It's basically a steal card; select an enemy minion, kill it, this minion dies and now the enemy minion is in your battlefield. The wording says copy so I'm wondering if it also copies buffs.
I believe "a new copy" means summoning a new full health minion with no buffs
It's a tech card, it's good this card exists to keep warrior down if it's too good.
but it's not gonna be insane since running this card has a cost..
you have 30 slots in your deck after all..
BUT combo decks who have at most 30 ish damage and were countered by armor (like OG freeze mage) would run this card, now with Alexstrasza and this you can be sure to reduce your opponent's hp to 15...
Wow. They finally did it. Thanks Blizz. Eventually we are going to have a Shudderwock deck in Wild where MY JAWS THAT BITE and the opponent just explodes LOL
card exists-> class not viable.. people sometimes..
damn..
you need to be facing mostly druids(in wild, in standard druids don't have that much armor..) and warriors to want to run this card..
running a card has a cost it's a slot in your deck, this card has no keyword, no tribe.. so it can't be discovered with most cards you HAVE to run it in your deck.. so if you are not facing warrior this card is not that great, vs druid it's fine but only counters one card they currently run, and kun is leaving to wild when this expansion comes out.
So if you decide to run this guy you have a 5 mana 5/5 vanilla vs most classes...
good tech card though finally there's a way to punish armor stacking sadly this card as most tech cards come waaaay waaay too late and it should be in KAC where druid had like 100 armor per game..
I don't think that High Priest Thekal is "ruined" I mean if that thekal deck is popular alongside warrior then it can be easily countered but that deck is just too fair anyway..
As much as I hate to play against control warrior and always wanted something to deal with the armor, this is not the way.
it would have been preferable to have something to hit health ignoring armor or more in general put an upper cap on armor like health has (e.g. max armor 30). But this is just bonkers.
While this is a very nice card that gains you armor, a lackey and an ok body all for 3 mana, it has some competition for that important 3 mana slot in most Warrior decks.
So again, it's a nice card, but Warrior has a lot of strong 3 mana minions that can fit in lots of different decks. Also Warrior doesn't seem to use lackeys all that much unlike Rogue and Warlock. I'm not saying that it won't be able to find a deck, it's just gonna be a little harder than just auto including this in any Warrior deck you make.
Scion of Ruin doesn't really count as a 3-drop. There's no way you Invoke twice consistently by turn 3 and you also would only play it in a Galakrond deck. Smolderthorn Lancer also isn't a turn 3 play for any deck. This however is nice to play anytime. Other than Aggro Warrior, I could definitely see this being core to Warrior decks, and even in Aggro Warrior it wouldn't be that bad.
It is interesting the kind of controversial effects they introduce this xpac. First stealing a weapon, now destroying ALL armor. Both have been requested by community, but also found pretty busted and unfun to play against whenever someone made that as custom effect. Interesting indeed.
Since i've started playing HS back in GvG. I've seen people commenting about a card like this. Finally 5 years later a Common card version of the concept is released, I don't know if im surprised or scared because I enjoy worrior. But I think this card is needed. 2k Druid.... Totally destroyed😂
Control worrior, I think it still has a chance. I think this is an amazing card but it depends on the meta. It will be one of the best tech cards to add, along side Mind control, the new Pirate I steal your weapon. Have to wait and see
New Neutral Minion - Platebreaker (Armor Destruction)
Real issue with this card is: are you really going to tech up for it?
Atm no Armor class looks particularly broken.
New Priest Minion - Mindflayer Kaahrj
I believe "a new copy" means summoning a new full health minion with no buffs
New Card Reveal - Platebreaker (ARMOR DESTRUCTION)
Druid : "Behold, my 2580 armor..." (Playing his linecracker combo with a lot of beees..)
Me : (Getting a snack, going to bathroom, watching youtube..) "Are you done yet?" ...(Playing this)
New Card Reveal - Platebreaker (ARMOR DESTRUCTION)
It's a tech card, it's good this card exists to keep warrior down if it's too good.
but it's not gonna be insane since running this card has a cost..
you have 30 slots in your deck after all..
BUT combo decks who have at most 30 ish damage and were countered by armor (like OG freeze mage) would run this card, now with Alexstrasza and this you can be sure to reduce your opponent's hp to 15...
New Paladin Minion - Bronze Explorer
They need to make these 2/3 explorer dragons just 3/3 discover a card 2/3 is not great stats
New Card Reveal - Platebreaker (ARMOR DESTRUCTION)
I mean that’s kind of a marketing strategy isn’t it? Introduce multiple controversial things at once so that one will drown out all the others
New Card Reveal - Platebreaker (ARMOR DESTRUCTION)
this game man..
