9 mana with no impact on the board seems really sketchy. This combined with the fact that there isn't any good ways of cheating it into play and that Zephrys is literally the most played card in every format, I don't have any expectations for this card.
This is cute - the discard protection is a nice bonus to the card, but I like that the base card isn't useless if you just want to play it out in a traditional swarming deck. Warlock is always looking for more eggs, and I think this will easily make the cut.
I would like to see something focusing more directly on the Burning Legion at some point in the future. It would be a great excuse to write an guide on every demon in the game, lol. But, yeah, I think that Darkmoon Fair is the most likely.
I guess we should evaluate this card with the entire Soul Fragment mechanic. If the mechanic is good, it might be played, but from what streamers have said so far, it's better having the soul fragments in your deck to help along with the quest
Playing a (5) missing a few stats and hoping it dies is not a good strat. Could be a plan B evolve everything after a board clear, but I think it's better to just streamline your plan A and go for broke. Really wish totens were a thing, not just evolve fodder.
Powerful for sure, but I'm still not sure what the best version of a Soul Fragment deck will be. I know that using them for straight healing seems really strong, which would be antithetical to the play pattern of this card. I can see a Zoo list that doesn't care as much about the healing running this, though, because 3 damage is just so much that early.
I'm optimistic about this card. Maybe that deathrattle beast hunter blizzard tried to push back in AoO might be viable now? Least there's always priest if that fails xD and we may be lucky to get a broken deathrattle in the future
This is going to be a favorite for me, I can sense it, especially in the late game. Tap-BOOM to literally anything standing in your path is going to feel really good. . . even the anticipation of it, savoring those moments, knowing that soon, soon your opponent is going to drop some big dumb thing in your path to block you, threaten you, trying to force concession. . . Tap-BOOM.
Realistically, this is a nice tool, but not a meta-breaker - someone earlier mentioned Siphon Soul and that's pretty legit. You'll be able to remove the Elusive guys as well with the Brittlebone Destroyer, which is niche nice (your days of ruling the meta are over Soggoth the Slitherer!), but both Warlock and Priest can generally handle threat removal. This is just a fun way to do it.
[Hearthstone Card (Dark Bomb) Not Found] was a decent removal tool back when GvG was in standard and this is almost strictly better than that. My issue with this though is that I'm not sure where exactly you would want to run it. Obviously in a dedicated Soul Fragment you'd run them but I don't see Demon Hunter ever wanting to include this since they can just use weapons/Twin Slice and their hero power and in Control Warlock decks, the ability to target spells face is pretty important and I don't think you'd cut a card just to give yourself a bit more healing.
Lol, totally with you on that one. I love Chromie so much and she deserves to be in a regular Hearthstone card and not just in an event brawl or part of solo content.
If this one is protected behind a taunt/pseudo-taunt, and your opponent has no boardclear (like rogue, paladin, hunter) this can stick. And then you've won! (But you'd also win with any other card.)
Since it is neutral, other classes can use it: warrior has the "give a minion rush" (called charge) card, which really fits here. Mage can freeze the board, and play this like a doomsayer for next round. Druid and paladin can hide this behind a taunt. But I guess it is hardly playable for DH,hunter or rogue.
Master of Ceremonies wasn't even that bad of a card to be honest. The issue mainly boiled down to the fact there was so little spell damage minions that could come down turn 2 that it was near impossible to get it to be a 3 mana 6/4 on turn 3. I remember making a deck ages ago with two of her and two Arcane Blast and when the stars aligned and I got to activate her battlecry, the deck could actually work decently.
Here's hoping that this time around there's enough spell damage support to make the whole package work.
Keen to see the potential OTK combos that can come out of this weapon, but as always, if there's an oppressive weapon deck out there, there will always be ooze to counter it
Cool design, but too slow to see play. Unless you wanna try the pull from deck thing, good luck with that. On the other hand, somewhere a Priest will copy/steal this, rezz it a hundred times and have a blast. So nice when your Legendary makes other classes happier then you.
