Hell yeah, this card will be fun and strong. I played a heavy spell damage deck way back in the vanilla days, but that sort of thing hasn't been too competitive in some time. Let's bring it back!
I don't think other decks will use this card, so I put Malygos in S Tier. I believe Primordial Studies is a combo card neither a control nor tempo nor Midrange nor Aggro. I thought that this card must be a part of spell based combo deck with Malygos since it discovers a spell damage minion and decrease its cost.
Squall Hunter and Vashj can't be Discovered since they are Shaman cards. Also isn't the new Mage Legendary a SD minion? And I also completely disagree on Malygos. You wouldn't even run this card in a Maly deck, never in Wild and probably not in Standard either.
For 6 Mana you get 4 2/2 Minions on the board and if you let it overload your for 2 (so 8 Mana for the whole card) they also get rush?
I think this card is pretty good. Seems a little slow at first but depending on the board state this could either give you a decent board or trade in with the opponents.
Edit: Just saw the release video - you either get 4 2/2 Treants or 4 2/2 Totems with rush
Thanks for the edit/update, I was a little confused too, you now made it clea
it's all fun and games until she summons herself twice.
Considering the most recent effort from Team 5 to stop infinite generating combo/cycle, I do hope that they thought about and prevented the possibility of summoning herself, like Dragonqueen Alex was prior to nerf
Maybe this is a silly question, but does it copy the minion with the highest sum of stats, or does it copy from the minion with the highest attack and the minion with the highest health?
Looks interesting on paper but underwhelming in practice. If you want to spam big spells for cheap you can do so repeatedly with Kael'thas. This essentially says that for 2 cards (it and the cheap spell you're about to play after) you get to have a free 5/4 on the board. It doesn't even come close to Kun in terms of combo potential, since Aviana + Innervate + Kun gets you all the mana in the world and essentially free minions for 3 cards. If you were to try that with this, you'd need Aviana + Innervate + this + another 0 mana spell to get your refresh. At 6 mana, Imprisoned Satyr can't make this free so you can't even play it before Aviana either.
Overall, Spellburst really reminds me of Inspire. All the cards that have it essentially cost more mana to play because trying to stick them for a whole turn to get your payoff is very risky. And then, when you add up all the prerequisites (enough mana, cheap spell in hand, proper conditions for the Spellburst to be effective) it just ends up not being worth the cost. Considering it's an entire set's core mechanic, it's gonna be pretty meh for Wild. I have yet to find a single card I'd be excited to play or build around. About the only exception is the glacially-slow "immortal" legendary for Warrior, which is still more fun than practical.
I don't think other decks will use this card, so I put Malygos in S Tier. I believe Primordial Studies is a combo card neither a control nor tempo nor Midrange nor Aggro. I thought that this card must be a part of spell based combo deck with Malygos since it discovers a spell damage minion and decrease its cost.
Probably its not position but summon order. First summoned minion attacks first then next summoned, then the next one etc. So Ace Hunter Kreen will probably attack lastly if you play it lastly before you attack.
New Mage & Shaman Spell - Primordial Studies
Hell yeah, this card will be fun and strong. I played a heavy spell damage deck way back in the vanilla days, but that sort of thing hasn't been too competitive in some time. Let's bring it back!
New Demon Hunter & Hunter Weapon - Trueaim Crescent
I'm flabbergasted. What an interesting action. I find it very hard to evaluate.
Primordial Studies is a New Shaman & Mage Card Revealed for Hearthstone's Scholomance Academy Expansion
Squall Hunter and Vashj can't be Discovered since they are Shaman cards. Also isn't the new Mage Legendary a SD minion? And I also completely disagree on Malygos. You wouldn't even run this card in a Maly deck, never in Wild and probably not in Standard either.
Also aren't there Rogue SD minions?
New Mage & Shaman Spell - Primordial Studies
I do like this one - also predicting it is going to be annoying and generating value - but I like this one
Card Reveals - forum improvement
Just hover over "Expansions" and click "Scholomance Academy" under Year of the Phoenix . You can see all of the revealed cards at same place there.
If you are on phone, touch paragraph icon on top right, then touch on "Expansions", then touch on "Scholomance Academy Guide"
New Druid & Hunter Spell - Adorable Infestation
I was just to say that I'd bet you anything that those tokens are stinking cute - not disappointed
New Mage Minion - Lab Partner
Its is a solid one drop, with or without the spell damage, it is just this much more convenient that he has !