New Neutral Minion - Platebreaker (Armor Destruction)
This card is dumb when cards like High Priest Thekal exist...
New Card Reveal - Platebreaker (ARMOR DESTRUCTION)
You changed profile picture?
Will miss that lovely cait too..
Paladin Card Reveal - Bronze Explorer
I expected this guy to have Divine Shield, but I guess Lifesteal also makes sense.
Platebreaker
At last! The card that destroys the enemy armor! Excellent card in wild against Druid & Warrior. In standard it'll depend on the meta.
New Card Reveal - Platebreaker (ARMOR DESTRUCTION)
Wow. They finally did it. Thanks Blizz. Eventually we are going to have a Shudderwock deck in Wild where MY JAWS THAT BITE and the opponent just explodes LOL
New Neutral Minion - Platebreaker (Armor Destruction)
card exists-> class not viable.. people sometimes..
damn..
you need to be facing mostly druids(in wild, in standard druids don't have that much armor..) and warriors to want to run this card..
running a card has a cost it's a slot in your deck, this card has no keyword, no tribe.. so it can't be discovered with most cards you HAVE to run it in your deck.. so if you are not facing warrior this card is not that great, vs druid it's fine but only counters one card they currently run, and kun is leaving to wild when this expansion comes out.
So if you decide to run this guy you have a 5 mana 5/5 vanilla vs most classes...
good tech card though finally there's a way to punish armor stacking sadly this card as most tech cards come waaaay waaay too late and it should be in KAC where druid had like 100 armor per game..
I don't think that High Priest Thekal is "ruined" I mean if that thekal deck is popular alongside warrior then it can be easily countered but that deck is just too fair anyway..
New Card Reveal - Tentacled Menace
Mill rogue comebacks?
Probably not but will try for sure.
New Neutral Minion - Platebreaker (Armor Destruction)
As much as I hate to play against control warrior and always wanted something to deal with the armor, this is not the way.
it would have been preferable to have something to hit health ignoring armor or more in general put an upper cap on armor like health has (e.g. max armor 30). But this is just bonkers.
New Warrior Minion - EVIL Quartermaster
Scion of Ruin doesn't really count as a 3-drop. There's no way you Invoke twice consistently by turn 3 and you also would only play it in a Galakrond deck. Smolderthorn Lancer also isn't a turn 3 play for any deck. This however is nice to play anytime. Other than Aggro Warrior, I could definitely see this being core to Warrior decks, and even in Aggro Warrior it wouldn't be that bad.
Platebreaker
bALaNcInG
New Card Reveal - Platebreaker (ARMOR DESTRUCTION)
This card is so much better than I expected. I designed an Armor tech which was just "Your minions ignore Armor". It was a 5 mana 4/4.
Now, if you think about it, this makes more sense, since it only works against Warrior, Druid and Paladin using Thekkan, so it better be OP.
Yeah, it utterly destroys Thekkan, but he's close to rotation, and I imagine he must be a real pain in Wild, with Molten Giant and stuff.
New Neutral Minion - Platebreaker (Armor Destruction)
wtf is blizzard thinking
New Card Reveal - Platebreaker (ARMOR DESTRUCTION)
It is interesting the kind of controversial effects they introduce this xpac. First stealing a weapon, now destroying ALL armor. Both have been requested by community, but also found pretty busted and unfun to play against whenever someone made that as custom effect. Interesting indeed.
Two New Cards Revealed - Cobalt Spellkin, EVIL Quartermaster
Kibler wearing a Toothless Hoodie: „I wanna crush the Spirits of my Enemies. "
Ok...
New Card Reveal - Platebreaker (ARMOR DESTRUCTION)
Omg, my High Priest Thekal is ded?
Lovely tech but will miss thekal really.
I prefer 1000 Times this card tho, because of warriors.
Platebreaker
Since i've started playing HS back in GvG. I've seen people commenting about a card like this. Finally 5 years later a Common card version of the concept is released, I don't know if im surprised or scared because I enjoy worrior. But I think this card is needed. 2k Druid.... Totally destroyed😂
Control worrior, I think it still has a chance. I think this is an amazing card but it depends on the meta. It will be one of the best tech cards to add, along side Mind control, the new Pirate I steal your weapon. Have to wait and see
New Card Reveal - Platebreaker (ARMOR DESTRUCTION)
I do love me some tech cards.
New Neutral Minion - Platebreaker (Armor Destruction)
Wow. This card just craps on the entire Warrior and Druid classes. There's not even a condition to pull it off.
I guess Control Warrior will be dead for the foreseeable future, as long as this card exists....