Decent stats, probably wouldn't make the cut in more Minion-centric Shadow Priests back in Stormwind, but there's plenty of new shadow spells that could make the case for a different style from that.
This is either a 5 star or 1 star, because either you have a combo that you need to cheat out to complete and win the game, or Frost Mage/DK or any other control decks are just going to hold you at arms' length and laugh at you while you're flailing around and abruptly die.
The main strength of Deathstalker Rexxar is the value of constantly creating the big beasts and board answers. Here it's a neat callback, but Zombeasts tend to be expensive piles of stats more often than not.
Incredibly questionable card, the only places I can see this in is in Sire D/Renathal minion pile decks, and even then this feels like one of the 31st-40th cards just thrown in there.
With spell damage boosting the number of kitties flying out onto the board, this is Scarier Emerald Spellstone. Obviously can't passively upgrade it like the latter, but throwing down either Arcanist or the Spell Damage Hand/deck buffs does make for a very powerful swing.
Besides being used in Rager Priest, remember that Spirit Guide does have the Undead tag now, and can tutor it off of his deathrattle. If nothing else, makes control Priest decks a bit more consistent.
New Priest Spell - Animate Dead
Imagine killing Radiant Elemental and thinking that's the last you've seen of it.
New Priest Minion - Mind Eater
Just okay, and just for Thief Priest.
New Priest Minion - Crystalsmith Cultist
Decent stats, probably wouldn't make the cut in more Minion-centric Shadow Priests back in Stormwind, but there's plenty of new shadow spells that could make the case for a different style from that.
New Priest Spell - Undying Allies
Kinda bait, I'm not convinced that Priest wants to spam Undeads just to spread around Reborns.
New Warlock Minion - Walking Dead
Better Silverware Golem as other people pointed out, but I'm skeptical if that really makes the deck. Certainly nice whenever you do get it off.
New Warrior Minion - Disruptive Spellbreaker
Bad, but every Control Warrior is going to play it hoping to snipe a combo piece anyway.
New Priest Spell - Shadow Word: Undeath
Spirit Guide tutors this and activates it's condition. This is going in decks.
New Neutral Minion - Lor'themar Theron
The GREEDIEST Keleseth.
Well, at least he doesn't have a conditional.
New Neutral Minion - Bonelord Frostwhisper
This is either a 5 star or 1 star, because either you have a combo that you need to cheat out to complete and win the game, or Frost Mage/DK or any other control decks are just going to hold you at arms' length and laugh at you while you're flailing around and abruptly die.
New Rogue Spell - Ghostly Strike
Why yes I would like updated Shiv for my Rogue decks.
New Hunter Minion - Scourge Tamer
The main strength of Deathstalker Rexxar is the value of constantly creating the big beasts and board answers. Here it's a neat callback, but Zombeasts tend to be expensive piles of stats more often than not.
New Hunter Weapon - Hope of Quel'Thalas
Incredibly questionable card, the only places I can see this in is in Sire D/Renathal minion pile decks, and even then this feels like one of the 31st-40th cards just thrown in there.
New Hunter Spell - Ricochet Shot
Arcane Missiles that always hits 3 different things... And also each hit gets boosted by spell damage, not increasing the number of hits.
New Hunter Spell - Eversong Portal
With spell damage boosting the number of kitties flying out onto the board, this is Scarier Emerald Spellstone. Obviously can't passively upgrade it like the latter, but throwing down either Arcanist or the Spell Damage Hand/deck buffs does make for a very powerful swing.
New Priest Minion - Haunting Nightmare
Seems like decent tempo value (after all it's 2 3/3s for 3) but I'm having trouble picturing the deck that wants this.
New Priest Spell - Grave Digging
Besides being used in Rager Priest, remember that Spirit Guide does have the Undead tag now, and can tutor it off of his deathrattle. If nothing else, makes control Priest decks a bit more consistent.
New Rogue Minion - Rotten Rodent
Seems suspect and tame to me.
New Priest Minion - High Cultist Basaleph
I'm giving this guy a 5 star if only because I want Rager Priest to be an actual deck name.
New Priest Minion - Sister Svalna
Infinite value generating queen on the surface, but then you remember Radiant Elemental is in the game and whisper "Oh God."
New Rogue Minion - Noxious Infiltrator
Assassinates on sticks have been having a rough time getting their feet in the door, and I'm doubtful there's going to be an Undead Rogue.
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Did my "free" ticket for both of them; they went about as well as I normally do:
Can't wait for one to hand me, like, 35 gold, while the other doesn't match up, leaving me with that ugly 5 on the end :/
New Rogue Minion - Scourge Illusionist
Seemed intended use: make a value-tempo based deathrattle rogue.
Predicted outcome: 0 Mana 4/4 Naval Mines.
New Rogue Spell - Shadow of Demise
Why yes I would like to run a third copy of any spell I've played.
New Neutral Spell - The Sunwell
Fun card, but that's the extent of it's power. Don't expect it to be metabreaking ever.
New Warlock Spell - Shallow Grave
Probably best use is with Warlock's Sludge minion, making it into a cubelock-equse payoff.