4 Damage for 6 Mana is pretty bad, but I wouldn't be surprissed if the Copy-Effect makes up for it. Removing something and putting a healthy Minion on the Board is very good Tempo.
I got three legendary cards in the 55 packs from the small bundle so it was average, at least. But i'm not happy with the cards themselves. I'm not going to build a whole combo deck around Mozaki, Master Duelist so i'm going to be stuck with Cyclone Mage. I got Mindrender Illucia and i'm happy that i don't need to spend dust crafting her but i don't know what to do with this card outside of combo disruption. And the final one was Infiltrator Lilian, the one card that i REALLY didn't want. I'm not going to play Stealth Rogue (even though i have all cards for the archetype) so this is just going to sit in my collection gathering dust. Bad luck...
I think Warlock will more consistently run this than DH, because I think DH Soul Fragments make more sense in Tempo DH with the tempo package of Spirit Jailer, Marrowslicer, and Soulshard Lapidary. A lot of the Warlock Soul Fragment cards overlap in synergy with the dual-class card they have with Priest, potentially allowing for a Soul Fragment Handlock, especially since we might see Lord Jaraxxus come back with Demonic Studies.
A cheaper Equality with a decent body, plus a smal aoe on death. It's versatile and usefull to block an early aggression...but to use as board clear need some extra card
It's a better Sludge Belcher most of the time, which I guess it doesn't make it very good as Sludge Belcher would probably not be played these days. I mean, look at Bone Wraith, it's not run outside of more defensive Highlander decks.
This card can be very useful for both cases, but I should guess more for Druid, mostly because with Rush, the treants can act as a pseudo AoE and Druids will take any form of AoE they can get their hands on. I'm also curious on how will this work with Untapped Potential online: will it summon just 4 treants with Rush, will it summon 4 normal tokens and 3 rushing ones or will it summon the 4 rushing ones first and the 3 normal tokens after.
Have you received a confirmation email for the Fireside Gathering?
When I started HS I was asked if I wanted the launch the FG now and it was also added to the menu that opens when you click on your friends list.
Yes, i checked. I received the email but so far it's not working. I really don't know what to do but i suppose i still have a few days to try and discover a way to make it work.
I finally got it to work. I needed to activate it manually but they don't say anything about that in the Fireside site. Anyway, i opened 55 packs from the small bundle and i'm not very happy with the results. I got three legendary cards: Mozaki, Master Duelist, Mindrender Illucia and Infiltrator Lilian. Not excited about any of them. Illucia might be a worthwhile tech against combo decks and it's good that i don't have to spend dust crafting her but i don't really know what to do with this card outside of tech purposes. I'm also not interested in building a combo deck for Mozaki. Maybe i can try Cyclone Mage but i don't really expect a lot from the archetype. And Lilian is the worst card for me since it's an uninteresting support card for an aggressive archetype that i really don't like.
Yeah, this was my worst pack opening so far when it comes to legendary cards. At least i got both copies of Ceremonial Maul and Secret Passage (this one seems pretty broken so it could become dust later). I hope i can get something more interesting once the expansion is released since i have around 2.5k gold and i'm guaranteed two more (one golden from the bundle and the free one for logging in).
YES. Just so much FUCKING YES! Instant Day-1-Craft for me.
I'm sooooo sick and tired of losing to Quest Mage just because of the frustrating Non-Interactability of that Deck. But with this Card, I can make them swallow their own damn Medicine... Especially after their smug „Hello!".
And it's not just Quest Mage! EVERY Combo Deck gets hit! No longer will I have to pray that Dirty Ratmaybe pulls a Combo Piece. Instead, I can just TAKE THEIR WHOLE HAND FOR 2 MANA!! GOODBYE, OTK!
I think any deck that is considering any Soul Fragment payoff cards will run this. Tempo DH would love to just run Soulshard Lapidary and get its effect, and with just this and Marrowslicer, that's a serious boost to Tempo DH. I think Zoolock on the Imprisoned Scrap Imp and Hand of Gul'dan package to fit in any part of the Soul Fragment package well, so I think the only way Warlock runs Soul Fragments is by including all of the cards in a slower deck like Handlock. However you slice it, if you run Soul Fragment payoff cards, you run Spirit Jailer.
