If due to my lack of memory I'm having issues right now knowing each of the cards we have on standard I can't imagine having also an alternate art for some of them.
We're going full MTG! Hearthstone can definitely use some variance. I just hope this is more of a global thing and not just select cards getting special treatment. Building a whole deck with a special type of vanity would be sick.
Though, I'd love to see special class frames on the field with upgraded frames in-hand and collection. Something that makes each one of them really pop. I could see a frost mage frame that could be applied to all mage cards. So much flavor potential!
that sounds great. Basically all the classes have some really confusing and outdated cards in their base set that could be improved the same way Priest was.
Warlock and Paladin come to mind. There's a lot of really confusing cards in there.
I started a new account and went through all of the new player ranks. During that process I came across a lot of Basic/Classic cards that are just unplayable even with such a limited amount of options.
Ok, we've had a few days to try this guy out, what does everyone think? I'm finding him to be incredibly FUN. He has definitely won me a few games just by being a big stick you can keep hitting with over and over. Pulling 2 copies of him with Dimensional Ripper is just insane. I'm sticking with my initial rating of 4 stars, but I would go up to 5 based on FUN. He yells his name EVERY. TIME. HE. APPEARS.
I'm feeling like Secret Passage needs adjustment. It is essentially 1-mana draw 5 cards, which is completely insane when compared to other draw effects. I've lost 2 games already where I had stabilized after taking a beating, and my opponent with no board and no cards just uses this spell to kill me outright.
In Dungeons and Dragons, there are different "categories" of players, one of which is the "specialist". The specialist usually only plays one character. And if they have to make a new character it will probably be almost exactly the same as their old one. Maybe they always play a Elf Fighter, or a Halfling Wizard, but they always play their favorite type of character and nothing else, and there is nothing wrong with this type of player.
In Hearthstone, some people only play one class, or one archetype, or one theme of deck. There is nothing wrong with this, it is just one of many styles of play.
A support-themed deck seems like a rather delicate house of cards (pardon the pun).
Shen is the most obvious Champion to use, and he's actually an extremely good body for this effect, not to mention great curve synergy. Maybe that's all you need for this to be amazing?
This could be very powerful, especially if we see support champions that want to attack multiple times. Even without the support synergy, this card seems pretty good for the mana cost (Total stats of 4/7) and could be combined with Challenger, Elusive, and Overwhelm units to be pretty powerful.
Getting it down to 0 might be hard yeah but still if it is a 4 mana 6-6 overwhelm is also pretty good.
Like you said playing only one card like sonic wave means there is already 2 cost removed from the unit.
Maybe be able to support 2 characters and 1 or 2 other spells that targets a friendly character and you already got a decent cost minion with good stats.
Sucks to get it early though yeah really something you want to draw around turn 6/7 i think for it to be good.
Spellshield kind of functions as a Deny in decks that only want to protect their units, so I could see this being good in something like a Karma control deck, an Ezreal deck, and maybe even a Yasuo deck (if Targon has Stun cards). I honestly prefer this design over deny, since it can't counter cool big spells. The Spellshield effect also lasts over multiple turns (not with this card, but with the Spellshield effect in general), so we could see a unit with Spellshield that would be like a one-time Fizz (which is far less annoying to play against).
Initially, this unit seemed like a far worse unit than War Chefs (since -1 health is a lot to sacrifice to make the buff permanent). However, this unit is actually very different from War Chefs because while War Chefs makes your opponent not want to block the unit (to prevent the "heal" on the supported unit if it has full health), Tyari permanently buffs the survivability of the unit and has no "heal" effect. I think Tyari would be worse with Challenger units and better with units that want to Attack a lot (like Hecarim or maybe elusive units). It could also just be that Tyari is run instead of War Chefs because Targon Support decks don't want demacia as a second region.
Hearthstone is Getting a New Type of Vanity Card
If due to my lack of memory I'm having issues right now knowing each of the cards we have on standard I can't imagine having also an alternate art for some of them.
Hearthstone is Getting a New Type of Vanity Card
We're going full MTG! Hearthstone can definitely use some variance. I just hope this is more of a global thing and not just select cards getting special treatment. Building a whole deck with a special type of vanity would be sick.
Though, I'd love to see special class frames on the field with upgraded frames in-hand and collection. Something that makes each one of them really pop. I could see a frost mage frame that could be applied to all mage cards. So much flavor potential!
Hearthstone is Evaluating the Basic & Classic Sets for a Revamp, Much Like Priest Received with Ashes of Outland
that sounds great. Basically all the classes have some really confusing and outdated cards in their base set that could be improved the same way Priest was.
Warlock and Paladin come to mind. There's a lot of really confusing cards in there.
Hearthstone is Getting a New Type of Vanity Card
I'm not sure how I feel about a card looking different in a collection and in the game. Sounds strange. But I'll give it benefit of the doubt.
Hearthstone is Evaluating the Basic & Classic Sets for a Revamp, Much Like Priest Received with Ashes of Outland
Exciting!
I started a new account and went through all of the new player ranks. During that process I came across a lot of Basic/Classic cards that are just unplayable even with such a limited amount of options.
New Targon Card - Arbiter of the Peak
Seems good with starlit seer and the 3 copies of elixer of iron and fury of the north those decks already want to be running.