New Druid & Shaman Spell - Runic Carvings
Thanks for the edit/update, I was a little confused too, you now made it clea
New Mage & Rogue Minion - Jandice Barov
Considering the most recent effort from Team 5 to stop infinite generating combo/cycle, I do hope that they thought about and prevented the possibility of summoning herself, like Dragonqueen Alex was prior to nerf
New Neutral Minion - Keymaster Alabaster
This can generate so much value, if left unattended.
I want to see the golden version already!
New Paladin Minion - Argent Braggart
Maybe this is a silly question, but does it copy the minion with the highest sum of stats, or does it copy from the minion with the highest attack and the minion with the highest health?
Card Reveals - forum improvement
just click on Hearthstone tab
New Paladin & Priest Minion - Devout Pupil
Cannot wait to try Libram Paladin v. 2.0
Speaker Gidra
Speaker Gidra + 5 mana spell is just a beast.
One comment on the art, because the belt(?) has stong lines that the skirt doesn't, it seem like she has 4 legs for a moment.
Trueaim Crescent is a New Demon Hunter & Hunter Weapon Revealed for Hearthstone's Scholomance Academy Expansion
Yeah, good point
Card Reveals - forum improvement
Hi,
Is it possible to pin the thread containing all the revealed cards (so far) into the card discussion forum and on the first page?
Right now I cannot find it and it's really annoying to have to navigate through all the pages to see the reveals.
Please put it somewhere visible and pin it :)
Thanks!
Brain Freeze
Team 5 is killing slowly face damage spells, but it's ok for delaying a high threat minion
High Abbess Alura
I guess this might be work on buff decks, or some spells without a specific target, mainly board clear ones
Forest Warden Omu
I know he is a Botani, but I get more Groot flavor. Now it is Kun the Forgotten King v2.0. Can enable some powerful combos just by himself.
Forest Warden Omu is a New Druid Legendary Revealed for Hearthstone's Scholomance Academy Expansion
Looks interesting on paper but underwhelming in practice. If you want to spam big spells for cheap you can do so repeatedly with Kael'thas. This essentially says that for 2 cards (it and the cheap spell you're about to play after) you get to have a free 5/4 on the board. It doesn't even come close to Kun in terms of combo potential, since Aviana + Innervate + Kun gets you all the mana in the world and essentially free minions for 3 cards. If you were to try that with this, you'd need Aviana + Innervate + this + another 0 mana spell to get your refresh. At 6 mana, Imprisoned Satyr can't make this free so you can't even play it before Aviana either.
Overall, Spellburst really reminds me of Inspire. All the cards that have it essentially cost more mana to play because trying to stick them for a whole turn to get your payoff is very risky. And then, when you add up all the prerequisites (enough mana, cheap spell in hand, proper conditions for the Spellburst to be effective) it just ends up not being worth the cost. Considering it's an entire set's core mechanic, it's gonna be pretty meh for Wild. I have yet to find a single card I'd be excited to play or build around. About the only exception is the glacially-slow "immortal" legendary for Warrior, which is still more fun than practical.
Primordial Studies is a New Shaman & Mage Card Revealed for Hearthstone's Scholomance Academy Expansion
I don't think other decks will use this card, so I put Malygos in S Tier. I believe Primordial Studies is a combo card neither a control nor tempo nor Midrange nor Aggro. I thought that this card must be a part of spell based combo deck with Malygos since it discovers a spell damage minion and decrease its cost.
Lord Barov
More board clear for control decks, it seems like 2 card Brawl combo.
New Rogue Spell - Secret Passage
How does this work with Tak Nozwhisker? Or Augmented Elekk in wild? Secret Passage does not explicitly mention shuffle, but it sounds like shuffling.
Thinking of Stowaway, it seems Secret Passage will not work with that, since those cards started in your deck. They are not copies right?
Trueaim Crescent is a New Demon Hunter & Hunter Weapon Revealed for Hearthstone's Scholomance Academy Expansion
Probably its not position but summon order. First summoned minion attacks first then next summoned, then the next one etc. So Ace Hunter Kreen will probably attack lastly if you play it lastly before you attack.
Ancient Void Hound
Conditional Gruul but it landed too far. Even if you silence it, is still a 10/10