Decent way to introduce fast answers to druid without breaking class identity completely while it can be sort of a payoff to the spell shaman archetype Team 5 seems to be pushing.
Weak in my opinion. I don't know why i need to use this in combo with Shadow Madness, Cabal Acolyte, Cabal Shadow Priest or in Paladin with...Kodo? Probably is a waste of space in a deck
New Priest Spell - Initiation
6 mana for 4 damage is a lot. Sure...sometime you can find some value, but it's not easy. I think it's not enough to see some play
New Priest Minion - Mindrender Illucia
Super Stron Card! In Tempo Priest is really powerfull but we can use it in control deck. Easy 5 star...we will hate it
New Priest Spell - Initiation
4 Damage for 6 Mana is pretty bad, but I wouldn't be surprissed if the Copy-Effect makes up for it. Removing something and putting a healthy Minion on the Board is very good Tempo.
Scholomance Academy Fireside Gatherings & Pre-Release Event This Weekend - Opening Your Packs Early
I got three legendary cards in the 55 packs from the small bundle so it was average, at least. But i'm not happy with the cards themselves. I'm not going to build a whole combo deck around Mozaki, Master Duelist so i'm going to be stuck with Cyclone Mage. I got Mindrender Illucia and i'm happy that i don't need to spend dust crafting her but i don't know what to do with this card outside of combo disruption. And the final one was Infiltrator Lilian, the one card that i REALLY didn't want. I'm not going to play Stealth Rogue (even though i have all cards for the archetype) so this is just going to sit in my collection gathering dust. Bad luck...
New Demon Hunter & Warlock Spell - Soul Shear
I think Warlock will more consistently run this than DH, because I think DH Soul Fragments make more sense in Tempo DH with the tempo package of Spirit Jailer, Marrowslicer, and Soulshard Lapidary. A lot of the Warlock Soul Fragment cards overlap in synergy with the dual-class card they have with Priest, potentially allowing for a Soul Fragment Handlock, especially since we might see Lord Jaraxxus come back with Demonic Studies.
New Priest Minion - Cabal Acolyte
Those are some good Stats for a 4 Mana Taunt. It should be healthy enough to survive 1 or 2 Turns, so you can take Advantage of the Spell Burst.
And with the new Spell or Lazul's Scheme you could easily snatch a big Minion.
New Paladin & Priest Spell - Gift of Luminance
Strong effect but rigtht now I can immagine to play it just in Tempo Priest or Rez Priest
New Paladin & Warrior Minion - Lord Barov
A cheaper Equality with a decent body, plus a smal aoe on death. It's versatile and usefull to block an early aggression...but to use as board clear need some extra card
Reminder: New Expansion on Aug 26
Lulu eh, nice!
This expasion will taste... purple!
New Druid & Hunter Minion - Teacher's Pet
It's a better Sludge Belcher most of the time, which I guess it doesn't make it very good as Sludge Belcher would probably not be played these days. I mean, look at Bone Wraith, it's not run outside of more defensive Highlander decks.
New Druid & Shaman Spell - Runic Carvings
This card can be very useful for both cases, but I should guess more for Druid, mostly because with Rush, the treants can act as a pseudo AoE and Druids will take any form of AoE they can get their hands on. I'm also curious on how will this work with Untapped Potential online: will it summon just 4 treants with Rush, will it summon 4 normal tokens and 3 rushing ones or will it summon the 4 rushing ones first and the 3 normal tokens after.
Pack Opening starting today!
I finally got it to work. I needed to activate it manually but they don't say anything about that in the Fireside site. Anyway, i opened 55 packs from the small bundle and i'm not very happy with the results. I got three legendary cards: Mozaki, Master Duelist, Mindrender Illucia and Infiltrator Lilian. Not excited about any of them. Illucia might be a worthwhile tech against combo decks and it's good that i don't have to spend dust crafting her but i don't really know what to do with this card outside of tech purposes. I'm also not interested in building a combo deck for Mozaki. Maybe i can try Cyclone Mage but i don't really expect a lot from the archetype. And Lilian is the worst card for me since it's an uninteresting support card for an aggressive archetype that i really don't like.