SpellShield is a New Keyword Coming in Call of the Mountain - 4 New Targon Cards Revealed
It does a LOT of things Deny cannot do. It's not worse, just different. Very different.
SpellShield is a New Keyword Coming in Call of the Mountain - 4 New Targon Cards Revealed
I think we can't be sure for now if Vile Feast would summon a spider. Imo yes it would.
New Warrior Minion - Rattlegore
Ok, we've had a few days to try this guy out, what does everyone think? I'm finding him to be incredibly FUN. He has definitely won me a few games just by being a big stick you can keep hitting with over and over. Pulling 2 copies of him with Dimensional Ripper is just insane. I'm sticking with my initial rating of 4 stars, but I would go up to 5 based on FUN. He yells his name EVERY. TIME. HE. APPEARS.
SpellShield is a New Keyword Coming in Call of the Mountain - 4 New Targon Cards Revealed
It can't be 4 mana imo, because it's worse than Deny (it only affects one - friendly minion).
On the other hand it's burts... Nerf would probably change it's speed to fast.
Nerf Predictions for Scholomance Academy
I'm feeling like Secret Passage needs adjustment. It is essentially 1-mana draw 5 cards, which is completely insane when compared to other draw effects. I've lost 2 games already where I had stabilized after taking a beating, and my opponent with no board and no cards just uses this spell to kill me outright.
I don't like aggro. Is hs the wrong game for me?
In Dungeons and Dragons, there are different "categories" of players, one of which is the "specialist". The specialist usually only plays one character. And if they have to make a new character it will probably be almost exactly the same as their old one. Maybe they always play a Elf Fighter, or a Halfling Wizard, but they always play their favorite type of character and nothing else, and there is nothing wrong with this type of player.
In Hearthstone, some people only play one class, or one archetype, or one theme of deck. There is nothing wrong with this, it is just one of many styles of play.
SpellShield is a New Keyword Coming in Call of the Mountain - 4 New Targon Cards Revealed
So, Support mechanic could be Mt. Targon's one core identity. But of course, we are just at the beginning.
SpellShield is a New Keyword Coming in Call of the Mountain - 4 New Targon Cards Revealed
I wonder how long until Bastion gets nerfed from 3 mana to 4, like Deny?
SpellShield is a New Keyword Coming in Call of the Mountain - 4 New Targon Cards Revealed
yeah it looks unusual.
New Targon Card - Mountain Sojourners
A support-themed deck seems like a rather delicate house of cards (pardon the pun).
Shen is the most obvious Champion to use, and he's actually an extremely good body for this effect, not to mention great curve synergy. Maybe that's all you need for this to be amazing?
New Targon Card - Mountain Sojourners
This could be very powerful, especially if we see support champions that want to attack multiple times. Even without the support synergy, this card seems pretty good for the mana cost (Total stats of 4/7) and could be combined with Challenger, Elusive, and Overwhelm units to be pretty powerful.
New Targon Card - Arbiter of the Peak
Getting it down to 0 might be hard yeah but still if it is a 4 mana 6-6 overwhelm is also pretty good.
Like you said playing only one card like sonic wave means there is already 2 cost removed from the unit.
Maybe be able to support 2 characters and 1 or 2 other spells that targets a friendly character and you already got a decent cost minion with good stats.
Sucks to get it early though yeah really something you want to draw around turn 6/7 i think for it to be good.
New Targon Card - Tyari the Traveler
Tyari-Teemo meta incoming!
New Targon Spell - Bastion
Spellshield kind of functions as a Deny in decks that only want to protect their units, so I could see this being good in something like a Karma control deck, an Ezreal deck, and maybe even a Yasuo deck (if Targon has Stun cards). I honestly prefer this design over deny, since it can't counter cool big spells. The Spellshield effect also lasts over multiple turns (not with this card, but with the Spellshield effect in general), so we could see a unit with Spellshield that would be like a one-time Fizz (which is far less annoying to play against).
SpellShield is a New Keyword Coming in Call of the Mountain - 4 New Targon Cards Revealed
I cannot be the only one who's slightly annoyed with the spelling of the keyword, can I? Why not Spellshield instead of SpellShield?
New Targon Spell - Bastion
Stops Burst-speed effects if used preemptively. This is very important. We finally have some Frostbite protection.
SpellShield is a New Keyword Coming in Call of the Mountain - 4 New Targon Cards Revealed
"Nullifies the next enemy spell or skill" does make me think it cancels the whole spell or skill, just like the Fizz ability.
If that's not how it works, they need to rewrite the keyword definition.
New Targon Card - Tyari the Traveler
Initially, this unit seemed like a far worse unit than War Chefs (since -1 health is a lot to sacrifice to make the buff permanent). However, this unit is actually very different from War Chefs because while War Chefs makes your opponent not want to block the unit (to prevent the "heal" on the supported unit if it has full health), Tyari permanently buffs the survivability of the unit and has no "heal" effect. I think Tyari would be worse with Challenger units and better with units that want to Attack a lot (like Hecarim or maybe elusive units). It could also just be that Tyari is run instead of War Chefs because Targon Support decks don't want demacia as a second region.
SpellShield is a New Keyword Coming in Call of the Mountain - 4 New Targon Cards Revealed
Bastion is a ability of taric in LoL.