Im not that keen on it, but I acknowledge that this card may possibly be better than it looks.
Warlock cards tend to feature drawbacks which most other decks aren't prepared to meet. Like Soulfire, etc. So chances are good that half the time your opponent would more rather avoid getting it right so as to not fill their hand with garbage.
Why would this ever see any play? There's no real setup for anything special, and both murlok and implock decks can't really afford to play both tempo and this card on the same turn without giving up on something. Besides, if I have to choose between playing Impending Catastrophe and this card I think I know which side my breads buttered.
Adding to further insults is that this card only ever works with both demons and murlocs. So this card which is already not very good is now limited to only certain decks as well.
Basically for two months your Goldshire Gnolls have increased chance of turning into a Thaddius, Monstrosity. It might legitimately be a real win con in of itself.
But outside of its obvious interaction with gnoll, its secondary function is to remove taunts or Radiant Elementals. That's about it really. Likely to see play as long as there's an obvious target for a straight forward win, which in this case is gnolls but not sure once that rotates out.
Lol, how is this thing an elemental? Or are we suggesting that just because it looks like a murloc it must therefore be an elemental/murloc?
But whatever. This card is good if you can activate it. More so in aggro decks because getting rid of tokens is not something lots of deck tend to have. Against mirrors, this card may just decide games there and then. Secondarily, this card's tokens make for very good targets for Shadow Suffusion, which I think this card is primarily made out for.
The main problem is how to activate it consistently, because you'd have to play some elemental on turns 2 or 5, and there's really not many I can think of. You'd have to essentially be playing elemental shaman for this to work consistently.
Dont think it'll go into miracle though. Backstab is readily available and yet that card hasn't seen play ever since edwin got nerfed. There's no reason to suggest this card is necessarily better than backstab, unactivated.
Its a good turn one. A decent addition into pirate rogue.
The problem? Well, pirate rogue kinda sucks. And it never really pick up play even during sunken city when it was good. Im more interested to see whether concoction tempo rogue is possible, because this card can fit in pretty nicely there.
Yes, this is a card for tempo rogue. Or pirate rogue, because that's about as aggressive as it gets for that class currently. On its own its not too bad, because most of the time it'll be a 6/6 for 3, probably too much to suggest that it'll be out on turn 3. But even on turn 4 that's still a good minion.
Probably wont see this too much, and its not its fault. The deck is simply not popular even when its good.
An omen that druid is going to get a card that expands their total mana cost next rotation? Because if they don't then this is practically one of the most unplayable card to exist in their library.
As it is, its already fairly bad on its own. Why would druid play a card like this, when two doesn't even kill opponents from full health, and they have access to other cards that would do the job, like astalor or even jailer? The fact is that this card is just redundant with or without the manathirst active. Adding insult to injury is that the card is effectively a brick unless guff is played.
Its almost like they threw darts to decide what to design for druid. Or they recognize how broken some druid cards are so this is a form of compensation.
It never ceases to amaze how team5's plan to fix druid is essentially just to print more broken stuff, then act surprised when druid spreads its toxic everywhere, subsequently nerf those cards and send druid straight back to hell. Rinse and repeat.
So will this card see play? Well that's an oxymoron isn't it. Its better to simply ask why wouldn't this see play.
For aggro druid, that would be because Composting is still better, and if youre playing as aggro and 6 things have died on your half chances are good you're not going to win.
For ramp druid, there's a chance, a mere smallest chance, that this is just too much draw. But I wouldn't count on that. Ramp druid is effectively a combo deck; its entire gameplan revolves around drawing anubrekhan, brann and astalor. And this card helps with that massively. Yes, its a bit slow, but that's hardly ever stopped druid, so why would it now?
But every now and then I will play a 50% winrate list that is optimized for tempo.
Then when you do nothing you will just lose.
Don't mistake beating my meme lists with greater memes as counter brewing the meta.
You will be awakened in two seconds when someone begins to try with non garbage.
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What did I just say you won't win if I play a non bad deck....sorry. meme players are the strongest because they have learned how to be adequate with bad cards.
Oh no and now you're losing to the baaaad stuff like changling transform? I'm in your head oooooooh.
I wouldnt recommend playing that hard into a single bounce or vengence but hey you do you lol
So, this kinda confirm that we will have a card that make druid pass 10 mana again, since guff hero card is rotating, right?
There's some *minor* chance we don't. High Exarch Yrel got printed one set before all the other Pure Paladin stuff rotated and didn't get more support until Castle Nathria. However, I think it's a safe bet that we will see something. Hopefully it's not a card that takes it all the way to 20 again.
Cold Storage
Coming out of Moorabi's Closet got me cold sore
New Warlock Minion - Suspicious Peddler
Im not that keen on it, but I acknowledge that this card may possibly be better than it looks.
Warlock cards tend to feature drawbacks which most other decks aren't prepared to meet. Like Soulfire, etc. So chances are good that half the time your opponent would more rather avoid getting it right so as to not fill their hand with garbage.
Frostfin Chomper
With such icy quills, it's a shame this came as Elemental Murloc
Ransack
Fred woke up & chose violence,
Don't be a-Fred 💀
New Warlock Spell - Nofin's Imp-ossible
Lol. But no.
Why would this ever see any play? There's no real setup for anything special, and both murlok and implock decks can't really afford to play both tempo and this card on the same turn without giving up on something. Besides, if I have to choose between playing Impending Catastrophe and this card I think I know which side my breads buttered.