Yeah, this was my worst pack opening so far when it comes to legendary cards. At least i got both copies of Ceremonial Maul and Secret Passage (this one seems pretty broken so it could become dust later). I hope i can get something more interesting once the expansion is released since i have around 2.5k gold and i'm guaranteed two more (one golden from the bundle and the free one for logging in).
New Priest Minion - Mindrender Illucia
YES. Just so much FUCKING YES! Instant Day-1-Craft for me.
I'm sooooo sick and tired of losing to Quest Mage just because of the frustrating Non-Interactability of that Deck. But with this Card, I can make them swallow their own damn Medicine... Especially after their smug „Hello!".
And it's not just Quest Mage! EVERY Combo Deck gets hit! No longer will I have to pray that Dirty Rat maybe pulls a Combo Piece. Instead, I can just TAKE THEIR WHOLE HAND FOR 2 MANA!! GOODBYE, OTK!
...Unless this is at the Bottom of my Deck.
New Demon Hunter & Warlock Minion - Spirit Jailer
I think any deck that is considering any Soul Fragment payoff cards will run this. Tempo DH would love to just run Soulshard Lapidary and get its effect, and with just this and Marrowslicer, that's a serious boost to Tempo DH. I think Zoolock on the Imprisoned Scrap Imp and Hand of Gul'dan package to fit in any part of the Soul Fragment package well, so I think the only way Warlock runs Soul Fragments is by including all of the cards in a slower deck like Handlock. However you slice it, if you run Soul Fragment payoff cards, you run Spirit Jailer.
Scholomance pack opening results
What I got from my 140 Packs:
Ace Hunter Kreen
Professor Slate
Shan'do Wildclaw
Jandice Barov
Vectus
Keymaster Alabaster
Turalyon, the Tenured
Not The Best result, still lacking a lot of Epics. Just wanted my Warlock legendaries... I guess I can craft them if I still don't get it at release.
I managed to get all hunter legendary cards so I might mess with that.
New Paladin Minion - Judicious Junior
Filler card. Paladin is so stong right now that it don't need powerfull card! Right? Oh wait...
New Paladin & Warrior Spell - Shield of Honor
I don't understand why Blizzard give card like this to the Warior. This is too much...for just 1 mana. I predict a small nerf
New Druid & Hunter Spell - Guardian Animals
Pretty much a Druid only card. Beast Druid got some serious push, although I don't think it is good enough right now. I'll still try though.
New Druid & Shaman Minion - Speaker Gidra
Decent way to introduce fast answers to druid without breaking class identity completely while it can be sort of a payoff to the spell shaman archetype Team 5 seems to be pushing.
Pretty ok overall.
New Paladin & Priest Spell - Wave of Apathy
Weak in my opinion. I don't know why i need to use this in combo with Shadow Madness, Cabal Acolyte, Cabal Shadow Priest or in Paladin with...Kodo? Probably is a waste of space in a deck
New Hunter/Druid Minion - Shan'do Wildclaw
So, here's the combo: Unseal the Vault so you can get a The Coin from Licensed Adventurer. Play two Ramkahen Wildtamers to copy King Krush. When you finally get to 10 mana, play Beastmaster Leoroxx to summon all 3 King Krushes, play The Coin and finally copy one of the King Krush with Shan'do Wildclaw for 32 damage.
New Paladin Spell - First Day of School
As a Guy who played a lot of The Marsh Queen, let me tell you that random 1-Drops are terrible.
The only Time this is be good are T1, 2 and maaayyybe 3. Outside of that, it's a bad Topdeck becaus the Minions you'll get will have almost no Impact.
Scholomance Academy Fireside Gatherings & Pre-Release Event This Weekend - Opening Your Packs Early
got 9 legendaries (the neutral weapon in gold) after openning the mega bundle packs
New Paladin Minion - Judicious Junior
Don't think this'll see much Play in Constructed.
But maybe it's a Premium Card in Arena? 13 Stats for 6, mostly Health, is pretty good Board Presence.
Intrepid Initiate
This is a very good pack filler