Well Control Warrior have near zero chance vs Control Priest anyway. Even this card has Rush Divine Shield Windfury it still useless vs Priest.
But if you play vs Druid , Paladin, Hunter, Warlock, other Warrior, this card is game breaking if you not die the turn you play this, which Warrior players can afford.
Blizzard has been trying to push spell damage since Master of Ceremonies back in TGT, maybe, just maybe, these dual class cards + the neutrals might make a viable deck.
In a Fragmented Zoo, this is a big deal card, it will just be a matter of whether that particular build will be better than a control Fraggle or a classic Zoo. Without the "Deal 3", it's just a lesser Spider Tank, so you have to commit to it. For me, this is a bit less sexy than most of the new Scholo cards, we'll see how she flies.
The only real drawback is finding deck space in a already cluttered class. Needs to play the card right after or risk blocking the outcast effect next turn, but it is so cheap you can almost guarantee it.
I've seen it in some Control lists. The tempo Risky Skipper list definitely does not play it.
I'd daresay Athletic Studies is slightly better in the early game, but probably worse in late game due to the expectedly higher value of Discovering a Dragon.
0 mana discover> 1 mana discover, even in the late game.
New Warrior Minion - Rattlegore
9 mana with no impact on the board seems really sketchy. This combined with the fact that there isn't any good ways of cheating it into play and that Zephrys is literally the most played card in every format, I don't have any expectations for this card.
New Warlock Minion - Boneweb Egg
This is cute - the discard protection is a nice bonus to the card, but I like that the base card isn't useless if you just want to play it out in a traditional swarming deck. Warlock is always looking for more eggs, and I think this will easily make the cut.
The Lore and Backstories of Scholomance's Legendary Minions - Archivist's Lore
I would like to see something focusing more directly on the Burning Legion at some point in the future. It would be a great excuse to write an guide on every demon in the game, lol. But, yeah, I think that Darkmoon Fair is the most likely.
New Warlock Minion - Shadowlight Scholar
I guess we should evaluate this card with the entire Soul Fragment mechanic. If the mechanic is good, it might be played, but from what streamers have said so far, it's better having the soul fragments in your deck to help along with the quest
New Shaman Minion - Totem Goliath
Playing a (5) missing a few stats and hoping it dies is not a good strat. Could be a plan B evolve everything after a board clear, but I think it's better to just streamline your plan A and go for broke. Really wish totens were a thing, not just evolve fodder.
New Warlock Minion - Shadowlight Scholar
Powerful for sure, but I'm still not sure what the best version of a Soul Fragment deck will be. I know that using them for straight healing seems really strong, which would be antithetical to the play pattern of this card. I can see a Zoo list that doesn't care as much about the healing running this, though, because 3 damage is just so much that early.
New Neutral Minion - Vectus
I'm optimistic about this card. Maybe that deathrattle beast hunter blizzard tried to push back in AoO might be viable now? Least there's always priest if that fails xD and we may be lucky to get a broken deathrattle in the future
New Priest & Warlock Minion - Brittlebone Destroyer
This is going to be a favorite for me, I can sense it, especially in the late game. Tap-BOOM to literally anything standing in your path is going to feel really good. . . even the anticipation of it, savoring those moments, knowing that soon, soon your opponent is going to drop some big dumb thing in your path to block you, threaten you, trying to force concession. . . Tap-BOOM.
Realistically, this is a nice tool, but not a meta-breaker - someone earlier mentioned Siphon Soul and that's pretty legit. You'll be able to remove the Elusive guys as well with the Brittlebone Destroyer, which is niche nice (your days of ruling the meta are over Soggoth the Slitherer!), but both Warlock and Priest can generally handle threat removal. This is just a fun way to do it.