Adding to further insults is that this card only ever works with both demons and murlocs. So this card which is already not very good is now limited to only certain decks as well.
Stitched Creation
I thought that I'd been hurt before,
But no one's left me quite THIS sore
Death Beetle
Wildheart Guff rotating to Core Set would be hilarious
New Shaman Spell - Blazing Transmutation
Basically for two months your Goldshire Gnolls have increased chance of turning into a Thaddius, Monstrosity. It might legitimately be a real win con in of itself.
But outside of its obvious interaction with gnoll, its secondary function is to remove taunts or Radiant Elementals. That's about it really. Likely to see play as long as there's an obvious target for a straight forward win, which in this case is gnolls but not sure once that rotates out.
Rake
Fun Fact: A rake was a man who wasted his efforts on immoral pursuits, particularly women
New Shaman Spell - Cold Storage
Its Seance for shaman, except its better in everyway shape and form.
Kinda dangerous honestly. Its low cost alone make it something that needs to be respected all the time.
New Shaman Minion - Frostfin Chomper
Lol, how is this thing an elemental? Or are we suggesting that just because it looks like a murloc it must therefore be an elemental/murloc?
But whatever. This card is good if you can activate it. More so in aggro decks because getting rid of tokens is not something lots of deck tend to have. Against mirrors, this card may just decide games there and then. Secondarily, this card's tokens make for very good targets for Shadow Suffusion, which I think this card is primarily made out for.
The main problem is how to activate it consistently, because you'd have to play some elemental on turns 2 or 5, and there's really not many I can think of. You'd have to essentially be playing elemental shaman for this to work consistently.
New Rogue Spell - Ransack
More support for thief rogue.
Dont think it'll go into miracle though. Backstab is readily available and yet that card hasn't seen play ever since edwin got nerfed. There's no reason to suggest this card is necessarily better than backstab, unactivated.
New Rogue Minion - Jolly Roger
Its a good turn one. A decent addition into pirate rogue.
The problem? Well, pirate rogue kinda sucks. And it never really pick up play even during sunken city when it was good. Im more interested to see whether concoction tempo rogue is possible, because this card can fit in pretty nicely there.
New Rogue Minion - Stitched Creation
Its a decent card for a deck no one plays.
Yes, this is a card for tempo rogue. Or pirate rogue, because that's about as aggressive as it gets for that class currently. On its own its not too bad, because most of the time it'll be a 6/6 for 3, probably too much to suggest that it'll be out on turn 3. But even on turn 4 that's still a good minion.
Probably wont see this too much, and its not its fault. The deck is simply not popular even when its good.
Life from Death
Considering I don't have Composting, this will def help me
Shambling Chow
Homage to Deathcharger
Calamity's Grasp
This fidget-spinner may seem random & overrated, but actually decreases autistic tendencies
New Druid Minion - Death Beetle
An omen that druid is going to get a card that expands their total mana cost next rotation? Because if they don't then this is practically one of the most unplayable card to exist in their library.
As it is, its already fairly bad on its own. Why would druid play a card like this, when two doesn't even kill opponents from full health, and they have access to other cards that would do the job, like astalor or even jailer? The fact is that this card is just redundant with or without the manathirst active. Adding insult to injury is that the card is effectively a brick unless guff is played.
Its almost like they threw darts to decide what to design for druid. Or they recognize how broken some druid cards are so this is a form of compensation.
Felscale Evoker
Another falls short of good stats for 6 mana 👹
New Druid Spell - Life from Death
It never ceases to amaze how team5's plan to fix druid is essentially just to print more broken stuff, then act surprised when druid spreads its toxic everywhere, subsequently nerf those cards and send druid straight back to hell. Rinse and repeat.
So will this card see play? Well that's an oxymoron isn't it. Its better to simply ask why wouldn't this see play.
For aggro druid, that would be because Composting is still better, and if youre playing as aggro and 6 things have died on your half chances are good you're not going to win.
For ramp druid, there's a chance, a mere smallest chance, that this is just too much draw. But I wouldn't count on that. Ramp druid is effectively a combo deck; its entire gameplan revolves around drawing anubrekhan, brann and astalor. And this card helps with that massively. Yes, its a bit slow, but that's hardly ever stopped druid, so why would it now?
Why Doing Nothing Is Optimal - Till It Isnt
You see I'm a meme player I play bad decks.
But every now and then I will play a 50% winrate list that is optimized for tempo.
Then when you do nothing you will just lose.
Don't mistake beating my meme lists with greater memes as counter brewing the meta.
You will be awakened in two seconds when someone begins to try with non garbage.
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What did I just say you won't win if I play a non bad deck....sorry. meme players are the strongest because they have learned how to be adequate with bad cards.
Oh no and now you're losing to the baaaad stuff like changling transform? I'm in your head oooooooh.
I wouldnt recommend playing that hard into a single bounce or vengence but hey you do you lol
Cannibalize
Why isn't this described as "destroy a FRIENDLY minion"?? :D
Powercreep is getting out of hand even more
Jolly Roger
Seems you've left yourself exposed, Captain.
A Hero's Tale - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Good luck to the finalists. Sigh.
New Druid Minion - Death Beetle
There's some *minor* chance we don't. High Exarch Yrel got printed one set before all the other Pure Paladin stuff rotated and didn't get more support until Castle Nathria. However, I think it's a safe bet that we will see something. Hopefully it's not a card that takes it all the way to 20 again.