People are jumping fast on saying these cards and subsequent archetype will be bad. I think they have potential, Hunters have foregone minion early games to cheat out big minions before. If the meta game gets slower I can see this making for a powerful midrange deck.
When Blizzard REALLY wants to push an archetype, you know that bad things can happen when they get a little overboard. Currently, this looks pretty bad, but I’ll wait for the whole set before making any judgments.
Pretty interesting card. The first thing that comes to mind is that it reminds me of Kathrena Winterwisp, but significantly more aggressive. The issue comes with the fact this card doesn't have some form of criteria you can build around as easily. Either you shaft your early game by running no creatures (which might be possible given enough support), or you risk this card not hitting for a high amount, which I'd consider to be anything above 5 damage, which means you also miss out on running the suite of strong early game cards that Hunter is currently having fun with.
All that said, I don't think we can write this card off yet, there's tons of potential still and it'll be interesting to see if anything comes from it.
Oh, any of the big deathrattle/reborn minions are hilarious with this. 6 mana 4/4 with Battlecry deal 10 summon a 10/1 divine shield is pretty silly.
It's a bit hard to work with. If you can cheat a large Deathrattle minion out (wink wink, Darkmoon Tonk, wink wink), then it can surely be strong and then that can be summoned again with Nine Lives. The downside to this is that you can't really run other types of minions since it might summon those instead. It'll surely receive some support in this set.
When we see more cards for this expansion, it might make more sense. Might be more good deathrattle cards for Hunter.
Even if it’s not great immediately in standard it could boost a DR Hunter deck in Wild, or be supported by a few cards in the mini set or next year’s sets.
So tonk is obviously bad (but at least I finally get meme support for my golden oblivitron), as for the legendary it seems bad for now but depends on what support it gets, if no more support is printed I'd say it's trash.
New Hunter Minion - Maxima Blastenheimer
I gotta say ... meh. I'm sure it will find a home in some kind of deathrattle deck, but I'm less than impressed
Two Hunter Cards Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion - Darkmoon Tonk & Maxima Blastenheimer
Deathrattle and Mech Hunter support. I like!
New Hunter Minion - Maxima Blastenheimer
I want to shoot a Supreme Abyssal at people. You can’t stop me.
Edit: okay, looks like I stopped myself. Because now the plan is to shoot The Darkness at people’s faces. Now you can’t actually stop me.
New Hunter Minion - Darkmoon Tonk
well our bingo wanted Professor Slate support but we got Oblivitron support instead...
So support for slate will be last expansion of next year then?
Two Hunter Cards Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion - Darkmoon Tonk & Maxima Blastenheimer
Dream scenario, 6 mana, deal 16 to the face.
Two Hunter Cards Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion - Darkmoon Tonk & Maxima Blastenheimer
People are jumping fast on saying these cards and subsequent archetype will be bad. I think they have potential, Hunters have foregone minion early games to cheat out big minions before. If the meta game gets slower I can see this making for a powerful midrange deck.
Darkmoon Tonk
Well sudden Oblivitron support
Two Hunter Cards Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion - Darkmoon Tonk & Maxima Blastenheimer
When Blizzard REALLY wants to push an archetype, you know that bad things can happen when they get a little overboard. Currently, this looks pretty bad, but I’ll wait for the whole set before making any judgments.
Darkmoon Tonk
Great target for Maxima, and a good addition to Wild DR Hunter decks, or maybe a midrange/control Mech build?!
Two Hunter Cards Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion - Darkmoon Tonk & Maxima Blastenheimer
That's exactly what I thought of when I saw Maxima.
And of course you'd wanna put in lions when you make a deck with cards based on a circus
New Hunter Minion - Maxima Blastenheimer
If something like a Big Hunter becomes viable then this might be a thing. But that would need a lot of support, so probably this card wont see play.
New Hunter Minion - Maxima Blastenheimer
well it is kinda heavy end faceish hunter with Savannah Highmane and her at the top... but kinda weird...
New Hunter Minion - Maxima Blastenheimer
Pretty interesting card. The first thing that comes to mind is that it reminds me of Kathrena Winterwisp, but significantly more aggressive. The issue comes with the fact this card doesn't have some form of criteria you can build around as easily. Either you shaft your early game by running no creatures (which might be possible given enough support), or you risk this card not hitting for a high amount, which I'd consider to be anything above 5 damage, which means you also miss out on running the suite of strong early game cards that Hunter is currently having fun with.
All that said, I don't think we can write this card off yet, there's tons of potential still and it'll be interesting to see if anything comes from it.
Oh, any of the big deathrattle/reborn minions are hilarious with this. 6 mana 4/4 with Battlecry deal 10 summon a 10/1 divine shield is pretty silly.
Maxima Blastenheimer
well it is kinda heavy end faceish hunter with Savannah Highmane and her at the top... but kinda weird...
New Hunter Minion - Darkmoon Tonk
I dont want to see the deathrattle hunter with this :D
Two Hunter Cards Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion - Darkmoon Tonk & Maxima Blastenheimer
That animated short gave me a chuckle. These two will absolutely see play, probably in a mid range hunter instead of the low to the ground Aggro
Two Hunter Cards Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion - Darkmoon Tonk & Maxima Blastenheimer
I like the idea behind these cards. Savannah Highmane might finally make a comeback!
New Hunter Minion - Maxima Blastenheimer
It's a bit hard to work with. If you can cheat a large Deathrattle minion out (wink wink, Darkmoon Tonk, wink wink), then it can surely be strong and then that can be summoned again with Nine Lives. The downside to this is that you can't really run other types of minions since it might summon those instead. It'll surely receive some support in this set.
Maxima Blastenheimer
When we see more cards for this expansion, it might make more sense. Might be more good deathrattle cards for Hunter.
Even if it’s not great immediately in standard it could boost a DR Hunter deck in Wild, or be supported by a few cards in the mini set or next year’s sets.
Madness at the Darkmoon Faire - Reveal Season Community Bingo
Wouldn't Maxima Blastenheimer count for Consistently Inconsistent? Seems like it has the potential to be so.
Two Hunter Cards Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion - Darkmoon Tonk & Maxima Blastenheimer
So tonk is obviously bad (but at least I finally get meme support for my golden oblivitron), as for the legendary it seems bad for now but depends on what support it gets, if no more support is printed I'd say it's trash.
New Hunter Minion - Darkmoon Tonk
It's quite slow to just play this on its own, but it's pretty good with Oblivitron if Mech Hunter can come back.
New Hunter Minion - Maxima Blastenheimer
A very interesting card for something like big beast hunter.
This can potentially land 24 damage in one turn if it pulls King Krush, then you play two Revenge of the Wilds.
Not likely to slot into any competitive decks.
Darkmoon Tonk
Maybe in WILD. In STANDARD I don't see an efficient use. Too expensive and too low health ...
Two Hunter Cards Revealed for Hearthstone's Darkmoon Faire Expansion - Darkmoon Tonk & Maxima Blastenheimer
More tools for Face Hunter? The legendary is a little bit like Crackle (1 to X damage, depending on whats left in your deck), but with Deathrattle...