Ah, that explains it. So by itself it really is mediocre, but it feeds into so many synergies (spell costing 5 or more, wide board, treants) that it functions well.
Inner demon gives Zephrys a way to kill your opponent if they have 8 life and no taunt on the board, before opponent needed to be at 7 or lower health, or needed to have no minions on the board for avenging wrath. I don't see this card taking a spot in a constructed deck.
Sightless watcher is very good, and i'd say an autoinclude, unless you are playing a big demon deck or something like that. I think the card is very good but not OP, maybe the fact that it will be an autoinclude will be a problem in the future.
Altruis is strong too, especially in a deck with low cost cards that is already good with the outcast mechanic.
Nethrandamus is a card that requires a good number of minion diyng in your side, but DM seems to have a couple of cards that generates rush minions so i don't think it will be that hard to reach a good power. We have to see if those decks will be good, if they will this card will be a powerful finisher, kinda similar to Alexstrsza DQ
Worth keeping in mind that unlike Pyroblast this has to deal with taunt though. Playing this along side Kayn will be difficult if not impossible and even then its a two card combo for 11 damage which is harder to pull off than 2 fireballs which does 12 damage and only costs 8 mana.
These are the three cards I'm thinking of sending. I'm most keen on Kara, but I made her a bit weak in my opinion, but that is because I'm a huge fan of Dr. Primestone on Hearthcards gallery, who reduces the cost of all cards with all number on them being prime. For the tournament purposes, this should be buffed a bit, considering there are mostly mediocre Demons after Year of the Dragon outside of Demon Hunter.
I like Kara, but one of the primary weaknesses of the Demon Hunter is supposed to be card generation. She kind of spits in the face of that, by creating not one but three Demons to add into your deck. If you're okay with splashing outside the DH's comfort zone a little then that's fine, but it's something to take into consideration.
Abandon Soul has one too many Ds. I like this card because it brings enemy minions down to a level where the DH can kill them with a weapon, making for a more Control-y vibe. It is, however, incredibly weak compared to Hunter's Mark, even after that card was nerfed. If we're talking one-to-one in terms of usage, that is.
Not scry per se, since it looks at 3 cards throughout your deck. As such, it's a bit less reliable--you may or may not get your optimal Outcast set up.
But wow. When it goes off it's gonna go off. And on a solid body too. We're gonna see this one a lot.
The only question I have is whether this is something you want in your control deck, since Pit Commander could pull this, and I don't think that's something most players want happening. But on the other hand, it could set up sick Skull of Gul'dan or Eye Beam plays or whatever. What do you guys think?
These are the three cards I'm thinking of sending. I'm most keen on Kara, but I made her a bit weak in my opinion, but that is because I'm a huge fan of Dr. Primestone on Hearthcards gallery, who reduces the cost of all cards with all number on them being prime. For the tournament purposes, this should be buffed a bit, considering there are mostly mediocre Demons after Year of the Dragon outside of Demon Hunter.
You're definitely underrating Inner Demon. Look at Pyroblast - Pyro's a good card in the right meta, even though it's 6 mana for +4 damage over Fireball. When you bundle lots of damage into one card, it needs to cost more. It could be DH's tempo or midrange finisher.
I'm having a really hard time finding art for this week, so here's a rather boring first idea. I'll probably work out something else but would appreciate feedback nevertheless.
This seems fine; good, even. It follows the whole Explorer concept of having only one keyword + the Battlecry. It might be a little obvious and/or plain, but it's still a fine idea
It is a nice refill for token druids, nothing fancy, but good enough. Maybe it will be useful in some spell druid decks if they have enough token support.
shaveyou - Mam'toth is pretty cool: he fits with the DH gameplan well, and there's room for interpretation as-to how he functions with the Spirit. Knocking down his Health was probably a good idea.
Wailor - I like Whisper of the Depths, but we're competing on that front so maybe go with Spirit of the Snake instead? It's more unique, we won't be butting-heads, and people can interpret how the Snake loa would play out on their own.