New Demon Hunter & Warlock Spell - Soul Shear
[Hearthstone Card (Dark Bomb) Not Found] was a decent removal tool back when GvG was in standard and this is almost strictly better than that. My issue with this though is that I'm not sure where exactly you would want to run it. Obviously in a dedicated Soul Fragment you'd run them but I don't see Demon Hunter ever wanting to include this since they can just use weapons/Twin Slice and their hero power and in Control Warlock decks, the ability to target spells face is pretty important and I don't think you'd cut a card just to give yourself a bit more healing.
New Warrior Minion - Rattlegore
So juicy if you pull Rattlegore from Dimensional Ripper, till your opponent plays Zephrys xD
New Druid Minion - Forest Warden Omu
Useful only if you can ramp like crazy, and just barely. Wasted legendary slot for me.
The Lore and Backstories of Scholomance's Legendary Minions - Archivist's Lore
Lol, totally with you on that one. I love Chromie so much and she deserves to be in a regular Hearthstone card and not just in an event brawl or part of solo content.
New Neutral Minion - Lake Thresher
If this one is protected behind a taunt/pseudo-taunt, and your opponent has no boardclear (like rogue, paladin, hunter) this can stick. And then you've won! (But you'd also win with any other card.)
Since it is neutral, other classes can use it: warrior has the "give a minion rush" (called charge) card, which really fits here. Mage can freeze the board, and play this like a doomsayer for next round. Druid and paladin can hide this behind a taunt. But I guess it is hardly playable for DH,hunter or rogue.
Our Thoughts on Hearthstone's Scholomance Academy Shaman/Mage Dual Class Cards
Master of Ceremonies wasn't even that bad of a card to be honest. The issue mainly boiled down to the fact there was so little spell damage minions that could come down turn 2 that it was near impossible to get it to be a 3 mana 6/4 on turn 3. I remember making a deck ages ago with two of her and two Arcane Blast and when the stars aligned and I got to activate her battlecry, the deck could actually work decently.
Here's hoping that this time around there's enough spell damage support to make the whole package work.
New Rogue Weapon - Self-Sharpening Sword
Keen to see the potential OTK combos that can come out of this weapon, but as always, if there's an oppressive weapon deck out there, there will always be ooze to counter it
New Warrior Minion - Rattlegore
Well Control Warrior have near zero chance vs Control Priest anyway. Even this card has Rush Divine Shield Windfury it still useless vs Priest.
But if you play vs Druid , Paladin, Hunter, Warlock, other Warrior, this card is game breaking if you not die the turn you play this, which Warrior players can afford.
Our Thoughts on Hearthstone's Scholomance Academy Shaman/Mage Dual Class Cards
Blizzard has been trying to push spell damage since Master of Ceremonies back in TGT, maybe, just maybe, these dual class cards + the neutrals might make a viable deck.
Jandice Barov
Well have one weak and one strong Deathrattle 5-cost. Strong gets the effect.
New Neutral Minion - Vectus
Build around card. Too bad it needs to be dead minions, too much setup, unless you can pull/copy good deathrattle minions for cheaper.
New Warlock Minion - Shadowlight Scholar
In a Fragmented Zoo, this is a big deal card, it will just be a matter of whether that particular build will be better than a control Fraggle or a classic Zoo. Without the "Deal 3", it's just a lesser Spider Tank, so you have to commit to it. For me, this is a bit less sexy than most of the new Scholo cards, we'll see how she flies.
New Warrior Spell - Athletic Studies
They could go all the way and make one for every class. Keep the RNG fiesta rolling.
New Demon Hunter Spell - Double Jump
The only real drawback is finding deck space in a already cluttered class. Needs to play the card right after or risk blocking the outcast effect next turn, but it is so cheap you can almost guarantee it.
New Neutral Minion - Desk Imp
Looks like a job for me.
New Warrior Spell - Athletic Studies
0 mana discover> 1 mana discover, even in the late game.
New Demon Hunter & Warlock Spell - Soul Shear
Cheap removal, add soul frags, great tempo, sign me in.