay it might be hard for secret mage to corrupt it, but it might fill the role of a reload card, so you get more secrets after using a Cloud Prince. It will also see play in highlander and OTK mage decks, because this just increases the odds of getting Ice Block even more times.
When you open a lot of Ring Tosses, don't dust them. Because this will surely get nerfed. Even at 5 mana it will see a lot of play, and it will still be considered a must include...
Il'gynoth is a New Demon Hunter Card Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion
EZ 6 cards combo
New Mage Spell - Ring Toss
Maybe the reward for winning is a secret? :D
Regardless of design, it'll see play. In Highlander now and maybe in some future decks, it's quite slow as you'd be playing this on Turn 6 without any mana cheating. Mage secrets are good enough for this to see play.
Hammer of the Naaru is a New Paladin Card Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion
Great value but pretty boring in design.
New Rogue Minion - Prize Plunderer
This card seems kind of silly to me. Rogue has much better ways to kill or remove minions. I guess we'll use it for Ashtongue OTKs if anything.
New Mage Spell - Ring Toss
Obvious comparison to Arcane Keysmith. No body, but double Secrets when Corrupted. I'm calling it playable, but not great.
New Paladin Weapon - Hammer of the Naaru
The card is okay.
I LOVE the art though. I think the artists do an amazing job in general with this game, and the design coordination between the card frame and the artwork is always so clean
Ring Toss is a New Mage Card Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion
Definitely in the ring for the Ultra Cutie bingo square
Ring Toss is a New Mage Card Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion
Wild secret mage must be very happy with this card!
Prize Plunderer is a New Rogue Card Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion
Spectral Pillager 's nephew
New Mage Spell - Ring Toss
I must point out.. this card's flavor makes no sense.. what's the connection between throwing rings at a turtle and discovering secrets + casting them?
is this turtle a mage?
Literally unplayable!! I don't care if this card turns out to be good -10 in design.