Xarkkal - You don't need the colon after Twinspell. I think this is a unique way to implement Fiery Brand, and it plays well with a Control Demon Hunter who wants to use his Hero Power for clearing. Paired with a weapon like the Warglaives of Azzinoth and you've got a winning combination on your hands.
DescentOfDragonsOp - You cannot use the Classic watermark in this competition, and even then you wouldn't be able to have Rush in the Classic set anyway. There's a lot that needs to be cleaned up on this card, but it's too late because you've already submitted by the looks of it. The full title needs to be capitalized, "fill" and "Illidari" need to be capitalized, and there should be a period at the end of the text. I would say, next time, to slow down and make sure everything looks neat and tidy before you submit…or at least give us time to tell you that. (The card is also SUPER OP, but I didn't get into that).
Nirast - I'm concerned that you could hide Illidari Defender (you're missing an L, by the way) behind a Taunt and reap the benefits for multiple turns, which seems really good. Especially good if you combine it with a weapon like the Warglaives of Azzinoth, but that wouldn't be until much later in the game's lifespan so maybe it'll work out.
h0lysatan - Outcast appears to be an "evergreen" keyword for the Demon Hunter, much like Overload is for the Shaman, so go ahead and use Outcast for whatever set you want. Looking at your card itself, it appears to be a play on Midnight Drake, but Midnight Drake was bad so I wouldn't get too upset. Rush might be on the edge of too good, but it does make the card more interesting. If you're going to keep the Rush it should lose some Health.
meisterz39 - Felboar is pretty straight-forward, a good combination with Coordinated Strike and/or Command the Illidari. You're missing the Battlecry, though, and the period at the end of the sentence.
Dermostatic - Somebody was going to create that Battlecry; it was inevitable lol :P I think the Hero Power is much better; that was a good change. As for the cost of the Hero card itself, think of this way: you need 1-mana for the Armor (Iron Hide), 2-mana for the Hero Power (Dinomancy), and the rest goes into the Battlecry (plus possibly +1 mana for the "packaging"). Is "Outcast is always active" worth 4-mana? I'd say it's fine.
dembro - Unfortunately for you, Altruis the Outcast and Nethrandamus have been revealed just now to be actual cards in the game, meaning you'll have to go back to the drawing board on this one.
Almaniarra - Unfortunately, you have WAY too many tokens for this particular competition. We currently have the rules restricting people to one token in addition to their base card. As Hordaki noted, you'll have to rework the concept.
Hordaki - Take the Wasteland seems pretty scary, having the reward be both a Battlecry and a Deathrattle. You're guaranteed to fill the board on the first go; the fact that you can then refill the board is nuts. Orsis Guardian seems fine, if a bit plain; I'm worried if he lacks the "spice" to accrue a lot of high votes. Omega Felblade is similarly alright (nice use of Illidan's alternate costume heh). All-in-all, I think I like Take the Wasteland the most.
Coilfang Warlord
5 out of 5, great card
Blizzard Reveals Four New Demon Hunter Cards - 2 Basic & 2 Legendary Initiates via a Hearthside Chat
In video there is actually one more card. Soul split - Choose a friendly Demon. Summon copy of it.
New Demon Hunter Minion - Coilfang Warlord
Demon Hunter will be strong even in wild. Lot of great cards including that one.
Glowfly Swarm is a new Druid Card Revealed for Hearthstone's Ashes of Outland Expansion
Ah, that explains it. So by itself it really is mediocre, but it feeds into so many synergies (spell costing 5 or more, wide board, treants) that it functions well.
Ashes of Outland - Reveal Season Community Bingo
Replicat-o-tron is definitely a cute boy. He collected all of those things for you!
Blizzard Reveals Four New Demon Hunter Cards - 2 Basic & 2 Legendary Initiates via a Hearthside Chat
Those animations just get better and better. I love it!
Blizzard Reveals Four New Demon Hunter Cards - 2 Basic & 2 Legendary Initiates via a Hearthside Chat
Inner demon gives Zephrys a way to kill your opponent if they have 8 life and no taunt on the board, before opponent needed to be at 7 or lower health, or needed to have no minions on the board for avenging wrath. I don't see this card taking a spot in a constructed deck.
