Commencement is warriors biggest spell they can play with ceremonial maul on the same turn. Dimensional ripper doesn't really care about the maul because in a big warrior deck, the ripper is gonna need an answer anyways and the maul will be overkill.
Yeah this one is super nice. It's much mo betta than the pre-order card back in my flawless, never-wrong opinion. Props to the pixel slinger on this beauty!
Reminiscent of Cumulo-Maximus, but I think this card will actually live up to the hype since the Soul Fragment package seems very strong. Maybe it's too slow for DH, but since all of the DH nerfs, it might create an aggro/burst Soul Fragment deck list.
Solid weapon, but seems not good enough for DH unless the 4 damage over 2 turns enables some kind of hyper-aggro burst deck like Rogue had when Waggle Pick was first released when Leeroy was still in Standard.
The weapon is strong, but I think DH just has more consistent options that don't screw over discounts from Skull by drawing Soul Fragments mid Skull.
The community doesn't give 1-drops 5/5 ratings, but this card is going to be an auto-include in so many decks for both DH and Warlock. This card doesn't win you the game, but the fact that you always want it in your deck means it's a 5/5 for Hearthstone.
A 1-mana 1/3 with an upside has rarely not seen play; I don't think this card is any different, and I suspect to see this until it rotates.
I think this card is going to be too slow, but maybe I'm wrong.
4 2/2's for 6 mana is meh, and overloading for rush means you're already in a bad spot. Wouldn't Starfall just be better in that situation most of the time? It also has anti-synergy with Untapped Potential, so I'm not super excited for this one.
I want this card to be good, but I'm not sure it actually is. It's an obvious power creep on Chillwind Yeti, but I don't know if Shaman or Druid have enough 5+ mana spells to make this card worth playing right now.
Maybe heal Druid will finally be a thing because of this, but I'm not going to hold my breath.
Initially, I was really thrown by this card; however, since seeing the rest of the expansion, I think this card will be really useful in years to come for future DH archetypes, but pretty meh in standard for the current DH.
I think the effect being based on Outcast is what is holding it back. Leaving it in your leftmost slot prevents your hand from moving around and cycling outcast cards, and top-decking this probably isn't when you want to play it.
Also not looking forward to having 3 classes with hand/deck disruption be a regular mechanic in standard.
Discover is rarely a bad effect. The mana decrease and being only 1-mana itself means that this will definitely see play. Moreover, it enables combos, but I guess that isn't as relevant anymore since Lightning Bloom exists.
New Warlock Spell - Demonic Studies
Really powerful card.
Our Thoughts on Hearthstone's Scholomance Academy Warrior/Paladin Dual Class Cards
Commencement is warriors biggest spell they can play with ceremonial maul on the same turn. Dimensional ripper doesn't really care about the maul because in a big warrior deck, the ripper is gonna need an answer anyways and the maul will be overkill.
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Yeah this one is super nice. It's much mo betta than the pre-order card back in my flawless, never-wrong opinion. Props to the pixel slinger on this beauty!
New Shaman Minion - Totem Goliath
This card will be hard to deal with in wild.
New Neutral Minion - Onyx Magescribe
Too big to play. Maybe works though. IDK.
New Druid Spell - Survival of the Fittest
Spiteful Druid is back! =)
New Hunter Spell - Carrion Studies
I like study cards in general. Good effect. Nice discount for future turns. Curve smooter.
New Neutral Minion - Manafeeder Panthara
Nice Demon Hunter Card.
New Neutral Minion - Educated Elekk
Better than Test Subject. Not an OTK card but remembers everything which is nice.
New Neutral Minion - Lake Thresher
Nice cleave effect for arena.
New Druid & Shaman Spell - Runic Carvings
OKish card. Might see some play.
New Paladin Spell - Blessing of Authority
Cannot attack heroes but only this turn... You can play this on a recently played taunt minion and call it a day. Nice.
New Demon Hunter Minion - Soulshard Lapidary
Reminiscent of Cumulo-Maximus, but I think this card will actually live up to the hype since the Soul Fragment package seems very strong. Maybe it's too slow for DH, but since all of the DH nerfs, it might create an aggro/burst Soul Fragment deck list.
New Demon Hunter Weapon - Marrowslicer
Solid weapon, but seems not good enough for DH unless the 4 damage over 2 turns enables some kind of hyper-aggro burst deck like Rogue had when Waggle Pick was first released when Leeroy was still in Standard.
The weapon is strong, but I think DH just has more consistent options that don't screw over discounts from Skull by drawing Soul Fragments mid Skull.
New Demon Hunter & Warlock Minion - Spirit Jailer
The community doesn't give 1-drops 5/5 ratings, but this card is going to be an auto-include in so many decks for both DH and Warlock. This card doesn't win you the game, but the fact that you always want it in your deck means it's a 5/5 for Hearthstone.
A 1-mana 1/3 with an upside has rarely not seen play; I don't think this card is any different, and I suspect to see this until it rotates.
New Druid & Shaman Spell - Runic Carvings
I think this card is going to be too slow, but maybe I'm wrong.
4 2/2's for 6 mana is meh, and overloading for rush means you're already in a bad spot. Wouldn't Starfall just be better in that situation most of the time? It also has anti-synergy with Untapped Potential, so I'm not super excited for this one.
However, the treant/totem duo is cool!
New Druid & Shaman Minion - Groundskeeper
I want this card to be good, but I'm not sure it actually is. It's an obvious power creep on Chillwind Yeti, but I don't know if Shaman or Druid have enough 5+ mana spells to make this card worth playing right now.
Maybe heal Druid will finally be a thing because of this, but I'm not going to hold my breath.
New Mage Minion - Mozaki, Master Duelist
One more OTK card... Really OP.
New Demon Hunter Minion - Star Student Stelina
Initially, I was really thrown by this card; however, since seeing the rest of the expansion, I think this card will be really useful in years to come for future DH archetypes, but pretty meh in standard for the current DH.
I think the effect being based on Outcast is what is holding it back. Leaving it in your leftmost slot prevents your hand from moving around and cycling outcast cards, and top-decking this probably isn't when you want to play it.
Also not looking forward to having 3 classes with hand/deck disruption be a regular mechanic in standard.
New Neutral Weapon - Sphere of Sapience
Wild gonna get crazy with this card.
New Demon Hunter & Warlock Minion - Soulciologist Malicia
This card seems really strong because of it's stats and versatility.
1 Soul Fragment = eh
2 Soul Fragments = solid
3+ Soul Fragments = great
New Druid & Hunter Spell - Adorable Infestation
This card is probably going to see play in aggro decks until it is nerfed or rotated.
The card art is absolutely, incredibly cute. The effect, not so much... At least we will get pounded to death by the adorable Marsuul Cub.
New Druid Spell - Nature Studies
Discover is rarely a bad effect. The mana decrease and being only 1-mana itself means that this will definitely see play. Moreover, it enables combos, but I guess that isn't as relevant anymore since Lightning Bloom exists.
New Hunter/Druid Minion - Shan'do Wildclaw
I was initially very excited for this card, but after seeing the rest of the set, I realized that there was so much better to come!
I think this card has a lot of potential, but I'm not sure how much play it will see in standard.
Nevertheless, I'm excited to see if this makes the cut in some kind of Quest Beast Druid.
New Mage Minion - Mozaki, Master Duelist
I like the idea, but I don't think this card is actually going to consistent enough to pull off some kind of huge spell damage combo for lethal.
I want this card to work, but it feels like Chenvaala to me--a lot of hype, but little payoff in practice.
Nevertheless, it's an exciting card that I look forward to trying out.