Sightless watcher is very good, and i'd say an autoinclude, unless you are playing a big demon deck or something like that. I think the card is very good but not OP, maybe the fact that it will be an autoinclude will be a problem in the future.
Altruis is strong too, especially in a deck with low cost cards that is already good with the outcast mechanic.
Nethrandamus is a card that requires a good number of minion diyng in your side, but DM seems to have a couple of cards that generates rush minions so i don't think it will be that hard to reach a good power. We have to see if those decks will be good, if they will this card will be a powerful finisher, kinda similar to Alexstrsza DQ
Sightless Watcher
Tracking: Who are you?
Sightless Watcher: I'm you but better.
Sightless Watcher
This reeks of an actual, playable, tutor card. What is happening?
I'm going to run it in every Demon Hunter deck. Obviously. 5 Stars without a doubt.
Blizzard Reveals Four New Demon Hunter Cards - 2 Basic & 2 Legendary Initiates via a Hearthside Chat
It's on Thursday, but you are right. They had to complete the DH sets before then.
Blizzard Reveals Four New Demon Hunter Cards - 2 Basic & 2 Legendary Initiates via a Hearthside Chat
Worth keeping in mind that unlike Pyroblast this has to deal with taunt though. Playing this along side Kayn will be difficult if not impossible and even then its a two card combo for 11 damage which is harder to pull off than 2 fireballs which does 12 damage and only costs 8 mana.
Blizzard Reveals Four New Demon Hunter Cards - 2 Basic & 2 Legendary Initiates via a Hearthside Chat
The demon hunter prologue comes out early on April 2nd IIRC.
Coilfang Warlord is a new Demon Hunter Card Revealed for Hearthstone's Ashes of Outland Expansion
Literally every single Demon Hunter card is insanely overpowered. Wtf Blizzard.
Are You Prepared? - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
I like Kara, but one of the primary weaknesses of the Demon Hunter is supposed to be card generation. She kind of spits in the face of that, by creating not one but three Demons to add into your deck. If you're okay with splashing outside the DH's comfort zone a little then that's fine, but it's something to take into consideration.
Abandon Soul has one too many Ds. I like this card because it brings enemy minions down to a level where the DH can kill them with a weapon, making for a more Control-y vibe. It is, however, incredibly weak compared to Hunter's Mark, even after that card was nerfed. If we're talking one-to-one in terms of usage, that is.
Glowfly Swarm is a new Druid Card Revealed for Hearthstone's Ashes of Outland Expansion
It is very good because it activates all those synergies with "spells that costs 5 or more"
Blizzard Reveals Four New Demon Hunter Cards - 2 Basic & 2 Legendary Initiates via a Hearthside Chat
We're actually quite happy about it since that means we've got both demon hunter sets revealed, allowing us to do stuff with them :D
Blizzard Reveals Four New Demon Hunter Cards - 2 Basic & 2 Legendary Initiates via a Hearthside Chat
Caps at 10. It must be in your hand to upgrade.
Blizzard Reveals Four New Demon Hunter Cards - 2 Basic & 2 Legendary Initiates via a Hearthside Chat
I'd say most of the demons artwork is pretty amazing
New Demon Hunter Minion - Sightless Watcher
Not scry per se, since it looks at 3 cards throughout your deck. As such, it's a bit less reliable--you may or may not get your optimal Outcast set up.
But wow. When it goes off it's gonna go off. And on a solid body too. We're gonna see this one a lot.
The only question I have is whether this is something you want in your control deck, since Pit Commander could pull this, and I don't think that's something most players want happening. But on the other hand, it could set up sick Skull of Gul'dan or Eye Beam plays or whatever. What do you guys think?
Are You Prepared? - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
These are the three cards I'm thinking of sending. I'm most keen on Kara, but I made her a bit weak in my opinion, but that is because I'm a huge fan of Dr. Primestone on Hearthcards gallery, who reduces the cost of all cards with all number on them being prime. For the tournament purposes, this should be buffed a bit, considering there are mostly mediocre Demons after Year of the Dragon outside of Demon Hunter.
Blizzard Reveals Four New Demon Hunter Cards - 2 Basic & 2 Legendary Initiates via a Hearthside Chat
You're definitely underrating Inner Demon. Look at Pyroblast - Pyro's a good card in the right meta, even though it's 6 mana for +4 damage over Fireball. When you bundle lots of damage into one card, it needs to cost more. It could be DH's tempo or midrange finisher.
Are You Prepared? - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
This seems fine; good, even. It follows the whole Explorer concept of having only one keyword + the Battlecry. It might be a little obvious and/or plain, but it's still a fine idea
New Druid Spell - Glowfly Swarm
It is a nice refill for token druids, nothing fancy, but good enough. Maybe it will be useful in some spell druid decks if they have enough token support.
Supreme Abyssal is a new Card Revealed for Hearthstone's Ashes of Outland Expansion
Oh didnt notice
Are You Prepared? - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Feedback time!
shaveyou - Mam'toth is pretty cool: he fits with the DH gameplan well, and there's room for interpretation as-to how he functions with the Spirit. Knocking down his Health was probably a good idea.
Wailor - I like Whisper of the Depths, but we're competing on that front so maybe go with Spirit of the Snake instead? It's more unique, we won't be butting-heads, and people can interpret how the Snake loa would play out on their own.
Xarkkal - You don't need the colon after Twinspell. I think this is a unique way to implement Fiery Brand, and it plays well with a Control Demon Hunter who wants to use his Hero Power for clearing. Paired with a weapon like the Warglaives of Azzinoth and you've got a winning combination on your hands.
DescentOfDragonsOp - You cannot use the Classic watermark in this competition, and even then you wouldn't be able to have Rush in the Classic set anyway. There's a lot that needs to be cleaned up on this card, but it's too late because you've already submitted by the looks of it. The full title needs to be capitalized, "fill" and "Illidari" need to be capitalized, and there should be a period at the end of the text. I would say, next time, to slow down and make sure everything looks neat and tidy before you submit…or at least give us time to tell you that. (The card is also SUPER OP, but I didn't get into that).
Nirast - I'm concerned that you could hide Illidari Defender (you're missing an L, by the way) behind a Taunt and reap the benefits for multiple turns, which seems really good. Especially good if you combine it with a weapon like the Warglaives of Azzinoth, but that wouldn't be until much later in the game's lifespan so maybe it'll work out.
h0lysatan - Outcast appears to be an "evergreen" keyword for the Demon Hunter, much like Overload is for the Shaman, so go ahead and use Outcast for whatever set you want. Looking at your card itself, it appears to be a play on Midnight Drake, but Midnight Drake was bad so I wouldn't get too upset. Rush might be on the edge of too good, but it does make the card more interesting. If you're going to keep the Rush it should lose some Health.
meisterz39 - Felboar is pretty straight-forward, a good combination with Coordinated Strike and/or Command the Illidari. You're missing the Battlecry, though, and the period at the end of the sentence.
Dermostatic - Somebody was going to create that Battlecry; it was inevitable lol :P I think the Hero Power is much better; that was a good change. As for the cost of the Hero card itself, think of this way: you need 1-mana for the Armor (Iron Hide), 2-mana for the Hero Power (Dinomancy), and the rest goes into the Battlecry (plus possibly +1 mana for the "packaging"). Is "Outcast is always active" worth 4-mana? I'd say it's fine.
dembro - Unfortunately for you, Altruis the Outcast and Nethrandamus have been revealed just now to be actual cards in the game, meaning you'll have to go back to the drawing board on this one.
Almaniarra - Unfortunately, you have WAY too many tokens for this particular competition. We currently have the rules restricting people to one token in addition to their base card. As Hordaki noted, you'll have to rework the concept.
Hordaki - Take the Wasteland seems pretty scary, having the reward be both a Battlecry and a Deathrattle. You're guaranteed to fill the board on the first go; the fact that you can then refill the board is nuts. Orsis Guardian seems fine, if a bit plain; I'm worried if he lacks the "spice" to accrue a lot of high votes. Omega Felblade is similarly alright (nice use of Illidan's alternate costume heh). All-in-all, I think I like Take the Wasteland the most.